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Ittinois NaturAL History SuRVEY BULLETIN 
Ground color green, apical half of 
clavus, spot on apical half of cortum, 
and broad spot or vitta either side 
of pronotal disk behind calli, black; 
lenoth®6./0-7.00.( male) ies gee 
Ra ee eer notabilis, p. 100 
Ground color not green, or, if so, 
then length less than 6.50........ 2 
2. Pronotal disk partly orange colored; 
sometimes hemelytra also partly 
Orange we ae eee ee eee 1 
Pronotal disk without orange color- 
ING Hit nds: Met. ee ee eee 14 
Hemelytra chiefly orange or salmon 
colored; black either side of com- 
missure and on embolium........ 
ae rg Pe submarginatus, p. 103 
Hemelytra black; a broad, pale stripe 
extending full length of corium and 
connecting with pale cuneus; legs 
fulvous; apical halves of hind 
femoraiplack: 2 aaa knighti, p. 102 
General color pale yellow brown, hem- 
elytra translucent and with fuscous 
markings very faint or nearly lack- 
ing in female; median line of head 
and scutellum, lateral margins of 
pronotum, and sides of body, black; 
antennae black; membrane slightly 
infuscated, veins brown........... 
Lie OR a candidatus, p. 102 
Ground color sometimes pale greenish 
or yellowish, but dark markings of 
hemelytra distinct; other markings 
NOt-ds aboy ere es eee wre © 15 
Cuneus black, slightly translucent at 
base; dorsum blackish; slender, 
pale areas present only at base of 
corium and of embolium; pale me- 
dian line present on pronotal disk, 
this line sometimes continued upon 
Scutellumeslengtimo: 50 seer eee 
PereTy Ae Re necopinus, p. 103 
Cuneus pale, or fuscous on inner half 
only; length notiover 6.00g—.- a. 16 
Lateral margins of pronotal disk and 
propleura, except ventral margin, 
black; median area of disk and 
Scutelluinispa less see ee nen eee 17 
Pronotum with different coloring... .18 
Length of female second antennal seg- 
ment slightly greater than twice 
the width of head across eyes; for 
males see figure of genital claspers, 
Figg | OS ree aha nyctalis, p. 104 
Length of female second antennal seg- 
Vol. 22, Arie 
ment scarcely equal to twice the 
width of head across eyes; for males 
see figure of genital claspers, fig. 128 
eee ae es lateralis, p. 104 
18. Length of second antennal segment 
less than twice width of head across 
CYES. bn. 19 
Length of second antennal segment 
twice width of head across eyes... . 20 
19. Legs green or yellowish, not in- 
fuscated; light-colored areas of 
dorsum greenish or fading to yellow- 
ish, never tinged with salmon..... 
...modestus var. modestus, p. 104 
Legs pale to greenish, but hind 
femora fuscous on apical half; 
light-colored areas of dorsum tinged 
with salmon. 322 ornatus, p. 103 
20. Female calli with outer half black; 
male genital claspers as in fig. 128. . 
ity) alt 3 Dele A ee rr serus, p. 102 
Female calli, at least the outer half, 
pallid; for males see figures of geni- 
tal claspers....... “See 
21. Juga black; smaller, lengthi>:20seeem 
‘bb OS ee ee dorsalis, p. 100 
Juga yellowish; larger, length 5.80... 
jit Dace le neglectus, p. 105 
Orthotylus chlorionis (Say) 
Capsus chlorionits Say (1832, p. 25; 1859, p. 
46). 
This species is distinguished by its small 
size, short rostrum, green color and simple, 
fuscous pubescence. 
Matce.—Length 3.70, width 1.25. Ros- 
trum, extending very slightly beyond middle 
of mesosternum, green, apex black. Anten- 
nae, greenish yellow, last two segments 
dusky to fuscous. General color green, 
head and ventral surface yellowish; mem- 
brane pale, veins green. Clothed with sim- 
ple, short, fuscous pubescence, this paler on 
embolium. Male genital claspers distinctive, 
io mI Se 
FEMALE.—Length 3.80, width 1.40. Head 
width 0.73, vertex 0.38. Antennae, first seg- 
ment, length 0.30; second, 1.04; third, 0.90; 
fourth, 0.31. Pronotum, length 0.51, width 
at base 1.12. More robust than male, but 
very similar in color and pubescence. 
Host PLants.—Honey locust (Gleditsia 
triacanthos) and black locust (Robinia pseu- 
doacacia). 
Known DistripuTIoNn.—Connecticut, 
District of Columbia, Illinois, Indiana, 
