Mantodea of the Oriental region. He was a Corresponding Member of the Zoological Society of London and a Fellow of the Entomological Society. He married Jane Sarah Webb, a widow, at St James' Church Calcutta on 21 September 1881. Their only child, Nora De Niceville, was born in Calcutta on 25 August 1882. Lionel died of malaria contracted while travelling in the Terai region. Works Partial list: 1883 with G. F. L. Marshall. "Butterflies of India, Burmah and Ceylon". Vol. 1. Repr. 1979, New Delhi, 327 pp. 1886. "The Butterflies of India, Burmah and Ceylon". Vol. 2. Repr. 1979, New Delhi, 332 pp. 1890. "The butterflies of India, Burmah and Ceylon". Vol. 3. Repr. 1979, New Delhi, 503 pp. 1892. "On new and little known Butterflies from the Indo-Malayan region", Journal of the Bombay Natural History Society 7: 322-356. 1894 "On new and little-known butterflies from the Indo-Malayan region" J. Asiat. Soc. Bengal (II) 63 (1): 1–59, pls. 1–5 1898 "On new and little-known butterflies from the Indo-Malayan, Austro-Malayan and Australian Regions" Journal of the Bombay Natural History Society 12 (1): 131–161, 4 pls. 1900 "On new and little-known Lepidoptera from the Oriental region". Journal of the Bombay Natural History Society 13, 157–176, 3 pl. (174). Collection Part of de Nicéville's butterfly collection was given to the Asiatic Society, Calcutta in 1880. Other parts were given, in 1902 to the Indian Museum in Calcutta and to the Peter Redpath Museum in Montreal. Notes References Anonymous 1902: [Nicéville, C. L. A.] Entomologist's Monthly Magazine (2) 38 41 Anonymous 1902–1903: The late Mr C. L. de Nicéville J. Bombay Nat. Hist. Soc. 14:140–141. Fowler, W. W. 1901: [Nicéville, C. L. A.] Trans. Ent. Soc. London 1901 XXXIV-XXXV Holland, W. J. 1902: Nicéville, C. L. A. Ent. News 13:63. Kirby, W. F. 1902: [Nicéville, C. L. A.] Entomologist 35 79–80 Martin, L. 1901: [Nicéville, C. L. A.] Dt. ent. Z. 14 381–386 Martin, L. 1902: [Nicéville, C. L. A.] Insektenbörse 19 25–26 External links The Butterflies of India, Burmah and Ceylon. Volume 1 Volume 2 Volume 3 Correspondence on deputation and pay for Niceville. National Archives of India. 1881 English lepidopterists 1852 births 1901 deaths People educated at Hurstpierpoint College Scientists from Bristol English curators Fellows of the Royal Entomological Society English people of French descent