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ii black at base for a space equal to one-third the length of 

 segment i (p. 450) punctatipes n. sp. 



(a) Cuneus uniformly black like the corium; length 3.6- 



3.8 mm variety punctatipes typical 



(b) Cuneus narrowly pale at base; more slender, length 



3.3 mm variety dispar n. var. 



Hind femora pale, a single black spot on lower margin near 

 apex ; antennal segment i pale, blackish at base, segment ii black 



at base for a space equal to half the length of segment i 



(p. 452) davisi n. sp. 



25. Cuneus pale at base; antennal segment ii blackish on basal one- 



fourth (p. 435) politus var. pallidicornis n. var. 



Cuneus uniformly black like the corium ; antennal segment ii 

 narrowly black at base, the apex dusky; more ovate, deep 

 black, strongly shining (p. 436) flavicornis n. sp. 



26. (20) Dorsum imiformly greenish yellow, clothed with prominent 



black pubescence; antennae with base of segments i and ii, and 



a second annulus forming before apex of segment i, black 



(p. 444) chrysanthemi 

 Dorsum darkened or marked with fuscous, pubescence pale; 

 antennae not marked as the above 2^ 



27. Antennal segment ii black at base '^ 



Antennal segment ii uniformly pale, sometimes narrowly dusky 



at base, segment i black; scutellum and cuneus pale; femora 

 with black spots (p. 445 ) albatus 



(a) Scutellum and cuneus pale variety albatus typical 



(b) Median line of scutellum and apical half of cuneus black- 



ish variety vittiscutis n. var. 



28. Scutellum with median line blackish, pale or fulvous on each side 30 

 Scutellum imiformly colored, or with median line paler than basal 



angles 29 



29. Femora pale or fulvous, distinctly spotted in linear series with 



black; scutellum uniformly pale or with median line pale and basal 

 angles dark ; rosy pink or fulvous and tinged with dark brown . . 



(p. 448) delicatus 

 Femora rather uniformly dark except apices, black spots indistinct ; 

 scutellum uniformly colored, usually dark fusco-brownish or 

 ligneous, similar to the whole dorsum (p. 450) cornicola n. sp. 



30. Cuneus uniformly pale 31 



Cuneus with fuscous or blackish apically 32 



31. Rostrum scarcely attaining hind margins of middle coxae ; pro- 



pleura clothed only with slender pubescent hairs ; femora dis- 

 tinctly spotted with black although at times slightly obscured 



apically with fuscous (p. 449) repletus n. sp. 



Rostrum extending beyond middle coxae; propleura clothed with 

 sericeous pubescence ; femora more or less black on apical half 



but scarcely forming distinct spots 



(p. 438) albonotatus var. compar n. var 



32. Rostrum not attaining hind margins of posterior coxae 33 



Rostrum attaining hind margins of posterior coxae ; basal half of 



corium and more or less broadly each side of claval suture, white ; 



pale areas never fulvous, dark areas distinctly black 



(p. 445) albatus var. similis n. var. 



33. Hemelytra except along basal half of radius, dark brown or fusco- 



brownish; yellowish testaceous to fulvous, sides of pronotal disk 



and median line of scutellum dark fusco-brownish 



(p. 448) caryae n. sp. 

 Hemelytra black, outer half of clavus, basal half of corium and 



extending along claval suture to apex, pale translucent 



(p. 449) repletus var. apicatus n. var. 



