Copy of the First Report on Itie FRUHSTORFER COLLECTION By GEORGE TALBOT 



F. E. S. Curator of the HILL MUSEUM of LEPIDOPTERA, WITLEY, Surrey ENGLAND 

 I have examined the Collection of Butter flies known as the 



FRUHSTORFER COLLECTION 



and 1 testify that it is thoroughly representative of the Indo - A ustralian and Palaearctic Fau- 

 nas, besides being rich in the South American groups. 



IT IS CERTAINLY ONE OF THE FINEST COLLECTIONS EVER BROUGHT 

 TOGETHER OF THE INDO-MALAYAN FAUNA and a great part of it was collected on the 

 field by late Mr Fruhstorfer himself . 



The principal Localities represented are: 



India, Burmah, Tenasserim, Perah, Malay Peninsula, Tonkin, Annam, Siam, South 

 China, Formosa, Surinam, Liu-Kiu Islands, Mindoro, Mindanao, Bazilan, Palawan, North and 

 South Celebes, Bangkay, Sula Is., Saleyer, Buton, Tanah Djampea, Engano, North and South 

 Borneo, Natuna Is., Java, Bawean, Bali, Lombok, Sumatra (especially the Battah), Nias. Batu, 

 Banda, Sumbawa, Sumba, Timor, Obi, Batjan, Halmaheira, Buru, Ceram, Amboina, Saparua, 

 Wetter, Alor, Kisser, Dammer, Tenimber, Key, Aru, Floras, Mysol, Waigeu, Salawatti. the 

 Coast districts of New Guinea (and especially the German territories), Milne Bay, Fergusson 

 Isl., Yule, Bismarck Isl., Salomons, Fidji, Palu, North Australia. 



The Island- of Java is very thoroughly represented by about 5,000 Specimens of which 

 we give details elsewhere. THIS INCLUDES MANY OF THE GREATEST RARETIES. 

 WHICH HAVE EITHER NOT BEEN FOUND SINCE OR WHICH EXIST ONLY IN FEW 

 EUROPEAN COLLECTIONS. 



With few exceptions, all the specimens are in very fine condition, well set and properly 

 labelled, all are named, with the exception of some doubtful forms which may represent new 



The specimens are contained in : 



THIRTY 26 DRAWER CABINETS and 

 TEN 48 DRAWER CABINETS 



There are more than 1,200 Drawers- 



All Drawers are interchangeable and fitted with Glass Bottoms, they are in polished Lin- 

 denwood, the Cabinets in Walnutwood, all of the same style, with Pannel doors. 



In the details given elsewhere, we have cited only a few of the most interesting species. 



IT IS SAFE TO SAY, THAT ALL GROUPES ARE EXTREMELY WELL REPRE- 

 SENTED and some idea of this may be gathered by reference to the work of Seitz "The 

 Macrolepidoptera of the Globe". 



It will be found, that with very few exceptions, the names given to the forms are correct 

 and very few collections of this magnitude are so well named. 



