88 LIST OP HOMOPTEROUS INSECTS. 



near the tip ; tarsi with a yellow band. Fore wings varied with 

 dingy testaceous ; a large whitish spot on the protuberance of the 

 costa near the base, and two or three whitish dots on the disk. 

 Hind wings dark gray. Length of the body 2\ lines ; of the wings 

 6 lines. 



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



ISSUS OVATIPENNIS. 



Fulvus; vertex transversus, carina marginibusque elevatis fulvis ; 

 frons fusca, Icevis, nitens, oblonga, tricarinata, fades striyulis 

 transversis nigris; prothorax testaceus, brevissimus ; meso- 

 thorax parvus, trigonus, niger, testaceo marginatus ; abdomen 

 nigrum, subtus apicem versus viride ; alai anticce nigrce, an- 

 gusta, basi lituraque poslica fulvis ; posticce cinereo vitrea, 

 venis nigris. 



Tawny. Vertex transverse, with a testaceous keel and with 

 testaceous elevated borders ; front mostly brown, smooth, shining, 

 much longer than broad, with three slight keels, a little broader 

 towards the face, which has black transverse marks on each side. 

 Prothorax testaceous, very short. Mesothorax small, triangular, 

 black, with a testaceous border. Abdomen black, green beneath 

 towards the tip. Fore wings black, narrow, tawny towards the base, 

 and with a tawny mark on the interior border ; borders rounded 

 towards the tip. Hind wings grayish vitreous; veins black. 

 Length of the body l^ line ; of the wings 4 lines. 



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



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South America. 



ISSUS INFIXUS. 



Ferrugineus ; vertex transversus, concavus ; frons lavis, nitens, 

 disco nigro, vitta teslacea ; prothorax antice convexus ; meso- 

 thorax parvus, trigonus, depressus ; pedes nigri ; tibia ante- 

 riores ferruginem, postica? viridi fasciata ; alee antica sub- 

 tuber culata, fascia media maculisque exterioribus discalibus 

 nigris. Var. — Rufescens ; frons disco piceo ; alee anticce vix 

 nigro signata?. 



Ferruginous. Vertex transverse, concave; front smooth, 

 shining, with a black disk and with a testaceous stripe towards the 



