58 LIS£ OF HOMOPTEROUS INSECTS, 
Eppara EUCHROMA. 
Viridis, nitens testuceo notata ; mesothoraa niger, testaceo trimacu- 
latus ; abdomen nigrum, dimidio apicali et segmentorum mar- 
ginibus rufis ; pedes rufi, comis femoribusque nigris ; al@ an- 
tice nigre, maculis luteis viridi marginatis, costa viridi 
maculis nigro marginalis ornata, fascia exteriore undulata 
ochvracea ; postice ochracez, nigro marginale. 
Green, shining, with some testaceous marks. Mesothorax 
black, with a testaceous spot on each side, and a darker one at the 
tip of the scutellum. Abdomen black; hind half above and hind 
borders of the segments bright red. Legs dark red; coxe and 
femora black. Fore wings black, with many luteous bright green- 
bordered spots, and with green dots; costa green, its spots having 
outer black borders; apical part black, with an undulating orange 
band at ils base. Hind wings orange, with a blackish border, which 
is broadest at the tips and about the interior angle. Length of the 
body 5 lines; of the wings 14 lines. 
a,b. Port Natal. From Mr. Plant's collection. 
Genus DESUDABA. 
Caput thorace angustius ; vertex concavus, disco elevato rugu- 
loso ; frons subquadrata, scite rugulusa, carinis tribus parallelis; 
facies cavinis indistinclis. Prothorax rugulosus, carinatus, margine 
antico convexo. Mesothorax planus. Abdomen thorace paullo 
longius et latius. Ale anticw apices versus venis venulisque pluti- 
nis in ordine collocatis. 
Head narrower than the thorax; vertex concave, not twice 
broader than long, with an elevated border, its disk also elevated 
and rugulose; front subquadrate, longer than broad, finely rugulose, 
with three parallel keels; border hardly raised ; face with three in- 
distinct keels. Prothorax rugulose, convex in front, with a distinct 
keel. Mesothorax flat. Abdomen a little longer and broader than 
the thorax, Legs furrowed; hind tibiw spinose. Fore wings with- 
out transverse veins and veinlets, except on the apical part, where 
the veins and yeinlets are numerous and regular. 
