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inside the shell. To make certain that the insect was preying on the 

 mollusk, I broke away carefully the large whorls of the shell in pieces 

 till I found the remains of the snail towards the apex of the shell. 

 I had always understood, though I had no definite knowledge, that 

 snails were the food of the glow-worm, and was therefore pleased to 

 catch one at its meal. — W. J. Lucas ; 28, Knight's Park, Kingston- 

 on-Thames, May 10th, 1908. 



LiPE-HiSTOEY OF Hesperia paniscus (PALiEMON). — I think Mr. 

 Eollason's account of the life-history of H. paniscus {mitea, p. 102) 

 calls for some correction, as he claims to have given a much more 

 complete life-history than those published by Messrs. Buckler, Hel- 

 lins, and myself ; whereas Mr. Eollason's history of the species is 

 very incomplete, as he altogether omits the life of the larva during its 

 earlier stages (excepting a very vague description of it after emerging 

 from the egg). He also even does not refer to the number of moults, 

 or anything relating to the larvae from soon after hatching on June 

 21st until August 13th, during which period of time they were not 

 examined, although he must have been aware of the fact that they 

 would pass through different stages. He alludes to giving much 

 fuller detailed descriptions of the fully-grown larva, as well as the 

 pupa, and actually states : "I find my description of the larva in 

 various stages is of much fuller detail in nearly all respects." These, 

 however, seem to me to be unnecessarily lengthy, and I think the de- 

 scriptions given by me of every stage to be full enough for all practical 

 purposes. I refer to the complete life-history of this species I pub- 

 lished in the ' Entomologist,' xxv. 1892, pp. 225, 254 (I may here 

 take the opportunity of correcting a printer's error in line 16 from 

 bottom, p. 226; the word "seventeen" should read "seven"). This 

 was the first complete life-history published of H. paniscus (palce- 

 inon), and I believe I am correct in saying it remains so. Certainly 

 Mr. Eollason's history of this species is very incomplete. — F. W. 

 Frohawk. 



Entomological Society of London — Conversazione. — What 

 we believe to be the first reception of its kind by the Entomological 

 Society of London was held in the rooms of the Civil Service Com- 

 mission — formerly the London University Buildings — on the evening 

 of Friday, May 15th. The somewhat chilly atmosphere of officialism 

 which pervades the great examination schools had, however, been 

 dispelled by the joint efforts of furnislier and exhibitors, and Fellows 

 who only know the great hall, the vestibule, and the western wing 

 generally under its customary aspect were agreeably surprised at the 

 transformation effected. The former was reserved as a refreshment 

 and conversation room, Miss Eosabel Watson's Ladies' ^olian Band 

 performing selections of pleasant music during the evening, especial 

 care being taken that the sounds should not penetrate to the 

 theatre in which the several addresses kindly given by Mr. Donis- 

 thorpe. Colonel D. Bruce, C.B., P.E.S. and Professor E. B. Poulton, 

 F.E.S., were to be delivered. The guests who numbered about two 

 hundred and fifty were received by the President, Mr. C. 0. Water- 

 house, Miss Waterhouse, Prof. Poulton, and one of the Secretaries, 

 and it is only to be regretted that many more had not accepted the 



