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Genus XXXV. CICADA. 



GENERIC CHARACTER. 



Antenna setaceous, shorter than the head. Ro- 

 strum bent inwards under the breast, chan- 

 nelled in its upper part, and containing a 

 sucker formed of three thin bristles. Wings 

 four, membranous, and declining along the 

 sides of the body. Feet, in the majority, made 

 for leaping. 



General Observations. 



Linnaeus has divided the Cicadse into the 

 following sections : 



1. Foliacea. Thorax compressed, membra- 

 nous, and larger than the body. 



2. Cruciata. Thorax with a horn or spine, 

 on each side. 



3. Manifera. Feet not made for leaping. 



4. Ranatrce* The hind feet made for leaping. 



5. Deflexce. Wings deflected, or wrapped 

 round the sides of the body. 



It is in the months of June and J uly in the 



