Ohfervations on the Cicindela Volans,c>r Flying Glow- 
worm^ with the figure thereof made ^ and Defigned 
by Richard Waller Efq. of the R. S. 
THE Cicindela volans, tho' it hath bin pretty well 
defcribed by feveral writers that treat of Infeds, 
yet I think has bin by none mentioned to be found in 
England, and indeed it is very rare, but I have happened 
to catch twice of them at Northaw in Hertfordfhire ; 
firft about Midfummer i58o,andfora fortnight in June 
the laft year \6%\. they flew about the candle asfoon 
as it grew dark , at both which times the weather was 
very hot, and it may be it fliines only at fuch feafons, tho* 
the Animal be eafy enough to be met withall winged 
when it flimes not, and without wings fhin'ing which is 
the common Glow-worm. 
By VlyJJes Aldrovandus Lib: 4.cap. 8. it is thus defcri- 
bed. Cicindda pennata pennas habet in vaginis fufcis 
inclu(as. Caput a fuperna parte ceu CucuUo quodam cly- 
pei inverfi, & incumbentis formam habente totum con- 
tegitur, fufci ut vaginse coloris. Capitulum ei parvuni 
I nigerrimum, in duo tubercula difpartitum, ceu gagatis 
j Iplendore ocellos. Alvum habet annulofam multisfeg- 
j mentis divilam in cujus extreme guttulse duae ignis inftar 
jj peilucidae, fed e lucido igneo ad viride feu fabcseruleum 
I tendentes, qualis nonnunquam flamm^eftex fulphure 
I incenfo color. Confpiciuntur tunc maxime cum alvo 
j compreffa humor ille Diaphanus ad extremurh alvi ver- 
% git, &c: ^ 
I have been the larger in tranfcribing this De- 
i Icription, becaufe it agrees very well with the A- 
nimal whofe figure I here prefent to the Society ,as touch- 
: | i^ig its Generation, Aldrovandus ib. affirms ovis quas 
B % parit 
