September, 1941 
narrow area at base; cuneus with white 
translucent band at base; posterior coxae 
pale, legs mostly dark brownish, anterior 
and middle tibiae yellowish. 
Foop PLants.—Oaks (Quercus muhlen- 
bergii, Q. rubra and Q. alba) ; occasionally 
ash (Fraxinus sp.). A single specimen was 
taken on apple in Illinois. 
Known DIstTRIBUTION.—Connecticut, 
Illinois, Maryland, Massachusetts, Minne- 
sota, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, 
Ontario, Pennsylvania, Virginia. 
Illinois Records.—Thirty-nine males and 
38 females, taken May 9 to July 8, are from 
Antioch, Bluff Springs, Champaign, Don- 
gola, Dubois, Elizabeth, Fox Lake, Gales- 
burg, Glen Ellyn, Grand Detour, Havana, 
Keithsburg, Meredosia, Muncie, Oregon, 
St. Anne, Summerfield, Urbana, Willow 
Springs. 
Pseudoxenetus regalis (Uhler) 
Xenetus regalis Uhler (1890, p. 80). 
Apu.ts.—Length 6.50, width 2.00. Gen- 
eral color black; very similar to scutellatus 
(Uhler), but with basal half of pronotum, 
sternum and pleura largely red. 
Foop PLANtTs.—Usually live oak (Quer- 
cus virginiana) ; collected also on other oaks 
(Q. alba, Q. rubra and Q. marilandica) in 
Illinois. 
Known Distrisution.—Florida, Geor- 
gia, Illinois, Maryland, Mississippi, North 
Carolina, Oklahoma. 
Illinois Records.—Ten males and 11 
females, taken May 15 to June 15, are from 
Dubois, Galesburg, Havana, Keithsburg, 
Meredosia, St. Anne. 
Alepidia Reuter 
Alepidia gracilis (Uhler) 
Pilophorus gracilis Uhler (1895, p. 42). 
Aputts.—Fig. 140. Length 4.20, width 
1.30. General color black, slightly shining; 
hemelytra ferruginous black, membrane pale 
fuscous; a darker spot on either side cover- 
ing apex of brachium; pale area present 
bordering cuneus; antennae and legs pale 
yellowish; femora sometimes darkened; ab- 
domen with a patch of silvery scales on 
either side near base. 
Host Prants.—Red pine (Pinus resi- 
nosa), Scotch pine (P. sylvestris) and Aus- 
trian pine (P. nigra var. austriaca). 
KNIGHT: PLANT Bucs, or MirIDAE, OF ILLINOIS 
119 
A single female of this spceies from 
Galena shows a greater development of 
spots of silver pubescence on the hemelytra 
and is referable to the variety squamosa 
Knight (1926d, p. 26). 
Known DIstriBUTION.—Alabama, Colo- 
rado, District of Columbia, Florida, Geor- 
Fig. 140.— Alepidia gracilis. 
gia, Illinois, Indiana, lowa, Maryland, Mas- 
sachusetts, New Jersey, New York, West 
Virginia. 
Illinois Records. — GALENA: June 30, 
1932, on Austrian pine, Dozier & Mohr, 
19. Gatessurc: July 23, 1893, Scotch 
pine, 69. UrsBana: July 20, 1889, sweep- 
ings etlart we berrill sore le Ous lulyar2 
1889, sweepings in forest, C. A. Hart, 2 2, 
Oe 
Alepidiella Poppius 
No Illinois species; Ale pidiella heidemanni 
Poppius is known from District of Colum- 
bia, Maryland, Oklahoma; occurs on scrub 
pine (Pinus virginiana). 
Pilophorus Westwood 
KEN? TO PSPECIES 
1. Hemelytra polished over entire width 
behind posterior silvery line...... 2 
