September, 1941 KNIGHT: 
greater than width of vertex, fig. 142 
pronotum extending back to basal 
angles of hemelytra, and hemelytra 
usually depressed near base and tip 
of scutellum, arched over middle of 
BO OMeH as ewes. Mimoceps, p. 125 
3. Head strongly exserted with eyes 
placed near middle, thus far removed 
from anterior of pronotum, fig. 143. 
oct ee Collaria, p. 126 
Head not or only slightly exserted; 
eyes in contact with pronotum or 
Mecliy soviet 44e oe tat. . Pe 4 
4, Pronotum impunctate or nearly so. 5 
Pronotum coarsely and deeply pune- 
fine ements Pree Be Yn ors Oe ates 8 
5. Antennal segments thickly covered 
with long, erect, black hairs, fig. 144; 
body covered with fine, long, erect 
pubescence; eyes slightly removed 
from anterior angles of pronotum. . 
PE Ae ds sop 3 Miris, p. 127 
Antennal segments clothed with very 
short pubescence, fig. 145; body 
nearly glabrous, at most with very 
SIGE MED DESCENCE «25 «yc cero aie 6 
6. Head short and greatly flattened, front 
scarcely protruding beyond bases of 
antennae, fig. 145; head with a broad 
and shallow median basin; first an- 
tennal segment slender and curved, 
thickest near base, tapering to be- 
come slender at middle, then becom- 
me clightly enlarged at apex. 2575 .< 
.Teratocoris, p. 128 
Berd lore aig pointed, front project- 
ing sharply beyond bases of anten- 
nae, compare fig. 144; first antennal 
segment not formed as above...... 7 
7. Rostrum not extending behind middle 
COV AERA ee ees. Trigonotylus, p. 129 
Rostrum extending to base of abdomen 
.Megaloceroea, p. 125 
8. First antennal segment with very short 
pubescence, practically glabrous; 
pronotum and_ scutellum sparsely 
covered with deep punctures....... 
(oe Mesomiris, p. 131 
First antennal segment thickly covered 
with long pubescence; punctures of 
pronotum and scutellum deep and 
closely placed. ...Stenodema, p. 130 
Megaloceroea Fieber 
No Illinois species; Megaloceroea recti- 
cornis (Geoffroy) is apparently an imported 
PLANT Bucs, or MiripAk, oF ILLINOIS 
125 
European species which has been recognized 
in British Columbia, Idaho, Iowa, Ontario, 
Wisconsin. It has not as yet been collected 
in Illinois, but most likely it will be found 
here eventually. 
Pithanus Fieber 
No Illinois species; Pithanus maerkelii 
(Herrich-Schaeffer) is known from British 
Columbia, Maine, New York, Washington. 
Mimoceps Uhler 
Mimoceps insignis Uhler 
Mimoceps insignis Uhler (1890, p. 84). 
Mavre.—Length 3.50, width 0.91. Head 
width 0.82, vertex 0.43. Rostrum, length 
1.25, reaching to base of middle coxae. An- 
tennae, first segment, length 0.60, pale, black 
on base; second, 1.70, pale; third, 1.21, fus- 
cous; fourths | 0.95) tuscous. sLronotum, 
length 0.78, width at base 0.73; calli large, 
convex, smooth, occupying middle of disk. 
Fig. 142.— Mimoceps 
brachypter- 
INS1gNIS, 
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