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* Color. The Colour, which fo fre- 

 quently occurs in other parts of natu- 

 ral hiftory, but more efpecially in this, 

 cannot be defcribed by words fuffi- 

 ciently expreffive, but muft be learn- 

 ed from ocular infpection only. On 

 this fubjecl: we willingly refer the rea- 

 der to the Entomologia Carniolica •# 

 Scopoli ; he very ingenioufly informs 

 us what mixtures are neceflary to pro- 

 duce all the varieties of Colour. 



The great diverfity in the male and 

 female infects of this clafs, and more 

 particularly in thofe of the Hymenop- 

 tera, occafions great difficulties. It is 

 probable that wheh we become better 

 acquainted with them, we fhall flnd 

 the number of fpecies to be confidera- 

 •bly lefs, efpecially of Tenthredines and 



Ichneumons. 



The menfuration of infecls feems to 



inerit fome attention, and various au- 



thors 



