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account of the range of the species, references to all " types," to collectors' 

 names wlien known, and to series of specimens of which an account is given 

 in published works. 

 (5). The " type " of each genus will be indicated by being placed after the reference 



to the genus, whether it be retained, treated as a subgenus or synonym. 

 (6). The references to the species will be confined to the original reference, to one 

 for each synonym, with dates of publication, to the best figure of the species, 

 to the best description and figure of the early stages, and to such faunistic 

 works and catalogues as are of most general use and importance. 

 (7). Local races will be treated as sub-species under sub-headings, with their own 



references and synonymy. 

 (8). Each genus, and all the more prominent sections of genera, will be illustrated 

 by process blocks in the text, showing the facies of a typical species of the 

 genus or section, and all the more prominent details of structure on which 

 the genus is founded. 

 (9). An atlas of coloured 8vo plates will also be issued, giving half-figures of as many 

 as possible of the species which have never before been satisfactorily figured, 

 especially of " types " in the British Museum. This will be issued in parts, 

 as is convenient, and will be sold separately from the volumes ; it will contain 

 no letter-press except the explanation of the plates, giving the names of the 

 species figured, references to the pages of the volume in which the descrip- 

 tions will be found, and the country where the species is found. 

 (10). The order of the families will, in the main, follow that adopted by Mr. E- 

 Meyrick in his recent work on British Lepidoptera, and commencing with 

 the SyntomidcB will work down through the ArctiadcB and Agaristidce to the 

 NoctuidcB and LymantriadcB ; then, beginning again with the SaturniadcB 

 and their allies, will work downwards by the Sphingidce to the NotodontidcB, 

 Geo7netridcB,a,x\6i UraniadcB; thenhy the LasiocampidcB, Limacodidce, Cossidce, 

 Psychidce, and Castniadce to the ZygcBtiidcB ; then by the Drepanidce and 

 Thyridldre to the Pyralidce, Sesiadae, and Tineidte ; and ending with the 

 HepialidcB and Micropterygidce. 

 It is obvious that complete success in carrying out the above scheme will depend 

 on the willingness of entomologists and museums to lend specimens of described 

 species which are not available in London, and the authorities of the British 

 Museum (Natural History) hope that as much help in this way, as possible, may be 

 given when a])plication is made for the loan of specimens, which, when examined 

 and figured, will be carefully packed and returned, the Museum paying the carriage 

 going and coming. — (Signed) W. H. Flowee, Director." 



A proposed new work on the Macro- Lepidoptera of New Zealand. — We have 

 received from Mr. G-. V. Hudson, F.E.S. (of Wellington, N. Z.), the prospectus of a 

 somewhat ambitious work on the above subject, which is ready for publication pro- 

 vided that sufiicient support is guaranteed. Two hundred and thirty-four species 

 are described, and with full details of habits and transformations (much of which is 

 original). The size is 4to, and there will be two plain and eleven coloured plates 

 with over 500 figures from the author's drawings. The subscription price is one 

 guinea per copy (the issue limited to 500 copies). The author appeals to colonial 



