870 list of homopterous insects. 



40. Bythoscopus lueidus. 



Rufo-ferrugineus, Jlavo guttatus ; fades piceo himaculata ; scu- 

 tellum piceiiin ; pectus Jlavum, disco nigro; abdomen nigrum^ 

 utrinque ferrugineum, suhtus Jlavum ; pedes fulvi, femoribus 

 jlavis ; alee anticcB luridce, alba guttatce ; alee posticce ci- 

 nerece. 



Reddish-ferruginous, with yellow dots : head extremely short, 

 as broad as the chest, slightly rounded along the fore border, more 

 convex behind ; front transversely striated, a little longer on each 

 side than in the middle, where its length is less than one-twelfth of 

 its breadth ; a pitchy mark on each side of the face, which is punc- 

 tured, and another on each side of the epistoma : shield transversely 

 striated ; scutcheon finely punctured, mostly pitchy : breast yellow, 

 with a black disk : abdomen black, ferruginous on each side, yellow 

 beneath : legs tawny ; thighs yellow : fore-wings lurid, with white 

 marks, which are smallest and most numerous towards the tips : 

 hind-wings gray. Length of the body 85 lines ; of the wings 7i 

 lines. 



a. New South Wales. From Mr. Pamplin's collection. 



41. Bythoscopus capensis. 



Testaceus,fusco variiis ; scutellumapice et pectus albida ; abdomen 

 ferrughiewtn ; pedes albidi,fusco maculati ; alceanticcB lurida^ 

 fusco maculatcB ; alee posticce subcinerece. 



Testaceous, varied with brown : head very short, as broad as the 

 chest, semicircular, very convex in front and equally concave along 

 the hind border: crown longer on each side than in the middle, 

 where its length is about one-sixth of its breadth ; front occupying 

 part of the upper surface; face truncate-conical; epistoma small, 

 widening towards the mouth : shield very convex in front, almost 

 straight along the hind border ; scutcheon towards the tip and breast 

 whitish : abdomen ferruginous : legs whitish, spotted with brown : 

 fore-wings slightly lurid, with some dark brown spots along the fore 

 border, and with some brown streaks on the disks of the areolets ; 

 veins brown : hind-wings pale gray. Length of the body 2^ lines ; 

 of the wings 6 lines. 



a. South Africa. Presented by Dr. A. Smith. 



