266 LIST OF HOMOPTEROUS INSECTS. 



^Bythoscopus APEBIENS. 



Testaceus, subtus albido-testaceus ; prothorax anticus et vertex 

 lineis albido-testaceis ; abdomen supra nigrum, segmentis tes- 

 taceo marginatis ; aim anticce vitrea, strigis pallide fuscis, 

 plaga costali apicali fusca, macula costali media nigra, venis 

 pallidis nigro variis ; posticm limpida?. 



Testaceous, whitish testaceous beneath. Vertex and fore part 

 of the prothorax with whitish testaceous lines. Abdomen black 

 above ; hind borders of the segments pale testaceous. Fore wings 

 vitreous, with pale brown streaks in the disks of some of the areo- 

 lets, and with a pale brown patch at the tip of the costa; a black 

 oblong spot in the middle of the costa ; veins pale, here and there 

 black. Hind wings quite vitreous. Length of the body 2\ lines ; 

 of the wings 5 lines. 



a. Port Natal. From M. Gueinzius' collection. 



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Bythoscopus indicates. 



Tcslaceus ; caput linea transversa interrupta nigra ; ala antica? 

 punctata, gutta apud marginem interiorem nigra ; posticce 

 vitrei. 



Testaceous. Head with a black interrupted line along the 

 fore border of the vertex, which is longer and more conical in front 

 than in most species of the genus. Fore wings punctured on most 

 of the surface, with a black dot on the interior border at a little 

 beyond two-thirds of the length. Hind wings vitreous. Length of 

 the body 5 lines ; of the wings 1 1 lines. 



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

 c. Celebes. From Madame Ida Pfeiffer's collection. 



Bythoscopus ineffectus. 



Testaceus ; caput lineis duabus transversis nigris .; prothorax nigro 

 subpunctatus ; scutellum nigro notatum ; alee antica nigro 

 subvaria?, fascia media incompleta alba, macula apicali fusees - 

 cente-cinerea, lituraque postica obliqua nigra ; postica? nigri- 

 cante-vitrea. 



Testaceous, paler beneath. Head with two black transverse 

 lines in front of the vertex. Prothorax minutely punctured with 

 black. Scutellum with rather larger black marks. Fore wings 



