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the author of Mademoiselle Mori. This volume contained 

 also the first of the four articles descriptive of the habits 

 of the Sacred Beetle ; and the publishers desire me to 

 express their thanks to Messrs. Macmillan for permission 

 to include in The Life and Love of the Insect a variant of 

 that first chapter from Insect Life. The omission of three 

 essays included in the French volume of selections explains 

 the absence of reference to certain insects represented 

 in some of the photographic plates, 



I should like to mention my personal sense of gratitude 

 to a gentleman belonging to a class of workers whose 

 services are not always recognized in the manner wliich 

 they deserve. I speak of Mr. Marmaduke Langdale, 

 my untiring, eager and accurate " searcher," whose work 

 at both branches of the British Museum — to say nothing 

 of his uncommonly thorough acquaintance with the 

 French language — has greatly assisted me in my task 

 of translation and saved me, I suspect, from making 

 more than one blunder. 



ALEXANDER TEIXEIRA DE MATTOS. 



Chelsea, 11 July^ 1911. 



