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has occurred in the present war. Many of our Fellows are 

 serving or have been serving with the forces. The list I give 

 is probably incomplete, and I therefore crave your indulgence 

 for any omissions I may have unintentionally made. A. 

 Avinoff, P. J. Barraud, C. C. Best-Gardner, K. G. Blair, 

 W. Bowater, A. W. Boyd, Dr. Burr, P. A. Buxton, Dr. G. D. H. 

 Carpenter, Dr. Cockayne, P. P. Graves, G. H. Gurney, P. 

 Harwood, J. J. Jacobs, C. Jemmett, E. G. Joseph, E. C. Joy, 

 W. J. von Monte Pendlebury, H. C. Phillips, N. D. Riley, 

 W. F. H. Rosenberg, H. B. Sly, H. F. Stoneham, H. B. 

 Whitehouse, F. H. Wolley-Dod. 



Lack of funds owing to the present struggle has delayed 

 the publication of many important works, such as Sir George 

 Hampson's " Catalogue of Moths," and Wytsman's " Genera 

 Insectorum." Seitz's great work is being continued, but I 

 am not certain that any copies reach this country. That this 

 war has affected and will affect entomology, and vitally affect 

 entomology, is a foregone conclusion, and it remains for those 

 of us who live in after years to observe these changes. It 

 should not, however, be forgotten that war in itself is not 

 entirely and solely detrimental to our study. Napoleon's 

 campaign in Egypt, which had no great political results, 

 produced great scientific works, and Napoleon's general, 

 Comte Dejean, made a large collection of Coleoptera during 

 the Napoleonic wars, many officers and soldiers of his army 

 carrying a small bottle in which they put the insects they 

 found. Nor must it be forgotten that economic entomology 

 is playing its part in the trenches. In this connection must 

 be cited the names of Mr. E. E. Austen and Professor Robert 

 Newstead, at the same time not forgetting the labours of the 

 Imperial Bureau of Entomology and our friend Dr. Marshall. 

 There is one other point of interest I would wish to refer to, 

 viz. the unravelling of the complete life history of Lycaena arion, 

 the joint work of Dr. Chapman, Mr. Frohawk and Captain 

 Purefoy. It is only those who have striven to solve this 

 riddle and failed, like myself, who can really appreciate the 

 magnitude of their labours, and I feel that this discovery 

 should be brought before the notice of the Fellows here 

 to-night as one of quite e^jceptional merit. 



