PHYLID^. 351 



Species 2. — Sphykacephalus elegantulus. 



Cafsus elegantulus, 3Iey€); Caps. 09, t. 5, fig. 2 (18i3). 

 Cyktokhixus ELEGAXTULrs, Fieb. Eiirop. Hem. 2Si (1861). 



Black, sliiuiug. 



Head. — Crown with a yellowish-wbite spot near each eye. An- 

 tennce black. JRostriim yellowish or greenish-yellow ; tip black. 



Thorax. — Pronotiim finely Avrinkled transversely ; disk somewhat 

 flattish posteriorly. Sciitelhim ; hinder portion finely wrinkled 

 transversely. Elytra pale yellowish or greenish; Clavus ; inner 

 margin narrowly black, disk inner half brownish ; Corium ; inner 

 apical angle with a large, somewhat triangular, brownish patch ; 

 Cuneus ; inner margin and apex brownish; J/e;/2&/'«;ie pale fuscous, 

 iridescent; cell-nerves brown, apex of the inner one pale. Sternum 

 black. Legs yellowish-white ; tarsi ; 3rd joint and claws black. 



AhcJoiiieii underneath whitish-yellow, sparingly clotlied with fine, 

 short, white hairs. 



Length, 1-^ line. 



This inspect very closely resembles S. amlulans, but may be dis- 

 tinguished from it by its somewhat shorter appearance and the 

 entirely black antennte. 



A few specimens have been taken by Dr. Power, at AVimbledou, 

 in August, 186-i. Near Kewcastle-on-Tyne {Bold) ; Glanville's 

 AVootton, Dorset {Dale). 



Genus 3. — Byrsoptera, Sjnn. 



(^ elongate, narrow, delicate ; $ long oval, with undeveloped 

 elytra. 



^ Head vertical in front, iu a line with the anterior margin of 

 the eye, wider across the eyes than long, and without a transverse keel 

 behind the latter ; Croivn convex, deflected ; Clypeus convex, long ; 

 apex in a line with the base of tlic antenna? ; anteuniferous processes 

 short, in a line with the underside of the eye ; Face long, pointed ; 

 central lobe short, broad, slightly convex ; side lobes short, very 

 narrow, and somewhat parallel. Antennce as long as the body ; 1st 



