164 MK. F. WALKEB, ON HOMOPTEBA 



207. NoGODiNA siGNATiFRONS. Mus. Picca, capite, tliorace, abdo- 

 mine subtus pedibusque fulvis, fronte tricarinata nigro guttata punc- 

 tata et bivittata, mesothorace tricarinato piceo-bivittatOj alls anticis 

 litura costali lurida strigaque alba contiguis, venis transversis pluri- 

 mis, alis posticis luridis fusco late marginatis, 



Male. Piceous. Head, thorax, abdomen beneath, and legs tawny. 

 Vertex slightly dilated on each side, four times as broad as long, 

 with prominent borders; front nearly twice as long as broad, with 

 three keels, of which the middle one is short and slight, and the pair 

 converge towards the face; sides prominent, slightly rounded in 

 front ; space between the keels and the border adorned on each side 

 with a line of black dots, with an exterior line of black points, and 

 ■ with a more exterior black stripe ; face with three keels, the middle 

 one much more prominent than the lateral pair, which are curved. 

 Prothorax much arched. Mesothorax with an irregular piceous stripe 

 on each side, and with three keels, of which the lateral pair are diver- 

 ging and bent. Fore wings with very numerous transverse veins, of 

 which the submarginal line is regular and continuous ; a small lurid 

 costal mark contiguous to a little white streak, which is connected 

 with a slightly undulating ridge of transverse veins. Hind wings 

 lurid, broadly bordered with brown. Length of the body 3^ lines, of 

 the wings 10 lines. 



Hab. New Guinea. 



It is closely allied to H. guttifrons ; but the costa of the fore 

 wings is more rounded near the base. 



208. NoGODiNA GUTTIFRONS. Mas et Foem. Picea, capite, pectore 

 j)edibusque testaceis, fronte bicarinata piceo guttata, thorace tricari- 

 nato, abdomine subtus testaceo-bivittato, alis anticis lituris nonnullis 

 luridis stigmate albido subquadrato, venis transvei'sis plurimis, alis 

 posticis cinereis piceo late marginatis. 



Male and Female. Piceous. Head, pectus, and legs testaceous. Vertex 

 very short, slightly dilated on each side, with a prominent border ; 

 front nearly twice as long as broad, with a slightly prominent border, 

 slightly contracted in the middle, with two keels, which converge to- 

 wards the base, with two lines of piceous dots along the outer side of 

 the keels, and with many more exterior points ; face with a keel and 

 with prominent borders. Thorax with a middle keel, and with a short 

 curved diverging keel on each side. Abdomen beneath with a broad 

 testaceous stripe on each side. Fore wings with very numerous 

 transverse veins ; a few small lurid marks in the disk ; a subquadrate 

 whitish costal stigma, which joins a slightly undulating ridge, the 

 latter composed of transverse veins ; a whitish point very near the 

 tip; marginal veins mostly forked; costal transverse veins numerous. 



