LIST OF HOMOPTEROUS INSECTS. 



8. Platvpledea decora. 



Cicada decora, Germ. Silb. Rev. Ent. ii. 79, 552, f. 4. Stoll, Cir 

 39, pi. 7, f. 37. 



First cross-vein straight, very slantin";, forming a very obtuse 

 angle, parted from the second by thrice its length ; second nearly 

 straight, very slanting, forming a very obtiise angle, much longer 

 than the first ; third nearly straight, slightly slanting, forming a 

 slightly acute angle; fourth slightly curved, slightly slanting, 

 forming a very slightly acute angle, longer than the third ; fifth 

 curved, forming a nearly right angle. 

 «. Cape? From Mr. Shuckard's collection. 



9. Platypleura phal.'Enoides, Mas. et Fern. 



Nervtis traniverstis Ijis subcurvus, ■mhU ohliqum, aiiffu/um vulde 

 obtusumfingens ; 2ns .lubcurvus aut subundatus, valde obliqum, 

 angnlum valdi o bitisumfingens ; 3ms subundatus aut subcurvus, 

 obliquus, angulum acutum Jingens ; 4u.9 subcurvus, obliqum, 

 angulum subacutum ftngens, 3o phis mimtsve brei'ior. 



Second marginal areolet full five-sixths of the length of the first : 

 first cross-vein very slightly curved, very slanting, forming a very 

 obtuse angle, parted from the second by more than thrice its length ; 

 second, very slightly curved, very slanting, forming a very obtuse 

 angle, nearly twice the length of "the first ; third very slightly waved, 

 slanting, forming an acute angle ; fourth very slightly curved, slant- 

 ing, forming a slightly acute angle, much shorter than the third ; 

 fifth curved abruptly to the hind border, forming a slightly acute 

 angle. 



Var. /3. First cross-vein parted from the second, by nearly four 

 times its length ; fourth slightly waved, very little shorter than the 

 third. 



Var. y. First cross-vein parted from the second by little more 

 than twice its length ; second very little longer than the first. 



Var. 8. First cross-vein parted from the second by full five times 

 its length ; second about thrice the length of the first ; fourth hardly 

 shorter than the third. 



Var. (. Second cross-vein slightly waved, a little longer than 

 the first. 



Var. C Third cross-vein straight with the exception of a slight 

 curve in front. 



Var. T). First cross-vein parted from the second by six times its 



