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Catalogue of the Collection of Palcearctic Butterflies formed by the 



late John Henry Leech, and presented to the Trustees of the 



British Museum by his Mother, Mrs. Eliza Leech. By 



Richard South, F.E.S. Published by the Trustees of the 



British Museum. 



The late John Henry Leech was a wealthy and enthusiastic 



lepidopterist. It appears from the biographical notice which 



prefaces this volume that, after some desultory collecting, he 



settled down to a distinct faunistic work, which resulted in the 



publication of a great book, " Butterflies from China, Japan, and 



Corea." Had he lived, it is more than probable that the same 



course would have been pursued with the moths. The material 



which formed the basis of this work was not only the result of 



his own personal expedition to the Eastern Palaearctic Region, 



but also included the collections of other expeditions promoted 



and subsidized by himself. With a splendid example of scientific 



patriotism his mother has presented the whole of his Lepidoptera 



to our National Museum, where it is now being incorporated with 



the largest collection in the world. 



This catalogue has been compiled by his intimate associate, 

 Mr. Richard South, and details the sexes, aberrations, and 

 varieties of each species. It is therefore a publication to be 

 perused by all students of Palaearctic Rhopalocera, as it affords 

 a clue to what may be studied in the entomological catacombs 

 of our great Museum. A good portrait of Mr. Leech is given at 

 the commencement of the volume. 



