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widened at the base, across the centre there is a deep trans- 
verse impression ; scutellum punctured, blue green, with the 
apex and generally a lateral stripe yellow ; elytra punctured, 
blue green, with the lateral margins and a transverse spot 
near the apex yellow; connexivum spotted with yellow, 
abdomen beneath blue green, legs with the intermediate 
and posterior tibise with a broad pale band in the centre, 
anterior tibize with a pale spot beneath. 
L. 6-7 mm. 
Rare, Deal, Chobham ; Exeter, Parfitt ; Kynance Cove, 
Bristol, Dale; Kings Stanton, Gloster, Blatch ; Isle of 
Wight, Lewis ; Cambridge, Bond. 
PIEZODORUS, Feb. 
Only one out of the two Palearctic specieso ccurs in this 
country, it may be generically known at once by the long 
process on the second abdominal segment ; this is carried 
forward between the posterior and intermediate coxz, ter- 
minating in a blunt point just in front of the latter. 
P. lituratus, Fab. ; (purpureipennis, D. and S.)—Large, 
punctured, dull olive green, often with the pronotum pos- 
teriorly and the elytra reddish, or purple, legs pale, antennz 
red. Head closely punctured, ceutral lobe reaching the front 
margin, antennee red, apical joint rather darker ; pronotum 
punctured, lateral margins very narrowly reflexed and pale, 
posterior angles slightly projecting beyond the base of the 
elytra, disc raised between the posterior angles, in front of 
the middle with two narrow, transverse, pale impressions ; 
scutellum and elytra punctured, membrane subhyaline, 
abdomen above black, connexivum pale, beneath green, 
stigmata black, legs slightly tinged with red. 
L. 10-13 mm. 
Common and generally distributed, occurs especially on 
broom and furze, in the autumn. 
