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 PLATE LIV. 



CICADA. 



Hemiptera. 



Shells, or upper wings, femi-cruftaceous, not divided by a ftrai;j-ht 

 future, but incumbent on each other. Beak curved downward. 



GENERIC CHARACTER. 



Antennse taper. Shells membraneous. In each foot three joints. 

 Hind legs ftrong for leaping. 



FIG. I. 

 CICADA SANGUINOLENTA, 



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SPECIFIC CHARACTER. 

 Black. Three red fpots on each fhell. 



Syji, Ent. 688. I.—Unn. Syji. Nat. 2. 708. 22. 



Geof. 7^/ I. 418. Tab. 8. Fig. 5. 



Naturf. 6. Tab. 2. 



Scop. cam. 330. 



FueJIy. Inf. Heh. 24. 456. 



Cercopis Sanguinolenta. Fab. Spec. Inf. t. 2. 329. 



The moft beautiful of the Cicadcs which inhabit this country 5 

 and rare with us, though common to many parts of Europe. It is 

 peculiar to the chalky and fandy foils of Dartford, and fome more 

 diftant places. It is taken in June and July. 



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