Homopterous fnmily Mombracida?. 355 



tlie })Vonotuin ; the area enclosed between the spines dull castanc- 

 ous bordered with black ; the spines black, excepting in the 

 centre at the base ; terminal pi'ocess castaneous, Avith black base, 

 separated from the lateral spines by a stripe of yellow ; tegmina 

 hyaline with diffused yellow terminal border, the veins black ; 

 body and legs bright mustard-yellow. Length including tlie 

 closed tegmina 7, width between lateral spines 3^ mm. 

 St. Paulo (Bates). Brit. Mus. 



4. Omolon varins. 



Oinohni Viirins, AValker, Jouru. Eutom. i, p. 31 G (ISG'2). 

 Para. 



It is difficult to comprehend hoAV either Walker could have 

 failed to recognize his two new species as being congeneric with 

 Combophoi-d lajiortei, or Stal to recognize the identity of his new 

 genus with the genus figured liy Walker. 



XASSUNIA, Stal. 



The following species are referable to this genus — Smilio- 

 ruchis hijmnctata, hinvtutd and bhqnna of Fairm., Nassunia 

 histilliita and dalnianni of Stal, Ccntrotus costalis and Cerasa 

 fvrtis of Walker. 



UHEXIA Stal. 



1. Rhcxia fiavicdiis. 



Scaphula jlaclauis. Fairm., Ann. Ent. Scr. 2, iv, p. 2'Jl, 2 

 (l.S4(;). 

 Cayenne. 



2. Rhe.ria pallcscens. 



Darnis pallescens, Fabr., Syst. Rhyng. p. 28, 9 (1803). 

 Scaphnla aliitacea, Fairni., Ann. Ent. Ser. 2, iv, p. 495, 4 

 (184G). 



Santarcm. I'jrit. Mus. 



3. Jihcxia rentro/iKiciilata. 



Sraphula centromaailtita, Fairm., Ann. Ent. Scr. 2, iv, ]>. 

 495, 3 (1846). 

 Cayenne. 



