CICADA SEPTENDECIM* 279 



of the body black ; the metathorax edged with yellow; 

 breast and legs deep yellow, more or less spotted 

 with black ; abdomen black beneath, each segment 

 with a band of brownish yellow ; the hemelytra are 

 transparent, slightly tinged with yellow ; the costa 

 and nervures deep yellow ; under wings unspotted, 

 deep yellow at the base, the nervures likewise of that 

 colour* Nymph of a uniform brown, the legs reddish 

 yellow. 



This insect is a native of North America, and has 

 obtained the name Septendecim from being supposed 

 to make its appearance in large numbers every seven*- 

 teenth year. This statement was first made by Kalm, 

 and more recent travellers admit that appearances 

 give some countenance to the notion. An interesting 

 account of it will be found in C. J. Latrobe's Ramble? 

 in South America. 



FULGORA LATERNARIA. 

 PLATE XXII. Fig. 1. 



Fulgora Laternaria, Linn. Roesel ii. Locust xxviii. Meriarfs 

 Surinam Ins. PI. 49. StoWs Cicad. PI. 1. fig. 1. 



THIS genus is, in several respects, one 'of the most 

 remarkable belonging to the present order. It was 

 first established by Linnaeus, under the name Later- 

 naria, an appellation which he subsequently changed 

 to Fulgora. Both these terms were suggested by 

 the supposed luminous properties of many of the 

 species, which, at that time, seemed to be admitted 

 on the most satisfactory evidence. As originally 

 constituted, the genus comprehended many kinds 



