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veins yellow ; on the fore border a black vein is enclosed between 

 two yellow veins and extends to the pale yellow brand ; flaps with a 

 tawny tinp^e at the base and along part of the middle vein. Length 

 of the body b lines ; of the wings 23 lines. 



a. North India. From Mr. Warwick's collection. 



<^ 150. Cicada Cadisia, Mas. 



Nervus transversns lusfere rectus, subobliguus, unguium obtustim 

 Jint/ens, '2o quinquies ejus Inngitudine divisus ; 2us fere rectus, 

 suhohliqnvs, angulum ohtusumjingens, \o paidlb longior ; 3us 

 rectus, obliquus, angulum rectum Jingens ; Aus fere rectus, 

 angulum subacutum Jingens, 3o obliquior et multb longior. 



Second marginal areolet full three-fourths of the length of the 

 first : first cross-vein almost straight, slightly slanting, forming an 

 obtuse angle, parted from the second by full five times its length ; 

 second almost straight, slightly slanting, forming an obtuse angle, a 

 little longer than the first ; third straight, slanting, forming a right 

 angle ; fourth nearly straight, foiTning a slightly acute angle, more 

 slanting and much longer than the third ; fifth curved, upright, 

 forming a hardly acute angle. Body black, slender, tawny beneath : 

 head a little narrower than the fore-chest ; face convex, not promi- 

 nent, adorned with a tawny spot above and with a tawny stripe on 

 each side in front: mouth ferruginous with a black tip, reaching; 

 the hind-hips: eyes prominent: feelers black: fore-chest a little 

 narrower in front than behind ; scutcheon adorned in front with two 

 pale tawny spots, with a dark red spot on each side, and with two 

 tawny spots near the hind border ; hind-scutcheon tawny, very nar- 

 row, black along the fore border, much widened and forming an 

 obtuse angle at the base of each fore-wing, its sides not excavated: 

 scutcheon of the middle-chest adorned with two pale red, nearly 

 parallel stripes ; cross-ridge tawny ; hind border hardly excavated : 

 abdomen obconical, much longer than the chest; hind borders of 

 the segments tawny : drums pale tawny, small, parted by a narrow 

 interval: legs pale red; feet ferruginous; claws black, ferruginous 

 towards the base; thighs streaked with brown ; knees pitchy; fore- 

 feet black ; fore-thighs armed with three long ferruginous teeth 

 which are black at the base : wings colourless; fore border tawny ; 

 veins tawny, black towards the tips. Length of the body 71 lines ; 

 of the wings \Q^ lines. 



fl, b. South Africa. Presented by Dr. A. Smith. 



