654 LIST OF HOMOPTEROUS INSECTS. 



15. Cercopis guttata. 



Cercopis guttata, St. Farg. et Serv. Enc. Meth. x. 605, 7. 

 Java. 



16. Cercopis flavifascia. 



Nigra, nitens ; alee anticce virides, fiavo-alho hifasciata. 



Black, shining: oviduct piceous : fore-wings metallic green, 

 with two yellowish white bands ; one before one-third of the length 

 of the wing, broader than the second, which is before two-thirds of 

 the length. Length of the body 7 lines ; of the wings 19 lines. 

 a. Java. From Mr. Argent's collection. 



17. Cercopis heros. 



Cercopis heros, Fahr. Syst. Rhyn. 89, 3. 



o, h. China. Presented by G. T. Lay, Esq. 



c, d. Hong Kong. Presented by J. Bowring, Esq. 



18. Cercopis abdominalis. 



Cercopis abdominalis, M^/S., B.M. Nigra, nitens; scutellnm 

 abdomen et pedes rufa; tibice anteriores tarsique nigra, aire 

 anticce rufo fasciatte, basi rufce. 



Nearly allied to C. heros, but distinguished by the greater 

 breadth and brighter colour of the bands of the fore-wings, and by 

 the darker colour of the hind-wings, and the greater proportion of 

 red in them. Black, shining: mouth, scutcheon, abdomen, and 

 legs red : feet, anterior shanks and tips of hind-shanks black : fore- 

 wings red for one-fourth of the length from the base, with a broad, 

 slightly undulating red band at two-thirds of the length : hind- 

 wings gray, red at the base and along part of the fore border. 

 Length of the body 5^— 6 lines; of the wings 14 — 15 lines. 



a — e. China. Presented by G. T. Lav, Esq. 

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19. Cercopis viridans. 



Cercopis viridans, Guer. Voy. Belanger, Ind. Orient. 

 Java. 



