Part of a Letter from Mr. Edward Floyd, Cim. Ashm. Oxon. To Dr. M. Lister, Giuing anAccount of Locusts Lately Obserued in WalesAuthor(s): Edward FloydSource: Philosophical Transactions (1683-1775), Vol. 18 (1694), pp. 45-47Published by: The Royal SocietyStable URL: http://www.jstor.org/stable/102430 .

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}1. Part of a Letter frow Ms. Ed<ward F]oyd, Cim. Afiln. Oxon B0 Dr. N19 tas1^ gi- wing an Accoxnt das L-ocuRs late!y obferted ie Wales.

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5, O U have probbly benn aIready irlSormed fi oxul

llt f)rale other Pares of -tI-le Kirzgdcm, of t5Warms of Locs tlraF hat.ee IaFely- appeared on our BritiX Coafts. Htotwcger becauSe I am not certain that rlsty have been obtrved cltcwhere, I Jhall take this OccaElon of giving you wilat Account I can at pre(Un*, ot fome that -have Ltecrs Seen in Wales. As far as I llave befvn yet info^med, ttL>y were firft Wecn on tlle ^Oth. of OSo. berX fcattered about tllo Fitids in Marthery Parifh, Pe- broNeJbire, where thear uicre gfncral'y takca n(31iCv ef, at tirlst, becau6e of thn unfieaSotlablentts of tlze tim- for GrafhopPcrs; but aftrwards, for that upon h1rS1zer Er- amination, tIaey fbund them diltin*W} trcogm oilr Englif Ctralhappers, in bigncEs, colour, &c. I ccutd not l*arn t71st any of t!Jh m have l)eon Seen flsZing in ttlat CDurltry; but tron North Wdks I Xm lnformed that twto taft fwarm3 of th^.JIn !1ad boen fccn in tIleAir not far f,oln DoZ-geZhes, a fWa! I<etwTown of lKerionyJh Ihire. I can. n3t >1fure ytl of t}e time ullen t1:}t'iC' ]$ t[;>9 tOC/YfS

we<e 05ft'[VC'2> but by t!1e date of my F1 sWnd's LeZ-te r) C4c. X uCrS til3t ir uZas nzar tl-le famc tim> tllat tlloft c3tiCts of Pembroke-/kire 5]ad bectz talsen nutice of in tllc FiticSs. \#hat part oi tllc Y\7cvsid tL<efe Creatures fitcuiJ coIne from, I muer ltave to yotsrCoz jj jGture; in hn n1Can

time 1 can ;tSu^ vcou tlAt tllczy arez of tl,e w r- {;¢ne

Species witl-l 8.,rne A,rrzran l uits in rtl,+t CuQ;Iy in tlzc Mxlegm; forwilicil (<nd snany ethtr valuablcC:w.Iti!3^

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( 44 ) 'ites3 N84< ^re tD1iSed tc} tt;2t VCRy IIPJJiSLiVC and Tn genlOus Gctlti;rnanX Mr 3 =4gbrezY, S R. S. uvho rectived elleitn fom: Years Ence frolm hagicr As yet I have lout )nc int rnAe tut af s, wIlich yot} nlay Cornmand ic you )lcafes for 1 expe{f;t 30rtly rtlore of tIzem

This Pilgrim-LocuR r Cal Locda errtica, alia ic#@* ]J7#C02U vAtflar peNci&, reticglatz macS coe+;

