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The Front , is the upper part of the head, between 
the eyes, mouth and thorax* 
The Trunk , fituated between the head and the ab¬ 
domen ; confifts of the thorax* fcutellum, breaff, and 
fternum* 
The Thorax is the upper part of the trunk* 
The Scuttllum adheres to the hinder part of the 
thorax, and is extended between the wings* 
The Breafl is the lower part of the trunk, corref- 
ponding to the thorax : in this, four of the feet of 
fuch iniefls as have fix are generally inferted. 
The Sternum , is a longitudinal line of the breafl ; 
often fharp pointed, before and behind, as in the. 
genus Dytifcus. 
ABDOMEN *. 
Compofed of rings, perforated with lateral fpiracula* 
and fixed to the thorax* 
THE LIMBS. 
The Limbs , which adhere to the thorax and abdo¬ 
men, are the tail, the fling, the feet, the wings, the 
halteres and the pe£tines. 
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The tail differs in proportion, figure, termination 
and fetas \ has no valve* 
The 
