340 CAPSINA. 



Hi appears to be very scarce, as we have only met with 3 speci- 

 mens, one at Bromley, amongst grass, at the roots of broom -bushes, 

 and 2 others at Weybridge, by sweeping, all taken in July. 



The insect has been examined by Dr. Eieber, who pronounced it 

 to be distinct. 



Species 6. LITOSOMA CON COLOR. 



CAPSUS CONCOLOK, Kirschb. Caps. 89, 119, & 155, 20 (1855). 

 OJITHOTYLTJS CONCOLOE, Fieb. Europ. Hem. 289, 5 (1861). 



$ elongate ; ? subelliptic. Somewhat bluish-green, thickly clothed 

 with fine, short, silver-white, depressed hairs, sparingly inter- 

 mixed with somewhat erect, stoutish, black ones. 



Head generally yellowish-green. Antennce yellowish or yellowish- 

 brown, clothed with fine brown hairs ; 1st joint generally greenish ; 

 3rd, 4th, and apex of the 2nd, pale brownish. Eye* black. 

 Rostrum greenish-yellow; tip blackish. 



Thorax. Pronotum green, with 2 callosities behind the anterior 

 margin ; sides almost straight ; hinder angles very slightly raised ; 

 posterior margin convex, slightly indented in the middle ; disk flattish. 

 Scutellum convex, almost level with the clavus ; base as far as the 

 transverse channel and sides sometimes yellowish. Elytra somewhat 

 diaphanous; Corium ; apex of the anterior margin and 1st nerve 

 generally dark green ; Membrane slightly blackish, or with a purple 

 tinge, iridescent ; inner marginal nerve brownish yellow ; cell-nerves 

 brownish yellow, apex of the inner one greenish yellow ; cells pale 

 yellowish. Legs green, clothed with short white hairs ; tibice 

 greenish ; towards the narrowly piceous apex yellowish, with fine, 

 somewhat spinose, brown hairs ; tarsi yellowish or pale brownish- 

 yellow ; 3rd joint and claws piceous. 



Abdomen greenish or greenish -yello w ; underneath clothed with 

 fine, short, silver-white hairs. 



Length, If 2 lines. 



This species is very closely allied to L. flavosparsus, but it is some- 

 what larger and stouter, and may readily be separated from the latter 

 insect by the absence of the yellow spots on the elytra. 



It has occurred sparingly at Weybridge, Tunbridge Wells, &c., by 

 sweeping, in July and August. 



