6i CICADID.^E. 



longitudinal veins to apical areas ; wings stramineous, the apical 

 margin and a transverse fascia before apex dark castaneous, these 

 castaneous markings enclose a large subapical stramineous spot. 

 Eostrum reaching apex of second abdominal segment. 



Length excl. tegm., § , 22 ; exp. tegm. 62 ; breadth between 

 pronotal angles 10 millim. 



Hab. Burma, North Chin Hills (Watson). 



d". Rostrum just passing posterior coxa;. 



1541. Platypleura westwoodi, Stal, Tr. E. S. (3) i. p. 571 (1863); 



Dist. (Pcecilopsaltria) Mo7i. Orient, dead. p. 15, tab. i, f. 18 a, b 

 (1889). 



Body olivaceous, thickly greyishly pilose ; head with a narrow, 

 obscure, black fascia between eyes ; pronotum with the incisures, 

 two small central posterior spots, and outer edges of lateral 

 marginal areas black ; mesonotum with four obcouical black spots, 

 the central spots shortest, a central lanceolate spot and two small 

 rounded spots in front of cruciform elevation black ; basal abdo- 

 minal segmental margins black ; head beneath M-ith an obscure 

 black fascia between eyes ; tegmina semihyaline, basal third pale 

 fuscous, the base and basal area paler, the last with three fuscous 

 spots, costal membrane and area green, venation brown or fuscous, 

 a broad curved fascia crossing beyond cell, a large triangular sub- 

 apical patch, and broad outer marginal spots fuscous, the last with 

 paler centres ; wings bright ochraceous, basal and apical areas 

 (connected on posterior margin) castaneous, two greyish spots on 

 outer margin, one near apex, the other near anal angle. 



Length excl. tegm. 25 ; exp. tegm. 76 ; breadth between pronotal 

 singles 15 millim. 



Hah. Ceylon {Green). 



c'. Pronotal marrjins distinctly medially angaJate. 

 d^. Rostrum onhj just pKissiny posterior coccce. 



1542. Platypleura basi-viridis. Walk. List Horn. i. p. 18 (1850) ; 



Dist. (Pcecilopsaltria) Mon. Orient. Cicad. p. 8, tab. ix, f. 6 a, b 



(1889). 



Head and thorax above brownish-ochraceous ; head with a large 

 spot on each side of front and a transverse fascia between eyes 

 black ; pronotum with the lateral and posterior margins stra- 

 mineous, a discal augulated spot, two small spots at centre of 

 posterior margin, an oblique spot behind eyes, the incisures and 

 edge of lateral margins, black ; mesonotum with four obconical 

 spots (the central ones shortest), a central lanceolate spot, and four 

 small basal spots, black ; abdomen black, tympanal coverings and 

 posterior segmental margins ochraceous ; body beneath and legs 

 dull ochraceous ; central sulcation to face, an irregular fascia 

 between eyes, and apices of rostrum and tarsi black ; tegmina 



