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Paracalocoris scrupeus var. delta n. var. 



Head as in typical variety; antennse, first joint, fuscous at base, 

 testaceous sprinkled with reddish fuscous beyond; second to fourth 

 each fuscous with a narrow testaceous annulus at middle, another at 

 base. 



Thorax above chiefly piceous ; yellowish red to orange red sprinklings 

 as follows: About discal spots and in three pseudovittas toward hind 

 margin, one outside each discal spot and one median, the latter diffuse; 

 also a series of spots near hind margin. 



Scutellum fusco-piceous with narrow orange-red median vitta. 

 Clavus fusco-piceous sprinkled with reddish yellow along outer edge. 

 Corium orange-red, spotted with yellow, fusco-piceous along cubitus 

 and at apex. Cuneus clearer reddish with a few yellowish spots. 

 Membrane dusky with large pale areas. 



Color beneath fuscous to piceous the usual markings in yellowish 

 and reddish; legs fuscous, femoral spots and tibial annuli testaceous. 



Willow Springs, 111., July 3, 1904, 19. On wild grape. 

 W. J. Gerhard. Type. (H.) 



Paracalocoris scrupeus var. varius n. var. 



Head, antenna and legs pale, but with the typical markings recog- 

 nizable. 



Thorax above reddish-orange, with transverse band in front of 

 discal spots and broken vitt^ from latter to hind margin, fuscous to 

 piceous; sometimes sprinkled with pale fuscous or yellowish elsewhere. 



Scutelliun of same reddish-orange color or somewhat darker with 

 paler median vittas, set off by dark markings beginning at base and 

 extending varying distances apically. Hemelytra of same ground color; 

 clavus and apex of coriiun fuscous, sometimes fuscous cloudings else- 

 where and usually yellow flecks paler than ground color. Cuneus 

 clearer reddish. Membrane dusky with pale areas. 



Batavia, N. Y., June 27, 1913. On wild apple. 1 9 • Type. 

 H. H. Knight (K.) Two other females with same data. (K, M.) 



Paracalocoris scrupeus var. bicolor n. var. 



Head rather pale, antennas piceous, legs reddish fuscous. 



Thorax above, reddish in front of discal spots, and between them, 

 the latter marking extending toward hind margin, which is narrowly 

 edged with reddish ; remainder of upper surface fusco-piceous. 



Scutellum dark red, lighter at base and apex. 



Hemelytra fusco-piceous, except base of cubitus, narrow costal 

 margin, apex of clavus and cuneus, which are dark red. Membrane 

 fuscous. 



Victoria, Texas, April 20. On live oak. 1 cf. Type. 

 J. D. Mitchell. (N. M.) 



