228 Mr. W. L. Distant on new Cicadid^". 



fascia near centre ; between this fascia and apex are two spots 

 near costa, each divided by a vein, and an outer irregular 

 series of submarginal spots ; at the bases of apical areas the 

 transverse veins are shaded with dark castaneous. Wings 

 brownish, some basal streaks and central macular markings 

 ochraceous ; marginal fringe very pale ochraceous. 



(^ . Long. excl. tegm. 18 millim. ; exp. tegm. 55 millim. 



Bab. Chusan (Calc. Mus.). 



The rostrum alsout reaches the apex of the first abdominal 

 segment ; the opercula are angularly rounded, do not overlap, 

 are separated from each other, and just reabh the base of the 

 first abdominal segment ; the face has a central, deep and 

 broad, longitudinal sulcation extending through its lower two 

 thirds, and it is also transversely striated to that extent. 



Leptopsaltria nilgirensis^ n. sp. 



? . Body above olivaceous green. Head with the front 

 broadly margined with black, the vertex with a streak behind 

 the eyes, some irregular markings in front, and the area of the 

 ocelli black. Pronotum with the following black mark- 

 ings : — two central fascias, rounded and joined posteriorly, and 

 laterally curved and produced on each side anteriorly ; on 

 each side of these fascigs are three discal irregular spots and a 

 large semicircular spot near each lateral margin. Mesonotum 

 with the iollowing black markings : — a central longitudinal 

 line with a shorter curved and outwardly convex line on each 

 side, followed by a small spot on anterior margin and by a 

 sublateral curved and broken fascia, and a spot in front of 

 each anterior angle of the cruciform elevation. Abdomen 

 above with the segmental margins narrowly black and two 

 black spots at base, and a smaller spot at apex of anal 

 appendage. Body beneath pale olivaceous green 5 anterior 

 margin and two central fascia (joined posteriorly) to face, 

 some irregular spots on cheeks, segmental margins, the 

 claspers and apex of anal appendage black. Legs olivaceous 

 green 5 apices of the femora, tibiee, and tarsi more or less 

 pitchy. B,ostrum olivaceous, with the apex black. Tegmina 

 pale hyaline, with violaceous retlexions, the venation alter- 

 nately black and ochraceous, a few obscure black markings 

 at base ; the costal membrane ochraceous ; an ochraceous spot 

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

 of the three upper apical areas broadly infuscated. Wings 

 with the venation similar to tegmina, but spotless. 



? . Long. excl. tegm. 16 millim. ; exp. tegm. 57 millim. 

 Jdah. Nilgiris, northern slopes, 5000 feet, June {O. F. 

 Uampson y Esq.) 



