726 CONNECTICUT GEOL. AND NAT. HIST. SURVEY. [Bull. 



throughout, much more narrowly so opposite the post-median and 

 apical castaneous spots ; in other words, the transverse post-median 

 and apical fasciae do not quite reach the outer edge of the hem- 

 elytra. Near the inner apical angle of the corium is a con- 

 spicuous pale spot. The legs are variable, most commonly pale, 

 with the femora often entirely pale ferrugineous or sometimes 

 apically infuscated. The head, pronotum and scutellum are pro- 

 vided with quite a number of long setose hairs which are almost 

 entirely wanting in the following species. The membrane is 

 embrowned, with the nervures and a small spot at apex pale. 

 Apex of membrane extended to tip of abdomen. I have never 

 seen a brachypterous form of this species. 5-6 mm. long. 



Thompson, 3 Aug., 1892 (A. P. M.) ; New Haven, 8 July, 1904 

 (P. L. B.), 5 Sept., 1905, 18 June, 1911 (B. H. W.) ; Salisbury, 27 Aug., 

 1904 (W. E. B.) ; Stony Creek, 12 Aug., 1904 (P. L. B.) ; East Hartford, 

 9 Aug., 1904 (P. L. B.) ; Scotland, 25 July, 1904 (B. H. W.) ; Rockville, 



23 Aug., 1905 (H. L. V.) ; Colebrook, 21 July, 1905 (H. L. V.) ; Stafford, 



24 Aug., 1905 (W. E. B.) ; Mount Carmel, 25 Aug., 1906 (B. H. W.) ; 

 East River, 11 July, 1908 (C. R. E.) ; Brookneld, 27 July, 1910 (E. L. 

 Dickerson) ; Orange, 4 June, 1910 (B. H. W.) ; Hamden, 18 July, 1916 

 (M. P. Z.) ; New Canaan, 12 Sept., 1918 (M. P. Z.) ; Madison, 25 July, 

 1919 (W. E. B.) ; Litchfield, 22, July, 1920 (P. G.) ; North Haven, 4 Sept., 

 1921 (B. H. W.) ; Stratford, 9 July, 1920 (B. H. W.) ; Waterbury, 15 

 Oct., 1920 (B. H. W.). 



L. sylvestris Linnaeus {contractus Say). 



Syst. Nat., 449, 1758. 



Very closely related to and often difficult to distinguish from the 

 preceding species. Generally darker colored with the head, 

 anterior lobe of pronotum, scutellum and most of the corium pale, 

 interrupted just behind middle and also at apex with large con- 

 spicuous spots or fasciae which reach entirely to edge of costal 

 margin. The usual conspicuous pale spot near inner apical angle 

 of corium is generally quite or almost effaced, and the usual paler 

 fascia of the posterior lobe of the pronotum are inconspicuous. 

 The legs which are also variable are more inclined to darker colora- 

 tion, with the fore femora, except the knees and basally and the 

 apical part of the intermediate and posterior pairs, piceous. Other 

 noticeable differences are the following: antennae are evidently 

 longer; the head and pronotum almost or quite denuded of long 

 setose hairs; the posterior lobe of the pronotum is relatively 

 narrower in relation to the diameter of the anterior lobe, where in 

 brachypterous forms especially the two lobes are nearly equal in 

 diameter ; the corium anteriorly paler ; the membrane is fuliginous 

 with few if any of the veins paler and with a more conspicuous 

 triangular pale spot at apex. 



This species is more northerly in its spread than diffusus and 

 occurs most commonly in the brachypterous form with the 

 membrane usually reaching to middle of sixth segment. 



