British Ilemiptera-Hderoptera. 621 



Lyctocotus. 



1. campestris, Fab. = domesticiis, D. & S. Fig. Dougl. 

 & Scott, Brit. Hem. pi. xvii. fig. 1. 



Testaceous-brown, densely covered witli golden hairs; 

 mouth, latei'al margins of thorax, basal half of the elytra, 

 a small spot just above the cuncus, legs and base of 2nd 

 joint of the an tenure, paler; membrane milky white, with 

 a dusky cloud across the apex; 3rd and 4th joints of the 

 antenna3 filiform. Thorax impressed at the base on each 

 side ; elytra very closely and strongly punctured. 



Length \\ line. 



Common in rubbish, thatch, &c. 



ACANTHIDiE. 



ACANTITIA. 



1. Covered with short hairs. Sides of the thorax widely de- 



pressed, especially near the front angles, and rcflcxed. 



a. Larger. 3rd and 4th joints of antennre together 



considerably more than twice as long as 2ud 

 (inhabiting houses) .. Icctularia. 



b. Smaller. 3rd and 4th joints of antcnnne together 



subequal to twice the length of the 2ud (inhabit- 

 ing pigeon cots) .. .. .. .. •• columharia. 



2. Covered with long hairs. Sides of thorax narrowly de- 



pressed, scarcely widened in front and hardly reflexed. 



a. Larger. Covered with long silky hairs ; 3rd joint 



of antennas decidedly longer than 4th . . .. p'qjistrelli. 



b. Smaller. Covered with long, somewhat bristly 



hairs; 3rd and 4th joints of antennie subequal . . hiinindinis. 



1. lectidaria, Linn. Fig. Dougl. & Scott, Brit. Hem. 



pi. xvii. fig. 7. 



Ferruginous, deejjly punctured and covered with short 

 pale hairs. Thorax widely depressed and reflexed at the 

 sides, the reflexed margins much widened in front ; body 

 large and round. Antennse: 1st joint short and stout, 2nd 

 slightly longer than the fourth, 3rd much longer than the 

 2nd. 



Length 2^ — 3 lines. 



In houses. 



2. columbaria, Jenyns. Fig. Ann. Nat. Hist. ill. pi. v. 



fig. 1. 

 Very like the preceding, but smaller and rather rounder 

 in the body ; the sides of the thorax rather more reflexed ; 



