304 Mr. E. Saunders’ Synopsis of 
9. salicellus, Mey. Fig. H.-Seff. Wanz. Ins. vi. fig. 605. 
Pale whitish, surface with irregular patches of silvery 
hairs intermixed with black ones. Thorax and elytra more 
or less sprinkled with brown, puncture-like spots. Cuneus 
white. Membrane dusky, with a pale spot below the apex 
of the cuneus; a darker spot below it, and then another 
paler one. Thighs spotted, posterior ones dark brown. 
Tibize and antenne Ww hitish, the former with strong, black 
spines. 
Length 1 line. 
On hazel, &c.; not rare. 
10. sanguineus, Fab. Fig. H.-Seff. Wanz. Ins. in. fig. 
226. 
= querceti, Fall. 
= dilutus, Dougl. & Scott. 
Shorter than the preceding and less graceful in shape, 
with much shorter antenne, and with pale hind thighs. 
Var. sanguineus. Bright crimson. Head and thorax 
generally showing more or less signs of paler spots, 
Cuneus white; thighs red, spotted with black at the 
apex. 
Var. guerceti: ground colour pale whitish, more or less 
sprinkled with crimson spots. Cuneus white. Membrane 
in all the varieties slightly dusky, with the cells posteriorly 
darker, and with a dark transverse band below the apex 
of the cuneus, the dark colour continuing round the cells. 
The membrane is paler below this, and clouded again at 
the apex. Very pale specimens are the var. dilutus. 
Length 14 line. 
On sallows, &c.; common; all the varieties occur to- 
gether. 
11. lepidus, Fieb. 
3rown, clothed with golden hairs. Corium, especially 
in the ¢, with a more or less reddish tinge. Cuneus red, 
narrowly pale at the base. Membrane dusky, with a pale 
spot below the apex ofthe cuneus; nerves whitish. Thighs 
brown, spotted with black. Antenne pale; second joint 
in the é thicker than in the ¢. 
Length 1} line. 
On ash trees ; not rare. 
