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and may be taken by the mode ])ointed out by 

 Mr. White, in his ''Natural History of Sel- 

 bourne" *. He states, that he found them in- 

 habiting a ''furze close, consisting of a rocky 

 dry soil, and inclining to the afternoon sun." 

 They make holes in the ground, generally ter- 

 minating under a stone, and the only method by 

 which he coukl obtain them, was to insinuate a 

 pliant stalk of grass into their caverns, and by 

 probing their windings to the bottom, force out 

 the inhabitants. 



To mention the several trees, shrubs, and 

 plants, on which insects are to be found, would 

 be to give a catalogue of every tree and plant 

 in the country. Although they should all be 

 examined, yet a few of the most productive 

 may be pointed out. The oak harbours more 

 caterpillars than any other tree ; some very fine 

 insects are also obtained by beating,and in its de- 

 cayed wood are found some of our rarest beetles. 

 The poplar and lime are both very productive; as 

 are also the elm, willow and sallow, and the de- 



* Vol. ii. p. 71. 



