September, 1941 
to that of canadensis Van Duzee. Rostrum, 
length 2.60, attaining base of genital seg- 
ment. Antennae, first segment, length 1.20, 
black, with irregular minute, white spots 
beset with from 14 to 16 almost colorless 
setae; second, 2.50, black, with a _light- 
colored annulus at base and a second, simi- 
lar band beginning at middle and extending 
KNIGHT: PLANT Buss, or MirIpDAE, OF ILLINOIS 
189 
dark fuscous to black, more or less pallid 
on under side at base; genital claspers and 
long tubercle above base of left clasper, fig. 
175, distinctive for species. 
FEMALE.—Very similar to male in size 
and coloration. 
Hasits.—This is a predacious, bark-in- 
habiting species, which the author has taken 
Ss 
4 A WN 
CONSPURCATU . 
BRIS 4 
SULCATUS 
Fig. 175.—Male genital claspers of Phytocoris, Group I. 
A, left clasper, lateral aspect; 3, 
right clasper, lateral aspect; C, flagellum; D, left clasper, caudal aspect. 
for a space of 0.30; third, 1.48, pallid at 
base and at middle; fourth, 1.11, black. 
Pronotum, length 1.54, width at base 1.70; 
form and coloration very similar to those in 
eximius Reuter, but differing by having 
black, scalelike hairs; scutellum thickly cov- 
ered with white, woolly pubescence. Hem- 
elytra rather uniformly darkened, a tri- 
angular pallid spot at tip of corium border- 
‘ing cuneus; thickly clothed with black, scale- 
like hairs intermixed with small patches of 
dense, white, woolly hairs. Membrane 
thickly marbled with dark fuscous; cubital 
vein pallid at apex of larger areole; dark 
spots scattered near apices of cells. Legs 
marked very much like those of canadensis, 
but pale band near apex of hind femora more 
or less interrupted on ventral side. Venter 
: 
on the boles of linden (Tilia americana), 
elm (Ulmus sp.), walnut (Juglans nigra), 
pear (Pyrus communis), apple (Pyrus ma- 
lus), willow (Salix sp.) aud maple (dcer 
sp.) ; frequently attracted to light. 
Known DistrRIBUTION.—Connecticut, 
District of Columbia, Illinois, lowa, Kansas, 
Maryland, Michigan, Minnesota, Missis- 
sippi, Missouri, New Hampshire, New 
Jersey, New York, Ontario, Pennsylvania, 
South Dakota, Wisconsin. 
Illinois Records.—Twenty-three males 
and 23 females, taken May 17 to Septem- 
ber, are from Alton, Antioch, Carbondale, 
Champaign, Darwin, Galesburg, Grafton, 
Havana, Mahomet, Odin, Palos Park, 
Quincy, Shawneetown, Starved Rock State 
Park, Urbana. 
