68 Of Flics. 
but feveral nipples D E F, that are applied to the legf 
A C, at the points i i i. 
In all grafhoppers there is a green film or plate (like 
a croflet) which covers the neck and fhoulders; if you. 
raife it up with a pin you may fee their heart heat 1 for 
a long time together. The grafhopper is beft held be¬ 
tween the nippers, and fo applied to the magnifier. 
There is a pretty object, which is a white oblong infect 
that Hicks to the back-fide of rofe-tree leaves m in Auguft, 
©f a perfedl white, it changes into a final] yellow locuft, 
with two W'hite wings longer than its body, and two 
pointers in the fnout like a pair of clofed compafles, and 
may be plainly feen when the fly is laid upon its back. 
Upon the backfide of the leaves of goofeberries, fweet 
briar, and golden moufe-ear in April and the beginning 
of May, is a greenifh grafhopper or locuft n , which is a 
pleafant objedl; when placed before the microfcope h 
hath two horns and four legs,, and two curious black 
eyes.. 
On f) camore leaves there is a yellow infedl which 
at firft hath no wings, but fix legs and two horns which 
are flit; it runs nimbly, the eyes are globular and red, 
pearled and prominent; near the fhoulders. are two flumps, 
whence two long wings come forth, when it changes into 
a fly or locuft, it confiits of annulary circles, and is hairy 
towards the tail. 
There is to be found a fin all long black infedl, creep¬ 
ing and leaping amongft pinks, gilly-flowers, rofe-leaves, 
&c. with a wafp-like body, with fix or feven annulary 
divifions ; two curious horns arifing from a black knob¬ 
bed root, two fine long yellow wings, black eyes, and 
fix black legs, they are killed with the leaft touch imagin¬ 
able ; 
1 Power’s Micro, p. 24. m Ibid, p, 27. Ibid. p. 2d. 
® Ibid. Micro. Obfi p. 32, 
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