NATURAL HISTORY. 55 
top of the head rifes in a bump, is extremely fmooth and polifhed, 
and divided into two parts. Inftead of a chin there is a beard, and 
the breaft is formed of a fingle plate, behind which are a fort of 
ngs, and it is connected below to the firft pair of feet, which are 
each compofed of three parts, much of the fame length, of which 
the lah has five knotted joints, terminated with two crooked claws: 
the cafes of the wings are membraneous, are conneéted to the brealt, 
and are as it were fhagreened; they are more long than broad, convex 
above, and hollow beneath; they are thin, but ftrong, and cover the 
‘Upper part of the body, to which below the two laft pair of feet are 
conneéted: the belly confifts of fix large rings, that are fmooth and 
folded at the fides: they are feemingly without hair, but examined 
With a microfcope they appear a little hairy, efpecially in the under 
Part: the body, properly fo called, is compofed of eight moveable 
tings, which are furrowed from one end to the other: they are bred 
om worms fhaped alimoft like real Caterpillars. Thefe flies are moft 
Common in the hot countries, fuch as Spain, Jtaly, and the fouthern 
Parts of France ; however there are fome in all parts of Europe at cer- 
tain times of the year. 
The Glow-worm is by Dale affirmed to be the female of the Cicindela, 
from the experience and examination of a phyfician in his neighbour- 
food. It has indeed no wings at all, and is confequently a creeping 
infe&t ; but as it is a female of one of the Beetle kind, it could not be 
Well omitted in this place: the fhield and fhape of the breaft, as well 
as the folds and wrinkles of the body, plainly fhew that the belongs to 
this kind: the body has eleven joints, or rather incifures, the firlt of 
Which lies on the fhield of the breaft, and is of a half eval fhape, flat- 
ted, marginated, and truncated at the hinder part: the head is placed 
Under this, and is very fmall; and the three laft joints of the body are 
of a yellowifh colour, which fhine or look like fire in the dark. It is 
Often feen under hedges by travellers in the night, and if carefully taken 
Up and laid upon a graify turf, will continue to thine for feveral nights. 
: The Gantharis with blackifh cafes of the wings, anda red breait, is 
Of the largeft kind, being above an inch and a half long, and about a 
Quarter of an inch in diameter. It is fofter to the touch than moit 
ther infeéts of the Beetle kind, and has a flattifh head and back, ex- 
Cept under the eyes, where it is alittle reddith: the mouth is {mall and» 
‘Orked, and the feelers at the mouth are very fhort and fmall; but 
there are others half the length of the body, and confilt of eleven joints, 
reddifh near the root, and brown every where elfe: the breaft is de- 
Prefled behind, and in the fhape of a heart; but the edges are fome- 
What prominent, and the whole is reddifh, except a black fpot on the 
Upper part, clofe to the head: the cafes of the wings are plain, fmooth, 
and oblong, but very foft and flexible, feeling like filk, and of a brown- 
Uh black colour; the body is brown, except the laft joint, which is 
Teddifh, and there is a tin@ture of the fame colour along the fides, 
hich are compreffed all the way: the joints are folded in fome fenfe 
- Ver each other, and their extremities are foft, being covered with a 
a of pimples. It is common about houfes in the country, and under 
“ledges, : 
f The red-breafted Cantharis with red cafes of the wings, is a {mall 
tt, having a black body, and the cafes of the wings of a bright ele- 
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