26 LIST OF HOMOPTEROUS INSECTS. 
sheaths of the oviduct extending some distance beyond the tip. 
Wings vitreous; veins black, testaceous towards the base. Fore 
wings with the first and second transverse veins straight, upright ; 
first shorter than the second, from which it is parted by about thrice 
its length; third and fourth veins oblique, almost straight. Hind. 
wings clouded with brown at the tip of the fold, Length of the 
body 6—7 lines; of the wings 14—16 lines. ; | 
a, Para. From Mr. Bates’ collection. 
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CICADA TELIFERA. 
Fem. Fulva, gracilis, subtus viridis ; caput nigro trimaculatum ; 
facies valde conica ; prothorax vitta viridi nigro marginata, 
strigis latcralibus nigris, margine viridi ; mesothoraw postice 
viridis ; abdominis segmenta viridi marginata ; oviductus 
vagine abdomen superantes ; ale vitree ; antice anyuste. 
Female. ‘Tawny, slender, mostly pale green beneath. Head 
as broad as the prothorax, with three black spots on the vertex ; 
face very conical. Eyes very prominent. Prothorax with a green 
stripe, which is accompanied by two black stripes; the latter are 
widened in front and behind ; several minute black streaks on each 
side ; border green, narrow, slightly widened on each side. Meso- 
thorax green about the hind border, Abdomen with a pale green 
band on the hind border of each segment. Sheaths of the oviduct 
extending some distance beyond the abdomen. Wings vitreous; 
veins testaceous, black towards the tips. Fore wings narrow ; first 
transverse vein oblique, hardly curved, parted by full twice its 
length from the second, which is straight, short and upright ; third 
and fourth straight, oblique ; third longer than the fourth. Length 
of the body 6 lines; of the wings 14 lines. 
a. Venezuela. From Mr. Birschell’s collection. 
Africa. 
CicaDA EXCLUDENS. 
Mas. Picea, robusta; facies sulcis fulvis; prothorax margine 
angusto vie dilatato ; opercula ventralia fulva ; ale -vitree, 
venis picets ; antice acuminate, fusco apud marginem ewte- 
riorem sublincte, venis 1a et 2a transversis rectis obliquis, 
Male. Piceous, stout. Furrows of the face tawny. Border 
