THE INSECTS OF ALDERNEY. 397 



HEMIPTERA-HETEROPTERA. 



PENTATOMIDJE. 



*0dontOSeeliS fuliginosa, Linn. Immature specimens were not uncommon 

 on sandhills, Longy Common, near the shore, June, 1899. 



Podops inuneta, Fad. Not uncommon. Has not been recorded for 

 Guernsey. 



*Geotomus punetulatUS, Costa. Abundant in sandy places near the coast, 

 on Longy Common, June and July, 1899. 



*Scioeoris eursitans, Fab. Several specimens taken on sandbanks near 



coast of Longy Common, June, 1899. 

 -flSlia acuminata, Lin. Three taken by sweeping on the cliffs, August 5th, 



1892. One, September, 1897. One, July, 1899. 

 *PeribalUS vernalis, Wolff. One specimen, 1899. It is extremely rare in 



Britain. 



Pentatoma baeearum, Lin. Very common. 



PiezodOPUS litUratUS, Fab. (incarnatus, Germ.) Not uncommon on furze. 

 PieromePUS bidens, Lin. Two specimens on the cliffs near the Blaye, 

 August 10th, 1892. 



COREID.E. 



*Sypomastes mapginatus, Lin. Common. 



*VePlUSia Phombea, Lin. Not uncommon on the cliffs. 



*COPeus dentieulatus, Scop. Four specimens taken near the coast, July, 



1899. 

 Stenocephalia agilis, Scop. One, August 9, 1892. Several, August, 1899. 



*Thepapha hyoseyami, Linn. Common. 



*ChOPOSC-ma schilling!, Schml. One specimen of this curious species taken 

 on Longy Common, 1899. 



BERYTID^E. 



BepytUS signOPeti, Fieb. Common by sweeping grass on Longy Common, 

 August, 1892. This species has not yet been found in Guernsey. 



MetaeanthUS punetipes, Germ. Very common on its food plant, Ononis 

 arvensis. 



-LY&MIDM. 



*Lyga3US punetato-guttatus. One specimen of this pretty non-British 

 species, July, 1899. 



ISChnOPhynehUS geminatUS, Fieb. Several specimens on heather on the 

 cliffs, August, 1892. 



HenestaPiS latieeps, Curt. Not uncommon. 



*HetePOgasteP UPtiese, Fab. One specimen taken by Mr. Marquand, 



July, 1899. Has also been recorded as taken by Mr. J. E. Mason in 



August, 1898. 



*RhypaPOehPOmus ehipaPgPa, Fab. Two specimens, July, 1899. 



*R. pPSetextatUS, H. Schf. One, June, 1899. 



*Plinthisus bPevipennis, Latr. Several on sandhills near the coast of 

 Longy Common. 



*Stygnus aPenaPius, Sahn. Common. 



*Lyga3SOma Petieulatum, H.S. Several taken on the cliffs. Not found 

 in England. 



*PePitPeehus genieulatus, ffahn. One on the cliffs, June, 1899. 



