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XVII. Contribution to a knowledge of the Homopterous 

 family Fulgoridne. By W. L. Distant, F.E.S. 



[Refid November 2nd, 1892.] 

 Plate XIII. 



The species and a new genus described in this paper are 

 all from the Oriental and Australian regions, and embrace 

 the discoveries made in the family Fnlgoridce by Mr. 

 Hampson on the Neelgiri Hills, Mr. Lewis in Ceylon, 

 Dr. Townsend in Perak, Mr. Whitehead on the Kina 

 Balu Mountain in Borneo, Mr. Doherty on the Naga 

 Hills and the Island of Sangir, and by other travellers 

 and collectors, of whose names I am unfortunately igno- 

 rant. Dr. Stal generically studied this family with 

 excellent result, and his genera have now been followed 

 by the late Mr. Atkinson, who did so much for the 

 Indian fauna, and all other competent students of the 

 Homoptera. That arrangement is of course followed 

 here. 



Fam. FULGORID^. 



Subfam. FULGOEIN^. 



Cynthila viridimacidata, n. sp. 



Head ocliraceons, cephalic process above with a central longitu- 

 dinal blackish sulcation, an indistinct line on each lateral margin, 

 and with two or three indistinct dark spots beneath ; two central 

 black lines preceded by a basal black spot between the eyes, which 

 are fuscous. Pronotum ochraceous, with two central black lines 

 near anterior margin interruptedly continued in triangular manner 

 to base, and with scattered blackish spots. Mesouotum reddish 

 ochraceous, spotted and marked with black. Margins of metanotum 

 black. Abdomen blackish, with the posterior segmental margins 

 green. Body beneath and legs ochraceous ; central area of the 

 face, base of rostrum, lateral margins of sternum, sternal spots, 

 spots and annulations to femora and to anterior and intermediate 

 tibiie, the tarsi, and apex of rostrum, fuscous or castaneous. 

 Tegmina with rather more than anterior half brownish ochraceous, 

 irregularly spotted with fuscous, remaining area hyaline, with the 



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