Excerpt from Biologia Centrali-Americana, Vol. 1: Insecta; Coleoptera, Part 2 The volume which these lines preface comprises nine families of Coleoptera, and registers as inhabiting Central America 1790 determined species belonging to them, in addition to a few left unnamed for want of sufficient material; of the total number, 1470 are described as new, and 103 new genera are characterized. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.