﻿150. 

 NEIDES ELEGANS. 



Order Hemiptera. Fam. Coreidse Leach. Corisiae Lat. 



Type of the Genus Cimex tipularius Linn. 



Neides La^. 'Reryiw^ Fab., Wolff., Leach. Gerris Fa6. C'lmtx Linn. 

 AntenncB inserted laterally, considerably before the eyes, long, 

 geniculated, 4-jointed, slightly pubescent, basal joint long capi- 

 tate, 2nd short, slender, 3rd long capillary, 4th elongate-ovate, 

 pilose (fig. A). 



Rostrum rather longer than the head, inflected, 4-jointed, pilose, 

 basal joint most robust, terminal joint slender rather the longest 

 (2). 



Labrum longer than the basal joint, strap-shaped, not striated 

 (3,3). 



Mandibles and Maxilla like setag passing through the rostrum. 

 Head elongate C7jlindric produced i7i front. Eyes small ovate lateral. 

 Ocelli 2, remote, placed behind the eyes (! a). Thorax sub-quadrate, 

 sometimes elongate, carinated. Abdomen sublinear, the sides elevated. 

 Scutellum minute. Elytra long and narrow, with strong elevated 

 nervures at the costa and base, the area reticulated (9). Wings small 

 or none, without nervures. Legs long and slender, hinder pair very 

 long. Thighs clavate. Tibiae simple swelled at their insertion. Tarsi 

 3-jointed, basal joint the longest, 2nd minute. Claws simple (6, a 

 foreleg). 

 Obs. The dissections were made from Berytus clavipes Fab. 



Elegans Nob. 



Head black shining, ocelli and neck ochraceous. Thorax ochra- 

 ceous, with a polished black spot on each side near the anterior 

 margin, and a smaller one at the insertion of the elytra ; granu- 

 lated, slightly glittering, lateral margins angulated, a slight ridge 

 down the centre very much developed and blackish posteriorly. 

 Abdomen black at the base, brown in the middle and fuscous on 

 the sides. Elytra and wings slightly iridescent and rugose, the 

 former with a few nervures only at the costa and base, an elon- 

 gated brown spot near the apex and a fainter one nearer the 

 middle. Antennae and legs pale ochre, the former with the basal 

 joint spotted black, the 2nd spotted fuscous, terminal joint black, 

 pubescent. Thighs slightly ferruginous at their apex, spotted 

 black, especially the posterior pair. Tibiae and tarsi all spotted 

 black, the latter with the terminal joint black. 



In the Cabinet of the Author. 



