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them, in Ent. Mo. Mag., viii, 84*), leaves but little to be 

 desired. The method of classification employed (that of 

 families alone) has, however, the effect of suggesting a rather 

 unequal balance in some cases (a small group like the 

 PhalacridcCf for instance, becoming thereby the apparent 

 equivalent of the StaphylinidcB or CurcuUonidcE), and of 

 somewhat unduly straining some groups, — e.g., the Tene- 

 hnonid(B being made to comprise Cistela. 



It should also be observed that this Catalogue represents 

 an entirely original scrutiny of our species by its author down 

 to the end of the Brachelytra. The urgent need of a new 

 list has caused the somewhat premature publication of it ; or, 

 otherwise, the whole body of the Catalogue would have been 

 composed under similar trustworthy conditions. The re- 

 maining portion, therefore, after the Brachelytra, may be 

 considered as not fairly expounding Dr. Sharp's views. 



The total number of species enumerated is 3193,— a net 

 increaseof 112,infiveyears, upon the3081ofMr.Crotch's2nd 

 Edn.: but no accurate deduction can be drawn from these 

 figures, as certain of the doubtful species in the latter work 

 have been during that period cleared up, or are by Dr. Sharp 

 purposely omitted. 



From these 3193, some 40 may be deducted, as represent- 

 ing doubtfully indigenous species to which a place is still pro- 

 visionally accorded, accidents in numbering (including that 

 of the var. scoticus of AciliussulcatuSy numbered as a species, 

 and not noticed in the corrections), and the StylojndcB, which 

 no one possesses, and concerning which great difference of 

 opinion still exists. On adding to the remaining 3153, 6 

 species accidentally omitted (without reckoning others, pur- 



* While this notice is under the press, Dr. Sharp points out to me 

 that Sijnaptus filifonnis, Fab., still remains to be added to the list of 

 omissa. E. C. R. 



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