II. 
Order—HEMIPTERA. 
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GENUS i.—BLATTA COCKROACH. 
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T HIS is one of thofe domeftic infe&s, well known 
in kitchens and bake-houfes ; it is broad, flat, and 
fmooth ; it runs pretty quick : of feme fpecies the 
males fly. 
The larva differs little from the perfe£! infecl, ex¬ 
cept the want of wings and cafes> 
The larva feeds On meal, of which it is very vora¬ 
cious; in the fields it will eat roots, 
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The Kakkerlak of the American Ifles is of this 
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genus. 
They all fhun the light. Ours are met with in 
kitchens and baker’s fhops ; about ovens, eating meal 
and dough. Smoke of charcoal deftroys them. 
GENUS 
