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XXV.

Flying Vermin. Insecta volantia.

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The _Bee_, 1. maketh honey which the _Drone_, 2. devoureth. _Apis_, 1. facit mel quod _Fucus_, 2. depascit

The _Wasp_, 3. and the _Hornet_, 4. molest with a sting; _Vespa_, 3. & _Crabro_, 4. infestant oculeo; and the _Gad-Bee_ (or Breese), 5. especially _Cattel_; but the _Fly_, 6. and the _Gnat_, 7. us. & _Oestrum_ (Asilus), 5. imprimis _pecus_. autem _Musca_, 6. & _Culex_, 7. nos.

The _Cricket_, 8. singeth. _Gryllus_, 8. _cantillat_.

The _Butterfly_, 9. is a winged _Caterpillar_. _Papillio_, 9. est alata _Eruca_.

The _Beetle_, 10. covereth her wings with _Cases_. _Scarabæus_, 10. tegit alas _vaginis_.

The _Glow-worm_, 11. shineth by night. _Cicindela_ [Lampyris], 11. nitet noctu.