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4. Pomponio, maculât icoll is (fig. 5, a, b). 



Cicada maculât icolii?, Motscliulsky. Bull. Soc. Nat. Mose. 1800. 

 Pomponio, Maculaticollis, Dist. Monog. Orient. Ciead. 1891. 



This is an alpine insect, but in Tokyo it is often found near bouses 

 and is as familiar as the former species. It is commonly known as 

 mimmin zemi, deriving its name from the tone of its cry. It is generally 

 distributed throughout Japan, and is also common in China, where it 

 presents a slight variation in color. Description as follows : — 



" Head, pronotum, and mesonotum greenish-ochraceous. Head 

 with the transverse striae to front, the area of the ocelli, a larger spot at 

 inner margins of eyes, posterior margins of eyes, and a transverse linear 

 spot at anterior angles of vertex, black. Pronotum with two central 

 linear fasciae, sinuated and ampliateti anteriorly and posteriorly, a discal 

 spot on each side, the furrows, two transverse spots on outer margin, 

 and the extreme lateral and posterior margins, black. Mesonotum with 

 two central obconical spots, followed by some irregular markings on 

 each side of disk, a small rounded spot at anterior angles of basal cruci- 

 form elevation and two central lines on disk of same, black. Body 

 beneath and legs greenish ochraceous ; transverse striae to face, inner area 

 of eyes, central line to and apex of rostrum, femoral streaks, bases and 

 apices of tibiae, outer and posterior margins of opercula, and basal halves 

 of abdominal segments, black. 



" Tbe opercula are broad, convex and overlapping ; the face has a 

 faint central longitudinal sulcation, and the rostrum extends to the 

 posterior coxae. 



"Long. excl. tegm. 40-43 mm. Exp. tegm. 120-123 mm." 

 Hab. — Japan and China. 



It is very common in August, coming out quite late among cicadas, 

 and like the preceding species is somewhat difficult to catch. 



5. Pomponio japonensis (fig. 6, a, b). 

 Pomponio, japonensis, Distant. Monog. Orient. Cicad. 1892. 



This species very much resembles Pomponio /lisca, Olivier of 



