LATORVM LVMBRICORVM C^;. r. 75 



F.ui':is K/£gincta , Arn.ildus VilUnovafjus , Monnrdm , 7rallUntts , 

 Aiilfozwndti.^ , lnmbrkt l.iti gcnrn agnovmmt , longttudinls extraordi^ 

 riAri.^ , /r/.;7v^ ttim i 7rf/?/4 conimttm , /«w ^ Cuctirhitino diverjum. A 

 T*:niA qutdcm dijfcrt genus ijlud , quia hsc ?notu dcjlitttitttr , mami/Iif- 

 /jitecarct-inecforrna ctpitis ull.tin ipjaconfpicitur, tuhulufque vifihilis to^ 

 Snm Txnixmedium corptts k fum^no adimum., perreptaty quiin Solio non. 

 occmrit. A CticurhitinU vero divcr[iim ejl , eo quod hi nihil aliudfnt, 

 f;'fSolitova, qux extr.t ipfifs corpus augefcentia , fibiquc invicem in^ 

 tc-rdifm adr:arcniia , lcf:g.im ilUm conflituunt catenam ab Aldrovandoy 

 Spigclioqae, exhihit.tm , itauiCucrtrhttini lurnbrfci, (^portiones ilU ma- 

 tcr:£ cLy.tidim , cticn.ncris fviin.i referentes , in dtgrorum Solio vexa- 

 tortim cxcremcntis dcprehe;?!^ , unum idemqtte fnt. Portionum certe 

 qntbits Cticurhitinonim vermium catena conjiat, longe ^iverfa eji for- 

 tna .ih ea qu.im frdfe fcrttnt portioncs inter fingutos T^nix , Soliive arti^ 

 ciilos cjMprehe.'j/a,u! f.icilc patehit Solii ii me cxhihiti figuram (^ Aldra^ 

 vandi^ Spigcltique^ Cucurhitinorum ve7'tmttm icones injficientihus , qtiO* 

 rum inter fe iiulla eji fimiiitudo. In Cucurbitinorum catena , nec caput, 

 nec co!l:tm, q:tibus quid rei ft dtjudicari poj^it , perfpicitur , prxtcrqukm 

 qttod j)ortiones qttihtts h.(c ipfa catena conjiat non aitter co/ninuari , vei 

 tntcr fe jungi, vidcantur , quiim animalium quorumdam fcyhaia invi'' 

 cem a.iunata fitnt. Hi itaqtie futatitii vermes pro excrementis duntaxat, 

 feuovis pLznorum Iumbric6rum,habcri dehent , nedum fimul confundan- 

 tur , (jr planoriirn Ittmbricoriim nomine juxta rccentiores quofdam mi- 

 titi acctiratos fcriptores , vocentur. 



Hoc errore in.mttnes fueritnt Spigelius^Sennertus; Litteratortmi pleri- 

 qve a'.t SpigelfUj ( Dc Lumbric. Lico Cap. 3. ) manifefio errore pro pUno 

 lumhrico Cucurhittnum fHmJertwt. Hm partes , idefl tntcrftitia vermis U- 

 tti,:qtiit Scn/,erttfs,{Llb.^. Parr. i.Scc):. i. Cap. 5. ) nonnullt vcrmes 

 Cucurhitinos effe put.vit ; ciim tamen rcvcra untis fdtem vermis fit , ex 

 multti nodii , veluti articulis rj gentcidis , cucurhitA , vel cucumcris , 

 Jerncn referentihtfs , compofttis, 



Hujtt.<ModtpLinum vermem vidiffe ait Benivenius , ettmque ex mtd- 

 tis Cucuihitinis fimtd colligatis compoftum futffe putavit. Atham BenU 

 ve/dt jenicntiam ridet Sennertus; vermem isittm unicttm , feu unico cor^ 

 pore conjiantem , fuijje ajjirmans , in ecdem^tte errore verfattim Cabuci- 



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