Named for the neotropical genus Fulgora, so-called "Lantern-flies". That name is apparently from Fulgora, the Roman goddess, or personification, of lightning (Internet searches).
Identification
Plant-feeding bugs that can be distinguished from related groups by:
antennae inserted on the side of the "cheeks" below the eyes
antennae with three segments, the basal two thickened and round or egg-shaped, the second segment (pedicel) bearing a fine filamentous arista, the third segment
