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3. P. circumcinctus. 



Perillus cbxumcinciiis, Stiil, Hemipt. Mex. Stettiiiei- Eut. Zeit. 23, 89, 



Inhabits jSTebraska, Missouri, Canada, Dakota, New England, Panama, 

 and the island of Trinidad. 



4. P. Gonfluens. 



. Asoptis conflnens, H.-Scbf., Wauz. Ins. v, 77, fig. 522. 

 Ferilhis conflnens, Stal, EQumoratio Hemipt. i, 32. 



Inhabits Texas, ]!:^ew Mexico, and Mexico to Guatemala. 



Thus far, only one type of variety of this species has been found in 

 the Southwestern United States; but in Mexico it offers many varieties, 

 some of which possess great brilliancy and richness of colors. 



5; P. splendidus. 



Zicrona splendida, Uhler, Proc. Eat. Soc. Pliila. 1833, i, 22. 



Inhabits California (James Behrens); San Diego (H. Edwards); Fort 

 Crook (Dr. George Horn) ; Texas (G. W. Belfrage). 



MiNEUS, Stal. 

 21. strigiijes. 



Podisus sirkjipes, H.-Scbf., Wanz. Ins. is, 338. 

 Mineiis strigipes, Stal, Eaumeratio Hemipt. i, 32. 



Inhabits Texas, New Mexico, New York, South Carolina, Georgia, and 

 Maryland. 



Khacognathus, Fieber. 

 E. americanvs. 



Ehacognathus americanus, Stal, Enumeratio Hemii)t. i, 33, No. 2. 

 Inhabits Illinois, Nebraska, and Canada. 



ZiCRO]N^A, Amyot & Serv. 

 Z. cuprea. 



Zicrona cuprea, Dallas, Brit. Mus. List Hemipt. i, 108, No. 2. 



Inhabits Arizona; Snake River region, Idaho; Fort Deiiance, New 

 Mexico; and British America. 



Podisus, Stal. 



1. P. cynicus. 



Peniatoma ct/nica, Say, Heteropt. New HarmoDy, 3, No. 1. 

 Arma grandis, Dallas, Brit. Mus. List Hemipt. i, 96, 3. 



Inhabits Dakota, Nebraska, Arizona, Missouri, Illinois, Massachusetts, 

 New York, &c. 



2. P. spinosus. 



Anna spinosa, Dallas, Brit. Mns. List Hemipt. i, 93, No. 7. 



Inhabits Nebraska, Kansas, California, Texas, and the Atlantic region 

 generally. 



3. P. pallens. 



Arma pallens, Stal, Eugenies Resa, Hemipt. 222, No. 6. 



Inhabits California; San Francisco (James Behrens). 

 The small differences iu the lateral angles of the prouotum and in 

 puncturing do not seem to me sufficieiit to separate this from P. modestiis. 



