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INTRODUCTION. 
King’s Narrative of a Survey of tlie Intertropical and V estern Coasts 
of Australia,” contains a paper by W. S. MacLeay, Esq., illustrative of 
the insects collected during that survey, forming a list of one hundred 
and eighty-eight species, of which eighty-one are new. Three of the 
most singular insects in the collection are there engraved. 
Various species will be found scattered through the following works: 
“ Encyclopedic Methodique,” “ Dictionnaire des Sciences Naturelles” 
“ Zoological Journal,” “ Magasin d’Entomologie j” and the author of 
the present publication, whilst engaged in illustrating Griffith’s Trans¬ 
lation of Cuvier’s “ Rigne Animal,” has there introduced several species 
of Australian insects. 
I have thus presented to my readers a list of all the Works which 
have treated more or less upon the Insects of Australia. If all these 
volumes were in their possession, they would still find that their library 
was very incomplete, when consulted for the purpose of assisting them 
in naming their collections. It therefore occurred to me, that were I 
to commence a Work that should not only embrace all the species 
hitherto described, but in the course of wdiich I should introduce those 
which are new, and form one general collection, I might hope for that 
patronage from the public without which it certainly could not proceed. 
I propose to publish one Part in about every six months, to contain 
eight Plates, constituting the figures to one or more monographs, 
but not to refigure such as have been previously engraved by Mr. 
Donovan; and that each Part shall be complete in itself. 
It is my intention to subjoin English descriptions and Latin specific 
characters, and to avoid making the Work too technical for the general 
observer; but to form it upon such a principle, that it may be under¬ 
stood by the amateur as well as the scientific student of Entomology. 
