. Australian insects. Insects. "^ llOMOPTKKA. 849 Australia to Brisbaue. Thopha sessiliba is a somewhat smaller but biighter-coloured species ranging northward along the Queensland coast from Townsville, and is found in Central Australia at Tennant's Creek. â '=^^^.. Fig. Ibi.âThopha mcmta (F;i ir.). The larpre Cicada called by the children "The Doable ; ("Affrioultural Gazette," ) o- The Genus Arunta was formed by Distant to contain two Australian sjjecies, of which'^C/carfa perulata described bv Guerin is the t^'pe. It is a ^ome insect, 4 inches a
. Australian insects. Insects. "^ llOMOPTKKA. 849 Australia to Brisbaue. Thopha sessiliba is a somewhat smaller but biighter-coloured species ranging northward along the Queensland coast from Townsville, and is found in Central Australia at Tennant's Creek. â '=^^^.. Fig. Ibi.âThopha mcmta (F;i ir.). The larpre Cicada called by the children "The Doable ; ("Affrioultural Gazette," ) o- The Genus Arunta was formed by Distant to contain two Australian sjjecies, of which'^C/carfa perulata described bv Guerin is the t^'pe. It is a ^ome insect, 4 inches across the wings; is of a reddish brown tint mottled with lighter colours; the wings are unspotted; and the male can be easily recognised by the large white frosted opercula. It is not a very common species; it is taken sometimes about Sydney. The nest division contain^ three genera typical of Ans- tralian species. The Genus^//c?oc7/?7a until lately contained a single species, but Distant has lately described a second from N. Queensland. OCyclochUa aiistralasiae is our common large green cicada, called by the children the "Green Mon- ; The whole insect is rich green, the colour extending into the nervures of the tegmina; there is a yellow variety not so common, called in consequence the "Yellow Monday": I have counted as many as 40 of these fine insects resting on the trunk of a small oak-tree in my garden in the early morning. The Genus ^Psa/fOf/a contains 7 species peculiar to Aus- tralia. Pfialtoda moerens. our common black cicada, is called the "Red Eye" by the Sydney boys on account of the bright colour of the ocelli. It measures over 4 inches across the wings, which are mottled with black on the tegmina, and marked with the same colour on the wings. It frequents the smooth white-stemmed gum trees, and ranges from. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability -
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