LIST OF HOMOPTEllOUS INSECTS. 55 



PoiOCERA. SPECTABILIS. 



Mas. Nigra ; caput teslaceum ; frons subpunctata, carinis tribtis 

 indistinclis antice connexis ; fades sulco lata basali ; protho- 

 rax subcarinatus, testaceo binotatus ; mesolhorax liiieis quinque 

 margineque testaceis ; abdomen apice cganeum, subtus rufum ; 

 femora rufa ; alcE aniiccB viridi venosce^ dituidio apicali vitreo 

 venis nigris ; postica vitrece, basi venisque nigiis. 



Male. Black. Head testaceous ; vertex with the border more 

 elevated than in most species ol' the grenus ; front very minutely 

 punctured, with three indistinctly elevated lines, which are connected 

 towards the face, and with a depression on each side in front, very 

 slightly concave on each side; face with a broad shallow basal 

 groove. Prothorax rather convex in front, with a testaceous mark 

 on each side, and with a very slight keel. Mesothorax with a tes- 

 taceous border, and with five testaceous lines, the outer pair forked. 

 Abdomen bright blue at the lip ; under side, coxae and femora 

 bright red. Fore wings with green veins ; the black part, divided 

 by a slightly concave outline from the vitreous slightly lurid part, 

 which occupies nearly half the length from the tips, and has black 

 veins. Hind wings vitreous, black towards the base, and with black 

 veins. Length of the body 5 lines ; of the wings 13 lines. 



a. Para. From Mr. Bates' collection. 



PoiOCERA L.ETA.BILIS. 



Mas. Picea^ subtus testacea ; caput angustum ; frons tricarinata ; 

 fades subcarinata ; thorax carinatas, mesothoracis disco testa- 

 ceo ; abdomen supra nigrum.^ viridi bivittatutn, segmentorum 

 vxarginibiis cyaneis subtus viridibus ; alee antica postice sub- 

 luridcB, fascia fulva^ extus vitrei nigra venosce fusco uninia- 

 culatcB; poslicce basi viridi-cyanecc^ macula antica fusca. 



Male. Piceous, testaceous beneath. Head much narrower 

 than the thorax ; vertex very short in the middle ; front with a trans- 

 verse ridge or keel near the vertex, and with three longitudinal 

 ridges, the pair very oblique, and joining the middle one near the 

 face ; borders not elevated, slightly convex on each side, concave in 

 front; face with a slight keel. Prothorax with a distinct keel; 

 middle part rather broad, and convex in front. Mesothorax with a 

 more slight keel ; disk testaceous. Abdomen black above, with a 

 green stripe on each side ; hind borders of the segments blue, green 

 beneath. Fore wings with a lurid tinge along the hind border, and 



