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of posterior margin and spot on anterior angles of lateral 

 margins, black. Mesonotum with two anterior central inwardly 

 curved fasciae, between which is a fine longitudinal median 

 fascia, and outside of which, on each side, is a small obconical 

 anterior spot, and a series of four small spots along the anterior 

 concavity of cruciform elevation, black. Abdomen brownish- 

 ochraceous, anterior and posterior margin of first segment 

 finely black, posterior margins of remaining segments fuscous. 

 Tegmina and wings hyaline, talc-like, costa and venation 

 fuscous, veins at bases of second and third tegminal apical 

 areas broadly infuscate, tips of tegmina and wings strongly 

 tinged with fuscous. Head beneath, sternum and legs, pale 

 green, narrow fasciae between base of face and eyes black, 

 rostrum, tibiae and tarsi brownish, opercula ochraceous, abdo- 

 men beneath luteous, translucent. Rostrum barely reaches 

 posterior coxae. Head, including eyes, a little broader than 

 base of mesonotum, front broad, not prominent. Abdomen 

 above considerably longer than space between apex of front and 

 base of cruciform elevation.. Opercula obtusely rounded pos- 

 teriorly, overlapping internally. 



Long. — (excl. teg.) 32 mm. ; exp. ieg., 86 mm. 



^«&.— Port Darwin (?). Mr. F. P. Uodd. 



This species may be easily recognised by fuscous tips to 

 teo'mina and winirs. 



Division Cicadaria. 



Macpotpistria doddi, sp nov. 



J Head ochraceous, area of ocelli, with short fasciae reaching 

 half-way to eyes, black. Pronotum light castaneous, two black 

 spots before centre of posterior margin ; central fascia, broad- 

 ened anteriorly, and posterior margin, ochraceous. Mesonotum 

 ochraceous,. two longitudinal central fasciae (which meet a 

 lateral fascia in front of cruciform elevation), black, on each 

 side a large anterior marginal black spot, and a broad suffusion 

 about it castaneous. Cruciform elevation fuscous. Abdomen 

 piceous, thickly greyishly pilose. Tegmina and wings hyaline, 

 venation reddish fuscous, veins at bases of second, third. 



