262 [Npvember, 



Obiiunrn. 



In the October number appscaied a brief aiinouucemeiit of tlie death of 

 Frank Milburn Hoiolett, M.A., F.E.S., which occurred after an operation 

 at Mussoorie, India, on August 20th. 13orn in 1877, he was the eldest son 

 of the late F. J. Howlett, of Wymondham, Norfolk, and of Mrs. Howlett, now 

 of Norwich. He was educated at Wymondham Grammar School and at 

 Berkhanipsted School, whence in 1896 he went to Christ's College, Cam- 

 bridge, where he gained a scholarship : and he obtained a first class in the 

 Natural Sciences Tripos in 1899. He left Cambridge in 1900 and spent some 

 years te.iching in England, being for a time on the staff of the Merchant 

 Taylors' School. In 1905 he went to Muir College, Allahabad University, 

 as acting Professor of Chemistry, subsequently becoming Professor of Biology. 

 He left \llahabad in 1907 and was appointed Second Imperial Entomologist of 

 India, his headquarters being at the Agricultural Kesearch Institute, Pusa. 

 His designation was afterwards changed to " Imperial Pathological Entomo- 

 logist," and he held that position till his death. Being in England on leave 

 during part of the war, his services were lent to the War Office, and he acted 

 as Entomologist to the Hygiene Department of the Royal Army Medical 

 College during 1916 and part of 1917, returning to India in the summer of the 

 latter year. 



From early boyhood Howlett showed a very strong bent for entomology. 

 Later in life Diptera were his favourite insects, and he was specially interested 

 in various biological and physiological aspects of the subject, displaying therein 

 considerable originality of ideas. His tirst published paper, on the mating- 

 habits of Empis borealis, was the result of careful observations made, while he was 

 home from India, in the open at Nethy Bridge. It appeared in this magazine 

 in 1907. Between that year and 1917 he published some twelve other notes 

 and papers, besides writing the sections on Uiptera, Cimicidae, Mallophaga, 

 and Anoplura for Professor Maxwell Lefi-oy's "Indian Insect Life" (19(9). 

 He was an excellent draughtsman — some of the figures in " Indian Insect Life " 

 are due to him — and his skill in drawing was not confined to entomological 

 subjects. He had a large knowledge of chemistry, inorganic and organic, and 

 was much interested in chemical and piiysical problems relating to entomology, 

 as is shown by certain of his papers, e. g. those on " the influence of tempera- 

 ture on the biting of mosquitoes" (1910), "the effect of citronella oil on two 

 species oH Dactis'^ (1912), and "chemical reactions of fruit-flies' (1915). 

 {Several of his works dealt with points iu the biology of sandflies (IVilebotonius). 

 Pie joined the Entomologiciil Society in 1907. 



Howlett's personality was singularly attractive. Kindliness was one of 

 Lis predominant characteristics, and he possessed a keen sense of humour. In 

 school and college days he had been a good all-round athlete, and was well 

 liuown as such in his native county. His early death is greatly to be 

 regretted. — II. S. 



Alfred K Hudd, F.S.A., F.E.S. — His many friends will hear with deep 

 regret of the decease of Mr. Alfred Edmund Hudd, F.S.A., F.E.S., which sad 

 event took place very suddenly on October 7th. He had attained tlie age of 

 75 years, but was to all appearance strong and active to the last, frequently 



