126 
Hemelytra short, membrane absent, apices 
rounded, covering three-fourths of abdo- 
men, depressed at base, apical half more 
convex; dorsum glabrous, shining. General 
color black; white spot present on either 
side at base of hemelytra; legs pale, femora 
reddish except at base; coxae fuscous at 
bases; rostrum pale, except at base and 
apex. 
FEMALE.—BrRACHYPTEROUS: Fig. 142. 
Length 4.50, width 1.30. Head width 0.95, 
vertex 0.52. Antennae, first segment, 
length 0.61; second, 1.77. Pronotum, 
length 0.91, width at base 0.82. Form of 
hemelytra and coloration similar to male. 
Macroprerous: Length 4.80, width 1.34. 
Head width 0.82, vertex 0.43. Antennae, 
first segment, length 0.61; second, 1.78. Pro- 
notum, length 0.82, width at base 1.08. Hem- 
elytra with membrane developed, fuscous; 
brachium distinct; cuneus large, outer mar- 
gin arcuated. Color black; basal half of 
clavus and corium pale yellowish; legs and 
rostrum as in male. ‘The macropterous 
form is rare. 
Paler specimens of this species, in which 
the hemelytra are almost entirely creamy 
white, belong to the variety gracilis Uhler 
(1890, p. 85). 
Foop PLants.—Sedges. 
Known DistripuTion.—Colorado, Ida- 
ho, Illinois, Iowa, Minnesota, Montana, 
New Mexico, New York, North Dakota, 
Ohio, Ontario, Utah, Wisconsin. 
Illinois Records.—Four males and 11 
females, taken June 10 to Aug. 26, are from 
Algonquin, Argo, Beach, Champaign, Fox 
Lake, Galesburg, Grayslake, Palos Park, 
Rock Island, Volo, Zion. 
Collaria Provancher 
ESS LORE RCS 
Pronotal disk brown to fuscous, conspicu- 
ous black spot present on either side of 
basalfiial itoisdiskome ew oculata, p. 127 
Pronotal disk black, black spots obscure 
Fe re ee ae meilleurii, p. 126 
Collaria meilleurii Provancher 
Collaria meilleurii Provancher (1872, p. 79; 
1886) p.0102)3 
Matce.—Length 6.00—7.00, width 1.70. 
Head width 1.08, vertex 0.48. Antennae, 
Ittino1is NATURAL History SURVEY BULLETIN 
V ol... 22, Avra 
first segment, length 0.78, yellowish brown, 
base blackish; second, 4.11, black; third, 
2.64; fourth, 1.56. Pronotum, length 0.99, 
width at base 1.17; calli strongly convex, 
nearly as high as base of pronotum; basal 
Fig. 143.—Collaria meilleurit, °. 
half of disk with an opaque black spot on 
either side near basal angle, these spots in- 
conspicuous on the black background. Gen- 
eral color black; front of head shining; legs 
yellowish brown; femora with small, black 
spots; hemelytra translucent, yellowish; cla- 
vus and irregular area on apical half of 
corium, fuscous to black. 
FEMALE.—Fig. 143. More robust than 
male, but very similar in color and scarcity 
of pubescence. 
Host PLants.—Bluejoint grass (Cala- 
magrostis canadensis) and other grasses in 
damp situations. 
Known Distrinution.—Alberta, Con- 
necticut, Illinois, Indiana, Maine, Massa- 
chusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, New 
Brunswick, New Hampshire, New York, 
North Dakota, Ohio, Ontario, Pennsylvania, 
West Virginia, Wisconsin, Vermont. 
Illinois Records. — Twenty-four males 
and 16 females, taken June 14 to Aug. 4, 
are from Algonquin, Antioch, Browns, Ce- 
