

PUEFACK 



Although issued in the miust of tlie oveat Enrojionn 

 strugg-le, the chief part of the work represented by this 

 vohiine was accomplished in more peaceful days when 

 labourers in the various fields of science still worked 

 throughout Europe in friendly co-operation and the war 

 existed only in the programmes of German political am- 

 bition. Thanks to such co-operation I have had the great 

 advantage of being able to examine the tyj)es of most of the 

 ]n-eviously-known Indian species figuring here. As before, 

 the names of those of which a tj^pe or co-type has been 

 examined are marked with an asterisk. 



Many of these types are in the British Museum, but for 

 the loan of the rest I am indebted to the willing help of the 

 many friends who, at my request, have submitted them for 

 ray examination with invariable coui'tesy and kindness. I 

 wish to |)lace on record my grateful thanks to M. Pieire 

 Lesne, who has enabled me to examine the numerous types 

 of Blanchard and Fairmaire in the Paris Museum; M. Rene 

 Oberthiir, who has sent me the types of Bates in his own 

 collection ; M. Severin, for those of Candcze in the Brussels 

 Museum; Dr. Frey-Gessner, of the Geneva Museum, for 

 the loan of several types of Burmeister contained in that 

 collection ; Professor Poulton, for lending me those of 

 Hope, Newman and Westwood in the Oxford Museum ; 

 Mr. F. H. Gravely for those of Brenske in the Indian 

 Museum, Calcutta : the late Dr. L. Gauo-lbauer, for the 



