tthler.] 398 [April 17, 



over the base of the second joint, the other joints more slender, the 

 second much compressed, a little longer than the first, third de- 

 pressed, hardly half as long as the second, apical one longer than 

 the preceding and shorter than the basal joint; antennae setaceous, 

 situated below the middle line of the eyes, much longer than the 

 body, clothed with remote, obliquely-er,ect hairs, the basal joint cyl- 

 indrical, slender, gradually enlarging to the tip, rather longer than 

 the head, second joint much more slender, more than twice as long 

 as the first, third still more slender, about two-thirds the length of 

 the second, fourth slightly more slender, a little shorter than the third; 

 eyes prominent, subhemispherical, a little higher than broad. Pro- 

 notum subcampanulate, a little broader at base than long, the ante- 

 rior lobe almost cylindrical, about two-thirds the breadth of the pos- 

 terior one, the callosities greatly elevated, convex, separated by a 

 narrow incision, humeral angles slightly elevated, the posterior mar- 

 gin subtruncate and acutely raised. Legs long, slender, cylindrical, 

 the posterior femora longer and stouter than the others, curved at 

 base, the basal joint of the tarsi longer than the two others con- 

 joined. Sides of the hemelytra subparallel, the costal margin a little 

 broadened just behind its origin, cuneus long and broad, concavely 

 arcuated at base and not acutely incised ; membrane extending much 

 beyond the abdomen in fully winged individuals, the basal cell longer 

 than the cuneus, elongate, triangular at base, and narrowing from the 

 middle to tip, where it is truncated. 

 N. coraeina n. sp. 



"Miris coracinus Say, MS." 



No. 121, Harris' Collection, 9. " New Hampshire, Mr. Leonard." 



Determined by Mr. Say. 



Black, shining. Head polished, impunctured, a transverse white spot 

 behind the line of the eyes; eyes glaucous, or pale brown ; antennae fus- 

 cous or piceous, the basal joint luteous, black at base, scapus yellow; 

 rostrum pale yellow, almost translucent, piceous at its origin, and also 

 apical two-thirds of the last joint piceous. Pronotum black with a 

 tinge of lead color, collum yellow, near each humeral angle is a large, 

 round velvety-black spot, callosities large, high, round, polished, sep- 

 arated by a shallow line; posterior lobe remotely punctured, humeral 

 angles sharp-edged, yellow, connected on the side with a very short 

 carina ; edges of the anterior coxal sockets:, and posterior part of the 

 metapleura, yellow; legs testaceous, the coxae more or less infuscated, 

 femora with rows of brown dots. Scutellum blackish, finely punc- 



