98 flemiptera- Heteroptera. 
Woking, Reigate; New Forest, Southend, Champion ; 
Bexhill, Butler; Norfolk, Hdwards; Headley Lane, Ashdown 
Forest, Cowbridge South Wales, Billups. 
TRAPEZONOTUS, Fieb. 
Species depressed, oval or oblong-oval. Head broad, 
across the eyes about equal to the width of the anterior mar- 
gin of the pronotum; eyes not prominent, touching the pro- 
notum ; ocelli small and distinct; antenniferous tubercles 
small, not prominent at the sides ; pronotum with the sides 
shghtly rounded, very narrowly and evenly foliaceous 
throughout, base largely sinuate; scutellum rather large ; 
elytra more or less rounded at the sides; membrane com- 
plete, or more or less shortened; legs with the anterior 
femora much incrassated, beneath with two spines and a 
series of bristly hairs. 
Somewhat like Peritrechus in some respects, but easily 
known by the flatter, wider form and narrow foliaceous 
lateral margins of the pronotum. 
There are six Paleearctic species, of which we have three 
in this country. 
(2) 1. Legs without spiny hairs. 3 . DISTINGUENDUS. 
(1) 2. Legs with spiny hairs on the tibie. 
(4) 3. Basal joint of posterior tarsi only slightly 
longer than the other two together =. AGRESTIS. 
(3) 4. Basal joint of posterior tarsi nearly twice 
as long as the other two together. . ULLRicHn. 
T. distinguendus, Jor. (distinctus, D. § S.).—Elon- 
gate oval. Head bronzy black, finely punctured, with a 
smooth impunctate line on each side of the central lobe; 
antenne black, the centre of the third joint slightly 
reddish ; pronotum flat, punctured, bronzy black in front, 
ochreous, punctured with black posteriorly, sides regularly 
but slightly rounded, margins very narrowly pale and 
foliaceous, base largely sinuate; scutellum black, with 
an ochreous V-shaped apical spot; elytra with the clavus 
and corium dull ochreous, punctured with black, the latter 
