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the ’wood 11 ' S '? fimtel y more lloxiou s than any of those that bore into 
and the ti , such is its vitalit y. that though the bark be battered 
mains alive P , ged into ' vater or laid upon the ice or snow, it re- 
scets first h Urdullt ' ^ eaves of the trees infested by these in- 
and soon , ecome yellow; the trees themselves then die at the top, 
iriaiiv up ] UnCl f td " perish. Their ravages have long been known in Ger- 
iti th e 1 1 0 , 1 - tne rialn< ; ob trvkniss (decay caused by worms); and 
ti 0 n„,i , ll “ r S ics ot that country tltc animal itself is formally men- 
ticularlv r Vulgar a l > V cl,a tion of • The Turk/ This pest was par- 
lGiit f„ n rC 'c el ' t » nd c:ulset * incalculable mischief about the year 
H-m? f 1 e ? lnnln S the last century it again showed itself in the 
and rappaared in 1757 > redoubled its injuries in 1769, 
bv it in tin • 1 h* f 6 ' 8 11 * ' 83 ’ " ben tbe number of trees destroyed 
and 2 above forests alone was calculated ata million and a half, 
work ! l , - amS W6re eatened with a total suspension of the 
,, ‘ . f. tl'cir mines, and consequent ruin. At this period these 
tZ; K U "’ er 1 earnve l d at their Perfect state, and migrated in swarms like 
and iron • 14 and I ranconia - A t length, between the years 1784 
the ni l’ 1U C ?. ns , ca l ucnce ol a succession of cold and moist seasons, 
a-ain hmir °' ®°° U T wcre sensibl y diminished. It appeared 
fear for the ill *f ,9 °’ S ° late as 179(3 tllere was great reason to 
‘or the lew fir-trees that were left.” 
Genus 4. Ptinxjs. 
" W neariv'^renmd Yf ^ ^ laSt a rticulations the largest: 
So 1 /o ' nd ’ not margined, receiving the head under it 
Inhabits Europe, in decayed trees. 
. . Genus 5. Hister. 
«* "Ml <1* lowest 
summer, and a great S parT of* tlFw™^ tT’ 1 ' 1“ dung ’ in s P rin & 
tyrrhi, they contract their mt . '^fi' d ‘ ibc tbe Dermestides and 
forfeit death. ' e lia; and legs when touched, and coun- 
infitH* (Si polished! shells obIi i U(1 y 
dung, and is very common in this country. 
Antenna cylindrie l GcnUS GyeikP8 - 
very acute : ^ sho f rt 2- a.) : maxilla horny and 
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