130 Proceedwgs of the Biological Society of Washington. 
would certainly be a luisnoiner for this the most gaily colored of our 
species of Geocoris. 
Geocoris punctipes Say. 
Saida biillata var. a punctipes Say, Heteropterous Ilemiptera of North 
America, New Harmony, Indiana, Dec., ISol, ]). 18. Complete 
writings, Vol. 1, 1859, p. dgti. [United States.] 
Ophthalmicus Iiiniger Vieher, Die Cattung Ophthalmicus, Wiener Ento- 
mologische Monatschrift, V, 1861, p. 209. [Carolina,] 
IMedian line of scutellum free from punctures, this smooth area usually 
connected with callosities, forming a polished Y-shaped area which is 
more or less elevated. Pronotum, scutellum (except smooth space de¬ 
scribed), and corium, near clavus, strongly punctate. Scutellar callosities, 
almost invarihly yellow or orange. Thoracic callosities, and most of head 
and scutellum, usually piceous; these may vary to straw color, except 
that the scutellum apparently always retains some dark color along the 
median line at base; most of pronotum, corinm and legs usually straw to 
yellow, may vary to fuscous. Length 3.5 to 5 mm. Range: From New 
Jersey to Florida, California, Texas and Guatemala. 
Geocoris punctipes variety paulus new variety. 
A very small (3 mm.) form of this species which has only vestiges of 
the scutellar callosities may he known as variety paidus. Type in collec¬ 
tion of U. vS. National Museum. 
The single specimen at hand is from Kern County, California. Were 
it not for the fact that the general form, especially of the i)ronotum, is 
exactly like that of punctipes (and that s|)ecies is unique in our fauna), 
one would at once pronounce this specimen a representative of a new 
species characterized by evenly roimded anterior angles of thorax and 
absence of scutellar callosities. I am of the o])inion however that its 
relationships are best exi)ressed by calling it a variety of punctipes. 
The size of the scutellar c.allosities varies considerably in punctipes, and 
in the specimen now considered, the scutellum is almost uniformly punc¬ 
tate, only mere traces of calloused surface being discernible. Certain 
specimens of hullatus and decoratus might more correctly he said to have 
callosities than this individual. J'he variety here named is not traceable 
by the key as it now stands. 
The color is much as in a i)ale example' of punctipes. Head and 
thoracic callosities yellow, feniner with a dark shade on vertex, and dark 
traces about tylus. 'I'horax and scutellum dark punctured, surface be¬ 
tween punctures alsej darker near thoracic callosities and base of scutel¬ 
lum. General color of pronotum, scutellum and corium, testaceous; 
membrane hyaline. General color of undersurface fuscous, gular triangle, 
front margin of prostethium, coxae and coxal spots, ivory white; legs 
light brown. 
