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required some time, and the appearance of the larvae certainly indicated that 

 they did not give up the struggle until obliged to from weakness. 



An equally surprising circumstance to me was the tenacity of life in the 

 0. Silvatica larva. When I opened the box, the fluids from their bodies 

 were thoroughly dried on the bottom of it, showing that they must have had 

 their quarrel at least an hour before; yet the piece of the C. S. larva, con- 

 sisting of the head and three first segments, was quite active. I placed it on 

 my tabic and watched its movements. It moved at the rate of two inches in 

 three minutes, moving in a direct line. When we consider that it had left 

 only six legs out of sixteen, we must say that it was doiDg very well. I then 

 placed it on its back, and it moved its legs freely, and made an effort to turn 

 over on its feet. I also noticed that it moved its jaws freely. 



What I have related, both in regard to the larvae fighting, and the tenacity 

 of life, was to me very surprising, but your readers may know of other similar 

 instances. I should like to hear from them on the subject. 



THE INCORPORATED ENTOMOLOGICAL SOCIETY OF 



ONTARIO. 



A general meeting of the Entomological Society of Canada was held in the 

 Rooms of the Canadian Institute, Toronto, on Thursday morning, March 2nd, 

 1871. E. Baynes Reed, Esq. (London), Vice-President, occupied the chair 

 A goodly number of members were present, including several from the London 

 Branch of the Society. 



The minutes of the last meeting, and the Report of the Committee on the 

 Cabinet for the Agricultural and Arts Association, were read and adopted. 



Letters were also read from Prof. Hincks, Messrs. Couper, Cowdry and 

 Websdale. 



The application of certain gentlemen at Kingston, Ont., who desire to form 

 a Branch of the Society there, was read, and on motion laid over to the after- 

 noon meeting for consideration. 



Mr. Reed read the correspondence with the Bureau of Agriculture of 

 Ontario, and gave a statement of the proceedings that had taken place with 

 reference to the incorporation of the Society. He also read the " Act to 

 amend the Agricultural and Arts Act/' which had been passed at the recent 

 .session of the Legislature, and which included provisions for the incorpora- 

 tion of the Society. 



It was then moved by Mr. Wm. Saunders, seconded by the Rev. C. J. S. 

 Bethune, 



That the Entomological Society of Canada gladly avails itself of the bene- 

 fits arising from the liberality of the Government of Ontario, as set forth in 



