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and Holopria ; the second contains eleven genera, five being new, 

 Tropidopria, Ceratoprid, Tnckopria, Phanopria, and Myrmecopria. The 

 last subfamily, Helorinae, is formed for the reception of the single 

 genus Helorus, Latr. 



In addition to the descriptive matter, a good analytical table of the 

 species belonging to each genus is given. 



All students of this interesting family must be indeed thankful to 

 Mr. Ashmead for assisting their studies by his valuable analytical 

 tables in the letterpress. 



John W. Shipp. 



OBITUARY. 



With much regret we record the death of James Trimmer Williams, 

 at his residence, St. Margaret's Bay, Dover, on May 31st, aged sixty. 

 His early life was spent in active business, and on his retirement, some 

 six years ago, he took up his residence at the above-mentioned quiet 

 Kentish village, his chief object in seeking so secluded a spot apparently 

 being a desire to follow more closely the study which had afforded him 

 so much pleasure in his busier days, and for a time his attention was 

 centred on the Lepidoptera of the district, of which he amassed a con- 

 siderable collection. Unfortunately his retirement was of short dura- 

 tion ; some eighteen months since he suffered a severe shock to the 

 system, from which he never thoroughly rallied, the immediate cause 

 of death being effusion of blood to the brain. He was an occasional 

 contributor to the pages of this Journal, a member of the South 

 London Entomological Society from the year of its commencement in 

 1872, and filled the office of President in 1878. Always a genial com- 

 panion, he will be missed by a large circle of friends. — (R. A.) 



We also regret to announce the death of Mr. George Barnard, of 

 Coomooboolaroo Station, near Duaringa, which took place at Laun- 

 ceston, on March 11th, 1894. Mr. Barnard was born at Chislehurst, 

 England, in 1830, and was the eldest son of William Barnard, a 

 captain in the merchant service, who, in his young days, served as a 

 midshipman in the Royal Navy. Mr. Barnard was one of the most 

 successful entomologists and oologists in the Australian colonies, his 

 collection of insects and birds' eggs being considered by experts to be 

 two of the finest private collections in the southern hemisphere. 

 This collection had increased to such an extent in 1891 that he built 

 a private museum at the station, and found it none too large. 

 He had for many years been in constant communication with Dr. 

 Livett, Mr. Meyrick, and several leading entomologists and naturalists 

 in England, France, India, Chili, and Finland, as also with the 

 principal curators of Australian museums, and by this means had 

 been enabled to add very materially to the beauty and variety of his 

 collections by exchanges. He was much assisted by his children, who 

 from infancy took an interest in his pursuits, and by his clever and 

 talented wife, who, with her paint brush and pencil, has often 

 reproduced some rare specimen while its brilliant colours were fresh. 



