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ceiving from Dr. Clemens himself 
those species, which I had been un- 
able to obtain from others, but I sup- 
pose that civil commotions have dis- 
tracted that gentleman’s attention. 
They must, therefore, stand over till 
such time as they can be described 
with such accuracy as to prevent the 
possibility of mistake. I freely admit 
that I have been less anxious to ex- 
tract Fabricius’ species than those of 
other writers. Coleopterists, I know, 
have a very high opinion of him, and 
extol him to the skies; so far as his 
contributions to the knowledge of 
Lepidoptera go, I should say that he 
has rather made a display of the 
most reckless indifference, than ren- 
dered any assistance to Lepidoptensts. 
It is well to beware of pronouncing 
an opinion on any of Fabricius’ spe- 
cies, for the next person who at- 
tempts to expound his meaning will 
pronounce one entirely different. For 
instance, it was with great difficulty 
that I concluded that Pyralis Sac- 
charalis of Fabricius, was the same 
as Chilo culmicolellus , whilst Guenee 
had identified it with an entirely dif . 
ferent species.* Thus although I 
have not been able to collect the sum 
total of the Crambidce and ClrilonidcB, 
this defect I endeavoured in some 
measure to counterbalance, by the 
addition of many new species de- 
scribed with great care from speci- 
mens either in my own collection, or 
kindly lent me by others. I must 
especially mention the name of Herr 
Kollar, who forwarded to me all the 
species contained in the Imperial 
Museum at Vienna. I would fur- 
ther remark that I have endeavoured 
in this work, not only to assign to 
each species its proper place, but 
also to separate them from one 
another by some unmistakeable dis- 
tinctions ; and unless the terms have 
become so ambiguous in the present 
day as to he past all recovery, I feel 
tolerably sure that my trouble has 
not been in vain. 
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London, N.E., by post, price Three 
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Also of C. Andrew, 129, High 
Street, Cheltenham ; T. Brown, 2, 
Collingate, York ; J. E. Robson, 
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Naturalist, 513, New Oxford Street^ 
London. 
Those who make any discovery, 
or capture of a rare species, or 
observation of general interest, are 
* Note sur File do la Reunion, 1802, p. 70. Rut what is there said of n smooth 
pupa may have originated in a mistake. Unloss I am much deceived, a pupa, which 
l once saw covered with spines, such as Fabricius ascribes to Pymlis xa^charalis, 
belongs t.O f’k'.l'-i (■ ultH )'/ ii. 
