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XII. — Description of Two new Species of Oriental Cicadidse. 

 By W . L. Distant. 



Platypleura houruensisy sp. n. 



Body greenish ocliraceous. Head with a central spot on 

 the upper margin of face, area of ocelli connected bj two 

 narrow fasciae to eyes and by three linear fascite to base, 

 black. Pronotum with a narrow central linear fascia and two 

 similar oblique fascise on each lateral area, black. Meso- 

 notum with a central lanceolate fascia broadest posteriorly, 

 two broken obconical spots on anterior margin, followed on 

 each side by a somewhat triangulated fascia, and a small 

 rounded spot at anterior angles of cruciform elevation, black. 

 Abdomen above with basal abdominal fasciae and anal 

 appendage black. 



Tegmina opaque, creamy ocliraceous^ mottled with pale 

 fuscous spots, which irregularly and obscurely form three 

 transverse fascia? — first crossing radial area, second traversing 

 the ulnar and third the apical areas. 



Wings very dark chocolate-brown, with an ochraceous spot 

 on costal area, a similarly coloured but larger and angulated 

 spot on abdominal area, and a small obscure spot near apex ; 

 costal margin and a spot on posterior margin creamy white. 



Long. excl. tegm. $ 20 millim. ; exp. tegm. QQ raillim. 



Hah. Malay Archipelago, Bouru [Fruhstorfer). 



This species is allied to P. Kcempferi^ Fabr., which is not 

 uncommon in China and Japan. 



Prasia culta, sp. n. 



Head and eyes chocolate-brown. Pronotum ochraceous, 

 with two central, narrow, longitudinal, linear fascia, the poste- 

 rior margin and lateral angles, chocolate-brown. Mesonotum 

 ochraceous, with six pale obconical spots on anterior margin. 

 Abdomen above pale chocolate- brown, with the posterior 

 abdominal margins narrowly reddish. Sternum and legs 

 pale ochraceous, anterior tibia? brownish, abdomen beneath 

 paler than above. 



Tegmina and wings pale hyaline, their extreme bases 

 vermilion-red; costal membrane chocolate- brown, venation 

 brownish ochraceous j basal cell of tegmina infuscated. 



Rostrum reaching the anterior coxa?. 



Long. excl. tegm. 22 millim. , exp. tegm. 65 millim. 



Hob. Malay Archipelago, S. Celebes, Patunuang {Fruh- 

 storfer). 



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