220 THE entomologist's record. 



In the literature of the subject, his name is chiefly associated with 

 the Orthoptera-Fauna of his country and of Tunis and Algeria. 

 His first important work was Les Ortlmpteres Je la France, pub- 

 lished in Paris in 1883, but this was followed some years later by a far 

 more complete and comprehensive book, entitled Faiine de la France, 

 Insectes Ort/inptrres ; T/u/saitoiires ct Ortlin/itrrea pmprciiient iHtft, pub- 

 lished by Deyrolle in 1890. This work is well known to British 

 orthopterists, to whom it has loeen of great assistance, as all British 

 species are included in the French fauna. It is admirably illustrated 

 in a method quite characteristic of the author. He drew his insects 

 ten times life size, and then reduced the drawings by photography to 

 their natural size. 



In 1886, there appeared the Cataloijiie raisonne des Orthopteres de la 

 Refioice de Ttmia, written in collaboration with Edward Bonnet, 

 published at Montpellier in 1885. This made no claim to be a mono- 

 graph, but was merely an annotated catalogue of the Orthoptera of the 

 Regency, which was the forerunner of a later and more comprehensive 

 work entitled Faiiiw de V Ahjerie et de la TiinUie — Insectes Orthopteres, 

 which appeared at intervals in the Annales dc la l^ociete entimiologique 

 de France during 1895 and 1896, finally published in book form by 

 the Society in 1897. This is a very important work, and is indis- 

 pensable to the student of our Palfearctic Orthoptera. It is written on 

 the same lines as the Fanne de la France, and illustrated in the same 

 way, though less extensively. 



In addition to these books, Captain Finot produced several short 

 papers dealing with new species of exotic orthoptera, including a 

 revision of the genera Euthipnia and Acridinin. The latter appeared 

 only a few months before the author's lamented death, and was 

 reviewed in these papers in April (p. 81). 



His home in Fontainebleau was admirably sheltered, for the town 

 and forest are situated in a hollow, well protected from the winds, but 

 in spite of the mildness of the climate. Captain Finot suft'ered nearly 

 every winter from bronchial troubles and influenza. ^Yith the advent 

 of milder weather he commenced those long tramps into the beautiful 

 forest, which all who visited him remember so Avell. In spite of his 

 years he tired out his guests. Father Navas, of Zaragoza, who visited 

 him in 1905, wrote afterwards, " Gloriabase nuestro bravo militar, de 

 que acompanado a otros excursionistas por la selva, siempre los habia 

 fatigado. A la verdad, no me rindio, pero tampoco le fatigue, y eso 

 que cuenta ya sesenta y cinco afios ! " 



In the latter years of his life he had suffered from poor health, 

 which greatly hampered his work. During last summer, cerebral 

 congestion prevented all studies for two or three months, and it was 

 not until October that he Avas able to resume his work, which was 

 again interrupted by a sharp attack of influenza, which confined him 

 to his bed in January. Towards the end of March he wrote to the 

 writer of this notice in a more hopeful strain, but that was the last 

 word received from him. 



In Captain Finot, France loses a tine patriot of the old school, 

 many entomologists a valued friend, and the Science Avhich we all love 

 a devoted and painstaking worker. — M.B. 



