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Burbunf/a albofasciata , sp. n. 



? . Body above pale ochraceous ; pronotum with four 

 silvery-white, sericeous, longitudinal fasciae, the two central 

 shorter and not extending beyond the anterior margin of the 

 basal cruciform elevation, the two outermost longer and at 

 lateral margins; abdomen above with three similar discal 

 fasciae; body beneath and legs pale ochraceous, lateral 

 margins of the sternum and abdomen sericeously white ; 

 tegminaand wings hyaline, talc-like ; tegmina with the costal 

 area and veins stramineous, the veins defining the posterior 

 margin of the radial area, the veins defining the second ulnar 

 area, and almost the whole venation defining the apical areas, 

 fuscous ; wings with the venation stramineous, the outer and 

 upper venation more or less fuscous ; head with front promi- 

 nent, in breadth considerably narrower than lateral margins 

 of vertex ; vertex with three longitudinal incisions ; pro- 

 notum with two central discal ridges enclosing a Hattened 

 somewhat darker fascia; face strongly produced, laterally 

 comi)ressed, strongly transversely striate, narrowly longitu- 

 dinally interrupted at middle ; rostrum reaching the posterior 

 coxie. 



Long., excl. tegm., ? , 15 mm. ; exp. tegm. 4(J mm. 



Hah. N. T., S. Australia ; Alexandria ( IF. Stalker, Biit. 

 Mus.). 



Division Chlorocystahia. 

 BcBturia var (color, sp. n. 



Virescent ; posterior margins of the abdominal segments 

 above a little darker ; disk of abdomen beneath, tibia3 (ex- 

 cluding bases), and the tarsi sanguineous ; tegmina and 

 wings hyaline, the venation greenish or ochraceous, tegmina 

 with the costal area more or less ochraceous and with eight 

 apical areas ; wings with six apical areas. 



Var. a. — Head, pro- and mesonota pale testaceous; abdo- 

 men above testaceous, abdomen beneath and costal area of 

 tegmina sanguineous. 



Var. /'. — Body above and costal area of tegmina san- 

 guineous ; body beneath and legs ociuaceous ; tibiie, tarsi, 

 and discal posterior marginal abdominal segments san- 

 guineous. 



cJ . Tym|)ana entirely exposed ; opercula elongate, oblique, 

 not reaching base of abdomen, and only inwarilly covering 

 the cavities; rostrum reaching the j)ostcrior coxie, its apox 

 picoous ; taee somewhat elongate, lateral areas oblique. 



