152 MR. walker's catalogue of HOMOPTEROrS INSECTS 



Geu. Ehotala, u. g. 



Caput supr^ conicum, latoribus elevatis, fronte facieque plaiiis, elongatis, 

 punctulatis. AntenncB breviusculse, filiformes ; articulus 2"^ 1° longior ; 

 arista longa, gracilis. Prothorax sat magnus ; area media conica, trieari- 

 nata. AIcb anticse areolis basalibus longissimis, venulis transversis pl\j?i- 

 mis exterioribus nomiullisque costalibus. 



Vertex conical, with elevated borders ; fi'ont and face forming a fusiform com- 

 partment wliicli is flat and punctured. Antennae cylindrical, rather short ; 

 arista long, slender. Prothorax well developed ; middle part conical, with 

 tlu-eo keels. Fore wmgs with vei-y long basal areolets, and with several 

 transverse veinlets on the marginal areolets ; exterior part of the costa 

 with some oblique parallel veinlets. 



52. Ehotala delineata, n. s., mas et foem. Testacea, vertice thorace alis- 

 que anticis crebre ferruginco conspersis, fronto facie pectorcque nigris, pe- 

 dibus ferrugineis nigro variis, anticis testaceo fasciatis, ahs posticis nigri- 

 cantibus. 



Male and Female. Testaceous. Vertex, thorax and foi'e wings thickly co- 

 vered with feiTUgmovis dots. Fore wings with thi-ee short black streaks 

 foiTuing an obhque transverse line. Head beneath and pectus black. 

 Legs feiTuginous, with black marks ; fore legs with testaceous bands. 

 Hind vriugs blackish. Length of the body 4 hues ; of the wings 10 lines. 



Trib. Issues, Spinola. 

 Gen. IssTJS, Fair. 



53. IsSTJS PEiECEDENS, n. 8., fcEm. Piceus, capitis lateribus elevatis, vertice 

 longi-subquadi-ato, fronte antice dilatata testacea, pectore pedibusque testa- 

 ceo notatis, ahs anticis nitentibus testaceo subobsolete guttatis, posticis ni- 

 gricautibus. 



Nearly allied to I. sinensis. Female. Piceous. Head with elevated borders ; 

 vertex elongate-subquadi-ate ; fi-ont broader and testaceous m front. Pectus 

 and legs vdth testaceous marks. Fore wings shining, with indistinct tes- 

 taceous dots. Hind vriugs blackish. Length of the body 3 lines ; of the 

 wings 6 lines. 



54. IssiJS coMPOSiTrs, n. s., mas. Obscure testaceus, capite thorace absque 

 anticis nigro confei'tissmie conspersis, capitis lateribus elevatis, vertice trans- 

 verso, fronte tricarmata, ahs anticis latis plaga nigra submarginah, augulo in- 

 teriore acuto, posticis cinereis. — Tar. Alis anticis pallidioribus jilaga nulM. 



Male. Didl testaceous. Head, thorax and fore wings thickly sprinkled with 

 black. Head with elevated borders ; vertex transverse ; front with three 

 keels, shghtly broader in front. Legs with a few black marks. Fore wings 

 broad, with a black patch near the interior border ; interior angle promi- 

 nent, almost acute; hind ^vings grey. — Va/r. Fore wings paler, with no 

 black patch. Length of the body 4 lines ; of the wings 8 lines. 



55. Issus iiETEACTPS, n. s., mas. Piceus latus, capitis lateribus elevatis 

 fulvis, vertice transverse, fronte lata, carma mccUa subobsoleta carinaque 



