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with a small spine near the apex. Tarsi 2-scgmentate, the segments 

 subequal. Abdomen notably rounded laterally, twice as broad across 

 centre as the pro-notum between posterior angles ; finely and sparingly 

 granulate above, also very closely punctured heneath the nymph-skin ; 

 apical margin of second segment very slightly and narrowly excavated 

 medianly, third and fourth narrowly, but deeply, eicavated, a large 

 glandflap being present (17), 5th sinuate widely, but superficially, 6th 

 roundly and superficially excavate. Three genial segments present, the 

 third truncate posteriorly. Spiracles large, round near the lateral 

 margins of the abdomen. 



Long. (No. 1) 111 mill., (Nos. 2 and 3) 18 mill. ; lat. (No. 1) 7 

 mill.,(Nos. 2 and 3)11 mill. 



Somewhat dull scarlet, lighter on abdomen. Antennse, lateral mar- 

 gins of head, lateral and posterior margins of pro-notum, legs (except 

 coxse), lateral margins of wing-cases, apical margins of abdominal seg- 

 ments, stinkgland flaps, and lateral margin (in part) of abdomen black. 

 Sub-family Myodochin^. 

 Myodochus, Latr. 



The type of this genus was fixed by Leach in 1815 as tipuloides (de 

 Geer), although authors have almost to a man accepted for this posi- 

 tion serripes, a totally different bug, belonging indeed to another 

 family, and despite the fact thut serripes is not an original species 

 and therefore cannot, under any circumstances, become the type of 

 the genus. The following synonymy will be noteworthy : — 



1. Family GEOCORID^ = Lygseidse, Auctt. 

 Genus Chiroleptes, Kir by, 1837. 



= Myodochus, Oliv., 1811. 

 = Myodochay Auctt. 



Type raptor, Kirby = serripes (Oliv.). 



2. Family LYGJEWM = Coreidae, Auctt. 

 Genus Myodocha, Latr., 1807. 



= Leptocorise, Latr., 1825. 

 = Leptocorisa, Latr., 1829, et auctt. 

 Type tipuloides (de Geer). 



(17) From the abdominal glands, these nymphs " ponr f orth a viscid, brownish-orauge , 

 stinking fluid which dissolves readily in alcohol, staining it the colour of Icd'iie." — 

 (B. E. G, in lilt., Oct. 24, 1899.) 



