62 Tlemiptera-tleteroptera. 
developed specimens ; elytra punctured with very stronely 
raised nerves, its membranal margin with four small black 
spots, membrane very narrow with a central dark line; 
femora very long, gradually clavate at the apex ; tibiz very 
thin, their extreme apex and the tarsi black. 
L, 10-11 mm. 
Not common. I have generally taken it casually by 
sweeping. Woking, Chobham, Reigate; Glanvilles 
Wootton, Parley Heath, Dale; Hsher, Mickleham, Deal, 
Champion ; Freshwater Bay, Pembrokeshire, Marshall ; 
Haldon, Devon, Parfitt; Hunstanton, Edwards. 
Parallelus, Fieb. (depressus, D. and 8.) is the brachy- 
pterous form of this species. 
BERYTUS, ub. 
Closely allied to Nezdes, but easily distinguished by the 
shorter femora, the simple central lobe of the face and the 
shorter second joint of the antennz. The first joint of the 
antenn is thickened at the base, and then suddenly con- 
tracted, which gives the appearance of a separate short 
basal joint. There are several species in this country, 
which have given rise to some confusion on account of their 
dimorphic nature, the presence of the fully-developed 
wings, causing a greater posterior development in the 
pronotum, and the modifications in the form of the mem- 
brane consequent on development imparting a very distinct 
appearance to the fully-developed forms. We have five 
British species out of the twelve Paleearctic species re- 
corded in Puton’s catalogue. 
(4) 1. Club of first joint of the antenne black. 
(3) 2. Apex of femora not black : ; : . MINOR. 
(2) 3. Apex of femora black . . CRASSIPES. 
(2) 4 Club of first joint of antenne sometimes 
darkened, but not black. 
(4) 5. Frontal process acuminate, viewed from 
above. 
(8) 7. Frontal process very long, more than twice 
as long as its basal width 7 : . CLAVIPES. 
