LIST OF HOMOPTEROUS INSECTS. 



covering on each side : abdomen briglit red ; underside pitchy, red 

 at the base: legs yellow : wings reddish brown: Ibre-wiiigs broad, 

 adorned with two very broad white bands. Length of the body 4J 

 lines; of the wings 10 lines, 

 fl. A'enezuela. From Mr. Dyson's collection. 



Genus 5. PROPETES. 



Caput conicum, non acuminatum, supra fuveolatum : abdomen hasi 

 compressum : tibia atilica: dilatata. 

 Head large, conical, with a longitudinal furrow, not pointed '• 

 abdomen compressed towards the base : fore-shanks widening to- 

 wards the lips. 



1. PrOPETKS OOWrBESSA. 



Nigra; caput flavo bimaculatum ; scutum antice flavo trimacuta- 

 tum ; scutellum luleum, piceo trivittatum ; pectus fuscum ; 

 abdomen flavo el albido fasciatum ; pedes testaceo-flavi ; ala 

 fusco marginalai ; alee aiiticte subfulva, ad costam albido uni- 

 maculatte ; atm posticm limpidce. 



Black: head large, conical, broader than the chest, almost 

 truncate in front, with a yellow spot on each side of the hind border, 

 where it is impressed on each side, finely striated on the disk, with 

 curved ridges along the border ; underside brown on each side to- 

 wards the eye: face triangular, very slightly concave, very minutely 

 striated, shining, as if polished, convex, and with very slight ridges 

 on each side: shield transversely rugose, with three yellow spots 

 along the fore border; .scutcheon pale luteous, wiih three pitchy 

 stripes m front of the transverse furrow : breast brown, with a short 

 broad yellow stripe, which rests on a slender yellow band : abdomen 

 compressed, and adorned with two yellow arched bands towards the 

 base; hind borders of some of the other .segments whitish; underside 

 with a pale yellow spot at the base : posterior-thighs testaceous be- 

 neath ; fore-shauks widening from the base to the tips ; middle- 

 shanks testaceous, with black tips; hind-shanks testaceous at the 

 base : fore-wings narrow, transparent, slightly tawny, mostlv brown 

 along the borders adorned with an oblong convex white spot along 

 inc middle of the lore border : hind-wings colourless, bordered with 

 brown. Length of the body 8 lines ; of the wings 14 lines. 

 «, b. Para. From Mr. Stevens' collection. 



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