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Bridges ; near which place we saw Siljjha nigrita in abun- 

 dance ; but on our return, two days after, scarcely one was 

 found ; Carabus arvensis, Blemus paludosus, Silpha opaca 

 and irisfis, Byrrhiis oblongus, and several specimens of Pce- 

 cillus versicolor, the whole of them entirely black, and on 

 Tavistock Bridge, a specimen oi Atherix Ibis, were taken. 



24th. Fine morning : we were determined, if possible, on 

 finding the locality of Carabus inlricatiis : after several hours 

 perseverance and toil, we found ourselves in the little wood on 

 the banks of the Tavey, opposite the Virtuous Lady Copper 

 Mine, the identical place where Dr. Leach discovered the first 

 specimen that was taken in Britain : but our search was in 

 vain ; we could find no Carabus, but catenalatus. On our 

 return to Tavistock, we took Bombylius minor, Elater cupreus 

 and ceneus, Geotrupes vernalis and Icevis. In the evening 

 walked to Prince Town, where we lodged that night. 



25th. After breakfast we returned to Spitchwick: in the 

 evening mothed in the park. Pedicia rivosa, and Dolicho- 

 pe&a sylvicola taken. 



26th. The weather still fine, collected at Spitchwick and 

 Buckland on our return to Ashburton ; and in the evening 

 mothed in the fir plantation, near the Hazel Rocks : nothing 

 new taken. 



27th. Very fine and hot weather ; packed up and left Ash- 

 burton at noon for Exeter, from thence to London, where we 

 arrived at 5 o'clock in the afternoon of the following day. 



In taking leave of this interesting county, we must acknow- 

 ledge that we were rather disappointed in not meeting with 

 more rarities than we did, particularly as the county had 

 been cried up for producing so many ; but as we were entire 

 strangers to the place, it may account for it in some measure ; 

 taking into the account also that the weather was generally 

 unfavourable for entomologizing. 



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