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abundantly in osier-holts in this and the next month, 

 where you have evidence of its existence before it 

 is seen, by the fragrant odour which it emits. Its 

 scent is not of musk, as the name implies, but of 

 the finest otto of rose. Would it not have been 

 better to have adopted the synonym of De Geer 

 (odoratus), or to have substituted that of roseatus, 

 than to perpetuate error by a scrupulous adherence 

 to the Linnasan name 1 



Saperda ferrea. This insect, lately recorded as 

 British by Mr. Curtis, was first captured in this 

 county more than a month previous to its being 

 taken near Manchester. With us it is only taken 

 during this month ; the difference in latitude may 

 account for the difference in time. 



Rhagium bifasciatum. Perhaps it may not gene- 

 rally be known that this insect breeds in the decayed 

 stumps of the Scotch fir : such is, however, the fact ; 

 for, in the months of March and April, the perfect 

 insect may be dug out in great abundance ; but in 

 the summer it may be taken on the foliage of various 

 trees, and usually haunts the skirts of woods. 



Hepialus Hectus. The insects of this genus ge- 

 nerally frequent meadows and churchyards during 

 the evening. They have an undulating flight, fre- 

 quently hovering for a considerable time near one 

 spot, and, from this, together with their light tints, 

 they have obtained the popular appellation of ghosts. 



Cercopis sanguinolenta. This little insect, which 

 is amongst the largest of our Cicadas, is most beau- 

 tifully variegated with red and black, and leaping 

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