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The geographical distribution of animals, with a study of the relations ...

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;chap, v.] CLASSIFICATION. 103<strong>The</strong> number <strong>of</strong> species <strong>of</strong> Butterflies isabout <strong>the</strong> same as that<strong>of</strong> Birds, while <strong>the</strong> six families <strong>of</strong> Coleoptera selected, comprisemore thau twenty thousand species, far exceeding <strong>the</strong> number <strong>of</strong>all o<strong>the</strong>r vertebrates. <strong>The</strong>se families have all been recently catalogued,so that we have very complete information as to <strong>the</strong>irarrangement and <strong>distribution</strong>.LEPIDOPTERA DIURNA, OR BUTTERFLIES.Fam.Fain.1. Danaidse. 9. Libythseidse.2. Satyrida;. 10. Nerneobiidae.3. Elyinniidae. 11. Eurygonidse.4. Morphidse. 12. Erycinidse.5. Brassolidse. 13. Lycsenidae.6. Acraeidse. 14. Pieridse.7. Heliconidse. 15. Papilionidae.8. Nymphalidse. 16. Hesperidae.COLEOPTERA, OR BEETLES.Fam.Fam.1. Cicindelidae... Tiger-beetles. 4. Cetoniidse ... Rose-chafers.2. Carabidse ... Ground-beetles. 5. Buprestidse . . .Metallic Beetles.3. Lucanidae ... Stag-beetles. 6. Longicornia . . . Long-horned Beetles.<strong>The</strong> above families comprise <strong>the</strong> extensive series <strong>of</strong> groundbeetles (Carabidse) containing about 9,000 species, and <strong>the</strong> Longicorns,which are nearly as numerous and surpass <strong>the</strong>m in variety<strong>of</strong> form and colour as well as in beauty. <strong>The</strong> Cetoniidse andBuprestidse are among <strong>the</strong> largest and most brilliant<strong>of</strong> beetles<strong>the</strong> Lucanidae are pre-eminent for remarkable form, and <strong>the</strong>Cicindelidae for elegance; and all <strong>the</strong> families are especialfavourites <strong>with</strong> entomologists, so that <strong>the</strong> whole earth has beenransacked to procure fresh species.Results deduced from a <strong>study</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong>se will, <strong>the</strong>refore, fairlyrepresent <strong>the</strong> phenomena <strong>of</strong> <strong>distribution</strong> <strong>of</strong> Coleoptera, and,. as <strong>the</strong>y are very varied in <strong>the</strong>ir habits, perhaps <strong>of</strong> insects ingeneraL

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