The Leicestershire Coleopterists: 200 Years of Beetle-Hunting tells the story of a remarkable set of people, the Leicestershire coleopterists. The study of Leicestershire beetles has proceeded in bursts of activity carried out by successive generations of coleopterists. The narrative of The Leicestershire Coleopterists: 200 Years of Beetle-Hunting is divided into periods of time and postscripts cover recorded changes in the county beetle fauna over 200 years. Notes on the main Leicestershire beetle collections are also included.