FULGORA. LANTERN-FLY. 
Generic Character* 
Caputixonte producta,inani. 
Antenna iufra oculos, ar- 
ticulis duobus; exteriore 
globose majore. 
Rostrum inflexum. 
Pedes gressorii. 
Head produced into an in- 
flated hollow front. 
Antenna beneath the eyes, 
of two joints, the exterior 
larger and globose. 
Snout inflected. 
Feet formed for walking. 
This highly singular genus is distinguished l>y 
having the Antennas formed by two very short 
joints, the exterior of which is globular, and tip- 
ped by a short hair: they are seated immediately 
beneath the eyes : the snout is strait, and inflected 
beneath the breast, and the feet are formed for 
walking. 
The Fulgora Lanternaria or Peruvian Lantern- 
Fly is undoubtedly one of the most curious of in- 
sects: it is of a very considerable size, measuring 
nearly three inches and a half from the tip of the 
front to that of the tail, and about five inches and 
a half from wing’s end to wing’s end When ex- 
panded: the body is of a lengthened oval shape, 
roundish or subcylindric, and divided into several 
rings or segments : the head is nearly equal to the 
length of the rest of the animal, and is oval, inflated. 
