192 LTemiptera-F[eteroptera. 
paler, membrane smoky white. Head punctured across 
the centre; pronotum with the sides widely rounded, 
narrowly reflexed, more distinctly so in front, disc with a 
shallow transverse impression, finely punctured behind it; 
scutellum shining, finely punctured at the base, trans- 
versely wrinkled at the apex ; elytra finely and rather closely 
punctured, pale at the base, brown on the apical half, 
generally with a small pale spot near the base of the 
cuneus inwardly ; legs pale ochreous. 
L. 34 mm. 
Common and generally distributed ; often found in houses, 
haystack rubbish, under bark, etc. It is able to give a 
distinct and painful bite. 
PIEZOSTETHUS, ied. 
Head rather elongate, face truncate in front; ocelli situ- 
ated between the eyes posteriorly ; eyes slightly prominent, 
rather large; antennze with the first and second joints thick, 
third and fourth very thin, and clothed with long erect hairs ; 
pronotum trapezoidal, smooth, shining, convex in front, 
sides not impressed, and not margined; scutellum smooth, 
impressed in the middle; elytra somewhat shining, mem- 
brane shining, nervures scarcely visible; legs with the front 
femora incrassated, especially in the 3. 
There are fifteen species given in Dr. Puton’s Catalogue, 
of which we have three in this country. One of these, 
formicetorum, Boh., inhabits ants’ nests. Dr. Reuter has 
pointed out excellent characters in the form, length, etc., 
of the canal of the odoriferous sac. 
(4) 1. Larger, 2-2} mm. 
(83) 2. Elytra always developed, pale whitish, 
canal of the odoriferous sac almost pro- 
duced to the mesosternum a . + GALACTINUS. 
(2) 3. Elytra sometimes abbreviated, testaceous 
or brownish, canal of odoriferous sac 
terminating at some distance from the 
mesosternum . : : c 2 - CURSITANS. 
(1) 4. Smaller, 1j-1} mm. . : ; © « FORMICETORUM. 
