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THE BRITISH NATURALIST. [February 



(" Noctuelles, vol. V.); the Icelandic invasion by Dr. Staudinger in 

 1857 turns out to be as futile to prove Mr. South's case as the rest of 

 his note. — J. W. Tutt, Jan., 1892. 



NATURALISTS OF THE DAY. 



II. — HENRY TIBBETS STAINTON. 



. Perhaps no living Entomologist is better known by name than the 

 gentleman whose portrait is given with this number. To say that he 

 has done more to popularise Entomology than any other man, would 

 be to say very little, for he has probably done more than any dozen 

 men. Born on the 13th of August, 1822, he commenced to collect 

 insects when he was only twelve years of age, and has therefore been 

 a collector for nearly 60 years. His first important work in his great 

 scheme of popularising entomology was "TA^ Entomologist's AnmiaV 

 for 1855, which contained a number of papers suitable for beginners, 

 a list of new species of Lepidoptera taken in Britain subsequent to 

 the publication of Stephen's Illustrations in 1835, and various other 

 important papers. This publication was continued annually for 20 

 years. In 1856 he commenced the publication in monthly parts of 

 Manual of British Butterflies and Moths,'' which is still the best 

 and only complete work on the subject. In the same year was 

 issued ^^The Entomologist's Weekly Intelligencer," "The dear old 

 Intelligencer!" which did much to bring collectors into closer 

 communication, which helped, if indeed it did not make, the 

 system of exchange, and gave a wonderful impetus to the study. This 

 was continued for 10 years and was then discontinued, amid general 

 regrets. Subsequent attempts to establish a weekly Entomological 

 paper have not proved successful. His next important work was 

 " J/z^ Natural History of the Tineina," the publication of which has 

 long been suspended. He has been an editor of ^^The Entomologist's 

 Monthly Magazine" since the commencement, now nearly 28 years ago. 

 He has been ready at all times to attend to any correspondent, or to 

 receive visitors at stated days, to whom the treasures of his large 

 collection and library were opened. Now, at 70 years of age, his 

 interest in the science appears as keen as ever, and he is one of the 

 most regular attenders at the meetings of the Entomological Society, 

 and we know from our personal experience he is as ready to assist his 

 correspondents as he was thirty or forty years ago; long may he live 

 to do so. , , 



