

EDITOKS PKEFACE. 



It has been and is my cherished intention to publish in a 

 serial a work containing illustrations and descriptions of Japanese 

 insects, which were collected and observed in my entomological 

 laboratory. I am happy that I am now able to announce the 

 publication of the first volume of the contemplated work. The 

 author, Mr. K. Nagano, is a teacher of natural history in the 

 Tokyo Third Middle School. He is an enthusiastic scholar and 

 has devoted many years to the study of Japanese moths. The 

 present volume is a result of his patient and laborious studies, and 

 I have no doubt that it will receive due attention from all those 

 who are interested in this branch of science. 



Y. Nawa. 



Director of the Nawa Entomological Laboratory. 

 Gifu, September, 1904. 



