194. [February, 
Thoraw: pronotum brownish-yellow, on the sides more or less dark brown, pos- 
terior third greyish-white; scutellwm black, wrinkled transversely; elytra 
greyish-white ; clavws at the base punctured as far as in a line with the 
apex of the scutellum; next the suture a distinct row of punctures; coriwm 
slightly contracted about in a line with the middle of the clayus, and with a 
row of fine punctures next the anterior margin; membrane very long, very 
pale fuscous ; legs yellow; thighs, first pair very stout, the three teeth at the 
apex, which gradually diminish in size, are black; tibiw pale yellow; tarsi, 
third joint of all the pairs slightly dusky at the apex. Length, 14 line. 
The above insect bears some little resemblance to the Stenogaster 
(Oxycarenus, Fieb.) pallens, H.-Schf., Wanz. Ins., vol. ix, p. 314, fig. 
963 ; but it is much more linear, and has not the same stature. 
Genus.—LITOSOMA, Doug. and Scott. 
LirosoMa ATRICAPILLA, Scott, sp. n. 
Narrow, green, clothed with depressed black hairs. 
Head: antenne pale yellowish, first joint with a broad black ring before the apex, 
second narrowly black at the base, third and fourth joints brownish, the former 
narrowly piceous at the base; eyes pitchy-black. 
Thorax: pronotum and scutellum green, the former with a distinct transverse chan- 
nel before the middle; elytra green, clothed with depressed black hairs ; mem- 
brane pale, inner margin black ; lesser cell black, apical half of the larger cell, 
and a broad margin exteriorly, fuscous-brown, cell nerves white ; on the an- 
terior margin, below the apex of the cuneus, and from the apex of the lesser 
cell nerve, a longitudinal black streak, the latter the longer of the two, the 
apex enclosed between the streaks blackish; sternum green; legs green; 
thighs, first and third pairs on the lower margin with a pitchy spot, that on 
the former small and somewhat indistinct ; tibie pale, very narrowly brown at 
the apex ; tarsi yellowish, base of the first joint and third entirely brown. 
Abdomen green. Length, 1 line. 
The characters of the antenne and thighs are sufficient for the 
immediate recognition of this insect. The black hairs are also peculiarly 
dense ; but, as the specimens are rubbed, I am unable to say whether 
these were originally uniform throughout, or in bands, or distributed 
in patches. 
Genus.—MIMOCORIS,* Scott, g. n. 
Elongate ; corium slightly narrowed from the base to the middle, 
from thence to the base of the cuneus gradually widened. 
Head long, pentagonal, yery much deflected, wider across the eyes than long; an- 
tenne shorter than the body, first joint shortest, about half its length reaching 
* Mimos, an imitator ; koris, a bug. 
