1883.] MR. W. L. DISTANT ON THE CICADID^. 193 



Hab. Ega, Amazons (Coll. Dist.) ; Cayenne (Coll. Signoret). 



This species is allied to G. viridicata, Dist., agreeing therewith in 

 general coloration and also in the great length of the first apical 

 area, which, however, in the former species is twice the length of the 

 second, whilst in C. apiealis ic is but one third longer. C.apicalis is 

 also a much smaller species, and the base of the pronotum is much 

 less widened than in C. viridicata. 



Carineta rubricata, n. sp. 



(S . Body and legs warm ochraceous ; abdomen both above and 

 beneath with the two posterior segments and anal appendage cas- 

 taneous. Mesonotum with a curved black line on left side of disk 

 (in normal specimens this is probably found on both sides). Abdo- 

 men beneath with the disk longitudinally castaneous. Rostrum 

 about reaching posterior coxae, its apex pitchy. Anterior femora 

 armed with three strong spines, their apices castaneous. Tegmina 

 and wings pale hyaline; the venation ochraceous at base, becoming 

 fuscous towards outer margins. First apical area of the tegmina 

 about one third longer than the second. 



Long. 20 millim. ; exp. tegm. 56 millim. 



Hab. Unknown. (Coll. Dist.) 



The castaneous apex to the abdomen renders this species easily 

 recognized. 



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Syno7iymical Corrections. 



The type of Cosmopsaltria spinosa, Fabr., is contained in the 

 Banksian Collection in the British Museum. Mr. Walker having 

 identified two specimens from the Philippines as the Fabrician 

 species, I naturally concluded that he was correct, first, because 

 he was not averse to describing new species, and, secondly, because he 

 had the Fabrician type for reference. I have now, however, found 

 that he made a great mistake in this matter, and thereby induced 

 me to describe as a new species under the name of 0. abdulla what 

 is the veritable C. spinosa, Fabr. 



The synonymy should therefore stand thus : — 



Cosmopsaltria spinosa. 



Tettigonia spinosa, Fabr. Mant. Ins. ii. p. 266. 6 (1787) ; Ent. 

 Syst. iv. p. 17. 6 (1794); Syst. Rhynch. p. 34. 8 (1803). 



Cicada spinosa, Oliv. Enc. Meth. v. p. 748. 8 (1790). 



Cosmopsaltria spinosa, Stal, Berl. Ent. Zeit. x, p. 171 (1866); 

 CEfv. Vet.-Ak. Forh. 1870, p. 708. 1. 



Cosmopsaltria abdulla, Dist. Trans. Ent. Soc. 1881, p. 639. 



Prof. C. Berg, of the Museo Publico, Buenos Ayres, having lately 

 submitted to me the types of his species described in his ' Hemiptera 

 Argentina' for comparison, I find that, in addition to the correction 

 already made by him (An. Cieut. Argent, t. xiv. p. 39, 1882), the 

 following may also be noted. 



Carineta 'diplographa, Bero^= Carineta (Cicada) obtiisa, Wa\k., 

 which again ^rohah\y = Carineta fasciculata. Germ. 



