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vided at middle of apical half by pallid an- 
nulus, fuscous hairs arising from red marks. 
Venter pallid, tinged with red near each 
spiracle. 
Mave.—Length 4.80, width 1.51. Head 
width 0.85, vertex 0.21. Antennae, first 
segment, length 1.21; second, 2.81; third, 
1.56; fourth, 1.21. Pronotum, length 0.73, 
width at base 1.25. Dorsum uniformly 
bright red, sometimes dotted with yellowish 
spots; calli pale; basal angles of pronotum 
and. apex of scutellum yellowish to pale 
orange. Membrane pale smoky or nearly 
clear; areoles with rather fine, obscure, pale 
fuscous marks. Legs yellowish; apical half 
of hind femora with red, netlike markings 
and bearing fuscous to black hairs; a yellow- 
ish subapical band present; in this last re- 
spect very similar to female. Genital clasp- 
ers, fig. 179. The sexes of puella exhibit a 
greater difference in color than do other, 
closely related species of this group. 
Hasits.—Collected on oak (Quercus 
sp.) and red birch (Betula nigra). 
Known DistrIiBuTION.—Connecticut, 
District of Columbia, Illinois, Maryland, 
Massachusetts, Michigan, Mississippi, New 
Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, 
Pennsylvania. 
Illinois Records.—Eleven maies and 20 
females, taken June 12 to October, are from 
Anna, Ashley, De Soto, Dubois, Galena, 
Galesburg, Geff, Grand Detour, Harris- 
burg, Makanda, Marshall, Oregon, Palos 
Park, Starved Rock State Park, Urbana, 
White Pines Forest State Park. Blatchley 
(1926b, p. 729) records this species from 
Beverly Hills. 
Phytocoris depictus Knight 
Phytocoris depictus Knight (1923d, p. 654). 
Mave.—Length 4.10, width 1.50. Head 
width 0.78, vertex 0.27; head marked with 
orange and red as in puella Reuter. Ros- 
trum, length 1.93, reaching fifth abdominal 
sternite, yellowish, black at apex. Antennae, 
first segment, length 0.83, thickest near base 
and tapering to become more slender just 
before apex, yellowish, with a few red dots 
on anterior aspect and with seven or eight 
fuscous setae on basal half of dorsal aspect; 
second, 1.97, uniformly pale yellowish; third, 
0.96, yellowish; fourth, 0.97, yellowish. Pro- 
notum, length 0.71; width at base 1.23; pale 
testaceous and dusky; calli lighter; disk with 
tour orange stripes; collar either side of 
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median line and behind eye orange colored; 
clothed with pale yellowish pubescence, this 
fuscous near basal margin and sparsely in- 
termixed with pale, silky pubescence; pro- 
pleura with red mark crossing lower half 
of coxal cleft, this mark diffused behind cleft. 
Scutellum pallid, with orange mark either 
side of median line extending obliquely to 
lateral margin. Sternum pallid, episternum 
with red mark, epimeron chiefly red, ostiolar 
peritreme white, area just. above reddish. 
Hemelytra with irregular, red, netlike 
markings, these produced by thickly placed 
and more or less confluent pale spots; basal 
half of corium nearly fusco-reddish; tip of 
clavus, and spot near inner basal angle of 
cuneus, black with prominent black hairs; 
clothed with golden yellow pubescence; cen- 
tral area with a few small spots of dense, 
silvery wool; cuneus bright red and with 
many rather small, pallid spots. Membrane 
pale fuscous; areoles and central area with 
clear spots; veins pale to fuscous. Legs pale 
to yellowish; apical two-thirds of hind fem- 
ora dark red, with many large and small 
pallid spots, and an irregular, incomplete, 
pallid band at middle of apical half; a few 
black hairs arising from red area; spines 
on hind tibiae pallid, with reddish spot at 
base of each, except those spines at apex. 
Venter pale yellowish, with reddish dots on 
sides; base of genital segment fuscous; 
genital claspers and flagellum distinctive for 
species, fig. 179. 
FEMALE.—Length 5.10, width 1.77. Head 
width 0.86, vertex 0.39. Antennae, first seg- 
ment, length 1.04; second, 2.55; third, 1.21; 
fourth, 1.04. Pronotum, length 0.85, width 
at base 1.55. Larger and more robust than 
male, but very similar in coloration, al- 
though dorsum and membrane frequently 
with broader, light-colored areas. 
Host PLant.—Bur oak (Quercus macro- 
carpa) and red oak (Q. rubra). 
Known DistriBpuTIon.—District of Co- 
lumbia, Illinois, Minnesota, New York, 
Ohio. 
Illinois Records.—BeEverty Hi ts: Aug. 
31, 1907, W. J. Gerhard, 29, FM. Ane 
Aug. 27, 1905, W. J. Gerhard, 29, Fae 
FAIRFIELD: June 12, 1934, DeLong & Ross, 
1¢. Gresonra: Oct. 2, 1934, Frison & 
Ross, 1 ¢. GoLtconpa: June 22, 1932, on 
oak, Ross, Dozier & Park, 1¢. KEITHS- | 
BURG: June 15, 1932, on red oak, H. L. Do- 
zier, 1g. SHAWNEETOWN: June 23, 1936, 
DeLong & Ross, 1 3. 
