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198. Rhyparochromus longulus, C. H.578. 

 ■? From Mr. Children's collection. 



199. RHyPAROCHROMUS EROSUS. 



Niger, R. antico valde affinis ; anlennce corpore breviores, articidis 2o 3o 

 Aoque basi albis ; prothorax sulcn transvi'rsn bene delermimtlo, fascia 

 testacea antice undulaUi ; scutcUum apice album ; venlcr nibo (juadri- 

 macululus, disco ferrucjineo ; pedes longi,femoiibus basi albis, libiis 

 fulvis ; coriuin slrija coslali albido-testucea, macula subapicaii 

 albida ; membrana iipice albida. 



Black, closely allied to R. amicus. Antennae somewhat shorter than 

 the body; first joint nearly as lonff as the head ; second and third wiiite at 

 the hase; second soinewluit longer than the first; third shorter than the 

 second; fourth wliite towards the base, as lonjif as the third. Prothorax 

 elono^ate, nai rower in front; a strongly-marked transverse furrow near the 

 hind border, accompanied by a testaceous hand, whicii is deeply undulaiing 

 on the hind side. Scutelhim white at the tip. Abdomen beneath 

 ferruginous in the middle and with two white spots on each side. Legs 

 long, slender ; femora white towards the ba'-e; tibiae tawny ; fore femora 

 slightly incrassated, denticulate beneath. Wings a little shorter thin the 

 abdomen. Corium of the fore wings with a whitish testaceous costal 

 stieak which extends from the base and is excavated on the hind side; a 

 triangular whiti>h spot near the lip ; membrane wliilish at the lip. Length 

 of the body 5 lines. 



Of the group Beosus. 



Genus 14. MICROTOMA. 



Microtoraa, De Lap. Ess. Hem. 33. Ficb. Eur. Hem. 193 — Polyacanthua, 

 Serv. Hem,. 210. 



I. MiCROTOMA CARBONARIUS, C, H. 561. 



Microtoma carbonaria, Fieb. Eur. Hem. 192. 



a — c. England. 



d. Geneva. Presented by M. Goureau. 



e,f. Italy. Presented by Dr. Dowler. 



g. Odessa. Presented by Dr. Dowler. 



h. Europe. From Mr. Children's collection. 



t. South France. Presented by F. Walker, Esq. 



jf', k. Europe. Presented by VV. W. Saunders, Esq. 



2. MiCEOTOMA CRIBRATISSIMA. 



Rbyparochroraus cribralissimus, Slal, Of v. K, V. Ak. Fork. A 10 

 Cyprui, Rhodes, 



