192 LYCKSELE LAPLAND. 



some of these tumps M^ere so close together 

 that no grass had room to grow between 

 them. If ihe cause of this evil, and a cure 

 for it, could be discovered, the husband- 

 man would have reason to rejoice. Where- 

 ever these hillocks abounded, the earth 

 seemed to be of a loose texture, consisting 

 of either mud or clay. When I stepped 

 upon them they gave way, and when cut 

 open they appeared all hollow and unsound. 

 1 conceive the frost to have a great share 

 in their formation, which when it leaves 

 the ground causes a vacuity, and the turf, 

 loosened from the soil, is raised up. 



The insects which occurred to my notice 

 this day, besides those above mentioned, 

 were the following: 



A black Ichneumon, like a Humble Bee, 

 with club-shaped antennae four lines long, 

 and blueish wings. Its mouth armed with 

 a pair of toothed forceps. Thorax hairy, 

 with several smooth spots interspersed. 

 Abdomen depressed, ovate, rough at the 



