INTRODUCTION. 



The pi-incipal object of the present Catalogue has been to 

 give a complete hst of the specimens of Homopterous Insects 

 contained in the collection of the British Museum, indicating 

 at the same time the peculiarities of each, as regards variation 

 of character, locahty, and the source fi'om whence it has been 

 derived. With this view, the different individuals of each 

 species contained in the collection are indicated by the letters a, 

 b, e, &c., following the name of the species and its synonymes, 

 and the description, if it appeared to have been before un- 

 described. 



This part of the Catalogue of Homopterous Insects has 

 been prepared and the new species described by Mr. Feancis 

 Walker, so well known for his attention to this order of 

 Insects. 



Tho remaining part is in hand, and will follow as soon as it 

 can be completed. 



JOHN EDWARD GRAY. 



British Museum, 



Oct. 20t7t, 1861. 



