828 LIST OF HOMOPTEROUS INSECTS. 



scutcheon with a slight arched transverse suture near the lip : abdo- 

 men as broad as the chest, with seven slight black stripes : legs 

 marked with black: fore-wings pale testaceous, not punctured : 

 hind-wings colourless. Length of the body 4f lines ; of the wings 7 

 lines. 



a. East Indies. From Archdeacon Clerk's collection. 



40. LeDEA INVARIA. 



Testacea, subfusiformis, nigro punctata ; pectus nigro hivitiatum ; 

 abdominis latera subtus ferruginea ; alcB posticce Umpida. 



Pale testaceous, almost spindle-shaped, flat, thinly covered 

 with black points: head conical, as broad as the chest, not arched 

 nor ridged, very slightly concave along the hind border, near which 

 it is slightly impressed on each side ; its length much more than 

 half its breadth; underside convex in the middle: eyelets very 

 near the hind border: scutcheon with a distinct arched transverse 

 suture near the tip : breast with two black spots forming a short 

 stripe on each side : abdomen as broad as the thorax, pale ferrugi- 

 nous on each side beneath : fore-wings not punctured : hind-wings 

 colourless. Length of the body 4f lines ; of the wings 7^ lines. 



41. Ledra paeva. 



Testacea, subfusiformis^ snbtessellata ; alee sublimpidcB ; alte an- 

 ticcB pi ceo strigatce. 



Testaceous, almost spindle-shaped, flat, indistinctly and mi- 

 nutely mottled with darker colour : head conical, as broad as the 

 chest, not arched, slightly concave along the hind border, near 

 which it is slightly impressed on each side; its length less than its 

 breadth ; middle ridge very slight above, more distinct, but shorter 

 beneath ; face with slight oblique ridges : chest with a very indis- 

 tinct middle ridge ; scutcheon with a slight semicircular suture : 

 wings almost colourless ; fore-wings with slight pitchy pencillings 

 along the veins, and with some short pitchy streaks along the disk. 

 Length of the body 4i lines ; of the wings 7 lines. 



a. Hong Kong. Presented by J. C. Bowring, Esq. 



