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cither a considerable degree of beauty in colour, or singu- 

 larity of form, and are much sought after by collectors, they 

 may be destroyed without injury to their external appear- 

 ance, by emersion in boiling water. Some of the species are 

 eaten as food, by the inhabitants of the east. 



i. Fulgora. Lantern-Fly. Head projecting, hollow, in- 

 flected ; antennw short, consisting of two joints; 

 snout inflected ; feet formed for walking. 



This is a very singular genus, and are generally discover- 

 able from the light they emit. 



6. Cicada. Snout inflected; antenna; short, setaceous; 



t£;2?2^* four, membraneous, and deflected ; legs in most 

 species formed for leaping. 



This genus of insects, feed on various kinds of plants ; the 

 grub or larvse, is without wings ; in the piipa^ the wings are 

 very short ; but in both states they are exceedingly active. 

 The males are distinguishable by their loud chirping note, the 

 females are quite mute. In the fly state, they are found on 

 the leaves and stems of plants, and in the immature states, 

 about the roots of grass and trees. 



7. I^otonecta. Snout inflected ; antennce shorter than the 



thorax ; wings four, coriaceous on the upper half, and 

 crossed over each other ; hind-legs hairy, flat, formed 

 for swimming. 



. This is an aquatic genus, residing in stagnant waters, and 



