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A numerous tribe lately discovered. 



larger till they die. The second order consists 

 of such as have wings ; but which, when pro- 

 duced from the egg, have those wings cased up 

 in such a manner as not to appear. The third 

 order is of the moth and butterfly kind. These 

 all have four wings, each covered with a mealy 

 substance of various colors, which, when handled, 

 comes off upon the fingers ; and, if examined by 

 the microscope, will appear like scales, with 

 which the wing is nicely embroidered over. The 

 fourth order is of those winged insects which 

 come from a worm instead of a caterpillar; and 

 yet go through changes similar to those which 

 moths and butterflies are seen to undergo. To 

 these may be added, as a fifth order, a numerous 

 tribe lately discovered, to which the name of 

 zoophytes has been given. These do not go 

 through the ordinary forms of generation, but 

 maybe propagated by dissection. They seem a 

 set of creatures placed between animals and 

 vegetables, and make the shade that connects 

 animated and insensible nature. 



