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insects, they drop suddenly from their quarters suspended by a 

 small web. Other species of Tortrix, or Vine moths, have been 

 observed, which bear a great resemblance to those noticed in their 

 manner of life. 



(Ecanthus pellucens. This is a sort of cricket, pretty common- in 

 the vineyards of Hungary, which has been brought under our notice 

 by Herr Horvath, of Funfkirchen, Hungary, a very zealous amateur 

 cultivator of Grapes. It is entirely unknown in this country, and it 

 was only in 1883 that the exact habits of the insect were discovered 

 by Dr. G. Horvath, of Buda-Pesth. The illustration, fig. 53, we copy 

 from the Hungarian Entomological Journal, The Rovartani Lapok, 

 1884, where it is fully described by Dr. Horvath. The insect lays 

 its eggs in the pith of the young shoots of the young growing Vine. 

 Their presence may be easily detected on the exterior by the small 

 round holes made in the (1) shoot; and on splitting the shoots care- 

 fully, the eggs (2) are plainly visible. Herr Horvath states that this 

 insect is much beloved by the peasantry on account of its song, or 

 chirp, which it utters at twilight, from the beginning of July until 

 late in the autumn. Their fondness for it arises, not only from its 

 pleasant sounding chirp, but also from the fact that it begins when 

 the Grapes are just beginning to colour, and so heralds the vintage. 



