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say’s heteropterous remiptera. 
Length over two-fifths of an inch. 
Var. A. Thoracic band obsolete. 
Male much smaller: the anterior portion of the thorax yel¬ 
lowish, obliterating the two spots; feet not obviously rufous. 
Length three-tenths of an inch. 
The variety of this species was taken by my brother in New- 
jersey. 
One of my male specimens has one of the antennae not 
more than half the length of the other, in consequence of the 
unnatural brevity of the second, third and fourth joints, which 
are hardly longer than broad; the fifth joint is much com¬ 
pressed but not dilated. 
20. P. nervosa , Rufous, with black punctures ; antennae, sec¬ 
ond joint half as long as the third. 
Inhab. Indiana. 
Above rufous or deep testaceus, with numerous separate 
black punctures: head with confluent punctures, excepting on 
the carina : antenna dusky at tip; second joint hardly over 
half the length of the third; eyes on the posterior part whitish: 
thorax, lateral edge impunctured, and on its anterior part 
almost rectilinear, curving towards the lateral angles which are 
hardly prominent beyond the humerus, and very obtusely round¬ 
ed : scutel, lateral edge at base arquated so as to leave an ob¬ 
vious interval between its basal angles and the thorax: hemely- 
tra, membrane with its nervures blackish : ter gum blue-black ; 
margin yellowish with black spots: beneath pale rufous with 
black punctures, which become rufous on the abdomen ; a black¬ 
ish, interrupted, lateral vitta from the eyes becomes obsolete 
on the venter : venter with double black marginal spots; feet 
with black points. 
Length nearly two-fifths of an inch. 
The specimen is a female. 
21. P. semivittata, Pale, with confluent black punctures so 
arranged as to leave three vittae on the head and about five on 
the scutel. 
Inhab. Indiana. 
Above yellowish white, with confluent black punctures, and 
numerous short. hairs: antenna dusky at tip; second joint 
