246 LIST OF HOMOPTEROUS INSECTS. 



CiCCUS NIGRILUX. 



Atra; caput longi-conicum^Jlavo univitlatum ; thorax vittis dua- 

 bus lateralibus albis unaque dorsali rufa ; abdominis latera 

 albo maculata ; alee nigricantes ; anticce basi cinereo-vitrece. 



Deep black. Head elongate-conical, with a slightly furrowed 

 pale yellow stripe, which is attenuated in front. Thorax with a red 

 stripe which covers the scutellum, and is attenuated towards the 

 head, and there contains a yellow spot ; a white stripe on each side. 

 Abdomen with white spots along each side ; appendages tawny. 

 Wings blackish. Fore wings cinereous-vitreous towards the base. 

 Length of the body 41 lines ; of the wings 8 lines. 



a. Mexico. From M. Salle's collection. 



CiCCUS PUNCTOSUS. 



Foem. Niger, subtus pallide Jlavus ; caput longi-conicum, Jlavo 

 notatum, subtus disco piano subfusiformi fasciisgue duabus 

 nigris ; thorax punctis plurimis ex parte con/luentibus macu- 

 lisque tribus anticis pallide Jiavis ; scutellum punctis apicali- 

 bus pallide Jiavis ; pectus fasciis obliquis nigris ; abdomen 

 pallide Jlavum, maculis lateralibus apiceque nigris, subtus 

 nigro fasciatum ; tibice tarsique apice nigra; alee anticce 

 picecE, fiaco punctata ; posticce nigricantes . 



Female. Black, pale yellow beneath. Head elongate-conical, 

 with a distinct furrow, and with various pale yellow marks above ; 

 under side with a subfusiform flat disk, and with two black bauds, 

 the fore one interrupted. Thorax with very numerous and partly 

 confluent pale yellow points, except on the fore part, which has a 

 pale yellow mark in the middle and a large pale yellow spot on each 

 side ; scutellum with a few pale yellow points towards the tip. 

 Pectus with black oblique bands on each side. Abdomen pale yel- 

 low, black towards the tip, and with black spots along each side ; 

 under side with black bands, the dorsal segments forming a broad 

 border on each side. Tibiae and tarsi with black tips. Fore wings 

 piceous, with very numerous pale yellow points, except at the tips. 

 Hind wings blackish. Length of the body 6^ lines ; of the wings 

 11 lines. 



a. Tejuca, Province of Kio. Presented by the Rev. Hamlet 

 Clark. 



