The Tingitoidea or “Lace-Bugs’" of Ohio 
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We have no Ohio specimens, but as it was described from Indiana 
we have included it as a form that probably occurs in the state. We have 
specimens from Fairfax, Iowa; Agricultural College, Mich.; Ottawa, 
Canada; and Berkley Springs, W. Va. 
Physatochila brevirostris spec. nov. 
From its only Nearctic congener, P. plexa Say, it is readily sepa¬ 
rated by its broader and less oval shape, the much shorter rostrum, the 
three quite regular series of costal areolae, and the concolorus elytra. 
Antennae moderately slender; first segment swollen, slightly longer than 
the second; second segment short, less swollen; third segment very long, cylin¬ 
drical; fourth segment fusiform. Rostral sulcus moderately wide, open at the 
apex; rostrum reaching between the intermediate coxae. Pronotum closely reticu¬ 
lated ; the three longitudinal carinae slightly raised, composed of a single series of 
small areolae. Elytra narrowed at the base, very broadly rounded at the tip, con¬ 
siderably longer than the abdomen; costal area composed of three quite regular 
series of areolae; subcostal area very long, narrow, composed of three incom¬ 
plete series of areolae; discoidal area reaching beyond the middle of the elytra. 
Wings considerably longer than the abdomen. Length, 3.2 mm.; width, 1.6 mm. 
Color: General color dull brown. Body beneath brownish. Legs dull brown; 
tarsi fuscous. Antennae dull brown; apex of fourth segment black. Hood, re¬ 
flexed pronotal margins, and pronotum dull brown, a few small areas slightly 
darker. Elytra dull brown. 
Described from two specimens, one taken at Chillicothe (Ross Co., 
O.), May 21st, 1904, by Mr. O. H. Swezey, and the other at New 
York City, N. Y., May 20th, 1889, by Mr. E. B. Southwick. 
Genus Melanorhopala Stal. 
MelanorJiopala Stal, Enum. Hemip., Band. Ill, p. 130, 1873, 
Head armed with five deflected spines. Rostral groove uninterrupted. 
Antennae stout, long, clavate or subclavate; third segment very long, 
slightly curved, more or less swollen at the apex; fourth segment conical 
or fusiform. Pronotum closely reticulated, with three longitudinal 
carinae; sides foliaceous, reflected back vertically, or against the sides of 
the pronotum. Elytra narrowed at the base, apex narrowed or obliquely 
rounded; costal area composed of a single series of areolae; subcostal area 
narrow, with two series of areolae; discoidal area reaching beyond the 
middle of the elvtra. 
KEY TO THE SPECIES OF MELANORHOPALA. 
1. Antennae clavate; apex of third segment greatly swollen, the fourth seg¬ 
ment conical; membranous pronotal margins reflected, vertical (Plate 
VHI, fig. A). M. clavata Stal 
