The natural history of British insects : explaining them in their several states, with the periods of their transformations, their food, economy, &c together with the history of such minute insects as require investigation by the microscope : the whole illustrated by coloured figures, designed and executed from living specimens . )^ or the iloutcit plant that is near, if its leaves are rufhyand ftrong. Its firfl: procefs is to make a deep incifion acrofs the leaf,which it effects with little labour, as its mouth is well armed for thepurpofe; the upper part of the leaf behig thus deprived of it
The natural history of British insects : explaining them in their several states, with the periods of their transformations, their food, economy, &c together with the history of such minute insects as require investigation by the microscope : the whole illustrated by coloured figures, designed and executed from living specimens . )^ or the iloutcit plant that is near, if its leaves are rufhyand ftrong. Its firfl: procefs is to make a deep incifion acrofs the leaf,which it effects with little labour, as its mouth is well armed for thepurpofe; the upper part of the leaf behig thus deprived of its fupport,inftantly becomes dependent; the Caterpillar embraces the two fur-fiices of the fradtured leaf, and weaves its web between. The web \%of an exquifite texture and v/hiteneis, and bears great refemblance tothe webs of fome fpiders that frequent watery places. The Caterpillp-rs arc found in June and July, the Fly in Aj-igufl-, PLATE -^7. ||^ [ 27 J PLATE XLVIL FIG. I. PROTEUS D I F F L U E N S. GENERIC CHARACTER. An invifiblc, very fimple, pellucid Worm, of a variable form. SPECIFIC CHARACTER. Proteus, branching itfelf out in a variety of direiStions. F I G. BOMB A. GENERIC invifible, pellucid, hairy worm. SPECIFIC CHARACTER. Changeable, with a fev/ hairs difperfed On the fore part. MulUrs Ani. Inf. Proteus Diffluens, under fome of its changes appears rather a flaape-lefs iriafs, than an animated body j it confifts of gelatinous, pellucidfubftance, replete with dark coloured molecules, which either direft orattend, the internal exertions and adions of the animalculum j it pufliesforth branches of various ftiapes. E 2 Is C 28 ] Is found in fenny fituations, but very rare; the author of the Jmmacula Infujoria^ obferved it only twice. TRICHODA BOMB A. Inconfliant as the former, and nearly as difficult to define; it is fome-titnes fpherical, immediately after it will become oval, Kidney fliaped,&a
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