316 LIST OF HOMOPTEKODS INSECTS. 



very oblique, parallel to each side : three eraerald-gieen ridges on 

 the scutcheon ; the side pair converge, unite and form an angle at 

 each end, and thus enclose a spindle-shaped compartment : abdo- 

 men tapering from the base to the lip, very much longer than (he 

 thorax: legs slender, green, slightly grooved; feet tawny; hind- 

 shanks armed with four black-lipped spines: wings colourless: 

 brand green, occupying two areolets in one wing, three in ihe other ; 

 veins black, tawny towards the base. Length, of the body 5 lines ; 

 of the wings 13 lines, 

 n. Para. From Mr. Stevens' collection. 



29. DiciropHORA tiiuncata, Mas. 



Flavo-vWidvs, fusiformis, viridi viltata ; caput fulvum, protlwraee 

 duplfi lonijius ; abdomen, ihorace ■paulli) longins ; pedes virides ; 

 alte limpidm. 

 Body yellowish-green, spindle-shaped : head conical, horizontal, 

 tawny, twice the length of the fore-chest, its length much less than 

 twice its breadth; upper surface much broader than the sides, green 

 along ihe edges and the middle-ridge ; a pale green stripe on tlie 

 disk of each side ; under side with three ridges, the side pair con- 

 verging from the tip to the epistoma, along which the middle one is 

 continued ; mouth green with a black tip, extending a little beyond 

 the hind-hips: fore-chest obtusely-conical in front, wilh a deep an- 

 gular notch on the hind border, adorned with five green ridges, the 

 inner pair oblique, and extending from the fore border to the disk : 

 the three usual green ridges on the middle-chest: abdomen obconical, 

 a little longer than the chest : legs green, slender, slightly grooved ; 

 hind-shajiks armed with four black-tipped spines: hind-feet hardly 

 widened : wings colourless ; brand pale green, occupying four or 

 five areolets; veins green, with some pale yellow bands towards the 

 base, blackish towards the tips : cross-veins widened and slightly 

 tinged wilh brown in the middle. Length of the body 6 hues ; of 

 the wings 14 lines. 

 a. Para. Presented by J. P. G. Smith, Esq. 



30. DiCTYOPHORA LONGIPENNIS, MaS. 



Fulvo-viridis, fusiformis ■ caput prothorace tnpll) longius ; abdo- 

 men thorace muttd longius ; pedes virides ; tibite posticte spiiiis 

 octo afviatee ; al<B limpid<e, longie, angusta:. 

 Body spindle-shaped, pale green with a slight tawny tinge: 

 head pointed, forming above a long acute triangle, its length in 



