Homo'ptcrous Insects of the Genns PlatyijJeurn. 195 



metatliorax testaceous, metlioracic cross castaneous ; tergiim 

 black, with tlie margins of the segments ochreous ; venter 

 testaceous, dusky at the sides, transversely streaked with 

 piceous ; pectus and drums testaceous; legs testaceous with 

 the til)ia3 somewhat })iceous and the tarsi black ; the coxfB 

 streaked with piceous. 



Tegmina hyaline white with the nervures ochreous at 

 base, otherwise black; costal margin black, foreflap green; 

 primary areolet black, enclosing a testaceous spot : wings 

 hyaline white with the veins of front area tawny, otherwise 

 black ; the flap greenish at l)ase : length 1 inch, 3 lines ; 

 expanse 3 inches, 11 lines. 



Lake N'Gami ; S. Africa (Andersen). B.M. 



Allied to jP. Linibaticollis. 



^SECTION OXYPLEURA, Amyot ,i: ScrvilU. 



'-^42. Plati/pleura {OxyiAcuro) Polijdonis. 



uxyplenra Foli/dorus, Walker, List Homopt. Ins. 1, p. 32, 

 n. 14 (1850). 



Port Natal {Gueinzim). Type. B.]\I. 



43. Plati/pleura {Oxj/plenra) Patruelis. 



^ Oxypleura Patruelis, Stal, Ofv. K. V. A. Forh., 90 (1855). 

 " Natal "• — Stal. 



^4. Platypleura {Oxrypleura) Biifo. 



Oxypleura Bvfo, Walker, List Homopt. Ins. 1, p. 27, n. 9 

 (1850). 



East India. Type. B.M. 



^45. Platypleura {Oxi/pleura) Acutipennis, n. sp. 



Head luteous crossed by a transverse lilack band ; vertex 

 testaceous crossed by a transverse l)lack band; face 

 testaceous, covered at the sides with white tomentum and 



