WHISTLE INSECT. 
This beautiful and curious insedc was first 
riamcd, as well as figured, by Edwards. It 
was brought from Santa Crux, in Barbary; 
and received it's appellation of the Whistle 
Insedl, from it's nearly agreeing with another 
insecSi: found in Africa, called the ^Vhistle 
Beetle, of which the natives make whistles, 
and wear them about their necks, for the pur- 
pose of calling together their cattle, 
Edwards, with his usual frankness, acknow- 
ledges that he knows not in what tribe or 
genus to class this inse6t. He describes it, 
however, with his customary precision. 
The head," says he, " is made like that 
of a Locust. The upper body, or thorax, is 
surrounded with many sharp points; the 
lov.-er part of the body, or alidomcn, is' 
composed of about ten rings, and has two 
ix)ints at it's end. It has six legs, of three 
joints each: the joints next the body are 
smooth, • 
