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CONTENTS 



CHAPTER I. 



PAGE 



On a Study of the Distribution of the Insect Fauna of Indian Forests ... ... ... l 



CHAPTER II. 

 Remarks on Injurious and Beneficial Insects ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 9 



CHAPTER HI. 



On some Methods by which the presence of Insect Pests in the Forest may be 



ascertained, and their Life Histories and Modes of Attacking Trees studied 23 



CHAPTER IV. 



On Methods of preventing Insect Attack in the Forest, and of combating those taking 



place 35 



CHAPTER V. 

 Coleoptera — Characters, Habits, and Classification ... ... ... ... ... ... 56 



CHAPTER \T. 



Lamellicornia — Families Passalidae, Liicaiiidae, Scarnbaeidae ... ... ... 66 



CHAPTER VH. 

 Adephag.\ — Families Cici/idelidac, Carabidae 93 



CHAPTER VIII. 



Polymorpha — Families Hydrophilidae, Silphidae, Staphyliuidac, Hisieridae, 

 Nitidulidae, Colydiidac, Trogositidae, Cita/jidae, Erotylidae, Cocciiielliiiae, 

 Endomychidat\ Dermestidae ... ... ... ... ... ... ••• ••• 9^ 



CHAPTER IX. 

 Polymorpha {conti7iiied) — Families Bostrychidac, Ptiiiidae ... ... 127 



CHAPTER X. 

 Polymorpha icoHtiiuied)--Y'A\\\\\\&% Malacodennidae, Clcridae, Lymexylouidae ... 180 



CHAPTER XI. 

 Polymorpha {amtiniied) — Family Biiprestidae ... ... ... 190 



