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middle ; Metasterniim convex, centre prominently angled. Le<jfi ; 

 tarsi; 3rd joint longest ; 1st and 2nd of almost equal length. 



&jjecies 1. — Monalocoris filicis. 



CiMEx FiLicis, Lin. S. N. 718, 20 (17G7). 



AcANTHiA riLicis, TTolf, Ic. Cim. 46, t. 5, fig. 43 (ISOl). 



Phytocoius — Fall. Hem. Suec. i, 108, 61 (1S29) ; Ea/in, Wanz. ii, 



86, fig. 172 (1831). 

 Capsus — 3Iei/er Diir, Caps. 71, 13 (1813); Sahib. Geoc. Feu. 



113, 50 (1848) ; Kirschh. Caps. 70, 76 (1855). 

 Bryocokis — Kolen. Mel. Ent. ii, 129, 115 (IS57). 

 Capsus (Capstjs) FiLicis, Flor, E-hyn. Liv. 539, 39 (1860). 

 Monalocoris — Fieb. Europ. Hem. 237 (1861). 



Pitcliy-brown, shining ; clothed with fine, short, depressed, golden 

 yellow hairs. 



Head pale reddish, or ochreous-yellow. Antennce ; 1st and 2nd 

 joints pale yellowish ; apex of the latter, and the 3rd and 4th pitchy- 

 black ; base of the 3rd narrowly yellowish. Ui/es black. Rostrum 

 ochreous-yellow ; tip black. 



Thorax. — Pronotum piceous, or pitchy-black, thickly but finely 

 punctiu^ed ; anterior margin frequently, and hinder angles, ochreous- 

 yellow. Scutellum piceous, finely wrinkled transversely. Elytra ; 

 Clavus ochreovis-yellow ; inner margin, suture, and base of the nerve 

 pitchy-black ; Cor'mm ; anterior margin ochreous-yellow, the colour 

 generally spreading a little way on the disk at the apex ; Cuneus 

 yellowish ; Memhrane fuscous, iridescent ; Cell-nerve brown. Legs 

 pale yellow; thighs on the upper side, near the middle, with a 

 blackish spot ; tarsi yellow ; 3rd joint and claws blackish. 



Length, 1 line. 



Common everywhere, on Fteris aqiiilina, and other plants, by 

 sweeping and beating, in July, August, and September. 



