Reduvide. I7I 
slightly sinuate, posterior angles rounded, slightly produced, 
base nearly straight, disc raised posteriorly, with a dark 
central line, wide in front, very narrow on the basal eleva- 
tion, surface dull, clothed with exceedingly fine silvery 
pubescence; scutellum black, with the sides yellow; elytra 
developed, pale ochreous, nerves pale, sometimes more or 
less margined with brown; central nerve of the corium 
with two small black spots towards the apex; membrane 
large, pale, with brown nerves, and with a small black spot 
near the external angle of the corium; abdomen above 
black or brownish ; connexivum pale, beneath pale with a 
broad stripe down each side and the centre brown; legs 
ochreous, femora spotted with brown. 
L. 8 mm. 
Common and generally distributed, by sweeping. 
N. rugosus, Linn. (dorsalis, D. & S.)—Of a more 
yellowish-ochreous colour than ferus ; antenne longer, the 
second joint much longer than the pronotum, eyes larger 
and more prominent ; pronotum much longer in proportion 
to its width, the sides straight or slightly rounded in the 
middle, the base not more than twice as long as the anterior 
margin ; elytra less parallel-sided, nerves very strong and 
pale, central nerve of the corium with spots as in ferus ; 
membrane rarely fully developed, extending slightly beyond 
the apex of the corium. 
L, 7-8 mm. 
Common and generally distributed ; by sweeping amongst 
nettles, grass, etc. 
N. ericetorum, Sch/tz.—Differs from the preceding in 
the slightly shorter antenne, the narrower form, and the 
darker and more rufescent colour. 
L. 7-8 mm. 
Common and generally distributed, but only occurring 
on heaths; probably a variety of rugosus. 
