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198. Rhyparochromus longulus, C. H. 578. 

 a. ? From Mr. Children's collection. 



199. Rhyparochromus erosus. 



Niger, R. antico valde affinis ; anlennm eorpor'e breviores, articulis 2o So 

 4oque basi albis ; prothorax sulco trunsvcrso bene delerminato, fascia 

 lestacea antice undulata ; sculcllum apice album ; venter albo quadri- 

 maculatus, disco ferrugineo ; pedes longi,femoribus basi albis, libiis 

 fulvis ; corium striya coslali albidu-teslacea, macula subapicali 

 albida ; membrana apice albida. 



Black, closely allied to R. amicus. Antenna? somewhat shorter than 

 the body; first joint nearly as long as the head ; second and third white at 

 the base; secoud somewhat longer than the first; third shorter than the 

 second; fourth white towards the base, as long as the third. Prothorax 

 elongate, narrower in front; a strongly-marked transverse furrow near the 

 hind holder, accompanied by a testaceous band, which is deeply undulating 

 on the hind side. Scutellum white at the tip. Abdomen beneath 

 ferruginous in the middle and with two white spots on each side. Legs 

 long, slender ; femora white towards the base; tibiae tawny ; fore femora 

 slightly incrassated, denticulate beneath. Wings a little shorter than the 

 abdomen. Corium of the fore wings with a whitish testaceous costal 

 streak which extends from the base and is excavated on the hind side; a 

 triangular whitish spot near the tip ; membrane whitish at the lip. Length 

 of the body 5 lines. 



Of the group Beosus. 



a. ? 



Genus 14. MICROTOMA. 



Microtoma, De Lap. Ess. Hem. 33. Fieb. Eur. Hem. 193— Polyacauthus, 

 Serv. Hem. 210. 



1. Microtoma carbonarius, C. H. 561. 

 Microtoma carbonaria, Fieb. Eur. Hem. 192. 



a — c. England. 



d. Geneva. Presented by M. Goureau. 



e, /. Italy. Presented by Dr. Dowler. 

 g. Odessa. Presented by Dr. Dowler. 



h. Europe. From Mr. Children's collection. 

 i. South France. Presented l>y F. Walker, Esq. 

 j, k. Europe. Presented by VV. W. Saunders, Esq. 



2. Microtoma cridratissima. 

 Rhyparochromus cribratissimus, Stal, Ofv. K. V. Ah. Fork. 1 10 

 Cyprus. Rhodes. 



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