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PosTESiMA BRACHELYTKUM, L. Ltif. Ann. Soc. Eut. Fraucc, iii, 350, pi. 5, 



fig. S (1831). 



Metastemma guttula, Am. et Serv. Hein. 329, 1 (lSi3) ; Fieb. Turop. 



Hem. 15S, 2 (1S61). 



Bi'iglit sliiuing blue-black, with distant, long, black hairs ; elytra 

 and legs vermilion. 



Head lustrous, smooth. Antennce ; 1st, 2nd, and 3rd joints 

 yellow-browu, 1st and 3rd black at base and apes, 2nd with a 

 narrow white ring round the apex ; 4th and 5th pitchy black ; all 

 except the 2ud and 5th with long, projecting hairs, the 1st also is 

 only hairy at the apex. Eijes and Ocelli piceons. Bostnim ; the 

 junction of the joints, and the last joint entirely, yellowish. 



Thorax. — JPronotum lustrous, smooth ; the disk with few, the sides 

 with several, long, strong, projecting black hairs ; Scutellum deep 

 dull black, sides with short, erect hairs. Elijtra ; Coriiim dull ver- 

 milion, with short, erect hairs ; 3Iemlrane ; the rudiment dingy 

 ochreous. Sternum deeply and coarsely wrinkled. Legs with long, 

 projecting black hairs ; coxes black, the remainder (except as stated) 

 vermilion; tliiglis ; the dentieulation beneath the 1st pair black ; 

 tihicB ; apex black ; 1st pair shining, orange-yellow, the dentieula- 

 tion beneath, black ; tarsi ; yellow-brown to piceous. 



Abdomen above slightly shining, deej^ly, coarsely punctured ; 

 beneath black ; the hairs above and beneath long and projecting. 



Length, 4 — 4| lines. 



A single specimen in the collection of the late Mr. John Curtis, 

 of which Mr. Curtis says, in his ' British Entomology ' — " This 

 beautiful insect was discovered last September (1837) on the sand- 

 hills near Sandwich, by my friend Mr. A. Kennedy, who very kindly 

 presented me with his only specimen." Mr. Gr. E. Crotch also has 

 an example, taken at Charlton, by Mr. E. AY. Janson. 



Genus 2. — Nabis, Laf. 



Elongate, narrow in front, widened and rounded behind. 



Head long, short behind the eyes ; Crown slightly convex, nearly 

 horizontal, not much produced before the eyes, and nai-rower than 

 behind them ; Face long, curved, deflected ; central lobe prominent ; 

 anterior margin straight ; side lobes very short ; chcek-phitea loug, 



