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13th of August, 1822. He joined our ISociety in 1848, and was 

 one of the Secretaries in 1850 and 1851, President in 1881 

 and 1882, and frequently a member of the Council. During 

 the whole of that time he was one of the most regular 

 attendants at our meetings, until the last few months, when 

 prevented by the illness which eventually proved fatal, 

 ytainton's work was practically restricted to Lepidoptera, 

 though his knowledge of other Orders of insects, and of 

 Natural History generally, was extensive. His Avritings 

 extend over a long period, commencing in 1845, and con- 

 tinuing almost to the day of his death. They consist not 

 only of separate works, but also of frequent contributions to 

 periodical literature ; indeed the ' Entomologists' Intelli- 

 gencer,' the 'Entomologist's Annual,' and the 'Entomolo- 

 gist's Monthly Magazine ' were all originated, and edited 

 conjointly with others, by him. By degrees his energies 

 were concentrated upon the Tineidae and Pterophoridte of his 

 native country and of Europe, families which he found in great 

 confusion, and which he with others reduced to their present 

 order. This result was mainly attained in the ' Natural 

 History of the Tineina,' of which thirteen volumes were pub- 

 lished between 1855 and 1873, by Stainton, with the co- 

 operation of Zeller, Douglas, and Frey. All his writings prove 

 him to be an exceedingly careful observer, anxious above all 

 things to base his work upon sufficient materials, so as to 

 avoid error and lessen the labours of posterity. In his 

 presidential address for the year 1882, he goes so far as to 

 recommend that no species should be described upon less than 

 twenty to thirty specimens, and advocated an amount of self- 

 denial in such matters, which I imagine hardly any of us are 

 prepared to put in practice, however much we may wish it. 

 We should all like to have such a goodly array of specimens of 

 every new species before us, but I am afraid our wishes are 

 seldom gratified. Anyhow, Staintous wish sliows the cautious 

 nature of his disposition. His busmess habits caused him to 

 be sought by many Societies to assist in their government. 

 He was for a short time Secretary to the Linnean Society, 

 and one of the Secretaries of Section D of the British 

 Association for several years, and also of the Kay Society 



