278 CAPSINA. 



Tlwrax. — Pronotum deeply wriukled transversely ; callosities and 

 sometimes the anterior margin piceous. Scuiellum reddish-yellow ; 

 anterior portion, as far as the transverse channel aud sides, piceous. 

 Elytra ; Corium pale yellowish, transversely wa-iukled. Sternum 

 piceous. Legs as in the developed form. 



Length, (5" 1— ? I}. Kue. 



The only developed examples w^e have seen were taken by Mr. 

 Crotch, but we cannot give either date or locality. The undeveloped 

 form of the insect is abundant at Tunbridge "Wells, on Pteris 

 «2'«<«7/;m in September ; Llangollen. — {T. V. WuUaston.) 



Genus 2. — Monalocoris, Baltlb. 



Oval. 



Head short ; vertical in front ; wider across the eyes than long ; 

 Crown flattish convex, raised above the eyes, and deflected to the 

 base of the clypeus ; Clypeus convex, apex in a line with the lower 

 margin of the eyes ; antenniferous processes very short, in a line 

 with the middle of the lower half of the eyes; Face; central lobe 

 long, convex ; side lobes short, narrow. Antennce in the $ grds the 

 length of the body, in the $ as long as the body ; 1st joint shorter 

 than the head ; 2nd more than twice the length of the 1st, gradually 

 thickened to the apex ; 3rd and 4th filiform ; 3rd longer than the 

 4th ; both together a little longer than the 2nd. Fyes somewhat 

 prominent ; viewed from above hemisp)herical, from the side oval ; 

 Rostrim reaching to the 3rd pair of coxte ; 1st joint longer than the 

 head ; 4th long. 



Thorax. — Pro)iotum short, trapezoidal, 1^ times as broad across the 

 posterior margin as long ; anterior margin straight, angles acute 5 

 sides slightly convex ; hinder angles acute ; posterior margin con- 

 vex ; disk convex, with 2 callosities in front. Scutcllum triangular, 

 equilateral, raised above the clavus ; somewhat convex. Elytra 

 longer than the abdomen ; Clavus convex, deflected to the corium ; 

 Corium flattish convex ; horizontal as far as tlie junction with the 

 cuneus and membrane, which are deflected ; Cuneus short, trian- 

 gular ; the anterior margin notched at the base. Sternum : Fro- 

 stcrmim ; xyphus triangular ; Mcsostcrmim short, convex, with a 

 central clianiirl ; posterior margin convex, broadly ijideuled in tlie 



