CALIFORNIAN EMESIDiE {Hemiptera) 



C. F. BAKER 



These remarkable insects are constantly being brought to the attention of 

 both entomologist and layman. j\lr. Banks has recently given a synopsis in 

 "Psyche" of all of the known species of the United States, including Califor- 

 nia. However, several common Californian species do not appear in his 

 synopsis, and three of these are apparently new to science. 



Herewith we present a complete synopsis of the genera and species of the 

 State, so far as they are known to us. With the new species presented in this 

 paper, the Californian list is as follows : 



1. Ploiariopsis reticulata Baker. 



2. Ploiaria californiensis Baker 



3. Ploiariodes californica Banks. 



4. Barce banksii Baker. 



5. Bmcsa brevicoxa Banks. 



TABLE OF CALIFORNIAN GENERA 



(After Banks) 



The Arizonian Lutcva is included since it will probably be found in 

 California. 

 A. Trochanter I bearing two small spines ; tibia I not half as long as femur I. 



B. Antennae hairy Ploiariopsis. 



BB. Antennae not noticeably hairy Ploiaria. 



AA. Trochanter I without spines. 



B. Tibia I nearly as long as femur I. 



C. Prothorax shorter than head and sub-connate with meso- 



thorax Ploiariodes. 



CC. Prothorax longer than head and distinct from mesothorax. 



Lnteva. 

 BB. Tibia I hardly one-half as long as femur I. 



C. Tylus very prominent; prothorax distinctly separated: head 



fully one-half as long as coxa I Barce. 



CC. Tylus not prominent ; prothorax not distinctly separated ; 

 head less than one-half as long as coxa I Bmesa. 



Ploiariopsis reticulata n. sp. 



Lengtii of body 9 mm. Dark brown, mesonotum with two paler streaks. 

 Antennae straw colored with basal article and region of second articulation 



