September, 1941 
area at base of corium and embolium, and 
areas extending for a space along radius, 
yellowish testaceous; cuneus yellowish 
translucent, apical half and area extending 
along inner margin to basal angle, fusco- 
brownish. Membrane and veins uniformly 
fuscous, a small pale spot bordering apex 
of cuneus. Legs pale yellowish; femora 
with two subapical brownish bands, these 
bands lacking on front pair. Venter yel- 
lowish, two subdorsal lateral lines dark 
brownish, genital segment brownish; fine, 
pale pubescence present on venter, hairs 
more prominent on genital segment. 
FEMALE.—Length 4.80, width 2.20. More 
robust than male and usually with pale areas 
broader; basal half of corium and more than 
basal half of cuneus yellowish. 
Foop PLant.—White ash (Fraxinus 
americana); often found associated with 
amoenus (Reuter). A single Illinois speci- 
men was taken on hickory (Carya sp.). 
Known Distripution.—Connecticut, 
Illinois, Iowa, Michigan, Minnesota, New 
York, North Dakota, Ohio, Ontario, South 
Dakota. 
Illinois Records.—NortHeErRN ILLINOIS: 
1g. CHaAmpaicn: June 9, 1888, at light, 
C. A. Hart, 1 g. FranxKrort: June 8, 1933, 
Mohr & Townsend, 2 ¢,11?2. Oquawka: 
June 13, 1932, on Carya sp., H. L. Dozier, 
mo Kaco: May 6, 1932, swamp, H. L. 
Mozier, 14. Ursana: May 16, 1887, C. 
Beeetitart, |Z. 
Neoborus palmeri Reuter 
Neoborus amoenus palmeri Reuter in Van 
Duzee (1908, p. 112). 
Apvutts.—Length 5.70, width 2.40. Gen- 
eral color pale yellowish with a brown 
shellaclike gloss; each callus with a trans- 
verse mark; line along lateral margin of 
pronotal disk, and usually a second one 
parallel to it, line along outer margin of 
radius which widens apically and crosses 
corium to inner angle of cuneus, fuscous 
to black; in pale specimens, black color 
showing only on corium; sides of pleura 
frequently black; apex of second anten- 
nal segment and entire third and fourth 
segments fuscous to black. 
Foop PLiant.—White ash (Fraxinus 
americana) and probably other ash trees. 
Known Disrrisution.—lIllinois, Minne- 
sota, New York, South Dakota. 
Illinois Records. — Beverty HI ts: 
KNIGHT: PLANT Bucs, or Miripakz, oF ILLINOIS 
141 
wie. 2, 1920 W. |. Gerhard, 12. eM. 
ELIZABETH: July 7, 1917, 1 @. FReEEport: 
olvorns 19 17 loo 
Neoborus pubescens Knight 
Neoborus pubescens Knight (1917c, p. 81). 
ApDULTs.—Length 4.60, width 1.70. Gen- 
eral color very dark brown marked with 
pale; clothed with prominent, erect pubes- 
cence; more coarsely punctured than in 
amoenus (Reuter). Pronotum, lateral mar- 
gins distinctly carinate only on anterior half; 
black with top of collar, rather wide me- 
dian stripe on disk, one and sometimes 
two rays behind each callus, pale yellow. 
Scutellum yellow, black at middle of base; 
mesoscutum black; sternum and _ pleura 
black; ostiolar peritreme pale; hemelytra 
pale; inner half of clavus, area along claval 
suture, large apical spot on corium and 
small area at edge of embolium, black; 
membrane mostly pale; in female, dark 
fuscous to black within cells and on areas 
margining veins; in male, dark fuscous ex- 
tending to include middle of membrane; 
venter black, sometimes less dark in female. 
Foop PLAnt.—White ash (Fraxinus 
americana); found developing only on 
young plants growing in the shade. 
Known DIstrisuTIon.—lIllinois, Massa- 
chusetts, Michigan, New Hampshire, New 
York, Ohio, Ontario, Pennsylvania, Quebec. 
Illinois Record.—Pa.os Park: July 4, 
L910; Weel Gerhard, (1a EM 
Neoborus canadensis (Van Duzee) 
Tropidosteptes canadensis Van Duzee (1912, 
p. 486). 
Mare.—Length 4.70, width 2.00. Head 
width 1.08, vertex 0.41. Antennae with first 
segment black; second fusco-brownish, more 
nearly black at base, pubescence dusky, cylin- 
drical, constricted at base, nearly attaining 
the thickness of first segment; third fuscous; 
fourth fuscous. General color yellowish tes- 
taceous; clavus, apical area of corium, two 
subapical bands on hind femora, and calli, 
very dark brown; pronotal disk obscure 
brownish to fuscous on either side of me- 
dian line; base of scutellum at middle 
brownish, brown color somewhat notched by 
paler on median line; dorsum coarsely and 
rather closely punctate, clothed with erect, 
yellowish pubescence. 
FEMALE.—Length 5.30, width 2.40; more 
