HOMOPTERA. 



vitreous ; veins testaceous, black towards the tips. Fore wings with 

 the first and second transverse veins oblique, straight; first much longer 

 than the second, from which it is parted by more than thrice its length ; 

 third and fourth oblique, straight. Length of the body 9 lines ; of the 

 wings 22 lines. 



Ceram or Amboina. 



DUNDUBIA OPERCULARIS. 



Mas. Viridis, testaceo varia ; caput fascia interrwpia quadrimaculata 

 nigra ; prothorax vitta testacea nigra marginata, lituris lateralibus 

 nigris ; mesothorax vitta postice dilatata, guttis dvabus vittisque 

 duahus incompletis lateralibus nigris; abdomen testaceum, maculis 

 lateralibus nigris ; opercula dorsalia magna, conica ; ventralia longi- 

 conica, abdominis bis triente non breviora ; ala vitrem, apice sub- 

 fuscescentes, venis viridibus aut testaceis apice nigris ; antica stigmate 

 albido, venis la et 2a transversis nigra nebulasis. 



Male. Green, varied with testaceous. Head with a black band, 

 which is interrupted, and contains two spots on each side ; front with the 

 usual black streaks. Prothorax with some black marks on each side, and 

 with a testaceous black-bordered stripe. Mesothorax with a black stripe, 

 which is dilated hindward, and has a black dot on each side ; two incom- 

 plete and irregular lateral black stripes. Abdomen testaceous, with a row 

 of black spots along each side ; dorsal opercula large, conical ; ventral 

 opercula elongate-conical, two-thirds of the length of the abdomen. Wings 

 vitreous, their tips very slightly tinged with pale brown ; veins green 

 or testaceous, black towards the tips. Fore wings with a whitish stigma ; 

 first and second transverse veins clouded with black ; first curved, almost 

 upright, parted by more than twice its length from the second, which 

 is oblique; third and fourth hardly undulating. Length of the body 12 

 lines ; of the wings 29 lines. 

 Celebes or Mindanao. 



