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GENERAL REMARKS ON THE PENINSULA

as well as another fifh of the fame genus, beßde a great varietyof the finny tribe.

In general, the Critnea has no great diverfity of infedts j butmany of thofe, with which it is infefted, in fome years re-markably increafe. The fmall number of fpecles is the morefurprifing; becaufe the country yields fuch a profufion ofdifferent plants, and is fituated in fo foutherly a latitude. This,however, is not a proper place to give a complete catalogue ofall the infects I have obferved in Crim-Tartary: let it thereforefuffice to mention fome of the moft diftinguiflied.

Of chafers, there are in the Crimea the Scarabaus Moloffits,Sifenus, Sacer, Pillularius, and two peculiar fpecies belonging tothe fame genus; the Lucanus Cervus, and Capreolus, are frequentin gardens and woods: farther, the Hißer major, Bruchus Piß,Curculio cruciatusy Cerambyx Cruciger, and Juglandarius ; feveralfine Buprefles; a very large violet-coloured Carabus, which in-habits the interftices of rocks, and makes its appearance onlyafter heavy rains, and in the night-time ; a few rare Tene-briones ; fome particular kinds of Melöe ; a peculiar fmall Blatta,refiding in the mountain-forefts; feveral remarkable winglefslocufts; and in general a great variety of this clafs, amongwhich the Gryllus oxycephalus, and another with ftriped eyes,being nearly allied to the Gryllus Tataricus, are common in thefouthern dales; the Cicada Orni and plebeja, abundant in thefame vallies; fome curious winged bugs: farther, the MantispecJinicornis, and feveral others; the Myrmeleon iibelluloides-,and barbarum ; Spbendon crabroniformis; Chryßs calens; wildand tarne bees; Papilio Celtis, Hypftpile, and Cynara^ in greatnumbers ; the Spbynx Atropos, lineata (though the S. Elpenor is

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