. The Canadian naturalist [microform] : a series of conversations on the natural history of Lower Canada. Natural history; Sciences naturelles. TOO 1 r^ .-^ THE CAXADIAN NATURALIST. ! Ml w if Htj i m I liad been cut down in the winter; the sap has flowed from it profusely, and is still flowing, and the whole top, and all down the sides, is covered with a thick coat of that pink mucilage you mentioned the other day. Great numbers of insects were crawling about this substance, several of which I took; a convex C/irf/so)in;la, resembling silver, sculptured with black curves and marks (lAtmoljms B
. The Canadian naturalist [microform] : a series of conversations on the natural history of Lower Canada. Natural history; Sciences naturelles. TOO 1 r^ .-^ THE CAXADIAN NATURALIST. ! Ml w if Htj i m I liad been cut down in the winter; the sap has flowed from it profusely, and is still flowing, and the whole top, and all down the sides, is covered with a thick coat of that pink mucilage you mentioned the other day. Great numbers of insects were crawling about this substance, several of which I took; a convex C/irf/so)in;la, resembling silver, sculptured with black curves and marks (lAtmoljms Bf(/sh^a)U(J: it is a very elegant little beetle : another beetle, of a bright crim- son (ChcuJ)i.^ Rfifas) ; two or three little Ijlack ones, with scarlet bands (Ips Quadrijvoictata ?) ; two black-winged Tenlliredhu'tcr ; and a red-bodied Iclmeumon, with a yellow scutellum (I. Devhictor?J. I took a silver Chrysumela of the same species, from the very same spot yesterday; a sin- gular coincidence. I have also captured several moths : four Geonu'tro', and a Tartrix, none of which have much preten- sion to beauty. I have a very elegant little species of locust, the Spotted Fan-wing fJcn/- di'on Ontatniii): the thorax is elongated and tapers to a point, which reaches to the tail; the wings are perfectly transparent, opening like a (lui, and are very finely net- ted with delicate lace-work ; they reflect the prismatic colours, like mother-of-pearl. On a pool by the road-side, I caught two species of \\'ater-mea- surer (iierris), very much like my former species, but both of these have wings, whereas the former is apterous in all its stages. I caught also a four spotted Ladybird (C/tilocorKS ?) and a little Cur-culio in flight. F. — I have been busily engaged to-day, sowing wheat, and have noticed some novelties. I took, crawling on the newly ploughed ground, the Copper-spot Carab (CalDKoma CalidumJ, a large beetle, the elytra black, marked with rows of round. SrOTTED FAN-WING. (Ac
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