160 THHE ZOOLOGIST. 
off a large piece of loose bark groups of twenty or more of these 
small nests may be revealed, each containing a single occupant. 
The eggs of the Chelifer are carried at the base of the abdomen, on 
the under surface, and are arranged in a regular rosette-shaped mass 
(see fig.). The stems of our trees are frequented by gangs of the 
large and ferocious ant (Cicophylla smaragdina). Occasionally one 
of these ants may be found struggling vainly to extricate its foot 
: from some crevice in the bark. Investiga- 
tion will show that the foot is firmly held 
in the chela of a small Chelifer safely 
ensconced beneath the bark. And there 
it may be held day after day until it dies 
of starvation. I have found the ants 
hanging dead still in the grasp of their 
captor. I do not think that the Chelifer 
has any special purpose in the capture. 
I have never seen one feeding upon the 
ant. The aay is that the little animal instinctively grasps 
the intruding foot, and holds on pertinaciously as long as it feels any 
resistance.—H. ERNest GREEN (Peradeniya, Ceylon). 



OU RINe 
JOHN THoMAS CARRINGTON. 
Many will regret to learn that this naturalist—for he was more 
than an entomologist—passed away on March Oth last at the age of 
sixty-two. Mr. Carrington was born on March 21st, 1846, and 
originally studied for the medical profession, but after travelling im 
America and Africa he may be said to have almost settled down to 
journalism as a profession. He edited the ‘ Entomologist’ for some 
years after the death of Edward Newman, and until a change took 
place in the proprietorship of that magazine. His editorship was 
marked by tact and discretion, for apart from the knowledge of his 
subject he possessed broad views, and was actuated by a genial dis- 
position. For many years he was on the editorial staff of the ‘Field,’ 
and also, in 1893, became proprietor of ‘Science Gossip,’ which he 
edited until that journal predeceased him in 1902. He was of a 
kindly and pleasant nature, and did much good work in his own way 
for the cause he had at heart. 
