COMMONLY CALLED BUGS. 155 



JRhopalus magnicornisj Fab. Not uncommon on dry 

 sorrel on grassy hedge-banks, also on felled timber. 



Rhopalus maculatuSy Fieb. On what and when ? 



Metatropis rufescens^ Fieb. On what and when? 



LygcBus equestriSf Linn. On Seseli hippomarathrum 

 and Asclepias vincetoxicum, and sunning itself upon stones 

 in the spring. Neither of the plants named are British, but 

 Seseli lihanotis, or mountain meadow saxifrage, is found in 

 Cambridgeshire. 



Lygmus familiarisj Fab. On grassy slopes. 



Lygceus pujictum, Fab. On rocks in sunny places. 



Rhyparochromus Echii, Panz. On stony, sunny hills 

 under leaves, in grass tufts and under stones. 



Rhyparochromus quadratusy Fab. On sandy places and 

 upon sunny hills. 



Rhyparochromus marghiepunctatiis, Wolff. Singly in 

 sandy places, upon hills, under low plants. Thymus, Erica, 

 &c. 



Rhyparochromus varius, Wolff. In sandy places under 

 low plants. Frequently under Herniaria (rupture wort), of 

 which we have one species in Britain, viz., H. glabra. It 

 is found in Lincolnshire, Suffolk, Cornwall and Kerry, but 

 it is very rare. 



Rhyparochromus luscus, Fab. Under fallen leaves, on 

 plants and at roots of trees frequently. Found throughout 

 the whole year. 



Rhyparochromiis luniger, S chill. In sandy places. 



Pilophorus clavatus^ Linn. On small willows, alders and 

 oaks. 



Dercecoris scriptus, Fab. Upon Eryngium campestre. 



Laccometopus clavicornis, Linn. Between stunted leaves 

 and in the calices of Teucrium chamcedrys. A rare plant, 

 found on ruined walls and dry banks. 



