^2 LIST OF HOMOPTEROUS INSECTS. 



DiCTYOPHORA COMPRESSIFRONS. 



Fo-'iTJ. Lntea ; vertex sulcatus, laterihtis elevatis viridibus ; comu 

 capitis latitudine duplo fere longius, viridi vittatum nigrnque 

 lineatnm, apud medium subcovipressvm, apice suhdilatatum^ 

 disco apicali supra suhtnsque nigro ; prothorax brevissimns , 

 tricarinattts, valde arcuatiis, laterihus nigro bilineatus ; meso- 

 thorax tricarinatus ; pedes ex parte virides, iibiis tarsisque 

 apico genubusque nigris ; alee vitrea, venis nigris bnsi viri- 

 dibus ; anticte apice fuscescenies, stigmate viridi^ venulis in 

 ordine collocatis ; posticce venulis paucis. 



Female, Luteous. Vertex longer than broad, with a furrow 

 in the middle ; borders elevated and green. Protuberance of the 

 head quadrilateral, nearly twice longer than the breadth of the 

 head, sliphtly compressed in the middle and dilated at the tip; 

 ;i green and a black stripe and two black lines along each side; 

 disk black above and beneath at the tip. Prothorax above very 

 short and much curved, with three slight keels; its borders parallel, 

 and its length not more than one-eighth of its breadth ; two black 

 lines along each side. Mesothorax with three keels. Legs partly 

 green ; knees and tips of the tibiae and of the tarsi black. Wings 

 vitreous ; veins black, green towards the base. Fore wings tinged 

 with brown at the lips ; stigma green, with three oblique veinlets ; 

 transverse veinlets forming three nearly regular bands. Hind wings 

 with a few veinlets. Var. Most of the head, parts of the thorax 

 and the abdomen bright green. Length of the body 6 — 7 lines : of 

 the wings 12 — 14 lines. 



a. America. From Mr. Argent's collection. 

 '''. Mexico. From M. Salle's collection. 



West Indies. 



DiCTYOPHORA CULTELLATOR. 



JJas. Pallide viridis ; comu lanceolatum^ subascendens, subcom- 

 pressum, carinatum, capitis latitudine duplo longius ; pro- 

 thorax brevis, carinatus, valde arcualics ; ala vitrea, venis 

 viridibus; antica tuberculatce^ apices versus confertissime 

 venos(£ ; posticce venulis paucis. 



Male. Pale green. Head forming in front a lanceolate 

 slightly ascending and slightly compressed form, which has a keel 



