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I. viti'ipennis, Flor, E. L., 2, p. 255. 

 A single example, apparently of this species, is in tlie collection of 

 T. Gr. Bold, Esq., of Newcastle, one of the few entomologists who take 

 an interest in the Somoptera. 



11. — lass us (Z).) pascuellus, Fall. 

 I. abdominali, Fab., sub-similis, minor. Supra pallide viridis, vel 

 viridi-flavus, capite magis flavescente : subtus niger, flavo-varius. Vertex 

 sua inter oculos latitudine et pronoto longior ; apex supra striolis 2 

 fuscis, brevibus, antice conniventibus. Frons brunneo-cancellata, can- 

 cellis saepe plus minus obsoletis. Heraelytra feminae abdomen longi- 

 tudine aequantia, maris longiora, pellucida, nervis pallidioribus. Corii 

 margo externus a basi ad medium et ultra flavo-albidus. Abdominis 

 segmenta basalia plus minus nigra, vel abdomen nigrum, apice testaceum. 

 Pedes testacei ; tibiae saepe nigro-punctatse : femora antica obscure 

 nigro-bi-annuiata ; postica subtus nigro-lineata. 



Long. \\ ; alar. exp. 2\ — 2f lin. 

 Cicada pascuella, Fall., Hem., 2. p. 32. 

 lassus pascuellus, Flor, R. L. 2, p. 253. 

 Thamnotettix juvencm, Hardy, Tynes, Trans., 1, p. 425 ; nee Brit. 



Mus. Col. 

 Abundant from July to October in the northern and midland 

 counties ; less common in the London district. 



12, — lassus (D.) maculiceps, Boh. 



Breviusculus, niger, supra sordide testaceus, nitidus. Vertex fere 

 sua inter oculos latitudine et pronoto brevior ; versus apicem maculis 

 2 magnis rotundatis, et in ipso apice 2 minutis approximatis, nigris ; in 

 margine etiam frontis prope oculos punctum utrinque minimum, nigrum. 

 Frons vel testacea, medio nigra, utrinque pallido-cancellata ((5^), vel 

 testacea immaculata ( ? ) . Hemelytra ( cJ ) abdomine longiora, ( $ ) 

 breviora apice rotundata, immaculata ; nervus costalis a basi ad apicem 

 fere infuscatus ; clavi margines tenuiter fusci. Pedes testacei ; femora 

 basi nigro-varia ; tibiae posticae nigrse, basi et latere externo testaceae ; 

 spinulae pallidae ; tarsi antici testacei, unguibus nigris ; postici nigri, 

 basi testacei. ^ ? . Long. 1^ ; alar. exp. 2i lin. 



Deltoceph. macioliceps, Boh., Ofvers. 1847, p. 264. No. 2, Handl. 



1847, p. 25. 



This well marked species occurs sparingly on the dry and open 

 parts of Wimbledon Common, where I took it in July, associated with 

 pulicarh-, Fall. 



