282 On a new Species of the Genus Poecilopsaltrla. 



XXVIII. — Description of a neio Species of the Genus Poecilo- 

 psaltria belonging to the Family Cicadidai. By W. L. 

 Distant. 



Here Anton Handlirsch liaving lately submitted to me 

 for determination the Cicadidas from Africa and Madagascar 

 contained in the " Naturhistorisches Hofmuseum " of Vienna, 

 I have found the following species from Madagascar requires 

 description and to be added to the nomenclature. 



This museum has acquired the collection of the late 

 Dr. Signoret, which includes many of Stal's types and deter- 

 minations. It must be remembered, however, that to many 

 of these specimens are attached MS. names; for my late 

 friend Dr. Signoret combined an enthusiasm for his study 

 beyond the time he could devote to it — which was not incon- 

 siderable — with the result that many species which he decided 

 were undescribed had MS. names affixed in his collection, but 

 received no publication at the time, for he preferred writing 

 on a group at some subsequent period. 



Poecilopsaltria Handlirschi, sp. n. 



Body above castaneous. Head with a triangular central 

 mark to front, lateral transverse stria? to face, area of the 

 ocelli (from which emerge two fascire, of which the first 

 reaches the anterior lateral margin and the second is recurved 

 to eyes) black. Pronotum with the anterior margin, two 

 central lineate fasciie, and the incisures black. Mesonotum 

 with four obconical spots starting from anterior margin, of 

 which the two central are smallest, and between the apices of 

 which is a central triangular spot, and the anterior margins 

 of the cruciform elevation black. Abdomen with the lateral 

 areas of the three basal and the whole of the remaining 

 segments black. Body beneath and legs pale castaneous. 



Tegmina brownish ochraceous, the apical areas and 

 margin more or less purplish brown and mottled with greyish ; 

 a distinct greyish-white submarginal spot in upper ulnar 

 area. Wings brownish ochraceous, with rather more than 

 basal third darkly infuscated. 



The rostrum reaches tiie posterior coxa3. 



Long,, excl. tegm., ? 39 millim. ; exp. tegm. 104 millira. 



Jlah. Madagascar {Schneider ^ 1880). 



The description is based on one female specimen, and the 

 type is in the Vienna Museum. By the internal fuscous 

 area to the wings it is allied to P. Brancsiki, Dist., but the 

 remaining totally different coloration will alone serve to 

 distinguish it from that species. 



