MIRID^E. 287 



nerve and the claval suture frequently suffused with pale rosy; 

 Membrane pale, with a blackish streak extending from below the 

 cells to the apex; cell-nerves green, or yellowish, or rosy, the inner 

 one exteriorly margined with blackish. Sternum; Prosternum finely 

 punctured, and with a piceous streak along the middle; Meso- 

 sternum ; centre black. Legs ; brownish or green ; thighs ; 3rd 

 pair with 2 teeth on the underside, the posterior one longest, and 

 bent outwardly ; and with 2 longitudinal rows of piceous spots on the 

 upperside, and 1 row on the underside ; tibice ; 3rd pair slightly bent 

 inwardly a little below the base; tarsi; 1st joint longest. 



Abdomen ; upperside black ; connexivum red ; underneath yel- 

 lowish, with a black streak along the side, terminating before the 

 apex. 



A common species, and widely distributed. It has occurred at 

 Lewisham, Darenth, and elsewhere, by sweeping and searching 

 amongst grass, &c., in June and July. Scarborough (Wilkinson). 



Species 4. MIRIS ERRATICUS. 



CIMEX EURATICUS, Lin. S. N. ii, 731, 107 (1767). 



Minis Fall. Hem. Suec. i, 132, 6 (1829); Hahn, Wanz. ii, 

 78, figs. 163 & 164 (1834) ; Burm. Handb. ii, 265, 

 3 (1835) ; H. Schf. Wanz. iii, 40 (1836) ; Meyer 

 Diir, Caps. 34, 2 (1843); Am. et Serv. Hem. 278, 



3 (1843) ; KoJen. Mel. Ent. ii, 96, 68 (1845) ; Schill 

 Arb. und Yerand. 52 (1845); Sahib. Geoc. Pen. 87, 



4 (1848) ; Kirschb. Caps. 32, 1 (1855); Flor, Khvn. 

 Liv. i, 431, 6, & ii, 608 (1860). 



TRITICI, Curt. Brit. But. xv, 701 (1838). 

 NOTOSTIRA ERRATICA, Fieb. Europ. Hem. 242 (1861). 



<J Black, pronotum and corhim margins green, or greenish-yellow ; 

 ? greenish, yellowish-green, or rosy. 



Head; Crown somewhat depressed in the centre towards the 

 hinder margin, and with a yellow spot on each side of the central 

 channel ; Clypeus with a somewhat broad yellow streak, extending 

 from the front of the eyes to the antenniferous processes. 



Thorax. Pronotum, sides greenish-yellow, widest posteriorly; 

 central keel greenish-yellow. Elytra: Corium; anterior margin 

 green, or greenish-yellow ; Cuneus green or greenish-yellow ; inner 



