British Hemiptera- Heteroptera. 267 
Catocoris, Fieb. 
I. Apex of cuneus more or less widely black. 
A. Scutellum dark. 
a. Corium unicolorous throughout .. -. fulvomaculatus. 
b. Corium widely pale, exteriorly at the 
shoulders ac AG oe -- seticornis. 
AA. Scutellum pale, except at the base. 
a. Elytra pale yellow, with longitudinal 
dark striz Sic a6 ae .. striatellus. 
b. Elytra black, with pale yellow spots .. sexguttatus. 
II. Apex of cuneus not black, or only so at the very 
extreme apex. 
A. Species not green, nor greyish-green. 
B. Surface dull, more or less pubescent. 
C. Thorax black, with pale markings. 
a. Basal joint of antennz longer than head striatus. 
b. Basal joint of antennz robust, not so long 
as head .. ats -¢ oc .. marginellus. 
CC. Thorax not black. 
a, Apical joint of antenne not nearly so 
long as the third Be ne .. ticinensis. 
b. Apical joint of antennz almost as long 
as third .. ac ae ac -. roseomaculatus. 
BB. Surface glabrous, shining .- ac -. infusus. 
AA. Species green or greyish-green. 
B. Third and fourth joints of antenne as thick 
as the rest .. ae = SiC -- chenopodit. 
BB. Third and fourth joints of antennz thinner 
than the rest. 
a. Apical joint longer than third .. -» alpestris. 
b. Apical joint not so long as third +: bipunctatus. 
1. fulvomaculatus, De Geer. Fig. Dougl. & Scott, Brit. 
Hem. pl. xi. fig. 1. 
Dull greyish-brown, clothed with a pale, golden, scale- 
like pubescence. Head generally with a pale spot near 
each eye. Thorax dark, with a pale spot on the dorsal 
line; or pale, with the anterior portion and a spot on each 
side of the base dark. Elytra of the same colour as the 
thorax. Cuneus orange-coloured, with the apex widely 
black. Legs and antennz reddish-brown ; femora irregu- 
larly spotted with darker brown; second joint of antenna 
darker at the apex. 
Length 3 lines. 
On various shrubs and bushes; often very abundantly. 
2. seticornis, Fab. Fig. Hahn, Wanz. Ins. i. fig. 114 
(lateralis). 
Head and thorax black, shining; the latter often with 
a red spot on the disk. Elytra dark brownish-black, 
