A new and accurate system of natural history .. . eall is deprefTedbehind, and in the fhape of a heart; but the edgesare fomewhat prominent, and the whole is reddifh,except a black fpot on the upper part, clofe to thehead. The cafes of the win^s are plain, fmooth,and oblong, but very foft and flexible, feeling likeIjlk, and of a brownifli black colour. The bodyis brown, except the laft joint, which is reddifh, andthere is a tindure of the fame colour along the fides,which are compreiled all the way. The joints arefolded in fome fenfe over each other, and their ex-tremities are foft, being cove
A new and accurate system of natural history .. . eall is deprefTedbehind, and in the fhape of a heart; but the edgesare fomewhat prominent, and the whole is reddifh,except a black fpot on the upper part, clofe to thehead. The cafes of the win^s are plain, fmooth,and oblong, but very foft and flexible, feeling likeIjlk, and of a brownifli black colour. The bodyis brown, except the laft joint, which is reddifh, andthere is a tindure of the fame colour along the fides,which are compreiled all the way. The joints arefolded in fome fenfe over each other, and their ex-tremities are foft, being covered with a fort of is common about houfes in the country, and underhedges. Ihe r^^-/^rf^/?r^CANTIIARIS nvithredcafsofthenvia^s, is a fmall foit, having a black body, and thecafi;5 of the wings of a bright elegant red, as well asthe bieafl, only there is a black Tpot thereon. Thefeelers are flendcr, and the cafes of the wings are veryfoft, filky, and flexible, and the wings are thin andbrown. This i; not veiy common with us. The Feu 4^. OFINSECTS. 49 The CANTHARIS ivith black cafu of the wingsmarked nxiith tnvo redtranf^oerfs luies^ is not much biggerthan a loufe, and the legs and feelers are black, butthe head and breaft of a greeniih colour. The cafesof the wings are of a deep gloffy black, marked withtwo tranfverfe red Hreaks, one of which is near thebafe, and the other near the point or extremity. Thefides of the body are reddifh. It is not uncommonunder hedges and pallure grounds. Linnaus take§ notice often forts of CATHARIDES;.the firil of which he calls the Female Cant^iaris, without-•wing$, and it is ufually found upon juniper trees. Hefays he has never yet feen the male, though he doesnot queftion but there is one, becaufe this lliines in thenight time, as he thinks with an intent to let the ;iiaJeknow where to find her. This is the fame as theGlow-worm, and infome meafure confirms whati)^/^;has faid about her. 2. The CANTHARIS n^Atb tejiaceous cafes of th
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