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B.A; Ac Boka kik & Mah 
OhMEX STAGNORUM. 
WatTeER Bua. 
HEMIPTERA 
Shells or upper Wings femi-cruftaceous, not divided by a ftraight 
Suture, but incumbent on each other; Beak curved downward, | 
GENERIC CHARACTER. 
Cimex Antenne longer than the Thorax. Thorax. margineds 
In each Foot three Joints. 
SPECIFIC CHARACTER. 
_ Black, brown, long, flender. Head one third of its whole lengths 
Antennz as long as the Head, and very flender. Eyes minute, pro- 
minent. Fore Legs fhorteft, length half an inch, breadth one third of 
a lines 
Linn, Syf. Nat. 
Many fpecies of the Cimex genus differ fo materially in theit ge~ 
neral form, that very nice attention is neceflary to difcriminate the 
fpecies which evidently belong to this extenfive family. ‘The external 
appearance of the Houfe, or Scarlet Bug, cannot intimate the con- 
nection to the fame genus with this flender bodied infect; but fo they 
are arranged by Linnaeus, and fo they will appear on a proper infpec< 
tion of thofe parts which conftitute their generic character. 
The prefent fpecies is common, and may be taken during great 
part of the warm feafons; We have an Infe& of the fame genus 
(Cimex: Lacuftris) which has frequently attracted notice by the vae 
riety and activity of its motions, when fporting on the furface of 
ftagnant pools, or other ftanding water: It appears to fly, or fkim the 
furface, but its wings are not often expanded, the lightnefs of its body 
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