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After doatli the head, thorax, and scutellum become more or less 
yellow. The hairs ou the corium are so very miuute that they can 
only be seen in certain lights, appearing like atoms. 
Family 17. — Lopid^. 
Oenus 1.— Lopus, Hahn. 
Species 1*.— Lopus supeeciliosus. 
CiMEX supERCiLiosus, Liii , S. N. ii., 72S, 85 (1767). 
Ltg^us albomarginatus, Fab., E. S. iv., 180, 164 (1794). 
Capsus albomarginatus, Fab., S. E. 245, 24 (1803) ; Fall., Hem. 
Suec. i. 117, 3 (1829). 
Phttocoris gothicus, Ab. b., Burm., Handb. ii., 272 (1835). 
Capsus (Capsds) gothicus, var., Flor, Ehyn. Liv. i. 480 (1860) ; 
[jiec Lopus albomarginatus, Hahn., "Wauz. i. 140, t. 22, 
fig. 72 (1831) ; Fieb., Europ. Hera. 267, 1 (1861) ; neque 
Phytocoris albostriatus {Klug) Barm., Handb. ii., 271, 
21 (1835)]. 
Black, with black hairs, a line on the crown close to each eye, 
and the anterior margin of the corium only, yellowish- white ; sides of 
the abdomen beneath with a reddish line. 
Head — With erect hairs, the superior side of the orbit of the eyes with 
a distinct yellowish-white line. Antenncd, 1st and 2nd joints, with 
projecting hairs. 
Thorax — Pronotum slightly convex, wholly deep black, with fine, dis- 
tant punctures and erect hairs. Scutellum black, smooth. Flytra 
fuscous-black throughout, except the corium narrowly yellowish- 
white on the anterior margin, the hairs few, short, prominent ; 
cuneus and membrane concolorous with the corium, next the 
anterior margin of the membrane a broad, darker shade, the small 
cell and the inner margin also darker. Wings fuscous, iridescent. 
Sternum and legs entirely black. 
Abdomen — Black, beneath with fine, short, projecting hairs ; on each 
side an indistinct reddish line. Length 3 lines. 
Differs from L. gothicus in being fuscous and not deep black, and 
in the absence of all lighter markings, except on the head, corium, and 
sides of the abdomen underneath as stated. 
Linne's description, I. o., applies perfectly to our insect : — "Corpus 
nigrum, mediocre. Abdominis latera subtus utrinque litura rufa 
Antennae longitudine corporis, apicem versus angustiores. Palpebra 
