34 LIST OF HOMOPTEROUS INSECTS. 



Cicada bilinea. 



Foera. Viridi-testacea ; caput nigro no latum ; prothorax vitla 

 pallida nonnunquam fusco marginata, strigis quatuor laterali- 

 bus fuscis nonnunquam obsolelis ; mesolhorax vittis quatuor 

 fulvis nigro notatis ; abdomen vitta albido tomentosa basi 

 nigro marginata ; alee vitrece, venis teslaceis. 



Female. Pale greenish testaceous. Head and thorax some- 

 what pubescent. Head with a few slight black marks on the ver- 

 tex. Prothorax broader than the head, with a paler stripe, which is 

 sometimes bordered with brown ; four brown lateral streaks, which 

 are occasionally obsolete; border rounded in front and dilated hind- 

 ward on each side. Mesothorax with four tawny stripes, which are 

 more or less marked with black. Abdomen with a stripe of silky 

 whitish tomentum, which is bordered with black on each side 

 towards the base. Wings vitreous ; veins pale testaceous. Fore 

 wings with the first and second veins straight, slightly oblique, 

 parted from each other by more than their joint length ; third and 

 fourth straight ; third shorter than the fourth. Length of the body 

 7 — 8^- lines ; of the wings 17 — 19 lines. 



a. New Zealand. From Mr. Earl's collection. 



Cicada ochrina. 



Mas. Late ochracea ; caput fascia brevi lata nigra; mesothorax 

 strigis duabus aniicis nigris ; abdomen vitta dorsali aureo 

 tomentosa; coxa nigro uniguttatce ; alee vitrea, costa rufa. 



Male. Bright orange, paler beneath. Head with a short 

 broad black band. Prothorax a little broader than the head, slightly 

 widened hindward. Mesothorax with two black streaks in front, 

 varying in breadth. Abdomen with a stripe of pale gilded tomen- 

 tum ; lower apical horn red. Legs pale ; a black dot on each fore 

 coxa ; fore femora with three teeth ; hind tibiae with three spines. 

 Wings vitreous ; veins pale orange, black towards the tips ; costa 

 red. Fore wings with the first and second transverse veins slightly 

 oblique, almost straight, parted from each other by three or four 

 times the length of the first, which is shorter than the second ; third 

 and fourth very oblique. Length of the body 7 lines ; of the wings 

 20 lines. 



a, b. New Zealand. Presented by Col. Bolton. 



