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X. — Journal of an Excursion into Northwnherland, in June and 

 July, 1851. Bj James Hardy. 



[Read, at the Anniversary Meeting, April 5th, 1852.] 



On the 23rd of June, I reached Shoreston, near North Sunder- 

 land. June 21th. — I examined the sandy links between North 

 Sunderland and Bamborough. A few good Diptera were taken. 

 Antliomyia mitis, whose maggot is a miner in the leaves of the 

 dock, was observed, in large numbers, freeing itself from the 

 puparia, which had remained during the winter covered bj the 

 sands. The leaves of Sonchus arvensis, bore many of the purple 

 pimples, occasioned by the larvaa of the small midge, Cecidomyia 

 Sonclii; the terminal buds of Veronica Chamcedrys were also 

 attacked and distorted by those of C. Veronicce ; and the globu- 

 lar fleshy knots formed on the stems of Galium verum, by 

 another species, C. Molliiginis (Loew), were likewise conspicuous. 

 The curious Eupelix cusindata, one of the Homoptera, was swept 

 from the herbage. Beetles were scarce, and were mostly taken 

 by the hand, after beating the banks. The following were the 

 most characteristic : — Phytosus spinifer (under sea- weed). Alec- 

 chara Morion, Comcrus pubescens, Mycetoporus sp)lendidus, Scym- 

 nus discoideus, var. limhatus, Corticaria crenulata, Calathus 

 fiavipes, Payk., and C. mollis, Saprinus nitidulus, Atomaria 

 pusilla, Payk. (Phreogaster, Marsh.), Dromius fasciatus, Bys- 

 chirius gihhus, in a swampy spot, Hijpera Polygoni, Catops 

 Watsoni, new to the district, C. chrysomeloides, and a new species 

 oi Agathidium, A. pumilum, MS. Micralymma hrevipenne was 

 detected in some limestone shale near Monkshouse. The sandhills 

 near Bamborough, produce an immense crop of ragworts (Senecio 

 Jacohcea), many plants of which were affected with a disease 

 occasioned by the presence of swarms of a small black Thrips, 

 apparently Thrips Physapus, Linn, and Holiday, (Ent. Mao-, iii., 

 449, and List of Homoptera, Brit. Mus. iv.), which prevents the 

 plant from acquiring its due stature, and hinders the expansion 



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