lt is in ltngtil ( from tile H^ad eo tlle tlps of ttlt\Vings3 three [ncT*cs and +-} of a rcddlfh c)Jour aJl ovtr, except the \Vings. As to the Head and Cafvgti6¢m it ref^nblet tlse Fourall Figure of t. Tiat Eyes are promi- nent and vory large, fomeu llat of the form and bigneSs of-Gromwel-feeds) of a reddilb colourselegantly [treakede Tlle Aatent*¢ are broken fo that l can fay nothing of tithe lpngeh olD tilem: TIley are ab¢)luXt ti3e bigneSs of a Hogss bri(tlea and curiouny gaicEreA fis to the lzgs, tIw firft pair are not quite an Incll long; the fieZ conda bmewhat above tlat Sengtl<; but tlle third two Inches and 4. TlleS hindlcgs are Yery btau£Xlul; for tlue Thighs are hexangular, and elegantly Seated on the outfide} with a bl2ck Li(t extended 1ex8ts'ways thrologl; the mid(E of them. The thanks are of a liveJy red ca bur, a(3orned on t1w hind*part wicta two ordurs of fir all flarp prickles, placed n3t oppofite- tO each OtlltUx but aItereately. Slae Wings are auut tbrec inches l?ngn refembling very much tl}ofe of tle Xarger Libeffiz or Dragon-Sics} buc all over garnifhed (ttletuterWings $t 1CAa ) With reticulated >arl lpets.

1 rC; not mtach reaSon to douSt h0t telAt thXefe are the very hme Species of Lt cu0ts) W) F>tn)l*s in PliRory fUr ttltr*Nandrin ov*+.} 2nJ del>O+al'atteg wlzote Regions.

InPlinys Lib. si c n¢xis. wv fints th;vt t.;}ords)* "50-

lbqge obanbrat gicitd 2at.ibas pfJ>NZis 7¢e JitAd opo riatt terrm SX,NCt#tt fs*tPe-vires; S td aJm Jpar#P3

+ earTa trd#0WX tnSmevos tra2S p&rraea.v!> girafXe nX fifig seate#t w X M#lta (S,a4S Gd#teatU ) 0ga4

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t 47; tara -orfi erogenses} &: fores f8kfwt4§ tcSori w. fitgtt48

es Afrtca sn;wime coortae, ive//#/>tx Z/4 Xptpgb 4g Si- bySlina coacZo remedia configere} irX)tfarW .tuiv WtC-

ther ta1S mrlta cottadg aRreates make) a£1y t§ltNg for te Lg Ot tt1t Hay-riclss I qutRion; For I Ca 1Ud bewe rt-1e as* teO undct ttand thok v;or ls, a.s if tlley nzeane o*<sy {9J t5@>ie

E[>Vrepiw'fga> a2 ptrhaps Pcryfoning) nor do2f'rz rigXtl^1R,,,,,r5,; Firing (3r ComjZioa.

XgAux OHfueas itf libro prodig¢ram, p. 69. EJ(3itX Ba(.

I Xj 9 9. Locd arttrx 2ngentia <tnZna ia Africa) a t

tn maYi dejed) fbafib<fie ged4¢, odore X!alertli cp ¢ re" fflorti0Fro vapore gravem peCileatiam fScerbt?ft pecoriX homxrwqu iDCCC milliJ cotf tnpta tabea proditgm eJ?*

I was Xfpicious of this at the very firA reading of Mr gexes flis Letrer and t}lerefbre wZrtv to him the very fame day I ;rrit to 5*ou anc3 lVlr. Aey} to examine the Sca 24Zg and Sci fbr dead LocxJis.

The like 24Ceourlt al4Eo Sotwf cites out of OtDo SErifa

genJts. 1Sandem vero in /3Mare Britaasic* f Alvrz

tentsrgm vi, fgdibm abrgeb4#Xtgr. Ned >J?! Oceffne ;: Zitus reyeSr aerem infecersntw,, pSemoee anter-tUa ,crr: aon mings fizvam intglerarft. Atld which crJmes ne.lYe

to our pUfpOf^;, iN Moxf. p. Iz 3. h#fls per G6Z4ratrsz erraates ad GkIez/ioZanenJem sfe dgrM?t iter ceperzeataeoUae depaJ?o in Folaniam (¢ Szlelm reverte-:}trer. Eaxde^3$ MesJ¢e NTfrw?emisri ( tam d eaim wiseraXt / tSt fRgsrU T%

-tabefLlciz masimxm fztorem excitarvrn (? af faiZs vWrifyae SylveJ?ri pala fgi0erst, roa mias peNe gr^ wiim-v qaam fame tam Germanos qm ;taras afecge^ ]3ut in Wales therc are no Crea-^ures to devoSr themt naleS the Badgers and Crows may talse c3XT {{%vm>0

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