THE YOUNG NATUEA.LIST. 



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A. communis. — Striae of elytra deeper 

 behind ; the row of punctures at the margin 

 of the elytra is interrupted. 



A, continua — Stri^ of elytra deeper be- 

 hind ; marginal row of punctures continuous. 



hi. — Size, 4 to 5 lines. 



A. acuminata — Legs entirely black ; ely- 

 tra somewhat produced at the apex ; striae 

 not deeper behind. 



A. ovata. — Legs entirely black; elytra 

 simply narrowed, but not produced ; striae 

 deeper behind than in front. 



A. similata. — Legs with (generally) the 

 tibias and tarsi red. Sometimes the legs 

 are entirely black, and the species resembles 

 ovata, except that it is narrower and not so 

 fiat. The posterior angles of the thorax are 

 right angles.whereas in ovata they are acute. 

 2. Apical spine of the anterior tibiae 

 with three points. 



A. strenua. — Size, 4 lines. Striae of the 

 elytra distinctly punctured ; base of the 

 thorax with one impression at each side. 



A. plebeia. — Size, 3 lines. Striae of the 

 elytra nearly without punctures ; thorax 

 with two small impressions at each side of 

 the base. 



Of the above species (from tibialis) , fami- 

 liariSy trivialis, communis, similata, and 

 pledeia, are common everyrvhere ; tibialis 

 occurs in sandy situations as on coast sand- 

 hills; lucida occurs less commonly, but 

 in similar situations ; while acuminata, 

 spreta, curta, lunicollis, ovata, and stremia, 

 are fairly distributed, generally occurring 

 singly or in pairs, and not in such abund- 

 ance as such species as communis ox f ami' 

 liaris. Continua which has been recently 

 added to the British fauna, seems to have 

 occurred in fair numbers to different col- 

 lectors, by whom it has been classed as 

 communis. 



ZABRUS. 



Z gibbus. — This species, which is easily 

 recognised from the description of Zabrus 

 in the analytical table of genera, is common 



but somewhat local, occurring occasionally 

 in great abundance on the unripe ears of 

 corn on which it feeds by night. In size, it 

 measures slightly over half-an-inch. 

 (To be continued.) 



THE LIFE OF A YORKSHIRE 



NATURALIST. 



{Continued pom page 158.) 

 Chap. VI. 

 NINE DAYS IN CUMBERLAND. 



(Written by Himself.) 



May 27th. I left home for the purpose 

 of having a week's collecting of Natural 

 History specimens in Cumberland, with my 

 friend, Mr, Parkin, who lives at Brampton, 

 in Cumberland. I started from Hudders- 

 field at 8.40 a.m., and went by way of 

 Halifax, and through the beautiful valley 

 of Slipperholme and Lightcliffe, on to Brad- 

 ford. I then made my way to the Midland 

 Station, and left Bradford for Carlisle at 

 10.35. There is some beautiful scenery 

 between Bradford and Skipton, and from 

 there to Settle it is magnificent ; when you 

 come on to the limestone district, the rail- 

 way banks are covered with cowslips and 

 many other wild plants. I then went on 

 the new route of line to Carlisle, which is 

 really magnificent in scenery. It passes 

 through deep valleys with towering hills on 

 each side, and many of the cuttings show 

 the different strata of lime, shale, and other 

 rocks, while in some places the upheavings 

 and throws in the rocks are really wonder- 

 ful. When we got to Crosby Garrett, the 

 red sandstone begins to show in places, and 

 it extends as far as I have gone into Cum- 

 berland. I got to Carlisle at 2.40 p.m., and 

 had a walk through the old town, down to 

 the bridge which crosses the river Eden. 

 I was tempted to walk down its banks for 

 the scenery is beautiful, and there were 



