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(ste) NATURAL HISTORY. 
fe& have acquired the neceflary confiftence and vigour, it tears its 
lodging, and breaks through its wall. For this purpofe it has two 
teeth, like thofe of Grafshoppers, with which it eats through, and en- 
larges the opening, till it gets quite out. Its body which is turn- 
ed like a fcrew, takes up no more than the fpace of a quarter of 
an inch; but when it is unfolded, it becomes half an inch in length 
then its fore wings likewife unfold, and in two minutes time, be- 
come longer than the body. In fhort it becomes a large and beau- 
tiful Flie, laying afide its barbarity, and rapacious difpofition: it hag 
then a long flender body, of a brown colour, a imail head, with 
large bright eyes, and long, flender, pale brown legs, with four large 
reticulated wings: it greatly refembles the Golden Eye in all things, 
except its colour, which is not quite fo agreeable: it is common in moft 
parts of Europe; there are other infects akin to this, which only differ 
an their fize and colour; but the progreds of their metamorphofis has 
not been defcribed. 
‘Lhe Summer Flie has a prominent palate, with two feelers on each 
fide, which are twice as long as the body, and blueith-black wings: 
the body is oblong, and of a dufky brown; but his legs, which are 
flender, are of a dufky greyifh black. While it is a worm, it may be 
frequently feen at the bottoms of fmall clear brooks, hid in a cafe of 
firaw: and when it turns to a flie, it comes out of the water, and roves 
over or about the fame ftreams: that mentioned by Moufet, has four 
wings, of a brown colour, an oblong body, and two fhort feelers, with 
a forked tail, or rather with two briftles proceeding from it. How- 
ever there are a great many others of this kind, which leave fufficient 
room for curious enquirers to enlarge the hiftory of thefe infeas. 
~ Linnaeus takes notice of feveral kinds of the Water Flies, and he calls 
the firft, the black Phryganea with white wings, ftreaked and fpeckled 
with white: this flie has four wings, and is of the fize of the Scorpion 
Flie; the wings are longer than the body, white, pointed, and ftreaked 
with brown veins. It is found in dirty fplafhy paths. 
2. The Phryganea or Water Flie, with teltaceous wings, and nervous. 
fireaks; the feelers are placed forwards. It is found in the fame pla- 
ces as the former. 
3. The grey Phryganea with the upper wings clouded, and marked 
with a black {pot in the margin. It is of a middle fize, and is found 
in waters. 
4. The Phryganea with afh-coloured teftaceous wings, and two. lone 
gitudinal black lines, with a white point. 
“5. The Phryganca with deflexed flat wings of a yellowith-colour, and 
marked on the edge with a rhomboidal white {pot. 
6. The Phryganea with dutky wings, and a double yellow fpot oF 
the edges. 
7. The Phryganea with reticulated wings, without a weapon in thé 
fail, and yellow edges on the breaft: this keeps very ftill upon the water® 
8., The Phryganea with wings reticulated with veins, and a brow® 
tail. It is called in the Up/a/ tranfaétions, the Summer Flie, with B, 
gail that has two hairs, and ath coloured wings reticulated with vein®. 
Ir is a large water Flie, which appears in fummer. 
' g. The Péryganéa with blucifh-black wings, and feelers twice as long as 
 yhebody, Ivis called by Ray a fmall four winged fic, with very long 
feelers 
