thè Adriatic rior in thè Medi terranean fcr 
these two species, at least during thè ex« 
curaions which I rrade in hoth of these seas. 
Howeyer, for thè reason that I was willing tc 
undertake a,ny consi deration of animals of a 
fosforescent nature, in continuation of my 
discoveries, in thè time when av/ay from thè 
sea, I turnd my attenticn to thè terrestial 
luod.oIe, h eing sure ( to he ahi e tc) examin 
thern^at miy lesure, ori acoount of their a- 
hunlnce on thè plains of Italy a'^ter late 
Sprint?, ihey ar of two kinds, one wing» * 
leso and cr^wling on thè ground ( Lampyr is 
noe ti luca g, McD) and thè ether wingd and 
hep'inning to fly eriy in thè night ( Luciola 
i t alio a (f Se ^ McB) . The first is commionly 
cald thè ‘’iuccioi one” and thè second simple 
thè ”1 ucciol e” • 
Seo» 115: I will make a few preliminary 
^rem.arks which will explain what is known of 
'these creatures to those who ar unfamiliar 
with themi# (Very free t ranslation ;McD) In 
May thè luccioloni (I prefer to use this 
word) hegin tc appear at night, ei ther a- 
mong thè hushes and herhs, G,r at thè foct 
of scmie Wall where there ar small pits, 
within which they remain hidden during thè 
day» They may he seen from a distance hy 
their light, which servs to direct their 
capture» Their light is not int ermi ttent , 
like that cf thè lucciole, but ccntinuous and 
Constant; this is tru at least when they 
ar at liberty, sino e they ha ir thè power to 
hide their light either partially or entire» 
ly v/hen made oaptiy» But in thè presene e 
|A,--^of many persons they extinguisht it, 
'(and) al so when one approaches them as if 
they knew of their hiding place (or) when 
one inoyes in their direction* This light 
has its sers in thè next to thè last seg» 
rnent cf thè ahdomen, which is 1 i^Tht«col o rd 
whil e thè otherdar hlack* 'This light, 
