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could never ask for help, much less favors. He could not clean 

 the Augean stables. In 1833 Prof. J. V. Audouin,* who filled 

 the Chair of Entomology in the Jardin des Plantes, was called to 

 take the place of the great master. Audouin was primarily a 

 hustler. In the first place he asked for the appointment of a first 

 assistant, Auguste Brulle, who subsequently became Professor of 

 Zoology at Dijon and a recognized master of the science. A sec- 

 ond addition to the staff was Hippolyte Lucas, who also arrived 

 at fame in later years, studying all orders. A little later a youth 

 of 17 was employed to mount and arrange specimens. This was 

 Emile Blanchard, whose subsequent reputation is no less. This 

 quartet made the arrangements of the Entomological collections 

 under the general plan still in use. 



It was a foregone conclusion that the home of Latreille should 

 develop a following in the study of natural science. The num- 

 ber of entomologists was especially large. A common meeting 

 place became a matter of the utmost importance. Largely through 

 the efforts of Alexandre Lefebvre, a well to do amateur, the 

 Entomological Society of France was formed, the first of its kind. 

 Dues were made low and included the projected Annals. This 

 publication was started as soon as the Society was formed, is 

 prominent today and will continue so after the present generation 

 is long since forgotten. The Society itself made arrangements 

 with the Department of Agriculture for a subsidy, which makes it 

 the richest in the world. Its early members include all the great 

 names of France. By acclamation Latreille was elected the first 

 president. He did not live out the year of his office. His fellow 

 members laid him to rest in Pere la Chaise, and erected a monu- 

 ment over him. On its top was carved a Necrohia ruficollis. 



In the new Society was Charles Aube, born in Paris 1802, a 

 gentleman of independent means, a physician, who was the first 

 treasurer. His first experiences were in connection with the 

 Dejean collection. He monographed the Pselaphidae. In later 

 years he became the best authority on the water beetles, describ- 

 ing Dej can's material with a clearness never since excelled. Du- 

 ponchel, Dejean's early friend, was vice-president. He mono- 

 graphed the Erotylidse from the Dejean material, but in after 



* Cf. Omus aud ouini Reiche. 



