162 THE entomologist's record. 



of this species (pi. iii., fig. 1) and those of its alhes (pi. iii., fig. 2), etc. 

 (3) The remarkable structure of the pupal head and thorax, mounted 

 by Dr. Chapman and photographed by Mr. Clark (pi. vii). (4) The 

 marvellous difference in the structure of the larva of Chattendenia 

 iv-albioii (pi. vi., fig. 1) in its first instar, and those of Stri/iiion pnmi, 

 Euralis bctnlae, and Bithj/s quercua (figs. 2-4), excellently drawn by Dr. 

 Chapman under a "camera lucida " ; whilst (5) pi. viii, depicting its 

 " lifehistory," from photographs by Messrs. Main and Tonge, is only 

 not the best in the volume, because in pis. iv. and ix., illustrating the 

 lifehistories of Callo/ihn/s riihi and Stn/mnn priini, these gentlemen 

 have excelled themselves. There are no lifehistories anyAvhere pub- 

 lished from nature comparable with those which Mr. Main and Tonge 

 have done for this volume. 



But enough has been said. We knoAV now what our author would 

 call the main facts of the lifehistory of Chattendenia w-albuw. 

 It occupies 48 closely-printed pages, i.e., two pages less than Mr. 

 Lowe's favourite, Lanipides boeticiis, but is in every way as excellent a 

 lifehistory, as interesting in all its details, and, in addition, it is a 

 "homester," not merely an "immigrant," or, if one dare say it, a 

 " desirable alien." 



The Entomological Society of London's First Conversazione. 



On the evening of Friday, May 13th, the Entom. Soc. of London 

 held its first Conversazione at Burlington Gardens. The arrangements 

 were in the hands of a strong Committee, including Messrs. E. Adkin, 

 Rowland-Brown, H. St. J. K. Donisthorpe, S. Edwards, A. H. Jones, Dr. 

 Longstalf, Professors T. H. Beare, R. Meldola, and E. B. Poulton, some 

 of whom had had considerable previous experience. The large rooms at 

 the Burlington Gardens were placed at tbe disposal of the Committee, 

 a variety of exhibits of great entomological interest were brought together, 

 the catering arrangements were placed in the hands of a well-known firm 

 of caterers, an excellent ladies' band provided, and everything passed 

 off splendidly. As a social function the result was particularly good. 

 For years past, many of the better-known entomologists have, by 

 means of the meetings of the Entomological Club, the annual invita- 

 tion of the Council of the Ent. Soc. of London to Oxford, and by friendly 

 dinner-parties, done much to place the friendship of entomologists on an 

 assured personal, as well as entomological, basis, and have largely 

 succeeded, but the attempt to bring the wives and daughters of ento- 

 mologists into a common bond, has hitherto been left to the South 

 London and City of London Entomological Societies, which, essenti- 

 ally, the great feeders of the Entomological Society of London, 

 have, as it Avere, indii-ectly, brought a great deal of personal friendship 

 into the membership of the latter. ' Still it is quite possible for a 

 retiring Fellow of the Ent. Soc. of London to be a member of the 

 Society for j'ears and yet to be practically unknown. One suspects 

 that, at every meeting, there are some such Fellows, Avhom the officers 

 themselves hardly know — personally or entomologically. 



This being so, anything that Avill break down this exclusiveness 

 must make for advantage. The tendency for the production of com- 

 bined Avork is getting more and more apparent ; the help of other 

 workers is ahvays being inA'oked by those AA'ho publish most largely, 



