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14. Phera lacerta, sp.n. (Tab. XIV. fig. 8.) 
Angusta, parallela, nitidior; capite magno, elongato, triangulari, apice verticis obtuse angulato, oculis magnis 
prominentibus ; metopidio ad medium nigro, lateribus testaceis, vertice pronotoque testaceis, fusco lineatis 
et notatis ; scutello fusco, flavo-notato ; tegminibus hyalinis, levibus, maculaé magna elongata ad 
marginem apicem versus vendque marginali lete rubris; pectore et abdomine plus minusve ad medium 
fuscis, marginibus dilute testaceis ; pedibus testaceis, tibiis supra tarsisque plus minusve infuscatis. 
A narrow, parallel, shining species, with a large elongate triangular head, and large prominent eyes; 
metopidium black, with the sides and front testaceous, the front part with a narrow black line in the 
centre; vertex and pronotum testaceous, with dark lines and patches, the lines on the front of the 
former arranged at the sides very plainly in segments of concentric circles; pronotum considerably 
shorter than the head, rugosely punctured; scutellum large, fuscous, with yellow markings; tegmina 
transparent, smooth and shining, with a large elongate patch at the margins before the apex and the 
marginal vein bright red; underside more or less fuscous in the middle, testaceous at the sides ; legs 
testaceous, with the tibice and tarsi more or less infuscate on their upperside. 
Long. 11 millim.; lat. ad hum. 2 millim. 
Hab. Mexico, Chilpancingo in Guerrero (H. H. Smith). 
There is a specimen in our collection, from Ciudad in Durango, Mexico, 8100 feet 
(Forrer), which is closely allied to this species, but differs in having the vertex of the 
head a little shorter and more blunt at the apex, the dark markings of the head and 
pronotum more pronounced, and the tegmina less hyaline and without the red patches ; 
it very probably belongs to a separate species, but at present I prefer to treat it as a 
variety. 
The typical form is figured. 
15. Phera aurea. (Tab. XIV. fig. 9.) 
Cicada aurea, Fabr. Syst. Rhyng. p. 63 (1803) °. 
Tettigonia aurea, Sign. Ann. Soc. Ent..Fr. 1855, p. 514, t. 12. fig. 15°. 
Proconia aurea, Walk. List of Homopt. Ins., Suppl. p. 231 °. 
Hab. Guatemata?; Panama, Bugaba (Champion).—Souta America!, Para, Tapajos?, 
Brazil 2. 
This insect appears to be rather variable in size and our specimens are somewhat 
small, but I believe that they must be referred to this species. 
An example from Bugaba is figured. 
PHERODES, gen. nov. 
Genus Phere maxime affinis, elongata, parallela, capite triangulariter producto, pronoto lateribus parallelis, 
scutello magno, sed capite haud sulcato, tibiisque teretibus haud sulcatis preecipue differt. 
Closely allied to Phera in shape and general appearance, but distinguished by having the vertex of the head 
somewhat broadly excavate behind and not furrowed, and the tibie very slender and smooth and 
without sulcation. 
The insect on which I have formed this genus at first sight appears to belong to 
Phera, but it must evidently be separated from the latter genus, nor can it well be 
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