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completed the work to the end of the 7ortrices. The remaining 
families were in hand at the time of his death. He also pub- 
lished in 1886-87, in conjunction with Mr, John Gardner, a 
“ List of the British Lepidoptera and their Named Varieties.” 
Part I. contained the Macrolepidoptera. The Microlepidoptera 
were never published. 
He was elected a Fellow of this Society in 1890, Those 
who knew him personally describe him as a genial companion, 
and he was a charming correspondent. He took much interest 
in public affairs, especially in educational work, and at the 
time of his death he was a member of the Hartlepool Borough 
Council. 
Dr. Freperic Moors, D.S8ec., A.L.S., died on May 10th, 
aged 77. He was elected to this Society in 1853, and had 
therefore been a Fellow for fifty-four years. At the time of 
his death I was asked if I knew how he came to take up 
the study of Entomology. I cannot answer that question 
definitely, but it is not difficult to make a guess. In his boy- 
hood he resided in the Zoological Society’s house. My father 
as Curator of that Society’s Museum was also resident in the 
same house. Hope, Vigors, Kirby and, other entomologists 
were at this time publishing entomological papers in the 
Zoological Society’s Proceedings and ‘Transactions. Dr, 
J. E. Gray was frequently at the Society and employed young 
Moore to make drawings for him. This brought him under 
the notice of Dr. Horsfield, who was interested in Entomology. 
When these facts are known it is not surprising that Frederic 
Moore took to Entomology. He was attached to the Museum 
of the East India Company and remained a member of that 
Museum’s staff until it was given up in 1879. He was a 
regular attendant at our meetings and he contributed many 
papers to our Transactions. His chief works were the 
“Lepidoptera of Ceylon” (1881-7) and the still more im- 
portant work the ‘Lepidoptera of India.” This last he had 
not completed, the Zycenids and Hesperids still remained to 
be done. He formed a large collection of Indian Lepidoptera, 
the greater part of which is already the property of the 
British Museum. The remaining portions will, I have no 
doubt, follow, 
