696 LIST OF HOMOPTEnOUS INSECTS. 



hairy : fourth joint of the antenniB tawny : chest rather long and 

 narrow in front, witli an indistinct cross furrow : abdomen red, 

 black towards the tip and beneath : hind-hips reddish : fore-wings 

 dark brown, rather narrow, with two whitisli, very slightly oblique 

 bands ; one broad, at one-third of the length, the other narrow, in- 

 terrupted, and not joining the hind border, at two-thirds of the 

 length : hind-wings almost colourless, pale brown at the tips and 

 along the hind l)orders ; veins black, pale yellow at the base. Length 

 of the body 3J lines ; of tlie wings 7 lines. 

 a. North India. From Mr. Warwick's collection. 



30. Sphenorhina pboducta. 



Nigra ; scutelli lalera, abdomen el pedes rufa ; alee anticte rufee, 

 apice nigra. 



Black, shining : head depressed on each side above ; face much 

 produced, conical, smooth, hairy above, ferruginous at the tip, 

 whence a broad ferruginous stripe extends to the epistoina, which 

 has an elliptical concave compartment adjoining the mouth ; the 

 latter is red with a black tip; feelers pitchy; fourth joint pale: 

 chest finely punctured, clothed with short pale hairs, depressed on 

 each side in front: sides and tip of the .scutcheon, hind-chest, abdo- 

 men and legs bright red ; tips of the shanks and of the feet black : 

 fore-wings bright red with black tips, narrow towards the base ; hind- 

 wings colourless ; veins tawny, bright red at the base and along the 

 fore border. Ijength of the body 3J^ lines ; of the wings 8 lines. 

 a—j. ? 



31. Sphenorhina transiens. 



Femiginea ; caput nigrum ; scutelli latera et abdomen iestacea ; 

 femora tibiceque pieea ; alis anticte fusca. 



Ferruginous, shining : head and chest minutely punctured, 

 covered witli tawny down : head black, depressed on each side above, 

 hardly concave along the hind border, semicircular in front ; face 

 convex, prominent, keeled, spindle-shaped, with about ten oblique 

 cross ridges on each side : sides of the scutcheon and abdomen tes- 

 taceous : thighs and feet mostly pitchy : fore-wings brown ; hind- 

 wings pale gray ; veins black, tawny at the base. Length of the 

 body 2^ lines ; of the wings 7 lines. 



«. Brazil. Presented by E. Doubleday, Esq. 



