]72 LIST OF HOMOPTEROLS INSECTS. 



Cercopis BIPARS. 



Nigra, puhescens, lavis, nitidissima ; ocelli teslacei, magni ; scutel- 

 Lum rvfum, maculis duahus elongatis nigris ; abdomen rufum^ 

 vittis duabus macularibus nigris ; 'pedes pallide rufi ; ala 

 anticcB lurido rufce, lineis duabus perobliquis macularibus 

 nigris, apice nigro marginatce areolarum discis nonnunquam 

 nigricantibus ; posticcB cinereo-hgalince. 



Black. Head and thorax pubescent, smooth, very shininp. 

 Ocelli testaceous, large. Scutellum red, with an elongated black 

 spot on each side. Abdomen red, with two stripes of black spots. 

 Legs pale red. Fore wings lurid red, black at the base, and with 

 six black dots placed in two very oblique lines on the interior half 

 of the disk ; apical part bordered with black, and with the disks of 

 the areolels occasionally blackish. Hind wings grayish hyaline. 

 Length of the body 4^ lines ; of the wings 12 lines. 



a—c. Java. Presented by J. C. Bowring, Esq. 



Cercopis basiclava. 



Rufa, subpunctata ; caput inter oculos nigro binotatum ; thorax 

 maculis duabus anticis nigris ; scutellum basi nigro binota- 

 tum, apice nigrum ; abdomen nigrum, basi et apicem versus 

 nigrum ; pedes nigri ; femora apice rufa ; alee anticcB striga 

 basalt discali apice arcuata et clavata ; posticce nigro-cinerece. 



Red, black beneath. Head with a black mark on each side 

 between the eyes. Thorax minutely punctured, with a black spot 

 on each side in front ; scutellum black at the tip, and with a black 

 mark on each side at the base. Abdomen black, red at the base 

 and towards the tip. Legs black ; femora red at the tips. Fore 

 wings with a black discal streak proceeding from the base to nearly 

 one-third of the length, where it is slightly curved hindward 

 and dilated into a small s])ot. Hind wings dark gray. Length of 

 the body 8—9 lines ; of the wings 20—22 lines. 

 a. Hindostan. From Mr. Stevens' collection. 



Cercopis submaculata. 



Var. Lutea, subtus nigra ; scutellum nigrum, sulcis transversis, 

 apice rufescens ; pedes lutei ; alee antic cb fasciis tribus incom- 

 pletis macularibus nigris, apices versus luridce ; posticcB 

 cinerea. 



