Deraeocoris (Heteroptera, Miridae) 109 



brane having only a transverse fumate clou'd on the apical half which scarcely 

 attains the margin. 



S. Length 1.6 mm. Head: width .94 mm., vertex .4 mm., length .48 mm.; 

 carina present but low and broad, an impression each side on vertex curving 

 forward to the median line, front less convex than in brcvis; black, carina, 

 along front margin of eyes but interrupted by a spot, juga, tylus except 

 geminate mark on basal half and transversely just before apex, spot below 

 base of antenna and frequently one on the genae, slender lower margin of buc- 

 culae, pale. Rostrum^ length 1.51 mm., reaching upon middle coxae, brownish 

 black, paler at the apex of first and second segments. 



Antennae: segment I, length .34 mm.; II, 1.15 mm., nearly cylindrical but 

 slightly more slender on the basal half, pale pubescent, beset with several 

 erect dusky hairs which in length nearly equal thickness of segment; III, .4 

 mm. ; IV, .37 mm. ; black, the last two segments with a few fine hairs which 

 are longer than the general pubescence. 



Pronotuni: length .97 mm., width at base 1.68 mm., anterior angles .84 

 mm., collar .66 mm. ; disk moderately convex, rather coarsely punctate, especially 

 just behind the calli and at each side, lateral margins slenderly carinate and 

 slightly sulcate, the anterior angles distinct and not so broad as in brcvis or 

 nubiltis; calli practically flat, separated by two coarse deep punctures, black, 

 just before and somewhat invading the callus at the latero-anterior angle 

 pale; disk brownish testaceous, the median line indicated by slightly paler, 

 devoid of black behind the calli or on the basal angles ; propleura brownish, 

 paler on the ventral margin, dorsally either side of the coxal cleft blackish ; 

 xyphus pale, disk convex and infuscated, distinctly pale pubescent. Scutcllum 

 rugose-punctate, dark brownish, the punctures black, apex and the lateral mar- 

 gins basally ivory-white, the median line palely indicated. Sternum and pleura 

 black, posterior and ventral margin of the epimera pale brownish ; ostiolar peri- 

 treme white. 



Hemclytra: width 2.05 mm.; scarcely differing from the female, brownish 

 testaceous, rather uniformly black punctate, becoming piceous at apex of corium 

 and a small inconspicuous spot at middle. Ciinciis pale brownish translucent, 

 punctures and the apex piceous. Membrane clear, brachium and slightly in- 

 vading the membrane dark brownish, apical half with a transverse fumate 

 cloud which scarcely attains the margin. 



Legs: more or less pale and with piceous and black; posterior and middle 

 femora broadly biannulate with piceous on the apical half, the basal half with 

 two rows of spots on anterior face, a row of spots or a line on the dorsal sur- 

 face ; front femora black, biannulate with pale brownish near apices ; tibiae 

 triannulate with pale, the annulation just below the knee frequently interrupted 

 by a piceous line on the dorsal side; tarsi pale, the apical segment and claws 

 piceous. 



Venter: black, shining, very finely pale pubescent; genital claspers (PI. X) 

 distinctive of the species. 



$. Length 4.8 mm., width 1.96 mm.; very similar to the male, median line 

 of frons pale or brownish; segment II of antennae slender at base and taper- 

 ing gradually thicker toward apex, not attaining the thickness of segment I, 

 annulated with pale or brownish at middle. 



