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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 

 generally frequent meadows and church-yards 

 during the evening. They have an undulating 

 flight, frequently 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 Cicadae, is 

 most beautifully variegated with red and black, 

 and leaping from one plant to another in bushy 

 places frequently attracts the attention of per- 

 sons, otherwise in no way addicted to entomo- 

 logical pursuits. In this part of the country it 

 appears a local insect, but is more abundant in 

 the south. The musical Cicada of the Greeks, 

 and the shrill ones of the Italians, are nearly 

 allied to the above; but if we except an insect, 

 taken some years ago by Mr. Bydder in the 

 New Forest, there are no musical species in 

 this country. Some of the American ones, 

 however, have a note extremely loud. Captain 

 Hancock heard them in Brazil to the distance 



