46 Flenuptera-Fleteroptera. 
beyond the antennz nearly vertical ; antenne finely rugose, 
with the basal joint long, thick, and-slightly curved, second 
and third narrow and red, fourth brown except at the 
extreme base, which is red ; third joint obliquely truncate 
at the apex ; pronotum much raised posteriorly, anterior 
margin straight, about a quarter the length of the widest 
part of the pronotum, sides slightly sinuate in front, raised 
and rounded just before the postero-lateral angles, which 
are distinct but obtuse; base largely produced, nearly 
straight across the scutellum; disc slightly concave in 
front, and with a curved raised transverse line just above 
the base ; scutellum simple; elytra finely punctured ; con- 
nexivum broad and reflexed, with a slightly paler spot on 
each segment ; dise of the abdomen black at the base, red 
beyond the middle; beneath ochreous, punctured with 
black, legs with the femora punctured with black, and with 
two rows of very short black spines beneath, tibize pale, 
tarsi reddish. 
L. 14-15 mm. 
Generally distributed in the South of England, but 
not recorded from Norfolk ; Cardiff, Billups ; Barmouth, 
Blatch. 
VERLUSIA, Sp in. 
Of this genus our one representative is not likely to be 
confounded with any other, the almost diamond-shaped 
abdomen being peculiar as a generic character ; the abdo- 
men 1s widest at the fourth seement, from which it narrows 
to the base and apex, its sides converging both ways in 
almost straight lines ; genital segments much as in Syro- 
mastes, the male segment being hidden from above. 
V. rhombea, /iz.—Pale brown, with a darker punc- 
turation. Head with the eyes close to the anterior margin 
of the pronotum, antenniferous tubercles simple, head 
