24 THK ENTOMOLOGIST. 



" Our entomological days are over ; my stroke has left me in the 

 condition of a hlack-heetle whose body has been trodden upon, and it 

 confines me to the house and garden." 



Tliough not a voluminous writer, Briggs was a frequeiit con- 

 tributor to the entomological periodicals. His contributions usually 

 took the form of useful and interesting short notes, l)ut occasionally 

 longer articles appeared. Amongst the latter were: "A Week's 

 Collecting in Unst," "The Genus Scoparia,'' " Aporia crakegi in 

 England" (in the 'Entomologist'); "Dragonflies in 1892," " Teplirosia 

 crepuscularia," "Two species of Ephemeridte new to Biitain " (in 

 the 'Ent. Mo. Mag.'); "The New Forest Zy(jcena meliloti," "Our 

 Pteropliori," " The Blown-over Theory " (in the ' Young Naturalist,' 

 of which he became an assistant editor). In 1906 he contributed 

 to the ' Transactions of the Devonshire Society ' ; and the ' Victoria 

 History of Devon and of Surrey ' also benefited by the product of 

 his pen. 



C. A. Briggs was a member of the eminent firm of solicitors, 

 Messrs. Briggs, Vaughan, and Briggs of Lincoln's Inn Fields, from 

 which he retired as an active partner in 1896. He became a Fellow 

 of the Entomological Society of London in 1877, and a member of the 

 South London Entomological and Natural History Society in 1887. 

 As an entomologist he was at first chiefly interested in the British 

 Lepidoptera, and his collection was remarkable for the very fine 

 varieties and aberrations it contained, especially in the Lycyenidse. 

 It was also very rich in the PsychidjB, Crambidoe, etc., to which he 

 had devoted much study and attention. On his leaving Leatherhead 

 for Lynmouth in 1896, his collection of Lepidoptera was disposed of 

 by auction in October and November, the sales occupying nearly five 

 days, and realising but £5 short of £1000. 



In 1890 Briggs began to show an interest in the Odonata and 

 Ephemeroptera, and this interest was extended to other orders 

 formerly included in the comprehensive term Neuroptera, as well as 

 to the Ortlioptera. Of the insects belonging to these various orders 

 he amassed extensive and important collections, and amongst his 

 discoveries may be mentioned Ectopsociis briggsi, McLach., while he 

 added to the British list, Hyperc/ies guestfalicus, Kolbe, and more 

 than one of the Ephemeroptera. In 1894 he acquired the important 

 collection of British Trichoptera formed by P. Wormald. 



In addition to entomology, Briggs took a deep interest in the 

 Mosses and Land-shells of Britain, of which he possessed consider- 

 able collections, including the very large and remarkable series of 

 variations of British Helices collected and arranged by the late J. C, 

 Carrington. He took much interest in horticulture, and also possessed 

 a large number of antiques, including some 2000 pieces of china. 



Six years before his death he gave up collecting. On October 13th, 

 1914, he had a stroke of paralysis, which incapacitated him for active 

 work. Though he lived for two years longer, he gradually became 

 weaker, till death took place without any pain on October 17th, 

 1916. W. J. Lucas. 



Special Index to Volume XLIX. — This will be published with 

 the February number. — Ed. 



