LIST OF HOMOPTEROUS INSECTS. 71 



West Indies. 



Elidiptera punctifera. 



Testacea ; vertex transversus, carina transversa, margine antico 

 subconvexo; frons plana, margine suhelevato ; prothorax 

 transversus, brevis, arcuatus, pallidtis, nigro biguttaius ; 

 mesothorax planus, nigro quadriguttatus ; al(P. antico: nigro 

 guttata, casta apicem versus vix dilatata, margine exteriore 

 suhquadrato ; postica albidce, venis testaceis. 



Testaceous. Vertex much more than twice broader than long, 

 slif^hily convex along the fore border, near which there is a trans- 

 verse ridge ; front flat, not longer than broad, with a slightly elevated 

 border. Prothorax pale, with two black discal dots, about four 

 times broader than long, convex in front, less concave behind. 

 Mesothorax flat, with four black dots. Fore wings with some black 

 dots, which are mostly along the costal part, and are most regular 

 along the exterior border; costa much dilated towards the base, 

 very slightly dilated near the tip; exterior border subquadrate. 

 Hind wings whitish, with testaceous veins. Length of the body 

 2^ — 3h; lines ; of the wings 8 — 10 lines. 



a — e. St. Dominjro. From Mr. Tweedie's collection. 



South America. 

 Elidiptera docilis. 

 Pallide viridis, carinis marginibusque testaceis ; vertex et protho- 

 rax carinati ; mesothorax tricarinatus ; alee anticcs pallide 

 testacece, semihyalince, apud costani dilatatce, venis venulisque 

 plurimis, areolis apud marginem exteriorem in ordine dis- 

 positi. 



Pale green. Keels and borders of the vertex and of the thorax 

 testaceous. Vertex twice broader than long, conical in front and 

 equally concave behind, with a keel and with elevated borders; 

 front hardly keeled, its borders not elevated. Prothorax like the 

 vertex, but more conical in front ; its sides attenuated. Mesothorax 

 with three strongly marked keels, the lateral pair very slightly 

 curved. Fore wings pale testaceous, semihyaline ; costal part 

 dilated, convex ; veins and veinlets rather numerous ; areolets rather 

 irregular, except those along the exterior border. Length of the 

 body 3 lines; of the wings 7 lines. 



a. Constancia, Province of Rio Janeiro. Presented by the Rev. 

 Hamlet Clark. 



