VI PREFACE. 



Ill 177G Scopoli i'ouiuled Anthi'ocera, specifying Filipendula 

 as tlie type. 



In 1783 Retzius employed the name Adscita ^or Filipendufce 

 and Statices. Filipetidulce being already the type of Anthrocera, 

 Slatices becomes that of Adscita. 



In 1801 Schrank divided Zygana into three sections, of which 

 Pheyea, Statices, and Fllipendulce were typical ; consequently 

 Phegea becomes the type oi Zygcena. 



The MS. of the whole of the remainder of the present work 

 has been in an advanced state for some years ; and it is proposed 

 to issue it as follows : — Vol. I. Sphinges and Bombyces (now 

 published) ; Vol. II. Noctuae; Vol. III. Geometrseand Pyrales; 

 Vol. IV. Micro-Lepidoptera ; Vol. V. Appendix,, to date, and 

 complete indices of both generic and specific names to the 

 whole. The first four volumes will contain only an Index of 

 Genera. 



It is perhaps only right to add that the possibility of com- 

 pleting the work must in part depend on the support accorded 

 by Entomologists to the successive volumes as they appear. 



I am much indebted to the numerous entomological friends 

 who have kindly supplied me with information or literary 

 contributions. It is impossible not to feel a natural regret 

 that many of those who expressed much interest in the 

 commencement and progress of this work have not remained 

 with us long enough to witness the completion of the first 

 volume. 



The following symbols have been used : — 



* denotes the type of a genus ; 



t denotes that the section of the genus to which it is pre- 

 fixed was included iu it by the author of the genus, 

 but has not been regarded as typical; 



II denotes a preoccupied name, generic or specific. 



W. F. KIRBY. 



J^uudou, 



May 1, 181L'. 



