320 . MB. r. WALKEE ON HOMOPTEBA 



punctured, with a slight transverse furrow. Abdomen piceous ; 

 hind borders of the segments pale yellow. Iliad femora and hind 

 tibia;, except the apical part of the latter, purplish black. Wings 

 cinereous, hyaline, with gilded reflections. Fore wings with a broad 

 purple stripe, which extends to full three-fourths of the length, and 

 occupies the costa to more than two-thirds of the length. Length of 

 the body 3 lines, of the wings 7 lines. 

 Hab. New Guinea. 



416. Bythoscopus unicolor. Mas. Pallide luteus, robustus, fronte 

 punctata, facie brevi, tibiis tarsisque anterioribus piceis, tibiis tar- 

 sisque posticis rufescentibus, alis anticis gutta subapicali apiceque 

 fuscis, alis posticis hyalinis. 



Male. Pale luteous, stout. Head nearly as broad as the thorax ; vertex 

 extremely short ; front minutely punctured, more than twice as broad 

 as long ; face short, broad. Legs stout ; anterior tibiae and tarsi pi- 

 ceous; hind tibiae and hind tarsi reddish, the former armed with 

 very stout black spines. Fore wings with brown tips and with a 

 small brown dot on the hind border near the tip. Hind wings pel- 

 lucid J veins pale. Length of the body 2 lines, of the wings 4 lines. 

 ■ Hab. Celebes. 



417. Bythoscopus politus. Fcem. Rufus, robustus, capite fascia 

 antica picea flavo lineata fascia frontali late interrupta, fronte conica 

 plana, facie carinata, scuto transverse striato, pectore flavo maculis 

 duabus rufescentibus ex parte piceis, alis anticis dimidio apicali mar- 

 gineque postico piceis gutta costali alba, alis posticis nigricantibus. 



Female. Red, stout, shining, Head as broad as the thorax; vertex 

 arched, about thrice as broad as long ; a piceous band on the fore 

 border of the vertex and on the adjoining part of the front, including 

 a yellow line ; front conical, flat, minutely punctured, interrupting a 

 yellow band ; face keeled. Scutum finely and transversely striated ; 

 scutellum very minutely punctured, with the usual transverse furrow. 

 Pectus yellow ; a reddish, partly piceous spot on each side. Fore 

 wings piceous on half the length from the tips and along the hind 

 border ; a white dot on the middle of the costa. Hind wings blackish. 

 Length of the body 4 lines, of the wings 8 lines. 



Hab. Morty. 



. 418. Bythoscopus flavidasis, Fcem. Pallide testaccus, vertice mar- 



gine postico nigro fascia antica nigra arcuata rugulosa, fronte vitta 



nigra fusiformi, alis cinereis hyalinis nigro venosis, alis anticis apud 



costam nigricantibus striga postica basali lata pallide flava. 



Female. Pale testaceous. Head as broad as the thorax ; vertex arched, 



- extremely short, black along the hind border; a black curved rugu- 

 lose band between the eyes ; front flat, with a fusiform black stripe. 



