36 Mr. James Edwards’ Synopsis of 
1. Athysanus russeolus, Fall. 
Cicada russeola, Fall., Hem. Suec., ii., 34, 14. 
Jassus russeolus, Thoms., Opusc. Ent., i., 56, 24. 
Athysanus russeolus, J. Sahl., Not. Fenn., xii., 274, 10. 
Fore parts rust-red; elytra pale brown, generally with all the 
_ areas narrowly margined with fuscous. Crown obtusely produced, 
_ one-half longer in the middle than at the sides, and about half as 
long as its basal width ; interocular line straight, narrowly inter- 
rupted in the middle; interocellar line interrupted in the middle, 
the inner end of each half suddenly bent forward ; infraocellar line 
biarcuate, interrupted in the middle. Frons with a double middle 
stripe, a few transverse curved lines down each side, and the facial 
sutures, black. Pronotum about one-third longer than the crown, 
sparingly speckled with black. Elytra subcoriaceous, about as 
long as the abdomen, narrowed behind; nerves concolorous ; 
appendix very narrow. Abdomen rust-red, darker down the 
middle of the back. Legs striped and spotted with fuscous. 
Length, 3} mm. 
Pitlochry, Perthshire (Norman); Addington Hills 
(Douglas). The dark markings of the upper side are 
sometimes wanting, but the species may always be 
easily identified by the rust-red ground colour of its 
fore parts. It is said to occur on heath in July and 
_ August. 
2. Athysanus brevipennis, Kbm. 
Athysanus brevipennis, Kirschb., Athys. Art., 9, 9; 
Cicad., 118, 61; Flor, Rhyn. Liv., u., 305, 15; 
J. Sahl., Not. Fenn., xii., 270, 7. 
A. depressus, Scott, Ent. Mo. Mag., xii., 95, 2. 
Jassus porrectus, Thoms., Opusc. Ent., i., 56, 22. 
Upper side shining lighter or darker brownish yellow; frons 
with the usual curved transverse lines. Crown as long or slightly 
longer than the pronotum, at least twice as long in the middle as 
at the sides, subequal in length to half its basal width; interocular 
line abbreviated at each end, scarcely interrupted in the middle ; 
infraocellar line biarcuate, generally very faint; interocellar line 
wanting. Elytra about one-third shorter than the abdomen, 
obliquely subtruncate at the apex, the apical areas extremely short ; 
nerves pale, frequently narrowly bordered with fuscous. Abdomen 
pale, blackish towards the base; each of the apical dorsal segments 
frequently bearing a transverse row of dark points. Legs con- 
colorous, with the usual dark markings. Length, 3;—4 mm. 
