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entomological wurk in the generous spirit of his old friend and collecting 

 companion (in the New Forest and elsewhere), Frederick Bond. Among his 

 other old friends were H. T. Stainton, J. C. Dale, and J. O. Westwood, and 

 he knew or corresponded with nearly all the leading Entomologists of the 

 generation which succeeded them. He would have nothing to do with 

 " exchange," but was always ready to give, and often benefited by a like 

 generosity from others. It was one of his greatest pleasures to help and en- 

 covirage young collectors, and to escort his fellow naturalists to his favourite 

 localities. His entomological career began with the capture of Colias hyale in 

 1836; his last specimens were set in July 1916; and he was a frequent con- 

 tributor to the entomological magazines. For many years he received much 

 help from his ne^Dhew, Fi-ederick O. Pickard-Cambridge, who died some years 

 ago, but while he lived was a keen naturalist and fine draughtsman. 



Those who knew him will always think of him as one who never seemed to 

 grow old — enthusiastic, warm-hearted, outspoken, and full of fun and life ; 

 possessed of an extraordinary knowledge of nattire, and entirely devoid of 

 personal ambition or selfishness in his work as a naturalist. It may be added 

 that he was also something of an antiqiiarian, an ardent lover of classical music, 

 and a good violinist; and that as Rector of Bloxworth he was beloved by young 

 and old. The spirit in which he lived can best be summed up in the words of 

 a cutting pasted inside the cover of the prayer-book which lay on his writing 

 desk : " Look at your mercies with both eyes, at your troubles with only one ; 

 study contentment; keep always at some useful work; let yovir heart's window 

 be always open towards Heaven." — A. W. P.-C. 



The South London ENTOMOLO<iicAL and Natural History Society : 

 Thursday, March Hth, 1917. — Mr. Ht. J. Turner, F.E.S., President, in the Chair. 



The death of Mr. A. E. Gibbs, Vice-President, was reported. 



Mr. W. J. Ashdown exhibited examples of all the species of Surrey Coleo- 

 jjtera which he had taken during the season of 1916. Beetles were generally 

 abiuidant throughout the year. Mr. Newman read a short paper, "The rearing 

 of Marrothylaciu ruhi." 



Thursday, March 22nd, VMl. The President in the Chair. 



Mr. A. Buckstone exhibited series of the March and July broods of Teph- 



rosia bistortata, bred from an Oxshott female taken in April, 1914, including a 



female which had remained in pupa two winters — from June, 1914, to February, 



1916. He also showed T. crepuscuhnia taken in various Surrey localities during 



May for comparison ; a discussion ensued. Mr. Edwards, a box of exotic Lepido- 



ptera. Mr. Turner, a photograph of the larval cases of the 15 more easily 



obtaina])le species of the British Psijchidae, taken by the Eev. C. R. N. Burrows, 



who was desirous to olitain fresh specimens for structural examination, 



Mr. Turner also showed imagines of several of the commoner species of the genus 



Lithocolletis and made some remarks on their life-history. — Ht. J. Turner, 



Hon. Report. Secretary. 



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