MIRID^E. 291 



vertical ; central lobe convex ; side lobes long. Antennae ; 1st joint 

 cylindrical, as long as or longer than the pronotum, stouter in the 

 than in the ^, somewhat tapered to the apex ; 2nd of the $ 2 

 times as long as the 1st, of the $ 3 times ; 3rd and 4th together 

 about \ the length of the 2nd ; 4th about \ the length of the 3rd. 

 Eyes small. Rostrum reaching to beyond the 3rd pair of COXSD.; 1st 

 joint stout. 



Thorax. Pronotum horizontal ; short, trapezoidal ; anterior margin 

 concave, about \ the width of the posterior one; sides margined 

 and reflexed ; hinder angles acute, slightly raised ; posterior margin 

 almost straight ; disk flattish convex, with a transverse channel in 

 front, deepest in the centre at the termination of the strong central 

 keel. Scutellum triangular, with a transverse channel near the 

 base ; hinder portion convex, with a strong central keel. Elytra 

 longer than the abdomen ; all the nerves strong and elevated ; 

 Clavus deflected to the corium j Corium, anterior margin nearly 

 flat ; Cuneus and Membrane generally imperfectly developed ; the 

 former is then continued round the apex of the latter and the outer 

 cell occupies nearly the entire length of the membrane. Sternum : 

 Prosternum; xyphus almost conical; Mesosternum broad, convex, 

 elevated posteriorly ; posterior margin concave on the sides, central 

 angle rounded and slightly indented ; Metasternum convex. Legs 

 somewhat long and slender ; tarsi long ; 1st and 3rd joints almost 

 of equal length ; 2nd half as long as the 1st. 



Species 1. ACETROPIS SETICULOSA. 



ACETROPIS SETICULOSA, (Pict. and Meyer) Fieb. Europ. Hem. 244, 2 

 (1861). 



$ dusky yellow, very sparingly clothed with short, somewhat erect 

 brownish-black hairs. 



Head ; Crown with a black central line extending to the apex of 

 the clypeus and one on each side along the inner margin of the eyes 

 and antenniferous processes ; Face ; central lobe with a broad, 

 piccous line down the centre. Antennoe piceous, clothed with short 

 black hairs ; 1st joint blackish ; 2nd slightly clavate ; 3rd pitchy- 

 biack at the base, extreme base of the 2nd and 3rd, yellow. 'Rostrum. 

 yellowish, tip brown. 



