104 '^^^' 



Explanation of figures. — Fig. 1, apex of abdomen of S, from above; fig. 2, 

 ditto, from beneath ; fig. 3, ditto, from side ; fig. 4, inferior appendage, from side, 

 much enlarged. The base of tiie inferior appendages (see fig. 2) is usually more or 

 less concealed by hairs, and even in the denuded example from which the figures 

 were made this point could not be satisfactorily made out. 



4. Hydroptila femoralis, Eaton. — A single <? from Algiers (December 7th, 

 1892). 



5. Ili/droptila Maclachlani, Klapalek. — Two males from the E-uisseau des 

 Singes, near Medea (July 26th, 1893). 



6. Oxyethira falcata, Morton. — Four examples from a stream at El Eiar, near 

 Algiers (March 2nd, 1893), and one from a stream near Setif (June 6th, 1893), 

 appear to belong to this species ; these are not in very good condition as regards the 

 anal parts. 



7. Another bright little insect, without ocelli and with the spur formula of 

 Oxyethira, is represented by a single $ . It is probably a new species, but I do not 

 venture to describe it from the present material. It is labelled " Mirabeau, 5th 

 November, 1892." The penis has a very long tooth or spine near the apex on one 

 Bide. 



8. Orthotrichia angustella, McL. — Five examples from the Roumel, above the 

 gorge at Constantine (October 3rd, 1893), appear to belong to this species rather 

 than to 0. Tetetisi, but they are not in very good condition. 



Carluke, N. B. : 



January 2nd, 1896. 



NOTES ON SOME REMIPTERA-HOMOPTERA, WITH DESCRIPTIONS 

 OF FOUR NEW SPECIES FROM THE VIENNA MUSEUM. 



BY THE EEV. CANON W. W. FOWLEE, M.A., P.L.S. 



CEECOPIDJE. 



The constitution of this Family is still a matter of considerable 

 doubt ; the genus Gercopis, as understood by Fabricius, had almost a 

 world-wide range, as pointed out by Distant (Trans. Eut. Soc, 1878, 

 p. 173). In 1843 the genus was subdivided into six genera by Amyot 

 and Serville, who restricted the genus Tomaspis to species from South 

 and Central America. In 186G Stal sunk three of Amyot and Ser- 

 ville's genera, Triecphora, Monecpliora and Sphenorhina, and placed 

 them all under Tomaspis, thus extending the range of the latter genus 

 to the Old as well as the New World. Distant {I. c, p. 178) agrees 

 with Stal in suppressing Triecphora and Monecphora, but prefers to 

 recognise Sphenorhina on the ground that it seems so well marked a 

 genus, and one so easily recognised, that it is at least convenient to 

 retain it ; the sole distinction, however, of this genus, as given by 

 Amyot and Serville,is that it has the front laterally compressed, " avec 



