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LIST OF HOMOPTEROUS INSECTS. 



straight, upright ; first about twice the length of the second, from 

 which it is parted by twice its length ; third and fourth straight, ob- 

 lique ; third shorter than the fourth. Length of the body 5 lines ; 

 of the wings 11 lines. 



a. Port Natal. From Mr. Stevens' collection. 



Asia. 

 Cicada viridissima. ~ 

 Mas et foem. Pallide viridis, testaceo varia ; mesothorax vittis 

 quatuor subobsoletis ; alee vitrece, venis viridibus ; anticce 

 venis la et 2a transversis obliquis subrectis. 

 Male and female. Pale green, here and there slightly testa- 

 ceous. Prothorax somewhat broader than the head, with a ridge on 

 each side ; border nigulose, dilated on each side. Mesothorax with 

 the usual four stripes slightly indicated. Wings vitreous ; veins 

 pale green. Fore wings with the first and second transverse veins 

 oblique, nearly straight, parted from each other by about their joint 

 length ; first longer than the second ; third and fourth oblique, 

 slightly undulating ; fourth longer than the third. Length of the 

 body 9—10 lines; of the wings 28—30 lines. 



a—e. Bagdad. Presented by W. K. Loftus, Esq. 



o 



Cicada hemiptera. 

 v Cicada hemiptera, Guer. Voy. Belanger, Ind. Orient. 500. 

 Hindostan. 







Cicada maculicollis. 

 Cicada maculicollis, Guer. Voy. de la Coquille, Zool. 183. 

 Bengal. 



Cicada ndbifurca. 

 Fcem. Ferruginea, subtus testacea; caput brevissimum, subtus 

 nigricans, prothorace paullo latius ; prothorax vitta testacea ; 

 abdominis segmenta testaceo marginata ; alee vitrei ; anticce 

 areola \<e marginalis basi apiceque venaque la transversa 

 fusco nebulosis. 



