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PEDICULUS 3. Maxim us eliipticus 



man nus. 



An, Afcellus marinas. 



Pet. Gaz. 





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The FiuVLoufe, or Sea Cock- 



Roach. 



large, being feldom under three 



quarters of an inch in 





This creature is very 



length, or lefs than T V hs 



fifties, which it commonly kills or emaciates. It is furnifhed with regular limbs. 



like the reil of the fpecies. 



in breadth; and often found' flicking to the palates of 



PULEX 



1. 



Saltatrix vulgaris. 



The Flea. 



This, like the loufe, is very rare either in J 

 lies fituated within the torrid zone. 



any of thofe 



ACARUS 1. Minimus nidulans, probofcide acutiori 



hirjuto. 



ACARUS 2. Fufcus, fub cutem nidulans, probofcide 



The Cheefe-mite. 



acutiori. 



J The Chigoe 1 or Chiger. 



Th 



feci is very freq 



and troublefom 



in 



all 



our 



breeds chiefly in open fields, efpecially in ginger and potatoe-p 



fug 



They 



but 



ften 



feft the human fpecies, and lodge their eggs in great numbers in membranous bags, 

 ider the fkin, where they are moft likely to receive nourifhment from the adjoin- 

 When thefe grow to a certain ftate, they eat through, and crawl about 



they meet with convenient lodges, in which they multiply again; 



g 



flels 



the furface until 



whereby all the adjoining parts are brought to a common fore, uniefs they be 



fully picked, or deftroyed by proper applications; and the only 



that I have known ufed with any fuccefs 



boiled and digefted together into a plaittc 



of this kind 



vas 



mad 



of foap, aloes, and train-oil 



ACARUS 3. Maximus fubrotundus. 



The Tick. 



to all the labouring cattle in Jamaica, and 



This infect is very troublefome 

 would be ilill more fo, had it not been for the common and Barbadoes Blackbirds, 

 who chiefly feed upon them, and pick 'em off with great art and dexterity. 



ACARUS 4. Scabiei. 



The Itch -Loufe. 



This infect ingenders but flowly in thofe warm climates, where the pores of the 

 fkin are fo open; and is feldom obferved in Jamaica, uniefs when imported frefh 

 from Europe. 





ARANEA 1. Minima Jubdiapbana ventre tu-? The fmall Houfe . f ;der 



mido, pedibus longijjimis & te- 

 nuijjimis. 





C with long flender fhanks. 



ARANEA 2. Minima nigra fakatrix, peffore am-1 T , n. ^ T 



pliori i pedibus brevibus. \ J ? ' 



This fpider is frequent in the country parts of Jamaica, efpecially in the parim 



of St. Marys. It is a very remarkable jumper. 



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