142 HEMIPTERA. i 



at Hurst Wood, Tunbridge Wells, beginning of September. , 

 It gives off an exceedingly agreeable odour, resembling ripe ^ 

 jargon el pears. ] 



Orthotylus flavinervisj Kirscbb. Abundant on alders at j 

 Lewisliam, in July. , 



Ortliotylus angustusj H.-Sch. One specimen taken by | 

 Mr. Douglas. i 



Ortliotylus concolovj Kirscbb. One specimen from Mr. ] 

 Bold, of Ne\vcastle-on-Tyne. 



Hypsitylus pi'asinus, Pict. Mey. Common at Southend, 

 in September, amongst herbage. ; 



Halticus erythi'ocephalus, H.-Sch. By sweeping Stachys \ 

 sylvatica at Mickleham, in July and August. j 



Polymerus nigrituSj Fall. Common at Mickleham with i 

 the above species, in July. This insect has, we believe, been | 

 mistaken by collectors for P. holosericeus, Hahn ; but the 

 antennas sufficiently point out the difference. In P. nigritus 

 the antennae are entirely black, in P. holosericeus the antennae I 

 are brown, the first joint entirely, and the second and third\ 

 at the base, broad, dirty yellow. We have not yet seen a| 

 British example of the latter insect. ' 



Berytus crassijMs, Fab. A single specimen taken by Mr. 

 Crotch. ; 



Drymus brunneus, Sahib. In" company with Drymus\ 

 sylvaticus, with which it is perhaps confounded in collec- ^ 

 tions. It is readily separated by the thorax, which, in thei 

 latter, is short and broad, while in the former it is long,i 

 narrow and more campanulate. 



Nabis ericetorum, Scholtz. Abundant on heaths, pro-i 

 bably in collections as N. fuminervis, Dahlb., which it I 

 much resembles. 



Pygolampis bifurcata, Lin. A single specimen takenj 

 many years ago by Mr. Marshall, at Quatford, in Shrop-| 

 shire. ' I 



