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iiiitk'r his in^)tice. Ecjiially intfrusting is the chapter on "Beetles," inchiding 

 the strauye lit'e-history of Collyris, a twig-boring genus of Cirindelidae ; that 

 of the wonderful Mormolyce, perhaps the most bizarre in form of all Coleo- 

 pterous insects ; and the account of the i-emarkable " trilobite " larvae (or larvi- 

 form iiua glues) of an undetermined Malacoderm beetle of relatively gigantic 

 size. "Ants and Plants" is the title of Chapter VII, in which are iwWy 

 described the modifications of the organs of plants of diverse Natui-al Orders, 

 " to all appearances admirably and purposely adapted for the harbouring of 

 ants " ; the details of various Pitcher-plants, so characteristic of Borneo, and 

 theii" ant associates, being of special interest. " Mimicry," the important 

 subject of the next chapter, is treated in a very suggestive and original 

 manner, and many new facts bearing on the question are brought forward. The 

 details and tables of the mimetic Longicorn beetles of Borneo, which in a good 

 many instances are mimics of other species of the same family of Coleoptera, 

 forms a contribution to the subject of special value. The charm and lucidity 

 of the author's style, conspicuous throughout the book, are seen in their best in 

 the three chapters devoted to the account of excursions of some length from 

 Sarawak in search of zoological and ethnological material. An excellent por- 

 trait of the author, and numerous characteristic half-tone plates reproduced 

 from his drawings, and from photographs liy himself and Dr. C. Hose, illustrate 

 the volimie, which all his friends and readers will appreciate as an appropriate 

 memorial to a charming personality and an admirable Naturalist too early lost 

 to Science — J. J. W. 



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Arthur E. Gibhs. — It is with sincere regret that we have to record the death 

 of Mr. A. E. Gibbs at the comparatively early age of 58. Fortunately for him, 

 his father (Alderman Gibbs of St. Albans) was a man of a wide outlook, and 

 he encouraged his boy in his natui-al history studies, and went so far as to give 

 him a special room in their business premises where he could keep his entom- 

 <5logical and other treasures. This was a great advantage to him, and it was 

 natural that his knowledge should soon take him to the Continent in search of 

 liis favourite hobby — the Lepidoptera. He did not, however, confine himself to 

 insects, for he amassed a fair collection both of flints and coins, and was well- 

 known locally for his archaeological researches. Among his Continental trips 

 he spoke with greatest satisfaction of those he made to Corsica, Spain, Algeria, 

 and the Balkans, and he eni-iched several collections with his captui-es. He was 

 a Fellow of the Linnean, Zoological, and Entomological Societies, and served 

 twice on the Council of the last-named, having been elected for the second 

 time in January of the present year. He had also been a valued member of the 

 Business Committee of that Society for some years, and it will be difficult if 

 not impossible to find a successor, for his technical knowledge and experience 

 in the printing trades proved of vei-y great service to them, and through his 

 efforts more than one saving was made in the cost of their publications. He 

 was one of the proprietors of the " Herts Advertiser " and the " St. Albans 



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