A HISTORY OF STAFFORDSHIRE HEMIPTERA HETEROPTERA (Bug,) GYMNOCERATA PENTATOMIDAE Asopus punctatus, L. Cannock Chase (Blatch) Acanthosoma haemorrhoidale, L. Cannock Chase (Blatch) LYGAEIDAE Gastrodes abietis, L. Burton (J. T. Harris) TINGIDAE Monanthia costata, Fieb. Cannock Chase (Blatch) - humuli, Fb. Button Park (Blatch) HEBRIDAE Hebrus ruficeps, Thorns. Cannock Chase (Blatch) HYDROMETRIDAE Mesovelia furcata, Muls. and Rey. One from the R. Trent, near Burton (E.B.) ; see E. M. M. iv, 5 (1867) Hydrometra stagnorum, L. Common. Vclia currens, Fb. On the R. Trent (E. B.) Gerris paludum, Fb. Very abundant SALDIDAE Salda orthochila, Fieb. Cannock Chase (Blatch) - cocksii, Curt. Cannock Chase (Blatch) - cincta, H. Sch, Cannock Chase (Blatch) Cl.MICIDAE Cimex lectularius, L. Piezostethus cursitans, Fall. Needtcood Forest (Blatch) GYMNOCERATA (continued) CAPSIDAE Lopus gothicus, L. Cannock Chase (Bhtch) flavomarginatus, Don. 'On nettles' (R. G.) Calocoris sex-guttatus, Fl. Common near Barlas- ton (J. W. Ellis) alpestris, Mey. Burton (E. B.) Atractotomus mali, Mey. Cannock Chase (Blatch) CRYPTOCERATA NAUCORIDAE Naucoris cimicoides, L. Common in brooks (R. G.) ; in railway cuttings at Wetmore (E. B.) NEPIDAE Nepa cinerea, L. Common. Canals at Stoke-on- Trent (R. G.), &c. ; Burton (E. B.) ; Dot'e ralky (F. J.) NoTONECTIDAE Notonecta glauca, L. Very common. Fenton Pool (R. G.), &c. var. furcata and maculata (E. B.) CORIXIDAE Corixa geoffroyi, Leach. Not uncommon, Burton district (E.B.) atomaria, Illig. (affinis, Leach). Common (E.B.) - coleoptrata, Fl. Burton (W. W. F.) Sigara minutissima, L. Burton (W. W. F.); not un- common in the R. Trent near Burton (E.B.) HEMIPTERA HOMOPTERA CICADINA ISSIDAE CICADINA (continued) CERCOPIDAE Issus coleoptratus, Geoff. Near Burton, not com- : Triecphora vulnerata, Illig. ? mon (E. B.) ; Dovedale (B. Cooke) Philaenus spumarius, L. Verj ClXIIDAE Very common LEDRIDAE Ledra aurita, L. Burton district, in woods, rare Cixius pilosus, Ol., or nervosus, L. (rcynosbatis, (E.B.) fb. of E. B.). Common in woods, Burton district (E. B.) DELPHACIDE [' Several species are abundant ' (E. B.)] [Stiroma borealis, J. Sahl. In mus. P. B. Mason of Burton, but without locality] 118 ACOCEPHALIDAE Acocephalus nervosus, Schr. ? PSYLLINA PSYLLIDAE Psylla. [Many species, E. B.]