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centre transverse, keeled, the sides of the metathorax rounded at the 
apex. The third joint of the antenne is aslong as the scape, and fully 
one-quarter longer than the fourth. Metanotum short, sharply oblique, 
its centre without a distinct furrow. Head closely, the thorax more 
strongly, but not so closely punctured ; the pubescence dense, longer 
on the head than on the thorax. There is a small tooth on either 
side of the apex of the first abdominal segment on the ventral side ; 
the apex above is transverse and is notnarrowed. g. Totallength 
21 mm. 
Kuching, Borneo, July (John Hewitt). 
There are no distinct grooves on the mesonotum nor on the scutel- 
lum; down the middle of the latter is a fine keel. The base of the 
metapleure is smooth, the base and apex of this part with a crenu- 
lated border. Palpi pale testaceous. There is a smooth, shining, 
triangular space on the sides of the metanotum at the base. The 
front is raised and transverse above the antenne. The furrow 
separating the scutellums is narrow and moderately deep. 
Allied to Z. hero, de Haan, and Z. dolosus, Bing. 
This fine species is dedicated to my late housekeeper, Mary 
Etchells, in grateful remembrance of many years’ faithful 
service. 
DESCRIPTIONS OF THREE NEW SPECIES OF 
CICADID. 
By W. L. Distant. 
Rihana atra, sp. n. 
3. Body and legs black; eyes, coxal spots, basal joint of rostrum, 
and extreme apices of femora and bases of tibiae ochraceous; ocelli 
and a central spot to clypeus (sometimes absent) sanguineous ; 
tegmina hyaline, costal membrane black, venation piceous, basal cell 
hyaline with its upper half piceous, a basal claval streak pale 
emerald-green ; wings hyaline, extreme base black and spotted with 
emerald-green, a streak of the same colour occupying the greater 
part of the inner or anal cell; head longer than half the breadth 
between eyes, including eyes broader than base of mesonotum; face 
moderately prominent, the transverse striations robust, centrally 
longitudinally finely suleate; opercula not quite reaching basal joint 
of abdomen, moderately convex, their outer magins reflexed, their 
inner margins contiguous for about one-third from base and then 
obliquely directed to apices which are rounded, their surface coarsely 
wrinkled ; posterior lateral margin of the metasternum brownish- 
ochraceous or piceous brown; posterior tibize with two slender spines 
beyond middle. 
?. Body beneath and legs paler, more or less brownish-ochra- 
ceous or piceous-brown; basal segment of abdomen above distinctly 
