46 LIST OF HOMOPTEROUS INSECTS. 



^APHjENa OPEROSA. 



Nigra ; prothorax et mesothoracis margo posticus teslacei ; alee 

 anticce testacea? aut luridce, maculis et triente apicali nigris, 

 venis venulisque densissimis testaceis ; posticce nigro-fuscce, 

 dimidio basalt rufo guttis nigris, fascia media alba. 



Closely allied to 'A. imperialis. Black. Prolhorax and hind 

 border of the raesothorax testaceous. Fore wings testaceous or 

 lurid for nearly two-thirds of the length from the base, adorned 

 with black spots, which are regular along the costa, irregular and of 

 various size in the disk ; apical part black, with very numerous and 

 regular testaceous veins and veinlets. Hind wings blackish brown ; 

 basal half red, with several large black spots ; a white middle band, 

 tapering hindward, and not extending to the hind border. Length 

 of the body 6 — 7 lines ; of the wings 17 — 21 lines. 



a — c. North China. From Mr. Fortune's collection. 



V «Aph,ena placabilis. 



Rtifa, A. operosae affinis ; metalhorax niger ; abdomen linea 

 basali transversa apiceque sublus rujis ; ala anticce maculis 

 coslalibus, fasciis incompletis trienteque apicali nigris rufo 

 venosis ; posticce nigra?, dimidio basali rufo maculis nigris 

 fascia media alba postice abbreviata. 



Closely allied to A. operosa, which seems to represent it in 

 China. Red. Metathorax black. Abdomen with a red transverse 

 line at the base ; tip red beneath. Fore wings with black spots 

 along the costa, and with some more or less interrupted and irregu- 

 lar black bands; more than one-third of the apical part black, with 

 very numerous and regular red veins and veinlets. Hind wings 

 black ; basal half red, with several black spots ; a white middle 

 band, not extending to the hind border. Length of the body 8 

 lines ; of the wings 26 lines. 



a. Hindostan. From Mr. Stevens' collection. 



r Aph^na blattoides. 



Rufa ; caput cornu recurvo lanceolato ; prothoracis discus nigri- 

 cans ; mesothoracis margo posticus et metathorax nigri ; 

 abdomen luteum ; tarsi nigri ; alee nig rce ; anticce venis dis- 

 tinctissimis, margine rufo gutlalo ; posticce margine apicali 

 rufescente. 



