504 Rev. Mr. Kirby's Wecouint of the Ammophila, 
Geer (f), whom I fhall content miyfelf with referring to; but I'can- 
not refit the temptation of’ tranfcribing from our great Ray, the 
very cutiotis' account he has given of fome proceedings, of this very 
infeet; as T fufpé&, which paffed under his own obfervation.. Thefe 
are his words (g): “Juni 22. an. 1667, € maximis hujus generi 
vefpam, fpéciem jam non ‘recordor, erucam viridem ‘feipsa ‘triplo- 
majorem trahéntem vidi: quam ‘poftquamy me prefente et {pectante,, 
ad unius circiter pertice noftre menfure, i. e. 15% pedes, deportaffet ;: 
prope orifitiutn cuniculi, quem ‘fib? ‘prius in terra excavaverat, “de-. 
pofuit:'deinde pilula terre’, qua pradiétum ofificium obturaverat, 
remota, ipfa ‘prius ‘in | ‘cavernulam' ‘defcendit, "et :poft parvam inibi- 
moram afcendit itertim, erucamque, quam juxta’ foramen depofue- 
rat, apprehendens, fecum in cuniculum devehit,eAque inibi relicta, . 
mox rediit fola, elobulifque terreis affumptis; uhatfi pot ‘alteram) in 
cuniculinh’ devolvit, et“per intervalla pedibus anterioribus rufpando 
(ut cuniculi aut canes folent) pulverem retrorfim in foramen con- 
jecit.; . idemque opys..r repetit cum pulvere aut pilulis alternatim, 
donec cunicultus ‘penitus: ‘oppletus effet, ipfa aliquotiés defcendente- 
ad terram ‘(at t mihi videbatur) deprimendam’ et denfandamm ; femél 
etiam atque iterum in pinum adftantem evolante, ad’ réefinam forté 
petendam terre ‘conglutinands, et operi. confolidando.. ‘Repleto 
foramine, et cum terra fuperficie’ comquato,. “utiaditus atplius hon 
poftit difcérni, dtio pid folia adjacentia affurnit, et. juxta cuniculi 
orificium depofuit, ad Todt ( (ut verifimile eft) fignandum. Quis 
hxc non ‘mihj miretur et ftupeat ? : Quis hujufmodi opera. ‘mere 
machine poflit attribuere 2” (4) i : 
dd le sree yoissinn.osls to oho cf Gore eolor ohatii ows Scopol 
(f) De Geer, tom. ii. p'* ii, Memaxini syorstaarsgiyl dom Ge: 
(g) Rai Hilt. Ant. p.254.  talid 
@) I have been informed that the ag) Mr. Curtis has*written ‘a hiftory of this 
: infect, 
