16 LIST OF HOMOPTEEOUS INSECTS. 



FiDICINA DIVISA. 



Mas. Testacea ; fades ferruginea ; mesothorax ferrugineus, vitlis 

 quatuor vix conspiciiis nigricantibus ; abdomen fulvum, fas- 

 ciis tiigris ; ala vitrece, venis fulvis apice piceis ; anticce venis 

 transversis fusco nebulosis ; posticcB venulis transversis fusco 

 subnebulosis. 



Male. Testeceous. Face ferrui^inous. Mesolhorax ferrugi- 

 nous, with four blackish very iudistiuct stripes of the usual form ; 

 hind border deeply excavaied. Abdomen tawny, with a black band 

 on the fore border of each segment. Wings vitreous ; veins tawny, 

 piceous towards the tips. Fore wings with the transverse veins 

 clouded with dark brown ; first and second very oblique, parted 

 from each other by more than thrice the length of the first ; third 

 and fourth almost straight; tips of the marginal veins slightly 

 clouded with brown. Hind wings with the transverse veinlets 

 slightly clouded with brown. Length of the body 14 lines ; of the 

 wings 42 lines. 



a. Demerara. 



FiDICINA ALBIPLICA. 



Foem. Obscure ferruginea, robusta ; caput supra nigrum ; pro- 

 thorax nigro biviftatus ; mesothorax vittis duabus interioribus 

 ohconicis nigris fulvo marginatis, exterioribus vix conspicuis ; 

 abdomen supra nigrum ; alee vitrece, basi nigra viridi notatce ; 

 anticcB casta serrata ; posiiccB plica alba. 



Female. Dark ferruginous, stout. Head mostly black above. 

 Prothorax with two black stripes, which are curved hindward. 

 Mesothorax with two black obconical stripes bordeicd with tawny ; 

 outer stripes hardly indicated. Abdomen black above. Wings 

 vitreous, black, and marked with pale green at the base ; veins 

 tawny, testaceous at the base, black towards the tips. Fore wings 

 with the costa serrated; primitive areolet black ; fold pale green ; 

 first and second transverse veins very oblique, slightly curved, parted 

 from each other by more than thrice the length of the first ; third a 

 little shorter and less curved than the I'ourth. flind wings with a 

 white fold. Length of the body 11 lines ; of the wings 36 lines. 



a. Santarem. From Mr. Bates' collection. 



