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3. Species larger, commonly 6-7 mm. long. First segment of antenna 



longer, apex of tylus not reaching middle of this segment. Head 

 longer than width back of eyes. Lateral margins of pronotum 

 more or less pilose. Hind tibia either with short fine bristles or 



pilose • Eremocoris, p. 735 



Species smaller, commonly 3-4 mm. long. First segment of antenna 

 shorter, apex of tylus reaching at least to the middle of this seg- 

 ment. Head shorter, length subequal to width back of eyes. 

 Lateral margins of pronotum without long soft hairs. Hind tibia 

 almost nude Scolopostethus, p. 735 



4. Pronotum with lateral margins acute, neither expanded nor pale, 



nearly straight ; width across rounded anterior angles almost the 

 diameter of head across eyes. Dorsal parts pilose. Fore femora 

 provided with several minute, acute, preapical teeth. Membrane 

 abbreviated. Only brachypterous forms known . .Xestocoris, p. 736 

 Pronotum with lateral margins narrowly expanded and commonly 

 pale, the two sides subparallel to the rounded anterior angles; 

 diameter across rounded anterior angles much wider than head 

 across eyes Cryphula, p. 736 



Drymus Fieber. 

 D. crassus Van Duzee. 



Trans. Am. Ent. Soc, xxxvi, 76, 1910. 



A larger, darker and more coarsely punctate species than the 

 following, measuring 6.5-7 mm. long. The lateral concolorous 

 edges of the pronotum are generally straight and nearly parallel, 

 abruptly rounded anteriorly. Both lobes of pronotum and hem- 

 elytra are nearly unicolorous dark brown and quite evenly and 

 closely punctate. The costal margin of the hemelytra is rather 

 widely expanded. The membrane is also darker in this species. 



Usually found under boards, stones, etc., on the ground. 



Brookfield, 27 July, 1910 (E. L. D.). 



D. unus (Say). 



Het. New Harm., 16, 1832. 



Closely related to the preceding species D. crassus Van Duzee, 

 but readily separated by relative differences. Paler and smaller 

 species measuring some 5 mm. long. The lateral margins of the 

 pronotum more strongly arcuately concave between the two lobes 

 with these margins gradually rounding anteriorly from about the 

 middle of the anterior lobe; the narrowly expanded lateral margins 

 a little paler than the general surface. The anterior lobe darker 

 and more finely punctate than posterior lobe. The costal margin 

 of hemelytra more narrowly expanded and the whole surface 

 anteriorly generally paler. 



This species is found commonly by sifting dead leaves at the 

 base of alders. 



No record for the State is at hand but certain to be found there. 



