OF WASHINGTON, VOLUME XVI, HH4 



With the increased duties at the Peabody Institute in 1890, and 

 with the gradual failing of his eyesight he was forced to neglect sys- 

 tematic work and did little thereafter. The most important of his 

 systematic papers are the revisions of the CydnicUe and the Saldii l;> . 

 He had planned and partially completed a large work on the Cap- 

 sidse, but much of this was never published, and is now superseded 

 by the papers of Renter. Faunistic papers were especially favor- 

 ed by Dr. Uhler and some of them were published in the pro- 

 ceedings of our society. In each of these he presented some 

 observations on the relationships of the Hemipterous fauna, or con- 

 siderations on geographic distribution. In his systematic work 

 he gave full, often elaborate descriptions, but rarely with figures or 

 tables. 



A few years before his death he donated his collection to the 

 National Museum, but some of his types are in the Boston Society 

 of Natural History and in Colorado, Kansas and California, 

 while the West Indian types were returned to London. He de- 

 scribed about six hundred species. 



In his early life he published a few papers on economic entomolo- 

 gy, Orthoptera, Coleoptera and Neuroptera, but his chief service 

 in this order was the translation from the Latin of Dr. Hagen's 

 Synopsis of North American Neuroptera. His types of Odonata 

 and Orthoptera are in the Museum of Comparative Zoology. He 

 also published several papers on archaeology, and in later life on 

 library methods. Some would say he was a naturalist of the old 

 school; but no, he was a naturalist of Nature's school, a school to 

 which all ages by patient work and untrammeled enthusiasm 

 must ever pledge allegiance. As such the life of Uhler will be an 

 inspiration to every young naturalist, who, amid the multiplicity 

 of paths of modern investigation leading to some paltry rewards 

 is tempted to forsake the love of Nature. Before his ill health 

 Dr. Uhler often attended our meetings, frequently taking part in 

 the discussion in an intelligent and animated way, and all who saw 

 him will long remember how he and Henry Ulke would greet each 

 other in the good old German fashion. The Washington ento- 

 mologists will not forget the delightful meetings of our Society, 

 held at Dr. Uhler's invitation at his hospitable home in Baltimore. 



Dr. Uhler was connected with many scientific societies; besides 

 being a charter member of ours. He was a fellow of the A. A. A. S., 

 of the Entomological Society of America, of the American Ento- 

 mological Society, and of the Philadelphia Academy qf Natural 

 Sciences, a founder, lecturer, and president of the Maryland Acad- 

 emy of Sciences, and an honorary member of the International 

 Congress of Entomology. In 1900 New York University conferred 

 on him the honorary degree of Doctor of Laws. 



