1916] Near die Species of Paracalocoris 387 



Paracalocoris multisignatus Reuter. 



Paracalocoris multisignatus. Reuter. Acta Soc. Sci. Fennicae, 36, No. 2, 

 1909, pp. 40-41 (Rock Creek, D. C, June 29, 1890, and Washington, D. C, June 

 22,* 1905. O. Heidemann). 



Length 6-7 mm. ; length of thorax 1.1-1.33 mm.; width of thorax, 

 front, .56-. 66 mm., back 1.63-1.93 mm.; length of antennal joints: first 

 .93-1.06 mm., second 1.86-1.93 mm., third .9-.96mm., fourth .9-? mm. 



A specimen with the markings fully developed has the head reddish 

 cream color, and the eyes stramineous flecked with piceous. The 

 first joint of antenna is fuscous, pale at base; the second stramineous, 

 with a reddish-cream annulus on second quarter from base and the 

 apical quarter fusco-piceous ; the last two joints have similar though 

 more obscure markings. 



Front and hind margins of thorax, vittag from latter to discal spots, 

 and band between these pale fuscous, interrupted by small amber 

 yellow spots; leaving three large areas of amber yellow, one on each 

 side extending down over side of thorax and a median sub-basal area. 



A large amber yellow spot covers apical third of scutellum; a large 

 spot of same color on cuneus, another just anterior to cuneus and a 

 third midway between this and base of corium. Apex of clavus alsO' 

 amber yellow. Ground color between these areas pale fuscous tO' 

 blackish brown, with small amber yellow spots. Membrane fumose 

 with paler areas. Legs pale yellow, distal halves or less of femora, two 

 annuli on tibiee, and tips of tarsi fuscous. Undersurface amber yellow, 

 with fuscous markings on sides of meso- and meta-thoraces, body seg- 

 ments near lateral margins, on middle of subgenital and edge of genital 

 segments. * 



Principal variations in color are: First joint of antenna may be 

 only fuscous spotted; large amber yellow spots may be obscured either 

 by themselves becoming darker or the ground color paling so as to be 

 almost as pale as the spots. Under surface sometimes wholly pale 

 yellow. 



Beltsville, Md., June 14, 1914, I9, July 4, 1915. On 

 Psedera quinquefolia. lo^, 2 9. W. L. McAtee, (M.). 



Washington, D. C, June 7, 1884, 19, O Heidemann, 

 (N. M.). 



Hampton, Va., July, (K.). 



Texas, l&, (N. M.). 



Paracalocoris jurgiosus Stal. 



Calocoris jurgiosus Stal. Hemiptera mexicana enumeravit speciesque novas 

 descripsit. Entomologische Zeitung (Stettin). Jahrg. 23, No. 7-9, Tuly-Sept 

 1862, p. 320 (Mexico). 



Length 4.5-6.5 mm. ; length of thorax 1.16-1.6 mm. ; width of thorax : 

 front .66-. 73 mm., back 1.73-1.93 mm. ; length of antennal joints: first 

 .8-.93mm., second 1.73-1.83 mm., third .7-.76mm., fourth .7-.76 mm. 



*Should be June 23. 



