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MObERN "SYSTEM. 
Genus 272. GOREUS. Fair., Lam., Wolff, Lair., Leach. Cimex. 
Linn., Geoff. 
Antenna inserted above a line drawn from tlie eyes to the base of the 
labrum ; the last joint thick: thorax with the anterior narrower than 
the posterior margin : body ovate, the skies of the abdomen dilated : 
head trigonate; neck not apparent 
Sp. 1. Cor. marginatus, Red-fuscous, obscure; sides of the abdomen 
elevated, acute; antennae with tln ir internal base unidentate, the 
first and last joints blackish, the middle ones red; thighs beneath 
with a canal, and a few little teeth. 
Corcus marginatus. Fabr., Lair., Leach. Cimex marginatus. Llnn'c. 
Inhabits Europe, and is common in Britain in hedges and on the 
dock. 
Genus 273. RERYTUS. Fabr., Leach. Neides. Lair. 
Antenna inserted above a line drawn from the eyes to the base of the 
labrum ; geniculated about the middle; the first joint very long, the 
last thick: body fdiforin : head somewhat conic : neck not apparent: 
5 cutellum minute, linear conic : feet elongate: thighs clavate. 
Sp. 1. Her. tipularius. Reddish-gray; antennte as long as the body, 
with the last joint fuscous; clypeus acuminate, and produced; tho- 
rax with three elevated lines, which are parallel and longitudinal ; 
two of these are marginal, the other dorsal ; elytra striate nervous, 
impressed-punctate, spotted with fuscous. 
Cimex tipularius. Liunc. Berytus tipularius. Fabr., Leach. Neides 
tipularius. Latr. 
Inhabits grassy places. 
Genus 274. LYG-'EUS. Fabr., Wolff, Latr., Leach. Cimex. Linn., 
De Geer. 
Antenna filiform, inserted beneath a line drawn from the eyes to the 
base of the labrum : body elongate ovate : head trigonate, neck.not 
apparent. 1 
Sp. 1. Lyg. apterus. Red with black spots : elytra abbreviated. 
Inhabits woods in the autumn. 
Genus 275. CAPSUS. Fabr., Latr., Leach. Cimex. Linn. 
Head trigonate, neck not apparent : antenna setaceous ; the second 
joint at the apex thick, the two last when combined much shorter 
than the one before it. 
Sp. 1. Cap. ater. Body black. 
Inhabits grassy places, and is very common. 
Genus 276. MIRIS. Fabr., Latr., Leach. Cemex. Linn., Geoffo 
Sj-c. Lyg.eus. Wolff. 
Antenna setaceous, the second and following joints alike : head trigO' 
nate : neck not apparent. 
Sp. 1. Mir. vagans. Leach. 
