HEMIPTERA. 565 



15, RHYPAROCHROMUS decoratus. 



Pachymerus decoratus, Hahn, Wanz. i. 139. t. 22. fig. 71 (1831). 

 Rhyparochromus decoratus, Sahib. Geoc. Fenn. 63. 14 (1848). 

 a. Europe. From Mr. Children's Collection. 



16. RHYPAROCHROMUS borealis, n. s. 



R. prsecedenti affinis, elongatus, capite, thoracis lobo antico, 

 maculisque 4 in lobo postico, scutello, corporeque subtus, 

 nigris ; membrana fusca, maculis tribus venisque albidis ; fe- 

 moribus anticis piceis. $ . 

 Long. lin. 3. 



Somewhat elongate. Head black, impunctate. Thorax with 

 the lateral reflexed margins yellowish white ; the anterior lobe 

 rather convex, black, impunctate ; the posterior lobe brown or 

 chestnut, punctured with black and with four black spots, namely 

 one in each lateral angle and two on the disc. Scutellum black, 

 finely but sparingly and irregularly punctured, the apical portion 

 with an impunctate slightly elevated central line. Coriaceous 

 portion of the elytra brown, finely punctured, with the base tes- 

 taceous punctured with brown; outer margin testaceous; disc, 

 with a blackish spot ; membrane brown, with the nervures 

 whitish and with three slightly pearly spots, placed one at the 

 inner, one at the outer basal angle, and one at the middle of the 

 inner margin. Wings iridescent. Abdomen above black; be- 

 neath black, with the apex reddish. Breast black, finely punc- 

 tured ; posterior margin of the antepectus brownish, punctured 

 with black ; posterior margin of the postpectus brownish testa- 

 ceous. Anterior thighs black, becoming reddish towards the 

 base ; anterior tibiae and tarsi and the intermediate and posterior 

 legs deep fulvous. Rostrum pale fulvous, with the basal joint 

 brown. Antennae black or pitchy black, with sometimes the 

 basal joint and the base of the second dull red. 



a. N. America. From Lieut. Redman's Collection. 



b. Hudson's Bay. Presented by G. Barnston, Esq. 



17. RHYPAROCHROMUS erraticus. 



Lygeeus erraticus, Fab. E. S. iv. 167. 109 (1794) ^ S. R. 232. 



139 (1803); Fall. Mon. dm. 65. 12 (1807); Hem. Suec. 60. 



19 (1829); Zett. F. Ins. Lapp. i. 472. 9 (1832) & Ins. Lapp. 



264. 11 (1840). 



Pachymerus erraticus, H. Sch. Norn. Ent. i. 44 & 79 (1835). 

 Rhyparochromus erraticus, Sahib. Geoc. Fenn. 62. 12 (1848). 

 a, Europe. From Mr. Children's Collection. 



