:[ 102 ] 



M flraight future, but incumbent oD ^ac^h other in 

 the margin. The beak curved inwardsi 



This order contains about c^§q fpecies, under 

 12 genera % among thefe are the Cockroach, Camel- 

 cricket, Locu{l5 ^nd Common ,C ric leasts, , |^an- 

 thorn-fly, Flea-locuft, Eoat-flj, ,^c. Bug, a na- 

 merous genus ; Aphis, or Curr^tTjojaJe ; Cochi- 

 ceal-infedlj^pd ptiiers. n-fn- 



III. LepidopterA. Infects with four wings, 

 imbricated or cloathed with fine fcales or feathers : 

 tpngue fpiral, and coiled up ; body hairy. 



... This order contains only three gcneru ; but the 

 fpecies are very numerous, nearly 8oo. The But- 

 terflies, Hawk-moths, and the Moths or Phalen^, 

 Of the latter, Linn^.us enumerates 460 fpecies. 

 This being the moft beautiful tribe of infefts, has 

 been much fought after, and later entpmologifts 

 have confiderably increafed this number. 



IV. Neuroptera. Infects with 4 naked, trans- 

 parent, or reticulated wings ; tail in moft kinds 

 without a fting. 



Upwards of 80 fpecies in 7 genera among thefe 

 ^re the Dragon-fly, May-fly, Spring-fly, Pearl-fly, 

 Scorpion-fly, &c. 



V. Hymenoptera, Infedls v^ith 4 membra- 

 naceous wings, excepting fom.e few fpecies, which 

 aredeftitute of wings j females with the tail armed 

 with a fl:ing. 



This is a numerous order; it contains 320 in- 

 fe<5ls in \o genera -, among thefe are the Saw-fly or 

 Tenthredo^ Tailed- wafp. Ichneumon-fly, Ich.^eii- 

 mon-wafp, Wafp, Bee^ Ant, and Golden Wall- 

 fly, &c. 



VI. DiPTERA. 



