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ferments, wh 



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pretty broad ; but the body grows gradually 



bevond thatp 



It has fix legs, and is furniihed with five hairy inert bridles 



two of th 



fm 



than the reft 



at the tail, which it moves at pleaiure : 



and han^ downwards ; but the other three (land directly back, and fpread and clofe 



as the creatures pleafe to direct their motions. 



ONISCUS i'. Ellipticusvulg.&qff 



The Wood-loufe of the (hop 



This infect is frequent enough in Jamaica, efpecially in the inland woody 



parts 



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ONISCUS 



2. Oblongus tortilis, fafciis pluri-\ The filver Wood-loufe with 



mis induratis. 



many hard fegments. 



ONISCUS 3. Oblongus tortilis, fafciis pauci- \ The filver Wood-loufe with a 



or i bus induratis. 



few hard fegments. 





Both thefe fpecies are frequent in the inland parts of "Jamaica j and on the leait 

 disturbance roll themfelves up into perfect fpheres, in the center of which they 

 hide both their legs and head, relying upon the hardnefs of their lcales for 

 their defence. They are very curious j I found fome of them under the iiones 

 in the mountains of St. Ann. 



JULUS 1. Cauda rotundatd glabra, pedibus plurimis. The Gaily- worm. 





This infect is generally about three inches and a half, or better, in length, and 

 furnimed with a great number of fmall flender feet. It is frequent in the woods of 



Jamaica, and lives chiefly in decayed timbers ; but is commonly looked upon as a 

 ipecies of the Centapie in thofe parts of the world. 



SCOLOPENDRA 1. Pedibus quad 



The Centap 



Th 



nfect is reckoned very venomous : the prongs of 



forcep 



are 



very 



ftrong, bending, and pointed, which enables them to bite very hard ; and they 

 probably emit fome venomous juice al/b. Some who have been bit by them, in- 



s. and 



formed me that the p 

 turn frequently of a livid 

 a Angle nip. 



ry painful for the fpace of two or three hou 



r. I have feen them often kill a cock-roach with 



The large Centapie. 



SCOLOPENDRA 2. Maxima, pedibus trigintafex. 



Tab. 42. f. 4. 



This infect is fometimes found on the wharfs of King/ion, and commonly thought 

 to be brought there among the timbers and dye-woods imported from the main : 

 it is generally very large, and fometimes runs above ten inches in length. 



T. 



II. 



Of the Diptera 



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or fuch 



as have two wings 



U S C A 1 . Minima fufca, ad fcapulas appendi- 



culata. 



The Sore-Fly. 



This infect is not half (o large as the houfe-fly, but keeps very bufy about all man 

 r of fores, either in men or cattle; and is thought to communicate the yaw 



frequently, by running from one perfon to another 



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MUSCA 



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