830 LIST OF HOMOPTEROUS INSECTS. 



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44. LeDRA cuspid ATA. 



Straminea, fusiformis ; caput conicum ; alee anticcB suhlimpidce ; 

 alee posticce limpidcB. 



Straw-colour, slender, spindle-shapecl : head and chest slightly 

 convex : head conical, as broad as the chest, finely striated longitu- 

 dinally, very concave on the hind border ; its length full half its 

 breadth ; on each side of the fore border a narrovs^ concave stripe 

 with a slight vim on each side; underside shagreened, slightly con- 

 vex : face flat, with a row of short indistinct transverse furrows 

 along each side: shield finely striated transversely, conical on the 

 fore border, concave on the hind border ; scutcheon paler than the 

 shield, shagreened, with a curved transverse suture towards the tip : 

 fore-wings almost colourless: hind-wings colourless. Length of the 

 body 3^ lines ; of the wings 7 lines. 



a. New Holland. 



h. (Pupa?) New Holland, Presented by the Haslar Hospital. 



/ !') 45. Ledra lineata. 



Straminea, depressa, fusiformis; alcB anticce albidcB ; alcB posticce 

 limpidce. 



Straw-colour, spindle-shaped : head and chest flat: head almost 

 smooth, conical, almost as broad as the chest, not arched nor ridged, 

 with a slight rim, hardly concave along the hind border ; its length 

 less than its breadth ; face flat on the disk, with veiy oblique and 

 indistinct striae on each side : shield minutely striated across ; 

 scutcheon with a slightly arched transverse suture near the tip : fore- 

 wings whitish, semitransparent; veins bordered with darker colour : 

 hind-wings colourless. Length of the body 3^ lines ; of the 

 wings 5 lines. 



a. North India. From Mr. Warwick's collection. 



