PLATYP-LEURA. 67 



J. A. S. Beng. liii, p. 211 (1885) ; Dist. Mon. Orient. Cicad. 



p. IS (1889). 

 Platypleiira nicobarica, Butl. A. M. N. H. (4) xix, p. 311 



(1877) ; Atkins. J. A. S. Beng. liii, p. 213 (1885) ; Dist. 



(Poecilopyaltria) Mon. Orient. Cicad. p. 12, tab. i, f. 3, a, h 



(1889). 

 Var. Platvpleura distincta, Atkins. J. A. S. Beng. liii, p. 233 



(1885). ' 



Head, prouotuiu, and niesonotum browuish-ocbraceoiis ; anterior 

 margin of front, a broad fascia between eyes, and edges of tbe 

 dilated pronotal lateral margins black ; mesonotum with four 

 obcouical spots (the two central spots shortest), a central lanceolate 

 spot, and two small spots in front of the cruciform elevation 

 black ; abdomen black, the posterior segmental margins ochra- 

 ceons ; head beneath, sternum, legs, and rostrum ochraceous ; a 

 narrow fascia between eyes, central snlcation, aud posterior margin 

 of face black ; abdomen beneath dark castaneous, the segmental 

 margins ochraceous ; tegmina with about basal half ochraceous 

 aud opaque, with two spots on costal membrane, a spot in basal 

 cell and two in radial area dark brown ; apical half of tegmina 

 pale hyaline, a fascia not quite crossing beyond radial area, an 

 oblique fascia crossing the apices of the upper three ulnar areas, 

 and an irregular double series of spots near apices of longitudinal 

 veins to apical areas brownish-ochraceous ; wings ochraceous, 

 the outer margins and a transverse discal fascia dark brown, a 

 creamy spot on posterior margin. 



• The var. distincta, Atkins., differs by tbe somewhat smaller and 

 less intense black markings on head and thorax, aud by the wings 

 having the subapical discal fascia fused with outer margin. 



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

 angles 14| to 15 millim. 



Hah. jNicobar Islands. 



d*. nostrum reachincj base of abdomen. 



1547. Platypleiira OCtoguttata, Fabr. (Tettigonia) Ent. Syst. Suppl. 

 p. 515. 22-23 (1798) ; id. Syst. Bhyng. p. 39. 33 (1803j ; Coqueb. 

 III. Icon. Ins. i, p. 34, t. 9, f. 1 (1799) ; StSl (Poecilopsaltria), 

 Berl. ent. Zeit. p. 168 (1886) ; Dist. Mon. Orient. Cicad. p. 10, 

 tab. i, f. 5, a, b (1899). 

 Oxypleura sanguiflua, Walk. List Horn, i, p. 24 (1850) ; id. Ins. 

 Saund. Horn. p. 2 (1858). 



Head ochraceous, margins of front, a transverse fascia between 

 and a spot behind the eyes black ; pronotum pale castaneous, the 

 posterior and lateral margins ochraceous, two very small central 

 black spots, aud the edges of the lateral margins sometimes black 

 or piceous ; mesouotum ochraceous, with four large obconical spots 

 (the two central shortest), a central lanceolate spot, and two spots 

 (souietimes fused) in front of the cruciform elevation black ; 

 abdomen black, shortly greyishly pilose, posterior segmental 



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