September, 1941 
minute white spots, basal half more fuscous 
than reddish; cuneus red, broken by small, 
translucent spots at middle. Membrane 
smoky to fusco-brownish, infuscation of 
areoles somewhat broken into small spots, 
apical half with slightly darker fuscous area 
touching margin beyond cuneus. Legs pale 
yellowish; hind femora, except basal one- 
third, black with a red cast, with many, 
small yellowish spots and larger spots on 
dorsal aspect at middle, a yellowish band 
slightly beyond middle of apical half; front 
tibiae with indistinct brownish band on 
middle and near base; hind pair with broad, 
reddish band at base. Venter yellowish to 
fuscous, darker laterally and on genital seg- 
ment. Genital claspers and flagellum dis- 
tinctive for species, fig. 179. 
FEMALE.—Length 5.50, width 2.00. Head 
width 0.91, vertex 0.39. Antennae, first 
segment, length 1.23; second, 2.94; third, 
1.55; fourth, 1.17. Pronotum, length 0.86, 
width at base 1.51. More robust than male, 
very similar in coloration, but pale area on 
apical half of corium broader, and with 
pallid and orange rays behind calli. 
Host Pirant.—Hickory (Carya sp.) 
Known DIstripuTion.—District of Co- 
lumbia, Georgia, Illinois, Iowa, Massa- 
chusetts, Mississippi, New York, North 
Carolina, Ohio, Pennsylvania. 
Hlinois Records. — ILiinors: June 26, 
1892, 1 ¢. BLurr Sprincs: June 10, 1932, 
Ross & Mohr, 1¢@. Dusors: July 3, 1909, 
19. Gerr: June 12, 1934, DeLong & Ross, 
moe Quincy: June 15, 1883, 12. 
Phytocoris olseni Knight 
Phytocoris olseni Knight (1923d, p. 647). 
Not taken in Illinois; known from Flor- 
ida, Mississippi, New Jersey, New York, 
- Virginia. 
Phytocoris tibialis Reuter 
Phytocoris tibialis Reuter (1876, p. 68). 
—  Mare.—Length 5.10, width 1.90. Head 
width 0.88, vertex 0.35. Rostrum, length 
2.60, extending to sixth abdominal sternite. 
Antennae, first segment, length 1.08, yel- 
lowish, with four or five reddish brown 
marks; second, 2.38, yellowish, a distinct 
_fuscous to black line on anterior aspect, 
with white annulus at base; third, 1.47, 
fuscous, pale yellowish at base; fourth, 1.30, 
_fuscous. Pronotum, length 0.86, width at 
KNIGHT: PLANT Bucs, or MiripAk, oF ILLINOIS 
205 
base 1.47; greenish; disk with four longi- 
tudinal orange stripes. Hemelytra yellowish 
green to green; clavus with a rather large 
reddish blotch on middle and a smaller one 
on basal half; inner half of corium with 
reddish spots and blotches. Apex of cuneus 
and two spots on paracuneus reddish. Mem- 
brane fuscous, with irregular pale and 
translucent areas behind cuneus and ex- 
tending across middle. Legs greenish yel- 
low; front and middle tibiae with very dark 
red-brown line on dorsal aspect; hind fem- 
ora with apical half dark red brown, this 
color area broken by numerous small and 
large, yellowish spots and a distinct sub- 
apical, pale yellowish annulus. Genital 
claspers distinctive, fig. 179; right clasper 
very long. 
FEMALE.—Length 5.50, width 2.00. Head 
width 0.88, vertex 0.36. Antennae, first seg- 
ment, length 1.12; second, 2.34; third, 1.51; 
fourth, 1.35. Pronotum, length 0.86, width 
at base 1.47. Clothed with yellowish to 
fuscous, simple pubescence sparsely inter- 
mixed with yellowish, silky pubescence. Col- 
oration very similar to that of male. 
Hasits.—Breeds among weedy, herba- 
ceous plants in damp situations; Illinois 
specimens. collected on mountain’ mint 
(Pycnanthemum sp.). 
Known DistrisuTIOoN.—Alabama, Con- 
necticut, District of Columbia, Florida, IIli- 
nois, Jlowa, Maryland, Massachusetts, 
Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, 
New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, 
Ohio, Ontario, Texas, Virginia, Wisconsin. 
Illinois Records.—Forty-four males and 
23) temales, taken June 22 to Oct. 2; are 
from Albion, Alto Pass, Anna, Browns, Car- 
bondale, Cave-in-Rock, Dongola, Dubois, 
East St. Louis, Elizabethtown, Gibsonia, 
Golconda, Grand Tower, Havana, Herod, 
Lawrenceville, McClure, Metropolis, Mon- 
ticello, Newton, Norris City, Olive Branch, 
Pulaski, Rosiclare, Shawneetown, Temple 
Hill, York. 
Phytocoris confluens Reuter 
hye puella var. confluens Reuter (1909, 
p. 20). 
Mave.—Length 4.60, width 1.43. Head 
width 0.83, vertex 0.26; head chiefly bright 
red; geminate mark at base of tylus, apices 
of juga and lora, and ventral margin of 
bucculae, pallid. Rostrum, length 2.20, 
reaching sixth abdominal sternite, pale yel- 
