CYMUS. 21 



Genus CYMUS. 

 Cymus, Hahn, Wanz. i, p. 76 (1831) ; Fieb. Eur. Hem. pp. 52 & 203 

 (1861) ; Stdl, Ofv. Vet.-Ak. Fork. 1872, no. 7. p. 44 ; id. En. Hem. 

 iv, p. 125 (1874). 



Type, C. daviculus, Fall., a Palsearctic species. 



Distribution. Nearctic, Neotropical, Palaearctic, and Oriental 

 Eegions ; also found in the Pacific Islands. 



Body subelongate ; first joint of autennsa short, not reaching 

 apex of head ; central lobe of head apically prominent ; rostrum 

 reaching or passing the intermediate coxie, its second joint just 

 reaching or almost reaching the anterior coxae ; claval suture longer 

 than the scutellnm. 



720, Cymus tabidus, Sfil, En. Hem. iv, p. 126 (1874). 



Palely ochraceous, griseous; apical 

 angle of corium, and nearly the 

 whole of the nmrgin, fuscous : a 

 pale distinct rugosity before the 

 middle of pronotum ; sulcation to 

 head and rugosity to pronotum dis- 

 tinct ; second joint of antennae longer 

 than the first and subequal in length 

 to fourth. 



Length 3| millim. 



JIab. Bengal (^Stoclchohn Ilus.). 



F\g. 13.-CV,nustahidus. .^ ^"^ indebted to Dr. Jngve 



Sjdstedt for the opportunity or 



figuring the typical specimen described by Stal ; I have not seen 

 another example. 



Subfamily III. BLISSINtE. 



We now approach the subfamilies of Lygaeidse in which the 

 abdominal stigmata are not all placed on the connexivum ; in the 

 Blissinse the stigmata of the sixth segment are alone ventral in 

 position. 



The subfamily is a small one, but of universal distribution, or at 

 least found in all the great faunistic regions recognised in the study 

 of geographical distribution. 



Si/nojjsis of Genera. 



A. Tibia3 shorter than femora ; tarsi very long, 



first joint longer than last two joints 



together Pikkimerus, p. 22. 



B. Tibiae and femora about equally long ; tarsi 



of ordinary size, first joint not longer than 

 last two together. 

 a. Intermediate coxse widely separated .... Bochrus, p. 23. 



