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Pauropsalta lindsayi n. sp. 
5. Dull black, densely covered with a short closely appressed golden 
pubescence, causing it to assume a dusty-yellowish appearance. Verte 
darker markings. Rostrum reaching middle сохае. Pronotum as vertex, 
but with two deeply impressed oblique black lines on each side. Between 
the black lines on each side are a few irregular black ridges. Mesonotum 
universal gold pubescence. Abdomen as nota ental margins very 
ly yellow—too narrowly to be perceptible with the naked eye 
Tymbals white (as seen from above). Genitalia very distinct. Sternal 
plate projects well beyond everything else in dorsal view. Ventrally this 
sclerite has a strong keel and is altogether boat-shaped. Legs dull greyish- 
vellow marked with darker. Posterior tibiae with five long spines (exclu- 
sive of apical coronet). Tegmina and wings hyaline. Veins pale brown. 
Length of body, 12-5mm.; tegmen, 12 mm. ; 
The single known specimen of this, our smallest cicada, was discovered 
at Mount Grey, Canterbury, in November, 1917, by Mr. C. Lindsay, to 
whom I dedicate it with much pleasure. The insect was found on a clay 
surface where its colouring rendered detection extremely difficult. 
Type d, Myers collection, Wellington. А 
Notr.—Since the above was written Mr. Lindsay has given me 
another male of P. lindsayi and shown me a third, both collected by 
himself and his brother, Mr. S. Lindsay. 
Pauropsalta maorica n. sp. 
9. Brownish-pink marked with black; the abdomen almost wholly 
black. Vertex black, anteriorly and laterad terra-cotta ; sloping abruptly 
ventrad in front of the posterior ocelli; clothed with sparse golden 
pubescence and long black hairs. Осе! pinkish-amber. Eyes overlapping 
the pronotum caudad, greyish-olive marked with castaneous. Antennae 
black. Frons reddish with seven black wavy transverse ridges. Rostrum 
stramineous, darkening distally and reaching to middle coxae. Genae 
densely clothed with long white hairs. Coxae reddish with black markings. 
а red cincture and a red tip to the abdomen. Ovipositor not projot 
beyond the outline of the abdomen. Ventral surface pale-reddish wit 
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pallid-yellowish segmental s. Ovipositor darker, with numerous 
black hairs egs reddish, the anterior femora with fusco "я 
Posterior tibiae with five long spines (exclusive of apical coronet)—three 
r and two outer. Tegmina and wings hyaline. Costa red. Veins 
Prownish- pink, darkening distally. : 
ength of body, 13 mm. ; tegmen, 13-5 mm. 
One female of ilis very distinct species taken at Nelson, 29th December. 
1920, by Mr. A. Philpott, of the Cawthron Institute. 
