128 THE NATURALIST IN BERMUDA. 
a handsome grey colour, we observed once at the edge of 
the marsh below Verdmont. 
We may close our list of Arachnidans with a species of 
Tick (Ivodida), which attacks cattle and dogs. 

In our brief list of insects we must not omit to notice 
the occurrence of the Firefly (Lampyris) in Bermuda, on the 
authority of our friend Mr. Hurdis, who kindly sends us the 
following from his note-book. “August 14th, 1850. Wasvery 
much surprised this evening (which is calm and dark) to see 
a bright luminous spot moving through the atmosphere in 
a somewhat undulating course towards the open windows 
of my residence, on approaching which it rose towards the 
eaves and disappeared. I immediately exclaimed, ‘a firefly,’ 
and ran out of the cottage with the view of watching its 
movements ; it was not, however, to be seen.” 
“The firefly of North America is familiar to me, and’ I 
should certainly say 7s much smaller than the brilliant 
insect so accidentally observed to-day, the phosphoric light 
of which appeared to be delicately tinged with green. This 
is the first instance of a firefly being seen in the Bermudas 
that I am aware of. The question will naturally arise, as to 
whence, and in what manner it could have been introduced. 
My own humble opinion leans to the probability of its 
having been brought here from the West Indies, in the 
many boxes of plants occasionally landed at these Islands. 
“Mr. Trimmingham, of Hungry Bay, subsequently assured 
me that he had more than once observed the firefly in Ber- 
muda, and that its occurrence was beyond all doubt.” 
