HEMIPTERA OF LOWER CALIFORNIA. "261 



A single male from Comondu (No. 318) was obtained 

 by Mr. C. D. Haines, in March, 1889. The only other 

 specimens that I have examined were collected in south- 

 ern California; they were, however, too much damaged 

 to afford characters for description. This type of struct- 

 ure is exceptional in the genus Lygus, and when speci- 

 mens of both sexes can be obtained for dissection, it is 

 possible that this species will have to be transferred to an- 

 other genus. It has several characteristics which recall 

 relationship with the genus Orthotylus. 



Lygus sp.? Fragments of four other species, appar- 

 ently undescribed, are known from Cape St. Lucas and 

 other parts of Lower California, but they do not afford 

 sufficient materials for description. 



Orthops scutellatus Uhler. Specimens were col- 

 lected near Cape St. Lucas by Mr. John Xanthus. The 

 species is distributed over many parts of the West, in- 

 cluding California, Arizona, Colorado, IlHnois, Minnesota 

 and Canada. 



PcEciLoscYTUS BASALis Reuter. This species occurs 

 on small plants in various parts of California, Arizona, 

 Texas and Colorado, as well as in most parts of the east- 

 ern United States. A few specimens were collected near 

 Cape St. Lucas by Mr. John Xanthus. In the present 

 collection there are specimens from California. 



PCECILOSCYTUS INTERMEDIUS n. Sp. 



A little more robust than P. basalt's Reuter, with stout- 

 er antenna?; oval, pale brownish-yellow or chestnut-brown, 

 minutely pubescent. Head a little oblique, highly pol- 

 ished, luteous, with a black circle on the face between 

 the eyes which is interrupted below, but carried back 

 posteriorly to the base of the head, below this the tylus 

 is deep black, except at base; cheeks below the anten- 



