388 CATALOGUE OF 



the middle; lip (estaceous-wbite. Pectoral keel much developed. Abdo- 

 men wilb two long stout apical spines; basal spine extending to the hind 

 coxge. Legs rather short and stout ; tibiae not lurrowed. Fore wings pale 

 green ; membrane pellucid, with brown streaks along the veins. Length 

 of the body 4| lines. 



This species has some affinity to the Edessidce. 



a. Australia. 



^3. CUSPICONA L0NGICEP3. 



Fttlva, longi-elliplica, rude punclala, sttbtits lutea ; caput sal magnum, 

 lobo medio lobos lateralcs pcrpaullo siipcrante ; rostrum coxas posticus 

 longe superans ; anlenna corporis dimidio breviores ; thorax trans- 

 verse impressus ; pectus carinatum, flavo bivitlatum ; venter viridi 

 bivittatus ; mcmbrana cinerea,fusco biviltata. 



Tawny, elongate-elliptical, roughly punctured, luteous beneath. Head 

 large, elongate; middle lobe extending very little beyond the lateral lobes. 

 Eostrum extending beyond the middle of the second ventral segment; tip 

 black. Antenna less than half the length of tlie body; first joint not 

 extending to the front of the head ; second, fourtii and fifth a little shorter 

 than the third. Thorax transversely impressed in front of the hind angles, 

 which are obtuse and not jirominent. Pectus with two pale yellow stripes; 

 keel distinct. Abdomen beneath with two green stripes. Legs luteous ; 

 tarsi tawny. Membrane of the fore wings cinereous, with two broad bvown 

 stripes. Leiigth of the body 5^ lines. 



a. Adelaide. From Mr. Stevens' collection, 



34. CUSPICONA SIMPLEX. 



Prasina out pallide tesiacea, orata, dense jjunctala ; caput hrcviusculumy 

 lobis lateralibus lobum medium vix superantibus ; rostrum coxas. 

 posticus attingens ; antennce pallide rujie, graciks, corporis dimidio 

 nan lovgiores ; thorax antice spatiis duobiis transversis glabris, spinis 

 lateralibus actitis abbreviatis latissimis ; spina ventralis coxas posticus 

 attingens; pedes graciles ; membrana limpida. 



Grass-green or pale testaceous, oval, thickly and minutely punctured. 

 Head nither short; lateral lobes hardly extending beyond the middle lobe. 

 Koslrum extending to the hind coxae; tip black. Antennte pale red, 

 slender, about half the length of the body; first joint not extending to the 

 front of the head ; second much longer than the third ; fourth longer than 

 the second ; fifth a little longer than the fourth. Thorax in front with a 

 transverse smooth space on each side; hind angles forming two short acute 

 very broad spines. Sculellum extending to somewhat beyond two-thirds of 

 the length of the abdomen. Pectoral keel deep. Ventral spine extending 

 to the hind coxiie. Legs slender. Hind wings and membrane of the fore 

 wings colourless. Length of the body 4 lines. 



The more acute spines of the thorax distinguish it from C. proximo 

 and from C ampla. 



(?. South Australia. Presented by R. Bakewell, Esq. 



