118 
erately shining; with sparse and very fine, 
pale pubescence. Hemelytra slightly con- 
stricted near middle, dark brown, strongly 
shining; clavus paler brown on basal half, 
crossed on apical half by a clear white band 
that becomes wider on corium and reaches 
costal margin; a white spot present on cori- 
Fig. 138.—Cyrtopeltocoris tllint, male claspers. 
um bordering base of cuneus; membrane 
uniformly fuscous, slightly paler at tip of 
cuneus. Legs mostly medium brown to dark 
brown; coxae white, middle pair reddish 
brown at base; apex of hind femora and base 
of tibiae pale; tibiae paler on apical one- 
third. Genital segment distinctive, fig. 138. 
Holotype, male — Dolson, IIl., Rocky 
Branch: June 25, 1932, Frison & Mohr. 
Paratypes.—ILLINo1s.—GEFF: June 12, 
1934, DeLong & Ross, 1 ¢. Morton: July 
22 1928 a A Reb ark eee ORBANA wy uly. 
10, 1940, in building, C. O. Mohr, 1 2. 
Missouri.—St. Louis: June 25, 1939, 
Re Ce Kroesciners len 
PILOPHORINI 
KEY TO;GENERA 
1. Vertex not compressed posteriorly, fig. 
139; length of first antennal segment 
nearly equaling width of head; an- 
terior half of pronotum constricted, 
its sides at that point nearly parallel 
Ce eee Pseudoxenetus, p. 118 
Vertex compressed posteriorly, slightly 
overlapping anterior edge of pro- 
notum, fig. 140; length of first an- 
tennal segment not exceeding width 
Of vertex\s | saa ieee eee 2) 
2. Second antennal segment scarcely 
thickened toward apex; width of 
head across eyes equal to or greater 
than posterior width of pronotum, 
fig. 140; hemelytra with emboliar 
margins parallel....Alepidia, p. 119 
Second antennal segment thickened 
Ittino1is NaTurAL History SurRvEY BULLETIN 
Vol. 22, Aria 
toward apex; width of head less than 
width of posterior margin of pro- 
notum, fig. 141... 3 ee 3 
3. Lateral margins of hemelytra. slightly 
constricted and recurved ventrad, 
bearing white pubescent bands, fig, 
l4 lek ee Pilophorus, p. 119 
Lateral margins of hemelytra slightly 
arcuate, bearing silvery pubescence, 
but this pubescence not forming dis- 
tinct;bands= ass Alepidiella, p. 119 
Pseudoxenetus Reuter 
KEY TO SPECIES 
Entire pronotum and prosternum dark 
brown-or black= eee scutellatus, p. 118 
Disk of pronotum and_ prosternum 
orange or reddish, aaa regalis, p. 119 
Pseudoxenetus scutellatus (Uhler) 
Xenetus scutellatus Uhler (1890, p. 81). 
Aputts.—Fig. 139. Length 6.50, width 
1.20. Black; scutellum yellow, except for 
Fig. 139.— Pseudoxenetus scutellatus. 
