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Phytocoris vittatus Reuter 
_ Phytocoris vittatus Reuter (1909, p. 28). 
Not taken in Illinois; known only from 
New York; has been collected on prickly 
gooseberry (Ribes cynosbati). 
Phytocoris sulcatus Knight 
Phytocoris sulcatus Knight (1920, p. 64). 
In form, this species is very similar to 
fumatus Reuter, but the latter is larger; 
the pronotum of sulcatus is more distinctly 
sulcate at the sides and immediately behind 
the calli; the pallid bands at the base and 
the middle of the second antennal segment 
are more distinct; the dorsum is distinctly 
paler; and the outer half of the clavus and 
the inner apical angles of the corium are 
very dark brown, almost black. 
Mave.—Length 6.00, width 1.80. Head 
width 1.08, vertex 0.30. Rostrum, length 
2.80, extending to fifth abdominal sternite. 
Antennae, first segment, length 1.25, black, 
with one large and several small white, 
smooth spots; second, 2.64, mostly black, 
pallid at base and a yellowish band at 
middle; third, 1.47, fuscous, pallid at base; 
fourth, 1.2), dark) fuscous. (Pronotum, 
length 0.99, width at base 1.60; lateral mar- 
gins of disk and immediately behind calli dis- 
tinctly sulcate. Dorsum clothed with sil- 
very to yellowish, silky pubescence, inter- 
mixed with more nearly erect, short, black 
hairs. General color fuscous to black, with 
paler spots and areas; membrane pallid, 
rather thickly and evenly marbled with fus- 
cous. Femora with a broad pallid area at 
base, apical half black with several pallid 
spots; hind pair with an irregular, oblique, 
subapical pallid band. Front and middle 
tibiae with black and white bands; hind pair 
without distinct white bands. Genital clasp- 
ers, flagellum and a large, thick tubercle 
above base of left clasper, fig. 175, distinc- 
tive for species. 
FEMALE.—Length 6.00, width 2.03. More 
robust than the male but very similar in 
color and pubescence. 
Hasits.—Occurs on the bark of linden 
(Tilia americana), on bur oak (Quercus 
macrocarpa) and elm (Ulmus sp.) ; prob- 
ably predacious. 
KNown DIistrRIBUTION.—Connecticut, 
District of Columbia, Illinois, Iowa, Kan- 
sas, Michigan, Minnesota, Pennsylvania, 
South Dakota, Virginia. 
ILLINoIs NATURAL History SURVEY BULLETIN 
Vol. 22, Arts] 
Illinois Records.—Five males and 7 fe- 
males, taken May 22 to Aug. 21, are from 
Argo, Beverly Hills, Champaign, Dubois, 
Galesburg, Quincy, St. Anne, Urbana. 
Phytocoris breviusculus Reuter 
Phytocoris breviusculus Reuter (1876, p. 68). 
Mave.—Length 3.90, width 1.60. Head 
width 0.84, vertex 0.30; lower face white, 
marked with reddish brown. Rostrum, 
length 1.94, extending to sixth abdominal 
sternite. Antennae, first segment, length 
0.63, reddish brown, marked with four or 
five white, smooth spots, spines pallid; sec- 
ond, 1.51, dusky yellow, white annulus at 
base; third, 1.04, fuscous, pallid at base; 
fourth, 0.78, fuscous. Pronotum, length 
0.78, width at base 1.38, disk dusky yellow, 
central area more nearly pure yellow, basal 
edge white, this white area bordered by an 
undulating, fuscous line. Dorsum clothed 
with simple fuscous hairs thickly intermixed 
with white and yellowish, silky pubescence. 
Hemelytra pale yellowish; broad fuscous 
area along claval suture; inner apical angles 
and a broad, transverse band on basal half 
of corium fuscous. Cuneus yellowish to 
white; disk with several small brown dots; 
apex fuscous. Membrane thickly marbled 
with fuscous; two small, white spots on out- 
er margin of apical half. Legs pale yellow- 
ish; hind femora very dark brown, this 
dark color broken by numerous pale dots; 
front and middle femora marked with red- 
dish brown on apical half. Tibiae with three 
fuscous bands; hind pair dark fuscous with 
numerous white dots. Genital claspers dis- 
tinctive, a prominent tubercle above base 
of left clasper. 
Femace.—Length 4.10, width 1.64. More 
robust than male, but very similar in color 
and pubescence. 
Hapsits.—A predacious species which may 
be collected about lights. Reared in Ohio 
on apple branches which were heavily in- 
fested with San José scale. 
Known Distrrisution.—Alabama, Dis- 
trict -of Columbia, Illinois, Indiana, Missis- 
sippi, Ohio, Texas. Common in Texas, but 
rare east of the Mississippi River. 
Illinois Records. — Atsion: July 16, 
1937, on blackberry, Mohr & Burks, 34. 
ALTON: July 19-21, 1932, on Crataegus, 
Ross & Dozier, 32,49. FartrrreLp: June 
12, 1934, DeLong & Ross, 1 9. JONESBORO: 
Aug. 2, 1932, H. L. Dozier, 19. URBANA: 
