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he begs to return his grateful acknowledgments, for 

 the permission, with which they indulged him, of 

 consulting their respective collections. To the 

 Rev. Peter Lathbury, he is indebted for much as- 

 sistance every way. To the industry, and accuracy 

 of observation of his ingenious relation Mr. James 

 Trimmer, he owes the discovery of several non- 

 descripts, also much original matter, and many in- 

 teresting particulars relative to the history and eco- 

 nomy of several of the insects described in the fol- 

 lowing pages. 



- N. B. The reader is requested to observe that all the descrip- 

 tions in the following work were taken from insects viewed 

 under a lens. 



