OCCASIONAL NOTES. 

 I. DESCRIPTION of a NEW CICADA. 



Recently, while collecting in the Dorrigo, Mr. R. J. Tillyard, 

 M.A., succeeded in capturing what proves to be a new Cicada. 

 This was submitted to Mr. Howard Ashton, who now describes 

 and figures it. R.E. 



Division CICADATRARIA. 



Sub-family GiEANiNiB. 



Genus Tamasa, Distant. 



Tamasa rainbowi, sp. nov. 



(Fig. 41). 



Similar in general appearance to T. tristigma, Germ., from 

 which it differs in the broader and more spotted tegmina. 



Body. — Olivaceous green. 



Head. — The head with lateral borders of front, region of 

 ocelli, and a line along margins of eyes, black. 



Pronotum. — With double centre fascia, sub-obsolete except 

 with posterior portions, which are united, and incisions (faintly) 

 blackish. 



Mesonotum. — With two obconical spots margined with black, 

 a double central longitudinal fascia, and four spots before anterior 

 angles and cruciform elevation black. 



Abdomen. — With piceous markings on anterior borders of 

 first and second segments, a blotch of same colour on lateral 

 area of second segment, behind a patch of silvery tomentum on 

 first segment, a series of lateral spots on third, fourth, fifth and 

 sixth segments, and the whole of last segment piceous. 



Body. — Beneath green, two longitudinal fasciae to front, central 

 fascia to clypeus, tip of rostrum, streaks to coxse and fore-femora, 

 margins and abdominal segments and anal segment piceous, 



