fix large beautiful crimfon {pots ; both the elytra are 
black at the extremity ; and the wings area duiky 
colour, and tinged witha little red at their bafe. I his 
infect, not leaping much, is eafily taken; but not near 
London ; as itis very feldom found near the metrop- 
olis. it varies according to the different fize of the 
crimfon fpots obferved on its elytra, or wing cafes. 
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GENUS XI. 
COCCUS. 
CHARACTER. 
me F : 
fi: HE trunk is placed in the breaft ;. the hinder part 
of the abdomen is briftly. The males have two ereét 
wings; while the females are apterous, or without 
any. oy 
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COCCUS PHALARIDIS.—-COCHINEAL 
FLY. 
Tue feet and body of this infect are nearly of a 
pink colour, and fprinkled with a little white powder. 
‘Lhe wings and tour threads of its tail, are of the 
cleareft white. Itis found on a {pecies of gra{s called 
phalaris. The female forms, on the fitock of this 
