54 LIST OF HOMOPTEROUS INSECTS. 



POIOCERA HUGULOSA. 



Fcem. Nigra; vertex tricarinatus, bituberculalus ; from plana, 

 carinulis transversis subangulosis ; facies vix carinata ; thorax 

 subtuberculatus ; metathorax lateribus ex parte rufis ; abdo- 

 minis latera rufescentia, nigro maculata ; alee anticce subru- 

 gulosee, testaceo guttata et punctatce ; posticee apud costam 

 coccinea?, guttis apicalibus et posticis albis. 

 Female. Black, nut shining. Vertex with three slight keels, 

 which enclose two tubercles. Front flat, except two or three very 

 slight angular transverse ridges ; borders not elevated, hardly con- 

 cave. Face hardly keeled. Thorax slightly tuberculate, hardly 

 keeled. Prothorax somewhat convex in front. Metathorax partly 

 red on each side. Sides of the abdomen, except towards the base, 

 reddish, with black spots. Fore wings slightly rugulose, with many 

 testaceous dots or points. Hind wings crimson along the costa for 

 nearly two-thirds of the length, with some white dots towards the 

 tips and along the hind border. Length of the body 5 lines ; of the 

 wings 13 lines. 

 a. Santarem. From Mr. Bates' collection. 



POIOCERA FICTA. 



Mas. Nigra; caput fuivum ; from plana, subpunctata ; facies 

 breviuscula, non carinata, linea margineque rufescentibus ; 

 thorax scite rugulosus ; prothorax subcarinatus ; pectus rufo 

 bimaculatum ; abdomen femoraque postica rufa ; alee postica 

 basi rufo slrigatee, fascia interiore sordide vitrea, macula sub- 

 apicali oblonga vitreo-albida. 

 Male. Black. Head tawny ; vertex very short ; front flat, 

 minutely punctured, with the borders not concave, and hardly 

 elevated ; face rather short, not keeled ; border and middle line 

 reddish. Prothorax finely rugulose, with a slight keel. Mesotho- 

 rax very finely rugulose. Pectus with a large red spot on each side. 

 Abdomen, hind coxae, hind femora, and the base of the hind tibiae, 

 red. Hind wings with some red streaks at the base, near which 

 there is a vitreous slightly dusky band ; an oblong whitish vitreous 

 spot near the tip. Length of the body 5 lines; of the wings 13 

 lines. 



This species has much resemblance in structure and colour to 

 P. perspicillata. 

 a. Santarem. From Mr. Bates' collection. 



