618 INIr. E. flinders' Sijiiopsis of 



black, punctured, tlio latter iin])i'csscd in the middle trans- 

 versely. Scutcllmn Idack. Elytra dull, tlic embolium and 

 cuneus more shining and very coarsely punctured ; brown 

 with a paler subhumeral spot on the margin. jNIembranc 

 dusky, with a basal spot, a spot below the cuneus on 

 each side, and the nerves, pale. Legs reddish-testaceous. 

 Anlenn;e black, base and extreme apex of second joint 

 pale. 



Ijcngth H — 2 lines. 



Common, by beating, &c. 



A. sarotliamni, D. & S., is a dark, nearly black, variety 

 of this species, Avith entirely black antennas, and is found 

 on the broom. I have, however, repeatedly found it with 

 the paler forms and intervening varieties. 



Bkaciiysteles. 



1. jnJicornis, Muls. Eig. Dougl. & Scott, Brit. Hem. 

 pi. xxi. fig. 4. 



Short, ovate. Head and thorax black, thickly covered 

 with golden hairs, the latter with a deep transverse im- 

 pression behind the middle. Scutellum black. Elytra 

 ochi'eous-brown, densely pubescent, with a paler lateral 

 spot at the base, sometimes extending to the apex of the 

 cuneus. Legs testaceous. Antennae hairy, brown, base 

 of the second joint paler. 



Length 1 line. 



" One specimen, Dr. Power," D. & S. 



Having never seen a British example of this species, I 

 have drawn up my description from a continental one. It 

 is very like a Triplilcps in general apjiearance, but its 

 densely pubescent surface, smaller membrane and generic 

 characters at once separate it. 



Cakdiastethus. 



1. testaceusy Mids. Eig. Dougl. & Scott, Brit. Hem. 

 pi. xvii. fig. 5. 

 Bright testaceous, elytra somewhat more obscure ; 

 clothed with rather short golden hairs. Thorax with a 

 raised smooth portion in front, surrounded at the base 

 and sides by a punctured imjiression; base deeply sinuate. 

 Scutellum shining. Elytra dull; membrane smoky 

 brown, with a paler spot below the apex of each cuneus. 



