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two black stripes, which are widened in front and enclose a testa- 

 ceous stripe; three irregular black streaks on each side; border 

 narrow, testaceous, hardly widened on each side. Mesothorax with 

 four black obconical stripes ; two black spots behind the inner pair, 

 which are short. Abdomen reddish tawny, with a black band on 

 the fore border of each segment ; last segment with two black 

 dilated and connected stripes. Legs with black stripes. Wings 

 vitreous ; veins tawny, black towards the tips. Fore wings with the 

 first and second transverse veins almost straight; first shorter and 

 less oblique than the secoud, from which it is parted by more than 

 thrice its length ; third and fourth oblique, almost straight. Length 

 of the body 7 lines ; of the wings 20 lines. 



a. Adelaide. From Mr. Stevens' collection. 



New Zealand. O 



Cicada indivulsa. 



Fcem. Fulva, valida; prothorax strigis qualuor lateralibus vittis- 

 que duabus intermediis ?iigris, lateribus angulalis ; mesothorax 

 vittis quatuor obconicis macula guttisque duabus nigris, viltis 

 exterioribus fulw ramosis ; alee vitreoe, venis testaceis ; anticce 

 venis \a 2aque transversis obliquis subarcuatis fusco nebulosis. 



Female. Tawny, stout. Head ferruginous about the ocelli. 

 Prothorax with two black stripes, which are united hiudward ; two 

 black streaks on each side ; border dilated on the hind part, and 

 forming an obtuse angle on the middle of each side. Mesothorax 

 with four black obconical stripes ; a black spot accompanied by two 

 black dots behind the inner pair, which are short ; exterior pair 

 with numerous tawny ramifications. Abdomen with a ferruginous 

 band on the fore border of each segment. Wings vitreous ; veins 

 testaceous. Fore wings with the first and second transverse veins 

 oblique, slightly curved, clouded with brown ; first shorter than the 

 second, from which it is parted by more than twice its length ; third 

 and fourth nearly straight. Fold of the hind wings slightly clouded 

 with brown at the tip. Length of the body 1 L lines ; of the wings 

 32 lines. 



a. New Zealand. 



