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sure return of spring. The Cicadce have a 

 head ahnost triangular, and oblong body, 

 their wings fastigated or in form of a roof, 

 and six legs with which they walk and leap 

 pretty briskly. — Gregory's Dictionary. 

 — Dr. Shaw^, &c. 



CiciNDELA, in Zoology^ The Sparkler. 



This is a beautiful Insect, runs with 

 great swiftness, and flies easily. It is found 

 in dry sandy places, especially in the begin- 

 ning of Spring. It makes a perpendicular 

 round hole in the ground, and keeps its head 

 at the entrance of the hole to catch the in- 

 sects that fall into it : a spot of ground is 

 sometimes entirely perforated in this manner- 

 These insects are in general very beautiful, 

 and merit the attention of the curious in 

 their microscopic observations; some are 

 minute, though not inferior in splendour, 

 and therefore best suited for the experiment. 

 Living subjects are ever preferable to dead 

 ones. The Larvae of this Insect, live under- 



