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an outline of a death's head, are not a little conducive 

 to the popular superstition at one time, if not now, pre- 

 valent in Cornwall and some other parts of the coun- 

 try, that, if one of these insects entered a house, it was 

 a sure sign of the early death of one of the inhabitants, 

 with what truth may be surmised. 



At Darenth Wood, among maple, the rare and 

 curious Ptilophora plumigera occurs, while on trunks 

 of trees Petasia cassinea may be found. 



Among bee hives Galleria mellonella and Achroea 

 grisella occur in too great plenty for the bee-keeper ; 

 while inside the grains of wheat, barley, &c.,the larvae 

 of Gelechia cerealella commence their destructive 

 ravages. 



Among sallows, willows and poplars, the larva of 

 Gracilaria stigmatella occurs; and on the leaves of 

 the poplar, on the upper side, we may find the curious 

 fork-tailed green larva of Cerura bifida, while on the 

 trunks of poplars Chelaria Hubnerella will be found. 



In houses Tinea ferruginella and Endrosis fenes- 

 trella occur 5 while in shady places, in woods among 

 the biting persicaria (JPolygonum hydropiper) Graci- 

 laria phasianipennella may be found, and among 

 alders the rare Gracilaria falconipennella occurs. 



Among Chenopodium and Atriplex we may per- 

 haps find the rare Butalis Chenopodiella, and on the 

 seeds of the Atriplex the larvae of Coleophora annu- 

 latella occur; while in the stems of the said plant, 

 growing' in very sheltered situations, we may find the 

 larvae of the very beautiful Goniodoma auroyuttella. 



Among ash trees Zelleria hepariella occurs ; while 



