D I O P S I S I C H N E U M O N E A .
G E N E R I C CHAR AC T E R .
Horns on Ure head two. fflifortn, withont joints, much longer than the head, with the eyes at the tips.
S P E C I F I C CHARA C T E R .
Black ; head, anterior part o f the abdomen, and legs ferruginous t two fpines on the pofterior extremity
o f the thorax.
D .o p s.s IcnnnuMonnA : nigra eapite abdomine antiee pedibnfque ferrngineis, thorace poftice bifpinofo.
i°ea7 ire x T ™ ft ' ° ” 8 “ '"■“ '■«ble pedicles arif.ng from
n - <■ A-(P ^ o t h e r in fe a s bears the antenna. In this particular the
Diophs dtffers not only from other infefts o f the kindred genera, but alfo from all the other kinds we are
nediele ” f 7 f “ “ « " '>™ ty o f elongated
tron, for they are moveable a t the bafe, and may be direa ed towards any o b je a at the will o f the animal
sanly aecompanred by , hat o f the head, or even o f the whole body. The eyes o f th e la tte r are notwithftan.
bngfo eonvenrentlyftat.oned a t the globular extremity o f the pedicles, as to embrace a far mere
cornprehenCve range of f.ght than is ufoa] with the generality o f infeas.
To the inexperienced entomologift, the Diopfis would rather feem to be furniihed with remarkable
horns, arrd be deft.tu.e o f eyes, althongl. the latter are fo very confpicuons when they are pointed out-
t on the contrary the true horns or antennte that are fo minute as to be moft likely to efcape attention’
j “ ft ber.ea.h
Droprr. „ a s .n lu te d rn a Imall tra ft pnblrflted by Linnajus at Upfal, in 1775 From this we learn
n - of London, by whom they were fent to Linnteus, Thefe confifted cl,iefiy of infeas