PREFACE 



The following catalogue is intended to include all names which have been 

 proposed for species belonging to the family Buprestidae occurring in the 

 United States and adjacent territory, including all the species known to 

 occur in Canada and Lower (Baja) California. All articles and notes re- 

 ferring to such species have been included if seen. 



The Genera are listed alphabetically and the type of each genus given. 

 The species are listed alphabetically under their respective genera. Following 

 the specific names the literature is cited chronologically, the synonyms being 

 inserted in italics at their proper dates. 



In order to obtain the correct reference to any particular article it is 

 merely necessary to note the date, author and page of the reference as given 

 under the species. (Example: Under Acmaeodera acuta, 1900 Griffith p. 

 568) and use this in conjunction with the list of authors and titles on page 

 245. Under Griffith we note, 1900 Ent. News vol. XI, "Coleopterous Fauna 

 of Phoenix, Arizona and surrounding Region" pp. 561-568. In this article on 

 p. 568 A. acuta will be mentioned. In cases where an author has two or 

 more articles, dealing with Buprestidae, published during the same year, the 

 correct article for a particular reference can be selected by the pagination. 

 If an author has more than one article in the same year, with the same 

 pagination, a small letter has been added to the date to prevent confusion in 

 selecting the article desired. 



Following the bibliography, the type locality of the species is given as 

 near as possible and the geopraphical distribution set forth. Besides the 

 general distribution a number of records of capture are given to indicate 

 exact localities and dates of capture. The numbers in parentheses following 

 these dates indicate the authority for, or the collection in which the species 

 was seen.* 



The type locality of species, here given, has been taken from literature 

 and in many cases is very unsatisfactory. Among those species described 

 by early European and American authors, we find such localities as the 

 following given : "Bor. Amer.", "Arkansas River", "Louisiana Territory", 

 "W. T." and "H. B.", "Cal." and "Texas". Such statements are of little 

 Aalue, and in many cases there seems to be no additional data regarding 

 these indefinite localities, while in a few other cases it has been possible to 

 trace the origin of the material to more definite localities. The authors in 

 many cases were not responsible for the indefinite nature of the locality set 

 forth since the material has been submitted to them bearing indefinite locality, 

 and no amount of inquiry served to bring out the exact place of capture. 



'See page 9. 



