]«38 LIST OF HOMOPTEROUS INSECTS. 



Genus THELTA, Cat. Horn. p. 554. 



Thelia centrotoides. 



Fulva, rude punctata ; prothorax sat altus, subpilosus, vix carina- 

 tus, comubus duabus lateralibus brevissimis planis supra 

 fuscis, lineis duabus lateralibus impressis arcuatis, lateribus 

 testaceis, abdomen paullo superans ; alee vitrece, vix luridce, 

 venis pallidis. 



TawDy. Head and prothorax roughly punctured. Prothorax 

 moderately high, slightly pilose, hardly keeled, armed with two stout 

 very short diverging horizontal horns, which are brown above ; hind 

 part mostly testaceous along the borders, with a curved impressed 

 line on each side, attenuated towards the tip, which is very acute 

 and extends a little beyond the tip of the abdomen. Wings 

 vitreous, with a very slight lurid tinge ; veins pale. Length of the 

 body 2 lines ; of the wings 4 lines. 



a. Napo River, S. America. From Mr. Stevens' collection. 



Thelia viridissima. -' 



Testacea ; prothorax Icete prasinus, punctalus, nitens, testaceo 

 varius, carina nigro notata, supra rotundata, postice recta, 

 apice acuta, abdomen longe super ante ; comubus lateralibus 

 longiusculis, obliquo planis, apice rotundatis ; alee vitrea, 

 yenis testaceis. 



Testaceous. Prothorax punctured, shining, bright brass-green, 

 mottled with testaceous, wholly testaceous in front, vertical and 

 rather high above the head to its crest, which is rounded, and from 

 whence it is straight and slopes gradually to its tip, which is acute, 

 and extends far beyond the abdomen ; lateral horns rather long, 

 directly diverging, hozizontal, though oblique with regard to 

 the thorax, rounded at the tips ; keel with minute black marks ; 

 sides somewhat compressed. Wings vitreous ; veins testaceous. 

 Length of the body 3^ lines; of the wings 8 lines. 



a. Mexico. Presented by Mrs. Rouquette. 



b. Mexico. From Mr. Glennie's collection. 



