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room ix. In this Case also is the Carolina Siren, first 
described by Ellis, which has only two short 
feet in front; and lastly the Caecilia, or Blind 
Worm, whose eyes, always very small, and 
nearly concealed under the skin, are sometimes 
wholly, wanting. 
Cases 4 and 5 contain specimens of Crustacea, 
as Crabs, Lobsters, and Woodiice in spirits. 
Case 6 . Arachnida; as Tarantulae, Scorpions, 
Phalangia, and Acari, or Mites; Myriapoda, as 
Scolopendra and luli. Also several mandibulated 
insects, such as Beetles, Dragon Flies, Wasps 
and Ants; shewing their metamorphoses, or the 
changes they undergo in passing from the larva 
to the perfect state. Amongst them is the 
large American Prionus, and specimens of the 
White Ant, or Termes fatalis, and Bellicosus in 
different states, of which an interesting account 
is given by Mr. Smeathmann, in the Seventy-first 
Volume of the Philosophical Transactions. 
Case 7. The Larvae and Pupae of Haustel- 
lated insects, or those which in their perfect 
state live by suction, as Butterflies, Moths, 
Flies, &c. ; amongst which are several curious 
larvae of exotic Butterflies, variously armed 
with spines, &c.; and on the two lower shelves 
are a collection of Cirrhipides, or the animals 
which inhabit the Acorn Shell and Barnacles, 
preserved in spirits. 
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