Capside. 238 
and Scott; Colchester, Harwood ; Fareham, Hants, early 
July, H. Francis ; Bolt Head, Devon, Polperro, Marshall ; 
Ireland, Haliday. 
MIRIDIUS, Ficb. 
Elongate oval, face nearly horizontal, eyes touching the 
pronotum, viewed from above longer than wide, basal 
joint of the antenne thick, long, slightly curved and pilose, 
once and a half as long as the head, rostrum very long, 
reaching to the middle of the abdomen ; pronotum trapezi- 
form, with a distinct anterior collar-like constriction, sides 
sharp, sinuate, base rounded, slightly sinuate in the centre ; 
scutellum rather small; elytra long, their sides slightly 
rounded, cuneus long; legs elongate, tibiee with fine spine- 
like hairs. 
There is only one European species. 
M. quadrivirgatus, Costa.—Pale ochreous, two longi- 
tudinal stripes on the head, four on the pronotum, two on 
the scutellum, two on the clavus, and two or three on the 
corium and the cuneus inwardly, brownish red. Antenne 
finely pubescent, brown, basal joint with fine bristly hairs ; 
pronotum at its base twice as wide as at the anterior mar- 
gin, slightly raised posteriorly ; scutellum convex, mem- 
brane smoky with a darker cloud on each side, its nervures 
pale ; legs ochreous, more or less freckled with brown. 
L. 11-12 mm. 
Deal, Lowestoft, Hastings; Hurst Green, Bexhill, Butler ; 
Bideford, Pavitt; Isle of Wight, Cornworthy, Botus 
Fleming, Marshall , Beer Ferris, Bignell ; Sheppey, Cham- 
pion ; Lulworth, Dale ; Deal, and Barry Isle South Wales, 
Billups. 
PHYTOCORIS, Jail. 
A genus of elegantly sbaped green, grey and brown 
species, mottled with darker colour and clothed with fine 
soft pubescence, with very long antenna, generally banded 
legs, and mottled or irrorated membranes ; eyes large, pro- 
