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his orders, and he proposes several new genera: but 
he writes in the spirit of the Systema Nature, and 
the excellence of his descriptions shows he was an 
accurate observer and a really good naturalist. 
Scopoli was Botanical Professor at Pavia. With 
that moral courage which bespeaks an honest and a 
good heart, he had the “ temerity” to expose the 
disgraceful thefts made by Spalenzani of objects 
from the public museum. The interest of the 
accused, however, supported him; and although the 
proofs adduced were unanswerable, the remainder 
of Scopoli’s life was rendered miserable by the per- 
secutionof Spalenzani’s friends. He wassubsequently 
the author of three other works*, and he is stated 
to have published some plates, illustrating his Ento-. 
mologia Carniolica, but which we have never met 
with in any library. Three years afterwards, the 
industrious Scheeffer, of Ratisbon, began to publish 
his voluminous and expensive works, chiefly upon 
the insects of his native province: they are now 
valuable only for the numerous coloured figures, of 
poor execution as works of art, yet very useful for 
reference. He was not altogether a disciple of 
Linneus, for he endeavoured to set up a system of 
his own, of which he published the Elements +, 

* Scopoli. (1.) Introductio ad Historiam Naturalem. 
Prager, 1777. 1 vol. 8vo. (2.) Anni Historico Naturales. 
Lipsiz, 1768—1772. 1 vol. 8vo. (3.) Deliciz Flore et 
Faunez insubrice. ‘Ticini, 1786—1788. 1 vol. folio. 
+ J.C. Scheeffer. (1.) Elementa Entomologica. Regensburg, 
1766. 1 vol. 4to. In Latin and German. (2.) Icones Insecto- 
rum circa Ratisbonam indigenorum. Regens. 1769. 3 vols. 
4to. 
