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Head dorsally each side in front of eyes very tumid and greatly elevated above 
lateral carina; colors testaceous and black; head black, often with a tes- 
taceous mark each side, but without pale median line. 
Defiexed anterior part of head flattened, uneven, slightly impressed on tylus; 
scutellum broadly testaceous laterally, the base and a median stripe broadly 
RSL SLC Aiea’ «tev ctiey stearate ofa sete areata eva iivelaia!al'ajoi site .00% Stace er ajersyera thebeats sulcifrons. 
Deflexed anterior part of head occupied by a subcircular evenly concave 
densely punctate excavation; scutellum black, often with narrow pale 
MAT EAN LOMA pical EpOLeIONe Meme ee eee caic'< oe dione ole ssl ime cavifrons. 
NEOTTIGLOSSA UNDATA Say 
Pentatoma undata Say, Descrip. Heter. Hemip. N. A., 1831; Compl. Writ. 
Ent. N. A., Vol. 1, p. 319. 
Quebec to Vancouver, south to Col., Neb., Ill., and N. J., common in 
northeastern U. S. Algonquin (N. Ill.) ; Havana, Bloomington, Normal, 
Champaign, Urbana, St. Joseph, Homer, and Oakwood (C. Ill.) ; none 
taken in southern Illinois. Taken in Iowa on mullein. The imagines were 
all captured in April, May, and June except a few in November. 
NEOTTIGLOSSA SULCIFRONS Stal 
Neottiglossa sulcifrons Stal, Enum. Hemip., Pt. 2, p. 18. 1872. 
A southern species, ranging north as far as Utah, Nebraska, Iowa, 
and the District of Columbia. It occurs in southern Illinois, and is also 
taken in the central Illinois sand-regions at Havana and Forest City. The 
southern Illinois localities are Plainview, Carbondale, Makanda, and Cob- 
den. Taken later than the preceding species—May to August. 
NEOTTIGLOSSA CAVIFRONS Stal 
Neottiglossa cavifrons Stal, Enum. Hemip. Pt. 2, p. 18. 1872. 
This species is quite rare in collections, but is not uncommon in 
southern Illinois. It is listed from Texas, Utah, and California, The 
Illinois localities are Odin, Ashley, Dubois, Carbondale, Makanda, Anna, 
and Dongola, ‘all in the southern fourth of the state. The dates range 
from April 28 to July 21, with nymphs on June 20 and July 9. One of 
these was taken on Pycnanthemum. The species is quite distinct from 
sulcifrons. 
11. Mureantia Stal 
MuRGANTIA HISTRIONICA Hahn 
Strachia histrionica Hahn, Wanz. Ins., Vol. 2, p. 116. 1834. 
This is a common pest of cabbage and other Cruciferae in the South 
and in extreme southern Illinois, but it is seldom taken north of the 
center of the state. It has been known to feed on corn and a few other 
plants, probably in the absence of its natural food. It requires, of course, 
a spray of contact poison, and since it is very resistant to such treatment 
it is a difficult pest to combat. We have it from Willard, Grand Tower, 
Aldridge, Murphysboro, Anna, Metropolis, Mascoutah, and Edgewood in 
