EUPTEKTX. 



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brown markings and near base an indistinct longitudinal mark 

 which touches costal margin, is darker at inner margin and 

 represents a comma-like dash ; from apex of scutellum there runs 

 transversely across clavus and corium an oblique line hindward 

 and outward \\ithout reaching the costal margin, where there are 

 two parallel marginal dashes running obliquely hindward and 

 inward, behind tliese a semicircular black line bordered by a white 

 hyaline marginal spot, a large brown mark" at tip of clavus and a 

 large black round spot in apical part near inner margin, the apical 

 margin itself narrowly bordered with brown ; \\ings hyaline, 

 shining, with yellowish veins ; pectus, abdomen and legs white or 

 yellowish-white ; claws black ; jDOsterior tibiae with white bristles 

 on outer ridge. In form much like the European E. pulchella. 

 Fall." (Mdichar.) 



"Length $ 3-31 minim." 



bah. Ceylon ; Peradeniya {fide Melicliar). 



Kirkaldy proposed (stipra) the new name E. meUcJtari for this 

 species on the ground that it was neither the j)icto of Fabricius nor 

 Curtis. As, however, the Cicada picta, Fabr. is not now included 

 in Eupteryx, and Curtis's identification as such was an error, the 

 proposed new name seems unnecessary. 



2694. Elipteryx insecata, Melieh. Hom.Fmm. CeyUm,i^. 211, t. vi, f. 4 



(UJO;;). 



Vertex ivory-white, two short impressed longitudinal lines on 

 apical area ; eyes pale brownish ; prouotum white, the whole of the 



Fig. 255. — Eupteryx insecata. 



posterior area with ramifications over the anterior white area, 

 lemon-yellow ; scutellum white, a triangular spot near each basal 

 angle and the apical area lemon-yellow, the latter inwardly margined 



