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Professor Blachier, Mr. A. W. Kappel, Mr. W. F. Kirby, Paymaster-in- 

 Chief G. F. Mathew, Rev. G. H. Raynor, Mr. Raleigh S. Smallman, 

 etc. It is impossible to mention all those to whom we are further 

 indebted for incidental observations, notes, and lists of localities. I 

 can only say that without their kind help the volume, as it now 

 stands, could never have appeared. I may add that I have had no 

 hesitation in writing for information to any lepidopterist, at home or 

 abroad, who, I thought, might help me to clear up any point concerning 

 any insect of which he might have special knowledge. In every case 

 my queries have been most courteously answered. I trust that such 

 will not mind if in the near future I have to worry them again. For 

 the index we are largely indebted to the Rev. G. H. Raynor, who 

 kindly responded to our request for help in this direction. 



I sincerely trust that the result of the work expended on this 

 volume will commend itself alike to field naturalists and scientific 

 lepidopterists, and that it will meet with their approval. Information 

 on the British species of Theclids and Lycsenids is greatly desiderated, 

 and any such will be most gratefully received. Our knowledge of 

 some of the commonest species of "blues" is of the most scrappy 

 character, and material to complete in detail our knowledge of their 

 life-histories and habits is urgently needed. We shall be most thank- 

 ful for any help in this direction. 



