HOMOPTERA. 



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ISSUS RETUACTUS. 



Obscure testaceus ; frons lonya, angusta, sulcis transversis, margine 

 elevato; abdomen fuscescens, segmentorum marginibus pallidis ; alee 

 anticcE apud costam valde convexce, venis albidis ; postica subcinerew, 

 venis nigricantibus. 

 Dull testaceous. Front long and narrow, slightly widening towards 

 the face, with transverse furrows and with much elevated borders. Abdo- 

 men brownish ; hind borders of the segments paler. Fore wings very 

 convex in front; veins whitish. Hind wings grayish; veins blackish. 

 Length of the body 2J lines ; of the wings 5 lines. 



Cape Coast. 



ISSDS PATCLIFROXS. 



Fuscus, latus; frons maxima, vix transversa, carina tenui marginibusque 

 elevatis; thorax brevis ; abdomen nigricans, subgibbosum ; pedes 

 nigro fasciati, alee anlicce subovatee, nigra punctata. 

 Brown, stout. Vertex transverse, short. Front very large, hardly 

 longer than broad, somewhat rounded in front, with a very slight middle 

 keel and with slightly elevated borders. Face triangular. Thorax trans- 

 verse, short. Abdomen blackish, somewhat gibbous. Legs with black 

 bands. Fore wings nearly oval, with numerous black points. Length of 

 the body 1| line; of the wings 3^ lines. 

 United States. 



Genus HYSTEROPTERUM, A.mjot et Serv. 



HVSIEROPTERUM CURVIPENNE. 



Testaceum; frons plana, elongata, subcarinata, lateribus subelevulis ; 



prothorax transversus, antice conicus ; inesothorax tricarinatus ; 



pedes breves, inermes ; alee anticce apice picece acuminates, apud 



costam convexce tuberculatee, margine interiore subconcavo basi 



tuberculato. 



Testaceous. Vertex transverse ; front flat, longer than broad, with a 



slight keel and with slightly elevated borders ; face lanceolate. Prothorax 



transverse, conical along the fore border, extending over part of the vertex. 



