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FAUNA ANI) FLORA OF NORFOLK. 
Part XII. Coleoptera. 
By James Edwards, F.E.S. 
Rem l 28 th February, 1S03. 
In the group of insects which forms the subject of this list the 
species are so numerous anil varied in their habits, that the 
production of a fairly complete list of the Beetles of a county like 
ours can only be expected when the collection of material to that 
end, and its subsequent determination, shall have been undertaken 
by a properly organised body of workers ; but in the meantime it 
is hoped that the following essay, which, owing to the nature of 
the subject, can hardly be regarded as more than preliminary, 
may prove useful, in the first place as a convenient starting-point 
for a future undertaking, and next as affording some encouragement 
to others to take up and continue the work. 
It long since occurred to me that a notice of some of the older 
Norfolk entomologists would form a fitting introduction to this 
list, but unfortunately my endeavours to collect material for that 
purpose have met with such scant success that I am compelled to 
abandon the idea. Curtis, writing more than fifty years ago, says 
that a translation of Latreilles’ ‘Genera Orustaceorum et Insectorum,’ 
was suggested by several talented scientific men connected with the 
‘ Entomological Society of Norwich.’ Very little information as 
to this body is now obtainable; but we get a glimpse of what 
manner of men they were from the Scales correspondence printed 
at pages 97 — 109 of volume iv. of our ‘Transactions.’ There we 
