MIRID.E. 287 



nerve aud the claval suture frequently svifFused witli pale rosy ; 

 3Iemlrane pale, with a blackish streak extending from below the 

 cells to the apex; cell-nerves green, or yellowish, or rosy, the inner 

 one exteriorly margined with blackish. Sternum; Prosternum &ne\j 

 punctured, aud with a piceous streak along the middle ; Meso- 

 sternum ; centre black. Lecjs ; brownish or green; thighs; 3rd 

 pair with 2 teeth on the underside, the posterior one longest, and 

 bent outwardly ; and with 2 longitudinal rows of piceous spots on the 

 upperside, and 1 row on the underside ; tihice ; 3rd pair slightly bent 

 inwardly a little below the base; tarsi; 1st joint longest. 



Abdomen ; upperside black ; connexivum red ; underneath yel- 

 lowish, with a black streak along the side, terminating- before the 

 apex. 



A common species, and widely distributed. It has occurred at 

 Lewisham, Darenth, and elsewhere, by sweeping and searching 

 amongst grass, &c., in June and July. Scat-borough (TViUiinson). 



/Species 4. — Minis erraticus. 



CiMEX ERRATICUS, Lhi. S. N. ii, 731, 107 (1767). 



Mniis — Fall. Hem. Suec. i, 132, 6 (1829); Ilakn, Waiiz. ii, 



78, fi-s. 163 & 164 (1831) ; Burm. Handb. ii, 205, 

 3 (1835) ; H. Sc/if. Wauz. iii, 40 (183G) ; Mei/er 

 Dib; Caps. 34, 2 (1843); Am. et Sere. Hem. 278, 



3 (1843) ; Kolen. Mel. Eut. ii, 96, 68 (1845) ; Schill. 

 Arb. mid Yeraiid. 52 (1845); SaUb. Geoc. Fen. 87, 



4 (1848) ; Kirsclib. Caps. 32, 1 (1855) ; Flor, Khjn. 

 Liv. i, 431, 6, &ii, 60S (1860). " 



— TRiTici, Curt. Brit. Eut. xv, 701 (1838). 

 NoTOSTiRA ERRATiCA, Fich. Europ. Hcm. 242 (1861). 



^ Black, pi'onotum and corium margins green, or greenish-yellow ; 

 $ greenish, yellowish-green, or rosy. 



^ Head ; Crown somewhat depressed in the centre towards the 

 hinder margin, and with a yellow spot on each side of the central 

 channel ; CJi/peiis with a somewhat broad yellow streak, extending 

 from the front of the eyes to the antenniferous processes. 



Thorax. — Pronotum, sides greenish-yellow, widest posteriorly; 

 central keel greenish-yellow. Elytra: Corium; anterior margin 

 green, or greenish-yellow ; Cuneus green or greenish-yellow ; inner 



