Deraeocoris (Heteroptera, Miridae) 179 



the male, thicker at apex but not attaining the thickness of segment I, brown- 

 ish black, length of exserted hairs equal to three times thickness of segment 

 at middle. 



Holotype: $ June 16, Williams, Arizona (Barber & Schwarz) ; 

 Cat. No. 24167 U. S. N. M. Allotype: July 1, Williams, Arizona (H. 

 Barber) ; Cornell University collection. Paratypes: ARIZONA, — 

 9 June 7, Williams (Barber & Schwarz). 29 July 1, Williams (H. 

 Barber). NEW MEXICO,— $, "N. M."; Minnesota University col- 

 lection. 



Deraeocoris. apache new species 



Larger than co)iia)ichc, femora pale hut with a piceous annulation on the 

 apical half. 



S. Length 7.2 mm. Head: width 1.22 mm., vertex .57 mm., length .74 

 mm. ; front less vertical and the hind margin of the eyes more removed from 

 base of head than in comanchc ; black, shining, narrow basal margin of vertex, 

 large spot each side of front and usually connected with juga, tylus except 

 for a geminate mark on basal half, gula, lorae and juga largely, yellowish. 

 h'ostnint, length 2.34 mm., reaching to middle of intermediate coxae, yellowish 

 to brownish and becoming piceous at apex. 



Atitcunac : segment I, length .6 mm., piceous; II, 1.88 mm., nearly cylin- 

 drical but slightly more slender near base, equal to segment I in thickness, 

 dusky pubescent, length of exserted hairs equal to twice the thickness of seg- 

 ment, yellowish brown, brownish black on the apical one-third; III, .77 mm.; 

 rV .48 mm.; last two segments slender, brownish to fuscous. 



Proiiotu)!! : length 1.57 mm., width at base 2.74 mm., anterior angles 1.17 

 mm. ; collar .85 mm., dark brownish black, opaque ; disk moderately convex ; 

 coarsely punctate, distinctly hairy, lateral margins distinct, nearly straight, 

 anterior angles less prominent than in cfl)mi>ichc : calli practically flat, slightly 

 impressed at hind margins, a pair of widely set punctures just between, black 

 and shining, pale just before, a black arc extending from antero-lateral angles 

 to front margin of disk ; brownish black or piceous, lateral margins of disk 

 broadly pale but less broadly at basal angles ; propleura pale or yellowish, 

 punctures brownish, brownish black before and behind the coxal cleft; xyphus 

 slightly convex anteriorly, brownish black, pale pubescent, the carinate mar- 

 gins bordering coxal cavities yellowish. Scutcllum convex, pilose, smooth and 

 shining, brownish black, the median line, basal angles, and apex pale, in paler 

 forms the lateral margins may be pale from base to apex. Sternum brownish 

 black, median line and margins yellowish, pleura yellowish brown, more or 

 less brownish black on the disk of each sclerite, distinctly pilose; ostiolar 

 peritreme pale to yellowish, dorsal margin slightly invaded with brownish. 



Hemclytra : width 3.4 mm., embolar margin slightly sinuate ; disk moder- 

 ately convex, coarsely punctate, distinctly hairy, uniformly brownish black, 

 shining. Cuneus brownish black, a small pale point at the outer basal margin. 

 Membrane and veins fusco-brownish, slightly paler bordering the tip of cuneus. 



Legs: pale and banded with piceous or black, distinctly hairy; femora 



