. Brigham Young University science bulletin. Biology -- Periodicals. 58 Bricham Young University Science Bulletin Atractotomus nicholi, new species Allied to acaciae Kngt, but distinguished by the pale color; legs pale yellowish, antennae pallid, segment II inflated, black, pale at base. Male. Length mm, width mm. Head: width .71 mm, vertex .34 mm; pallid to yellow- ish. Rostrum, length .81 mm, reaching to middle of hind coxae, pale yellowish. Antennae: seg- ment I, length .17 mm, pale; II, .61 mm, thick- ness .10 mm, black, pale at base; III, -23 mm, pale yellowish; IV, .20 mm, pale.
. Brigham Young University science bulletin. Biology -- Periodicals. 58 Bricham Young University Science Bulletin Atractotomus nicholi, new species Allied to acaciae Kngt, but distinguished by the pale color; legs pale yellowish, antennae pallid, segment II inflated, black, pale at base. Male. Length mm, width mm. Head: width .71 mm, vertex .34 mm; pallid to yellow- ish. Rostrum, length .81 mm, reaching to middle of hind coxae, pale yellowish. Antennae: seg- ment I, length .17 mm, pale; II, .61 mm, thick- ness .10 mm, black, pale at base; III, -23 mm, pale yellowish; IV, .20 mm, pale. Pronotum, length .47 mm, width at base .95 mm; pale to yellowish brown, median line and lateral mar- gins of disk pale to white, a fuscous cloud on basal half, one each side of the pallid median line. Mesonotum yellowish brown, scutellum nearly white, yellowish on basal half. Dorsal surface clothed with fine, short, recumbent, yel- lowish to golden brown simple pubescence, and intermixed with appressed, sericeous, scalelike, silvery to golden brown pubescence. Hemelytra pallid, apical half of corium and inner apical half of clavus, shaded with yellowish brown; cuneus golden yellow, narrow outer edge and apex paler. Membrane uniformly pale fuscous, veins pallid. Ventral surface pale yellowish brown. Legs pale yellowish, without dots or marks; tibial spines black, base of spines very narrowly fuscous, forming a very small dot at base of each, or some of the spines. Female. Length mm, width mm. Head: width .74 mm, vertex .34 mm. Rostrum reaching to middle of hind coxae. Antennae: segment I, length 15 mm, pallid; II, .61 mm, width .10 mm, black, pale at base; III, .20 mm, pale; IV, .18 mm. Pronotum, length .52 mm, width at base mm. Very similar to the male in color and pubescence. Holotype: tf May 16, 1928, alt. 4000 ft, San- ta Rita Mts., Arizona (A. A. Nichol). Allotype: 9 taken with the type. Para types: cf 9 taken with the types. This species is named for the col
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