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From Hawaii Mr. Blackburn went to Australia, where he 

 remained to the time of his death, engaged in clerical work, 

 vet devoting every opportunity to his favorite recreation, the 

 results of which yielded extensive contributions to the knowledge 

 of the insect fauna of that country. His attention was mostly 

 given to Coleoptera, of which he described several hundred spe- 

 cies, his papers being published chiefly in The Proceedings 

 of the Linnean Society of 'New South Wales. 



In his death, entomology loses a valued worker, and to us it 

 seems like the loss of a friend, for although not favored with 

 his personal acquaintance, yet we seem to have known him 

 through his works and our acquaintance with and interest in, 

 the same insect fauna in which he was so keenly interested. 



Species of Hawaiian Insects named for Mr. Blackburn: 



COLEOPTERA. 



Flagithmysus hlacl-hurni (Sharp). 

 Rhyncogonus hlacl-huvni Sharp. 

 Pentarthrum blackburni Sharp. 

 Proterhluus blacl-burni Sharp. 

 Go7iioryctus blacl-burni Sharp. 

 Itodacnus blacTchurnianus Sharp. 

 Nesopetinus blacTcburni (Sharp). 

 Nesopetinus blachburnianus Scott. 

 Ptillides blackburni Matthews. 

 Thoracophorus blacl-burni (Sharp). 

 Blackburnia Sharp (new genus). 

 Met roth omx blacl-burni Sharp, 

 Gnatholymnaeum blacl-burni Sharp 

 XyUtobius blacl-burni Perkins. 

 Mirostenus blacl-burni Perkins. 

 Mirostenus blaclrburnioides Perkins. 



LEPIDOPTERA. 



Li/caena blacl-burni (Tuley). 

 Oniiodes blac^.burni (Butler). 

 Ilyposrnocoiita J>lacl-J)iirni Walsiugham. 



