LIST OF HOMOPTEROUS INSECTS, 5 
Male. Very bright emerald-green. Head black in front, and 
with an irregular black band, which contains an oblique green 
streak on each side, and two intermediate green dots; some black 
hinder dots. Prothorax black along the fore border, with a black 
middle stripe, which is dilated hindward, and with three black 
streaks on each side; border only slightly dilated on each side, 
where it forms a very obtuse angle, which is black, and has a black 
dot near it. Mesothorax with four black stripes, the middle pair 
oblanceolate, the outer pair excavated. Abdomen black, with 
a green band on the hind border of each segment; basal segments 
parlly testaceous ; under side with a row of white dots on each 
side. Wings vitreous; veins black, red towards the base. Fore 
wings with a black spot on the front areolet, and with a black 
oblique irregular band which conceals the transverse veins ; a black 
apival spot and a black dot at the tip of the second marginal vein, 
and a black spot on the hind border; first transverse vein very ob- 
lique, parted by more than twice its length from the second, which 
is also very oblique, but not in the usual direction. Length of the 
body 11 lines ; of the wings 30 lines. 
a, Bogota. From Mr, Stevens’ collection. 
Genus THOPHA, Cat. Hom. 42. 
THOPHA INTERCLUSA, 
Mas. Testacea, viridi varia ; caput nigro bifasciatum, facie fer- 
ruginea, strigis lateralibus nigris ; prothorax strigis quatuor 
lateralibus ramosis vittisque duabus intermediis nigris ; meso- 
thoraw villis quinque guttisque duabus nigris, vittis lateralibus 
obconicis ferrugineo marginatis ; abdomen nigrum, segmentis 
fulvo marginatis ; opercula dorsalia maxima, pallide viridia 
albo tomentosa ; ventralia parva ; ale vitree, venis viridibus. 
Thopha, n. s., List Homopt. pl. 1, f. 6. 
Male. Testaceous, partly green. Head with two black bands ; 
face ferruginous, with black streaks on each side. Prothorax with 
two black stripes, and on each side with two ramose black streaks. 
Mesothorax with five black stripes; the middle one attenuated in 
front, with a black spot on each side behind; the other four obco- 
nical, with ferruginous borders, the inner pair short. Abdomen 
black; hind borders of the segments tawny. Dorsal opercula pale 
green, with white tomentum, very large, covering the sides of the 
abdomen; ventral opercula small. ings vitreous; veins pale 
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