. Brigham Young University science bulletin. Biology -- Periodicals. aujjAjxicJjrvJJjjy. 318 ujnXfuiAAxuy Figs. 314-318. Male claspcrs. 314, Phytocoris mesillae; 315, P. tricinctus; 316, P. quadricinctus; 317, P. tanneri; 318, P. contrastus. Mesoscutum moderately exposed, dark fuscous brown, a pale spot at each side. Scutellum mod- erately convex, pallid, dark brown at middle of base, a fuscous spot each side before apex. Dorsal surface clothed with suberect, pale to fuscous simple pubescent hairs, intermixed with patches of recumbent and appressed, silvery sericeous pubescence, also with a sp
. Brigham Young University science bulletin. Biology -- Periodicals. aujjAjxicJjrvJJjjy. 318 ujnXfuiAAxuy Figs. 314-318. Male claspcrs. 314, Phytocoris mesillae; 315, P. tricinctus; 316, P. quadricinctus; 317, P. tanneri; 318, P. contrastus. Mesoscutum moderately exposed, dark fuscous brown, a pale spot at each side. Scutellum mod- erately convex, pallid, dark brown at middle of base, a fuscous spot each side before apex. Dorsal surface clothed with suberect, pale to fuscous simple pubescent hairs, intermixed with patches of recumbent and appressed, silvery sericeous pubescence, also with a sprinkling and patches of deciduous, brownish black scalelike hairs. Hemelytra pallid, marked with dots and spots of fuscous, spots along claval vein, and dots diicker on apical area of corium; cuneus with reddish dots along outer margin, apex with a dark spot. Membrane pale white, everywhere rather thickly marked with reticulate and con- spurcate pattern of fuscous brown, a small clear spot at apex of cuneus; veins pale dusky, vein between areoles dark brown. Mesosternum and a bar extending back across epimera brownish black. Legs pallid, front femora witii spots and broken lines of fuscous; front tibiae pallid, with four fuscous bands, first one at base, also four white bands, the apical one covering apex of tibia; middle femur chiefly pallid, apex dark brown, forming a dark bar above, middle tibia black at base; hind femora pallid on basal half above, ventral half with dark brown spots and reticulatioivs, apical one-third brownish black- above; hind tibiae pallid, with small dark spots but with well developed dark band near base, and a weaker band at middle. Venter pallid, with rather broad brownish black lateral stripe, be- coming black on sides on genital segment. Geni- tal segment and claspcrs distinctive (Fig. 316), a small tubercle high above base of left clasper. Female. Length mm, width mm. Head: width .82 mm, vertex .40 mm. Rostrum, length .8 mm, reaching upon
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