6 PREFACE 
for his skilful and careful work in preparing the design 
which surrounds the three portraits. The insects repre- 
sented were described and figured by Professor Westwood 
in the ‘Thesaurus Entomologicus, and their types are in 
the Hope Department. The uppermost insect is Euchrysia 
eleptidea, from Adelaide (Plate X XVI) Vies om the 
‘Thesaurus’): that on the left side is Solenura telescopica, 
from Java (Plate X XVI, Fig. 10). Both thesesmsect 
are much enlarged, the originals being minute parasitic 
Hymenoptera belonging to the Chalcididae. The butterfly 
on the right side is Hesperia (Oxynetra) Zambesiaca, from 
the Zambesi (Plate XX XIV, Fig. 9). It is of the natural 
size. The left-hand beetle is Chlamydopsis duboulai, from 
Australia (Plate III, Fig. 7), the right hand Zygaenodes 
diopsideus, captured by Dr. A. R. Wallace at Sarawak, 
Borneo (Plate V, Fig. 5). Both are represented many 
times the natural size. 
The portraits were reproduced from engravings of 
Mr. and Mrs. Hope and a photograph of Professor 
Westwood, all kindly lent for the purpose by Miss 
Swann. 
EDWARD B. POUEGORM 
Hore DrerariMENT OF ZOoOLcGy, 
Univrrsiry Museum, Oxrorp, 
June 14, 1897. 
