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Schoenherr Genera et Species Curculionidum, Catalogus ab. H. Jekel ordinatus.— (1849)    Paris[illeg] apud H. Jekel rue Fontaine-Moliere 20    (3 f. 50 ct.)
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N.B I have included all th species & genera which are numbered includg som not seen by Schonher , & th Genera which are numbered as intermdiate . I have not included th species p. 260 of incerti Divisioni et generi
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From th range of th species, I have divided th world int
1. America, whole.— Perhaps if N. America had ben left neutral ground it wd. have been better.
2. Europe, Western Asia & Siberia. & occasionally N. shores of Afric
3. Africa with Madagascar (perhaps if N. Africa, had been neutral it wd have been better)
4. India, Malayan. Archipelago.
5. Australia with New Guinea—.
Any genus with all its species confined to one of these regions of th world, I have considered inhabiting th same country ; but often the genera are confined within much narrower limits. I have considerd as sporadic, a genus inhabiting two or more of these regions.—    No species seems common to two. — A possible source of error is that Schoenherr made his genera from their distribution .

A local genus may be large, as (Genus 145) Naupactus with 139 species all S. America & Mexico . Genus (332) Otiorhynchus which is the largest genus, with 260 species , has only 1 or two wanderer frm Eurpe & Siberia.—    On the other hand several vry small genera have species inhabitng the remotest regions ; but this is exception to rule.—

The greater nmber of th genera are local, in proportion of 270/408; & even greater grups than genera are often local.—

Genus (55) with 33 species frm Philippines, & Genus 71 with 15 frm Madagascar , most striking cases of many species in smallish area.—

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Physical Characteristics: laid paper; blue; watermark: E. TOWGOOD | 1854; pinholes; folded

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