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INSECTS AH ROAD. 



own light. There are four luminous spots, two on the upper 

 surface of the abdomen, just below the thorax, and two on the 

 under surface. The former give a purple and the latter a green 

 Light. Mr. F. Smith has pointed out that the body of the insect 

 is covered in parts with a white efflorescence, like that of our 

 glowworm. 



The wings are brown, with a large eye-like spot on each of 

 the lower pair, and the enormous head is as hollow as the 



Fig. 474. Fulgora latornaria. 

 (Wings brown and chestnut ; head crimson, yellow, and blue.) 



abdomen of the Cystosoma, and coloured with the most brilliant 

 crimson, yellow, and blue. In Honduras, this insect is popu- 

 larly called " La Belle." 



We now come to some of thos Id-looking insects which are 



popularly called Chinese Lantern Flies, and are found in every 

 collection of insects brought from China. It is very difficult to 

 judge of the real colours of these insects, as the hues fade almost 

 immediately after death. The form, however, is of more im- 



