JAPANESE CICADID.E. 



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apex of lower ulnar area, and a broad, waved, and irregular fascia com- 

 mencing at apex of radial area and united with the preceeding fascia at 

 apex of lower ulnar area ; between the second and third fasciae are some 

 small fuscous spots and a semihyaline spot near end of radial area, and a 

 similar spot in lower apical area, remainder of tegmina hyaline, with a 

 broad subapical fuscous fascia extending to apex of third ulnar area, an 

 apical fuscous spot and some irregular small fuscous spots on the apices 

 of longitudinal veins to apical areas. Wings dark fuscous, overlapping 

 at centre, outwardly convex, but somewhat oblique at their lateral 

 margins; the face is considerably compressed with the central sulcation 

 broad and somewhat deep." 



Long. excl. tegm. 21-22 mm. Exp. tegm. 65-73 mm. 



Hab. — China and Japan. 



This beautiful insect is found all over Japan from the Kurile Islands 

 in the north to Ryuku in the south, and from the variegated coloration of 

 its wing is very familar. It comes out early in June and its monoton- 

 ous ni-ni sound is heard until the end of September. Its voice is 

 heard from morn till night, and it always remains in the same place 

 unless disturbed by an enemy. Its pupal covering is easily dis- 

 tinguished from that of other species particularly by some earth always 

 adhering to it. According to L. Distant this species is entirely 

 confined to Japan and China. I sent a specimen of this insect some 

 years ago to Mr. L. O. Howard, entomologist to the Agricultural 

 Department of the United States and by his kindness it was banded on 

 to Prof. Uhler, president of the Maryland Academy of Sciences. It 

 was by him identified as Platypleura repanäa, Linn, of Europe and 

 Asia ( fig, 2, a, b). Ninteen specimens of this insect sent to the Columbian 

 Exposition by Mr. Nawa, under the name of Prof. Mitsukuri, have also 

 been identified as P. repanäa, L. It is doubtful whether it is after all 

 the real repanda, because the Japanese insect is not only smaller in size 

 but also, according to the description and figures given by Mr. Distant 

 in his classic work, it differs much in its marking. However I bave 

 placed this species on the plate for reference. 



