254 LIST OF HOMOPTEROUS INSECTS. 
Genus GABRITA. 
Corpus robustum. Caput parvum; vertex perangustus; frons 
lata, brevis, subconvexa. Thorax transversus, subconvexus, lateribus 
contractis. Pedes antici breves, femoribus tibiisque dilatatis ; pos- 
tici longi. Ale antice deflexe, apices versus latiores. 
Body stout. Head small; vertex very narrow; front broad, 
short, slightly convex. Antenne short, very slender. Thorax trans- 
verse, slightly convex, contracted on each side. Fore legs short; 
femora and tibie dilated. Middle legs moderately long. Hind 
legs long; tibie with very numerous and rather long spines. Fore 
wings deflexed, somewhat broader towards the tips, which are 
rounded, 
GaBRITA ANNULIVENA. 
Nigra; vertex testaceus, guitis quatuor lateralibus nigris ; frons 
guttis nonnullis fascitsque duabus obliquis albis ; thorax con- 
fertissime albo punctatus, lituris duabus anticis nigris ; pectus 
album nigro maculatum; femora antica albo bifasciata ; 
libie@ antice albo signate ; pedes posteriores albidi, nigro 
subvarii ; al@ antice fascia interiore, macula costali exteriore 
strigague marginali postica albis, venis albo punctatis ; postice 
nigricantes. 
Black. Vertex testaceous, with two black dots on each side; 
front with some white dots; a white oblique band on each side of 
the face. Thorax with very numerous white points, which are inter- 
rupted by a black mark on each side in front. Pectus white, with 
various black spots. Abdomen with white spots along each side. 
Fore femora with two white bands; fore tibia with a white mark 
on each. Posterior legs whitish, slightly marked with black. Fore 
wings with a white band at one-third of the length, with a white 
costal spot at two-thirds of the length, and with a white marginal 
streak behind the tips; veins with very numerous white points. 
ihe wings blackish. Length of the body 3 lines; of the wings 
6 lines. 
a. Tapayos, From Mr. Bates’ collection. 
Genus PETALOCEPHALA. 
Petalocephala, Stal, Ofv. K. V. A, Forh. 1853, 266. 
