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graphia Tentliredinetarum'), by Le Pelletier de Saint-Far- 

 geau, one small volume, written in Latin. Most of the 

 British species are very clearly described in this work. It 

 may here be observed, that we have no general work on 

 Hymenoptera. 



Coleoptera. — 1. British Entomology, ('Entomologia 

 Britannica'), vol. i., Coleoptera, by Thomas Marsham, 

 (written in Latin), one volume, without plates ; a most in- 

 valuable book, on account of the neatness and scientific 

 accuracy of the specific descriptions. 2. 'Illustrations of 

 British Entomology,' Part Mandibulata ; written in Eng- 

 lish, with a short Latin specific description of each spe- 

 cies. Five volumes, with numerous plates. Tliis work 

 contains descriptions of all the known British Coleoptera. 



3. ' Manual of British Beetles,' by J. F. Stephens, one vo- 

 lume, containing short descriptions of all the British species. 



4. ' British Coleoptera Delineated,' consisting of figures of 

 all the genera of British Beetles, drawn in outline by W. 

 Spry, edited by W. E. Shuckard. One species of each 

 genius is figured and described. 



Orthoptera. — ' Illustrations of British Entomology,' Part 

 Mandibulata, written in English, with a short Latin descrip- 

 tion of each species. This work contains descriptions of 

 all our British species. 



Hemiptera. — There is no work containing arranged de- 

 scriptions of the British species. 



Neuroptera. — 1. 'Illustrations of British Entomology,' 

 Part Mandibulata ; written in English, with a short Latin 

 description of each species. This work contains descrip- 

 tions of all our British species. 2. Memoir on the Larva of 

 Nemoura, by F. J. Pictet, published in the Annals of the 

 Natural Sciences, vol. xxvi. p. 369 ; and of Perla, vol. 

 xxviii. p. 44. Both these memoirs are written in French. 

 3. ' Description of some Nondescript Species of May-flies 



