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hearts of the many naturalists to whom he was ever friend and 

 cheerful counsellor ! 



He leaves a widow, to whom we offer our sincere sympathy, 

 but no son or daughter. 



His collections, subject to certain reservations in favour of 

 the British Museum (Natural History), and library are bequeathed 

 to his nephew and scientific helper, Mr. James E. Collin, F.E.S. 



H. Eowland-Bkown. 



FURTHEE NOTES ON THE BRITISH CICADA, 

 CICADETTA MONTANA (HEMIPTEPiA). 



By G. T. Lyle. \- , , 



Since writing my notes on our native Cicada, now some two 

 years ago (see Entom. xliii. 1), I have had several opportunities 

 of improving my acquaintance with this scarce British insect 

 and its habits. 



On June 3rd, 1910, I searched the known breeding-ground 

 most thoroughly, but could find no trace of nymph-cases, and it 

 was not until June 20th that I was successful in finding one, and 

 two others rewarded my search on the 27th. My first visit to 

 the locality this year (1911) was made on June 5th, when I soon 

 found a nymph-case, and also heard two of the bugs singing, 

 but, unfortunately, could not locate either. 



On June 11th two or three of the insects were singing at 

 11 a.m., and at 11.30 I was fortunate enough to see one on the 

 wing. It was flying along, some two feet or so above the fern, 

 with a fairly strong flight, its wings glistening in the sunlight. 

 At first sight this insect appeared, while flying, to resemble 

 Lihellula depressa, although the flight was neither so strong nor 

 so graceful as that of the dragonfly. This specimen, which I 

 netted, turned out to be a fine female. It made no attempt 

 whatever to escape from the net, but remained quiescent with 

 folded wings. On this day the singing of the Cicadas was 

 almost incessant, but it was not until the afternoon that I 

 succeeded in locating one in a pine-tree, some twelve feet above 

 the ground. On being dislodged, it flew with a somewhat slow, 

 heavy flight, into a neighbouring furze bush, where in the 

 course of a few minutes it recommenced singing. The flight of 

 this male was neither so light nor so rapid as that of the female 

 which I captured in the morning. 



Unlike some of its foreign relatives, our Cicada can scarcely be 

 described as a noisy insect, although its note is certainly very 

 penetrating. I have heard its " song " described as a hum, as a 

 buzz, and as a whistle, and to my ear it appears to partake of 

 the nature of all three, reminding me of nothing so much as the 



