XI, D, 1 



Schultze: Philippine Coleoptera 



Prof. Edgar M. Ledyard. 



Mr. H. Loewinsohn. 



Mr. Charles Martin. 



Mr. C. I. Matti. 



Mr. Richard C. McGregor. 



Dr, Edgar A. Mearns. 



Prof. Elmer D. Merrill. 



Mr. M. L. Merritt. 



Mr. F. D. Nash. 



Mr. G. M. Nell. 



Mrs. H. Otto. 



Mr. C. I. Overman. 



Mr. William F. Pack. 



Mr. R. Paras. 



Mr. H. W. Roberts. 



Father F. Sanchez, S. J. 



Mr. E. E. Schneider. 



Mr. W. Schultze. 



Dr. Walter R. Shaw. 

 Dr. Warren D. Smith. 

 Mr. Paul L. Stangl. 

 Mr. H. E. Stevens. 

 Mr. D. Leroy Topping. 

 Capt. L. J. Van Schaick. 

 Mrs. N. K. Van Schaick. 

 Mr. Herbert S. Walker. 

 Mr. J. L. Webb. 

 Mr, C. M. Weber. 

 Mr. R. Werm. 

 Mr. A. E. Wileman. 

 Mr. W. Williamson. 

 Mr. Frank H. Willyoung. 

 Dr. Paul G. Woolley. 

 Mr. Dean C. Worcester. 

 Mr. Frederick Worcester. 

 Mr. Theodore C. Zschokke. 



In the study of economic Coleoptera (see appendix) it is im- 

 portant to know the scientific name of the plant attacked. For 

 this purpose Merrill's dictionary ^ is very helpful when the Fili- 

 pino name of the plant is known. However, this work must 

 be used with caution, for many local names are applied to more 

 than one species. Of still greater value for this purpose is 

 Merrill's Flora of Manila.* 



Some genera and even entire families of Coleoptera have 

 been omitted from this catalogue, although known to occur in 

 the Philippines. This is due not to lack of specimens, but to 

 the difficulty in getting them identified. For example, the 

 collection of the Bureau of Science contains at least eighteen 

 species belonging in the family Mordellidae, but only one of these 

 has been determined. 



It is hoped that this catalogue may serve as a basis for future 

 investigations on this great order of insects; that it may be of 

 value to amateurs, teachers, and others in identifying Phil- 

 ippine Coleoptera; and especially, that it may be of assistance 

 in connection with the study of injurious beetles, toward which 

 end the economic appendix was compiled. 



^ A dictionary of plant names of the Philippine Islands, Pub. P. I. Bur. 

 Gov. Labs. (1903), No. 8. 



'Pub. P. I. Bur. Sci. Manila (1912), No. 5. 



