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and corium coarsely punctate. Hind femora incrassated with rather 

 short spines beneath. Size less than one-fourth of an inch. Color 

 above a russet brown tinged more or less with rufous. Paler beneath. 

 Membrane marked with a longitudinal obsolete brown line and small 

 fuscous spots. 



It is well distributed over the United States and south 

 through Central America. 



Harmostes subrufus Dist. 



Hannostes subrufus Dist., Biol. Cent.-Amer. Hem. Het. Vol. i, p. 

 167, 1893. 

 "Head, pronotum, and scutellum luteous, sparingly but coarsely 

 punctate. Antennae ochraceous; basal joint incrassated and consider- 

 ably passing the apex of head; second joint a little shorter than the 

 third, fourth a little darker in color, thickened and about equal in 

 length to the first. Pronotum with lateral angles rounded, sub- 

 prominent, and slightly reflexed, a central longitudinal line and 

 posterior margin narrowly pale luteous; two obscure fuscous fasciae 

 near lateral margins. Scutellum with the lateral and apical margins 

 and a central longitudinal line pale luteous. Corium testaceous, ner- 

 vures and costal margins luteous. Membrane pale and hyaline. Under- 

 side of body and legs luteous: lateral margins of head and sternum 

 strongly punctate. Long. 8 mm." 



The above is a copy of the original description by Distant. 



The species is known to occur in Mexico, Guatemala and 

 southwestern United States. Four specimens in the collection 

 of Mr. Bueno are the onlv ones of this species which I have 

 examined, one of which is now deposited in the collection of 

 the U. S. National Museum. 



Harmostes croceus n. sp. 



Resembles subrufus, but can be readily separated from it by 

 the following characters : Second and third antennal joints 

 equal, and lack of definite color markings or dark striations, 

 its head, thorax, scutellum and corium being ochraceous and 

 ])ractically concolorous. 



Basal joint of antennae extending beyond apex of head, second and 

 third joints equal in length, fourth slightly longer than first and darker 

 in color. Bucculae rather prominent, disappearing at line of eyes. 

 Pronotum with lateral angles well rounded, slightly reflexed; lateral 

 margins not crenulated. Veins of corium prominent. Posterior tibiae 

 spinous. Rostrum not extending beyond metasternum. Breast fur- 



