British Hcmiptera-IIeteroptera. 629 



SALDIDiE. 



Salda. 



I. Ocelli placed closed together, but uot contiguous. 



A. Sides of the thorax pale. 



a. Insect larger, densely pubescent . .. pllosa. 



b. Insect smaller, not densely pubescent . . lateralis. 

 A A. Sides of the thorax not pale. 



B. Species large. 



C. Covered with long hairs . . . . . . scotica. 



CC. Not covered with long hairs. 



D. Species brown-black, gold-pubescent .. littoralis. 

 DD. Species black, glabrous .. .. .. morlo. 



BB. Species smaller. 



C. Thorax and scutellum covered with black, 



bristly hairs .. .. .. . . jf'tlosclla. 



CC. Thorax and scutellum not covered with black, 

 bristly hairs. 



D. Sides of thorax straight, and with sides of ely- 



tra black, not spotted until just above the 

 apex. 



a. Apical joint of antenna; longer than 3rd ortliocliila. 



b. A])ical joint of antennae shorter than 3rd conspicua. 

 DD. Sides of thorax curved, or if straight, as in 



C. alhum, then with the sides of the elytra 

 spotted near the middle. 



E. Elytra with its sides entirely pale, except at 



the extreme base. 



a. Short and round, pubescence silvery, pale 



margin widening towards the apex .. viarginalls. 



b. Oblong-oval, without silvery hairs, pale 



margin linear throughout . . . . oj'acula. 



Efi. Elytra with its sides not entirely pale. 



F. Sides of thorax straight, two front pairs of 



tibite banded .. .. .. .. C-album. 



EF. Sides of thorax not straight, tibia; not banded. 



G. Deep black, all the markings dull white ; tibia; 



black or obscure, narrowly pale above the 



apex.. .. .. .. .. .. arcnlcola. 



GG. Black or brownish-black, all the markings not 

 white. 

 H. Markings more or less obscui'e, with much ten- 

 dency to spread and amalgamate, some- 

 times to such an extent as to make the 

 elytra entirely pale, except at the extreme 

 base . . . . . . . . . . . . palUpcs. 



HH. Markings more distinct, although sometimes 

 obscure ; in pale forms the markings be- 

 come paler, but do not tend to unite . . saltatoria et vars. 

 Var. 1 ? Larger markings more obscure . . . . var. fucicola. 



Var. 2 ? Much more densely pubescent, so as to give 



quite a golden aspect to the specimens .. var. vestita. 



