62 LIST OF HOMOPTEROUS INSECTS. 





DlCTYOPHORA COMPRESSIFEONS. 



Fcem. Lutea ; vertex sulcatus, lateribus elevatis viridibus ; cornu 

 capitis latitudine dwplo fere longius, viridi vittatum nigroque 

 lineatum, apud medium subcompressum, apice subdilatatum, 

 disco apicali supra subtusque nigro ; prothorax brevissimus , 

 tricarinatus, valde arcuatus, laieribus nigro bilineatus ; meso- 

 thorax tricarinatus ; pedes ex parte virides, tibiis tarsisque 

 apico genubusque nigris ; alee vilrece, venis nigris basi viri- 

 dibus ; anticte apice fuscescentes, stigmate viridi, venulis in 

 ordine collocatis ; posticce venulis paucis. 



Female. Luteous. Vertex longer than broad, with a furrow- 

 in the middle ; borders elevated and green. Protuberance of the 

 head quadrilateral, nearly twice longer than the breadth of the 

 head, slightly compressed in the middle and dilated at the tip ; 

 a green and a black stripe and two black lines along each side; 

 disk black above and beneath at the tip. Prothorax above very 

 short and much curved, with three slight keels; its borders parallel, 

 and its length not more than one-eighth of its breadth ; two black 

 lines along each side. Mesothorax with three keels. Legs partly 

 green ; knees and tips of the tibiae and of the tarsi black. Wings 

 vitreous ; veins black, green towards the base. Fore wings tinged 

 with brown at the tips ; stigma green, with three oblique veinlets ; 

 transverse veinlets forming three nearly regular bands. Hind wings 

 with a few veinlets. Var. Most of the head, parts of the thorax 

 and the abdomen bright greeni Length of the body 6 — 7 lines ; of 

 the wings 12 — 14 lines. 



a. America. From Mr. Argent's collection. 



b. Mexico. From M. Salle's collection. 



West Indies. 



DlCTYOPHORA CULTELLATOR. 



Mas. Pallide viridis ; cornu lanceolatum, subascendens, subcom- 

 pressum, carinatum, capitis latitudine duplo longius; pro- 

 thorax brevis, carinalus, valde arcuatus ; alee vitrece, venis 

 viridibus; anticce tuber culatce, apices versus confertissime 

 venosce ; posticce venulis paucis. 



Male. Pale green. Head forming in front a lanceolate 

 slightly ascending and slightly compressed form, which has a keel 



