278 CAPSINA. 



Thorax. Pronotum deeply wrinkled transversely ; callosities and 

 sometimes the anterior margin piceous. Scutellum reddish-yellow ; 

 anterior portion, as far as the transverse channel and sides, piceous. 

 Elytra; Corium pale yellowish, transversely wrinkled. Sternum 

 piceous. Legs as in the developed form. 



Length, ^ 1 ? H line. 



The only developed examples we have seen were taken by Mr. 

 Crotch, but we cannot give either date or locality. The undeveloped 

 form of the insect is abundant at Tunbridge Wells, on Pteris 

 aquilina in September ; Llangollen. (T. V. Wollaston.) 



Genus 2. MONALOCORIS, Dahlb. 

 Oval. 



Head short ; vertical in front ; wider across the eyes than long ; 

 Crown flattish convex, raised above the eyes, and deflected to the 

 base of the clypeus ; Clypeus convex, apex in a line with the lower 

 margin of the eyes ; antenniferous processes very short, in a line 

 with the middle of the lower half of the eyes ; Face ; central lobe 

 long, convex ; side lobes short, narrow. Antennce in the <$ rds the 

 length of the body, in the ? as long as the body ; 1st joint shorter 

 than the head ; 2nd more than twice the length of the 1st, gradually 

 thickened to the apex ; 3rd and 4th filiform ; 3rd longer than the 

 4th ; both together a little longer than the 2nd. Eyes somewhat 

 prominent ; viewed from above hemispherical, from the side oval ; 

 Rostrt.m reaching to the 3rd pair of coxa? ; 1st joint longer than the 

 head ; 4th long. 



Thorax. Pronotmn short, trapezoidal, 1-J- times as broad across the 

 posterior margin as long ; anterior margin straight, angles acute 5 

 sides slightly convex ; hinder angles acute ; posterior margin con- 

 vex ; disk convex, with 2 callosities in front. Scutellum triangular, 

 equilateral, raised above the clavus ; somewhat convex. Elytra 

 longer than the abdomen ; Clavus convex, deflected to the corium ; 

 Corium flattish convex ; horizontal as far as the junction with the 

 cuneus and membrane, which are deflected; Cuneus short, trian- 

 gular ; the anterior margin notched at the base. Sternum : Pro- 

 sternum ; xyphus triangular ; Mesosternum short, convex, with a 

 central channel ; posterior margin convex, broadly indented in the 



