464 CAPSINA. 



spotted with brown, the spots of irregular form, and sometimes 

 confluent towards the apex, which has frequently a reddish tinge ; 

 Ctmeiis ; anterior margin narrowly blackish or brownish ; apex 

 narrowly, and generally a short streak at the basal inner angle, 

 brown ; Membrane brownish fuscous, faintly iridescent ; between the 

 apex of the cuneus and the inner cell-nerve a brown patch ; below 

 the apex of the outer cell-nerve, and extending to the apex of the 

 anterior margin, a curved streak, enclosing a pale patch ; disk below 

 the outer cell broadly pale ; inner marginal nerve brown at the base ; 

 cell-nerves whitish or yellowish-white ; exterior margin of the outer 

 cell-nerve pale ; apex of both cells blackish. Ze^s brownish-yellow ; 

 tJiigJis with 2 brown or red-brown rings near the apex ; tibice 

 yellowish, with short, somewhat spinose, brown hairs ; near the base 

 on the upperside a brown spot ; apex generally brownish ; tarsi pale 

 brownish-yellow; 3rd joint, sometimes the apex only, and cZaz^s black. 



Abdomen : upperside black ; connexivum yellow, margin broadly 

 black, or entirely green ; underside greenish, or yellowish-green, or 

 brown, clothed with short, pale yellowish hairs ; sides broadly 

 reddish -yellow ; margin of the connexiimm narrowly black. 



Length, 2| — 3 lines. 



This is a most variable species, and closely allied to L. pratensis. 

 Dr. Flor, contrary to other authors, considers them identical, and 

 has so described them ; but the latter species is larger, and has the 

 apex of the cxiueus generally broadly black. 



It is abundant on the blossoms of furze, &c., at the roots of heath, 

 and below fallen leaves, in April and September, and has occurred at 

 Darenth, Coombe AVood, Plumstead, &e. IVfany examples hybernate. 



Species 8. — Lygus pratensis. 



CiMEX PRATENSIS, Lbi. F. S. 949 (1761) ; Scop. Ent. Carn. 133, 386 



(1763) ; Lin. S. N. 72S, SG (1767). 

 Lyg^us — Fah. E. S. iv, 171, 126 (1767) ; S. R. 234, 155 (1803); 

 Fall. Mon. Cim. S3, 50 (1S07). 

 — UMBELLATORUM, Funz. F. G. 93, 19 (1805). 

 PiiYTOCOuis PRATENSIS, Fall. Hem. Suec. i, 90, 28 (1829) ; Eahn, "Waiiz. 

 i, 217, fig. 112 (1832); Zett. Ins. Lap. 273. 

 12 (1839); Kolen. Mel. Ent. ii, 119, 99 (1815). 

 Capsus gemellattts, H. Sclif. Wauz. iii, 81, fig. 301 (1 835) ; Kirschli. 

 Caps, 64, 63, & 112 (1855). 



