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OPAQUE-WINGED CICADA. 
Species XI.— C. testacea , Fabr. Stoll. Cig. pi. 8, fig. 31, Guer. 1. c. 
Species NIL—C. trabeata, Germar, in Thon’s Arch. 2, fasc 2. Gu6r. 1. c. 
Species XIII_ C. splendidula , Fabr., Germ., Guer., Donovan. Ins. China, pi. 16, fig.4, 
(ex individuo Druriano delineata). 
Species XIV.— C. crocea, Guer. Voy. Favorite (Mag. Zool. Ins. pi. 237, fig. 3, and Yov. Coq. 
p. 182). 
I am enabled to figure, in addition to the above, the two beautifii 1 
nondescript species represented in the accompanying plate. 
Species XV.—C. Mearesictna, W. (Pi. 25, fig. 1.) Nigra, pronoti margine postico flavo; 
rnesothorace postice utrinque puncto oblongo ferrugineo ; metathorace fulvo marginato ; 
alis anticis nigro-fuscis venis nigris; posticis laete testateis ; area anali margiueque tenui 
apicali fuscis, venis nigris. Long. corp. unc. 1§. Expans. alar. unc. 5£. 
A unique specimen of this fine species (which should be placed between C. speciosa and 
fasciata) is in the collection of F. Parry, Esq. It is a native of the Himalayas, whence it was 
sent by-- Meares, Esq., 'with whose name it is inscribed. 
Species XVI.— C. dives , W. (PI. 25, fig. 2.) Nigra, alis anticis nigris venis rubris, fascia 
media transversa albida, posticis testaceis, dimidio apicali liigro. Long. corp. lin. 12. 
Expans. alar. unc. 3. 
A unique specimen of this beautiful insect was sent from Svlhet, by the brother of the Rev. 
Mr. Stainforth, who allowed me to figure it for this work. It is now in the collection of the 
Rev. F. W. Hope. 
A translation of Anacreon’s ode to the Cicada, will form a 
pleasant supplement to the preceding technicalities. 
Happy creature ! what below 
Can more happy live than thou? 
Seated on thy leafy throne, 
(Summer weaves thy verdant crown,) 
Sipping o'er the pearly lawn 
The fragrant nectar of the dawn; 
Mirthful tales thou lov’st to sing, 
“ Every inch ” an insect king : 
Thine the treasures of the field, 
All thy own the seasons yield ; 
Nature plants for thee the year. 
Songster to the shepherds dear : 
Innocent, of placid fame, 
Who of men can boast the same ? 
Thine the lavished voice of praise, 
Harbinger of fruitful days; 
Darling of the tuneful nine, 
Phoebus is thy sire divine ; 
Phoebus to thy notes has given 
Music from the spheres of heaven : 
Happy most, as first of earth; 
All thy hours are peace and mirth; 
Cares nor’pains to thee belong, 
Thou alone art ever young; 
Thine the pure immortal vein, 
Blood nor flesh thy life sustain; 
Rich in spirits—health thy feast; 
Thou’rt a demigod at least. 
The beautiful plant represented in the plate is the Dendrobium 
Pierardi (Lindl. Bot. Reg. t. 21, pi. 175), of Roxburgh, a native of 
Chittagong, and various parts of the Delta of the Ganges, which has 
flowered beautifully in the Botanic Gardens at Kew this spring; the 
flowers being, however, paler-coloured than represented in the figure. 
