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The above description applies to all the British specimens I have 
seen, and agrees with that of Pallen. Elor mentions dark varieties 
which do not seem to occur with us. 
Locally abundant on willows. In an osier-bed near Leicester. 
Found also by Mr. Bold in the north of England. 
32. — Iassus (I.) VARiATUs, Fall. 
Prsecedenti affinis. Flavus ; abdomen supra nigrum. Vertex 
pronoto triente brevier, nigro 4-maculatus : maculae 2 in ipso apice, 2 
minores, distantiores, ad mai'ginem pronoti posticum sitae. Frons flava, 
immaculata, nigro tenuiter circumcincta. Scutellum angulis auteri- 
oribus nigris ; interdum fere totum nigrum. Hemelytra hyalina ; 
clavus plus minus fiavus, intus et apice iufuscatus ; margo clavi sutu- 
ralis anguste fuscus^, medio albo-interruptus : corium pellucidum, lituris 
2 transversis (hac ante, ilia post medium), et margine interiore, infus- 
catis vel brunneis ; membrana pallide brunnea. Pedes flavi. ^ ? . 
Long. l|-2 ; alar. exp. 3| lin. 
Cicada variata, Fall., Hem., 2, p. 48. 
Iassus G-notafus, var., Flor, E. L., 2, p. 341. 
On oak trees in Leicestershire, Bardon Hill and Buddon "Wood ; 
rather scarce. According to Flor, this insect is a large variety of 
6-notatus; it differs, however, not only in size, colours, and general 
appearance, but also in habitat. 
33. — Iassus (I.) punctatus. Fall. 
Facies Eiopterygis. Niger, supra pallide viridis. Vertex perbrevis, 
medio vix longior quam lateribus, pronoto tribus partibus brevier. 
Scutellum antice, pronotum postice, rarius nigro-bimaculata. Heme- 
lytra viridia, sub-pellucida : clavus et corium maculis 5-6 ii*regularibus 
nigricantibus, quarum una semper clavi apicem, altera tres cellas super 
membranam apicales pro parte occupat. Alarum apex, cum vena unica, 
infuscatus. Pedes pallidi. $ ? . Long. 1 ; alar. exp. 3^ lin. 
Cicada punctata, Fall., Hem., 2, p. 55. 
lass, punctatus, Flor, E. L., 2, p. 320. 
Eupteryx clypeata, Curt., B. E,, 640, No. 12. 
This insect varies in being sometimes pale salmon-coloured, or rosy, 
instead of green, above, and the spots on the hemelytra are evanescent. 
The most constant markings are those of the three apical cells of the 
corium (forming incomplete oceUated spots), and the black sub-apical 
streak formed by a single vein of the wings, and which is surrounded 
