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XX. A List of the Coleoptera of the Maltese Islands. By 
Matcotm CAMERON, 'M.B., R.N., and A. CARUANA 
GatTrTo, LL.D. 
[Read March 20th, 1907.] 
In publishing this contribution we trust that it may be of 
some service to collectors and those interested in the 
distribution of species. 
We must acknowledge our indebtedness to the following 
gentlemen, who have been good enough to examine some 
of the species:—MM. Fanvel, Reitter, Pic, Régimbart, 
Desbrochers des Loges, Dr. David Sharp, and Mr. E. A. 
Newbery; also to Mr. G. C. Champion, who has kindly 
allowed us to see many species from the collection of 
Commander J. J. Walker, R.N., which had not been 
obtained by us, and which in the list are noted as Coll. 
J.J. W., or teste J.J. W. Names of species in brackets 
are those which have not come under our notice, although 
recorded by others. 
The order and nomenclature adopted throughout is 
that of the “Cat. Col. Europe” of Heyden, Reitter, and 
Weise (1891 edition). 
The figures refer to the months. 
GENERAL DESCRIPTION OF THE MALTESE ISLANDS. 
The group of the Maltese Islands consists of the two 
islands of Malta and Gozo, and of the small islets of 
Comino, Cominotto, and Filfola. 
Malta, which is the main island, is 174 miles in length 
and 83 miles in breadth, its area being 95 square miles; 
Gozo is 9 miles in length, 44 in breadth, and has an area 
of 20 square miles; Comino has an area of about 1 
square mile, and Cominotto and Filfola are even smaller. 
They are situated almost at the centre of the Medi- 
terranean; the distance from Capo Passero in Sicily is 
about 60 miles, and from the nearest point in Africa about 
200 miles. Close to the African shore lies the island of 
Lampedusa, and further west, midway between Sicily and 
Africa, the islands of Linosa and Pantelleria. Both with 
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