The colour of the projecting parts, viz. the legs, 
eyes, antennze, and roftrum, is a fine ferruginous, 
or reddifh-brown. On the lower part of the abdo¬ 
men the armour is reprefented broken olf; difplay- 
ing the rugie, &c. of the Ikin'on that part, and 
fhewing the remarkable contraction which has taken 
place in confcquence of the infeCts having dcpolitcd 
its ova, many of which I perceived on breaking off 
this part of the fhield. Thefe eggs were fmall in 
proportion to the animal, and of a brown colour, as 
reprefented in the figure. It is from the lingular 
manner in which this creatuie is coated that I have 
given it the name of Coccus cataphraCtus. It is 
found amongft fphagnum and other moffes in bogs. 
It is much to be wilhed that by a diligent refearch 
the male may at length be difcovered, in order that 
the hiftory of fo curious an infeCt may be rendered 
complete. It has been hitherto found chiefly in 
Scotland and in fome parts of Cumberland. 
