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Cercopis BIFASCIATA. 

 Cercopis bifasciata, Guer, Voy. Belanger, 502. 

 Java. 



Cercopis Boitardi. 



Cercopis Boitardi, Montrouzier, Ann. des Sci. de Lyon, 2me Ser. 

 vii. 



Woodlark. 



6 Cercopis egexs. 



Atra, C. abdominali affinis ; scutellum et metathorax rufa ; abdo- 

 men basi et segmentorum marginibus rujis ; alee anticce basi 

 rosea, fascia rosea nonnunquam indistincta aut obsoleta ; pos~ 

 tica fusca, basi rosea. 



Allied to C. abdominalis. Deep black. Scutellum and meta- 

 thorax red. Abdomen red at the base and along the hind border of 

 each segment. Legs red. Fore wings rosy red at the base, and 

 with a rosy red band beyond the middle; this band is sometimes 

 very indistinct, and sometimes quite obsolete. Hind wings brown, 

 rosy red at the base and along the adjoining part of the costa. 

 Length of the body 5 lines; of the wings 15 lines. 



a. Hindostan. From Mr. Stevens' collection. 



b. North Hindostan. From Dr. Hooker's collection. 



Cercopis exultans. 



Nigricante-cyanea, subpurpurascens, pubescens ; scutellum, meta- 

 thorax et abdomen late rufa ; abdominis discus niger ; pedes 

 nigriy coxis femoribusque late rufis ; ala antica nigra, basi 

 late rufi, fasciis duabus strigisque duabus intermediis con- 

 nectentibus albidis ; postica cinereo-hyalina, fusco margi- 

 nata, basi late rufa. 



Blackish blue, with a purple tinge. Head and prothorax 

 pubescent. Scutellum, metathorax and abdomen bright red. Disk 

 of the abdomen black, excepting the hind borders of the segments. 

 Legs black; coxae and femora bright red. Fore wings black, 

 bright red at the base, and with two whitish bands, which are con- 

 nected together by two whitish discal streaks. Hind wings grayish 

 hyaline, bright red at the base, with brown borders. Length of the 

 body 5 lines; of the wings 12 lines. 



a, b. North China. From Mr. Fortune's collection. 



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