British Hemiptera-Heteroptera. 303 
brown; thighs brown, apices paler; tibie ochreous, with 
rather slender black spines, the hind pair darkest. An- 
tenn pale, first joint brown. 
Length 14 line. 
On firs, &c.; not rare. 
5. quercus, Kirsch. Dougl. & Scott, Brit. Hem. pl. xin. 
fig. 8 
sult sloniate, brown. Head and thorax slightly darker. 
Insect cov ered with short, whitish, deciduous hairs. Cuneus 
reddish-brown : the base and extreme apex narrowly paler ; 
thighs red, the posterior ones very long. ‘Tibiz pale 
ochreous, with strong black spines. Antennz ochreous 
or reddish. 
Length 2 lines. 
On oaks, rare; Darenth, &c. 
6. stmillimus, Kirsch. 
Much smaller and shorter than the preceding; bright 
clear red. Head and thorax yellowish, deciduous pubes- 
cence of the elytra golden; base of cunéus very narrowly 
white. Membrane dusky, with a pale spot below the apex 
of the cuneus. Thighs bright red; tibix pale ochreous, 
with strong black spines. Antenne pale ochreous. 
Length 14 line. 
On maples; Box Hill, Mickleham, &c. 
7. Fieberi, Dougl. & Scott. 
Entirely pale “ochreous yellow; surface covered with 
rather long concolorous hairs; base of the cuneus widely 
transparent. Membrane hyaline. Thighs unspotted ; tibiee 
with black spines. 
Length 14 line. 
Common at Shirley and Croydon, on palings; June 
and July. 
8. Rotermundi, Scholtz. Fig. Dougl. & Scott, Brit. Hem. 
pls. fig. 6. 
Short, oval, greyish-white, densely clothed with thick 
silvery hairs. ‘Thorax with a black line across each callo- 
sity. LElytra with two longitudinal darker spots. Cuneus 
bright red, with the base widely pale. Femora spotted 
with brown; often red underneath. ‘Tibie red at the 
base; apex of tarsi black. 
Length 13 line. 
On white poplars; Reigate, Blackheath, &c. 
