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tbcr fpinc nor tKng at the cxtremity 
of the abdomen. 
The larva of the ichneumon ge- 
ncrally lives in the inûdc of other 
infeds, and particularly within the 
larva of the lepidopterous and 
others, .which it inwardiy con- 
fumes : but that of the firex preys 
upon and perforâtes wood, ^nd 
has only fix feet. 
ni aiguillon à rextrémitc de foii 
ventre. 
La larve de richneumon vit pour 
la plupart au dedans d’autres in- 
fedes, & furtout des larves des 
lepidopteres & autres, qu’elles con- 
fume intérieurement ; mais celle du 
firex ronge et crible le bois, & n’a 
que fix pattes.. 
GE NUS 4. ICHNEUMON. Tab. XIV. 
C H A R A CT ER G E N E R. I S. 
Gs maxillîs abfque linguâ. Antenme artjeulis ultra triginta. Abdo- 
men petiolatum plcrifque. Aculeus exfertus^, vaginâ cylindricâ, bi- 
valvi. Linn. fyfl. nat. p. 930.. 
4th GENUS. The ICHNEUMON, PL XIV. 
CHARAGTER OF THE GENUS. 
The mouth is armed with jaws, without any tongue. The antennæ 
contain more tban thirty articulations. The abdomen is generally joined 
to the body by a pedicle or fialk. Thefting is exferted, and inclofedin. 
a cylindrical fheath compofed of two valves. 
4. GENRE. L’ICHNEUMON. PL XIV. 
CARACTERE DU GENRE. 
La bouche efi: munie de mâchoires fans langue. Les antennes ont au 
delà; de trente articulations. Le ventre eft; pour 1 ordinaire attaché au 
, corps. 
