178 LIST OF HOMOPTEROUS INSECTS. 



base and the band. Hind wings vitreous, with a very slight saffron 

 tinge. Length of the body 3£ lines; of the wings 10 lines. 



a. Tejuca, Province of Rio. Presented by the Rev. Hamlet 

 Clark. 



b, c. Petropolis, Province of Rio. Presented by J. Gray, Esq. 



MONECPHORA INS1GNIS. 



Pallide lutea ; prothorax fascia brevi nigricantej; tarsi apice 

 nigri ; alee anticce striga basali rufescente, macula elongata 

 basali fasciaque lata nigris, apice vitrece; posticce vitrece. 



Pale bright luteous. Prothorax with a short blackish band. 

 Tarsi with black tips. Fore wings with an elongated black basal 

 spot, in front of which there is a reddish basal streak ; a broad black 

 middle band, which is narrower towards the costa ; apical part and 

 hind wings vitreous. Length of the body 2% lines ; of the wings 6 

 lines. 



a. Ega. From Mr. Bates' collection. 



b. Tapayos. From Mr. Bates' collection. 



MONECPHORA COMBINANS. 



JRufa ; capitis latera subtus verticisque discus nigra ; prothorax 

 fasciis duabus variis nigris ; scutellum et pectus discis nigris ; 

 pedes nigri, poslici plus minusve rufi ; alee anticce strigis dua- 

 bus basalibus, fascia lata ohliqua guttaque costali nigris ; pos- 

 ticce cinereo -vitrece, apice fuscescentes. 



Red. Head black on each side beneath ; disk of the vertex 

 black. Prothorax scabrous, with two black bands, which vary 

 in breadth and form, and are occasionally united by a black stripe. 

 Scutellum and pectus with black disks. Legs black ; hind legs 

 partly or almost wholly red. Fore wings with two black streaks 

 near the base, with a broad oblique middle band, which is diffuse 

 on its outer side, and is occasionally connected with a black 

 dot beyond it on the costa ; these marks are indistinct in some spe- 

 cimens. Hind wings grayish vitreous, brownish at the tips. 

 Length of the body 4 lines ; of the wings 10 lines. 



a. Gambia. Presented by W. Mackenzie Skues, Esq. 



