LIST OF HOMOPTEllOUS INSECTS. 4;?:i 



much rounded on each side, a little narrower towards tlie epistoma, 

 bordered by a slijjlit rim, almost straight where it joins the epistoma, 

 with three ridges, the side pair curved, its breadth rather less than 

 than twice its length; epistoma triangular, black along each side, 

 not ridged ; an oval plate on each side of the front, and a nairower 

 one on each side of the epistoma; fore-chest testaceous, short, 

 bordered by a rim, with a middle ridge, concave on the hind border, 

 more convex in front ; middle-chest with five ridges, the two on each 

 side straight, parallel, the outer one short : abdomen obconical, very 

 little longer than the chest : legs tawny : fore-wings brown, of mode- 

 rate size, ferruginous towards the base; a large triangular colourless 

 spot beyond the middle of the fore l)order with a bhickish-brown 

 spot on each side of it; two or three irregular and almost united 

 pale tawny spots in the disk and one nearer the base, near the latter 

 a black dot; veins tawny, green on the colourless spot; longitudinal 

 veins very numerous ; cross-veins very few ; fore border slightly con- 

 vex, along it a row of parallel cross-veins which are longer and more 

 oblique towards the tip : hind-wings pale gray with dark brown 

 borders ; veins black, ferruginous towards the base. Length of ihe 

 body 3 lines ; of the wings 7 lines. 

 «. Brazil. Presented by John Miers, Esq. 



Genus 6. NEPHESA. 



Nephesa, Amyot et Seru. Hist. Nat. Hem. 527, 418. 

 Ricania, Spitiola. 



I. Nephesa rosea. 



Nephesa rosea, Amyot et Serv. Hist. Nat. Him. 528, 1. 

 Ricania rosea, Spin. Ann. Soc. Ent. Fr. viii. 400, 5. 

 Java. 



Genus 7. D.\LAPAX. 



Dalapax, Amyot et Serv. Hist. Nat. Him. 521, 409. 

 riata, Spinola. 

 PseudoHata, Guirin. 



1. Dalapax postica. 



Dalapax postica, Amyot el Serv. Hist. Nat. Him. 521, 1. 

 Plata postica. Spin. Ann. Soc. Ent. Fr. viii. 420, 5. 

 Pseudoflata nigricoinis, Guirin, Icon. Regn. Anim. Te.vte, 3(iO. 

 a — d. From M. Gueinzius' collection. 



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