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be as fmall as thofe of the hrft fpecies : their limbs, which 
are fomewhat confufedly arranged in three rows, are alfo 
nearly the fame. They have the form and the knobs of 
the lecond, and the threads of the fourth Ipecies, which 
latter, however, are coloured. Their mouths are round, 
and bordered with fmall reddifh limbs ; only one white 
fpot is feen on one fide of the mouth, whereas two of 
them appear in thofe of the third fpecies. The middle 
between the mouth, and the limbs is of a greenifli hue, 
with narrow variegated ftreaks which extend from the 
center to the circumference. The fpecimens I have 
feen were white on the fuperior edge of the robe, of a 
golden yellow in the middle, inclining to a dufkier colour 
towards the bottom; that is to fay, the ground-colour of 
the robe changed gradually from white at the toj3 to 
brown at the bottom, palling, by imperceptible tranli- 
tions, through a fucceffion of yellow lhades, partaking 
more or lefs of the colour of gold. This whole robe 
was fpeckled with light crimfon fpots, and no rim ap- 
peared 
•membres font a peu pres femblables, die en a trois rangs un pen confondus. Elle 
a de la feconde la forme et les mamelons, et les cordons de la 4'"”% mais colores ; 
la bouche eft ronde bordee de petits membres rougeatres ; une feule marque blanche 
fe trouve a cote de la bouche, comme on en voit deux dans la 3""^ efpece. Le milieu 
entre la bouche et les membres eft verdatre,avecdepetites rayesdecouleurdifferente, 
qul vontdu centre a la ciaxonference. Les individus quej’al vus doientblancspar 
le bord fuperieur de la robe, d’un jaune dore par le milieu, et s’obfcurciflant vers 
le bas, c’eft-adire, que par des. nuances imperceptiblement fondues, plus ou moins 
dorees, le fond de la couleur de cette robe paffolt du blanc au brup. Toute 
xette robe doit mouchetd d’un beau cramolft dair, ct il n’y avoit point de 
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