THE FIRST SPECIES OF PAMPHANTINAE 
FROM PUERTO RICO 
(HEMIPTERA: LYGAEIDAE) 
By James A. Slater 
Department of Zoology and Entomology 
University of Connecticut, Storrs, Connecticut. 
The subfamily Pamphantinae was erected by Barber & 
Bruner (1933) with Pamphantus Stal as type genus. 
Prior to that time only three species were known, all 
from Cuba. Barber & Bruner described a new genus, 
N eopamphantus , also from Cuba, and recorded a new 
species, Pamphantus atrohumeralis , from Haiti. Barber 
has recently (1954a) described a remarkable new Cuban 
genus, Abpamphantus and in the same year (1954b) a 
second new genus, Parapamphantus, from Brazil, this 
latter representing the first occurrence of the subfamily 
outside of the West Indies. 
The new species described in the present paper is the 
first species known from Puerto Rico and adds an addi- 
tional island to the distribution of this essentially Carib- 
bean group. 
Pamphantus pellucidus, new species 
Macropterous male: Surface shining; coloration pale 
testaceous throughout, lacking dark dorsal markings; ter- 
minal one-half of fourth antennal segment dull brown; 
eyes and ocelli bright red ; body very sparsely clothed with 
scattered upright hairs. 
Head non-declivent, vertex with a narrow, sharp median 
longitudinal carina, first antennal segment extending be- 
yond apex of clypeus for one-half its length, head strongly 
contracted behind eyes, length head .60 mm., width across 
eyes .70 mm., interocular space .40 mm.; pronotum elon- 
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