British Hemiptera-Heteroptera. 289 
On Genista, &c.; not common; Isle of Wight; North- 
umberland, Wales, &c. 
ORTHOCEPHALUS. 
1. Legs black, margin between the clavus and corium 
ochreous .. a0 as bc oe ae -» coriaceus. 
2. Legs with the tibie red. Elytra entirely black -. saltator. 
1. coriaceus, Fab. Fig. Hahn, Wanz. Ins. ii. fig. 181 
(ptlosus). 
= mutabilis, Dougl. & Scott. 
Black, covered with long black hairs and a short frag- 
mentary golden deciduous pubescence. Elytra with the 
suture between the clavus and corium ochreous. Mem- 
brane dusky; cells and a wide margin round them paler, 
the paler portion often with several small, round, dark 
spots. ¢ undeveloped. 
Length 2—23 lines. 
By sweeping; Chobham, Weybridge, &c. . 
2. saltator, Hahn. Fig. Dougl. & Scott, Brit. Hem. 
pl. xiv. fig. 2 (form brachypt.). 
Black, longer and not so densely hairy as the preceding, 
but with the pubescence of a similar nature. Entirely 
black above. ‘Tibiz reddish-yellow, except at the apex. 
Membrane entirely fuscous, with a faint pale spot below 
the apex of the corium. ¢ undeveloped. 
Length 21—23 lines. 
Commoner than the preceding; by sweeping. Widely 
distributed. 
LOXops. 
1. coccineus, Westerh. Fig. Meyer, Capside, pl. iv. 
fig. 5 (unnatural). 
Orange-red, covered with scattered yellowish hairs; 
sides of the thorax broadly red, or red-brown. Scutellum 
with a pale spot on the disk and one on each side of the 
base. lytra orange-red or red-brown, more or less 
variegated with pale spots. Membrane slightly dusky ; 
nerves red. Antennz and legs orange-yellow; posterior 
thighs and basal joint of antennz red; second joint twice 
as long as the third and fourth together. 
Length 2 lines. 
On ash trees, by beating; August and September. 
