168 Flenuptera-FHeteroptera. 
middle, base slightly sinuate, dorsal lme and a line close to 
each side black; scutellum with its centre impressed and 
black ; elytra always developed, nerves pale, the interstices 
darker brown, membrane pale brown, nervures black ; 
abdomen black, connexivum pale, or with darker spots at 
the apices of the segments in the ¢; legs pale ochreous, 
with the femora spotted with brown, anterior pair with a 
broad black longitudinal stripe, posterior pair black at the 
apex. 
L, 7-9 mm. 
Common in many localities in rubbish, by sweeping, etc., 
and generally distributed. 
N. boops, Seh/idte.—Similar in colour to the preceding, 
but otherwise quite different, its short, compact form dis- 
tinguishing it at once. Head short, as wide across the eyes 
as long, these latter very large, each being as wide as the 
space between them, and when the head is thrown back 
almost touching the pronotal margin, face nearly vertical ; 
pronotum with the sides and base nearly straight; elytra 
reaching to the fourth abdominal segment; external mar- 
gin of the corium largely rounded, central nerve dark, 
membrane very narrow, not produced beyond the apex of 
the corium ; abdomen black, shining; connexivum reflexed, 
with obscure reddish spots, and separated beneath by a 
distinct furrow from the central portion of the abdomen ; 
legs short, front femora black posteriorly, intermediate pair 
with a black stripe near the apex, posterior pair with the 
apex widely black. 
L. 7 mm. 
Very rare ; Mousehold Heath, near Norwich, Edwards ; 
Gomshall, Surrey, under heath and at roots of grass, and 
Sandhills, Lowestoft, Butler. 
N, flavomarginatus, Scioltz—Ochreous. Head with 
x broad central black stripe ; antennze with the basal joint 
shorter than the head, second joint narrowly black at the 
