96 THE ENTOMOLOGIST. 
Rhyncophora from the abnormal position which they have hitherto 
held, and placing them as an isolated group at the end of the list. 
In their previous position the Rhyncophora stood as a “ paren- 
thesis,” so to say, or rather an intercalation, between groups 
intimately allied to each other, but with no link in common 
between them and the Rhyncophora. 
Another manifest improvement is accomplished by placing 
the Heteromera at the end of the Stomatophorous Coleoptera, 
since they form, though it may be in mimicry, an epitome of all 
the preceding series. In the complex series of the Clavicornia 
another great improvement has been made by a slight alteration 
in the position of the Staphylinide, and also by the introduction 
of the Coccinellide and their allies who there find a home 
much better suited to their characters than any vicinity to the 
Chrysomelide could offer. In fact, the whole Clavicorn series 
seems to be arranged on a better linear plan than has yet been 
adopted, and this is due in a great measure to the large amount 
of careful dissection which we understand to have been done by 
Mr. Matthews expressly for the Catalogue. We think that the 
new introductions have been carefully inserted, and also that 
good judgment has in general been exhibited with respect to 
the species omitted and those pronounced dubious, but think 
that more might with advantage have been placed in the 
latter category. We should have liked to see some distinction 
made between those insects which are indigenous or otherwise, 
but it is very difficult in many cases to draw the line between 
truly native and doubtfully introduced species, and especially those 
which have become completely naturalized. A great improve- 
inent is made on some former catalogues by the addition of the 
author’s names to the genera. 
There is a copious index, without which no reference Catalogue 
can be really complete. The type is excellent, and the work 
has been carefully got up and well executed by Messrs. West, 
Newman and Co. We congratulate the authors on the publica- 
tion of their Catalogue, and can thoroughly recommend it to the 
attention of our readers. 
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