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132 Mr. E. Saunders’ Synopsis of 
THERAPHA. 
1. hyoscyami, Linn. Fig. Dougl. & Scott, Brit. Hem. 
pl. v. fig. 2. 
Bright red. Sides and back of head, a band across the 
front of thorax and a spot on each side of its base, base of 
scutellum, clavus, and a spot on each elytron, legs and 
antennex, black; beneath red, with a row of black spots on 
each side. Entire insect slightly hairy and punctured. 
Length 44 lines. 
Not uncommon in the South-West of England, by 
sweeping. 
Conrizus. 
I. Upper surface of abdomen black, with pale spots. 
A. 4th abdominal segment above angularly cut 
out in the centre posteriorly. 
1. 5th abdominal segment with two con- 
verging yellow lines, forming an inverted 
V; apical segment black, with two pale 
longitudinal stripes 55 tie «+ crassicornis. 
2. 5th abdominal segment with two parallel 
yellow lines; apical segment white, with 
a dark central line ake ae .. abutilon. 
AA. 4th abdominal segment not angularly incised 
posteriorly, although somewhat emarginate. 
1. Tibix barred and spotted with black .. parwmpunctatus. 
2. Tibise not barred or spotted 50 -. capitatus. 
II. Upper surface of abdomen yellow, with black spots.. maculatus. 
1. crassicornis, Linn. Fig. Pans. Faun. Germ. 92, 18. 
Dark greyish-brown. Thorax deeply punctured, with 
the lateral margins and a narrow dorsal line slightly raised 
and paler; corium somewhat transparent, the nerves some- 
times spotted with black; connexivum flavous, barred with 
black; abdomen beneath pale, above black, with a A-shaped 
spot on the 4th and Sth segments, and a longitudinal line 
on each side of the apical segments, flavous. 
Length 34 lines. 
Rare; Charlwood, Surrey, by sweeping in the autumn, 
several specimens; also at Dorsetshire (Dale). 
2. abutilon, Rossi. 
Pale ochreous, sometimes darker. Connexivum pale, 
with a black spot on each segment; abdomen above with 
its apical segment pale, except a dark line down its middle. 
Length 4 lines. 
Deal and Bournemouth. 
A stouter and paler insect than the preceding, but I 
much doubt its being really distinct. I have a long series 
