(ii) 

 Mulsant et Rey, Thomson, and Fowler (see index of literature). Notwithstan- 

 ding the excellence of these eminent entomologist's works, the need of a 

 suitable handbook in Danish, limited to the country's fauna v/as however felt. 

 Such a book should serve both as inspiration and information, inspiration 

 for many a younger entomologist, which heretofore has neglected the many 

 small and rather difficult Staphylinidae species, inf omation for all. - 

 This work should if possible meet this need. 



As foundation for the work, and especially for descriptions of species, 

 i have in my own collection of Staphylinids liad rather complete and also 

 rather plentious material. ATiere this however was not sufficient, the vdl- 

 lingly rendered loans from Zool. Museum's III. Division, Copenhagen, and 

 all private Danish collections of any importance have supplied the wanting 

 material. Tn all details have I therefore been enabled to examine, describe 

 or compare with descriptions by others, and render information according 

 to personal identification. Only in regard to the species, which are not 

 yet found here, but however included as found mostly either in Skaane or 

 the nearest part of North Germany, and which probably also have habitat 

 here, the description is according to others. This refers to at most i\0- 

 50 species. 



In regard to the systematical arrangement of the material, I have, in 

 the group division principally followed Erichson ( Genera et Species Staphy- 

 liooTym- I839); and Kraatz (Naturgesch. d. Insect. Deutschl. II, .^taphylinii 

 1858), for the rest namely Ganglbauer (Die Kafer v. Mitteleuropa II, Staphy- 

 linidae . 1895) and Mulsant et Rey (Hist. nat. Col. '-'ranee. Erevipennes . 



