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Hypopygial plate much more than three times as wide as long; fore tibia 
with bristles on entire length of antero-dorsal surface, no weak setulae 
at apex. . 
Fore femur, with the median antero-ventral spine strikingly longer than 
the other two; fore tibia with 5 or 6 long stout spines and apicad of 
these 2 short ones on antero-dorsal surface (Fig. 46); hypopygial plate 
of male not strikingly concave on upper margin (Fig. 47); venation of 
chitinized portion of wing as in Figure 44; scutellum when viewed in 
profile not abruptly declivitous beyond middle (Fig. 55) )..nitiduloides. 
Fore femur with the first and second spines equal or subequal in size; 
fore tibia with 6 or 7 strong spines on antero-dorsal surface (Fig. 52) ; 
venation of chitinized portion of wing as in Figure 43; hypopygial plate 
very conspicuously concave on upper margin (Fig. 53); scutellum when 
viewed in profile rather abruptly declivitous beyond middle (Fig. 54)... 
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GALGUPHA NIGRA Dall. 
Corimelaena nigra Dallas, List of Specimens of Hemip. Ins. in Coll. Brit. 
Mus., Pt. 1, p. 57. 1851. 
Canada and Colorado (V.D.). Brownsville, Tex. (Hart). Found 
throughout Illinois, but not common. Chicago, Savanna (N. Ill.) ; Urbana, 
Galesburg (C. Ill.) ; Grand Tower, Metropolis, (S. Ill.). The dates are 
notably late in the season—July 9 to October 17. 
The species has nearly the form of atra, but is smaller, and is more 
opaque than either that species or nitiduloides. It is easily recognized by 
characters given in key, and by its almost subopaque color. 
GALGUPHA DENUDATA Uhler 
Corimelaena denudata Uhler, Proc. Ent. Soc. Phil., Vol. 2, p. 157. 1863. 
This species was originally described from a male obtained in Loui- 
siana. I have before me a male imago and a nymph from Monterey, 
Mexico, July 5, 1908. 
GALGUPHA aTRA A. &S. 
Galgupha atra Amyot and Serville, Hémip., p. 68. 1843. 
Canada, U. S. to Kan. (V. D.); Me. (Parshley). In our collection 
from all sections of Illinois, and from Ky., Mo., Tex., and Col. Dates, 
April 8 to November 3; most numerous in June and July. 
This species is much more obsoletely punctured than nitiduloides, 
and more polished. 
GALGUPHA NITIDULOIDES Wolff 
Cimex nitiduloides Wolff, Icones Cimicum, Fasc. 3, p. 98. 1802. 
More characteristic of the western fauna, but found occasionally 
throughout the East (V..D.), Me. (Parshley), Mex., Guatemala (Dis- 
tant). Found throughout Illinois, but especially common at Dubois in 
southern Illinois. Taken from March 10 to December 10, being com- 
