mity : for as the eyes are very fmall, and at firft vie\v 

 inconfpicuous, the head bears no ftriking mark of dis- 

 tinction from the oppofite extremity. The largeft fpe- 

 cies of this genus, is the Amphifbasna alba ; fo called 

 from its colour ; which is a very pale cream-colour, or 

 nearly white : it fometimes however occurs of a beautiful 

 rofe-colour, in which ftate it is reprefented on the an- 

 nexed plate. The Amphifbasna alba is frequently feen 

 of at leaft a foot in length. It is a native of America* 

 and is perfectly harmlefs. 



