122 fLemiptera-fleteroptera. 
Chenopodium, and other maritime plants, in salt marshes, etc. 
Ireland, Haliday. . 
P. capitata, Wolj (var. Laportei, Ficb.)—Like the 
preceding, but narrower ; the pronotum sinuate, sometimes 
deeply, at the sides, im front with only two carinz; the 
scutellum rather larger, not tuberculate and pale at the 
apex ; elytra often with very distinct black spots, sometimes 
quite unicolorous, 
I quite fail, after careful examination, to be able to accept 
Laportei, Fieb., as a species. Dr. Puton distinguishes it by 
the larger anterior lobe of the pronotum, showing three 
rows of meshes at the sides, and the spotted elytra. In my 
specimens some have three rows of meshes in the anterior 
sides of the pronotum, some two, some one. Some of those 
with only one have the elytra quite as darkly spotted as 
those with three, I have both forms from the same 
localities; as | can see no satisfactory character to dis- 
tinguish them, I do not hesitate to unite them, at any rate, 
until some satisfactory difference can be found. The shape 
of the genal processes also varies greatly. 
L. 24-24 mm. 
Occurs not infrequently by sweeping, etc., and is 
generally distributed. 
TINGIDINA. 
(2) 1. Sides of pronotum obtuse, elytra simple . SeRENTHIA. 
(1) 2. Sides of pronotum strongly carinated, 
elytra with its sides foiiaceous and 
reticulated. 
(10) 3. Channel, in which the rostrum lies, open 
in front. 
(5) 4. Pronotum simple in front, anterior margin 
emarginate ‘ i , , CAMPYLOSTIRA. 
(4) 5. Pronotum with a more or less raised hood 
or process on the anterior margin. 
(7) 6. Antenne slender, second joint not rugose, 
much narrower than the apical one . ORTHOSTIRA. 
(6) 7. Antenne more or less robust, or with the 
second joint rugose. 
(9) 8. Disc of elytra flat, nerves only raised . Dicryonota. 
