LIMOTETTIX INTERMEDIA. 87 



LiMOTETTix STRioLA, Fall. Plate LIX., figs. 1 to Ic. 



Cicada striola, Fall. 



Jassus striola, H.-Schaff. ; Flor ; Marsh. ; Kirschb. ; 



Thorns. 

 Jassus frenatus, Germ. 

 Athtjsamis striola, Scott ; Ferrari. 

 Limotettix striola, Sahib. ; Edw. pt. ii. p. 71. 



Colour dirty yellow. Vertex short and obtusely 

 pointed, with two small black dots at the base, fol- 

 lowed by a long straight brown transverse line between 

 the eyes ; also on the apex two brown bordering spots 

 or else a single one. Pronotum and scutellum, in the 

 male, finely and numerously punctate with brown ; 

 the female is less so marked. Elytron of the male 

 broadly striped and spotted with brown. The female 

 is larger ; the elytra less variegated and of a shining 

 honey-yellow colour ; sometimes it shows a fine wavy 

 scarlet line above the striated band of the vertex. 

 Hind legs spotted and banded. Frons of the male 

 black, with a yellow middle stripe. Thorax and abdo- 

 men black, with yellow segmental margins. 



"Locally common in damp places." My figures are 

 from specimens lent to me by Mr. Douglas. 



Length, 0*17 inch, or 4*50 millimetres. 



Limotettix intermedia, Boh. Plate LIX., figs. 2 to 2a. 



Thamnotettix intermedia. Boh. ; Scott ; Fieb. 

 Jassus intermedius, Thoms. 



Limotettix intermedia and lunifrons. Sahib. ; Edwards, 

 pt. ii. p. 72. 



The only example I have seen is from Mr. Douglas's 

 collection, which I figure and describe. 



