182 THE entomologist's record. 



same time he refers to G. gallaesolidaf/inis, which galls the stems of an 

 upland species of SoUdarjo, and to G. busckiella, which galls the upper 

 branches of the Aster. 



In that admirable quarterly magazine the Annals of Scottish 

 Natural History, the January part of which has just been perused, 

 we note an article by Mr. William Evans, F.E.S.E., entitled 

 " Scottish Dragonflies ; some further records and table of distribu- 

 tion." The writer appears to have been induced to collect these data 

 by the perusal of Mr. W. J. Lucas's contribution on the same subject 

 in the Annals for last July. He has attempted to obtain hitherto 

 unpublished records, both from private persons and from all the 

 available public museums. The result has been a large augmenta- 

 tion of data, and sufficient material to compile a table, graphically 

 illustrating the distribution of the various species throughout 

 Scotland. When we read that the expert aid and advice of Mr. J. J. 

 F. X. King and Mr. Kenneth J. Morton have been freely used, there 

 can be little doubt of the reliability of these records. 



In the April part of the Naturalist Mr. J. W. Carter, F.E.S., states 

 that he has a number of living specimens, 3' and J , of Scotosia 

 dubitata, taken on January 22nd last from a very large number, which 

 were found hibernating on the roof of a cave in Wharfedale, Yorks, by 

 a party of gentlemen engaged in explorations. Mr. Carter remarks 

 that it would ahiiost be safe to assume that contrary to the generally 

 received opinion, pairing takes place in early spring. It is also 

 interesting to know the exact kind of hibernaculum. 



Mr. Kenneth J. Morton, F.E.S., describes (P^nt.) a species of 

 Plecoptera {Nemcura dubitans) as new to the British Isles. The 

 specimen was taken at West Stow, in Suffolk, on April 11th, 1910, by 

 Lieut. -Colonel C. G. Nurse. 



In the Entomologists' Montldij Mar/azine for April, Mr. G. H. Verrall 

 gives a list of another hundred new British species of Diptera. 



In the same number {loc. cit) Mr. Norman H. Joy gives a table by 

 which to distinguish the various British species of the Coleopterous 

 genus Gabrins. 



The Conversazione. 



By J. R. LE B. TOMLIN, M.A., F.E.S. 



The Entomological Society of London held its second Conversazione 

 on the evening of Wednesday, May 17th, and finding that most 

 important factor, the weather, in its favour — has a most successful 

 and well-attended meeting to look back upon. It was a particularly 

 welcome feature of the meeting to see so large an attendance of ladies. 

 By the kind permission of the President and Council of the Linnean 

 Society, the Conversazione was held in their rooms at Burlington 

 House, and the arrangements were in the hands of a Committee con- 

 sisting of the Executive Officers of the Society, together with Messrs. 

 Adkin, Donisthorpe, Stanley Edwards, and Eowland-Brown, the Eev. 

 George Wheeler being Hon. Sec. It will be recollected that last year's 

 Conversazione had to be postponed, almost at the eleventh hour, owing 

 to the death of King Edward VII. 



The rooms of the Linnean Society are very convenient of access, at 

 the left-hand side of the entrance to Burlington House, and, though 

 not so extensive as those placed at the disposal of the first Conversa- 



