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‘ate Account, accompanied by a Figure, of a minute Ichneumon. sid 
' George Shaw, M.D. F.R.S.V.P, LS, 
Read Nov. 7, 1797. 
TORE ef oe 
HIS accurate microfcopic drawing was made fome years ago, 
L OF a{p ai of Achneumon, which, may perhaps be the /chneumon 
atomos of a us, an in fect. yor in the Syfema . Nature i is faid to 
when | in, motion on \ the. furfa ce a the window on neanich it was 
difcovered. At may, be doubted, however, whether it be the Ichneu- 
mon atomes of the Syfiema Nature, {ince it, did not appear to be varied 
with,whitith, as there defcribed, but to be rather of an uniform 
polifhed -black, The wings )are beautifully iridefcent, and are edged 
with extremely Jong black hairs, oj). 55 
_ Its: charaéter (fuppofing,, it not to be the Hebvcann atomas of Lin- 
tees) may be iia dekeribsts Shai! OE 
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tw .ddoneal IcHNeuMon puncture. 
bc Feber niges nitidus,. alis iricoloribus, mesgine pls, Jong 
2 » Mis, nigris. 2inomest smsiive oclt siAseareotlsubivibat of 
ove 18, fie* Te “reprefents' ‘the! Ze i punta highly mag- 
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