182 THE ESSEX NATURALIST. Piezostethus cursitans. Fall. Loughton (Champion) V.C.H., under bark, Fairmead; Monk Wood. Xylocoris ater. Duf. Under bark, Fairmead, 18 Sept. 1915. Sub-family IV. Microphysina. Microphysa pselaphiformis. Curt. On hawthorn, Fair- mead; female only. elegantula Baer. On a rotten log, July 1907; one male. Myrmedobia distinguenda. Reut. Chingford, 15 July 1911. Family XIII. CAPSIDAE. Sub-family I. Mirina. Tribe I. Miraria. Stenodema calcaratum. Fall, laevigatum, L., and Trigo- notylus ruficornis. Geoff. By sweeping in grassy places. Miris dolabratus. L. In grassy places, Hale End, June 1919 ; Fairmead. Tribe II. Restheniaria. Lopus flavomarginatus. Don. By sweeping, Fairmead. Tribe III. Capsaria. Pithanus maerkeli. H.S. By sweeping long grass in damp places. Phytocoris tilae. F. On oaks; generally distributed. longipennis Flor. On hazel and oak; generally distributed. populi L. var. distinctus D. & S. Chingford VII.; Monk Wood 3 Sept. 1909. dimidiatus Kb. Chingford; Theydon. reuteri Sound. Chingford. ulmi. L. On nettles, Chingford. Megacoelum infusum. H.S. On oaks, Chingford. Calocoris ochromelas. Gmel. On oaks, generally common. fulvomaculatus De G. On wild rose, Chingford VII., Fairmead. norvegicus Gmel. Common and generally distributed. Pycnopterna striata. L. On hawthorn, Highams Park, Walthamstow, Fairmead, etc., common. Lygus pabulinus. L. Common and generally distributed. contaminatus Fall. On birch, Lords Bushes; Strawberry Hill; Monk Wood. Very common. pratensis. L. Common everywhere. Liocoris tripustulatus. F. On nettles. Fairmead. Camptobrochis Lutescens Schill. On oaks, Hale End, 26 Sept. 1916; Chingford.