hiov&; 
Genus’ XII — Hifpa, 
Only two fpecies of thefe infefts are found in Em ope | 
two others are enumerated by Linn&us, which are not 
indigenous in this quarter of the globe. They have the 
antennae formed like fpindles, growing gradually thicket 
from each extremity to the middle : their infertion is be- 
tween the eyes ; the thorax and elytra of this tribe form 
their mod diftinguilhing charafler ; both bein^ cpvered 
with protuberances like fpines *. 
The hifpa atra is of a deep black ; the upper part of 
the body entirely covered with llrong fpines, fomewhat 
like the fliell of a chefnut ; the elytra arc alfo fet thick, 
with fmall vibrifca-, which makes this very fmall infefi; 
prove a hedgehog in miniature f. 
• Svft. Nat. p. 603. f Barbut, p. 43 > 
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