Lhe Natural Fisflory of JAMAICA, 
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XIV. Cimex plvaticus fetens, viriais,T riangularis. Tab.237. Fig.rs, & 16. 
This has an almoft trianguler Body, a fmall Head, two Antenne, 
two Prickles ftanding out again{t one another on the upper Region of the 
T borax, {ix Legs, and is all over of a Grafs green Colour, a little whitifh 
underneath. When itis kepr it turns toa dark brown Colour. It fmel!s 
very ftrong and unfavourily. 
It leaps trom Bufh co Bufh in the Savaznas. 
XV. Idem Medius fufcus. 
XVI. Idem Minor. Tab. 237. Fig. 22 
Thefe differ only from the Precedent in being Ieffer, and of ‘a 
brown Colour. 
XVII. Cimex fylveftris oblongus, e coccineo c nigro variegatus, fupina 
parte Crace Sti Andrea notatus. Tab. 237. Fig. 29, 30. 
A Cimex of 4 fcartet Colour with a white St. Andrew’s Crofs on its Back. 
This is one third Part of an Inch in Length, has two fhort Antenne, 
fix Legs, is all fcartet, only towards the Tail black, and fome black 
Spots elfewhere, and a white St. Avdrew’s Crofs going down its Back, 
the Belly is whitifh. 
It is very often to be met with amongft Flowers. 
XVID. Cimese minor caruleus, lineis albis varius, teftudinis forma. Tab. - 
237- Fig. 36, 37. 
This {mall Cimex is almoft round, the Back is of a fine purple, or 
deep blue Colour, in which, here and there are many waved white 
Lines, making it fomewhat like the fine Land-Tortoifhels of America. 
The Belly is whitifh and the Legs are fix. 
Tis not.very common. 
MIX. Blatta major cinerea. Tab. 237. Fig. 25, 26. Cacarootch, Smith. Vire. 
p-149. Blatta molendinaria ab Infula Jamaica allata major. Ray Hift. 
Infect. p. 68. Cockroches of Ligon, p. 42. 62. Aravers, de Lery, Laet. 
Ps 555+ Ravets. Tertre.p. 350. Raver le plus gros, Rothef. p. 271. 
The Cockroche. 
Thefe are of two Sorts, as are theEnglifh Blatte winged and not winged, 
Male and Female: They are much larger than the Englifh, grey, with 
black Spots on the Wings, and do much Hurt to Cloaths, @c. getting 
into Cheits where they lie, going thro’ almott any Slir by the thin 
Make of their Bodies. They leave a very unfavoury Smell behind 
them. 
They come to your Bed inthe Night and bite you, Ligox, and eat 
Hangings. zd. They creep into Chefts where they car every thing, and 
defile ic with their ill feented Dung. Smith. p. 149 
They eat Bread, raw and drefs’d Meat, Linen, Books, cc. Tertre. 
This is the Blatta domejlica, Luzon. Nottarna. Hifp. Cucca ¢ Cucaracha, 
Lufit. Barata. Indis Ipis & Baucucang Kamel. Pet. Gaz, Nat, Tab. 48. N° 90 
wich are faid to be very devouring, to appear in the Night ogee 
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