EHYPAROCHROMIDiE. 201 



Pachymerus spinigerellus, Bohem. Vet. Akad. Forh. 57, 11 (1852). 

 Tropistethus ochropterus, Fieb. Europ. Hem. 181 (1861). 



— uolosericeus, Stal, Vet. Akad. Torli. 217, 1 (1862). 



Black, dull ; clothed above and beneatli witli fine, yellow, subpro- 

 minent hairs. Clavus and corkim deep ochreous, the latter 

 posteriorly — and on the sides pitchy-black ; memirane shining, 

 white, irrorated with dark atoms ; the base clear. 



Head finely punctured. Antennce black, clothed with subpromi- 

 nent, yellow hairs ; base of each joint narrowly white, l^i/es 

 and Ocelli black. Bostrum piceous, the junction of the joints 

 yellowish. 



TJwracc. — Pronotmn finely punctured in front ; last 3rd with 

 larger and more distinct punctures. Scutellum finely punctured, 

 apex ochreous. Elytra; Clavus ochreous, with 3 rows of brown 

 punctures, apex darker ; Corium deep ochreous, with somewhat 

 strong, black or brown pvmctures in rows ; posteriorly and on the 

 anterior and inner margins pitchy-blacl<, on the latter usually as an 

 undefined spot ; centre indistinctly of the ground colour ; base 

 unclouded ; Membrane white, irrorated with dark atoms ; base clear, 

 at the inner angle ochreous (the texture of the membrane is so thin 

 that the dark colour of tlie abdomen shows through, and until the 

 membrane is raised its true colour is not seen). Sternum ; a spot at 

 the outer side of the coxa3 yellowish ; coxce Kn^ fulcra rufous ; thighs 

 piceous, apex rufous ; tiliw piceous, the base more or less rufous ; 

 tarsi pale rufous, last joint piceous. 



Abdomen beneath shining, apex rufous. 



Length, 1\ line. 



Eare. In sandy places at the roots of grass. Ventnor, May, 

 {G. Guy on) ; Seaton, S. Devon, January (Dr. Poicer). 



Genus 12. — Rhyparochuomus, Curt. 

 Elliptic, the sides subparallel. 



Se«c? 5-sided, wide, convex ; Croion short ; i^ac^ triangular, central 

 lobe long, prominent, sharply defined ; side lobes shorter, long- 

 pointed. Antennce rather slender ; 1st joint strong, reaching ■Jrd 

 of its length beyond the end of the face ; 2nd and 3rd slightly 

 clavate, 2nd twice as long as the 1st, 3rd not so long as the 2nd ; 



