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produced beyond the apex of the head; anterior femora 
slightly thickened, much shorter than those of the other 
lees; tarsi short, three-jointed. 
We have two species in this country, out of five 
recorded by Puton in his Catalogue. They occur in such 
localities as ivy, thatch, etc., and are amongst the most 
beautiful and delicate of the Hemiptera. 
(2) 1. Larger, apical joint of the antennz nota third 
as long as the third, antennze and legs 
pilose, except in rare cases : . VAGABUNDA. 
(1) 2. Smaller, apical joint of the antenne nearly 
half as long as the third, antenne and 
legs glabrous, except in rare cases. . CULICIFORMIS. 
P. vagabunda, Linn.—Pale ochreous, extremely narrow 
and delicate, antennze much longer than the body, annulated 
with black, finely pilose, second joint slivhtly shorter than 
the first, third not half the length of the second, fourth 
about a third as long as the third ; pronotum pale ochreous, 
lateral carine and margin white, disc flat, in front with 
two diagonally placed tubercles, hind angles raised, base 
straight; scutellum with two spines, one at the base, the 
other at the apex; elytra mottled with grey, especially on 
the membrane; base of the abdomen with a spine, like 
those on the scutellum ; legs annulated with black, pilose. 
L. 6-7 mm. 
In ivy, Chobham, Bideford; Mickleham, Headley Lane, 
Reigate, Billups; Ewhurst, “ firs,’ Muswell Hill, “on 
palings,” Battle, Shalford, “ivy,” Barnet, “oak,” Butler ; 
“fir-trees,” Norfolk, Edwards ; Colwyn Bay, Beaumont ; 
Knowle, Boxhill, Bristol, Blatch ; Bugbrooke, North Hants, 
Nunton, Wilts, in houses, Marshall ; Morayshire, Norman ; 
Glanvilles Wootton, Freshwater, Dale. 
P. culiciformis, De G. (erratica D. § S.)\—Very like the 
preceding, but smaller, the antenna shorter, being only about 
equal to the entire insect in length, their apical joint being 
about half the length of the third; they are also glabrous, or 
in rare instances slightly pubescent ; the black markings are 
