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The Natural Hiftoryof JAMAICA. 
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Of Libelle, Perle, or, Adderbolts, Weld-Bucs, Locufts and Crickets. 
I. Ibella Rufa Major. 
‘This is from the Head to the End of the Abdomen about an Inch and 
a half long, the fides of the Head being two large Hemifphcerical Eyes. 
The Thorax is large and cover’d all over witha reddifh rufty-colour’d 
Hair or Wool, the Abdomen near an Inch long, made up of feven or eight 
Annuali, tapering and forked, at the End, all of a bright, reddifh, rufty 
Colour. The Legs are fix proceeding from the Thorax, of a dark 
brown Colour, the Wings four from the upper Part of the fame Place, 
‘membranaceous, with four rufty fmall Spots, and two long ones run- 
ning parallel to the Abdomen along the two lalt Wings. 
This is frequent near all {tanding Waters or Rivers Brinks. 
IJ. Libecla Rafa Minor. 
This is in every thing the fame with the former, only in every Part 
{maller. 
?Tis to be found with the former every where. 
- JIN. Libelle maxima ceralea, aut viridis. 
This is three Inches long, the Eyes very large and brown, the Head 
reen or blue, the Thorax as large as ones little Finger, three quarters 
‘of an Inchlong, of the fame Colour, the Abdomen’ compos’d’ of feven 
‘or eight Aznuals, of a yellow or green Colour, the Tail forked.’ Ir: hath 
fix brown Legs and four membranaceous Wings coming from the Tho- 
‘vax, with very {mall Marks or Clouds onthem. The Wings aré an Inch 
and an half long. 
This is frequent by all ftanding Waters and Rivers fides. 
IV. Libella purpurea. An Sacatinga Marcgr. p. 254? 
This is about an Inch and a half long, more than two Inches crofs 
meafur’d tothe End of the Wings, the Head is purple, the Eyes large, 
the Legs half an Inch long, rough and brown, in Number fix, going 
from the Thorax, the Wings membranaceous, four, having a {mall Spot 
on the upper Side of a brown Colour, the Body is made up of nine 
or ten Annuli all Purple. | 
It haunts watry Places as other Libelle. 
V. LibeHs minor caerulea. 
. This was about an Inch in Length, the Head has two large pro- 
mineént oval Eyes, the Thorax is big and has three pair of Legs not 
very long, the Abdomen is made up of feveral Aswuli, and is nor much 
bigger than two or three Hogs Briftles join’d together, all of a blue 
Colour, the Wings four as the tormer, only fmaller. 
It is to be found in the fame Places with the former. 
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