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Church, Virginia; and Lexington and Holliston, Massa- 
chusetts — these being the successive locations of his home. 
Banks’ greatest contribution to entomology was through 
his service and devotion as curator of the entomological 
collections. Having virtually no assistance at the Museum, 
he did the routine curatorial work on the collection, com- 
piled catalogues of types and genera, and prepared speci- 
mens for shipment to investigators in other institutions. 
The continued high rank of Harvard’s entomological col- 
lection is chiefly the result of his efforts. The collection it- 
self is indeed a memorial to the devotion which he had 
for entomology. 
He had a great capacity for work, a single-mindedness 
of purpose, and a good memory. It is a misfortune that 
his knowledge of the structural diversity and adaptations 
of insects was not more available to biologists. This was 
partly his fault. He had not learned the modern vocabu- 
laries of genetics and evolution. Moreover, Banks, feeling 
that he was too busy, did not join the smoking and con- 
versation group on the Museum steps in mid-morning and 
mid-afternoon, further restricting the circulation of his 
knowledge. Nevertheless he liked people and liked to talk, 
and was kind, helpful, and had a sense of humor. 
The following list of Nathan Banks’ publications is as 
nearly complete as we can make it. Since he kept no record 
of his own papers, we have had to compile this list from 
many sources. We are indebted to Miss Jolane P. Baum- 
garten and Miss Ruth Dunn for assistance in the prepara- 
tion of the bibliography. A few additional publications by 
Mr. Banks will undoubtedly come to light; we would ap- 
preciate being informed of them, so that we may include 
them in a subsequent list. 
F. M. Carpenter 
P. J. Darlington, Jr. 
