.310 Mr. W. L. Distant on Homoptera. 



Parasalurnis insularis, sp. n. 



Vertex sanguineous, more or less ochraceous at base ; 

 face and clypeus ochraceous, the lateral margins of the first 

 more or less sanguineous and with two small brownish spots 

 before clypeus, which has two linear brownish spots separated 

 by a central pale slightly carinate line ; pro- and mesonota 

 bright ochraceous ; abdomen above ochraceous, the base 

 suffused with blackish ; body beneath and legs ochraceous, 

 the latter with their upper surfaces carmine-red ; tegmina 

 bright ochraceous, a little paler between the numerous trans- 

 verse veins, giving the appearance of pale greyish spots, costal 

 margin to about end of radial area very narrowdy carmine- 

 red, thence round apex, along apical margin to end of clavus 

 closely marked with small carmine-red spots, claval vein 

 similarly spotted ; wings creamy white ; vertex a little sub- 

 angularly pi'oduced, centrally longitudinally impressed ; face 

 with the lateral margins slightly convex, strongly centrally 

 longitudinally ridged, the lateral margins ridged and lami- 

 nately reflexed ; pronotum granulose ; mesonotum granulose 

 on anterior area, tricarinate ; tegmina less than twice as long 

 as broad, with the claval area strongly granulose. 



Long., excl. tegm., 5 mm.; exp. tegm. 16 mm. 



Hab. N.W. Australia ; Baudin Island (J. J. Walker, 

 Cruise of H.M.S. ' Penguin ' ; Brit. Mus.). 



Parasalurnis infumata, sp. n. 



Body and legs pale greenish yellow ; anterior margin of 

 vertex, basal margin of face, and the tibiae and tarsi more or 

 less dull reddish ; tegmina pale green, the areas enclosed by 

 the numerous transverse veins paler in hue and giving the 

 appearance of obscure greyish spots, costal and apical margins 

 to end of clavus spotted with dull reddish, a few small scat- 

 tered red spots on disk, claval granules piceous, and a large 

 broad irregular longitudinal fascia, occupying clavus for about 

 one-third its length, then broadened and extended upward ou 

 corium and obliquely continued to posterior angle, umber- 

 brown; wings creamy white ; vertex about or almost as long- 

 as pronotum, anteriorly subangulate, medially impressed ; 

 face longer than broad, strongly centrally longitudinally 

 ridged, the lateral margins ridged and lammately reflexed ; 

 tegmina less than twice as long as broad, strongly arched at 

 base, apical margin truucately rounded, inner margin sinuate 

 at apex of clavus. 



Long., excl. tegm., 7 mm. ; exp. tegm. 19 mm. 



Hub. Queensland; Townsville {Dodd, Brit. Mus.). 



