The Hiffiofy of ANIMALS# 4* 
found in plants, while flourifhing; and fome are inhabitants of the watefs; but of th© 
latter there are but few. 
C A S S I D A. 
T he antennae of the Caffida are llender and filiform, but thickeft toward the 
extremity : the thorax is plain and marginated. The fpecies of this genus ar§ 
alfo confounded with the Scarabasi by Ray, and others, and called by that name. 
Caffida viridis , ovato-lcevis , clypeo caput tegente 
integro. %\it green XmMft 
Thegreen , frnooth, oval Caffida , with the clypeus l&tttlt* 
covering the head undivided. 
This is a fmall but very beautiful Xnfedt: it’s body is oval, convex on the back, and 
and plain, or flat, on the belly: the upper furface of the animal conlifls of the exter- 
nal wings, and the fhield, or clypeus, which are both green frnooth and uniform, fo 
as to appear one Tingle cruft, divided only by a kind of triangular future : the belly is 
black ; the head is entirely hid under the fhield : the antennae are pale, but deeper at 
the top than elfewhere 5 the legs are of a pale brown, and there is a kind of promi¬ 
nent rim running round the wings 5 they entirely cover the body, fo as not to difcover 
the leaft part of it. 
It is frequent in our gardens, on mint and other herbs: Goedart call it, Teftudo vi¬ 
ridis ; and Frifch. Coccinella clypeata viridis; Ray, Scarabaeus antennis clavatis in annu- 
los divifis. 
Caffitda nigra antennis fetaceis , corpore teretiufculo. 
The black Caffitda, with fetaceous antennce, and a rounded body • 
This is a fmall fpecies: it’s body is oblong, rounded, and of a dufky black, not at 
all glofiy or fhining: the external wings are oblong, lightly ftriated, and fomewhat 
flexile : they have feveral very fmall hollowed fpots: the clypeus is rounded, but fome¬ 
what broader than long j it is rough on the upper part, and has a cruciated prominent 
edge, and fometimes two fpots on the fides, toward the hinder part, with yellow hairs 
on them : the belly is black, but, held in fome particular directions to the light, it ap¬ 
pears white and filvery. 
It is common in houfes, where it is often very mifchievous, eating holes in cloaths 
and furniture : if touched ever fo lightly, it draws up it’s head and legs under it's body, 
and will never change that pofture, whatever torture it is put to, but dies in it. 
Caffida nebulofa , pallida , ovalis , clypeo caput tegente integro. 
The oval, pale 5 clouded Caffitda , with an undivided clypeus covering the 
_ ‘ head. 
This is a very fmall fpecies: it’s body is of an oval figure ; it’s colour a pale brown,’ 
fpotted and clouded all over with a more dufky tinge, in fuch a manner' as to have 
fomething of the appearance of the coat, or covering, of a tortoife : the clypeus is of 
a lunated figure 5 it is not emarginated before, nor fpmted, but of a pale colour: the 
exterior wings are ftriated and dotted, the ftriae running in flexuous lines: the body is 
black, and the antennas are black and very flender. 
It is not unfrequent in our beds of baum and mint; raoft of the writers of Inteds 
have figured it under the name of a Scarabaeus or Beetle. 
The other fpecies of the Caflida are, j. The black Caffida, with five ftriae on the ex¬ 
ternal wings, and thofe formed of prominent fpots. 2. The black Caffida, with three 
elevated ftris on the wings, and with the antennas teftaceous before. 3. The black 
Caffida, with ten elevated ftriae, and with ftriated excavated dots. 4. The black Caf¬ 
fida, with five ftriae dentated on each fide, and with the clypeus emarginated. 5. 
The black Caffida, with five frnooth ftriae, and an emarginated clvpeus. 6. The black 
Caffida, with five elevated lines on the exterior wings, with punctated fpaces between, 
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