VII. LIST OF THE COLEOPTERA COLLECTED ON THE 

 ISLE OF PINES BY GUSTAV A. LINK, SR., 1912-1913. 



By Dr. \V. J. Holland, assisted by Dr. E. A. Schwarz. 



The coleoptera collected by Mr. Link were, with few exceptions, 

 not numerou.s in individuals representing a given species, and the 

 entire number of species in the collection is so small as to reveal that 

 his activities were somewhat desultory, and that he made no very 

 sustained effort to gather the insects of this order. The fauna of the 

 Isle of Pines, so far as the beetles are concerned, is not essentially 

 different from that of Cuba, but it is highly probable that, when larger 

 collections are made, there will be discovered a number of forms which 

 will be at least sub-specifically distinct from those of the larger island. 



After the specimens brought home by Mr. Link had been classified 

 in a preliminary manner by the writer, he invoked the aid of his 

 amiable friend, Dr. E. A. Schwarz, whose knowledge of West Indian 

 beetles is very great, and in a large number of cases the latter was able 

 to specifically determine the minuter and more obscure forms, which 

 the writer lacked time to carefully study. 



As a preliminary list of the beetles of the island the present short 

 paper may serve to pave the way for more complete lists in the future, 

 and may serve to awaken some resident of the country to the pleasant 

 task of making a large and complete collection of its coleoptera. 



To Dr. L. O. Howard, of the Bureau of Entomology in the Depart- 

 ment of Agriculture, thanks are due for having kindly allowed Dr. 

 Schwarz to take up the study of the specimens I submitted to him, 

 and thus to augment the value of this list by his authoritative deter- 

 minations. To Mr. C. W. Leng, of New York, I am indebted for the 

 determination of the Lampyridae, of which family he has made a most 

 thorough study, and upon which he is our leading authority. 



Order COLEOPTERA. 



Family CICINDELID^. 

 Genus Cicindela Latreille. 



I. Cicindela tortuosa Dejean. 

 Cicindela tortuosa Dejean, Spec. Gen. Col., I, 1825, p. 87. 

 Two specimens collected at Los Indios in October. 



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