DICRANEURA MOLLICULA. 105 



Edwards says "Hind tibise with a row of distinct 

 black points," but these are not always to be seen. 



Sahlberg gives a description, at some length, of the 

 external genital parts of both male and female. 



Foxley Wood, Norfolk. My figure is from a speci- 

 men in Mr. Douglas's cabinet. 



Length with wings, 0*14 inch, or 3*50 millimetres. 



DicRANEURA MOLLICULA, Boh, Plate LXIII., 

 figs. 1 to le. 



Typhlomjba mollicula, Boh. 



,, facialis, Flor. ; Kirschb. 

 Notus molliculus, Sahib. ; Ferrari ; Fieb. 



,, facialis, Leth. 

 Dicraneura mollicula, Doug. ; Edw. pt, ii. p. 82= 



This insect occurs of various shades of green or 

 greenish yellow. Sometimes it is dirty yellow, or else 

 it has an orange tint. 



Abdomen black, with yellow edges to the rings ; or 

 with the upper rings brown, the middle shining black, 

 and the apical rings yellow. Elytron greenish or 

 fumose-yellow, with hyaline tips. Wings smoky, 

 sometimes iridescent, with coarse brown nervures. 

 The post-scutellum is large, and much overhangs the 

 abdomen. Legs wholly yellow. Tibiae without spots. 

 Fore-tarsal joints not obviously trimerous. Ventral 

 plate of the female large, broad, and emarginate. 

 Pygofer of the male complex, with broad genital plate, 

 large caudal chamber and process, accompanied by 

 two long black spines or styles. The saw of the female 

 is often exserted, and forms a sickle-like blade below 

 the abdomen. 



Common in many places. Huddersfield and Wake- 

 field, Yorkshire ; and also at Haslemere. May to 

 February. 



