70 FEBRUARY. 



SELECT CALENDAR OF BRITISH BOTANY. 



Galanthus nivalis, Class VI. Order 1. Snowdrop. Locality, about 



ruins. Duration, 3. 



Helleborus fcetidus, XIII. 3. Stinking Bearsfoot. Waste grounds. 3. 

 Lamiura amplexicaule, XIV. 1. Great Henbit. 8. 

 Draba verna, XV. 1. Common Whitlow grass. Old walls and sandy 



places. 4. 



Ulex Europaeus, XVII. 3. Gorse or Whin. Heaths, etc. 12. 

 Senecio vulgaris, XIX. 2. Groundsel. Gardens. 12. 

 Taxus baccata, XXII. 8. Common Yew. Mountainous woods. 3. 



SELECT CALENDAR OF BRITISH INSECTS. 



Pristonychus terricola. Haunts, Cellars and caverns. To 9. 



Hydrophilus caraboides. Ditches near London. To 10. 



Berosus luridus. Ponds. To 9. 



Silpha opaca. Sandy places. To 7. 



Dermestes lardarius. Houses, etc. To 10. 



Coccinella 7-punctata, 7-spotted Lady bird. Various plants. To 10. 



Tenebrio molitor, Mealworm Beetle. Houses, flour-mills. To 10. 



Eriogaster lanestris, Small Egger. Hedges and thickets. To 6. 



Zanthia croceago, Orange Upper-wing. Amongst dry leaves. To 6. 



Aplocera coesiata, The February Carpet. Skirts of woods. 



Pristonychus Terricola. I have in this instance 

 deviated from the plan of naming the insects in the 

 above lists from Mr. Stephens's Catalogue, where 

 its generic name is Sphodrus, and adopted that 

 given in his " Nomenclature of British Insects," as 

 established by De Jean. It is distinguished from 

 Sphodrus leucophthalmus by its smaller size and the 

 absence of wings. 



Hydrophilus caraboides. This species, which is 

 so common in the south of England, (particularly 

 near London,) is rarely met with in the north. In 

 Nottinghamshire I have never heard of its being 



