420 THE ZOOLOGIST. 
Planorbis spirorbis; and from Killarney lower lake were sent Limnea 
peregra var. lacustris, Leach, L. palustris, small var., L. truncatula y. minor, 
Planorbis spirorbis, P. parvus (= glaber), Physa fontinalis, Ancylus 
fluviatilis y. albida, and a pure white form of Pisidiwm pusillum. As an 
addition to the Tipperary fauna, I may also mention that Mr. Delap has 
sent a beautiful amber-coloured variety of Succinea virescens from near 
Clonmel.—T. D. A. Cockerett (Bedford Park, Chiswick). 
INSECTS. 
Wasps’ Nests in Ceylon. — During the dry weather I have been 
constantly annoyed by wasps building up with mud key-holes, sometimes 
keys, blank cartridge-cases, and even in one case a pen-holder. As I did 
not care to have my gun charged with young wasps, I used to empty out 
any cartridge-case which I found closed up with mud, but one cartridge-case 
in particular I noticed had been selected. This one I had left on my office 
table, and each time the wasp closed it up I drew the charge of mud and 
“orubs,” &e.; but as frequently the wasp closed it up again. I may here 
mention that the wasp used to deposit the egg, and several small grubs in 
a cell, close over the top, and repeat the operation again till the cartridge 
was full, when the mouth would be pasted over with a lid of mud. As I 
repeatedly knocked out the grub and mud, it appears the wasp started 
a fresh plan. I noticed somewhat to my surprise that the mouth of a 
cartridge I had but a few hours before emptied was pasted over, so I thought 
it would be interesting to see how many grubs the wasp had secured in so 
short a time. I therefore removed the fresh lid, that was still damp, and 
discovered nothing inside! Iam unable to say if this was done to direct 
my attention to one particular cartridge-case or not, while another spot was 
being used, but Iam inclined to believe such to have been the case, for later 
I noticed a gap made between two bundles of letters in one of my pigeon- 
holes, well built up with mud, and, of course, as well packed with grubs.— 
Freprrick Lewis (Ballangodo, Ceylon). 
SGIENTIFIC SOCIETIES. 
EnromoLocicaL Society or Lonpon. 
September 1, 1886.—Rosert M‘Lacutan, Esq., F.R.S., President, in 
the chair. 
The following gentlemen were elected Fellows:—The Rev. Professor 
Dickson, D.D., of Glasgow University; Mr. P. Cowell, of Liverpool ; 
Mr. A. O. Walker, of Colwyn Bay, North Wales; and Mr. Lyddon 
Surrage, of Hertford College, Oxford. 
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