NEW CIGADIDAE 523 



veins at the bases of the second , third and fifth apical areas 

 infuscated, the opercula relatively shorter to the length, of the 

 body, about reaching the base of the anal segment and more 

 concavely sinuate on the outer margins. 

 Long. excl. tegm. 30 millim. Exp. tegm. 94 millim. 

 Hub. Goram (L. M. D' Albertis). 



Cosmopsaltria capitata n. sp. 



cA Body above olivaceous-brown. Head with the anterior 

 margins darker , the ocelli red. Pronotum with the anterior 

 margin , two contiguous central longitudinal lines from which 

 two oblique lines radiate from about centre on each side , an 

 irregular spot, an oblique line on apical area, and the inner 

 border of posterior margin castaneous ; the lateral angles of 

 posterior margin ochraceous. Mesonotum with three slender and 

 obscure central fasciae forming two fused obconical spot. Ab- 

 domen above olivaceous-brown, the tympanal coverings ochraceous. 

 Body beneath paler, the face- with the lateral striations casta- 

 neous, the anterior and intermediate tibiae and tarsi castaneous. 



Tegmina and wings pale hyaline , the venation fuscous and 

 ochraceous ; tegmina with a black and ochraceous costal spot 

 at base of upper ulnar area , the transverse veins at bases of 

 second, third, fifth and seventh apical areas infuscated, and a 

 marginal row of fuscous spots situate on the apices of the 

 longitudinal veins to apical areas. 



The head is considerably produced in front of the eyes ; the 

 rostrum just passes the posterior coxae ; the opercula are short, 

 broad, nearly meeting , slightly concave outwardly , and their 

 apices are broad, somewhat obliquely convex, and about reaching 

 the base of the fourth abdominal segment ; they are also pale 

 obscure ochraceous and unicolorous. 



c/\ Long. excl. tegm. 35 millim. Exp. tegm. 116 millim. 



Hab. Aru Islands: Wokan (0. Beccari). New Guinea: Dorey 

 (0. Beccari) , Salwatty, Kulokaddi (L. M. D'Albertis). 



