232 THE ENTOMOLOGIST. 
It is a beautiful green Chalcid, with the anterior joint of the 
maxillary palpi extraordinarily developed in the male; and this, 
like the antenne and legs, being bright orange in colour, is 
especially noticeable. Not having met with a single Alysia, and 
on opening the pupe finding no trace of the ichneumon occupant, 
I think Curtis’s surmise cannot be established, and have but little 
doubt that the Pachylarthrus is a direct parasite of the Tephritis. 
In no case was there more than one parasite in a pupa.—HDWwARD 
A. Frrcu; Maldon, Essex. 
OBITUARY. 
Sm Tuomas Moncrerrre, Bart.—It is with much regret 
that we record the death of Sir Thomas Moncreiffe, which took 
place on August 16th, after a short illness, the cause of death being 
exhaustion ensuing upon a very painful operation. ‘The deceased 
was in his 57th year. A keen sportsman and an accurate observer 
of Nature, it is only about ten years since Sir Thomas turned 
his attention to Entomology. In this branch of science he chiefly 
confined himself to the Lepidoptera of Perthshire, to the study 
of which he devoted all the time not necessarily occupied by his 
private and public duties. Though his field of observation was 
in great measure confined to Perthshire, Sir Thomas was no mere 
collector, but a scientific entomologist of broad views, and those 
who had the pleasure of being associated with him, either per- 
sonally or by correspondence, know what a keen eye he possessed 
for the distinction between species, and how enthusiastic he was 
in the study of the habits of his favourites. He was a frequent 
contributor to the pages of the ‘Scottish Naturalist,’ amongst 
his last communications being a list of the Lepidoptera he had 
observed on Moncreiffe Hill, including upwards of six hundred 
species, and many of great interest and value as throwing 
light upon the geographical distribution of the species. Sir 
Thomas was president of the Perthshire Society of Natural 
Science for several years, and did much to promote the study of 
Natural History in Perthshire. With all classes he was extremely 
popular, while his genial and kindly nature endeared him to every- 
one who knew him.—F’. B. W. 
