12-4 BRITISH CICADiE. 



elytron is more pronounced in some examples than in 

 others. When the wings are closed a yellow spot 

 becomes conspicuous at the suture. A similar spot 

 also may be seen in E. vittatus. 



Not uncommon on the garden grass-plots at Great 

 Malvern, and on low plants at Haslemere. 



Sahlberg notes three varieties of this species. 



Inch. Millimetres. 



Expanse 0-16 4-00 



Length with wings 0"10 2-75 



EuPTERYx CARPiNi, ["oiu'c. Plate LXVir., figs. 5, 5 a. 



Cicada carpinl, Fourc. 



,, picta, Fab. 

 Typhlociiha picta, ~H..-8Ghii&. ; Flor ; Kirschb. 

 ,, aureola, Boh. 



,, carpini, Leth. ; Fieb. 



Euptenjx pictus, Marsh. ; Curt. 



,, carpini, Ferrari; Edw. pt. ii. p. 91. 



Vertex rounded, white, with two large black spots. 

 Eyes reddish. Pronotum white, with two comma- 

 shaped black marks nearly meeting at the fore margin, 

 Scutellum with two black basal marks. Elytron pale 

 buff, with three irregular and bhirred marks on the 

 costa, and two black spots on the inferior margin of 

 the elytron. The disc of the elytron has several other 

 more or less obscure marks, and a fuscous stripe down 

 the middle. The irregular curved stripes are better 

 seen when the elytra are closed. Abdomen broad, 

 and stained on the upper parts with ferruginous- 

 brown. Piest of the abdomen black with yellowish 

 edgings, except the apex and a transverse dorsal 

 stripe, which are brownish. 



Notwithstanding its specific name, which refers to 

 the hornbeam, this insect is recorded to feed on 

 *' various low plants, and especially on labiates." 



