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Cercopis BIFASCIATA. 

 Cercopis bifasciata, Guer. Voy. Belanger, 502. 

 Java. 



Cercopis Boitardi. 



Cercopis Boitardi, Montrouzier^ Ann. des Sci. de Lyon, 2me Ser. 

 vii. 



Woo dl ark . 



Cercopis egens. 



Atra, C. abdorainali affinis ; scutellum et metathorax rufa ; abdo- 

 men basi et segmentorum inarginibus rufis ; alee anticcB basi 

 rosecB, fascia rosea nonnunquam indistincta aut obsoleta ; pos- 

 ticcB fusca, basi rosece. 



Allied to C. abdominalis. Deep black. Scutellum and meta- 

 thorax red. Abdoraeu red at the base and along the hind border of 

 each segment. Legs red. Fore wings rosy red at the base, and 

 with a rosy red band beyond the middle; this band is sometimes 

 very indistinct, and sometimes quite obsolete. Hind wings brown, 

 rosy red at the base and along the adjoining part of the costa. 

 Length of the body 5 lines; of the wings 15'lines. 



a. Hindostan. From Mr. Stevens' collection. 



b. North Hindostan. From Dr. Hooker's collection. 



Cercopis exultans. 



Nigricante-cyanea^ subpurpurascens, pubescens ; scutellum^ meta- 

 thorax et abdomen late rufa ; abdominis discus niger ; pedes 

 nigri, coxis femoribusque Icete rufis ; alee anticce nigrce, basi 

 Icete rufi, fasciis duabus strigisque duabus intermediis con- 

 nectentibus albidis ; posticce cinereo-hyalincB, fusco margi- 

 natcE, basi leete rufa. 



Blackish blue, with a purple tinge. Head and prothorax 

 pubescent. Scutellum, metathorax and abdomen bright red. Disk 

 of the abdomen black, excepting the hind borders of the segments. 

 Legs black ; coxae and femora bright red. Fore wings black, 

 bright red at the base, and with two whitish bands, which are con- 

 nected together by two whitish discal streaks. Hind wings grayish 

 hyaline, bright red at the base, with brown borders. Length of the 

 body 5 lines ; of the wings 12 lines. 



a, b. North China. From Mr. Fortune's collection. 



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