﻿420 
  Mr. 
  W. 
  L. 
  Distant 
  on 
  neio 
  Species 
  of 
  

  

  pronotum, 
  margins 
  of 
  scutellum 
  (narrowly), 
  outer 
  margins 
  of 
  

   clavus 
  (broadly), 
  sternal 
  sutures, 
  lateral 
  margins 
  of 
  meso- 
  

   notum, 
  metanotum, 
  and 
  abdomen, 
  and 
  the 
  posterior 
  tibia 
  1 
  , 
  

   blackish 
  ; 
  membrane 
  dark 
  brown. 
  

  

  Antennae 
  with 
  a 
  little 
  less 
  than 
  the 
  apical 
  half 
  of 
  fourth 
  

   joint 
  ochraceous 
  ; 
  first 
  and 
  fourth 
  joints 
  subequal 
  in 
  length, 
  

   second 
  joint 
  a 
  little 
  longer 
  than 
  third. 
  Pronotal 
  angles 
  

   strongly, 
  upwardly, 
  and 
  sublunately 
  produced, 
  their 
  apices 
  

   subacute, 
  their 
  margins 
  finely 
  serrate. 
  Rostrum 
  reaching 
  

   the 
  intermediate 
  coxae. 
  

  

  £ 
  . 
  Posterior 
  femora 
  strongly 
  incrassated, 
  with 
  three 
  small 
  

   but 
  distinct 
  black 
  tubercles 
  above, 
  a 
  strong 
  black 
  spine 
  be- 
  

   neath 
  at 
  about 
  centre 
  and 
  two 
  smaller 
  subapical 
  spines 
  of 
  the 
  

   same 
  colour 
  ; 
  tibiae 
  flattened 
  and 
  channelled, 
  and 
  inwardly 
  

   toothed 
  at 
  about 
  one 
  third 
  from 
  apex. 
  

  

  Long. 
  27 
  millim., 
  exp. 
  pronot. 
  angul. 
  13 
  millim. 
  

  

  HOMOPTERA. 
  

  

  Fam. 
  Cicadidse. 
  

   Leptopsaltria 
  mascula, 
  n. 
  sp. 
  

  

  <$ 
  . 
  Head, 
  pronotum, 
  and 
  mesonotuui 
  greenish 
  ochraceous 
  ; 
  

   head 
  with 
  the 
  margins 
  o'f 
  front, 
  anterior 
  margins 
  of 
  vertex, 
  

   inner 
  margins 
  of 
  eyes, 
  and 
  the 
  area 
  of 
  the 
  ocelli 
  black 
  ; 
  pro- 
  

   notum 
  and 
  mesonotuui 
  with 
  the 
  following 
  black 
  markings 
  : 
  — 
  ■ 
  

   pronotum 
  with 
  two 
  central 
  longitudinal 
  fasciae, 
  widened 
  an- 
  

   teriorly 
  and 
  rounded 
  and 
  united 
  posteriorly, 
  the 
  incisures, 
  a 
  

   large 
  spot 
  on 
  lateral 
  margins 
  and 
  three 
  spots 
  on 
  posterior 
  

   margin, 
  the 
  central 
  one 
  smallest 
  and 
  linear 
  ; 
  mesonotum 
  with 
  

   five 
  fasciae, 
  one 
  central, 
  widened 
  and 
  somewhat 
  cordate 
  pos- 
  

   teriorly, 
  an 
  abbreviated 
  one 
  on 
  each 
  side, 
  followed 
  by 
  another 
  

   completely 
  crossing 
  disk, 
  two 
  small 
  spots 
  in 
  front 
  of 
  the 
  

   cruciform 
  elevation. 
  Abdomen 
  castaneous, 
  the 
  segmental 
  

   margins 
  pitchy 
  and 
  a 
  spot 
  of 
  the 
  same 
  colour 
  at 
  base. 
  Head 
  

   and 
  thorax 
  beneath, 
  legs 
  and 
  opercula 
  greenish 
  ochraceous, 
  

   face 
  with 
  black 
  striae, 
  head 
  spotted 
  with 
  black, 
  apices 
  of 
  the 
  

   tibiae 
  and 
  tarsi 
  blackish. 
  Abdomen 
  beneath 
  castaneous, 
  with 
  

   the 
  tubercles 
  and 
  apex 
  black. 
  Tegmina 
  and 
  wings 
  pale 
  hya- 
  

   line, 
  the 
  venation 
  ochraceous 
  ; 
  tegmina 
  with 
  the 
  apex 
  slightly 
  

   infuscated, 
  a 
  small 
  black 
  and 
  ochraceous 
  spot 
  at 
  base 
  of 
  upper 
  

   ulnar 
  area 
  and 
  the 
  transverse 
  veins 
  at 
  bases 
  of 
  second 
  and 
  

   third 
  apical 
  areas 
  darkly 
  infuscated. 
  

  

  The 
  rostrum 
  reaches 
  the 
  posterior 
  coxae, 
  the 
  opercula 
  are 
  

   angulated, 
  the 
  outer 
  and 
  posterior 
  margins 
  nearly 
  straight. 
  

  

  S 
  . 
  Long. 
  excl. 
  tegm. 
  28 
  millim., 
  exp. 
  tegm. 
  78 
  millim. 
  

  

  Allied 
  to 
  L. 
  samia, 
  Walk. 
  

  

  