HA RD WICKE'S SCIENCE- G OSSIP. 



heath bedstraw {Galium saxatile), ragged robin 

 {Lychnis fos-cuculi), together with any amount of 

 "soft beds of thyme-besprinkled turf." On[the moun- 

 tains, are observed conspicuous and vigorous tufts of 

 lady's-mantle {Alchemilla alpina), bilberry ( Vaccinium 

 myrtillus), juniper {Juniperus communis), club moss 

 (Lycopodium selago) ; and occasionally we find butter- 

 wort {Piiigaicula vulgaris), sheep's bit {Jasione 

 montana), harebell {Campanula rotundifolia), saxi- 

 frage {Saxifraga stellar is and aizoidcs), heath {Erica 

 tetralix), crowberry {Empetrum nigrum), sundew 

 {Drosera rotundifolia), bog pimpernel {Anagallis 

 tcnella), cotton grass {Eriophoi-um vagina turn), scurvy- 

 grass ( Cochlcaria alpina) , madder {Sherardia 

 arvensis), purging flax {Linum catharticum), 

 grass of Parnassus {Parnassia palustris), 

 marsh pennywort {Hydrocotyle vulgaris), 

 cranberry ( Vaccinium oxycoccus), bogbean 

 {Mcnyanthes trifoliata), speedwell ( Veronica 

 montana), moss campion {Silene acaulis), 

 willow herb {Epilobium alsinifolium) ; more 

 rarely and inconspicuously, may be found 

 roseroot {Sedum rhodiola), meadow rue 

 (Thalictrum alpinum), mountain saxifrage 

 {Saxifraga oppositifolia), sheep's sorrel {Ru- 

 mex acetosella), sedge {Carcx rigida) ; Chry- 

 sosplenium oppositifolium, etc. Rather more 

 rarely may be seen, in the valleys and low- 

 lying tracts, beautiful specimens of the 

 purple and the yellow loosestrife (Lysi- 

 inachia vulgaris), water ranunculus {R. he- 

 deraccus and aquatilis), figwort {Scropularia 

 vernalis), mint {Mentha hirsuta), meadow- 

 sweet {Spircea ulmaria), water avens {Geum 

 rivale), brooklime ; marsh cinquefoil (Poten- 

 tilla comarum), whitlow grass {Draba ver- 

 na), mossy saxifrage {S. hypnoides), wound- 

 wort {Stachys sylvatica and ambigua), water- 

 lily {Nymphaa alba), lady's-smock {Carda- 

 minepratensis), meadow and shining crane's- 

 bill {Geranium pratense and lucidum), 

 milfoil [Myriophyllum verticillatum), orpine {Sedum 

 telephium), valerian {Valeriana officinalis), nipplewort 

 {Lapsana communis), ox-eye daisy {Chrysanthemum 

 leucanthemutn), foxglove {Digitalis purpurea), yellow 

 and ivy-leaved toadflax (Linaria vulgaris and hede- 

 racca), bugle {Ajuga reptans), white and red dead- 

 nettles {Lamium album and picrpureum), hemp-nettle 

 {Galeopsis ladanum). snakeweed {Polygonium bistorta) 

 water-iris {Iris pseudacorus), ramsons {Allium ursi- 

 num), bog asphodel {Narthechtm ossifragum), hearts- 

 ease {Viola odorata and lutea) enchanter's night- 

 shade, bittersweet, burnet, butterfly orchis, etc., 

 woodsage, betony,'cowheat, 'vetches, allgood, agrimony 

 {A. eupaloria), bartsia, red and white campion, etc. 



AEPOPHILUS BONNAIREI, 

 MARINE INSECT. 



A SUB- 



By E. D. Marquard. 

 |N Science-Gossip for March last Mr. Joseph 

 J- Sinel announced the discovery of this remark- 

 able submarine hemipteron on the coast of Jersey, 

 and gave a figure of the insect, together with some 

 interesting notes respecting it. As I have recently 

 had the good fortune to capture specimens on the 

 coast of West Cornwall, a few additional remarks 

 on the subject may be of interest to entomological 

 readers. 



We have receive J. No. i of "The Economic 

 Naturalist," edited by Mr. S. L. Mosley. Pr.'ce 2d. 



Fig. i.— Marine Hemipterous Insect [sEpophilus Boitnairei). X 16. 



From the opening paragraph of the paper referred 

 to, it is clear the author was not aware that Aepo- 

 philus Bonnairei had already been recorded as 

 British. ;In the " Entomological Monthly Maga- 

 zine," vol. xviii. p. 145, it will be seen that the 

 late Mr. Frederick Smith had in his collection 

 specimens from Polperro, in East Cornwall, though 

 they appear to have been identified only after his 

 death, so that it is uncertain whether they were 

 captured by him or not. From that date (1SS1) to 

 the present time, I am ^not aware that any one has 

 recorded the species from any part of the United 

 Kingdom : for I presume that zoologically the 

 Island of Jersey belongs to France. 



About two years ago, on the rocks at Mousehole, 

 near Penzance, I found two specimens of a curious 

 hemipteron which interested me greatly, as I was at 

 the time working specially at that order of insects j 



