ISO 



JASSID^. 



Genus LEDROPSIS. 



Ledropsis, White, A. M. N. H. {1} xiv, p. 425 (1844) ; Atkins. 

 J. A. S. B. liv, p. 95 (1885). 



Type, L. cancroma, White, from China. 



Distribution. Eastern Palsearctic, Oriental, Malayan and Aus- 

 tralasian Eegions. 



" Head with its prolongation longer than wide, parallel in 

 front of the eyes, as wide as the thorax, then gradually curved to 

 the tip, which is somewhat obtuse ; ocelli on the same line with 

 the front of the eyes and rather more distant from each other 

 than from the eyes ; eyes large but not very prominent ; prolonga- 

 tion hollowed out beneath, with a spear-shaped elevated ridge 

 running down the middle, the base of which, on the face between 

 the eyes, is hollowed out ; antennse spring from a depression in 

 front of the eyes beneath, 3-jointed, the terminal joint ending in 

 a longish bristle ; thorax rounded in front, very deeply notched 

 behind, the posterior angles truncately rounded ; tegmina with 

 many inclosed cells at the end, the veins robust ; body elongate, 

 margined beneath ; tibiae of posterior legs not dilated, serrated 

 behind." ( White.) 



The length of the head, always considerably longer than the 

 width at eyes, is a distinguishing character for this genus. 



2393. Ledropsis obligens. Walk. (Ledra) List Horn., Suppl. p. 251 

 (1858) ; Stal (Ledropsis), Of v. Vet.-Ak. Fork. 1862, p. 495 ; 

 Atkins. J. A. S. B. liv, p. 95 (1885). 



Testaceous or brownish-ochraceous ; head considerably longer 

 than width between outer margins of eyes, deflected on each side 

 with a linear central longitudinal incision, the apex subangulate ; 



Fig. 119. — Lcdroims obligcns. 



face pale ochraceous, elougately triangular, the margins of its 

 upper area piceous ; pronotum shorter than vertex, finely trans- 

 versely rugose ; body beneath and legs pale ochraceous, the tibiae 

 outwardly testaceous or brownish-ochraceous ; tegoiina testaceous- 



