No. 34.] HEMIPTERA OF CONNECTICUT I PENTAT'/MIDAE. 765 



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Neottiglossa Kirby. 



Small species having the head equilaterally triangular in outline 

 and almost as broad as scutellum, which is rather large, broadly 

 rounded at apex, and as long as corium. One species occurs in 

 New England. 

 N. undata (Say). 



Het. New Harm, 8, 1831. 



Pale brown, with black punctures gathered more densely on 

 head, anterior portion of pronotum, and base of scutellum, and 

 absent from tylus, median line of pronotum and scutellum, lateral 

 margins of pronotum, and anterior angles of scutellum. Length 

 5 mm. 



This species feeds on mullein and hibernates as adult. 



North Haven, 3 Aug, 1905 (H. L. V.) ; Middlebury, 2 June, 1916 

 (M. P. Z.). 



Cosmopepla Stal. 



Small convex species with head strongly deflexed, narrower than 

 scutellum, sides parallel toward apex, juga and tylus about equal ; 

 scutellum rather large, broadly rounded at apex, frena short. One 

 of the species is found within our limits. 

 C. bimaculata (Thomas), (camife.r Fabricius.) (PL xviii, 18.) 



Trans. 111. St. Agr. Soc, v, 455, 1865. 



Black, strongly punctate, lateral margins of pronotum, hemi- 

 elytra at base, and connexivum pale or reddish ; pronotum with 

 longitudinal and transverse red impunctate vittae ; scutellum with 

 a red spot on each side near apex ; membrane hyaline. Some- 

 times the front margins of head and thorax and edges of genital 

 segment are also red. Length 5-6 mm. 



This pretty species, well known under the preoccupied name 

 carnifex Fabricius, is often taken in sweeping various plants. It 

 feeds on buttercup, figwort, etc., and hibernates as adult. 



Canaan, 19 Aug, 1894 (A. P. M.) ; Thompson, 11 July, 1905 (H. L. V.) ; 

 Danbury, 15 June, 1909 (C. W. J.) ; Meriden, 3 June, 1910 (W. E. B.) ; 

 Norfolk, 13 July, 1915, 5 June, 1919 (M. P. Z.) ; Salisbury, 13 June, 1916 

 (M. P. Z.) ; New Haven, 16 July, 1920 (M. P. Z.) ; Cornwall, 2 June, 1920 

 (K. F. C). 



Menecles Stal. 



A monotypic genus characterized by the broad flattened form, 

 rather elongate anteriorly narrowed head with juga and tylus equal, 

 broad and laterally explanate pronotum with anterior border deeply 

 emarginate, scutellum with long frena, and reticulately veined 

 membrane. 

 M. insertus (Say). (PI. xviii, 16.) 



Het. New Harm, 6, 1831. 



