20 NATURAL HISTORY. 
and there are feveral lines; one upon the back, of a bright afh-colours 
and another upon the wings of a light afh-colonr. *— 
29. The livid Weevel with the cafes of the wings fpotted with four 
dark fpots. It is found upon the leaves of the alder-tree; and is a leap- 
ing infe& of the fize of a loufe. 
30. Phe blood-coloured Weevel is found in corn, and is much of the 
fize of a loufe. 
31. The black Weevel with the cafes of the wings red in the middle, 
is found among flowers, and is of the fize of a flea. 
“32. The black Weevel with red cafes of the wings, and a longifh hin- 
der part of the head; differs very much from the former kinds; for 
the head is black, and looks like that of a fox deprived of hair. The 
jaws are fhort, the feelers black, and the wings of a deep red, but 
ftreaked and marked with hollow points. - : 
33. Theblack Weevel with black cafes of the wings, and a double 
white ftreak at the bafe, which is red, is very common every where. 
It has a black head funk into the breaft, which is red without hair, and 
the body is fhort and without a trunk, 
The Flying-Beetle of the Weft-Indies, called by the natives Acudia, 
is a fhining infect, and is almoft as big asa Wren. There are four 
fhining fpots like ftars, two of which are near the eyes, and two under | 
the wings. Some pretend, the natives, before the coming of the Spa- 
niards, made ufe of thefe Beetles inftead of candles. 
There is an infect of the Beetle kind, known in England by the name 
of a May Bug, and in fome places a Dorr. It has two pair of wings, 
one of which may properly be called the cafes, and the other the real 
wings. The cafes are hard, and of a reddith brown, fprinkled with a 
whitifh duft, which eafily comes off. The legs and tail are whitifh, 
but the reft of the body is brown, except a white and dentated line 
wherewith each joint is marked on both fides the belly. It is thought 
that the femalés make holes in the earth with their tails for the fake of 
propagation ; but it is uncertain whether they lay eggs or {mall worms. 
But be that as it will, thefe worms are prejudicial to the roots of corn 
and young plants; and they are fometimes fo numerous, as to do pro- 
digious mifchief ; they continue fo long in this flate, that they are the 
more dangerous on that account; and it is faid the hardeft froft will 
not hurt them. Rooks and hogs are very fond of thefe worms, and 
devour vaft numbers of them; hence the advantage of rookeries is very ~ 
evident, as the inhabitants of the county of Norfolé have found to their 
cot; for they lately took it in their heads to deftroy them all, fince 
which time they have been peftered with great numbers of thefe worms, _ 
which have dettroyed the roots of the wheat to their very great damage. 
One farm in particular was fo injured by them in the year 1750 and 
175t, that the occupier was not able to pay his rent, which the land- 
lord was not only content to lofe, but likewife gave him money for the 
fupport of his family. 
Thefe May-bugs are feen moft frequently flyme about in the evening 5. _ 
for in the day time they hide themfelves in the leaves ‘of feveral trees 
till fun-fet, when they appear in great numbers, and often fly in the 
faces of pafiengers. 
Moufe: informs us, that in 1574 there fell fuch a great number of 
thefe infects into the Severn, that they flopt the wheels of the water 
mills. — 
