Coleoptera. Vol. I. [Longicornia. Part I.]

PREFACE.This short volume is the first issued of a series that isintended to give a systematic account of the ColeopterousFauna of British India.The present work on the Longicorn Beetles of India wasundertakeu some years ago by Mr. C. J. Gahan, whose uniqueknoAvledge of the group is well known. From a variety ofcauses^ but chiefly want of leisure, the Author has beenunable until now to complete a sufficient portion of the MS.to allow of the publication of even an instalment. Thisissue, therefore,, is only Part I. of the contemplated volume,and deals solely with the forms arranged under the familyCerambycidse, which according to the latest classificationincludes the Prionidse. A considerable portion of Part II.,which will give an account of the Lamiidse, is already inmanuscript ; it is therefore confidently expected that tliecompletion of the whole work will not be unduly delayed.Other volumes on the Coleoptera of India are in activepreparation, and it is intended to include a General Introductionto the Order with one of these volumes. In the