178 ME. p. WALKER ON HOMOPTERA 



Much smaller than J^. decolor, and the fore wings are more 

 rounded. 



238. Nephesa nivosa. Mas. Viridi testaceoque albida, froute et 

 mesothorace unicarinatis, alis anticis venis transversis paucis, venis 

 tnarginalibus ex parte furcatis, alis posticis albis. 



Male. Whitish, tinged with pale green and pale testaceous. Vertex 

 very short ; front not broader than long, with one keel and with 

 rounded and elevated sides. Prothorax arched, hiding most of the 

 vertex. Mesothorax with a slight keel. Fore wings tuberculate 

 along half the length of the interior border j transverse veins few and 

 irregular except those along the costa, which are parallel and very 

 numerous ; a few forked marginal veins. Hind wings white. Length 

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

 Hab. New Guinea. 



JV. deducta much resembles this species ; but its front has 

 three keels and does not decrease so much in breadth towards 

 the face. 



239. Nephesa invasa. Fam. Pallide testacea, capite lateribus sub- 

 carinatis, vertice, fronte, prothorace et mesothorace tricarinatis, alis 

 anticis fuscis vitta costali vittaque postica albidis venis transversis 

 plurimis, venis marginalibus furcatis, alis posticis albis. 



Female. Pale testaceous. Head with shghtly prominent borders ; 

 vertex and front with three shght keels, which do not extend to the 

 face; vertex more than four times as broad as long; front a little 

 broader than long, rounded on each side, the lateral keels curved out- 

 wards; face not keeled. Prothorax slightly arched, with three keels, 

 the keel on each side very oblique. Mesothorax with three keels. 

 Fore wings brown, with a whitish costal stripe which extends from 

 the base to three-fourths of the length ; a much broader and slightly 

 shorter whitish stripe extending from the base near the hind border, 

 much narrower beyond the middle ; transverse veins in the disk antl 

 transverse costal veins numerous, the latter regular ; marginal veins 

 forked. Hind wings white. Length of the body 4 lines, of the wings 

 13 lines. 



Hab. Waigiou. 



240. Nephesa antica. Mas, Pallide flava, fronte subrotundata uni- 

 carinata, prothorace arcuato, mesothorace unicarinato, abdomine 

 rufo, alis nigro-cinereis, alis anticis disco pallidioribus. 



Male. Pale yellow. Head with slightly prominent sides; vertex four 

 times as broad as long; front hardly longer than broad, with one 

 keel and with slightly rounded borders. Prothorax arched, extending 



. over part of the vertex. Mesothorax with a slight keel. Abdomen 



