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was pale red, nearly of its present colour when alive ; 
Shrimps ( Palemon), varying greatly in size. Then fol¬ 
low, (Case 8,) the Sea Mantes (Squilla), the glass-like 
Alima, and the Phyllosoma, with its shell scarcely 
thicker than a piece of paper. 
The rest of this Table is filled with the Crustacea 
which have sessile, immoveable eyes, as, the fresh water 
Shrimps (Gammarus), the Whale Lice (Cyamus), the 
Wood Lice (Oniscus), Sea Bulls (Cymothoa), and the 
King Crab, whose style at the end of the body serves 
the animal as a means of defence, and is used by the 
natives of America to form points to their arrows. 
On the Wall, over the mantel piece, is a large King 
Crab from China, presented by J. Reeves , Esq., and a 
Lobster from the mouth of the Thames, presented by 
W. Yarrel, Esq. 
The second Table in this room contains a selection 
illustrative of the orders and genera of the class Insecta 
or Insects. 
The coloured line immediately beneath the name of 
the insect, denotes the country where it is found, thus: 
Eight Blue 
Red. . . 
Black . . 
Green . . 
Europe. 
Asia. 
Africa. 
N. America. 
Yellow 
Orange 
Brown . 
S. America. 
West Indies. 
New Holland. 
Dark Blue England. 
ROOM IX. 
Nat. Htst, 
Case 11. 
(A.) S. 1 . MANDIBULATA or Insects with per¬ 
fect mouths. 
Order COLEOPTERA , or Beetles, commences with 
the families of the Cicindelidas and Carabidae, or Ground 
Beetles. 
(B.) Carabidae continued. Dyticidae and Hydro- 
philidae, or Water Beetles. 
(C.) Staphylinidae, Buprestidae; the elytra, or wing 
cases of some of the insects belonging to the latter 
family, are frequently used in India to ornament ladies’ 
dresses. Lampyridae; the common glow worm belongs 
to 
