ii. Editorial 



Our grateful acknowledgments are due to Messrs. W. H. T. Tarns 

 and N. D. Biley for their valued help in comparing specimens at the 

 Natural History Museum. We are also indebted to Dr. K. Jordan for 

 his opinion regarding certain insects. 



We are pleased to note here two advertisements in the present 



issue : — 



" Theses Entomologiques," by P. I. Lathy. This work, dealing with 



many forms of the very attractive Agrias group, is remarkable for the 

 magnificent hand-coloured plates which equal anything hitherto pro- 

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 entomologists. 



Entomological Cabinets. — The old-established firm of J. H. Hill and 

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 and we can confidently recommend these cabinets. The question of 

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 as to institutions. When the material to be housed is extensive, 

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We are very sorry to hear of the death of the veteran collector^ 

 Mr. A. E. Pratt, which occurred at his home at Teddington on January 

 4th last. Mr. Pratt had travelled extensively for the late J. H. Leech 

 in China and Tibet, making the large collection of Lepidoptera which 

 are dealt with in Leech's works. He travelled for Mr. J. J. Joicey from 

 1912 to 1914 in South America and New Guinea, aided by his sons 

 Felix and Charles, who afterwards carried on collecting for Mr. Joicey 

 with such wonderful results. Mr. Pratt did not go out again after his 

 return from New Guinea in 1914. 



