FROM THE INDIAN ABCIIIPELAQO. 12L 



from the vertex, from twice to four times as long as broad, with 

 testaceous marks along each side, wholly testaceous near the face, 

 which is black and keeled. Antennae cylindrical ; first joint longer 

 than the breadth of the front, second tawny, very much longer than 

 the first ; breadth very slender, very much longer than the second 

 joint. Prothorax arched, with three keels, which are united on the 

 fore border, mesothorax with five keels. Pectus with a broad black 

 band. Ovipositor black. Legs long ; anterior femora and tibiae with 

 blackish bands ; hind femora blackish beneath ; hind tibia; with one 

 spine, besides the four apical spines, one of which is very long. 

 Wings cinereous, rather short. Fore wings with some small piceous 

 streaks, which are mostly on the veins, the latter are testaceous ; one 

 line of transverse veins at three-fourths of the length. Hind wings 

 with black veins. Length of the body 2^ lines, of the wings 4 lines. 

 Hab. Mysol. 



102. Delphax media. Mas. Testacea, sat gracilis, capite angusto 

 unicarinato, fronte facicque vittis duabus nigris interruptis, antennis 

 tborace paullo longioribus arista longissima gracillima, protborace 

 unicarinato, mesotliorace tricarinato ; aHs pellucidis sat angustis, venis 

 fulvis ; alis anticis striga costali transversa, plaga liturisque duabus 

 apicalibus fuscis. 



Male. Testaceous, rather slender. Head narrow, with very prominent 

 borders and with one keel ; vertex longer than broad ; front and face 

 with a black interrupted stripe on each side ; more than twice as long 

 as broad. Antennae cylindrical, a little longer than the thorax; 

 arista very long and slender. Prothorax with one keel, much arched, 

 extending over the hind part of the vertex. Mesothorax with three 

 keels. Legs rather short and slender. Wings i)elluci<l, rather narrow ; 

 veins tawny. Fore wings, at two-thirds of the length, with a brown 

 transverse costal streak, which joins a pale-brown hinder patch; two 

 small brown apical marks ; anirregular line of transverse veins between 

 the streak and the i)atch ; one forked marginal vein. Hind wings 

 witli two transverse veins and with one forked marginal vein. Length 

 of the body 2 lines, of the wings 6 lines. 



Hab. Mysol. 



Tribe Issues, Spinola. 

 Subtribe Issites, Spinola. 



Gren. Issus, Fahr. 



103. Issus HERBiDus. F(Bm. Viridis, robustus, capite antico abdo- 

 mine supra pedibusque rufeseentibus, fronte producta bicarinata faciem 

 versus latescente, facie non carinata, mesothorace brevi, pedibus validis. 



