FROM THE INDIAN AECHIP.EI<AGO. 287 



322. Cercopis sudapicalis. Foem. Nigra, capite nigro-cyaneo, 

 tliorace ocliraceo macula antica transversa quadrata nigro-cyanea 

 fascia postica nigro-purpurea, alis anticis striga obliqua clavata puncto- 

 que postico rufis, alis posticis nigricantibus. Var. /3. Capite thorace- 

 que nigro-purpureis. 



Female. Black. Head blackish blue. Thorax ochraceous, with a 

 large transverse quadrate blackish blue spot on the fore border and 

 with a broad blackish purple band on the hind border. Fore wings 

 with a red point on the hind border and with a clavate oblique red 

 streak proceeding from the costa to the disk, both adjoining the re- 

 ticulated part. Hind wings blackish. Var. /3. Head and thorax 

 bl:- clash purple. Length of the body 4^-5 lines, of the wings 12 hues. 



Hab. Sumatra. 



323. Cercopis liturata. Mas et Foem. Nigra, capite scutelloque 

 fcrrugincis, tliorace ochraceo plaga antica ferruginea, podibus rufis, 

 alis anticis spatio basali maculas tres nigras includeiite striga obliqua 

 fasciaquc flcxa ochraceis, alis posticis nigricanti-cinercis. 



Male and Female. Black. Head and scutellum ferruginous. Thorax 

 bright ochraceous, with a ferruginous patch on the fore border. Legs 

 dark red. Fore wings ochraceous for one-third of the length from 

 the base ; this hue contains three black spots and emits an oblique 

 ochraceous streak near the hind border to an outward-bent ochraceous 

 band, which adjoins the reticulated part. Hind wings blackish 

 cinereous. Length of the body 4-4^ lines, of the wings 12 lines. 

 Hab. Flores. 



It has most resemblance to O. perspicillaris and to G. xaniho- 

 meleena ; biit the fore wings have a postmedial isolated red band, 

 and their tips are black. 



324. Cercopis lacerata, Mas. Nigra, thoracis lateribus margine- 

 que postico rufis, ahs anticis striga basali furcata fasciisque duabus 

 angulatis rufis, fasjcia 1* brevi, alis posticis nigricantibus. 



Male. Black. Sides and hind border of the thorax red. Fore wings 

 with a red forked basal streak and with two acutely angular red 

 bands ; both forks of the streak extend to the first band, which is ab- 

 breviated, and the hind fork extends thence to the second band on 

 the hind border. Hind wings blackish. Length of the body 4 lines, 

 of the wings 10 lines. 



Hab. Timor. 



The zigzag bands of the fore wings distinguish it from G. costalis, 

 of which species G. hilaris may be a variety. 



325. Cercopis obtusa. Mas. Nigra, alis anticis macula media rufa 

 venis luteis basi luteo marginatis, alis posticis nigricantibus. 



