152 LIST OF HOMOPTEROUS INSECTS. 



Tragopa BILINEA. 



Picea, valida, elongata; caput longiusculum ; prothorax nitens, 

 punctatus, non dilatatus, marginibus anticis Jlavis, lineis 

 duabus donalibus fasciaque lata subinterrupta luleis ; pedes 

 ferruginei ; alte cinerea ; anticce nigro notatce. 



Piceous, stout, elongate. Head somewhat pointed. Prothorax 

 shining, rather largely punctured, with a yellow line on each side in 

 front, not dilated by the shoulders ; two luteous dorsal lines joining 

 a broad slightly interrupted luteous baud, which is excavated 

 in front. Legs ferruginous. Wings gray. Fore wings with black 

 marks. Length of the body 2\ lines; of the wings 4 lines. 



a. Santarem. From Mr. Bates' collection. 



Genus PARMULA, Cat. Horn. p. 585. 



Parmula munda. • O 



Nigra, nitens, subpunctata, antice obscure rufa, Jlavo unifasciata, 

 upicem versus peracutum valde attenuata ; abdomen testa- 

 ceum ; alee vitrea? ; anticaz subluridce, basi nigra punctatce. 



Black, shining. Head and fore part of the prothorax dark 

 red, very minutely punctured ; hind part of the prothorax more 

 roughly punctured, with a pale yellow band, much attenuated 

 towards the very acute tip, which extends very little beyond the 

 abdomen. Abdomen testaceous. Wings vitreous. Fore wings 

 slightly lurid, black and punctured towards the base. Length of 

 the body 2 lines ; of the wings 4 lines. 



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



b. Guatimala. From M. Deby's collection. 



Parmula curvispina. 



Testacea, nitens, subpunctata ; caput fulvum ; prothorax niger, 

 convexus, Jlavo quinque vittatus, lateribus anticis fulvis, pos- 

 tice compressus carinatus et valde attenuatus, apice peracutus ; 

 vitta media apice fur cata ; vittce intermedia? brevissima ; vittai 

 marginales ex parte duplicate; ala? vitrei; anticai margine 

 exteriore lurido. 



Testaceous. Head and prothorax shining, minutely punc- 

 tured. Head tawny. Prothorax black, tawny on each side in 



