]74 LIST OF HOMOPTEROUS INSECTS. 



Cercopis PUDENS. 



Rufa, subtus nigra ; vertex postice niger ; pro thorax nigro bima- 

 culatus ; scutellum nigrum ; abdominis discus niger ; ata 

 anticce e maculis quinque nigris pallido submarginatis bifas- 

 ciatcB ; posticce sordide vitrece, basi rosece. 



Red, black beneallu Head pale red in front beneath ; vertex 

 black hindvvard. Prothorax minutely punctured, with a black spot 

 on each side in front; scutellum black. Abdomen black, red 

 on each side and towards the tip. Fore winjfs with five black 

 partly pale-bordered spots, forraing' two incomplete bands ; first 

 band at one-ihird of the leni^th of the winof, consisting of two spots, 

 of which the fore one is elongated and the hind one small ; second 

 band with three spots, of these the middle one is smaller than the 

 other two, which are marginal. Hind wings dingy vitreous, rosy 

 towards the base. Length of the body 9 lines ; of the wings 

 20 lines. 



a. Hindostan. From Mr. Stevens' collection. 



Cercopis rotundata. 



?figra, pilosa ; caput rufescens ; abdomen supra rufum, vitta, 

 apice et segmentorum marginibus ventralibns rnjis ; pedes 

 rufi, femoribus nigra vittatis ; alee anticce rufescentes, apud 

 costam convex^, macula basali fasciisque duabus arcuatis (la 

 maculari, 2a inter rupta) et plus triente apicali nigris ; posticce 

 fuscce. 



Black. Head and thorax pilose. Head reddish. Scutum 

 and scutellum bordered with red. Abdomen red above and vvitli 

 a red stripe beneath, where the hind borders and the tip are 

 also red. Legs red ; femora striped with black. Fore wings red- 

 dish, convex along the costa, much rounded at the tips; more than 

 one-third of the apical part black ; interior part wiih a black basal 

 spot and with two curved black bands ; firsthand composed of three 

 spots; second band with three connected spots and one separate 

 spot, which is on the hind border. Hind wings brown. Length of 

 the body oi lines; of the wings 7^ lines. 



a. Hindostan. From Mr. Stevens' collection. 



