1886.] E. T. Atkinson — Notes on Indian Rhynchota. 27 



26. DiCTYOPHAEA PALLIDA, Donovan. 



Fulgora pallida, Donovan, Ins. India, t. 8 f. 2 (1800). 

 Pseudophana pallida, Westwood, Trans. Linn. Soo. xviii, p. 150 (1841). 

 Dictyophora pallida, Walker, Cat. Horn. B. M. ii, p. 310 (1851) : nee D. pallida, 

 Walker, 1. c. p. 320. 



Ceplialic process linear, ascending : tliorax pale green, witli red 

 lineations ; tegmina hyaline (Donovan). Size of preceding, but easily 

 recognized by the longitudinal red lines on pronotum and prostethium. 

 Body long with cephalic process, 12| ; to end of closed tegmina, 19J 

 millims. 



Reported from Bengal : the Indian Museum possesses specimens 

 from Baniganj (Lower Bengal) . 



27. DiCTYOPHARA GEAMiNEA, Fabricius. 



Fulgora graminea, Frabricius, Syst. Rhyng. p. 4 (1803). 

 Flata graminea, Germar in Tlion's ArcMv. ii. fasc. 2, p. 47 (1830). 

 Pseudophana graminea, Burm., Handb. Ent. ii (2) p. 160 (1835) ; Westwood, 

 Trans. Linn. Soc. xviii, p. 150 (1841). 



Dictyophora graminea, Walker, List. Horn. B. M. ii, p. 309 (1851). 



Cephalic process porrect, bicarinate broadly above : tegmina and 

 body green, immaculate {Fahr.). 

 Reported from India. 



28. DiCTYOPHARA DESPECTA, Walker. 



Dictyophora despecta, Walker, List. Horn. B. M. ii, p. 314 (1851). 



6 . Body tawny : head quite four times longer than the pronotum ; 

 the cephalic protuberance continued in a line with the pronotum, almost 

 prismatic, slightly tapering from the base to the tip which is rather 

 obtuse : angles green : pronotum slightly conical in front, much sinuated 

 on the hind border, adorned with five bright green stripes ; a slight 

 oblique ridge on each side : mesonotum with three bright green stripes 

 and a green spot on each side : abdomen obconical, a little longer than 

 the thorax : legs pale tawny, slender, slightly grooved ; hind tibisG armed 

 with four black-tipped spines : wings colourless, a slight tawny tinge on 

 the tegmina ; stigma tawny, occupying parts of 2 — 3 areolas : veins brown, 

 tawny towards the base (Walker). Body long, I0| ; teg., 16J millims. 

 Reported from Malabar coast. 



29. DiCTYOPHARA siNiCA, Walker. 



Dictyophora sinica, Walker, List. Horn. B. M. ii, p. 321 (1851) ; Stal, Ofvers. 

 K. Y. A. Forh. p. 487 (1862). China. 



Dictyophora inscripta, Walker, 1. c., p. 322 (1851). Hong Kong. 

 Dictyophora insculpta, Walker, 1. c, Suppt. p. 67 (1858). N. China. 



