29G CAPSINA. 



in longitudinal rows, and somewliafc confluent ; tihue "with a few scat- 

 tered black spots; tarsi; 2ad and 3rd joints, and occasionally the 

 apex of the 1st and claws, pitchy-black. 



? Head yellow ; Crown with 2 blackish or brownish streaks, 

 extending from between the eyes on either side the yellow central 

 line to the end of the clypeus ; base of the antenniferous processes 

 margined with black ; behind the eyes a broad piceous streak ; 

 Face as in the (J . Aiitciince not so long as the body, reddish-brown ; 

 1st and 2nd joints much stouter than in the (^ ; thickly clothed 

 with short, stiff, black hairs ; 1st joint slightly curved ; the base 

 narrow, and on the inside black ; 2nd somewhat tapered to the apex. 



Thorax. — Pronotum anteriorly piceous ; posteriorly pale pink ; 

 sides irregularly, and the centre broadly pale-yellowish. Scutellum 

 pale yellowish ; basal angles pale pink ; sides narrowly black. 

 Elytra as in the (^,but with i\iQ 'iiiemhrane ^d\ev. iey^ as in the 

 (^ , but stouter, yellowish ; extreme apex of all the tihic6 blackish and 

 moi-e thickly clothed with short black hairs than in the (J. The 

 other characters as in the ^ . 



In undeveloped examples the elytra are extremely short, barely 

 reaching beyond the 3i'd abdominal segment, and Avithout any trace 

 of a membrane ; they diverge after leaving the scutellum, and are 

 acutely rounded at the apex ; Glavus bright pink, anterior margin 

 of the coriiim broadly pale yellowish-white, the remainder bright 

 pink. Conncxivnm broad, recurved, yellowish-white ; upperside of 

 the abdomen pink-brown, the centre broadly pale- yellowish or 

 greenish throughout its entire length. All the other characters as 

 in developed examples. 



Length, 4 lines. 



In general appearance and markings this species bears a strong 

 resemblance to dolohratus, but the following characters Avill assist in 

 pointing out the difference. 



The (J of fcrrucjatm is never so brightly coloured as that of 

 dololratus ; it is more slender, has a smaller head, more prominent 

 eyes, and a shorter anterior margin to the thorax. The $ oi ferru- 

 f/atus may be at once known by the great thickness of the 2nd joint 

 of tlie antenna?. In undeveloped examples, at least in all we have 

 examined, fernujalus has no onemhrane whatever, whilst dolohratus 

 has tlie membrane rudimentary, and with a single cell. 



This is an abundant species amongst grass, ttc, on the margins of 

 fields, and in v»-oods, and is easiest obtained by sweeping. It occurs 



