32 BRITISH CICADA. 



Athysanus communis, Sahlh. Plate XLYII., 

 figs. 1 to 1 (^. 



Athysanus communis, Sahl. ; Edw. pt. ii. p. 39. 

 Jassus plebejus, Flor ; Kirschb. 

 Athysanus plehejus, Kirschb. ; Scott. 



Large. Shining yellow, sometimes greyish yellow. 

 Vertex rather acute ; as long as its base between the 

 eyes ; spotted with ronnd brown dots, as also is the 

 pronotmn. Eyes grey or reddish. Abdomen black on 

 the dorsum, with the three last somites yellow ; the 

 two first somites marked by three dark triangular 

 spots, the last ring with one spot. Apex hirsute. 

 Elytra rounded at their ends, without a limbus, but the 

 periphery much thickened, hyaline, and pale; scantily 

 spotted with brown. Nervures colourless, and much 

 subject to variation. Number of apical cells incon- 

 stant. Frons yellow, with two fine longitudinal lines 

 and seven or more fine striations on each side. Gul^ 

 semicircular, and swollen. Legs spotted with black. 

 The hind tibia sometimes has a black inner line. 



Length, 0-16 to 2-00 inches, or 4*00 to 5'30 milli- 

 metres. 



Common in wet places. Taken also on the sea-shore 

 at Komney, Kent. 



Athysanus obscurellus, Kirschh. Plate XL VII., 

 figs. 2 to 2/. 



Athysanus obscurellus, Kirschb. ; Scott ; Edw .pt. ii. 



p. 39. 

 Acocephalus agrestis, Marsh. 



Male. Colour dirty ochreous-brown. Whole insect 

 finely spotted with brown. Vertex in length, two-thirds 



