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Subonkr UOMOF'TERA. 



Family CICADID^. 



PLATYPLEURA REPANDA, Linnaeus. 

 Plati/pleurd repaiuhi, LiXN.EUS, Syst. Nat., 12 e<l.. p. 707. 



Nineteen specimens of this common but showy species are in the 

 collection. 



POMPONIA JAPONENSIS, Distant. 

 Pomponia japonensix, Distant, Moiiog. Orient. Cicad., 1892, p. 102, 



Nine specimens are in the collection. 



POMPONIA MACULATICOLLIS, Motschulsky. 

 Pomponia viaculaticollia, Motschulsky, Bull. Soc. Nat. ilo.scow, 1866, p. 185. 

 Five specimens were secured for this collection. 



COSMOPSALTRIA OPALIFERA, Walker. 



Cosmopsaltria o/xilifcia, Walkkk, Urit. Mus. List Ilomopi., I, p. 56, No. 16. 

 Ten specimens of this fine insect grace the collection. 



CRYPTOTYMPANA PUSTULATA, Fabricius. 

 ('rjiptotjimpana jiii.stitlatit, Fabuicius, Eut. Syst., IV, p. 20, No. 11. 



Nine specimens of this (;ommon Chinese species are in the collection. 



TERPNOSIA PRYERI, Distant. 

 Terpnosia prijeri, Distant, Monoi;. Orient. Cicad., 1892. p. lo!t, \A. xv, tig. 5. 



Twelve specimens were placed in the collection. 



GRAPTOPSALTRIA COLORATA, Stal. 



Grapiopsaltria colorata, Stal, Berlin, Eut. Zeit., 186(5, p. 16!>. — Distant, Mouog. 

 Orient. Cicad., p. 2.'5, pi. ii, tig. 8. 



Nine specimens were taken for this collection. 



MELAMPSALTA RADIATOR, new species. 



Form of Cicada montana, llagen, but a little broader, more j;ener- 

 ally covered with silvery whitish scales, which easily rub oil', and with 

 the apical valvular ventral seji^ment of the male short, ovate, not taper- 

 ing at tij), and with the opercula longer, forming curved lobes which 

 approach but do not touch on the middle line of venter. General surface 

 black, ])olished, with the venter pale fulvous. Vertex a little broader 

 than long, with the ai)ex and base each with a yellowish spot, the latter 

 being placed in an oval cavity, the supra-autennal lobes narrow, tes- 

 taceous, front moderately blunt, broadly margined with yellow, sulcate 



