HOMOPTEKA. 



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Sub-tribe APHROPEIORIDES. 



Genus APHROPHORA, Germar. 

 Aphrophora facialis. 



Fulva ; caput liluris apud marginem anlicum niyris, fascia lata subtus 

 fusca ; abdomen pallide luleum ; ala anticee vitrece, plagis costalibus 

 duabus albidis dxiabusque obscure fuscis,apice fuscte, apud marginem 

 posticmn subteslacece ; poslica subcinereo -vitrece. 

 Tawny. Head and thorax flat above, with a very slight teel. Head 

 with bhick marks along the fore border, and with a broad biown band 

 towards the proboscis. Abdomen pale luteous. Fore wings vitreous, with 

 two whitish and with two dark brown patches on the costa •, tips brown ; 

 hind part with a slight testaceous tinge ; veins brown towards the tips. 

 Hind wings vitreous, with a slight grayish tinge. Length of the body 2i 

 lines ; of the wings 6 lines. 

 United States. 



Aphrophora bisignata. 



Tesiacea, nigra subpunctaia; caput nigra biguttatum, sulcis transversis 



nigris ; prolhorax binatatus ; abdomen nigrum, segmeutis testaceo 



marginatis ; alee anticce basi subobscuriores ; posticce vitrei. 



Testaceous, very minutely punctured with black. Head with a 



minute black dot on each side in front ; under side with black lateral 



transverse furrows. Prothorax with a transverse mark on each side near 



the base of the fore wing. Abdomen black ; hind borders of the segments 



testaceous. Fore wings slightly darker towards the base. Hind wings 



vitreous. Length of the body 3 lines; of the wings 7 lines. 



Genus PTYELUS, St. Farg. et Sew. 



PlYELUS INTEORATUS. 



Obscure testacea ; caput subtus fascia nigricante ; abdomen apud medium 

 nigricans; tibia posticm apice coxceque nigricantes ; femora nigri- 

 cante strigala ; alec anticce tcstacecc, basi subobscuriores ; posticce 

 vitrece. 



