- NATURAL HISTORY. By 
fize. "The body is longifh, the head. of the length of the breaft, and 
the cafes of the wings almoft pointed, which has been feen on the feed 
of figwort, before it was ripe 
16. The roundith Weevel, with two black points on the longitudinal 
future of the cafes of the wings, and a whitifh breaft. In the tranfac- 
tions of Upfal is called the Globous Weevel, with a trunk turned back; 
and Lifer calls it the fmall ath-coloured Beetle, marked with two black 
fpots on the cafes of the wings. ; 
17. The roundifh Weevel, clouded with brown, and a white fpot in 
the thape of a heart on the middle of the back. In the tranfactions of 
Upfal it is called the leaft ath-coloured roundifh blunt Weevel; and it 
18 found on the fame plant as the former, and ‘is of the fize of a muf- 
fard-feed. 
18, The oblong Weevel with a reddifh fhell, and the brea almoft as 
long as the cafes of the wings. Mr Ray calls it the {mall dirty-brown 
eetle, with a long trunk bending dowawards. It is found upon k- 
Veral forts of feeds, on which it lives, and is of the fize of a loufe. 
19. The pitchy Beetle with an oval belly, is very common in Sweden, 
Which is all that Linnaeus {ays of it. 
20. The Corn Weevel is thaped like a bug, and feeds upon corn. 
This is the fir& that was {poken of. 
21. The black Weevel with longith opaque cafes of the wings, is 
twice the fize of a flea, and is of a black colour. he cafes of the 
Wings are ftreaked, and marked with opaque points. 
22. The black Weevel with fhining cafes of the wings, is lefs by one 
half than a flea, of a black colour, and the cafes of the wings ftreaked, 
thining, and marked with points. It is four times lefs than the for- 
Mer, and the cafes of the wings and belly are of an oval fhape. 
_ 23. The black Weevel with the cafes of the wings of a blackifh blue, 
4s found in hedges, and is of the fize of a flea. The head, brealt, and 
feet are black, marked with {mall hollow points, and the cafes of the 
Wings are of a violet-colour, or of a blackith-blue. 
_ 24. The blackifh-blue Weevel is found in hedges like the former, and 
is of the fize of a flea. The head, breaft and thighs, are of a blackifh- _ 
blue; but the cafes of the wings are of a deep blue. - ie 
_ 25, The black Weevel with whitith thighs, is very like the former in 
ape and fize; but the cafes of the wings are black and ftreaked ; and 
Senerally the legs are pale, with black feelers. The head and brealt 
are marked with hollow points. 
26. The ath coloured Weevel with a black fpot on the cafes of the 
‘Wings, and legs of a paleith yellow, is found on the leaves of willow. 
tis no bigger than a loufe, and the head and jaws are black without 
hair; the breaft is alfo black, and covered with afh-coloured hair. The 
fates of the wings are black, ftreaked and covered with the like hair, 
and in the middle of each wing there is a black {pot. The feelers are 
f the fame colour as the legs. ; 
27. The ath-coloured Weevel with red legs, is common in dry 
Grounds, and is of the fize of a flea. The colour is afh, and the cafes 
of the wings freaked, with reddifh feet. 
28. The Afh-coloured Weevel with longitudinal ftreaks of a lighter 
_ Solour, is found among the fand. It is larger than a loufe, and is of 
@2 ath-colour all over, The eyes are black, the feelers afh-coloured, | 
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