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Introduction, pp. v. to xxix., containing —


 * 1. The Butterfly : the method of its capture, and preservation when travelling . . xi
 * 2. Of the apparatus required . . xiii
 * 3. A scale of inches, and a woodcut of an entomological envelope xv
 * 4. Of the terms used in description, and a woodcut of Parnassius Mnemosyne xvii
 * 5. Of measurements of expanse xx
 * 6. Of nomenclature and synonyms xx
 * 7. Of localities, dates of emergence varieties, and aberrations, etc xxi
 * 8. Of Authorities consulted, Illustrations, etc. . . . xxvi

List of Abbreviations. . xxx

Fifteen Plates of Illustrations, reproduced from photographs xxxiii — xlvii

A Description of all the Butterflies of Europe, with their varieties, food-plants, and a list of localities where they occur, especially in Central Europe ; together with analytical Tables for identification prefixed to most of the genera 1 — 149

A Systematic List of all the Butterflies of Europe, their varieties and aberrations, together with all their principal synonyms 151 — 160

Index Nominum ... 161 — 184