114 LIST OF HOMOPTEROUS INSECTS. 



der and along the adjoining part of the costa and of the interior 

 border; veins few; no marginal veinlets ; transverse veinlels nume- 

 rous. Hind wings white. Length of the body 3^ lines ; of the 

 wings 10 lines. 



a. Para. From Mr. Bates' collection. 



PCECILOPTERA DISTINCTISSIMA. 



Pallide viridis, aut alhida, aut testacea ; prothorax subcarinatus, 

 valde arcuatus ; mesothorax tricarinatus, luteo aut testaceo 

 quadriviUatus ; abdomen et pedes pallide testacea; alee anticce 

 ex parte rufescente jyiarginatce, apud costam subconvexce, apice 

 anguloque interiore rotundatis, margine exteriors recto, mar- 

 gine interiore basi tuberculato, venis venulisque transversis 

 plurimis ; postica albce. 



Pale green or whitish, or testaceous. Front flat, much longer 

 than broad, with a keel, which is obsolete towards the face and with 

 elevated borders. Prothorax much arched, with a slight keel. 

 Mesothorax with three slight keels, and with four more or less dis- 

 tinct luteous or testaceous stripes. Abdomen and legs pale testa- 

 ceous. Fore wings with a reddish marginal line extending from the 

 apical part of the costa to the base of the interior border, which 

 is slightly tuberculate ; costa slightly convex ; tips and interior 

 angles rounded, especially the former ; exterior border straight ; 

 veins and transverse veinlets testaceous, numerous; marginal veins 

 short. Hind wings white. Length of the body 3| lines; of the 

 wings 10 lines. 

 a—f. North China. From Mr. Fortune's collection. 



P(ECILOPTERA SUBLINEA. 



Viridescente-testacea, robusta ; prothorax subcarinatus, antice coni- 

 cus ; mesothorax tricarinatus ; abdomen albidum ; cristis 

 testaceis ; alct antice^ pallide prasince, ex parte nigro mar- 

 ginatce, costa convexa pallide testacea, apice et angulo interiore 

 valde rotundatis, margine exteriore vix convexo, venis paucis, 

 venulis transversis plurimis ; posticcB albce. 



Stout, pale greenish testaceous. Front flat, a little broader 

 than long, with a very indistinct keel and with hardly elevated bor- 

 ders. Prothorax conical in front, with a slight middle keel. Me- 

 sothorax with three slight keels. Abdomen whitish ; crests 



