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for tho careful manner in wliicli lie had worked up the evidence 

 bearing upon his brilliant suggestion. As one Avho had arrived 

 at an alternative interpretation — viz. that govdoti represented 

 a recent modification of (uplione in the island of Bourbon — he 

 desired to express his agreement with Colonel Mamlors, and 

 his conviction that the most probable solution of a puzzling 

 set of facts had been afforded by the hypothesis he had so 

 clearly explained to them that evening. He also remarked 

 that in the neighliouring island of Rodriguez there was a 

 species of Ewphexi {(lesjardhm) greatly resembling eiiphov, 

 and no doubt a geographical race of that species. This fact, 

 he considered, also suggested that euphoii formerly existed in 

 Bourbon. 



Food of Glow-worm. — Mv. W. J. Lucas showed a larval 

 glow-worm found at Oxsliott on May 4, inside the shell of tlie 

 snail Helix cantiana. There was no doubt that the lai-va was 

 feeding on the snail, for on breaking away parts of the shell 

 the moist remain;^ of it were found near the ajiex. 



Types op Oxygastua. — Mr. Lucas also brought for exhibi- 

 tion the (?, ? , and nymph of the dragonfly O.rygaMra ciirllsH^ 

 first described by the late J. C, Dale, and at that time sup- 

 posed to be confined to the Britisli Islands. 



Rare British Beetle. — Mr, H. St. J. Donisthorpk showed 

 an example of the rai-e l)eetle Xcmtholinus distans, Kr., taken 

 at Helton, near Dumfries, on ^fay 1. 



Papers. 



Mr. W. J. Lucas, B.A., read a paper on "The British 

 Dragonflies of the ' Dale Collection.' " 



Dr. T. A. Chapman, M,D., F,Z.S., read a paper on "The 

 Distinctness of Several Species of Everes, determined by their 

 Genitalia," and exhibited photogi'aphs to illustrate his remarks. 

 He announced that as the result of his investigations Everes 

 aryiades, Pall,, and the so-called var, coretas were separate, 

 though very nearly allied species. 



