50 Mr. W. L. Distant on 



Fiy. A. The six hindmost (;|ravid) segments of an entire specimen, showing,' 

 the manner in Avhich they are filled with the egg-capsules {B.C.). 



Fifj. 6. SectioL through a single egg-capsule, highly magnilied. 



A., outer cell-layer; />'., inner cell-layer; C, C, cavities in 

 the central substance, in which the embryos are contained ; 

 Emh., one of the contained embryos. 



All the figures were drawn with the aid of a camera lucida. 



V. — On some Australum Cicadidfe. 

 By W. L. Distant. 



I RECENTLY received from Dr. Hamlyn Harris, Director of 

 the Queensland Museum, Brisbane, a collection of Cicadidaj 

 for identification. Amongst these were some specimens from 

 such interesting localities as Toowoomba and Stradbroke 

 Island belonging to South Queensland. Four new species 

 contained in this consignment I now describe — the types are 

 in the British Museum. 



Melampsalta stradbrokensis, sp. n. 



(J . Head, pronotum, and mesonotum black ; abdomen 

 above testaceous, base and transverse segmental fasciae, 

 lateral angulate segmental spots, and anal segment black ; 

 sternum and legs black ; lateral margins of face testaceous ; 

 streaks and apices to femora, apices and annulations to tibige, 

 and posterior margins to opercula ochraceous ; abdomen 

 beneath dark ochraceous, basal margin, apex, and lateral 

 segmental spots black ; tegmina and wings hyaline, the first 

 with the interior of costal membrane castaneous ; pronotum 

 centrally longitudinally sulcate ; mesonotum with a central 

 longitudinal carinated fascia, compressed near middle and 

 ampliated posteriorly; exposed tympana greyish white with 

 transverse fuscous lines; face centrally sulcate for about half 

 its length, not strongly transversely ridged ; opercula small, 

 transverse, ochraceous, black at base, not meeting internally, 

 posteriorly broadly rounded. 



Long., excl. tegm., 17 mm.; exp. tegm. 42 mm. 



Ilab. South Queensland ; Stradbroke Island (//. Hacker). 

 Type Brit. Mus. 



To be placed near M. latorea, Walk. 



Mdampsalta geisha, sp. n. 



? . Vertex of head, face, and pronotum castaneous brown, 

 area of the ocelli, margin of front, and a subhiterul fascia on 



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