no R^v. Mr. KiRBvV Coni'mtiat'ton of the 



I fhall now, as I promiied above, proceed to defcribe the Qit^x 

 which. I found fo common upon the wheat in all its ftates. 



CIMEX. Obhngi, antennh fetaceis longkudlne corporis. 



Tritici. C. anguftus, niger ; thoracis lateribus, coleoptrorum limbo, 



femoribufque pallidis. 



Corpus valde anguftum, nigrum. Rojlrum thoracis longitudine, 

 pallidum. Antenna: obfcure rufas aiticulo primo majore pubef- 

 centi, nigro. Caputs fronte acuta, poftice pallidum, linea inter- 

 media longitudinali exaratum. Oculi prominuli. Thorax antice 

 anguftior, lateribus lineolifque tribus intermediis pofticis, palli- 

 dis. Scutellum nigrum linea intermedia elevatiufcula. Elytra 

 nigricantia margine exteriori late pallida, pallore paululiim 

 virenti. Alc:e hyalinae iricolores. Pedes lividl, tibiis tarfifque 

 pofticis nigris. 



Longitudo corporis lin. 4. 



Habitant in Tritici culmis et fpicis, Larva, Pupa, Imago. 

 So much for this year's obfervations upon Tipula Tritici. 



Believe me, &c. &c. 



EXPLA- 



