298 Flemiptera-Ffeteroptera. 
the posterior angles and a transverse spot on the base at 
each side black; eyes prominent, not touching the pro- 
notum ; antennae with the second joint slender, subequal 
to the third and fourth together ; scutellum with the sides 
black ; elytra elongate, parallel-sidedin the ¢g, shorter and 
with curved sides in the ?, brownish-green, nerves paler, 
membrane dark, nervures whitish; femora freckled with 
black ; tibize with black spots and fine short black spines, 
also black at the apex; tarsi long and thin, black; 
abdomen greenish, terminal segments in the $ spotted with 
black above. 
L. 8 mm. 
On Centawrea ; Charlwood, near Reigate; Battle, Dal- 
lington Forest, Sevenoaks, Stevenage, Hwhurst, Lowestoft, 
Butler ; Vilgate, Chattenden, Champion; Hurst Wood, 
Tunbridge Wells, Douglas and Scott. 
MACROTYLUS, Lieb. 
(Macrocoleus, pars. D. § S., Saund., ete.). 
May be known by its very short, strongly-curved claws, 
which are produced at the base into an acute tooth; the 
shortness of the claws is a very well marked character, the 
tarsi at first sight looking almost as if the claws were 
absent; rostrum reaching to beyond the posterior cox:e, 
upper surface clothed with black hairs, which are easily 
rubbed off; tibie, except the posterior pair in Paykullii, 
with hardly-distinguishable spines on their outer edge. 
There are thirteen species recorded by Puton, of which we 
have two in Britain. 
(2) 1. Larger, 5-55 mm. ; elytra Brey evenly clothed 
with black hairs. . SOLITARIUS. 
(1) 2. Smaller, 35-4 mm. ; elytra g green, with patches 
of black hairs ‘ ; . PAYKULLI. 
M. solitarius, Mey. Sticsiiy green, densely clothed 
with black hairs, elongate-oval. Antenne with the second 
joint once and a quarter as long as the third, dark at the 
