606 MONOGEAPH OF THE AUSTRALIAN CICADIDJE, 



each side, spot on each posterior angle, and front edge of posterior 

 border, black. Mesonotum castaneous, darker in front of cruci- 

 form elevation, in front of which are two black dots, two obconical 

 black spots on disc, their centre castaneous, lateral and posterior 

 borders with cruciform elevation tawny. Tegmina vitreous, 

 costa and veins tawny on basal half, fuscous on apical portion; 

 the two exterior anastomoses broadly infuscated, which extends 

 on anterior border of first apical area. Wings with veins tawny, 

 at apex fuscous. Abdomen sordid ochraceous, paler at base, base 

 of anal appendage rich dark brown, tip tawny. Body below 

 covered with dense white tomentum, pale tawny; opercula small, 

 triangular, distant, apical half fuscous; abdomen fuscous, pos- 

 terior edges of segments tawny, covered with floury tomentum. 

 Legs tawny, stripes on femora, knees, tips of tibiae, those of tarsi, 

 fuscous. Long. corp. $ 18 mm., O 16 mm.; exp. teg. $ 50 mm., 

 ^ 55 mm. 



Hah. — Kuranda, Q.; described from many examples collected 

 by Dodd (Coll. G. & R). 



■^TlBICEN AURATUS, Walk. 



1850. Cicada id.. List Hom. Brit. Mus. p. 215. 



Thickly clothed with golden hairs. Head width of front of 

 pronotum; black, a spot on base of vertex, one in front of each 

 eye, and one on base of front, ochraceous; front dark ferru- 

 ginous, with its lateral borders ochraceous; rostrum pale yellow, 

 tip black, reaching middle coxae. Pronotum black, front, lateral 

 and hind borders, a short median stripe, and two spots at hind 

 border, ochraceous; lateral border armed at middle with a tooth. 

 Mesonotum black, with two discal stripes which are dilated in 

 middle, lateral and hind borders, and a spot on each side of cruci- 

 form elevation, ochraceous. Scutellum ochraceous. Tegmina 

 vitreous, costa red, basal half of venation ochraceous, apical half 

 fuscous; 1st and 2nd anastomoses black. Wings vitreous, vena- 

 tion on basal half yellow, apical portion black; apex of anal area 

 broadly infuscated. Abdomen velvety black, apex and sides with 

 golden pubescence. Body below yellow, abdomen with sides and 



