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deftroy the fruits of the earth, and co-operate with 
the Divine Vengeance. 
They fly in fuch multitudes, as to appear like a 
cloud and darken the fun ; they Ravage the meadows 
and pallure-grounds, fhrip the trees of their leaves, 
and even bark them. 
In 1748, the great brown loculi vifited England, 
They are a moll formidable fpecies, and multiply 
exceedingly : happily for us, the coldnefs of our 
climate, and humidity of our foil, are by no means 
favourable to their produftion ; and as they are the 
creatures of but one year, they vilit us and die at 
the end of the feafon. 
GENUS 4.—FULGORA LANTERN-FLY. 
Two different fpecies have been caught in this 
country ; but as Barbut was not able to procure 
one, he gave the hgure of a foreign one. 
The foreheads of many (efpecially thofe found in 
China) emit a very lively Brining light in the night; 
fome fay fufficient to read by: it is not known that 
the European fulgorae polfefs that quality. 
The larvae are not known. 
GENIJS 5.—CICADA. FRO CHOPPER : 
OR, FLEA-LOCUST. 
The pupae or chryfalids of many of thefe, differ 
'from the perfefl infe£l only in the fhortnefs of their 
elytra 
