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and Gibraltar, i^e. ; abundant on Verhascvm and under stones: L. reticulitiim, 

 H.-Schiiff., Malta, Gibraltar, Palermo, Corfu, &c., generally distributed, and common 

 under stones, &c. : Calyptonotus leucodermus, Ficb., and C. Rolandri, Lin., Malta, 

 on stone walls ; and a pretty new species from the same island : Emhle.this arenarius, 

 Lin., Malta and Gibraltar, and E. pilifrons, Zett., Malta, not rarely at roots of lierbage : 

 Gonionotus Tnar'jinipunctatus,Wo\S, Tunis, under stones: Dieuchespulcher, n.-Schff., 

 Rhyparochromus colon, Put., and niger, Fieb., and Calyptonotus phceniceus, Rossi, 

 all common, at Corfu, by cutting tufts of herbage in January : Neurodadus hmr.lty- 

 idens, L. Duf., Gibraltar, among grass: .Beosus saturnius, Rossi, Malta, and B. 

 quadratus, Fab., Corfu, both commonly under stones : Nysius graminicola, Kolen., 

 Gibraltar and Port Mahon, by sweeping: Nysius senecionis, SchilL, common in a 

 heap of cut weeds at Malta : Hyalockilus cordiger, Fieb., Gibraltar, by sweeping: 

 I'iezoscelis staphylinus, Ramb., Gibraltar, under stones : Ischnocoris hendpterus, 

 Sahib., Corfu, in tufts of herbage, both developed and undeveloped : Scolopostethus 

 iieruosus, Fieb, Gibraltar, under stones; and n. sp., Malta: Drymus, n. sp., Tunis: 

 Oxycareiius lavatercs, Fab., in compact clusters, numbering many thousands of indi- 

 viduals in each, on the branches of road-side poplar-trees at Cagliari; also one or two 

 stray specimens at Tunis : OphtlMlmicus siculus, Ficb., Corfu, and albipennis, Fab., 

 Corfu and Gibraltar; common in tufts of herbage : 0. 'pygmcEUs, one specimen, 

 Gibraltar: Lamprodema maurunx. Fab., Malta and Gibraltar, and Plinthisus flavipes, 

 var., Fieb., Gibraltar and Corfu; both not rare under stones: P. longicollis, Fieb., 

 Gibraltar : P. hidentulus ? Corfu : Microplax plagiatus, Ficb., Gibraltar, abundant in 

 sandy places at roots of herbage : M. interruptus, Fieb., and Aoploscclis livittdta, 

 Cost., Corfu, in tufts of grass, &c. : Macropterna convexa, Fieb., Cagliari, by sweeping : 

 Campylostira ciliatajFich.jVEbtras: Monanthia nassaia, Vut., Malta, under stones: 

 M. geniculata and Wolffi, Fieb., Port Mahon ; M. liturata, Fieb., and ragusana, 

 Kiist., Gibraltar ; and M. aliena, Fieb., Taormina, all by sweeping : Laccometopus 

 teucrii, Host., Dictyonota Aubcei, Sign., and D. marviorea , Ba.'r., by sweeping at Cagliari : 

 Lopus lineolatus, Brulle, common on flowers of "squill" {Urginea) in February at 

 Malta : Auchenocrepis Foreli, Muls., Tangier, by sweeping : Ortkoccphalus fiavi- 

 marginatus. Cost., and 0. minor, Cost, (both sexes of each), Malta, not rarely under 

 stones : Xenocoris venustus, Fieb., and Lygus campestris, Fab., Gibraltar, by sweeping ; 

 Brachyceroe^t liyalinipennis, Klug, Tangier : Piezostethus bicolor, Scholz, Corfu, in 

 tufts: Nobis longipennis, Cost., Port Mahon, by beating herbage: Emcsodema, 

 domesiicum, Scop., Malta and I'ulrinto (Albania), under stones : Coranus griseus, 

 Rossi, Gibraltar and Port Mahon, not uncommon under stones ; in its earlier stages, 

 this insect covers itself with dust, &c., d la lieduvius : Pirates strepitans, Ramb., 

 Rutrinto, and P. stridulus. Fab., Corfu, under stones : Harpactor hwmorrhoidalis. 

 Fab., Malta, not rare under stones and herbage : Reduvius tcstaceus, Il.-Schiiff., rare, 

 at Malta ; possesses a very marked power of strididation : Oncocephahis squalidus, 

 Rossi, Tunis, in sandy places : Mttastemma guttula, Fab., Gibraltar, Tangier, and 

 Tunis, at roots of herbage : M. sanguineum, Rossi, Corfu, not rarely, by cutting tufts : 

 Vilia, rivulorum, Fab., on running water, Palermo and Malta: Naucoris maculatvs. 

 Fab., among water-weed at Tangier.— Jamks J. Walkeh, R.N., IL M. S. " Swiftsure," 

 Plymouth : May 17th, 1875. 



