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Vol. VII. JANUARY, 1891. No. 1. 



BIBLIOGRAPHICAL CATALOGUE OF THE DES- 

 CRIBED TRANSFORMATIONS OF NORTH 

 AMERICAN COLEOPTERA. 



BY WM. BEUTENMULLER. 

 {Read by title N^oveviber list, 1890.) 



The present catalogue was compiled by me in the spare time 

 that was at my command during the past four years, and was 

 originally intended for my own use and assistance in the study 

 of the earlier stages of North American Coleoptera ; but seeing 

 the imperfect condition of our knowledge, and the vast amount 

 ■ of work that is yet to be done in this neglected branch of ento- 

 mology, I concluded to publish the results of my labor, to give 

 those who may also be interested in the subject an idea of what 

 work there has been done. It was my intention also to add 

 notes and comments after the references so as to indicate their 

 value, but lack of time prevented me from doing so. Yet I 

 hope the catalogue, which must not be considered as being per- 

 fect, will be acceptable, until a better and more complete work 

 can be substituted. I have searched for references in all the 

 entomological publications of this country and Europe that were 

 accessible to me, and I believe I have at least given the main 

 facts that have been recorded on the earlier transformations of 

 North American Coleoptera. In the arrangement and style of 

 Cd the catalogue I have followed Mr. Henry Edward's Bibliograph- 

 ga ical Catalogue of the described Transformations of N. American 

 ^^ Lepidoptera (Bull. U. S. Nat. Mas. No. 35). When the words 

 /-y| (quotes Horn, e. g.) occur after the name of the describer, it 

 py> will be understood that the text of the description has been 

 ■^ used, and when the words (after Packard, etc.) it signifies 

 ^^ that the figure has been borrowed from this author. If the word 

 (brief) is used it means that the reference is but a mere 7iotice to 

 a short description of the larva or pupa, etc., of the species. 



