of non-migratory Insects. 183 
1672. Nov. 20. S.F. Frenzel records a fall of insects, with snow, in 
Hungary.—Dissertatio de Insectis, 1673. 
1672. D. M. Moller writes a ‘“‘ Meditatio de insectis quibusdam Hun- 
garicis prodigiosis anno proxime preterito ex aere una cum nive in agros 
delapsis.—(No doubt the same fall as the one above) 1673. 
1722. An account is given in this year of ‘* snowed’? worms.—Breslau. 
Naturg. wu. Kunstgesch. Vers. 19, p. 166. 
1749. De Geer records the occurrence in Sweden, of the larva of Tele- 
phorus fuscus on the snow in winter.—Vetensk. Acad. Handl. Vol. 10, p. 76. 
1749. T. Hesselius records finding living insect larve on the snow, in 
Sweden.—Vetensk. Acad. Handl. Vol. 10, p. 75. (Refers perhaps to the 
preceding instance.) 
1753. M. C. Hanow records a fall of snow-worms in Germany.—Titius, 
Seltenheiten, Vol. 1, p. 456. 
1758. Another instance occurs of larve found on the snow, in Germany. 
—Stuttgart. Phys. Econ. Anz. Vol. 1, p. 157. 
1806. Schramm publishes a note on the snowing of larve in Silesia. 
—Verhandl. G. z. B. d. Naturkunde Schlesien’s, p. 217. 
1811. J.§. Capieux makes some remarks on the appearance of many 
larve which had been seen in sundry places in Saxony on the snow.— 
Leipzig Intelligenz Bl., No. 12, p. 97. 
1828. G. Fischer yon Waldheim reports on larve of Telephorus fuscus 
found alive on the snow.—Bullet. dw Nord., p. 45. 
1847. January 30. Snow, together with larve, fell in the Hifel._— 
Allgem. deut. Naturhist. Zeit. Vol II. p. 176. 
1849. January 24. Count C. Tyzenhaus records a fall of Telephorus 
fuscus in Lithuania.—Revue et Magas. Zool. Vol. I. p. 72. 
1856. Professor Oswald Heer records the occurrence of larve, to the 
number of 300,000, of Telephorus fuscus, on snow in Switzerland.—Vier- 
teljahrsschrift d. naturf. G. in Ziirich, Vol. I. p. 85.* 
Most of these records refer to Telephorus fuscus, which 
passes its metamorphosis underground in the roots of 
trees, in large numbers. Such trees being uprooted by 
storms, the larvee become exposed, and liable to be carried 
away. But it is needless to inquire, in this paper, into the 
real value of all these records of the fall of insects with, or 
on snow; some are bond fide occurrences, witnessed by 
careful observers; others must be taken cum grano salis ; 
and a few may be referred to early and wholesale eclo- 
sions from the pupa-state. In the latter category must 
be placed the often observed occurrence of Cynips aptera 
on the snow. 
I may insert here, that in 1765, a list was published of 
a quantity of insects found after rain,f and that pro- 
bably the reason why we do not possess more evidence 
of the fall of insects together with fluid water, is to be 
* The above chronological list is compiled from Dr. Hagen’s ‘ Biblio- 
theca entomologica.’ 
+ Frank. Samml. Vol. VII. p. 362, 1765. 
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