ry NATURAL HISTORY. 
the hell of a tortoife. The fhield is in the thape of a half-moon, and 
of a pale colour without fpots; but the cafes of the wings are ftreaked _ 
and {peckled, and the ftreaks run in crooked lines. The body is black, 
and the feelers are black and flender. It may be eafily found in beds 
of baum, or mint. 
The Lady-Cow with reddith cafes for their wings, and feven black 
{pots thereon, is an infe& well known even to children, and has a black 
head with two white {pots on the forehead, and a black breaft, which 
is whitifh near the edges. ‘Ihe cafes of the wings are of an orange- 
colour, and there are three black {pots towards the bafe of each, and 
one that is common to both, which with the former makes {even in all, 
The feelers are very fmall and clavated; and the under part of this in- 
fect is black. , 
The Lady-Cow with red cafes for the wings, and two black fpots 
thereon, that is one on each. The breaft is black, only there is one 
large white {pot on its fide, and two very {mall ones near the bafe 3 as 
alfo two others of the fame fize at the infertions of the feelers, The 
belly and legs are black, as are the feelers likewife; and it is common 
to be met with on alder and other trees, as the former is among hedges 
in the Summer time. 
The Lady-Cow with black cafes for the wings, with four red {pots 
thereon, that istwooneachcafe. ‘The breaft, is entirely black, and the 
fpots on the cafes of the wings are of a blood-red colour ; but that which 
is neareft the breaft on each is largeft. They are met with on maple 
trees in the North parts of England, and are fometimes feen, though 
but feldom, in the hedges near London. 
The Chry/omela is of the Beetle kind, and the feelers are in the fhape 
of necklaces of beads, but thickeft towards the extremities, The body 
is nearly of an oval fhape, and the breaft is oblong and roundifh. 
1. The blew-green Chry/omela is one of the largeft fort of this kind, 
though they are all but fmall. The head is little, the legs flender, - 
and the belly fmooth. The back is roundith or convex, and the colour 
is a mixture of blue and green, with a very fine tin@ure of gold colour 
diffufed throughout. The edges of the cafes of the wings are a little 
prominent, and they are marked with a few hollowith {mall {pots all 
the way round. The feelers, legs and belly are entirely green. It is 
common in the meadows in May and June. 
2. The Chryfomela with a breaft and the cafes of the wings of a red 
colour, is fmaller than the former, and not fo convex on the back. 
The head is fmall and black, as well as the body, legs, lower part of 
the breaft and feelers; but the upper part of the breaft is red, as are 
alfo the cafes of the wings. It is commonly met with on fome fort of 
willow trees in June and July. 
3. The blue-green Chry/omela with a red breaft and thighs, is of the 
fimall kind, and the head and cafes of the wings are of a beautiful 
fhining green with a blueifh caft.. There are a few hollow {pots on the 
head, and the breaft is fmall, convex, and of a reddifh colour, with a 
eaft of blue-green, The upper part of the legs is reddifh and the other 
black as well as the feelers, It is common in moft parts of this 
kindom. 
4. The black Chry/omela with hollowed points, is one of the largeft 
of the kind, and is all over black, andthe breaft and cafes of the wings 
are. 
