BIBLIOGRAPHY OF T.^XONOMIC COLEOPTEROLOGY TO 



JANUARY 1, 1919. 



The following pages are intended to assist in finding the citations 

 that follow the names of species, genera, etc., m the catalogue. For 

 example, after the name of the genus Amblycheila appears "Say 23-139." 

 Turning to "Say" in bibliography, opposite the figure 23 in the left 

 hand column, is "Desc. . . . Exp. to Rocky Mts. < " (meaning published 

 in) " Journ. Ac. N. S. PhUa., Ill, 1823, pp. 139-216." This is the paper 

 in which the description was printed — the second figure in the citation 

 gives the page. This method of giving citations may necessitate looking 

 at two or more papers printed in the same year, but usually the pagina- 

 tion (Say's other paper in 1823, for instance, had no page 139), or the 

 subject of the paper, wUl tell which to use. The title of the paper is 

 often abbreviated but sufficient is always given- to show its subject. 



There may be some difficulty where the date of publication is un- 

 certain, as is frequently the case with some of the older papers and books, 

 and different writers have cited them mider different dates; but this 

 can be surmounted without much delay. A large number of such cita- 

 tions have been corrected from the origmal but the books have not 

 always been accessible. There may also be some difficulty from separ- 

 ates or reprints having an independent pagination, which in some cases 

 may have been inadvertently cited ; this also has been corrected as far 

 as possible, but not entirely, as in citations from Chaudoir's paper of 1868. 



An effort has been made to make the bibliography complete, which 

 has been reasonably successful as far as papers describing species are 

 concerned, and other papers wTitten by some American authors; but 

 I fear much still remains to be added of the work of foreign authors. 

 The final revision of the galley proof by Mr. Sherman has added many 

 items and corrections. 



I am under heavy obligations to Mr. Andrew J. Mutchler, of the 

 American Museum of Natm-al History, for contiimal assistance in pre- 

 paring this bibliography. His knowledge of the great collection of books 

 in that Museimi is remarkable, and is matched by the kindly patience 

 with which his knowledge is made serviceable. I am glad to gratefully 

 acknowledge his help. 



C. W. Leng. 



