36 LIST OF HOMOPTEROUS INSECTS. 



Cicada spoltata. 



Fcem. Viridis ; meaothorax vlttis (/natuor obconicis testaceis ; ab- 

 domen fttlvmn, segjyientis viridi marginatis ; alcB vitrecc^ venis 

 viridibits testaceo variin. 



Female. Green, Head very little oarrower tlian the protho- 

 rax. Border of the prothorax narrow, very little broader on each 

 side. Mesothorax with four obconical testaceous stripes ; the middle 

 pair short. Abdomen tawny; hind borders of the segments green. 

 Wings vitreous; veins green, partly testaceous. Fore wings with 

 the first and second transverse veins short, nearly upright; first 

 slightly curved, a little longer than the second, from which it is 

 parted by about thrice its length ; second straight; third and fourth 

 oblique; third shorter than the fourth, which is slightly curved. 

 Length of the body 7 lines ; of the wings 20 lines. 



a. ? From Mr. Shuckard's collection. 



Cicada designata. 



Foem. Testaceo-viridis ; caput apud ocellos et an tice riifum ; pro- 

 thorax vitta suturis niargineg^ie rufis ; mesothorax pontice 

 rufus ; abdominis segmcnta rufo marginaia ; tibia tarsique 

 rufa ; alcE viirets, venis rvfis apice nigris. 



Female. Testaceous-green, pale testaceous beneath. Head red 

 about the ocelli and in front. Proboscis red. Prothorax with a red 

 stripe, and with red sutures and borders. Mesothorax red hind- 

 ward. Abdomen with a red band on the hind border of each seg- 

 ment. Tibiffi and tarsi mostly red. Wings vitreous ; veins red, 

 l)lack towards the tips. Fore wings with an additional marginal 

 areolet ; the first transverse vein forming an acute angle, which 

 emits a vein to the border ; second, third and fourth transverse 

 veins straight, oblique; third longer than the second, shorter than 

 the fourth. Length of the body 7 lines ; of the wings 18 lines. 



n ? 



Genus CEPHALOXYS, Cat. Horn. p. 232. 

 Cephaloxys occidentis. 



^las. Viridis ; caput acutum ; abdomen crassum^ thorace latins^ 

 carina dorsali, apice ventrcque testaceis ; pedes breves, graciles ; 

 femora antica crassa^ subtus tridentata ; ales viirece, venis 

 viridibus. 



