No. 34-] HEMIPTERA OF CONNECTICUT: MIRIDAE. 581 



10. (2) Rostrum extending beyond apices of intermediate coxae 12 



Rostrum scarcely attaining apices of intermediate coxae; color 



rich yellowish brown, darker on clavus and apically on corium . . 11 



11. Antennal segment ii infuscated at apex, length exceeding width of 



pronotum at base (p. 585) viburni 



Antennal segment ii not infuscated, length not equaling width of 

 pronotum at base (p. 596) nyssae 



12. Tylus with apical half black; two bands near apices of hind 



femora, sides of body, and more or less on head, reddish 



(p. 584) atritylus 

 Tylus not black, or if so, then the body and bands on femora not 

 reddish 13 



13. Hind femora distinctly biannulated near apices with darker or with 



paler ; antennal segment ii infuscated apically 19 



Hind femora not distinctly biannulate before apices, when dark, 

 paler only at extreme tip; antennal segment ii rarely infuscated, 

 but if so, annuli on femora are indistinct 14 



14. Scutellum infuscated, a pale median vitta on apical half; dorsum 



dark greenish brown to blackish, a lateral dark fuscous stripe 

 extending full length of body; femora dark but pale at extreme 



tips ' (p. 583) invitus 



Scutellum sometimes dark but without indication of a pale median 

 line IS 



15. Hemelytra uniformly ferrugino-testaceous, rich brownish, or fulvo- 



aeneous, not appreciably darker on clavus and apical half of 



hemelytra 16 



Hemelytra not uniformly colored, clavus and apical half of corium 

 darker than scutellum and basal half of coritim 17 



16. Hemelytra and femora fulvo-aeneous ; membrane distinctly infus- 



cated (p. 583) fagi 



Hemelytra (male) ferrugino-testaceous to blackish, or (female) 

 uniformly rich brownish; membrane (male) infuscated, or 

 (female) uniformly yellowish (p. 594) hirticulus 



17. Antennal segment ii uniformly colored, never distinctly infuscated 



apically 18 



Antennal segment ii infuscated; clavus and apical half of corium 

 dark brownish, embolium, outer basal half of corium, and cuneus, 

 pale translucent ; length 5.5-6 mm (p. 595) ostryae 



18. Antennal segment ii scarcely exceeding width of pronotum at base ; 



rostrum scarcely attaining apices of hind coxae ; hemelytra green- 

 ish yellow, apical spot on corium, and inner margins of clavus, 



dark brownish to blackish (p. 593) clavigenitalis 



Antennal segment ii much exceeding width of pronotum at base ; 

 rostrum extending slightly beyond apices of hind coxae ; clavus 



and corium dark brownish (p. 585) geneseensis 



19- (13) Color yellowish to brownish, apical half of corium brownish 

 but not forming a delimited spot; femora distinctly brownish or 



reddish 20 



Pale greenish yellow, clavus and large spot on apical half of 

 corium dark brownish black; femora greenish yellow, banded 

 before apices with pale fuscous (p. 595) canadensis 



20. Femora and usually the sides of body distinctly reddish; hind 



femora annulated before apices with dark reddish (p. 591) quercalbae 

 Femora and sides of body dark brown to fuscous ; hind femora 

 annulated before apex with dark fuscous (p. 592) omnivagus 



21. (i) Pronotal disk with distinct dark rays or spots behind calli .. 25 

 Pronotal disk blackish but without distinct rays 22 



22. Sides of body and hind femora distinctly reddish, the latter annu- 



lated near apices with pale and fusco-r eddish ... (p. 591) quercalbae 

 Sides of body and femora not distinctly reddish 23 



