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author's collection. Specimens examined: 5 July 7, 5 July 11, 



2 $ July 29, 3 $ July 30, 5 $ July 31, Batavia ; <$ Aug. 9, Portage ; 



3 c^, 3 ? Four Mile; ^ July 26, Ithaca, New York (H. H. 

 Knight). $ July 15-Aug. 6, Woods Hole, Mass. (Chris. E. 

 Olsen). 2 Aug. 8, Mt. Toby, Sunderland, Mass. (H. M. Parsh- 

 ley). (^ July 24, Glen House, N. H. ; J* July 22, Machias, Me. 

 (C. W. Johnson). $ Aug. 22, Mt. Katahdin, Me., alt., 650 ft. 

 (C. P. Alexander) 2 <^, $ June, Clayton, Ga., alt. 2000-3700 

 ft. (Wm. T. Davis). 



The writer took this species most frequently on the bark of 

 hickory trees in shaded humid surroundings. The color of the 

 insect matches the bark so closely that it is difficult to see when 

 crouching in crevices on the bole of the tree. 



Phytocoris spicatus new species. 



(^. Length 6 mm., width 2 mm. Slightly larger than exi- 

 mius and more broadly black ; second antennal segment uni- 

 formly black except for the white annulation at base ; front 

 largely black, transverse striae evident; hind femora as in 

 eximius only darker, one distinct pale annulation just before 

 the apex; flagellum and right genital clasper distinctive of the 

 species (pi i, fig. 10). 



5. Length 6.8 mm., width 2.2 mm. ; very similar to the male 

 only slightly larger. 



Holotype: ^ July 14, Bativia, New York (H. H. Knight) ; 

 author's collection. Allotype: Aug. i, Batavia, New York (H. 

 H. Knight). Paratypes: <$ July 19, Machias, Me. (C. W. John- 

 son). .^ July 15, Lunenburg, Mass. (H. W. Allen). 



This species comes nearest to cortitectus but is readily dis- 

 tinguished by the sharp basal spike on the right clasper and the 

 darker coloration; also approaches onustus but is smaller and 

 more blackish. 



Phytocoris cortitectus new species. 



(^. Length 6 mm., width 2 mm. Very similar to eximius; 

 pale parts of the hemelytra more translucent, infuscations 

 paler ; front of head transversely striate with fuscous each side 

 of the median line ; second antennal segment more uniformly 

 fuscous, but with a pale reflection apparent throughout the in- 

 fuscation ; genital claspers and sedeagus distinctive of the 

 . species (PI. i, Fig. 11). 



$. Very similar to the male but slightly more robust. 



