INSECTA. 
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Homoptera. 
Stridulantia. 
Stal has given a detailed description of the Cicada quadrituhet'culata (Sign.), 
which he refers to the genus Dunduhia (Am. & Serv.). Ann. Soc. Ent. Er. 
4® s(5r. tome iv. p. 60. 
Proar7ia, g. n,, St§.l, Stett. ent. Zeit. 1864, p. 61. Allied to Tympanoterpis ; 
rostrum reaching or passing the posterior coxae ; elytra with the ulnar veins 
distant, apical areas eight, inner basal area slightly dilated towards the apex ; 
wings with six apical areas ; anterior femora thickened, trispinose. Sp. 
T. hilaris (Germ.), T. ptdverea (Oliv.), C, gt'isea (Fab.), and C. alhida ' 
(Oliv.). Proarna salUi, sp. n., StSl, 1 . c. p. 61, from Mexico. 
Calyria virginea, sp. n., Stal, 1. c. p. 56, from Mexico. 
Carineta ancilla, sp. n., Stal, 1 . c. p. 57, and C. luguhrinaj sp. n., Stal, ibid., 
from Mexico. 
Zammara calUchroma, sp. n., St^^l, 1. c. p. 57, from Mexico. 
Odopoea. Four new Mexican species are described by StSl : Odopwa 
montezuma, 1. c. p. 68 ; O. imhellis, 1. c. p. 69 ; O. signoreti, ibid, j O. mcdm^ 
1. c. p. 60. 
Fidiciha pertinax, sp. n., Stal, 1. c. p. 62, from Mexico. 
Cicada alaa is, sp. n., StS^l, 1. c. p. 62, from Mexico. 
FuLGORIDiE. 
Smith (Address to Ent. Soc. London, 26th .January, 1864, pp. 207-209) 
reasserts tlie luminosity of Fidgora Intcrnaria in opposition to the statomerlts 
of Treffry (Zoologist, July 1863), and quotes, in support of his opinion, the tes- 
timony of Mr. Henderson of Belize, communicated to the Koyal Physical 
Society of Edinburgh in 1859. He also cites, in favour of the luminosity of 
the Chinese Fulgora candelaria, the testimony of two sailors and of Count 
Yedlety d’Enzenberg. The latter stated that he had seen these insects 
shining with great brilliancy at night, and that the luminosity flashed out 
at intervals, like a revolving light.” 
Smith, in reply to objections raised by Newman (Proc. Ent. Soc. Lond. 1864, 
p. 14), quotes a statement by a Mr. James Smith of Dalston on the history of 
Fulgora canddaria, according to which that insect diffuses a pale blue or green 
light from the extremity of its cephalic process during the summer months. 
It is known in China as the Star of Eve,” the “ Eye of Confucius,” and the 
“ Spark fly,” and is more luminous when sitting than when flying. The lumi- 
nosity is brightest in the female, and ceases in both sexes after copulation. 
Bates (7 c. p. 16) states that he never observed any luminosity in Ftdgora 
laternaria, nor did he find it reported to be luminous among the natives of the 
Amazons Valley, who, however, know the insect well, and believe it to be 
venomous. 
Stal has described Pceocera perspicillata (Fab.) and its varieties, which 
include Lystra pallida (Gu4r.), L. specularis (Germ.), and probably L. octdatct 
(Germ.). He also describes Pccocera turca (Fab.) and its varieties, including 
Lystra diana (Germ.) and Pceocera lunulifera (St§,l). Ann. Soc. Ent. Fr. 4® 
ser. tome iv. pp. 62, 63. 
