166 MR. walker's catalooue of homopterous insects 

 Svibtrib. Apkrophorides, Amyot et Serv. 

 Gen. Pttelus, St. Farg. et Serv. 



136. Ptyelus amplus, WalJc. Cat. HomoiH. pt. 3. V06. 11. 

 luliabits also Java. 



137. Pttelus inetfecttts, n. s., foem. Piceus, tibiis posticis fulvis, alls 

 anticis linea transversa angulosa subobsoleta fulva, postieis iiigro-cinereis. 



Female. Piceous. Pectus with a tawny spot on each side. Hind tibiae dull 

 tawny. Fore wings with an indistinct transverse zigzag tawny line. 

 Hind wings blackish-grey. Length of the body 3^ Hues ; of the wings 

 8 Unes. 



G-en. Amarusa, n. g. 



Corpus longum. Caput breve, arcuatum, lateribus vix brevioribus ; frons 



sulcis transversis. Scutum antice impressum, margine postico excavato ; 



scuteUum oblanceolatvun. Pedes brevissimi. Alee longi-fusiformes. 

 Body long.' Head sliort, convex in front, concave beliind, hardly longer in 



the middle than on each side ; its breadth more than fom- times its length. 



Scutum impressed in fi'ont ; middle part of the hind border excavated ; 



scuteUum oblanceolate. Legs very short. Wings elongate -fusiform. 



138. Amaetjsa picea, n. s. Nigra, capite supra thoraceque obsciu-e fidvis, 

 thorace macuUs duabus lateralibus piceis, ahs anticis piceis, posticis nigro- 

 ciuereis. 



Black. Head above and thorax dark tawny. Thorax with a piceous spot 

 on each side. Fore wings piceous. Hind wings blackish-grey. Length 

 of the body 4 lines ; of the wings 10 lines. 



Gen. Perikoia, Walk. 



139. Peeikoia EXCiAMANS, n. s., foem. Fusca, capite supra thoraceque 

 testaceo septem-vittatis, capite subtus pectoreque testaceo bivittatis, aUs 

 anticis nigro-fuscis vittis tribus basahbus duabusque apicahbus maculisque 

 quatuor mtermediis testaceis, posticis cinereis. 



Female. Brown. Head above and scutum with seven testaceous stripes 

 which extend to the scutum and to the interior base of the fore wings. 

 Head beneath and pectus with a testaceous stripe on each side. Fore 

 wings blackish-brown, pale bro-mi like the thorax at the mterior base, with 

 tliree basal and two apical testaceous stripes, and with foiu* intermediate 

 elongated testaceous spots. Hind wings cinereous. Length of the body 

 3^ Unes ; of the wings 8 lines. 



140. Peeinoia signifeea, n. s., foem. Nigra, capite supr^ thoraceque 

 testaceis cervino sex-vittatis, capite subtus pectoreque testaceo bivittatis, 

 pedibus testaceis, ahs anticis margine interiore vitta basah arcuata vittisque 

 duabus apicahbus testaceis, posticis cuiereis. 



Female. Black, narrower than the preceding species, and with a more conical 

 head. Head above and thorax testaceous, with six favni-coloiu-ed stripes 



