386 A. FB. Verrilli—The Bermuda Tslands. 798 
j.— Hemiptera. (Bugs; Seale-insects ; Plant-lice ; Thrips, etc.) 
The ‘Cicada Bermudiana (p.736) was the only insect of this order 
mentioned by the early writers. It is probable, however, that vari- 
ous other less conspicuous native species existed. But as most of 
the known injurious species feed on introduced plants and are com- 
mon North American or European species, it is pretty certain that 
they have been mostly introduced with the plants. However, those 
plants that have been introduced only by means of seeds have thus 
often escaped the aphids and scale-insects that infest them in their 
native countries. A number of species in our collection are still 
undetermined. See Addenda. 
The Bed-bug (Acanthia, or Cimex, lectularius), and the various 
species of parasites that infest man and the domestic animals, were 
doubtless introduced from Europe by the earliest settlers. 
Pentatomids ; Leaf-bugs.—Several members of this family occur, 
but only a few have been determined.* A green Leaf-bug ( Vezara 
viridula (L.), which lives on the leaves of various trees, is light 
green, with the membrane and wings transparent ; three white spots 
on the scutellum ; abdomen keeled ; venter yellowish. It is widely 
distributed in warm countries : West Indies ; South America ; Africa ; 
South Europe; southern United States; India; East Indies, ete. 
See Howard, Ins. Book, pl. xxx, fig. 32. 
It is probably the same as Khaphigaster prasinus (l.) Dallas, 
Catal. Hem. Brit. Mus., i, p. 274, recorded by J. M. Jones, 1876. 
He also recorded another related species, as A. cydnus. 
Cedar-berry Bug. (Banasa euchlora Stal.) Plate xevii; fig. 1.— 
This species was first recorded by J. M. Jones. 
A specimen, taken at St. David’s I. in October, was sent to me by 
Miss V. Hayward, with the information that it feeds on cedar berries 
in autumn, when it becomes common, and that when living it is very 
malodorous. The body and front wings are bright light green ; 
hind wings pale heliotrope-purple. Expanse, 18™™. 
* The larva of a large Leaf-bug was sent by Mr. L. Mowbray, in November. 
Body short, broad, depressed; length, 11™™; breadth, 9.5™™. Scutellum 
broader than long; thorax closely and rather coarsely punctate, dark brown, 
the sutures bordered with light chestnut brown; front of head brownish yellow; 
abdomen, above, dark brown centrally, yellowish laterally, and margined with 
orange ; a narrow black line along the thin edges of the segments and running 
inward so as to make a bracket-shaped mark on each segment ; legs mostly 
black ; wing-pads dark brown, with lighter edges. Mr. Otto Heidemann, who 
has examined the specimen, thinks it is probably a Nezara. 
