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white ; margiu of the conuexivum white ; imderueath pale, clothed 

 W'itli short, white hairs, with a narrow streak along the sides and 

 connexivum black ; margin of the segments broadly white. 



Length, 3^ lines. 



We have only seen a single example of this insect, which we for- 

 warded to Dr. Fieber for determination, who returned it as distinct 

 from P. Tilice, poinili, and dbnidiatits, but nearest to Tili(S and 

 diiaidiatus. 



It was taken at Darenth AVood, on a plum tree, in June. 



Species 4. — Phytocoris dimidiatus. 



PuYiocoius DiiiiDiATUS, Klrschl. Caps. 122, 2 (1855j. 



— LOXGiPENXis, Flor, Eliyu. Liv. ii, 601, 6 (1861). 



— SATURATA, Fieh. (MS.) (1861). 



Dark or pale grayish-yellow, clothed with depressed, curled, silver- 

 white hairs, intermixed with somewhat erect black ones. 

 Ajitennce ; 2nd joint brownish, with a broad pale band in the 

 middle; iilicB with 3 brown bands. 



Head. — Crown yellow, sometimes with a reddish tinge. Antennce ; 

 1st joint yellow, clothed with long, erect, silver-white haii's; on the 

 inside with several dark brown spots, more or less confluent ; 2nd 

 brownish, Avith a broad yellowish band in the middle, base narrowly 

 white, apex broadly black ; 3rd and 4th black, base and extreme 

 apex of the 3rd white. Eyes black ; in the 3" larger than in the 

 $ , and extending for a considerable distance on to the crown. 

 Bostrum yellow ; tip browu. 



Thorax. — Pronohcm ; sides brown, the colour spreading into a 

 large triangular patch as it approaches the narrowly white posterior 

 margin ; within the latter 5 or 6 black or brown spots frequently 

 joined in front ; sometimes the disk, with the exception of the collar 

 and callosities, is grayish-black or brown. Sciitellum sometimes with 

 a reddish tinge ; basal angles and a spot in the middle of the 

 anterior portion brown ; hinder portion with 2 brown streaks spring- 

 ing from the sides before the apex, and converging as they approach 

 the transverse channel; apex and a central line pale. Elytra: 

 Clavus, inner margin pale ; apex narrowly black ; disk sometimes 

 almost entirely pale, or with a long triauguliu- streak, compcjsed of 



