September, 1941 
Phytocoris luteolus Knight 
Phytocoris luteolus Knight (1923d, p. 649). 
Known only from Alabama and Connec- 
ticut; not taken in Illinois. 
MYRMECORINI 
KEY TO GENERA 
Length of first antennal segment greater 
than width of head; scutellum not coni- 
cally produced, fig. 180; dorsum with 
Beeciort pubescence. 6.56... se ae. 
et ee Paraxenetus, p. 209 
Length of first antennal segment much 
less than width of head, only slightly 
greater than width of vertex; scutellum 
conically produced, fig. 181; dorsum, 
especially pronotum and_ scutellum, 
Mmermlonsy -erect.Nalrs. .. 4 ede. oo: 
oe Barberiella, p. 209 
Paraxenetus Reuter 
Paraxenetus guttulatus (Uhler) 
Eucerocoris guttulatus Uhler (1887d, p. 150). 
Mare.—Fig. 180. Length 6.40, width at 
base of cuneus, 1.33. Head width 1.00, ver- 
tex 0.27; sulcus on median line of vertex. 
Rostrum, length 2.42, extending slightly be- 
yond posterior coxae or to second -abdomi- 
nal sternite. Antennae, first segment, length 
1.46; second, 3.45; third, 2.85; fourth, 0.86; 
all segments slender, of nearly equal thick- 
ness, three basal ones yellowish to dusky 
brown, last segment reddish brown. Prono- 
tum, length 0.95, width at base 1.34. Em- 
boliar margins strongly sulcate, or medially 
coarctate. General color  fusco-grayish, 
tinged with fulvous, sometimes fulvous areas 
-broad; cuneus, veins of membrane, and 
calli, fulvous to reddish; femora frequently 
fusco-reddish. Body clothed with recum- 
bent, fine yellowish pubescence, femora 
rather sparsely set with long pilose hairs, 
these hairs longest on posterior pair. 
FEMALE.—Length 6.80, width 1.51. Head 
width 1.08, vertex 0.39. Antennae, first seg- 
ment, length 1.51; second, 3.30; third, 2.94; 
fourth, 0.86. Pronotum, length 1.08, width 
at base 1.56. Very similar to male in form 
and coloration. 
| Host Prant.—Grape vines (Vitis sp.) ; 
one specimen collected in Illinois on walnut 
(Juglans nigra). 
KnicHT: PLANT Bucs, or MiripAk, oF ILLINOIS 
209 
Known DistripuTION.—District of Co- 
lumbia, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Maryland, 
Mississippi, Missouri, New Jersey, New 
York, Pennsylvania, Texas, Virginia. 
Illinois Records.—Co.iinsviLLE: Aug. 
14, 1899, McElfresh, 1 9. DANVILLE: June 
16, 1930, Frison & Hottes, 19. Dusots: 
Fig. 180.— Paraxenetus guttulatus, Oo. 
July 331909 ae GRAETON w uly) 20,0193, 
on Juglans nigra, Ross & Dozier, 1 ¢@. Ha- 
vANA: Aug. 15, 1907, Devil’s Hole, 29. 
Herop: July 24, 1930, Knight & Ross, 1 @. 
Quincy: Aug. 8, 1889, 3 9 ; Aug. 11, 1889, 
Thom 
Barberiella Poppius 
Barberiella apicalis Knight 
Barberiella apicalis Knight (1923d, p. 657). 
This species, fig. 181, is more closely re- 
lated to Fiebrigiella silvestri Poppius, de- 
scribed from Brazil, than to Barberiella 
formicoides Poppius, but differs from the 
former, at least, in the longer first antennal 
segment and in the shining, brownish and 
