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RHYNCHOTA. 
Lyg^jid^. 
PuTON, A. Synopsis des Hemipt^res-Heteropt^res de France, 
Partie : Lygseides. Paris : 1878, 8vo, pp. 82. 
The system of dichotomous tables is carried out throughout the work ; 
and all the species are fully described, those of Corsica included. 
Varieties of the following known species are described : — Geocoris siculus, 
var. mediterraneuSj p. 25, Icus angularis, var. corsicus, p. 43, Tschnocerus 
hemipteruSy var. nigricans^ p. 48, all from Corsica, Pachymerus pedestHs^ 
var. funereus, p. 65, from the Mediterranean coast, Emhlethis verhasci, 
var. bullanSj p. 67, and Eremocoris alpinus^ var. icaunensis^ p. 73, from 
France. 
Emhlethis arenarius^ L., var. denticolliSy from Baku, described ; Gr. v. 
Horvdth, Beitr. Kaukasuslander, p. 79. 
Arocatus ruficollis^ Walk., noticed; F. B. White, Ent. M. M. xv. 
p. 32. 
Pyrrhocoris apterus. Note on a British specimen with the membrane 
of the left elytron developed ; E. C. Rye, op. cit. p. 136. 
New genera and s]}ecies : — 
Metagerra, F. B. White, Ent. M. M. xv. p. 34. Allied to Rhyparochro- 
miis and Stygnocoris ; type, M. ohscura, sp. n., Z. c. p. 34, New Zealand. 
Targarema, id. Z. c. p. 73. Allied to Peritrechus an 1 Rhyparochromus ; 
type, T. stali^ 1. c., add 2\ electa^ p. 74, spp. nn., both from New Zealand. 
Margareta, id. Z. c. xv. p. 74. Allied to Pachymerus \ type, M. 
dominica, sp. n., Z. c., p. 75, New Zealand. 
Reclada^ id., Ann. N. H. (5) i. p. 370. Allied to Clerada ; type, R. 
mcesta^ sp. n., Z. c. Hawaiian Islands. 
Metrarga, id. Z. c. Affinities uncertain ; to contain M. nuda (type) and 
villosa, spp. nn., Z. c., p. 371, Hawaiian Islands. 
Macro [r] rhampMis, Y. E. Jakovleff, Troudy Ent. RosSc p. 218. Allied 
to Ccenocoris; type, M. caucasious^&p. n,, Z. c. p. 220, Derbend. 
Stenocarenus^ id. Z. c. p. 221. {Megalonotidce.) Type, S. vulsus, sp. n., 
Z. c. p. 223, Derbend. 
Drymocoris, id. Z. c. Affinities not stated ; type, D. gibbosus, sp. n., Z. c. 
p. 225, Government of St. Petersburg. 
BledionotuSy O. M. Reuter, Ann. Soc. Ent. Fr. (5) viii. p. 144. Type, 
B, systellonotoidesy sp. n., Z. c., Syria. (Reuter characterizes this genus 
as the type of a new subfamily of Lygceidce ; Bledionotina. The 
sculpture of the pronotum, which resembles that of Bledius, is very 
peculiar ; in size and colour, the insect resembles the genus Systellonotus, 
which belongs to the Capsidce.) 
Nysius dallasi and delectuSy p. 367, and arboricola, p. 368, F. B. White, 
Ann. N. H. (5) i., Hawaiian Islands. N. sanctce-helence, id. P. Z. S. 1878, 
p. 464, St. Helena ; N. huttoni and ancepSy id. Ent. M. M. xv. pp. 32 & 33, 
New Zealand. 
Orsillus reyi, A. Puton planus y Muls. & Rey), Syn. Hem.-H5t. Fr. 
p. 14, S. Europe, Algeria. 
