44% 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 men they are 
found. 
See MS. P. 
5—2. ApuHropiTa. Spec. 9. 
aculeata, (prickly slug,) prickly, oval; six of 
eight inches long. 
See MS. P. 
8—9. Apis. Spec. about 180. 
mellifica, (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. 
ferresiris, (earth humble- bee,) dark coloured, with 
the hindmost extremity of the corslet, and the 
hase 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 MS. P. 
2—6. ApTreNopyTA. Spec. 11. 
patagonica, (penguin,) tail slate-coloured above,. 
white beneath ; a yellowish cravat on the neck. 
See MS. P. 
7—1. Aranea. Spec. 124. 
Remarks. The genus of spiders has attracted 
much attention of modern naturalists. The num- 
