September, 1941 
furrow across middle at junction of 
wide and narrow portions, fig. 97.. 
Pe fae Se Dicyphus, p. 53 
Pronotal disk without such a furrow, 
Fig. 94.—Head of Cyrtopeltis tenuts. 
Fig. 95.—Head of Macrolophus separatus. 
Fig. 96.—Head and pronotum of Dicyphus 
agilts, 
4. Head mostly black; pronotum brown 
@mplack atleast on sides. 2.22... 
Se a eh oe ee Dicyphus, p. 53 
Head and pronotum almost entively 
GrecisimVello Wenas some A uh e:. 
Cyrtopeltis Reuter 
No Illinois species; Cyrtopeltis varians 
(Distant) occurs in Arizona, California, 
Florida, Georgia, Mississippi, Missouri, 
South Carolina, Texas; Mexico and Central 
America; Puerto Rico and Grenada. It is 
known to breed on cultivated tomatoes, but 
in the wild state it feeds probably on related 
plants. It has been reported to be a tomato 
pest in Arizona, Georgia and Mississippi. 
Dicyphus Fieber 
Ker yeet OSSPECIES 
1. Length not over 3.00; cortum with 
large black spot near apex........ 
<0 i ee minimus, p. 54 
Length more than 4.00; corium var- 
iously marked but without a large 
Digckispot Nearia Pex.) «ley. hues 2 
nN 
Head entirely and pronotum mostly 
dark brown to black; pronotum 
usually with a pale median stripe. . 
act Oe IO ae ee agilis, p. 53 
Head with at least vertex behind eyes 
pale; pronotum in greater part dull 
yellow or reddish with only sides 
Slee COLVE Cle ate ye Umit: fit. Wh teat ds braves 3 
KnicHuT: PLANT Bucs, or Miripaz, oF ILLINOIS 53 
3. Length of second antennal segment 
subequal to both maximum width 
and maximum length of pronotum. 
VBR ene ete nck y clei vestitus, p. 53 
Length of second antennal segment at 
least one-third greater than maxi- 
mum width of pronotum and at 
least one-half greater than maxi- 
mumileng thofipronotumen ss 4... 4 
4. Second antennal segment uniformly 
black; scutellum mostly _ black; 
femora without reddish dots...... 
pir Nady Raters gracilentus, p. 54 
Second antennal segment with basal 
two-thirds pale; scutellum entirely 
reddish or yellowish; femora with 
humerous feddishwdots 4.2. stark 5 
5. Elytra with numerous reddish streaks; 
length of postocular space subequal 
toudistancesbetweenley ese = 
ere re oP fAImelicus,s p.o4 
Elytra without reddish streaks; length 
of postocular space slightly more 
than one-half distance between eyes 
ee rn he eect, discrepans, p. 54 
Dicyphus agilis (Uhler) 
Idolocoris agilis Uhler (1877, p. 425). 
Mare.—Length 3.40, width 0.90. Gen- 
eral color pale yellowish; head, thorax and 
second segment of antennae chiefly black; 
hemelytra pale, lightly marked with fuscous, 
sometimes tinged with red. 
FEMALE.—Length 4.50, width 1.10. 
Foop PLANT.—Raspberry (Rubus odora- 
tus and doubtless others). In Illinois it was 
collected on walnut (Juglans nigra) and 
butternut (J. cinerea), but these are cer- 
tainly “sitting” records. 
Known DIstTRIBUTION. — Maine west- 
ward to British Columbia and southward 
to Virginia, through Illinois and Iowa. 
Illinois Records.—Seven males and 16 
females, taken June 2 to July 2, are from 
Algonquin, Dolson, Rocky Branch, Gales- 
burg, Grand Detour, Grand View, Hardin, 
Manito, Savanna, Sheldon, Urbana. 
Dicyphus vestitus Uhler 
Dicyphus vestitus Uhler (1895, p. 46). 
Dicyphus notatus Parshley (1922, p. 16). 
ApuLts.—Length 3.80, width 1.20. Head 
width 0.60, vertex 0.26. Rostrum reaching 
to base of hind coxae. First antennal seg- 
ment, length 0.36, reddish, black on base; 
