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15. Notoclea liturata : body dark chefnut, with a large 
black patch, like a Hebrew vau 1 , on the elytra, and two 
round fpots on the head. Length 4 lines, breadth 3. 
16. Notoclea pun&ata: dark-red, with large black 
patches on the elytra ; eyes black. Length 4 lines, 
breadth 2-i. 
17. Notoclea caftanea: chefnut-colour above and be¬ 
neath; elytra rough, with raifed dots and ftriaej antennae 
rufefcent. Length 4-i lines, breadth 3^. 
18. Notoclea fex-pudulata: black, with fix beautifully- 
driated large red fpots ; mouth red, feet black. This is 
the larged: and mod beautiful fpecies, being 6 lines in 
length by 5 in breadth. 
19. Notoclea lineata: black, with four red dots, and 
four red lines or dripes. Length 5 lines, breadth 3-J. 
20. Notoclea ofto-maculata: red, with eight black fpots. 
Linn. Trnnf. vol. ix. 
NOTONEC'TA, f. the Boat-fly; a genus of hemip¬ 
terous infeiSls. Generic characters—Snout inflected ; an- 
tennte (hotter than the thorax; wings four, folded crofs- 
wife, and coriaceous on the upper half; hind legs hairy, 
formed for fwimming. 
Thefe infeits have obtained their name from the lingu¬ 
lar manner in which they fwim on the back, prefenting the 
belly uppermod. This iituation feems admirably fitted 
for the creature’s manner of feeding, which is faid to be 
on the under fide of plants that grow on the furface of 
the water; the animal, by having its mouth turned up¬ 
wards, is capable of taking its food with greater conveni¬ 
ence ; nor are its motions in the lead impeded by this 
awkward podure ; on the contrary, it is very nimble, 
diving down indantaneoufly, when it perceives danger, 
and riling again to the furface, the two hind legs all the 
while ferving for paddles. But thefe infedts, like the Nepae, 
live in dagnant waters, and prey on aquatic animalcules. 
The larvae and pupae are fix-footed, and adtive; the former 
have the rudiments of wings, the others have none. There 
are feventeen fpecies, arranged in two fedtions. 
I. With the lip elongated, and conic. 
t. Notonedfa glauca. This infedt has a head fomewhat 
round, of which the eyes feem to take up the greated 
part: thefe eyes are browm, and very large, the red of 
the head being yellow. In the fore-part it has a lharp 
trunk that projedts, and is inflected between the forefeet. 
On the fides are feen the antennae, very final], yellowilh, 
and fpringing from under the head. The thorax, which 
is broad, Ihort and lmooth, is yellow on the fore, and 
black on the back, part. The fcutcheon is large, of a 
rough black, and, as it were, nappy. The elytra, rather 
large, and eroded over each other, area mixture’of brown 
and yellow, not unlike the colour of rufl, which makes 
it look cloudy. The under part of the body is brown, and 
at the extremity of the abdomen are to be feen a few hairs. 
The feet, fix in number, are of a light-brown, the two 
hindermofl having on the leg and tarfus hairs that give 
them the fnape of fins, nor are they terminated by nails. 
The four anterior ones are femewhat flat, and ferve the 
animal to fwim with, but at their extremity they have 
nails, and no hairs. It mud be cautioufiy handled; for 
the point of its roflrum is exceeding (harp. The above 
defeription, and the accompanying figure 21, are from 
Barbut. 
*. Notonedta furcata: upper wings brown, with two 
tedaceous fpots at the bafe. It is very like the preceding, 
and is found in France. 
3. Notonedta maculafa : upper wings brown, with fer¬ 
ruginous fpecks; they are bifid at the tip. It is lefs than 
the preceding; and is aifo found in France. 
4. Notonedta Americana: of a greyifli colour, but 
black behind ; fcutel deep black, with a yellow dot each 
fide at the bafe. It is, as its name imports, an American 
infedt. 
5. Notonedta nivea : upper wings wliitifli, immaculate, 
rounded at the tip. Inhabits India. 
Vol. XVII. No. 1175. 
