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THE NATURALIST. 



their appearance, and soon commenced feeding vigorously on cnrrant 

 leaves, &c., wMch. Iliad placed in readiness for tliem. This circumstance 

 proves that the union of the sexes is not at all times necessary 

 for the production of the young. I reared larvae of Chelonia caja, and 

 Afctia subrici]jeda, in a similar manner, last season, hut omitted to 

 mention the circumstance, which is 1 believe not at all an unusual event 

 among some species particularly the more common. I mentioned the 

 matter to my friend Mr. J. Perry, who concurs with me in that respect, 

 he himself having met with a similar occurrence, in two or three 

 instances. 



L. salicis. I have iDred a quantity of very fine insects, from larvse taken at 



Haddiscoe, this season. 

 L. dispar. Uncommon, local. Earlham. 



Eriogaster lanedris. The larvae of this species have occurred quite abundantly 

 this season, in various localities ; four nests were taken near the railway 

 station at Hethersett, but were destroyed with the exception of one, which 

 a friend saved for me ; it contained about two hundred larvae nealy full 

 grown. It has also been taken pretty numerously at Horsford by Messrs. 

 Summons and Sayer, during a recent excursion in that district. 



Momhyx ruhi. 'Not uncommon and generally distributed, 

 Norwich, August Uli, 1865. 



MATEEIALS EOE A TLOEA OF WAKEFIELD AND ITS 



NEIGHBOUEHOOD. 



By T. W. Gissing. 



( Continued from page 97.^ 



(E. Phellandrium, Spr. Fine-leaved "Water Dropwort. B. July — September. 

 Warmfield, JTew Miller Dam, &c 



^THUSA. Linn. Fool's Parsley. 

 jE. Cynapium, L. Common Fool's Parsley. A. July — September. Common. 



Angelica. Lin7i. Angelica* 

 A. sylvestris, L. Wild Angelica. P. July — September. Common. 



Heracleum. Linn. Cow-Parsnep. 

 IL Sphondylium, L. Hog-weed or Cow-Parsnep. B. June — August. 

 Common* The variety angustifolium is sometimes found. 



