SCUTELLEROIDEA OF IOWA D9 
1900. Brochymena carolinensis Distant, Proc. Zool. Soc. London, 823. 
1904. ||Brochymena annulata Van Duzee, Trans. Am. Ent. Soc., XXX, 30. 
1909. Brochymena carolinensis Kirkaldy, Cat. Hem. (Heterop.), I, 191. 
Body more broadly ovate than B. quadripustulata. General color brown, 
the surface more finely and closely punctured than in that species and 
marked in places with irregular groups of large black punctures. Head 
elongate but broader and shorter than in B. quadripustulata with the tylus 
a little shorter than juga thus leaving the apical sinus nearly transverse; 
juga more or less acute at apex; lateral projections short. Rostrum 
long, extending on to third ventral segment. Antennae fuscous, pale at 
the joints; second segment distinctly shorter than third. Pronotum 
punctured to lateral margins which are distinctly rounded anterior to the 
sinus and bear regular, closely set teeth; humeri rounded and elevated 
above, the anterior margins with a few small teeth; posterior submargin 
of pronotum more broadly and deeply impressed than in B. quadripustu- 
lata. Scutellum broader, longer and more finely punctate than in that 
species, the punctures near the anterior basal angles fine and closely aggre- 
gated; apex more finely punctate, somewhat depressed. Hemelytra rather 
finely punctate with usually a small pale spot on the posterior part of 
the disk. Venter reddish brown to black, darker at sides, paler on im- 
pressed median line; a pale band on middle of connexivum of each seg- 
ment. Genital plate and last complete ventral segment in the female 
without black spot. Mesosternum marked with black. Ostiolar canal 
and depression on side pieces of pro- and mescthorax similar to B. quadri- 
pustulata. Legs black with irregular yellowish maculations and long white 
hairs; posterior tibiae with a broad, complete annulus which may have a 
black spot above. Length, 8.0 mm. (male)-18.0 mm. (female). Width 
across pronotum, 7.0 mm. (male)-10.0 mm. (female). 
The differences between this and the preceding species I have 
attempted to set forth in the descriptions so that they need not 
be repeated here. However, it should be borne in mind that 
considerable variation obtains in both species. These variations 
affect some of the differential characters mentioned in the diag- 
noses which, however, are based as nearly as possible upon typ- 
ical specimens. Some of the variations may be briefly men- 
tioned: The second and third antennal segments are somewhat 
variable in length. Ubhler says of this feature (U. S. Geol. 
Surv. Mont., V, 394, 1872): ‘‘Usually these two joints are 
about equal in length, but sometimes the second is very little 
more than one-half the length of the third; specimens have oc- 
eurred to me in which these joints have been equal in the one 
antenna.’’ In some specimens of B. carolinensis the tips of the 
juga converge anteriorly over the tylus. Usually the connexi- 
