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and, says Schroeder, “has even been reported by Stal from Mexico; but 
this habitat seems not to have been confirmed. Ellenrieder gives rice as 
- the food plant. 
4. Apateticus Dall. 
Key To SPECIES 
Larger species, 14-20 mm. to tip of elytra; venter without median black spots; 
membrane without dark streak; female genital segment with three basal 
plates (Apoecilus). 
Mediobasal genital lobe of female subquadrate; lower appendage of male 
broad, flattened, bent, upper appendage dissimilar, palpus-like, small, nearly 
straight, about half as long as lower; tuberculate plate not prolonged below 
appendages; connexivum usually covered by elytra; above pale brownish; 
lateral. pronotal angeles, acute; 50°=60° 6 cc oe dace e cote eee wee eens cynicus. 
Mediobasai genital lobe of female subtriangular; lower appendage of male, 
narrow, curved, upper appendage similar, about equally long; tuber- 
culate plate prolonged in an obtuse horn below lower appendages; con- 
nexivum more or less visible from above, especially in the female. 
Lateral pronotal angles acute, about 50°-60°; color as in cynicus; venter 
very coarsely dotted at punctures, black spots at marginal incisures..... 
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Lateral pronotal angles about 90°; tips of juga, pronotum posteriorly, 
scutellum, and elytra blackish, the two latter mottled with red-brown; 
head and pronotum anteriorly more yellow-brown; venter not very 
coarsely dotted at punctures, spots at incisures extended inward along 
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Smaller species, 8-13 mm.; female genital segment with two basal plates 
(Podisus). if 
No dark subapical streak in membrane nor medioventral black spots; lateral 
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A membranal dark streak and one or more medioventral black spots. 
Lateral pronotal angles acute or spinose, the angle formed by the sides 
evidently less than 90°. 
Hind femora immaculate; lateral pronotal angles acute or very narrowly 
rounded, edge immediately in front of angle strongly arcuate; ventral 
spine short; length usually less than 10 mm................. modestus. 
Hind femora with two subapical black spots; lateral pronotal angles pro- 
longed, spinose or subspinose; edge in front of angle concave or nearly 
straight; ventral spine longer; length usually over 10 mm............. 
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Lateral pronotal angles 90° or over; hind femora darker apically, or with 
subapical dark annulus; ventral spine very short; a dark spot or bar on 
dise of elytra and one on base of scutellum, besides others on pronotum; 
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