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DESCRIPTIONS OF SOME NEW HOMOPTEROUS INSECTS EROM 

 CENTRAL AMERICA BELONGINa TO THE Fam. IIEMBRACID^. 



BT W. L. DISTANT. 



Adippe MACULATA. 



Head and frontal portion of pronotum luteous, the last with two small black 

 spots placed transversely and close together on the centre immediately above the 

 head, and a central fascia of the same colour above these, on the disc. Pronotum 

 luteous but divided by black fascife into the following large spots on each side, namely, 

 five dorsal, of which the fourth and apical are largest and palest, and three along the 

 lateral basal border, situated a little behind the first dorsal three, and of which the 

 second and third are much paler in colour. Under-side of body bright orange, legs 

 black. Tegmina black, with a large hyaline spot a little before the apex. 



The pronotum is coarsely and rugulosely punctured. Length, 7 mill. 



Irazu, 6-7000 ft. (Eogers). 



Allied to A. zehrina, Fairm., and A. Msfrio, Walk. 



POLTGLTPTA GODMANI. 

 Dark blackish-green, with some lateral luteous linear markings, of which the 

 most distinct are one (longest) extending through the humeral angles from base of 

 anterior process to base of pronotum, and two smaller parallel ones a little behind 

 that. Eyes dull luteous, legs ochreous, femora, excepting apices, black. The anterior 

 process is strong and horizontal. Pronotum with thirteen longitudinal carinse. 



Total length, 14 mill, 



Irazn, 6-7000 ft. (Eogers). 



Allied to P. tredecim-costata, from wtidi it is at once distinguished 

 by its more than twice greater length, its coloration, &c. 



Telamona S ALViisri. 



Head luteous, wrinkled, with five central impressions, the middle one of which 

 is largest. Pronotum luteous, varied with fuscous, deeply and thickly punctured. 

 Humeral angles prominent, spotted with black in front. Dorsal process occupying 

 about the anterior half of the pronotiim, about twice as long as high, somewhat 

 angularly truncated behind, sloping and very slightly rounded in front, upper surface 

 almost level, slightly hollowed towards the centre, with two large fovese on each side 

 at base, frontal one somewhat semicircular, posterior smaller and rounded. The process 

 is somewhat fuscous, very thickly punctured, with three small creamy spots, one on 

 the upper and two on the frontal edge. The pronotum is crossed by two broad 

 fuscous bands, one extending through the posterior portion of the dorsal process, 

 and the other sub-apical. Tegmina hyaline, base ochreous, opaque, and punctured, 

 nervures shining fuscous, a large sub-apical spot and some irregular markings on 

 basal third, dark castaneous. Legs luteous, femora with a sub-apical fuscous band, 

 tibise sulcated and irregularly spotted with fuscous. 



Tegmina reaching a little beyond apex of pronotum. 



Length, pronot., 10 mill. ; exp., hum. ang., 6 mill ; length, tegm., 9 mill. 



Chinautta, 4100 ft. (Salvin). 



