lo4 Proceedings of the Biological Socictg of ]Vashington. 
fornia]) probably is the same as G. decoratus var. solutus. If this be 
true the name of the species will stand as Geocoris pallens 8tal, and what 
is here calletl G. decoratus hhler will have to assume a varietal name, 
either lividipennis Stal or decoratus IJlder according to the result of clear- 
ing u]) the confusion between those two names. These changes should 
not be made, however, unless examination of Stal’s material confirms the 
above suggestions. 
Geocoris scudderi Stal. 
Geocoris scudderi Stal, Enum Hemip. 4, 1874, j). 185 [Texas]. 
Head as described in key. thorax distinctly nai-rowed in front, anterior 
angles almost evenly rounded, closely and strongly punctate except cal¬ 
losities, more or less obvious median line, and posterior angles; scutellum 
strongly but not den.sely punctate, median line smooth, slightly elevated. 
Color: Eyes reddish, head, apical joint of antenna, beak and legs testa¬ 
ceous; other antennal joints and sometimes those of beak marked with 
fuscous; pronotum, scutellum and corium shining piceons, the former 
sometimes testaceous on hind margin; narrow reflexed edge of corium 
somewhat lighter in color; membrane clear light brown. Length 3.3 mm. 
Two males, Victoria, Texas, IMay 15, 1908, on herbage. 
Geocoris carinatus new species. 
iscntellum ecpiilateial, smoothly low convex, closely and evenly ]junc- 
tured, excejtt for a slightly elevated smooth line traversing posterior two- 
thirds; head granular with median sulcus interrupted by a knob at base 
of tylus, sulcus taint above this point; pronotum very trailsven-^e, slightly 
nai rowed in trout, anterior angles almost evenly rounded, median smootli 
line practically percurrent, well defined and slightly elevated ; pronotum 
closely dark lamctured except jiosterior angles, corium with two row’s of 
closely set punctuies near clavus, and one near costal margin, ])osterior 
third of corium s])ar.-ely jainctate, even on disk; form broadest at eyes, 
thorax broad, sides of bemelytra converging rapidly, the insect thus 
having a iiarticularly big beaded, broad-sbonidered aspect. 
Head piceons, tylns and spot about liase of beak whitisb, front half of 
pronotum jiiceous except testaceous sjiot at middle of anterior border; 
posterior ball cbietly testaceous, a dili'use fuscous blotch on each side 
near hind margin; scntellum ])iceous, corium testaceous, infuscate near 
internal angle and jiosterior margin; memlirane hyaline; underside 
piceons, coxal sixits, ostiolar canals and front margin of prostethium 
whitish, legs testaceous. Length, 3.8 mm. ()ne male, Los Angeles, 
California. 'l'yi>e in collection of U. 8. Xational Museum. 
Geocoris atricolor IMontandon. 
Geocoris atricolor lAIontandon. Evil. Hoc. 8ci. Encarest XVI, Nos. 5-6 
Hept.-Dec. 1907, pp. 228-229 [Etah, Colorado, Texas]. 
Hhining piceons, usually with a .steely bluish cast; coxae, ends of femora, 
