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short, not covering more than half the abdomen, which is nearly 

 orbicular, and a little acuminated at the apex : posterior legs a 

 little the longest. 



1. Pselaphiformis. Curt. 



Black, shining : head ferruginous, red at the base : 2d joint of 

 antennas ochreous at the middle : thorax, scutellum, and elytra 

 dull, sparingly clothed with short yellowish pubescence, the latter 

 with the margins suffused, dirty testaceous : legs ochreous, thighs 

 black, except at the tips. (Length f of a line.) 



Taken by Mr. Booth, near Halifax, Yorkshire, and pre- 

 sented to me by Mr. A. H. Davis. 



Gen. 1120. — Chlamydatus. Curt. 



Subovate : head rather large and trigonate : eyes projecting beyond 

 the thorax : antennae inserted before the eyes, shorter than the 

 body, filiform and 4-jointed, basal joint the shortest, and a little 

 the stoutest, 2d the longest, 3d and 4th a little shorter and slen- 

 derer, of equal length : rostrum nearly as long as the antennae, 

 and very slender : thorax nearly semiorbicular : scutellum trian- 

 gular : abdomen large, flat, and ovate : the superior wings not 

 covering much more than half, ovate, and not lapping over at the 

 apex : posterior legs long, the thighs incrassated, tibiae very long, 

 tarsi long and thin, triarticulate, basal joint short, truncated 

 obliquely, 2d and 3d nearly of equal length. 



1. Marginatus. Curt. Grylloides. Guide. 



Pitchy, sprinkled with yellowish pubescence : posterior margin of 

 head and eyes ferruginous : superior wings ochreous, with a large 

 patch of piceous in the centre, leaving a sinuated pale margin all 

 round, broadest at the base : legs dull ferruginous, thighs black, 

 except at the tips. (Length 1 line.) 



Gen. 1123.— Hebrus. Curt. 



Somewhat elliptical : head oblong, the nasus produced and qua- 

 drate : eyes not very prominent : antennae shorter than the body, 

 subfiliform : inserted near the apex of the head, 5-jointed, basal 

 joint the stoutest, and as long as the 3d and 5th ; the 2d and 

 4th rather shorter, terminal joint subfusiform : rostrum as long as 

 the thorax, attenuated and acute : thorax somewhat trapezoid, 

 gibbose, concave before, very much rounded behind, forming 2 

 large obtuse angles : scutellum triangular obtuse : abdomen semi- 

 elliptical : superior wings somewhat elongate-spatulate, with a 



