September, 1941 
red; front with prominent, nearly colorless 
hairs. Rostrum, length 2.20, extending to 
base of genital segment. Antennae, first 
segment, length 0.97, pallid, three irregular 
marks on dorsal surface, broad, fusco- 
brownish or reddish band at apex, beset 
with six or eight prominent, pale spines; 
second, 2.25, pale brownish, pallid annulus 
at base, area next to this and at apex 
dark fuscous; third, 1.25, fusco-brownish, 
annulus at base and middle, and a narrow 
one at apex, pallid; fourth, 1.04, fuscous. 
Pronotum, length 0.75, width at base 1.43; 
yellowish, outer halves of calli, and broad 
area extending rearward, fusco-brownish to 
dark fuscous; a basal, submarginal, fuscous 
line with two black points on either side of 
median line; narrow area at basal margin 
pallid; pubescence yellowish to dusky, long- 
est hairs situated anteriorly and on collar. 
Scutellum pallid, median line frequently 
reddish, either side of this an indistinct vitta 
composed of small brownish dots. Hemely- 
tra pale yellowish, more or less translu- 
cent; an irregular patch at middle of clavus, 
and a larger one just opposite on corium, 
fusco-brownish, dark color broken by small, 
irregular, light spots; frequently apex of 
corium with a smaller, dark patch and a 
series of fusco-brownish spots bordering 
claval suture; embolium and cuneus with 
small spots of reddish in hypodermis. Mem- 
brane pallid; infuscation usually composed 
of fine irregular spots; a large spot at apex 
and a smaller one at either side joining 
margin, central area and that within are- 
oles more sparsely marked with fuscous 
dots; cubitus pallid, radius infuscated. Front 
and middle tibiae pallid, with three fuscous 
annuli; hind pair with two reddish brown 
bands on basal half; femora pallid, reticu- 
lated with reddish brown; hind pair with 
two irregular pallid bands on apical half, 
dark color broken by numerous light-col- 
ored spots. Venter pallid, sides flecked with 
reddish. Genital claspers and flagellum dis- 
tinctive for species, fig. 179. 
FEMALE.—Length 4.80, width 1.80. Head 
width 0.95, vertex 0.36. Antennae, first seg- 
ment, length 1.08; second, 2.25; third, 1.12; 
fourth, 1.04. Pronotum, length 0.82, width 
at base 1.56. Very similar to male in color 
and pubescence. 
Host PLant.—Bur oak (Quercus macro- 
carpa). 
Known Distrisution. — Florida, Illi- 
nois, lowa, Maryland, Massachusetts, Min- 
KNIGHT: PLANT Bucs, or Miripag, oF ILLINOIS 
203 
nesota, New York, North Carolina, On- 
tario, Virginia. 
Illinois Records. — CHAMPAIGN: June 
2/1932, 0ns oak, Elarper,, 19. ) DUBOIS: 
Aug. 8; 1917, 1a. GAtzesspure: 1 ¢; June 
24, 1892, 19 ; July 27, 1892, 2 4. GLENDON 
Park: Aug. 19, 1903, A. B. Wolcott, 12, 
FM. URBANA: June 27, 1932, Frison & Ross, 
24,19; Aug. 11, 1932, on Quercus mac- 
rocarpa, H. H. Ross, 19 ; Sept. 12, 1891, 
CaA. Hart eae 
Phytocoris taxodii Knight 
Phytocoris taxodii Knight (1926g, p. 165). 
This species is allied to rufus Van Duzee, 
a species known to occur only in Florida, 
but differs from it in the longer rostrum 
and longer first antennal segment; the basal 
half of the right genital clasper of the male 
is more slender in taxodii than in rufus. 
Mare.—Length 5.10, width 1.70. Head 
width 0.94, vertex 0.26; color of head yel- 
lowish, sometimes tinged with red. Rostrum, 
length 2.50, attaining base of genital seg- 
ment. Antennae, first segment, length 1.03, 
slightly thicker at base and apex, a few 
weak, yellowish setae on basal half, yellow 
to reddish; second, 2.34, yellowish; third, 
1.30, yellowish to dusky; fourth, 1.05, 
dusky. Pronotum, length 0.80, width at base 
1.40; reddish, becoming fusco-reddish near 
base of disk; narrow area at basal margin, 
median line on collar, and area between 
calli, paler. Scutellum yellowish or tinged 
with reddish. Clothed with golden yellow 
to brown, simple pubescence sparsely inter- 
mixed with more recumbent, silvery, silky 
pubescence. Hemelytra yellowish to red- 
dish; inner apical angles of corium dark red 
to fuscous, but this dark color not extend- 
ing forward along radial vein; cuneus rose 
red, narrow area along outer margin yel- 
low; membrane fusco-brownish, veins red. 
Ventral surface and legs yellowish; hind 
femora reddish, except basal one-third, and 
with many small, yellowish spots; base of 
hind tibiae reddish. Genital claspers dis- 
tinctive, fig. 179. 
FEMALE.—Length 5.30, width 1.80. Head 
width 0.91, vertex 0.34. Antennae, first seg- 
ment, length 1.10; second, 2.40; third, 1.31; 
fourth, 1.04. Pronotum, length 0.85, width 
at base 1.49. Very similar to male in color 
and pubescence. 
Host PLant. 
distichum). 
Bald cypress (T'axodium 
