6. Callimorpha Jacobææ. Cinnabar Moth. Hypena rostralis. Woods, on the Ragwort. 7. Buttoned Snout. Amongst nettles. 7. of streams. The Gyrinus villosus, one of the rarest species of this genus, inhabits the weedy margins from its congeners in not being gregarious, but It is supposed by some to differ of this I have some doubts, as it has once in this neighbourhood been taken abundantly, and to all appearance is as fond of collecting together as the natator, although not so common or so frequently observed. The gentle The Gyrinus villosus, one of the rarest species of this genus, inhabits the weedy margins of streams. It is supposed by some to differ from its congeners in not being gregarious, but of this I have some doubts, as it has once in this neighbourhood been taken abundantly, and to all appearance is as fond of collecting together as the natator, although not so common or so frequently observed. The gentle man who took them informs me that on turning over a stone on the margin of the Trent, he observed at least fifty specimens. The Onthophilus sulcatus and striatus are both found in the vicinity of Nottingham; the former very rarely, but always near dead animals: the latter has been extremely abundant this spring, (1830) in the usual haunts of the Histeridæ and Aphodiidæ. Cetonia aurata-Rose May-Chaffer, or Brass Beetle. This beautiful insect is not confined to the south, some hundreds of specimens have been captured in this county, and I have some which were taken at Matlock. Scolytus Destructor. No one from a casual survey of this little creature would deem it capable of such extensive devastation: its ravages are confined to the Elm (Ulmus compestris), the mid-bark of which it perforates in a circular direction, in some instances completing the circumference of the tree and depositing eggs during its progress. The larvæ which are produced from these eggs perforate the bark at right angles with the perforation of the mother insect, both upwards and downwards. The female is generally found dead at |