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 PLATE XXXVIIL 



GIMEX STAGNORUM, 



Water Bug. 



Hemiptera. 



Shells or upper Wings femi-cruftaceous, not divided by a llraighl 

 Suture, but incumbent on each other ; Beak curved downward. 



GENERIC CHARACTER, 



Cimex Antennse longer than the Thorax. Thorax margined. 

 \ti each Foot three Joints. 



SPECIFIC CHARACTER. 



Black, brown, long, flender. Head one third of its whole length. 

 Antennae as long as the Head, and very flender. Eyes minute, pro- 

 minent. Fore Legs ftiorteft, length half an inch, breadth one third of 

 a line. 



Linn. S)i/i, l^ats 



Many fpecies of the Cimex genus differ fo materially in thelf ge^ 

 tteral form, that very nice attention is neceffary to difcriminate the 

 fpecies which evidently belong to this extenlive family. The external 

 appearance of the Houfe, or Scarlet Bug, cannot intimate the con- 

 ne6cion to the fame genus with this flender bodied infeil: ; but fo they 

 are arranged by Linnaeus, and fo they will appear on a proper infpec- 

 tion of thofe parts which conftitute their generic character. 



The prefent fpecies is common, and may be taken during gfeaft 

 part of the warm feafons. We have an Infe<3: of the fame genus 

 (Cimex Lacujlrh) which has frequently attrafted notice by the va» 

 riety and activity of its motions, when fporting on the furface of 

 flagnant pools, or other landing v/ater : It appears to fly, or fkim thei 

 furface, but its wings are not often expanded,- the lightnefs of its body 

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