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with one large spine, the outer edge finely dentate ; tihiae testaceous, the extreme 
base, and the apex broadly, black ; tarsi black, the basal half of the 1st joint more 
or less obscurely testaceous. 
Abdomen — Beneath densely clothed with very fine whitish pubescence, which shines 
with a metalhc lustre. Length 24— 2^ hnes. 
Five specimens in Dr. Power's collection, taken by Mr. Side- 
botham, at Llandudno, in June, 18G7. The species was reputed to be 
British, but until now we knew of no authentic examples. 
Note. — The lighter coloured portions of the upper-surface and the 
legs appear to be darker in the examples before us than in those 
described by continental authors, except Dr. Stal, otherwise there is no 
difference. 
Oenus 4. — Eeemocoeis, Pieb. 
Species 2. — Eeemocoeis plebejus. 
LxGiEcs PLEBEJUS, Fall., Hem. Suec. 59, 18 (1829). 
Ltg^us silvesteis, Panz., E. G. 92, 10 (nee Lin.). 
Pachtmeeus silvesteis, Schill., Reitr. 73, 14, t. 6, fig. 1 (1829) ; 
Burnt., Handb. ii, 296, 8 (1835). 
Pachymeeus stltesteis, ELahn, Wanz. i, 54 (1831). 
Pachymeeus sylyaticus, Halin, Wanz. i, t. 9, fig. 33 (1831). 
Pachymeeus plebejus, H. Schf., Nom. Ent. i, 44 (1835). 
Ehypaeocheomus plebejus, Sahib., Geoc. Fen. 61, 11 (1845). 
Pachymeeus (Pachym.) plebejus, Flor, Rhyn. Liv. i, 249 (1860). 
Eeemocoeis plebejus, Fieb., Europ. Hem. 188, 2 (1861); Stal, (Jfv. 
K. Vet. Akad. Handl. 219, 2 (1862). 
Black, dull; body with long projecting hairs, seen especially at 
the front and sides of the pronotum. Pronotum — Sides straight, the 
margins scarcely widened inwardly at the middle, disc punctured only 
posteriorly. Elytra red-brown, with an elongate, central black spot ; 
membrane fuscous, with a white lunate spot at the outer basal angle, 
and a round one on the anterior margin. Tibice piceous, pilose, not 
spined. 
Head — with a few scarcely perceptible punctures. Antenna black, scarcely pubescent. 
Eyes black. Rostrum piceous, the junction of the joints pale. 
Thorax — Pronotum, front and sides with long, fine, projecting hairs, sides straight, the 
margin narrow, brown, vei'y slightly widened inwardly beyond the convexity of 
the disc ; disc anteriorly smooth, posteriorly finely but distinctly punctured. 
Elytra red-brown ; clavus with three rows of fine black punctures ; corivm., the 
nerve adjoining the clavus on its hinder half, an elongate spot near to it, the 
posterior margin and round the apex, and a dash within the posterior outer angle, 
