68 BRITISH CICADA. 



Deltocephalus oculatus, Sahlh. Plate LIII., fig. 2. 

 Scott ; Edw. pt. ii. p. 49. 



Colour orange-yellow. Vertex shorter than the 

 pronotum, with a fine line bordering the apex. Pro- 

 notum with four obscure orange spots and a grey basal 

 stain. Scutellum with two brown basal marks, and a 

 small annular one. Legs orange-coloured. Lower 

 parts of the hind tibias dark brown. The tarsi blackish. 

 Elytron longer than the abdomen, brownish white, 

 with browner areas. The nervures shining white. 



This description is from an example originally in 

 Mr. Scott's collection, and probably named by Sahlberg. 

 It was sent to me by Dr. P. Mason. 



In addition to the above diagnosis, Mr. Edwards 

 gives " strongly thickened nervures, and two white 

 spots on the suture of the elytra. Evidently closely 

 allied to D. repletus, Fieb." 



Size, 0'14 inch, or 3-50 millimetres. 



Deltocephalus repletus, Fieb. Plate LIII., 

 figs. 3 to 8 &. 



Deltocephalus repletus, Fieb., S. E. D. fig. 20; Scott; 

 Ferrari ; Edw. pt. ii. p. 49. 



Somewhat linear in form. Vertex longer than the 

 pronotum. Slightly arcuate at the sides, ferruginous- 

 red, with a white cross dividing it into four larger and 

 four smaller spots. Eyes large and grey. Pronotum 

 short, with four or five white bars. Scutellum with 

 brown basal marks. Elytron at least equal in length 

 to the abdomen, ochreous-yellow, with many irregularly 

 shaped eye-like marks of brown, indicating the position 

 of the areas. Apical areas small, and darker in their 



