Homoptcrous Insects of the Oenus riatyplcura. 187 



/ ^4. Platijplcura Signifera. 



PlatypUura Sujiiifcra, Walker, List Homopt. Ins. 1, p. 7, 

 11. 11 (1850). 



Zulu Country {Sir A. Smith). Type. B.M. 



^15. Platypleura Deusta. 



Tcttigoma Deusta, Tliuiiberg, Hem. rostr. cap. 1, p. 6 

 (1822). 



^Cicada Decora, Germar, Silbermann's Eeviie Eiitom. 2, 

 pt. 2, p. 79, 11. 55 (1834); Stoll, Cic. pi. vii., fig. 37 (1788). 

 QPlatyplcura Decora, Walker, List Homopt. Ins. 1, p. 4, 

 11. 8 (1850). 



Cape ? (Shackard). B.M. 



The figure in Stoll is not very characteristic of the 

 species. 



^16. Platypleura Hirtipcnnis. 



Vicada Hirtiiwnnis, Germar, Silbermann's Eevue Entom., 

 t. 2, pt. 1, p. 80, n. 57 : pt. 2, pi. 25 (1834). 



" Cape of Good Hope." Jprermar. a 



Prolmbly a variety of P. Capcnsis, and not the P. 

 Chloronota * of Walker, the latter being a slight variety 

 of^P. Divisa, Germ. ; P. Plumosa of Germar appears to be 



Ol7. Platypleura Capcnsis. 



vicada Capensis, Linnaeus, Svst. Nat. 1, 2, p. 706, n. 13 

 (1766); Sulzer, Gescli. Ins., pL 9, fig. 8 (1776). 



''Platypleura Capcnsis, Aniyot & Serville, Hist. Nat. Ins. 

 Heniipt., p. 466, n. 2 (1843). 



Cape of Good Hope (Gueinzius); Zulu Country (Sir A. 

 Smith) ; S. Africa {Argent); Knysna {Trimen); Port Natal 

 {Krauss). B.M. 



^^18. Platyp)lcura Haglundi. 



Platiiplcura Haghiadi, Stal, Hemipt. Afric. 4, p. 14, 

 n. 6 (1866). 



" Caffraria." Stcd. 

 Allied to^. Hirtipennis. 



* A label on tlii.s .species releiTccl it to P. Iliriij'canis. 



