A new and accurate system of natural history .. . es, only it had a more oblong body. Thecafes of the wings are of a greenifh yellow, or ratherof a gold colour ; the legs are long and thickiih>the eyes globous and prominent; and from the fore-head near the eyes, there are two oblong horns orfeelers, which are articulated. The head is fmall, themouth wide, hard, ilrong, and forked ; being armedwith teeth, with which it bites very hard. The bellyis not round, but longifh. It v/ill fight with Beetlesand efts, wounding them in the belly. It is abouthalf an inch long, and feeds upon mofs, heath,
A new and accurate system of natural history .. . es, only it had a more oblong body. Thecafes of the wings are of a greenifh yellow, or ratherof a gold colour ; the legs are long and thickiih>the eyes globous and prominent; and from the fore-head near the eyes, there are two oblong horns orfeelers, which are articulated. The head is fmall, themouth wide, hard, ilrong, and forked ; being armedwith teeth, with which it bites very hard. The bellyis not round, but longifh. It v/ill fight with Beetlesand efts, wounding them in the belly. It is abouthalf an inch long, and feeds upon mofs, heath, efts,worms, and other infedls, which it vanquifhes infight. Nor will it touch any that are killed by othermeans. Belonius defcribes it thus; it is a wingedflying infedl, having a moft filthy fmell, and is like aCantharis, but larger, and is of a yellowifh colour,and fo very venemous, that horned cattle which feedin pafturcs where they are, are often killed however differs from th€ former in the colour. There 1 ./^ Ca?i//ni?^acj.
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