40 THE entomologist's RECORD. 



— Stenus formicetorum, Mann, added to the British list in 1910, and 

 Lonc/itarsus plantago-maritimus, Dolhiian, a species new to science, dis- 

 covered and described by him in 1912. On January 3rd, 1913, he 

 left England for Central Africa to act as entomologist to the British 

 South African Company in connection with their sleeping sickness 

 survey. 



Most of his time was spent at Mwenga and Kashitu, where, be- 

 sides his work on the " Ply," he studied various problems of malaria, 

 and made a very exhaustive collection of North West Rhodesian 

 Coleoptera, as well as Lepidoptera; and a large number of ants, which, 

 with his usual kindness and generosity, he presented to me. 



His chief work was of course in connection with the " Tsetse " fly, 

 and he set himself to find, if possible, some parasite that would stamp 

 it out. In this he was partially successful in the discovery of a species 

 of Mutilla — Mutilla glossinae, Turner, a species new to science. The 

 account of this remarkable discovery and his beautiful paintings of the 

 <y and 5 of the Mutilla can be found in the Trans. Ent. Soc. of 

 London for 1915, pts. iii. and iv., pp. 394-96. 



He returned home in October, 1916, and married, on February 

 23rd, 1916, Norah, eldest daughter of Dr. and Mrs. Holloway, of Bed- 

 ford Park, taking her back with him to Central Africa, They crossed 

 N.W. Rhodesia, reaching Kasempea in June, where on July 5th she 

 died, passing away in her sleep. 



After this he moved to Solwezi and began his work with Lepidoptera, 

 breeding as far as possible, and making most beautiful and elaborate 

 drawings of the larv«. 



Towards the close of 1917 he realised that he had got infected 

 with sleeping sickness, and on his return to England in the autumn, 

 he pushed on with his work on the South African Lepidoptera, 

 endeavouring to get as much done as possible before the end. He 

 had brought back a very large collection of live pupa, which are still 

 hatching out. 



On Sunday, December 29th last, he was taken ill with fever — 

 which rapidly got worse — and died of sleeping sickness in the early 

 hours of January 3rd. 



His African collections, containing many thousands of specimens 

 and much that is new, are to go to the National Collection. — H.D. 



^I^DITORIAL. 



We much regret to have to announce that our esteemed colleague 

 J. R. le B. Tomlin has felt obliged through pressure of other work to 

 retire from our table of Editors. Mr. Tomlin's knowledge of our 

 Coleopterous fauna was a great asset to us and his practical help in 

 more ways than one, and particularly in the preparation of the Index, 

 will be much missed. He wanted to retire soon after war broke out, 

 but kindly consented to remain for the duration of the war. From 

 the first entomology has been with him a " side line," for his first 

 love is shells, and with the heavy task of the editorship of the 

 " Malacological Journal " on his hands, we feel really grateful to him 

 for sticking to the ship during the rough times through which we 

 have been passing. We regret also to announce that Professor T. 

 Hudson Beare has likewise sent in his resignation. — G. T. B.-B. 



