222 MODERN SYSTEM. 



Genus 272. COREUS. Fabr., Lam., Wolf, Lutr., Leach. Cimex, 

 JJnn., Geoff. 

 AntenniE inserted aI)ove a line drawn from the eyes to the base of the 



labrum ; the last joint thick : thorax vf'ixh the anterior narrower than 



the posterior margin : body ovate, the sides of the abdomen dilated : 



head trigonate ; neck not apparent. 

 Sp. 1. Co7-. marginal us. Red-fuscous, obscure; sides of the abdomen 



elevated, acute ; antennae with their internal base unidentate, the 



first and last joints blackish, the middle ones red ; thighs beneath 



with a canal, and a few little teetli. 

 Coreus marginatus. Fabr., Latr., I^each. Cimex marginatus. Linnc. 

 Inhabits Europe, and is common in Britain in hedges and on the 



dock. 



Genus 273. BERYTUS. Fahr., Leach. Neides. Lufr. 



AnteniKE inserted above a line drawn from the eyes to the base of tlie 

 labrum ; geniculated about the middle ; the first joint very long, the 

 last thick : body filiform : head somewhat conic : neck not apparent : 

 scutcUum minute, linear conic : feet elongate : thighs clavate. 



Sp. 1. Ber. tipularius. Reddish-gray; antennje as long as the body, 

 with the last joint fuscous; clypeus acuminate, and produced; tho- 

 rax with three elevated lines, which are parallel and longitudinal ; 

 two of these are marginal, the other dorsal ; elytra striate nervous, 

 impressed-punctate, spotted with fuscous. 



Cimex tipularius. Linnc. Berytus tipularius. Fahr., Leach. Neides 

 tipularius. Latr. 



Inhabits grassy places. 



Genus 274. LYGiEUS. Fabr., Wolff, Latr., Leach. Cimex. Linn.^ 

 De Geer. 

 Antenna: filiform, inserted beneath a line drawn from the eyes to the 

 base of the labrum : body elongate ovate : head trigonate, neck not 

 apparent. 

 Sp. 1. I^yg. apterus. Red with black spots: elytra abbreviated. 

 Inhabits woods in the autumn. 



Genus 275. CAPSUS. Fabr., Latr., Leach. Cimex. Linn. 

 Head trigonate, neck not apparent: antenna setaceous; the second 

 joint at the apex thick, the two last when combined much shorter 

 than the one before it. 

 Sp. 1. Cap. ater. Body black. 

 Inhabits grassy places, and is very common. 



Genus 276. MIRIS. Fabr., Latr., Leach. Cimex. Linn., Geoff., 

 Sfc. Lyg^eus. Woff. 

 Antenna setaceous, the second and following joints alike : head trigo- 

 nate : neck not apparent. 

 Sp. 1. Mir, xagans. Leach. 



