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298. Cercopis MAcuLiFASciAi Mas. Nigra, fronte thoracisque mar- 

 gine obscure rufescentibus, pedibus saturate rufis, femoribus pos- 

 terioribus coxisque nigris, alis anticis macula basali elongata fa- 

 sciaque maculari oehraceis, alis postieis nigricantibus. 



Male. Black. Front and apical appendages of tbe abdomen dark red- 

 dish. Thorax with a dark reddish border. Legs deep red ; coxae 

 and posterior femora black. Fore wings with an elongated oclifa- 

 ceous spot at the base of the hind border, and with an ochraceotis 

 middle band composed of six or seven elongated spots. Hind wings 

 blackish. Length of the body 7 lines, of the wings 18 lines. 



Hab. Morty. 



299. Cercopis divisa. Mas. Nigra, abdomine apice rufo, pedi- 

 bus pallide luteis, femoribus posterioribus coxisque nigris, alis anticis 

 fascia basali strigulari pallide lutea, alis postieis nigricantibus basi 

 luridis. 



Male. Black, with cinereous pubescence. Abdomen red at the tip. 

 Legs pale luteous ; coxa; and posterior femora black. Fore wings 

 with a basal pale luteous band composed of five streaks, of which the 

 streak next the hind border is broader than the others and is the 

 only one which extends to the base; reticulated part dark brown. 

 Hind wings blackish, lurid at the base. Length of the body 8 lines, 

 of the wings 21 lines. 



Foem. Picea, capite antico rufescente, pedibus luteis, femoribus poste- 

 rioribus coxisque piceis, alis anticis striga basali brevi lata macu- 

 laque subcostali luteis. 



Female. Piceous. Head reddish in front. Legs luteous ; coxae and 

 posterior femora piceous. Fore wings with a short broad luteous 

 streak along the base of the hind border, and with a small elongated 

 subcostal luteous spot near the base. Length of the body 7^ lines, 

 of the wings 18 lines. 



Hab. New Guinea. 



300. Cercopis viridans, Guer. Voy. Bdanger, Ind. Orient, pi. 3. 

 f. 7. 



Var. j3. Mas et Foem. ^Eneo-nigra, tibiis tarsisque obscure rufescenti- 

 bus. Var. y. Alis anticis striga basali rufescente. Var. 8. Alis 

 anticis macula subcostali rufa. Var. e. Nigra, abdomine segmen- 

 torum marginibus postieis apiceque rufis, femoribus anticis tibiis tar- 

 sisque postieis rufis, alis anticis striga basali maculaque subcostali 

 rufis costa ferruginea. 



Var. ^. Male and Female, ^neous black. Tibia; and tarsi dark red- 

 dish. Var. y. Fore wings with a reddish streak along the hind 

 border at the base. Var. 8. Like var. y, but fore wings at half the 

 length, with a red subcostal spot. Var. e. Black. Abdomen red at 

 the tip and and along the hind borders of the segment. Fore fe- 



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