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warm tortoiseshell markings. The females later in 

 the year contain from eight to ten long white ova. 

 Length of the insect, 5*0 mill. 



Var. 3, kucocephalus. — All hlack, except the head 

 and upper part of the pronotum, which are pale yellow. 

 Length 6*0 mill., or 0-23 inch. 



Var. 4, leucophthalmus, Linn. — Wholly black. Length 

 6-0 mill. 



The first three of these varieties are figured in Plate 

 XXIV., figs. 1 to 3. 



A species of Fhihenvs is known as a pest in South 

 Africa under the name rhikcnus caffece. 



Phil^nus lineatus, Linn. Plate XXIIL, fig. 3. 



Cicada linenta, Linn. 

 Cercopis lineata, Fall. 



,, ahhrcciata, Fab. 



Ptijdus lineatus, Flor ; Marsh. ; Kirschb. ; Scott. 

 Phihmus lineatus, Sahl. ; Edw. pt. i. p. 100. 



Body linear. Colour ochreous-yellow. Costa with 

 a white stripe, and another dark one which runs 

 parallel to the costa. Pubescence short and thick. 

 Punctuation fine. Pronotum with five impressions in 

 the form of an arc. — (Sahib.) Base of the pronotum 

 scarcely broader than the head. Several varieties of 

 this species are pitch-black, with whitish costas. 



Length, -l-S to 6*5 millimetres, or 0-17 to 0*25 inch. 



Very common in long grass. 



Phil.enus EXCLAMATIONIS, Tliuu. Plate XXIV., fig. 4. 



Cicada cxclamationis, Sahl. 



Cercopis exclamation is, Fall. 



Ft jjelus exclaniationis, FIoy; Marsh.; Kirschb.; Scott. 



Fhilcenus cxclamationis, Sahl. ; Edw. pt. i. p. 100. 



Elongated, fuscous-brown. Body strongly punctured, 

 more finely so above, and furnished with a fine 

 })uboscence. Sides of elytra, when folded, nearly 



