MISCELLANEA. 



INSECTS. 



Notes on Cicadidae. — The following notes are upon a collec- 

 tion of Cicadidae made in the Eastern Himalayas between April, 

 1912, and May, 1913, by His Excellency Lord Carmichael, to 

 whom I am greatly indebted for his kindness in sending them to 

 me. My thanks are also due to Dr. N. Annandale, Superinten- 

 dent of the Indian Museum, Calcutta, for his courtesy in inviting 

 me to publish this contribution in this Journal. In all the collec- 

 tion contained 12 species, the most striking of which are the two 

 beautiful species of Tosena, and several of the series are ver}^ 

 large. The range in altitude is from 500 feet at Sukna to 7000 

 feet at Darjiling. Several of the species, notably Huechys sangni- 

 nea and Scieroptera splendidula, have an immense range over 

 India and Malaysia, while others, such as Platylomia saturata, 

 Meinmna tripurasura, and Haphsa nicomache , are typicall}^ and 

 exclusively Indian. 



Sub-family CICADINAE. 



Division Tacuaria. 

 Gen. Tosena, Am. et Serv. 



1. T. melanopfera , White. 



Two males, taken at Singla, Darjiling District (1500 ft.), 

 in June, 1912. 



2. T. mearesiana, Westw. 



A series of 11, males and females, from Ghumti 

 (4000 ft.), taken in x\ugust, 1912, and one from 

 Sevook, 1000 ft. (May, 1913). AH perfectly typical. 



Division Dundubiaria. 

 Gen. Platylomia^ Stal. 



3. P. saturata, Walk. 



Six specimens from Government House grounds, 

 Darjiling. 



Gen. Haphsa^ Dist. 



4. H. nicomache, Walk. 



A large series, about 30, from Darjiling. In the whole 

 series there is only one female. Taken in May, 1912. 