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6. Notonedta minutidima : body greyifh, head brown ; 
the upper wings truncate. It is found in this country, and 
other parts of F.urope. It is, as its name dignifies, an ex¬ 
ceedingly minute inledt, fcarcely perceptible without the 
ufe of glades. 
7. Notonedta minuta: head yellow; thorax and upper 
wings green, with tranfverfe brown lines. It is an Eu¬ 
ropean infedt. 
8. Notonedta Noveboracenfis: yellowifh ; upper wings 
with three clouded, brown, longitudinal, fpots. It is 
found in New York. 
9. Notonedta odto-pundtata: head yellow'; thorax 
brownifli; fcutel black, with five white dots ; upper wings 
brown, edged with white, and marked with four black 
dots. Inhabits Germany. 
10. Notonedta Indica: of a glaucous hue; upper wings 
tipped with black. Inhabits India. 
11. Notonedta atomaria: white; above, and upper 
wings, pale grey ; under wings milky. Inhabits Ruflia. 
12. Notonedta lutea : upper wings whitifh, with a mar¬ 
ginal black dreak. It is found in Denmark ; and is par¬ 
ticularly deferibed by Miiller among the Danidi infedts. 
13. Notonedta marginata : upper wings black, the edge 
and future yellow. This is alto a Daniih inledt. 
II. With the (heath conic, fpinous at the (ides. 
14. Notonedta lineata: upper wings brown, with two 
abbreviated yellow lines. It inhabits Cayenne. 
15. Notonedta driata : upper wings pale browm, with 
numerous dots and flreaks of dark brown. It inhabits 
this country, and fome other parts of Europe; varies much 
in fize; the head and legs are yellow: it emits a difitgree- 
able fmell. The elytra are pale, driated with a number 
of undulating tranfverfe lines. Its fhape is oblong; the 
forehead and feet are of a golden colour. Theperfedt in¬ 
fedt is reprefen ted at fig. 22. and, with the wings folded, 
fwimming on its back, fo as to bear fome diflant refem- 
biance to a boat, at fig. 23. 
16. Notonedta coleoptrata •. the upper wings are en¬ 
tirely coriaceous, brown, the outer margin yellow. In¬ 
habits Sweden, and is very like the preceding. 
17. Notonedta minor : upper wings greenilh-afti; it is 
immaculate. It is found in France, and is the Sigara mi¬ 
nuta of Fabricius. 
NOTORI'ETY, f. [from notorious.'] Public know¬ 
ledge; public exposure.—We fee what a multitude of 
pagan tedimonies may be produced for all thole remark¬ 
able padages ; and, indeed, of feveral that more than an- 
fwer your expedtation, as they were not fubjedts in their 
own nature (o expofed to public!-: notoriety. Addifon on the 
Cl;r. Religion. 
NOTORIOUS, adj. [ notdrius , Lat. notoire, Fr.] Pub¬ 
licly known; evident to the world ; apparent; not hid¬ 
den.—It is commonly ufed of things known to their dif- 
advantage; whence, by thofe who de not know the true 
fignification of the word, an atrocious crime is called a 
notorious crime, whether public or fecret. Johijon .— What 
need you make fuch ado in cloaking a matter too notorious. 
Whitgift .— In the time of king Edward III. the impedi¬ 
ments of the conqued of Ireland are notorious. Davies .— 
This prefbyterian man of war congratulates a certain no* 
tor-ions murther, committed by a zealot of his own devo¬ 
tion. White .— We think not fit to condemn the mod no¬ 
torious malefadtor before he hath had licence to propofe 
his plea. Fell .— What notorious vice is there that doth not 
blemifli a man’s reputation ? Tillotfon .— The inhabitants 
of Naples have been always very notorious for leading a 
life of lazinefs and pleafure, which arifes partly out of the 
plenty of their country, and partly out of the temper of 
their climate. Addifon on Italy, 
The goodnefs of your intercepted packets 
You writ to the pope againd the king; yo.ur goodnefs, 
Since you provoke me, (hall be mod notorious. Shakejbedre. 
NOTORIOUSLY, adv. Publicly; evidently; openly. 
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