1886.] E. T. Atkinson — Notes on Indian Rhynchota. 65 



convex : tegmina very ample, very greatly decumbent, longer by lialf 

 than broad, rounded at the apex, very densely longitudinally veined, few 

 transverse veinlets on the disc, furnished near the apex with a regular 

 row of transverse veinlets, costal membrane everywhere equally broad ; 

 costal area furnished with obliquely transverse, forked, veins : feet moder- 

 ate, simple ; last tibiee very often bispinose {Stdl). 



96. Phromnia marginella, Olivier. 



Fulgora marginella, Olivier, Eno. Meth. vi, pp. 566, 575 (1791) : Stoll, p. 50, t. 11, 

 f. 54 (1788). 



Flata marginella, Walker, List Horn. B. M. ii, p. 434 (1851) j exol. syn. 



Phromnia marginella, Stal, Ofvera. K. Y.-A. Forh. p. 490 (1862) j Distant, 

 A. M. N. H. (5 ser.) xi, p. 171 (1883). 



Body and feet greenish : apical joints of antennsB brown : tegmina 

 bright green ; at the base itself with an orange-patch (at least in old 

 specimens) costal margin up to apical fifth narrowly sanguineous, I or- 

 dered interiorly with verdigris green, longitudinal veins slightly oruuge 

 towards the base : wings white, transparent. Body long, 13 ; teg. long, 

 24 millims. 



Reported from Ceylon, Mergui ; the Indian Museum has a series from 

 Sikkim, Assam. 



97. Phromnia tricolor. White. 



PcBciloptera (Flatida) tricolor, White, A. M. N. H. xviii, p. 26 (1846). 

 Flata tricolor, Walker, List Horn. B. M. ii, p. 435 (1851). 



Phromnia tricolor, Stal, Ofvera. K. V.-A. Forh. p. 490 (1862) ; Distant, A. M. 

 N. H. (5 ser.) xi, p. 172 (1883). 



Tegmina pale-green, anterior margin (especially at the base) reddish, 

 the colour gradually verging into green ; a few white powdery dots on 

 the basal part, the underside washed white : wings white, somewhat 

 powdered ; veins, especially at the base, greenish : body and legs pale- 

 green. The front edge of the wings near the base has a prominent 

 angle, followed by a sinuation {White). Exp. teg. about 48 millims. 



Reported from Silhat : the Indian Museum possesses specimens 

 from Siam, Samaguting and Naga hills in one of which the green of the 

 tegmina has faded to orange-yellow and in others the red is far advanced 

 towards the middle and in others wanting. 



98. Phromnia rubicunda, Distant. 



Phromnia rubicunda, Distant, A. M. N. H. (5 ser.) xi, p. 171 (1883). 



Tegmina dull reddish, becoming slightly paler towards the apex ; 

 the basal, marginal and apical areas above somewhat irregularly tinged 

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