1866.] 261 



Cicada striata, Lin., S. N., 5, p. 462. 

 lassiis striaius, Flor, R. L., 2, p. 259. 

 I. strigatiis, Germ., Mag., 4, p. 92. 



In countless swarms amongst short grass in tlie salt marshes 

 bordering Pegwell Bay ; also common in most parts of the country. 



6. — lassus (D.) punctum, Flor. 



Mavo- vel viridi-testaceus. Vertex pronoto et sua inter oculos 

 latitudine longior, medio linea alba. Pronotum lineis quinque albis 

 srepiua obsoletis. Hemelytra (^ abdomini sequalia longitudine, $ 

 eodem breviora, apice rotundata, baud attenuata, testacea, nervis 

 albidis. Corii cellula ante membranam interna semper nigricans. 

 Membranse cellulaa seepe plus minus fusco-marginatse, ocellatse. Abdo- 

 men (^ nigrum, apice testaceum, $ plerumque testaceum ; segmentum 

 genitale macula utrinque et margine postico medio nigris. Pedes 

 testacei ; femora antica bis nigro sub-annulata ; tibise omnes vel nullse 

 subtus nigro-lineatse ; posticse apice fuscse, ad basin spinarum nigro- 

 punctatse ; tarsi iidem prater basin nigri. (^ ? . 



Var. (^ . Supra nigro-fuscus, capitis et pronoti lineis albis insig- 

 uibus ; cellulse omnes ocellatge ; pedes omnes nigro-punctati et lineati, 

 Earior. Long, li ; alar. exp. 2 lin. 



I. punctum, Plor, E. L., 2, p. 247. 



The black spot in the innermost apical cell of the corium, just 

 before the membrane, is constant, and serves to distiaguish the paler 

 varieties. Abundant at Milford Haven, on grass at the base of the 

 cliffs, from July to November. 



7. — lassus (D.) sabuUcola, Curt. 



Pallide testaceus, supra maculis nigris lacteisque insignis. Vertex 

 obtusangulus, pronoto et sua inter oculos latitudine brevier, medio 

 albidus, utrinque fusco-pictus. Erons brunueo-cancellata. Pronotum 

 brunneo longitrorsum quadri-striatum, striis 2 intermediis latioribus, 

 omnibus ad basin fuscis. Scutellum striolis 2 apicalibus convergentibus 

 fuscis. Hemelytra abdomine longiora, apice rotundata, sub-attenuata, 

 testacea, lacteo nigroque varia. Clavus basi, margine suturali partim, 

 maculisque duabus, lacteis ; harum macularum altera humeralis, altera 

 post medium suturalis, obliqua, linearis. Macula? ii'regulares, nigrsD, 

 stant inter lacteas. Clavi apex intus nigro-marginatus, sed vena 

 suturalis ipsa ubique pallida. Corium lituris 3 nigris irregularibus, 

 venarum anastomosibus bis lacteis, cruciformibus ; margo externus 



