116 
femora reddish on apical half; membrane 
pale fumate, a distinct fuscous cloud occupy- 
ing middle of apical half. Genital claspers 
distinctive, fig. 134, both right and left clasp- 
ers composed of three prongs each. 
FEMALE.—Length 3.60, width 1.60. Very 
similar to male in pubescence and punctation, 
but emboliar margins more strongly arcuate ; 
pronotum yellowish, only calli and a ray 
across top of coxal cleft blackish; venter 
reddish to brownish. 
Hasirs.—Occurs on willows (Salix nigra 
and S. amygdaloides). Evidently predacious 
in habits. 
Known DistripuTion.—District of Co- 
lumbia, Illinois, lowa, Louisiana, Maryland, 
Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, New 
York, Ohio. 
Illinois Records.—Forty males, 49 fe- 
males and 1 nymph, taken May 25 to Aug. 
30, are from Algonquin, Alton, Antioch, 
Eichorn, Galesburg, Golconda, Grand De- 
tour, Grand ‘Tower, Havana, Homer Park, 
Kampsville, Lawrenceville, Meredosia, Me- 
tropolis, Monticello, Muncie, Paxton, Put- 
nam, Quincy, St. Joseph, Savanna, Topeka, 
Urbana, West Union. 
Ceratocapsus decurvatus Knight 
Ceratocapsus decurvatus Knight (1930c, p. 
4). 
Matce.—Length 3.70, width 1.64. Anten- 
nae pale yellowish, segments three and four 
reddish. Dorsum punctate, clothed with 
prominent, nearly erect, yellowish pubes- 
cence intermixed on scutellum and hemely- 
tra with silvery, sericeous pubescence; more 
strongly pubescent than pumilus (Uhler), 
although fuscous punctures on dorsum are 
very similar. General color yellowish to 
brownish, calli and propleura dark brown; 
cuneus reddish, except on outer margin; legs 
uniformly yellowish; membrane uniformly 
fuscous. Genital claspers distinctive for spe- 
cies, fig. 134. 
FEMALE.—Length 3.80, width 0.88. Very 
similar to male in pubescence, punctation 
and coloration. 
Hapsits.—Predacious;. collected on alder 
(Alnus rugosa). 
Known DistripuTion.—lIllinois, Mary- 
land, New York, Pennsylvania. 
Illinois Records.—EicHorn: June 24, 
1932, on Alnus rugosa, Ross, Dozier & Park, 
36), leo ane 13.91934 DeLonge yea ose. 
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KEY TO°GENER 
Scutellum conically produced, fig. 137; 
hemelytra with a transverse white 
fascia across middle of clavus and base - 
OfcOMmuin snes Cyrtopeltocoris, p. 117 
Scutellum only moderately convex, fig. 
136; hemelytra with a pale spot on cla- 
vus, or white spot at base of corium, but, 
in either case, these white marks not 
forming a complete transverse fascia. . . 
ite Se ha ee Sericophanes, p. 116 
Sericophanes Reuter 
Sericophanes heidemanni Poppius 
Sericophanes ocellatus Osborn (1898, p. 238) 
not Reuter. 
Sericophanes heidemanni Poppius 
p. 260)s 
Sericophanes noctuans Knight (1917a, p. 4). 
Mate.—Length 3.40, width 1.00. Gen- 
eral color dark chestnut to black. Legs yel- 
lowish brown; tibiae darker, posterior coxae 
pale; antennae yellowish brown, darker on 
third and fourth segments, fourth segment 
slightly compressed. Hemelytra velvety 
brown, darker at base of clavus; two trans- 
(19142, 
Fig. 136.— Sericophanes keidemannt. 
verse, irregular, silvery bars over brown; 
a cream-colored round spot on clavus just 
beyond scutellum; membrane light smoky, 
pale areas bordering apical third of cuneus. 
FEMALE.—Brachypterous. Length 3.10, 
width of abdomen 0.97. Antlike in form. 
General color yellowish brown. Prothorax 
subglobose ; hemelytra much reduced, reach- 
ing only base of third abdominal tergite; 
cream-colored spot present just beyond scu- 
tellum; abdomen subglobose, pleural mar- 
gins prominent, fourth to seventh segments 
dark brownish to piceous; sternites paler on 
areas bordering ovipositor. 
Hasits.—This species, fig. 136, has been 
found to occur on grassy ridges. Males are 
