268 Mr. Butler's Bcvision of Homoptcrovfi 



margin ; abdomen shining purple black : tegmina piceous, 

 the costal margin, a streak on the outer basal edge of 

 clavus, and two transverse series, each of three spots, 

 scarlet, apical margin bright testaceous ; wings slightly 

 fuscescent, base scarlet. Length, 1-4 mill ; expanse of 

 tegmina 37. 



Laos {Moulwt). Two specimens. B.M. 



9. P. circumdv.cta. 



^Cercopis costalis (nomen bis lectum) Walker, List Ho- 

 mopt. Ins. III., p. 664, n. 45 (1851). 



Q Cercojns circumducta, Walker, 1. c. Suppl. p. 175 (1858). 

 Malabar. Type. B.M. 



10. P. Bomeensis, n. sp. 



Toiiiaspis costalis, Stal (nee Walker), Ofvers. Kongl. 

 Vetensk. Akad. Forh., p. 151, n. 5 (1865). 



Malacca(Stal); Sarawak (^Fft/Zfw't'). Two specimens. B.M. 



Allied to '^: Stalii, circumducta, and hilaris ; it differs 

 from the two first in having a conspicuous orange red spot 

 close to apex of tegmina ; in other respects it comes nearest 

 to^P. circumducta. 



-. i , ^ 11. P. hilaris. 



'oCercopis hilaris, Walkev, List Homopt. Ins. III., p. 665, 

 n. 46 (1851).,- 



Malabar.' Type. B.]\I. 



I do not agree with Dr. Stal in considering this identical 

 with C. circumducta^ of Walker. 



(^ 12. P. ? Lcssonii. 



-' Bn.rymcla Lcssonii, Boisduval. Voy. de rAstrola1:)e, Ent., p. 

 y 620, pi. 10, rig. 12 (1832-35). 

 Amljoina, 



"0 13. P. mactans. 



f Cercojns mactans, White, Ann. & Mag. Nat. Hist. X\., p. 

 ''"'36 (1845). 



riiilippines {Curniny). Type. B.M. 



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