80 THE entomologist's record. 



scientific labours are doubtless more familiar to the readers of the 

 Bccord ; over 250 articles and papers of varying length appeared from 

 his pen, but by far the most important are his works upon the odonata, 

 a group which he made peculiarly his own ; among these may be 

 specially mentioned Monoi/raphie dcs Lihelhdides d' Europe, Paris and 

 Bruxelles, 1840, followed by an equally important supplement ten 

 years later ; numerous synopses and monographs of the families of 

 odonata, treating not only the Palfearctic fauna, but that of the whole 

 world. In orthoptera he confined his attention to the fauna of his 

 native country. In 1862 appeared his ( 'atalof/Ke raiaonm; des Orthop- 

 tercs dc Ijchjique, at a date when these insects were little studied. A 

 supplement was published in 1868, and finally, in 1888, there appeared 

 in the Annalea dc la Societe entomoloi/iijiic de Belf/ique, a Cataloinw 

 raiaonne den Orthoj^teres et des Nevropterea de Belj/ique. His versatility 

 is further illustrated by the titles of papers dealing with other subjects 

 than his family of predeliction : " Tableau de la vegetation a Waremme," 

 &c., 1874; "Observation sur d'anciennes constructions romaines a 

 Waremme, au lieu dit Autuaxbe," 1848; " Additions a la recapitulation 

 des Hybrides observes sans la famille des Anatides," 1856 ; " Observations 

 sur la Pisciculture," 1861 ; "Discours sur la classification des Oiseaux, 

 depuis Linne," 1879; "Revision des Poissons d'eau douce de la Faune 

 Beige," 1887 ; Faune Behje, lev Partie, " Indication methodique des 

 Mammiferes, Oiseaux, Reptiles et Poissons observes jusqu'ici en 

 Belgique," 1842 ; " Sur les formes de Ztjuaena trifoUi, sur une notice 

 de M. Briggs," 1872; " Les corbeaux au point de vue de I'Agriculture 

 et de la Sylviculture," 1895 ; and various memoirs on mammals, 

 birds, agriculture, pisciculture and entomology in different periodicals, in 

 French, English, German and Italian. In recognition of the importance 

 of his work, and more especially of that dealing with the odonata, he was 

 elected Honorary Member of the Zoological Society of France, and of 

 the Entomological Societies of Holland, Stettin, Berlin, Germany, 

 Vienna, Florence, Switzerland, Sweden, and Helsingfors, in addition 

 to the honours mentioned above. 



With the exception of a slight deafness, he preserved his faculties 

 until the end, and his activity seemed in no way impaired by his great 

 age. His venerable figure, with snowy locks down to his shoulders, 

 his geniality and old-world courtesy made him as beloved as he was 

 respected by all who had the privilege to know him. All entomologists, 

 especially those who were fortunate enough to know him personally, 

 mourn the passing of a noble and venerable figure, prominent alike 

 from his political and scientific career. 



Luffia maggiella, n. sp. 



By T. A. CHAPMAN, M.D., F.Z.S., F.E.S. 



A Luffia, ^ unknown, ? , antennae 12-jointed, tarsal formula 8.4.4, 

 length of longest rod of ovipositor about 8-6mm., not partheno- 

 (/enetic. 



This dift'ers from L. lapidella in precisely such characters as L. 

 ferchaultella does, and is practically indistinguishable from that species 

 excepting that it is not parthemxienetie. This is a distinct species, if 

 ferchaultella be distinct from lapidella, it is intermediate between the 



