Genera Coshwscarta and Plujiiuitostetlia. 251 



femora of third pair piceous. Length 16 mill. ; expanse of 

 tegmina 39. 



Uy&ol {Wallace). Type. B.M. 



This species in some respects approaches C. cgciis. 



26. C. divisa. 



Cercopis divisa, Walker, Journ. Linn. Soc, vol. X., p. 

 279, n. 299 (1867). 



New Guinea ( Wallace). Type. B.M. 



27. 0. Austmlis, n. sp.,fi(j. 12. 



Cercopis Urvillei, Walker {7iec. St. Fargean), List Honiopt. 

 Ins. Suppl., p. 170 (1858). 



Differs from C. Urvillei in the purplish l)lack dorsum of 

 abdomen, the Ijlacker thorax and the orange area of tegmina 

 being confined to the basal third and without any indica- 

 tion of a transverse Ijrown band. Length 20 mill. ; 

 expanse of tegmina 35. 



Australia, and local form Dorey (Wcdlace). B.M. 



Specimens from Dorey are of a darker colour and have 

 the outline of the orange area of tegmina undulated. 



28. C. xanthorhina. 



Cercopis xcuithorldna, Boisduval, Voy. de I'Astrolabe, 

 Ent., p. 618 ; pi. 10, fig. 10 (1832— 35). 



Dorey {Wcdlace). B.M. 



Allied to C. Urvillei. Speaking of the hemelytra M. Bois- 

 duval says — " On voit encore au milieu de chaque elytre, 

 pres du bord lateral, un petit point rouge allonge presque 

 nul." This spot is absent in the figure : it occurs on one 

 of our specimens. 



29. C. Urvillei. 



Cercopis Urvillei, St. Fargeau and Serville, Eiic. Meth. 

 X., p. 605, n. 3 (1827) ; Guc^rin, Icon. R^gne Anim. Ins., 

 pi. 59, fig. 8 (1829—1844). 



Cercojns nascdis. Walker, Journ. Linn. Soc, \'ol. X., p. 

 283, n. 311 (1867). 



Offak (,S'^. Farijeaii) ; Aru {Wallaci). B.M. 



