British Hemiptera-Heteroptera. 255 
viated. Anterior angles rounded. Tlytra finely and 
regularly meshed; sides with one row of meshes; sutural 
area with three rows. 
Length 1 line. 
Scotland. 
5. macrophthalma, Vieb. 
Only differs from the former in its paler colour, and in 
the sutural area having two rows of meshes only. I have, 
however, a specimen in which on one side a third row is 
set up; and I am therefore inclined to doubt the value of 
this species. 
Length 1 line. 
ARADID A. 
I. Seutellum semicircular Le ae ae -. Anenrus, 
II. Scutellum triangular .. 26 se se .. dAradus. 
ANEURUS.- 
1. levis, Fab. Fig. Dougl. & Scott, Brit. Hem. pl. ix. 
fig. 8. 
Exceedingly flat ; deep brown, punctured. Head with 
a very projecting central lobe and a triangular projection 
on each side, between it and the eye. Antenne with 
the terminal joint as long as second and third together. 
Thorax subtrapezoidal, slightly sinuate at its sides. Seu- 
tellum large, rounded. Corium exceedingly short. Mem- 
brane very large, finely reticulated ; the abdomen pro- 
jecting all round it. 
Length 24—3 lines. 
Under bark; generally distributed. 
ARADUS. 
A. Second joint of antennz short and thick, 
much shorter than third and fourth 
together .. ae oc SC .. depressus. 
AA. Second joint of antenne more elongate, 
nearly as long as third and fourth toge- 
ther. 
a. Species brown ate aS ar -. corticalis. 
b. Species deep black... 5D ve -- aterrimus. 
1. depressus, Fab. Fig. Dougl. & Scott, Brit. Hem. 
pl. ix. fig: 9. 
Head, thorax, antennz and scutellum brown; granu- 
