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Australia. 
18. Anthocoris arctatus. 
Mas. Niger , fusiformis ; caput elongatum ; rostrum coxas posticas 
attingens ; antennae corporis dimidio aquilongce, sat validae ; prothorax 
sulculo transverso medio ; pedes breviusculi, tibiis tarsisque testaceis ; 
corium diaphanum, basi album, macula apud marginem exleriorem 
nigra. 
Male. Black, fusiform, very finely punctured. Head elongate- 
triangular. Eyes not prominent. Rostrum extending to the hind coxce. 
Antennas rather stout, about half the length of the body; first joint short; 
third much longer than the first; second and fourth about equal in length, 
each longer than the third. Prothorax narrower in front, with a slight 
transverse middle furrow. Legs rather short; tibiae and tarsi testaceous. 
Wings pellucid, extending to the tip of the abdomen. Corium white at 
the base, with a large black spot adjoining the outer border. Length of 
the body line. 
a — c. Australia. Presented by F. Walker, Esq. 
Genus 2. TEMNOSTETH US. 
Temnostethus, Fieb. Wien. Ent. Mon. iv. ; Ear. Hem. 136. Douglas and 
Scott, Hem. 491. 
1. Temnostethus pusillus. 
Anthocoris pusillus, H.-Sch. Nom. Ent. i. 60; Wanz. Ins. ix. 255, pi. 316, 
f. 977 — Anthocoris albofasciatus, Fieb. Weit. Beitr. Ill, pi. 2, f. 10 — 
Anthocoris lugubris, Boh. Vet. Ak.Forh. 58. Flor. Rhyn. Liv. i. 647 
— Temnostethus pusillus, Fieb. Eur . Hem. 136. Douglas and Scott, 
Hem. 493. 
Europe. 
2. Temnostethus lucorum. 
Anthocoris lucorum, Fall. Hem. Suec. 67. Flor. Rhyn. Liv. i. 648 — 
Anthocoris Helveticus, Dohrn , Slett. Ent. Zeit. xxi. 162, pi. 1, f. 3 — 
Temnostethus luteus, Fieb. Wien. Ent. Mon. iv. 269 — Temnostethus 
lucorum, Fieb. Eur. Hem. 136. Dougl. and Scott, Hem. 492. 
Prof. Stal states that this species is A. nemoralis, Fabr. 
Europe. 
3. Temnostethus Sarothamni. 
Sarothamni, Dougl. and Scott, Hem. 497. 
England. 
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