VI PEEFACE, 



The British Museum Collection is now verj- rich in species of 

 Syntomidee, a large number of them having been added during the 

 past year, notably the Godman-Salvin Collection, from Central 

 America, of this and other families, which has now been handed 

 over to the Museum. The whole of the species of Syntomidce in 

 Dr. Staudinger's magnificent collection have been submitted for 

 examination, and an opportunity of acquiring specimens of most of 

 the species has been afforded us. 



From the Neotropical region Mr. W. Schaus has presented many 

 species and submitted all his types ; whilst Mr. Herbert Druce and 

 M. Paul Dognin of Paris have lent all their types for examination 

 and description, as also has Prof, Poulton the types described by 

 F. Walker which are in the Oxford Museum. 



From the Ethiopian region Dr. W. J. Holland, D.D., of Penn- 

 sylvania, has lent all the types described by him from "W. Africa, 

 and presented co-types of many of them to the Museum ; and from 

 S. Africa the collections of Mr. G. A. K. Marshall and Miss F. 

 Barrett have provided specimens of most of the species occurring in 

 that subregion ; whilst Prof. Aurivillius, of Stockholm, has lent the 

 types described by Wallengren, M. Paul Mabille has submitted the 

 types of species described by him from Africa and Madagascar, and 

 Dr. H. Lenz of Liibeck and Dr. von Heyden of Frankfort those 

 described by Saalmiiller. 



From the Oriental region the collections of Mr. J. H. Leech, 

 from Japan and China, have been examined, also those of Mr. H. 

 J. Elwes from India, and specimens of many of them have been 

 presented by the latter, as well as of many species collected by Mr. "VV. 

 Doherty in the Malayan subregion. The Curator of the Devon and 

 Exeter Museum has sent the few species described by F. Walker 

 the types of which are in that Museum, and Dr. R. Gestro, of 

 Genoa, the species collected by Fea in Burma. From various parts 

 of the Malayan subregion we have received large collections made 

 by Mr. Doherty, Herr P. C. T. Snellen has lent the types of his 

 species, Herr Friihstorfcr of Berlin has presented specimens of the 

 species taken by himself in Java and Celebes, as well as many from 

 Brazil, and Herr F. Rober, of Dresden, has lent or presented 

 specimens of the Malayan species described by himself. 



From the Australian region, Mr. E. Meyrick has lent us the 

 types of his species from- New Guinea and Australia which are in 

 his collection, and the Trustees of the Macleay Museum others 

 which are at Sydney. 



