44 BRITISH CiCADiE. 



These insects inhabit marshy land. Fieber says in 

 Germany it is taken (sporadically ?) on the rose tree. 



Inch. Millimetres. 



Wings expanded 0*19 4*80 



„ closed 0-10 X 0-04 2*54 x 1-02 



LiBURNIA SOUTELLATA, ScOtt. Edw. pt. i. 73. 



Plate XIII., figs. 11 and 12. 



Macropterous male small. Head brown, with three 

 distinct yellow keels. Eyes black. Pronotum yellow, 

 with two brown stripes continued to the hind border. 

 Two dark patches under the base of the scutellum. 

 Abdomen black, both above and below, the upper 

 rings bordered with reddish yellow. Pygofer black 

 and orange ; styles black and hooked. Legs dirty 

 yellow. Elytra yellowish and longer than the abdo- 

 men. Rounded at the tips, encircling which and the 

 claval border there runs a strong dark nervure. Other 

 nervures brown. Wings hyaline, with the two upper 

 radials stouter than the rest. 



This insect is smaller than L. Fairmairei, which in 

 some respects it resembles. My figure is from Mr. 

 Douglas's collection. The insect is rare. 



Inch. Millimetres. 



Expanse 0-26 6'60 



Size with elytra closed 0*90 2-27 



LiBURNIA LEPTosoMA, Flor. Plate XIIL, fig. 13. 



Delphax hptosoma, Flor ; Marsh. ; Fieb., G. D. t. 8, 



„ Heydenii, Kirschb. [fig. 34. 



,, alho-limhata, Kirschb. 



,, albo-finhriata, Fieb., G. D. t. 8, fig. 35. 



Liburnia hptosoma, Scott; Fieb., C. E. pt. iv. 29; 



Edw. pt. i. 77. 

 Lihurma albo-Jimhriata, Scott. 



