1886.] E. T. Atkinson—Notes on Indian Rhynchota. 185 
portion, but becoming obscure and black towards the apical anastomoses : 
abdomen black, margined yellow: opercula moderate, tumid, rounded, 
blackish-brown bordered with yellow : feet black, varied with yellow. 
Long. 47: exp. teg. 134 millims. 
Reported from China, Java, but likely to be found in India. 
73. CRYPTOTYMPANA AcuTA, Signoret. 
Cicada acuta, Sign., Rev. Mag. Zool. p. 409, t. 10, f. 3, 3 A (1849). 
Fidicina acuta, Walker, List Hom. B. M. ii, p. 81 (1850). 
Fidicina nivifera, Walker, 1. c. p. 80 (1850). 
Cryptotympana acuta, Stal, A. S. E. F. (4 sér.) i, p. 613 (1861); Ofvers. K. V.- 
A. Forh. p. 483 (1862) ; p. 714 (1870). 
Black : two reddish brown patches on the pronotum and a yellow 
band on the posterior margin : mesonotum with six stripes, of which the 
two median are small: scutellum reddish: metanotum reddish on each 
side with two median patches: tegmina and wings brownish at the base, 
the external cellules and the two first anastomoses only being slightly 
smoky: abdomen with a large farinose patch on each side of the first 
three segments, which is only feebly indicated on the fourth, beneath 
black varied with red: opercula large, elongate, ending in a point and 
sinuate on the margins, entirely yellow: feet black, varied with yellow. 
Body long, 42: exp. teg. 130 millims. 
Reported from Java, Philippines, likely to be found in India, 
74, CORYPTOTYMPANA CoRvuUS, Walker. 
J. A. S. B. liii, (2) p. 281, no. 82: liv (2), p. 117. 
?. Body black, short, broad, adorned here and there with patches 
of bright tawny down: a tawny spot on the face: rostrum and antenna, 
black, the former reaching the hind coxe: abdomen with a tawny spot 
on each side of the tip beneath: legs black ; femora striped tawny, hind 
tibie tawny, black at the base and at the tips: first femora with two 
long, black teeth : wings nearly colourless, with a slight pale brown 
tinge at the tips, very dark brown towards the base, costal margin dark 
brown, striped with green, veins black, greenish towards the base. 
Body, long, 36: exp. teg. 113 millims. 
75. CryproryMPANA BUBO, Walker. 
J. A. 8. B. lili, (2), p.. 231, no. 81: liv (2), p. 117. 
é. Body black, short, broad, shining, partly clothed with tawny 
‘down which forms patches on the thorax: head with five tawny spots in 
froat, the largest on the vertex ; rostrum and antenney, black : eyes 
