142 APHRODYTA, ARANEA. 



nus brassica. All the species of aphis, (called 

 plant-lice) are named by the genitive case of the 

 generic name of the plant upon which they are 

 found. 

 See MS. P. 



5 2. APHRODITA. Spec. 9. 



aculeata, (prickly slug,) prickly, oval ; six or 

 eight inches long. 

 See MS. P. 



89. APIS. Spec, about 180. 



inellijica, (common honey-bee,) dusky ; abdomen 

 and escutcheon of the same colour ; a transverse 

 grey band, formed of down, from the base of the 

 third and following rings. 



terrestris, (earth humble-bee ? ) dark coloured, with 

 the hindmost extremity of the corslet, and the 

 base of the abdomen, yellow ; the extremity of 

 the abdomen white. Make their nests in the 

 earth. 



lapidaria, (stone-wall humble-bee,) female black. 

 with the extremity of the abdomen reddish, 

 wings colourless ; the male has the foreside of 

 the head and the extremities of the corslet yel- 

 low. Make their nests in walls and under 

 stones. 

 See jtfSf. P. 



2 6. APTENODYTA. Spec. it. 



patagonica, (penguin,) tail slate-coloured above, 

 white beneath ; a yellowish cravat on the neck. 



See MS. P. 



1 1. ARANEA. Spec. 124. 

 Remarks. The genus of spiders has attracted 

 much attention of modern naturalists. The num- 



