4() HEMIPTERA-HOMOPTERA. 
colour, the strongly raised dorsal lines, and the blunt apex of the pronotum, and 
especially by the auriculate projections (they can hardly be called horns) at the sides 
of the pronotum above the shoulders; if viewed from the front the female insect 
bears a striking resemblance to a pug dog. The males are smaller than the females, 
and have the humeral projections less auriculate, less developed, and more rounded 
at the apex. <A specimen from Capetillo is figured. | 
Var. obfuscata. 
Minor, angustior, brunnea, nigro-notata vel tota fusca, humeris minus prominentibus. An nova species ? 
Smaller and narrower than the type, variegated fuscous-brown with black markings, or of a unicolorous fuscous 
colour, with the humeral prominences less marked and less auriculate. 
Hab. GuatEMata, Zapote, Capetillo (Champion). 
Three male specimens. At first sight this looks a very distinct species, and may 
perhaps ultimately prove to be so, but when compared with a small male of the type- 
form of H. cinerea it agrees with it structurally in’ almost every point except those 
above specified. The type-specimen resembles the dark form of H. monogramma, for 
it has the raised keel black in front ; it is, however, only black in front of the humeral 
prominences, and the insect may be at once separated from the last-named species by the 
form of the pronotum, which is short and very blunt at the apex, and has the peculiar 
shape of that of the ordinary form of H. cinerea. If the female of the variety is 
discovered it may be found to be distinct from that of the type. 
4. Hoplophora disparipes, sp. n. (Tab. III. figg. 25, 25 a.) 
Parvus, pronoto griseo vel flavo-cinereo, nigro-notato, sat dense nigro piloso, fortiter punctato, linea dorsali 
elevata et tribus utrinque inequalibus instructo, humeris obtuse prominulis, dorso ad medium obtusissime 
elevato, apice producto breviter acuto; tegminibus hyalinis, venis brunneo-nigris vel brunneis; pedibus 
testaceis, anticis et intermediis elongatis, tarsis fuscis, posticis multo brevioribus; corpore subtus nigro 
vel nigro-fusco. 
Femina paullo latior, humeris magis prominulis, leviter auriculatis. 
A small griseous or cinereous species, variable in size and colour, with black markings on the pronotum, which 
are usually very distinct, but occasionally almost absent on the hinder portion; the pronotum is raised in 
the middle of the disc, and is somewhat rugose, with a strongly raised dorsal line and three rather irregular 
raised lines on each side, and is strongly pilose, especially in front ; humeral prominences variable, small in 
male, larger and subauriculate in female, the apex produced into a short and acute beak ; tegmina hyaline, 
with the veins brown or yellowish, and with indistinct dark markings across the middle, sometimes almost 
absent or only visible near the costa; legs testaceous, the anterior and intermediate pairs long, with the 
tarsi elongate and fuscous, the posterior pair very short, with extremely short testaceous tarsi; underside 
of the body black or fuscous, the anal segment of the male with a large yellow spot on each side, and the 
side sternal pieces more or less yellow in both sexes. 
Long. 4-6, cum. tegm. 5-7 millim. ; lat. inter cornua 4-42 millim. 
Hab. Guatemata, San Gerénimo (Champion). 
Four male and two female specimens. 
