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This is the analogue of the South American M. suratus, and, like the 

 other forms of the genus, becomes much more clarkly-colored in the fully- 

 matured condition, and the posterior tibise are widely different in the 

 two sexes. 



2. M. granulosus. 



Meiapodius granulosus, Dallas, Brit. Mus. List Hemipt. ii, 430, No. 7. 



Diactor alatus, H.-Scbf., Wanz. Ins. vi, 53. fig. 613. 



Meta])odius Thomasii, Uhler, Haydeu's Survey of Montana, 399, No. 1. 



Inhabits Texas, Arizona, Mexico, and San Diego, Cal. 



3. M. terminalis. 



Meiapodius tenhinaJis, Dallas, Brit. Mus. List, ii, 431, No. 10 ; Stal, Euumeratio 

 Hemipt. i, 151, No. 10. 



Inhabits Texas, Indian Territory, Louisiana, Missouri, Illinois, and 

 the Atlantic region generally from Massachusetts to Florida. 



In Maryland, it occurs, sometimes in large numbers, on the branches 

 and twigs of bushes on the borders of oak-woods, in September and 

 early October. 



The immature female is often cinnamon-brown, and has the entire an- 

 tennae reddish-cinnamon color. In the fully-colored specimens of both 

 sexes, the antennae are fuscous, with the ajjical joint orange. 



Subfamily ANISOSCELIDINA. 



Leptoglossus, Guer. 

 L, phyllopus. 



Cimex pliyllopus, Linn., Syst. Nat. eel. 12, 1, 731, No. 113. 



Lygwus pliyUo]}us, Fab., Ent. Syst. iv, 139. 



Anisoscelis albicinctus, Say, Heteropt. New Harmony, 12, No. 2; Wolff, Icones Cim. 



196, fig. 190. 

 Anisoscelis confusa, Dallas, Brit. Mus. List Hemipt. ii, 453, No. 4. 

 Theognis phyllopus, Mayr, Novara Keise, Hemipt. 103. 

 Leptoglossus albicinctus, Stal, Hemipt. Fab. i, 52, No. 5. 

 Anisoscelis j)liyllopus, Burm., Handb. ii, 332, No. 5 ; Westw., in Hope Catal. ii, 16. 



Inhabits Texas, Arizona, Indian Territory, Mexico, Missouri, Louisiana, 

 and the Southern States generally. 



2. L. zonatus. 



Anisoscelis zonata, Dallas. List of Hemipt. ii, 452, No. 3. 

 Leptoglossus zonatus. Still, Euumeratio Hemipt. i, 162, No. 6. 



Inhabits Arizona, California, Mexico, and Yaqui Eiver (Dr. E. Palmer). 



3. L. coreulus. 



Anisoscelis coreulus, Say, Heteropt. New Harmony, 12, No. 1 ; Complete Writings, 



i, 326. 

 Theognis excellens, Mayr, Verbaud!. zool.-botan. Gesell. Wien, xv, 434. 



Inhabits Arizona, California, Florida, Tennessee, and Maryland. The 

 western specimens are paler-colored than those from the southeast. One 

 specimen was i)icked up in the city of Baltimore in June. 



4. L. opposiius. 



Anisoscelis oppositus. Say, Heteropt. New Harmouy, 12, No. 3 ; Complete Writings, 



i, 327. 

 Anisoscelis tibialis, H.-Scbf., Wanz. Ins. vii, 12. 



Inhabits Texas, Indian Territory, North Carolina, Maryland, and 

 Kentucky. 



