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who has entrusted to nie the rich collection made by his 

 nephew, Mr. H. L. Andrewes, principally in the Nilgiri 

 Hills, together w^ith nmch interesting material received from 

 his other correspondents, including Mr. T. R. D. Bell, 

 Gapt. A. K, Weld Downing, Mr. C. Somers Smith, Mr. H. 

 Stevens, and the late Mr. G. Q. Corhett. Mr. Andrewes has 

 generously permitted the iypes of practically all the new 

 species described Fron\ his collection to be presented to the 

 British Museum. 



In 1871, when Gemminger and Harold published their 

 Catalooue of the Curculionid.e of the World the total 

 number of species recorded from within the limits of this 

 Fauna was only 324. At the time of Faust's death in 1903, 

 the number had risen to approximately IIHH). In this 

 volume 342 species are dealt with, of which just over one- 

 half are here described for the first time. On this basis it 

 is estimated that the number of Indian species at present 

 existing in collections must be little short of 2000 ; and 

 when the country has been |)roperly worked by competent 

 collectors, it is more than likely tSiai that nnmlx'r will be 

 doubled. 



GUY A. K. MARSHALL. 



October, 1910. 



