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Show 130 MR. W. L. DISTANT ON UNDESCRIBED CICADIDiE. [Jan. 17, margins, one commencing near outer edge of anterior margin; the other joins anterior angles of basal elevation ; these angles are bordered outwardly by an angulated spot, and inwardly by a small rounded spot with a central longitudinal line. Abdomen with a series of pale fuscous transverse segmental fasciae. Body beneath and legs pale ochraceous, inner margin of eyes black. Tegmina and wings pale hyaline, venation ochraceous, becoming darker towards apex. The' body above is sparingly pilose, the rostrum just passes the intermediate coxae, with its apex black; the face is deeply longitudinally sulcated, and strongly transversely striate ; anterior femora armed with three strong teeth. Long. 15 millim.; exp. tegm. 41 millim. Hab. Australia, Queensland, Gayndah. (Mus. Godeffroy; coll. Dist.) The females of this species are somewhat larger than the males, but vary in size. MELAMPSALTA EYREI, n. sp. (Plate VII. figs. 12, 12a, 12b.) d . Head black, with the anterior and lateral margins testaceous and with a small central basal ochraceous spot; ocelli reddish, eyes dull ochraceous. Pronotum ochraceous, with two very large rectangular black spots placed somewhat obliquely, commencing on inner edge of lateral margins, and divided on disk by a central longitudinal fascia which is widened anteriorly and posteriorly and is marked at base by a small black spot. Mesonotum with two central obconical spots placed close together, and two larger ones near lateral margins, black. Abdomen with the disk tinged with reddish, the posterior segmental margins bright ochraceous, the apical segment irregularly marked with black. Body beneath ochraceous; face black, with the anterior margin testaceous, the lateral margins ochraceous ; inner margin of eyes to base of rostrum, a few scattered and irregular spots on sternum, apex of rostrum, and apical segments of abdomen black. Tegmina and wings pale hyaline ; venation ochraceous, becoming darker towards apex. The body is sparingly pilose, rostrum just passing the intermediate coxae, anterior femora armed with three spines; face broad but compressed, broadly and longitudinally sulcated and distinctly transversely striate. Long. 16 millim.; exp. tegm. 44 millim. Hab. Australia, Peak Downs. (Mus. Godeffroy ; coll. Dist.) MELAMPSALTA MACKINLAYI, U. sp. (Plate VII. figs. 13,13a, 136.) Closely allied to M. varians, Germ., but much smaller; head broader, including eyes equal in width to base of pronotum ; rostrum just passing intermediate coxae ; opercula small and pale oehraceous; tegmina much shorter, with the costa more rounded. Long. 13 millim.; exp. tegm. 38 millim. Hab. Australia, Peak Downs. This species has also considerable affinity to M. themiscura, Walk., in markings, but differs much in size. |