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Thorax — Pronotnm finely wrinkled transversely, with two short brown streaks next 
the anterior margin in a line with the eyes ; callosities generally brown 
ScuteUum convex, finely wrinkled transversely, the anterior portion concealed 
by the posterior margin of the pronotum, with a red or red-brown central 
streak. Elytra flattish-convex, a little longer than the abdomen, finely wrinkled 
transversely, almost horizontal as far as the cuueus and membrane, which are 
considerably deflected. Clavus, inner margin very narrowly dark brown, 
Corium posteriorly with two reddish-brown streaks, one on each side of the 
first nerve ; the inner one generally of a triangular form, with its base at the 
posterior margin. Cuneus a little paler than the corium. Membrane blackish, 
faintly iridescent. Cell nerves yellowish-white ; the largo cell nerve exteriorly, 
in <J examples, frequently with a dark margin ; cells yellowish. Legs reddish- 
yellow. TihicB yellow, with short, stout, erect, somewhat spinoso black haira. 
Tarsi, 1st joint yellow, 2nd and 3rd black. Length If Une. 
Not uncommon at Weybridge, end of June and beginning of July 
on the flowers of Jasione montana (Doug. & Scott), Dr. Power also 
took it at the same place on 16tli August. The males are much darker 
than the females, and the patch in the corium of the former, unless the 
elytra be raised, appears to be almost black, owing to the shining 
through of the upper-surface of the abdomen. Of the basal joint of 
the antennae, Fieber says, "brown, base and apex yellow;" but not one 
of our specimens has this character. Meyer also states, at the end of 
his description, as follows : — " with the exception of the smooth shining 
" head and the black callosities on the thorax, deeply punctured i'^ which 
is a mistake, 
HYDEODEOMICA. 
Section 1. — Hydeometkina, 
Family 1. — HYDiiOMETKiDiE, 
Oenus i. — Hydrometea, Fab. 
Species 1*. — Hydbometea eueoscutellata. 
Geeris eufoscutellata, Lat., Gen. iii., 134, 2 (1807) ; Schum., 
Beitr., 32, 2, t. 3, fig. 1, 2, t. 4, fig. 1, 2, 14—19 (1832); 
ir. Schf., Norn. Ent. i., 62 (1835) ; Burm., Zool. Hand Atlas, 
t. 29, fig, 21 (1843). 
Hydbometea lacusteis (majora), Fall, Hem, Suec, 159, 1 (1829). 
„ EUFOSCUTELLATA, H. Sclif., Wauz. ix., 69, t. 300, fig. 
924 (1850) ; Flor, Ehyn. Liv. i.. 736, 3 (1860); Fieh., Europ. 
Hem., 106, 1 (1861). 
