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



Litchfield, 10 Aug., iqoi (L. B. W.) ; Prospect, 15 Aug., 1906 

 (W. E. B.); Meriden, 2 Aug., 1913 (H. L. J.); New Haven, 24 Aus , 

 1914 (M. P. Z.) ; Madison, 24 Sept., 1922 (B. H. W.). 



Podisus Herrich-Schaeffer. 



Somewhat feebly distinguished from the preceding by the longer 

 tylus, which equals or exceeds the juga, rather prominent and 

 acute lateral angles of the sixth abdominal segment, absence of 

 stridulatory areas in the male, and generally smaller size of the 

 species. The members of this and the preceding genus hibernate 

 in the adult condition. (For eggs, see pi. xix, 7.) 



Key to Species. 



1. Membrane with a dark longitudinal stripe; lateral angles of prono- 



tum usually projecting, sometimes spinose, rarely rounded 2 



Membrane without stripe ; pronotal angles rounded placidus 



2. Basal spine of abdomen long, extending between hind coxae 3 



Basal spine short, not extending between hind coxae ; lateral angles 



of pronotum not spinose 4 



3. Lateral angles of pronotum prominent and acute, often spinose . . . 



maculiventris 

 Lateral angles rounded fretus 



4. Second antennal segment one-third longer than the third; lateral 



angles of pronotum not prominent; color grayish brown, corium 



with a dark spot serieventris 



Second antennal segment one-fourth longer than the third; pro- 

 notal angles prominent ; color generally pale reddish brown . . . 



modestus 



P. fretus Olsen. 



Bull. Brook. Ent. Soc., xi, 82, 1916. 



Pale brown, profusely marked with red and reddish brown 

 blotches ; connexivum spotted ; abdomen ventrally with lateral and 

 median rows of reddish brown spots. 



Length 12. 5-1 4.1 mm. 



Occurs in Massachusetts and southward. 

 P. maculiventris (Say). (PI. xviii, 27 and 28; PI. xx, 4.) 



Ins. of La., 11, 1832. 



Brown, varying irregularly in shade from light to dark, generally 

 with a grayish, not reddish tinge ; abdomen with three disCal rows 

 of small black spots, the posterior spot of the median row large. 

 Length 10- 12. 5 mm. 



This is the most abundant species of the genus in our territory. 

 The present treatment of this species and serieventris is based on 

 an examination of Uhler's type specimen of the latter in the Harris 

 collection. 



New Haven, 16 June, 1902 (E. J. S. M.) ; South Glastonbury, 18 Oct., 

 1004 (W. E. B.) ; Southington, 5 July, 190=; (B. H. W.) ; Cromwell, 29 

 Sept., 1905 (W. E. B.) ; Windsor, 26 July, 1905 (W. E. B.) ; Granby, 3 

 Oct., 1905; Branford, 18 July, 1908 (Mrs. A. J. Tenney) ; Winnipauk, 4 

 Aug., 1908 (C. W. J.) ; Portland, 14 Aug., 1913 (B. H. W.) ; Meriden, 6 

 July, 1914 (H. L. J.) ; Moosup, 29 July, 1914 (C. S. Miller) ; Pomfret, 14 



