LIST OF HOMOPTEROUS INSECTS, 55 
PoroceRA SPECTABILIS. 
Mas. Nigra; caput testaceum ; frons subpunctata, carinis tribus 
indistinetis antice connewis ; facies sulco lato basali ; protho- 
raw subcarinatus, testaceo binotatus ; mesothorax lineis quinque 
murgineque testaceis ; abdomen apice cyaneum, subtus rufum ; 
femora rufa ; ule antice viridi venose, dimidio apicali vitreo 
venis nigris ; poslice vilree, basi venisque nigris. 
Male, Black. Head testaceous ; vertex with the border more 
elevated than in most species of the genus; front very minutely 
punctured, with three indistinctly elevated lines, which are connected 
towards the face, and with a depression on each side in front, very 
slightly concave on each side; face with a broad shallow basal 
groove. Prothorax rather convex in front, with a testaceous mark 
on each side, and with a very slight keel. Mesothorax with a tes- 
taceous border, and with five testaceous lines, the outer pair forked. 
Abdomen bright blue at the tip; under side, coxe and femora 
bright red. Fore wings with green veins; the black part divided 
by a slightly concave outline from the vitreous slightly lurid part, 
which occupies nearly half the length from the tips, and has black 
veins. Hind wings vitreous, black towards the base, and with black 
veins. Length of the body 5 lines; of the wings 13 lines. 
a. Para. From Mr. Bates’ collection. 
PorocERA LHTABILIS. 
Mas. Picea, subtus testacea; caput angustum ; frons tricarinata ; 
Facies subcarinata ; thorax carinatus, mesothoracis disco testa- 
ceo; abdomen supra nigrum, viridi bivittatum, segmentorum 
marginibus cyaneis subtus viridibus ; ale anticeé postice sub- 
luride, fascia fulva, extus vitree nigro venose fusco unima- 
culate; postice basi viridi-cyanee, macula antica fusca. 
Male. Piceous, testaceous beneath. Head much narrower 
than the thorax ; vertex very short in the middle; front with a trans- 
verse ridge or keel near the vertex, and with three longitudinal 
ridges, the pair very oblique, and joining the middle one near the 
face; borders not elevated, slightly convex on each side, concave in 
front; face with a slight keel. Prothorax with a distinct keel; 
middle part rather broad, and convex in front. Mesothorax with a 
more slight keel; disk testaceous. Abdomen black above, with a 
green stripe on each side; hind borders of the segments blue, green 
beneath, Fore wings with a lurid tinge along the hind border, and 
