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colour. The a-ntennæ are black, 
and legs green intermixed with 
gold. This chryfls dvvells in holes 
of walls between the ftones, and 
in the mortar that cements thein. 
It is often feen iiTuing from fuch 
holes, where it neftles and pcribrms 
its Work. The larvæ, vvhich rc- 
fcmble tliofe of the wafp, likewife 
inhabit the holes of decayed walls. 
leur très brillant^. Ses antennes 
font noires, & fes pattes vertes & 
dorees. Cette chrylis fe loge dans 
les trous des murs, entre les pierres 
&; dans le mortier qui les joint. 
On la voit fouvent fortir de ces 
trous où elle fait, fon nid & fon 
ouvrage. Les larves, qui reffem- 
blent à celles de la guêpe, habitent 
aufli dans de vieilles mazures. 
GENUS 7. VESPA. Tab, XV. 
CHARACTER GENERIS. 
Os maxillis abfque probofeide. 
Aculeus pundlorius reconditus. 
Linn. fyft. nat. p. 948. 
Alæ fuperiorcs plicatæ in omni fexu. 
Oculi lunares. Corpus glabrum. 
7th GENUS. The W A S P. PL XV. 
CHARACTER OF THE GENUS. 
The mouth is armed with jaws, but bas no roftrum. The upper 
wings are folded, in both fexes. The fling is fliarp pointed, and con- 
cealed within the .abdomen. The eyes are lunular. The body is fmooth, 
without hair : To which may be added, that the antennæ are broken, 
the firit articulation being longer than the reft ; the under wings fhorter 
than the upper; the abdomen joined to the thorax by a very fhort ftalk, 
and the demmata three in number. 
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