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base of the head, second longest reaching the anterior coxae, third attain- 

 ing the intermediate coxae. Pronotum, anterior lobe a little more convex 

 than in ferns, feebly impressed on the middle with a few minute scattering 

 punctures ; posterior lobe narrow, coarsely punctured, but feebly differ- 

 entiated from the anterior lobe. Scutellum coarsely punctured, depressed 

 anteriorly and posteriorly with a feeble longitudinal carina. Elytra 

 blackish fuscous inclined to castaneous on the clavus and disk of the 

 corium posteriorly ; basal third of the corium testaceous ; this pale color 

 shows a tendency to invade the outer margin of the clavus and extends 

 more or less obviously along the costa. Membrane black, when fully 

 developed attaining the tip of the abdomen, and marked with a small 

 pale spot at the basal and each lateral angle, the nervures distinct but 

 scarcely paler as in ferus. Beneath black marked with castaneous against 

 the coxae. Legs piceous black, polished, becoming paler on the tibiae, 

 tarsi and base of the femora; the anterior femora have two large and 

 several minute teeth beneath ; intermediate and posterior femora a little 

 more thickened than in jerus. In the male the colors are somewhat paler 

 than in the female. Length 6-6^ mm. 



Described from one male and two female examples taken at 

 Wellington, Vancouver Island, during March and April by- 

 Rev. Geo. W. Taylor, an enthusiastic and successful collector 

 from whom I have received some interesting Hemiptera. In 

 this species the pronotum is wider on the anterior lobe than in 

 ferus, the abdomen is proportionately broader behind the middle, 

 the intermediate and posterior femora are thicker, and in the 

 specimens before me the body wants the cilise of soft hairs that 

 are present in that species. 



Xestocoris n. gen. 



Ovate oblong, widest across the apex of the clavus ; polished. Head 

 about two-thirds the length of the pronotum, subcylindric, horizontal, 

 triangularly narrowed before ; clypeus prominent ; bucculae but little 

 elevated, forming a distinct lobe either side of the base of the rostrum. 

 Ocelli placed much nearer to the eyes than to the middle line of the 

 vertex. Rostrum passing the intermediate coxae, first joint reaching the 

 base of the head, second distinctly longer than the third, fourth shortest. 

 Antennae stout, first joint surpassing the apex of the head by about one- 

 half its length, second and fourth subequal, third shortest. Pronotum 

 broad, length to humeral width as about 5:8, sides feebly carinate, dis- 

 tinctly rounded to the head anteriorly, transverse impression feeble, 

 placed close to the posterior margin, the humeri prominent and angular. 

 Scutellum depressed, to the level of the clavus. Clavus triseriate punc- 

 tate. Third ventral suture strongly curved forward. Stigmata of the 

 apical segments minute, placed at about their middle. Sides of the fourth 



