88 LIST OF HOMOPTEROUS INSECTS. 



near the tip ; tarsi with a yellow hand. Fore winsfs varied with 

 dingy testaceous ; a large whitish spot on the protuherance of the 

 costa near the base, and two or three whitish dots on the disk. 

 Hind wings dark gray. Length of the body 2^ lines ; of the wings 

 6 lines. 



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



ISSUS OVATIPENNIS. 



Fvlvus; vertex transversus^ carina marginihusque elevatis fulvis ; 

 frons fusca, lavis, nitens, oblonga, tricarinata, fades strigulis 

 transversis nigris ; prothorax testaceus, hrevissimus ; meso- 

 thorax parvus, trigonus, niger, testaceo marginatus ; abdomen 

 nigrum, subtus apicem versus viride ; alee anticjB nigrce, an- 

 gustcB, basi lituraque postica fulvis ; posticcs cinereo vitrecB, 

 vents nigris. 



Tawny. Vertex transverse, with a testaceous keel and with 

 testaceous elevated borders ; front mostly brown, smooth, shining, 

 much longer than broad, with three slight keels, a little broader 

 towards the face, which has black transverse marks on each side. 

 Prothorax testaceous, very short. Mesothorax small, triangular, 

 black, with a testaceous border. Abdomen black, green beneath 

 towards the tip. Fore wings black, narrow, tawny towards the base, 

 and with a tawny mark on the interior border ; borders rounded 

 towards the tip. Hind wings grayish vitreous; veins black. 

 Length of the body 1^ line ; of the wings 4 lines. 



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



South America. 



IsSUS INFIXUS. 



Ferrugineus ; vertex transversus, concavus ; frons Icevis, nitens, 

 disco nigro, vitta teslacea ; prothorax antice convexus ; meso- 

 thorax parvus, trigonus, depressus ; pedes nigri ; tibice ante- 

 riores ferruginece, posticcs viridi fasciatce ; alee anticce sub- 

 tuber culatce, fascia media maculisque exterioribus discalibus 

 nigris. Var. — Rufescens ; frons disco piceo ; alee antica vix 

 nigro signatce. 



Ferruginous. Vertex transverse, concave; front smooth, 

 shining, with a black disk and with a testaceous stripe towards the 



