PITHANIDiE. 281 



thin; tarsi long; 1st joint longest, as long as the 2nd and 3rd 

 together. 



Undeveloped form. — Head as in developed specimens. 



Thorax. — Pronotum cylindrical, constricted at each end ; two 

 large callosities joined in front by a transverse keel, occupy the entire 

 space between the constrictions ; the central keel terminates be- 

 tween the callosities, on each side of which is a deep fovea. Scti- 

 telliim triangular, convex, raised above the clavus and gradually 

 deflected from the base to the apex. Eli/tra very short, barely 

 covering the 1st abdominal segment ; in the ^ rounded at the 

 apex ; in the $ cut off nearly square ; without cuueus or mem- 

 brane. Legs as in developed examples. 



Abdomen upperside convex ; Connexivum broad, almost perpen- 

 dicular. 



Species 1. — Pith anus Markeli. 



Capsus Markeli, II.Sc/i/. Waiiz. iv, 7S, fig-. 406 (1S38); Kirsc/t6. Cups. 

 44, 28 (1855). 

 — Fi.AVOLiMBATUS, Boliem. Vet. Akad. Ilaudl 252 (1849). 

 Cyllecoris vittatus, Dahlb. Vet. Akad. Haiidl. 205 (1850). 

 Capsus (Cap.sus) MXrkelii, Flor, Eliyu. Liv. i, 513, 20 (1860). 

 PiTHANUs Markeli, Fu'/j. Europ. Hem. 239 (186 L). 



Developed form. — Black. 



Head slightly shining ; Grown with two short, transverse, yellow 

 streaks between the eyes. Antennce black ; 1st joint extremely 

 narrow at the base, then suddenly swelled and curved on the inside, 

 the upper half yellowish white, liostrum yellowish ; tip black. 



Thorax. — Pronotum very finely wrinkled transversely behind the 

 callosities. JEIytra ; Clavus transversely wrinkled down the centre, 

 from the base a short row of deep punctui-es ; Corium piceous, the 

 anterior margin broadly pale brownish yellow throughout its entire 

 length, the colour extending more or less upon the disk ; Ctmeus 

 pale brownish-yellow ; the interior margin and the apex pitchy- 

 black ; Membrane pitchy-brown ; cell-nerves unicolorous. Legs 

 ochreons-brown ; thighs, 1st pair with one row of black spots on 

 the underside ; 2nd and 3rd with two rows on the upper and under- 

 sides, tips of the 3rd pair piceous ; tibiae darker than the thighs, 

 sparingly set with long fine hairs ; base of the 3rd pair and apex of 



