4tl. A. 
rats. 
412. A- 
LEYRODES. 
helidonii. 
413. Dor- 
THESIA. 
@haracias. 
#14. Coc- 
cos. 
Cacti. 
126 
Famny 1. Thripsida. 
jointed with the last joint vesiculous. Antenne eijght- 
maces minute, vo onan! 2 externally with- 
out rate. : 
tutta, Head ccccx. Tee Linn. Geoffroy, Latreille, 
Lamarck, Olivier. 
Elytra ‘and wings horizontal and linear. 
Sp. 1. Physapus. Black, hairy; antenne, tibie 
and tarsi pale ; middle of the tibia’ pale brown ; elytra 
and wings white. 
Thrips physapus. Linn. Fabricius, Latreille. 
Famity Il.  Aphida. 
Tarsi with the last joint with two nails. Antenne 
six or seven-jointed. Rostrum very distinct, nearly 
Saat with three distinct joimts. Head trans- 
“Guanes CCCCXI. Apurs. Linn. Fabr. Latr. Oliv. 
Lam. 
Antennz setaceous or filiform, seyen-jointed. Ely 
tra larger than the wings, elongate- . Abdo- 
men towards the apex generally tuberculated or horn- 
ed. Eyes entire. 
The animals of this genus are very numerous, and 
are found on almost every plant. The French call them 
Pucerons, the English Plant-lice. The species require 
examination. The females are generally apterous. 
Genus CCCCXII. Axeyropes. Latr, Lamarck. 
Tinea. Linneus. 
Puarana. Geoff. 
Antenne filiform, short, | six-jointed. Elytra and 
wings equal in size. Body mealy. Eyes two, each di- 
“ 1 Cheledonit Body yellowish, wid 
Sp.1 ii. ly yellowish, or powder- 
od with white eyes black ; each elytra w with a punc- 
ture and spot of black. 
Trise VI. Apnipes. 
Tarsi with one joint and one nail. Rostrum in the 
female. Wingsin the male, but no elytra. Female 
Kee CCCCXIIL. Donwoaage Bose. Latr. 
Coccus. Dorthes, Fabr. Oliv. 
Antenne of the female eight-jointed. Abdomen “i 
ge" males very setose behind. 
1. Characias. ; 
characias. Dorthes, Fabr. 
Dorthesia characias. Bosc. Latr. 
> Inhabits the Euphorbium characias of southern 
rance. 
Ons tapenade Coccus. Linn. Geoff. Fabr, Oliv. 
Antenne of the female eleven-jointed. Abdomen of 
the males with two very long sete at the apex. 
Sp. lL. Cacti. 
Cocbus cacti. Linn. De Geer, Fabr. Latr. 
Inhabits fruit-trees, 
This requires a minute investigation, which 
should be conducted by some one possessing a great 
share of patience, and ving a very competent know- 
ledge of entomology. 
Orpen X. APTERA. 
Onpen Arrers. Linn. Delam. 
Onver Suctronsa. Latr. 
Characters of the Order. 
Nody somewhat ovate, compressed, covered with a 
, We MR td os man pabcy endear Go Kaho pron, che GUE Eee ela aie 
ENTOMOLOGY. 
melliform, small, ciliated with spinules, 
their base, inserted in two excavations 
by filiform (compere. of four rounded j 
ly longer than the head, porrect, 
e rostrum. Legs strong, and formed for 
especially the hinder ones. Coxe and thi 
com Tarsi elongate, cylindric, 
five simple joints, the last articulation 
two long, acute, slender nails. 
Larva without feet. 
Get COCCEV: P of authors. 
Genus ULEX, 
_Sp. 1. Irritans. Body brunneous, omnetinis ings $18 Po 
ning to rust-colour. 
common bed-flea. Is found throughout Eu- eee 
Notwithstanding the inconveniences attending - 
little insect, there is something pleasing in thea alt Sn 
ance of the flea. Its ‘motions are. elegant, and all its 1 tl 
The oon with which it is 
a3 
times its own It is remarkable, that Socrates 
was ridiculed for Kg pretended ex SCuatn ent this sub- 
ject, by ‘Aristophartes. ‘Arist. Clouds. act i. scene 2, 
This his circumstance is alluded to in Butler's Hudibras. 
Sp.2. Penetrans. The chig, : 
Iuhabits the West Fg ee the human Penetrans, 
skin, and iting a of eggs within a sac. ° 
The Pefully acnined. "Sinks sees Seeaeat ef 
-Oxver XI. LEPIDOPTERA. 
Onver LeprorTera. Linn. Cuv. ‘Lam. Late. 
Class Grossata. Fabr. 
Characters of the Order. 
Wings four, covered with scales. Tange spiral, fili- 
form. 
Linné divided this order into three viz. Pa- 
pilio (b ects BME Sphine (hawk-moth), and Phalena. 
(moth), whi characterized by the form of their 
antenne ; and these divisions form the three great sec« 
tions of Latreille, as follow. 
“Secrion I. Drorna. 
Wings four ; all, or at least the superior ones, erect 
when the insect is'at rest. Antenne with their 
thicker or capitate; in a very few somewhat setaceous, 
with the extreme apex hooked. 
The insects ofthis section, which constitute the Lin 
nean genus Pa ly by Caterpillars with 
este fet. hrysalis ket, ear generally “i 
Trine I. Parmiowtpes,* 
Hinder tibie with byes en Soran 
Antenne not ungulated or at gre 
Wings al levated when ot 6 se 
