156 BORNEAN CICADIDAE. 
APPENDIX, 
Description of a new Cicada by Howard Ashton. 
Maua platygaster, n. sp. 
6 Head castaneous, black about region of ocelli, front pro- 
minent, width, including eyes, equal to that of base of 
mesonotum. Pronotum castaneous, black keyhole mark in 
centre, incisures blackish, margins ochraceous-fuscous. Meso- 
notum castaneous, black line in centre from anterior margin 
to crueiform elevation, two lines inclined inward on each side, 
two large spots before cruciform elevation, two broad lines 
exteriorly, inclined sharply outward at posterior end, all black. 
Abdomen ecastaneous, incisures prominently marked with 
yellow, opercula short, rounded, pale fuscous margined with 
black, 
Tegmina hyaline, anastomoses to 2nd, 3rd and 5th apical 
areas spotted with fuscous. “Wings hyaline. 
Body beneath fuscous save for light marking of opercula 
and black coloration of last two segments of abdomen. 
Length ¢ 21 mm., exp. tegmina 70 mm. @ length 18 
mim., without counting prominent ovipositor. 
Note: This species possesses the flattened characteristic 
of the genus in a very marked degree. The whole body is 
flattened as though pressed. 
Habitat: Sarawak. 
Jour. Straits Branch 
