PREFACE. 



IN this volume Mr. Kirby has completed thehnlf of his Hand- 

 book to the Lepidoptera^ and has commenced the description 

 of the Moths. 



As in the previous volumes, particular attention has been 

 paid to the species inhabiting the British Islands, while at the 

 same time the exotic forms have been passed in review. 



R. BOWDLER SHARPE. 



Sept. 6, 1896. 



