
          Lepidoptera.

As some sort of general classification is absolutely necessary in order to be able
to refer to certain families of the Lepidoptera figured in this work, and as no
general arrangement has recently been published in this country, we have taken
the liberty of quoting Westwoods "Synopsis of the genera of British insects" as
being one of the most comprehensive works on the subject, & the most easily
understood by young Entomological Students.  It is true that more modern
entomologists may despise this authority as being too antiquated for the
advanced state of the science, yet at the same time we have always found
Westwood's classifications, and descriptions as reliable as the more modern works.

The names of the Rhopalocera (Butterflies) as published by Mr.
Scudder in his "Systematic revision of the American butterflies (1872) will be given
merely as synonyms for reference as many of our leading Lepidopterists Mr.
Edwards and others totally ignore the names given by Mr. Scudder from Hübner
&c [etc.], as if retained they would only lead to confusion in the identification of
genera.

Arrangement of Families. &c. [etc.]

Order  Section 1.  Fam 1. Papilionidae 
[begin left brace 1] 
Subfam 1 Papilionides. Westw. Syn. 87.
Subfam 2 Pierides. Westw. Syn 87. 
[end left brace 1]

Order IX.
Lepidoptera. 
[begin left brace 2]
1. Rhopaocera Dun. 
[begin left brace 3] 
Fam 2. Heliconidae Swains. Westw. Syn 87.
Fam 3. Nymphalidae. Swains 
[begin left brace 4] 
Subfam 1 Nymphalides. Westw. Syn. 87.
Subfam 2 Hipparchides. Westw. Syn 87.
[end left brace 4]
Fam 4. Erycinidae. Westw. Syn 88.
Fam 5. Lycaenidae. Leach. Syn. 88.
Fam 6. Hesperidae [Hesperiidae]. Swains. Syn 88.
[end left brace 3]
2. Heterocera. Bois.
[begin left brace 5]
Fam 1. Sphingidae. Leach Syn. 88.
Fam 2. Uraniidae. Leach Syn. 89.
Fam 3.
[begin left brace 6 ]
Anthroceridae Leach Syn. 89.
Zigaenidae.[Zygaenidae] Steph. Syn. 89.
[end left brace 6]
Fam 4.
[begin left brace 7]
Aegeriidae. Steph. Syn. 89.
Sesiades Lat
[end left brace 7]
Fam 5. Hepialidae. Steph. Syn. 89.
Fam 6. Bombycidae. Steph. Syn. 89.
Fam 7. Arctiidae
[begin left brace 8]
Subfam 1 Notodontides Westw. Syn. 90.
Subfam 2 Arctiides Westw. Syn. 91.
[end left brace 8]
Fam 8. Lithosiidae. Stephens Syn. 92.
Fam 9. Noctuidae. Stephens Syn. 93.
Fam 10. Geometridae Steph. 
[begin left brace 9]
Subfam 1. Geometrides Steph. Syn. 98.
Subfam 2. Platyptericides Steph. Syn. 104.
[end left brace 9]
Fam 12. Tortricidae. Leach Syn. 106.
Fam 13. Yponomeutidae. Steph. Syn. 110.
Fam 14. Tineidae. Steph. Syn. 113.
Fam 15. 
[begin left brace 10]
Aleucitidae Leach Syn. 113.
Herophorides. Lat
[end left brace 10]
[end left brace 5]
[end left brace 2]
        