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apropos de Psammodius, I feel bouud to indorse Mr. G. R. 

 Crotch's remarks on withdrawing the insinuation of doubt 

 concerning other species brought forward on Mr. Side- 

 botham's behalf. It was the number and unexpected cha- 

 racter of these species that induced the shadow of a sus- 

 picion that there might be some accidental confusion in 

 their localities ; but it now appears evident that we have in 

 our unworked midland districts a further mine of Coleop- 

 terous wealth. 



It will be seen that the register for the past year's work is 

 unusually rich, as I have to record 19 species new to 

 science, and 123 more, new to this country ; though of the 

 latter number it is probable that the odd 23, or thereabouts, 

 must be considered as somewhat doubtful. The remainder 

 of my notices consist of numerous alterations in nomencla- 

 ture, and other notes made since the last " Annual." 



This large number must, in a great measure, be attributed 

 to Mr. G. R. Crotch, who has recently (and very shortly 

 before the publication of this volume, so that I am again 

 compelled to hurry over a great quantity of matter) pub- 

 lished a 2nd edition of his *^ Catalogue of British Coleo- 

 ptera," accompanied by verifications of most of his additions 

 in " Newman's Entomologist," and in a paper communicated 

 to the Entomological Society. Mr. Crotch's notes extend, 

 at the time of my writing this, only to Cryptocephalus, so 

 that I shall be obliged to incorporate in the next " Annual" 

 such remarks of his upon the remaining species as are con- 

 tained in the forthcoming number of the former periodical : 

 indeed, it is only through the courtesy of Mr. Crotch and 

 Mr. Sharp that I am enabled to include in the present 

 volume particulars of the species brought forward by them 

 at the Entomological Society. 



It must not be expected, as Mr. Sharp has elsewhere 



