LIST OF HOMOPTEROUS INSECTS. 187 



Aphrophora SEMIFLAVA. 



Flava, robusCa, suhtus nigra; caput e lineis transversis fulvis 

 bhittatum ; pectus ex parte testaceurn ; abdomen nigrum; 

 pedes 7iigri, genubus anticis iestaceis ; alee anticce castaneo- 

 fuscce, fasciis duabus anticis latis abbreviatis pallide testa- 

 eels ; posticce cinereo-vitrece. 



Yellow, stout, black beneaih. Head with two tawny stripes 

 composed of short transverse lines. Pectus partly testaceous. 

 Abdomen and leo^s black. Fore knees testaceous. Fore wings 

 chestnut-brown, with two short broad pale testaceous bauds in 

 front. Hind wings grayish vitreous. Length of the body 2^ lines ; 

 of the wings 6 lines. 



a, b. New Hebrides? Presented by Sir John Liddell. 



Aphuophora inclyta. 



Atra ; caput conicum ; pectus ex parte luteum ; abdomen apice 

 luteum ; pedes lutei ; aUe anticce apud costam basalem lutecB, 

 fascia exteriore lata obllqua abbreviaCa alba; posticcB cinereo- 

 vitrece. 



Deep black. Head conical. Pectus partly luteous. Abdoraeu 

 luteous at the lip. Legs luteous. Fore wings luteous along the 

 cosla for a short space from the base, and at two-thirds of the length 

 with a broad oblique abbreviated white band, which is somewhat 

 narrower towards the costa. Hind wings grayish vitreous. Length 

 of the body 2^ lines ; of the wings ti lines. 



a. Sarawak, Borneo. From Mr. Wallace's collection. 



Aphrophora madra. 



Atra, depressa ; caput conicum ; pedes fulvi ; alee posticce cinereo- 

 vitrece, uiargine obscuriore. 



Deep black, like the preceding species in shape. Head conical. 

 Legs tawny. Hind wings grayish vitreous, with darker borders. 

 This and the preceding species may be distinguished from the 

 others by the elongated head and ihe very flat body, and will form 

 a section in the genus. Length of the body 2^ lines; of the wings 

 6 lines. 



a — c. Sarawak, Borneo. From Mr. Wallace's collection. 



