140 LIST OF HOMOPTEROUS INSECTS. 



Thelia exaltata. C 



Testacea ; pro thorax Icete viridis, valde compressus, dense punctatus, 

 antice testaceus, valde elevatus, et fusco bivittatus, postice sub- 

 convexus, apice acutus ; cornu dorsale breve, erectum ; alee 

 vitrece ; anticce basi virides et punctatce. 



Testaceous. Prothorax bright pale green, much compressed, 

 thickly punctured, testaceous, vertical, and rising very high above 

 the head in front, where there are two converging brown stripes; 

 crest forming a short erect very thin horn, which is convex in front 

 and straight behind, and has a brown tip; no lateral horns ; hind 

 part rather high, slightly convex along the keel, acute at the tip, 

 which extends rather far beyond the abdomen. Wings vitreous ; 

 veins testaceous. Fore wings green and punctured at the base. 

 Length of the body 2% lines ; of the wings 4£ lines. 



a. Santarem. From Mr. Bates' collection. 



Thelia com pacta, j 



T. citrinae affinis, pallide Jlava, pubescens, subpunctata, subtus tes- 

 taeea ; prothorax inermis, convexus, vix compressus, viridi 

 subnotatus, apice vix acutus, abdomen sat super ans ; alee 

 vitrece, venis albidis, areolis paucis. 



Allied to T. citrina. Testaceous. Head and prothorax pubes- 

 cent, pale yellow, very minutely punctured. Prothorax unarmed, 

 slightly marked with green, hardly compressed, nearly vertical 

 above the head to the crest, which is rounded, convex from thence 

 along the keel to the tip, which is hardly acute and extends some- 

 what beyond the abdomen. Wings vitreous ; veins whitish ; areo- 

 lets few and irregular. Length of the body 2 lines; of the wings 

 4 lines. 



a. Santarem. From Mr. Bates' collection. 



Thelia Darnioides. 



Testaeea, nitens, subpunctata; prothorax viridi varius, antice con- 

 vexus humeris subdilatatis, postice carinatus compressus lateri- 

 bus impressis, apice attenuatus acutus abdomen super ans, tinea 

 dorsali nigra antice fusca ; alee vitrece ; anticce subluridce 

 striga apicali nigra. 



Testaceous. Head and prothorax shining, very minutely 

 punctured. Prothorax tinged with green, convex in front, slightly 



