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seen in great abundance during July. When about half grown 



they are entirely of a bright red colour. 

 Lygaeosoma reticulatum, H. S. Not found in England ; common on 



our cliffs. 

 Ischnorhynchus geminatus, Fieb. Taken commonly by sweeping 



amongst heather on the cliffs in June and July. 

 Henestaris laticeps, Curt. Common in sandy places on the coast. 

 Heterogaster urticee, Fab. One specimen. 

 Rhyparochromus dilatatus, H. S. Two specimens. 

 Rhyparochromus chiragra, Fab. Two specimens ; also one of the 



variety sabulicola. 

 Ischnocoris angustulus, Boh. One specimen taken on Vale coast 



July, 1872. 

 Macroderua micropterum, Curt. One specimen with wings developed, 



very rare in this state. 

 Plinthisus brevipennis, Latr. One specimen taken on L'Ancresse 



Common in August. 

 Stygnus arenarius, Fieb. Common amongst heather on the cliffs. 

 Aphanus Rolandri, Lin. Two specimens taken many years ago at 



the Foulon. Very scarce in England. 

 Aphanus lynceus, Fab. One. 



Aphanus quadratus, Fab. One of our commonest species. 

 Dieuches luscus, Fab. I have taken several specimens of this rare 



British species. 

 Emblethis verbasci, Fab. Several specimens taken at the Gouffre 



cliffs in June. 

 Drymus sylvaticus, Fab. One. 

 Scolopostethus decoratus, Halm. One specimen taken at Fermain 



Bay in September. 

 Pyrrhocoris apterus, Lin. Two specimens taken of this local species. 

 Monanthia cardui, Lin. Common on thistles on the cliffs in 



September. 

 Hydrometra stagnorum, Lin. Occasionally abundant under stones 



in stream at Saints' Bay in the spring ; also on surface of ponds 



on L'Ancresse Common and elsewhere. 

 Velia currens, Fab. Common in spring and autumn in ponds at 



Grande Mare, Vazon. I have never taken the winged form. 

 Aepophilus bonnairei, Sign. Several specimens of this curious 



species were taken by Mr. Marquand at low-water mark on our 



south coast, and I captured a single specimen in the same 



locality on September 28th. 

 Gerris thoracica, Schum. Common. 

 Xabis lativentris, Boh. Not rare. 

 Nabis rugosus, Linn. One. 

 Cimex lectularius, Lin. Common in some houses in town, scarcely 



to be found in the country parishes. 

 Lyctocoris campestris, Fall. One. 

 Anthocoris nemorum, Lin. Two or three by sweeping. 

 Miris lsevigatus, Lin. Very abundant. 

 Megalocersea ruficornis, Fourc. One. 



