24 LIST OF HOMOPTEROUS INSECTS. 



third straight and almost upright ; fourth oblique and slightly un- 

 dulating. Length of the body 10 lines ; of the wings 27 lines. 

 a. Villa Nova. From Mr. Bales' collection. 



T\ Cicada temperata. 

 Mas. Rtifo-ferruginea, subtus viridis ; caput testaceum, ferrugi- 

 neo varium, fusco trimaculatum ; prothorax testaceo yanus, 

 fusco bivittatus; mesothorax vittis quatuor testaceo-viridibus ; 

 alee vitrea, venis nigris basi fulvis ; anlicce apice nigra, mar- 

 gine exteriore lurido, costa fulva, vena 2a transversa vix 

 nebulosa. * 



Male. Nearly allied to C. Terminus. Reddish ferruginous, 

 with pale vellow silky tomentum, pale green beueath. Head testa- 

 ceous, varied with ferruginous, with three brown dots on the vertex, 

 a little broader than the thorax. Protborax partly testaceous, with 

 two brown stripes, which are dilated iu front; sides straight Me- 

 sothorax witb two testaceous-green stripes on each side. Wings 

 vitreous; veins black, tawny at the base. Fore wings b t ack at the 

 tips, lurid along the exterior border; costa tawny ; first transverse 

 vein straight, almost upright, parted by nearly twice its length from 

 the second, which is slightlv oblique and hardly clouded; third and 

 fourth oblique. Length of'the body 7 lines ; of the wings 22 lines. 

 a. Ega. From Mr. Bates' collection. 



O Cicada blandula. 

 Fcem. Fulva ; caput antice sat convexum ; prothorax fusco bivit- 

 tatus; mesothorax vittis quatuor latis obconicis maculaque 

 magna postica fuscis ; ala vitreoe ; anticce apice venisque la et 

 2a transversis nigro nebulosis. 

 Female. Tawny. Head as broad as the prothorax, somewhat 

 convex in front, brownish about the ocelli. Prothorax with two 

 brown stripes, which diverge in front and behind ; border very nar- 

 row slightly dilated on each side. Mesothorax with four broad ob- 

 conical brown stripes ; the inner pair shorter, joining a large brown 

 hind spot. Wings vitreous; veins black, tawny towards the base. 

 Fore wings black at the tips ; first and second transverse veins 

 straight, upright ; first clouded with black, longer than the second, 

 from which it is parted by a little more than twice its length ; 



