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14. Flatyplciira Signifera. 



Platypleura Signifera, "Walker, List Homopt. lus. 1, p. 7, 

 11. 11 (1850). 



Zulu Country {Sir A. Smith). Type. B.M. 



15. PlatijpleiLra Deusta. 



Tettigonia Deusta, Tliuuberg, Hem. rostr. cap. 1, p. 6 

 (1822). 



Cicada Decora, Germar, Silbeniiauii's Eevue Eutom. 2, 

 pt. 2, p. 79, 11. 55 (1834); Stoll, Cic. pi. vii., fig. 37 (1788). 



Platyplcura Decora, Walker, List Homopt. Iiis. 1, p. 4, 

 11. 8 (1850). 



Cape ? {Shuckard). B.M. 



The figure in Stoll is not very cliaracteiistic of the 

 species. 



16. Platypleura Hirtipennis. 



Cicada Hirtipennis, Germar, Silberniann's Kevue Entoni., 

 t. 2, pt. 1, p. 80, u. 57 : pt. 2, pi. 25 (1834). 



" Cape of Good Hope." Germar. 



Probably a variety of P. Capensis, and not the P. 

 Chloronota * of Walker, the latter being a slight variety 

 of P. Divisa, Germ. ; P. Plumosa of Germar appears to be 

 identical with P. Occllata. 



17. Platypleura Capensis. 



Cicada Capensis, Linnaeus, Syst. Nat. 1, 2, p. 70(3, n. 13 

 (1766) ; Sulzer, Gesch. Ins., pi. 9, fig. 8 (1776). 



Platypleura. Capensis, Amyot & Serville, Hist. Nat. Ins. 

 Hcmipt., p. 466, n. 2 (1843). 



Cape of Good Hope {Gucinzius) ; Zulu Countiy {Sir A. 

 Smith) ; S. Africa {Argent); Knysna {Trimen); Port Natal 

 {Krauss). B.M. 



18. Platypleura Haglundi. 



Platypleura Hagluadi, Stal, Heniipt. Afric. 4, p. 14, 

 n. 6 (1866). 



" Caffraria." Stal. 

 Allied to P. Hirtipennis. 



* A label on this species referred it to P. HiriiiKunis. 



