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his " Hemiptera Fabriciana " otherwise than in the index, ii, p. 122, 

 but he had not seen all the species which are there enumerated, and 

 he has told me that he can not give any sure indication of the typical 

 Capsus hifasciatiis of Fabricius. 



The application of this name by Zetterstedt, is not only earlier, 

 but much more in accordance with the diagnosis of Fabricius than that 

 made by Hahn, in Wanz. Ins., vol. iii. This circumstance, and the 

 fact that the Phjfocoris (or Capsus) hifasciatiis of Hahn includes two 

 veiy distinct species, are, to my mind, sufficient reasons for adopting 

 the nomenclature of Zetterstedt. Thus I regard Capsus cinnamopterus, 

 Kirschb., and Capsus hifasciatus, Fabr., as identical. 



The following is, therefore, the proper synonymy of the above- 

 named species : — 



I. Calocoris biclavatus. 



Capsus biclavatus, H.-Sch., Nomencl., 48. 



Phytocoris hifasciatus, Hahn, W. I., iii, 7, fig. 232 ( ? ). 



Capsus id., J. Sahib., Mon. Geoc, 121, 68 ; Kirschb., Rh. Wiesb., 48, 35 ; 



Flor, Eh. Livl., i, 488, 11. 

 Closterotomus id., Fieb., E. H., 261, 1. 

 Calocoris variegatus, Reut., Rev. crit. Caps., ii, 32, 3 {nee Costa). 



II. G-LOBICEPS SPHEGIFOEMIS (RoSsi). 



Capsus hifasciatus, H.-Sch., Nomencl., p. 48. Id. mas, Hahn, W. I., iii, 

 p. 48, fig. 265. 



III. PiLOPHORUS CLAVATUS (Linn.). 



Capsus hifasciatus, Fall., H. Sv., 118, 6 (descriptio, excl. diagn.). 

 JPilophorus hifasciatus, Hahn, Icon, i, t. 23. 



IV. PiLOPHORUS BIFASCIATUS. 



hygaus hifasciatus, Fabr., Ent. Syst., iv, 177, 152. 



Cimex id., Schrank, Faun. Boic, 86, 1139. 



Capsus id., Fabr., Syst. Rh., 242, 7 ; Fall., H. Sv., 118, 6 (diagnosis, excl. 



descr.) ; Zett., Ins. Lapp., 277, 2. 

 Capsus cinnamopterus, Kirschb., Rh. Wiesb., 135, 10, etc. 



PiLOPHORUS PEBPLEXUs (Cat., 3-i, 2). This species is regarded 

 by Mr. Saunders (Synops., ii, p. 287) as only a variety of P. hifasciatus, 

 Fabr. Mr. Scott has kindly sent me a specimen oi peiplexus, which I 

 have submitted to a careful examination, and the result thereof with 

 both the other British species, is that I*.perplexusia\erj distinct from 

 hifasciatus, and much more nearly allied to clavatus. The European 

 species could be arranged according to the following tabulation : — 



1 (2). Body rather broad. The elytra cinnamon-brown ; the whole tvidth of the 

 space between the posterior band and the apex brown, shining ; the posterior 

 band of the corium quite straight (the band across the clavus in a line there- 



