LIST OF HOMOPTEROUS INSECTS. 33 



Genus 5. ZAMMARA. 

 Zammara, Amyot et Serville, Hist. Nat. Hem. 468, 367. 



1. Zammaea tympanum. 



Zammara tympanum, Amyot et Serv. Hist. Nat. Hem. 468, 1. 



Tetligonia tympanum, Fab. Syst. Rhyn. 40, 36. 



Cicada tvmpanum, Germ. Thou. Arch, ii, 2, 7. Silh. Rev. Ent. 



ii. 69, 32, f. 22. Perty, Del. An. Art. 176, pi. 35, f. 1. Burm. 



Handb. Ent. ii. 1, 183, 7. Blanch. Hist. Nat. Ins. iii. 167,4. 



Hem. pi. 10, f. 1. 

 a — e. Brazil. 



2. Zammara strepens. 



Zammara strepens, Amyot et Serv. Hist. Nat. Hem. 469, 2. 

 Cic£.dp tympanum, 'Pa^. Beauv. Ins. 132, Hem. pi. 29. f. 5. 



ft, h. Brazil. From Mr. Mornay's collection. 



3. Za\diaea smaragdina, iias. 



Nervus transversiis lus fere rectus^ valds ob'iqun.9, anguhim peroo- 

 tusvm Jinjens^ 2o plus duplo ejus lonyitudine divzsus ; 2iis 

 sutcurvus, obliqiius, anguluni valde obtucum fingens^ \o di- 

 midio brevior ; "dus subundatus, obliquizs, cngidum subacutian 

 fingens ; 4us subcurviis, obliqtius, angulum acuium Jingens, 

 3o paidlo brevior 



Second marginal areolet about one-fourth longer than the first : 

 first cross-vein nearly straight, very slanting, forming an extremely 

 obtuse angle, parted from the second by much more than twice its 

 length ; second very slightly curved, slanting, forming a very obtuse 

 angle, not half the length of the first ; third very slightly waved, 

 slanting, forming a very slightly acute angle ; fourth slightly curved, 

 slanting, forming an acute angle, a Jitlle shorter than the third ; 

 fifth straight, upright, forming an obtuse angle. Body tawny, 

 tinged with green : head very much narnnver than the fore-chest, 

 adorned with a large black band, which encloses the eyelets,and sends 

 forth two branches on each side ; face convex, black above, pale 

 tawny in front, with a row of black spots on each side, and with two 

 green stripes which enclose a black stripe : mouth pale green, with 

 a black tip, reaching beyond the hind-hips : eyes rather prominent : 

 feelers black, slender : scutcheon of the fore-chest adorned with 



