PBEFACE. 



The origin of the present volume may be briefly 

 stated as follows : 



It is the first instalment of the entomological remains 

 of the late William Buckler. William Buoklee was 

 by profession an artist, devoting himself especially to 

 painting portraits and mainly to miniatures. The 

 improvements in photography slowly but surely de- 

 stroyed the occupation of the painter of miniatures, 

 and William Buckler found when he reached middle 

 life that what had hitherto been his occupation was at 

 an end. 



In 1857, the artist who had been for some years 

 depicting the larvae of Micro-Lepidoptera for the 

 6 Natural History of the Tineina J abruptly discontinued 

 that work and it became necessary to find, with as 

 little delay as possible, a fresh artist. 



An urgent appeal was made in the c Entomologist's 

 Weekly Intelligencer, ' of July 11th, 1857 (Vol. II, p. 

 113), and in answer to that call for help William 

 Buckler replied and offered his services, which were 

 thankfully accepted. He was then residing near Ems- 

 worth in South Hampshire (on the very borders of 

 Sussex), and had been for some years devoting his 

 attention to entomology. 



