A HISTORY OF CUMBERLAND 
two species being especially abundant. Gomphocerus maculatus, 'Thunb., 
is another common species, but is usually met with on heaths, where its 
dark colours assimilate beautifully with its surroundings. It is much 
smaller than the other grasshoppers just cited, and this, together with its 
spotted appearance, readily separates it from them. Tettix bipunctatus, 
L., has occurred near Carlisle and elsewhere and is probably common. 
It frequents dry ground where the herbage is scanty and is a curious 
little insect. 
LOCUSTODEA 
Locusts 
Locusta viridissima, L. In the south of England this fine insect is 
common and is familiarly known as the ‘ Great Green Grasshopper,’ but 
it is absent in the north, and its only claim to notice in the present work 
rests on a record in Stephens’ I//ustrations from Cumberland. It is 
more than likely that the specimen (or specimens) upon which the 
record was based was introduced into the district from the south. 
Platyclets brachyptera, L., 1 have found in some numbers on heath land 
near Lazonby. It is a decidedly local insect in Britain and has not been 
previously recorded from further north than York. 
GRYLLODEA 
Crickets 
The House Cricket (Gry//us domesticus, L.) is common and is the 
only species of Cricket known in the county. 
NEUROPTERA 
ODONATA 
Dragonfiies 
These magnificent insects, so far as species are concerned, are not 
numerous in the British Isles, only about forty species being known, and 
of these about a quarter have been found in Cumberland. They have 
not however received the attention they deserve and probably a diligent 
student could easily double the county’s present list. 
Sympetrum scoticum, Don., is a common species on and near heaths in 
most parts of the county. Libe/lula quadrimaculata, Linn., is another 
heath species, and though more local than the preceding species, at times 
abounds in favourite haunts such as Bolton Fell and Bowness Moss. In 
dull weather it may sometimes be noticed resting among heather. 
Cordulegaster annulatus, Latr., may often be seen on the wing in Borrow- 
dale and other parts of the Lake District, but is an exceedingly difficult 
species to capture on account of its lofty, soaring flight. I have seen it 
in great numbers on the shores of Buttermere lake. It is one of the 
finest of the British species. schna juncea, Linn., occurs in moderate 
numbers near Carlisle and probably elsewhere. Its usual habitat is a fir 
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