16 LIST OF HOMOPTEROUS INSECTS/ 



Of 



IDICINA DIVISA. 



Mas. Testacea ; fades ferruginea ; mesothorax ferrugineus, vittis 

 quatuor vix conspicuis nigricantibus ; abdomen fulvum, fas- 

 ciis nigris ; alee vitrece, venis fulvis apice piceis ; antica? venis 

 transversis fusco nebulosis ; posticce venulis transversis fusco 

 subnebulosis. 



Male. Testaceous. Face ferruginous. Mesothorax ferrugi- 

 nous, with four blackish very indistinct stripes of the usual form ; 

 hind border deeply excavated. Abdomen tawny, with a black band 

 on the fore border of each segment. Wings vitreous ; veins tawny, 

 piceous towards the tips. Fore wings with the transverse veins 

 clouded with dark brown ; first and second very oblique, parted 

 from each other by more than thrice the length of the first ; third 

 and fourth almost straight; tips of the marginal veins slightly 

 clouded with brown. Hind wings with the transverse veinlets 

 slightly clouded with brown. Length of the body 14 lines; of the 

 wings 42 lines. 



a. Demerara. 



Q FlDICINA ALBIPLICA. 



Fcem. Obscure ferruginea, robusta ; caput supra nigrum ; pro- 

 thorax nigro bivittatus ; mesothorax vittis duabus interioribus 

 obconicis nigris fulvo marginalis, exterioribus vix conspicuis ; 

 abdomen supra nigrum ; ala vitrea, basi nigra viridi notata ; 

 antica costa serrata ; postica? plica alba. 



Female. Dark ferruginous, stout. Head mostly black above. 

 Prothorax with two black stripes, which are curved hindward. 

 Mesothorax with two black obconical stripes bordered with tawny ; 

 outer stripes hardly indicated. Abdomen black above. Wings 

 vitreous, black, and marked with pale green at the base ; veins 

 tawny, testaceous at the base, black towards the tips. Fore wings 

 with the costa serrated; primitive areolet black ; fold pale green ; 

 first and second transverse veins very oblique, slightly curved, parted 

 from each other by more than thrice the length of the first ; third a 

 little shorter and less curved than the fourth. Hind wings with a 

 white fold. Length of the body 11 lines ; of the wings 36 lines. 



a. Santarem. From Mr. Bates' collection. 



