ENTOMOLOGY. 
‘work, these orders are divided, andthe vermes are se- 
; and, after the manner of Aristotle, are consi- 
dered.as forming another class. His final arrangements 
we shall notice, when‘ speaking of his last (12th) edition. 
See the year'1767.' And in the same year at Upsal, 
Acta Literaria Scientiarum Suecie. 
In 1736, all the works of Swammerdam were put to 
~ press, entitled, Biblia Natura, sive Historia Insectorum 
Belgie, ‘eur wersione Latina, HD. Gaubii, et vita aucto- 
ris, per H. Boerhaave: The first volume appeared in 
1737, and the second iit the year foll 
In radie ie ‘Lesser published a work, entitled, FEC. 
oder Vernunft-und Schrifimiis- 
Ler Vehleck ci th fray Betrach- 
se deer ta achteten Tnsecten, &c. Frankfort 
i ars bars, “This work has never come under 
our inspection. We have, however, noticed . a French 
transla which in 1742, at some len , 
oi i Linné D Baimskalor two Talend be eo 
the other 
ane 
a? stl Ea in Pa aay leh 
ska Ve Hi 
And 
hwardighter uli Insecterne. 
L'Admiral. In 1740, the folio work of L’Admiral, entitled, Naaw- 
uae Waarneemingen van Gestaltvernisselende gckor- 
Sie ern taoraner rae it contains 
of highly fini etchings, ‘which are distinctly 
ied by Hse in his . ‘Auvelian. This work is confined 
‘to the insects’ of , and: contains of about 
fifty of the larger ‘species, principally of lepidoptera, 
which are ted in various attitudes, with large 
‘branches of the plants on which they feed, generally ac- 
companied with their larva and pupa. It in nuni- 
eds phertaniior of coats one hundred’ plates, 
artes i sop fi but As work 
seed we, cnt the work contaih 
tes, id 06 Pages of print; but Mr Do- 
rer * which i is the most complete "that we have 
ge) vibtte and twenty pages, 
n rdty published a valuable work, under 
te ie Tee j a ee circa Ratisbonam I, Indigeno- 
three volumes quarto, with a vast number of co- 
fared plates The classification of this author. differs 
ly from that of Linnawus, and approaches that 
ed by Geoffroy, yet is so far distinct, that being)a 
system. of considerable repute, it may not be amiss to 
present am outline of it in this place. divides insects 
into. orders, which he terms classes ; 
de Coleoptero-macroplera, those with their ely» 
tra crustaceous throughout their whole length, and ex- 
‘" hoe arenes the abdomen when closed. 
2 a, those with crustace- 
shorter than the abdomen. 
nz, 
Boerbaaye. 
branaceous win, 
6: Insecta Dipl 6 ohells ER  i 
7. Insecta Aptera, ‘oF those without 4 , 
Tn 1742, a French work, being a ion of Les« 
q ser’s Ingecto- Theologia, with remarks by Lyonnet, entis 
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tled, Theologie des Insectes,.ou Dentonstration des Per« _ History. 
fections de Dieu dans tout ce qui concerne les Insectes, “"-¥ 
Traduit de L’ Allemand de Mr Lesser, aveedes remarques 
de Mr Lyonnet a Ja Haye, octavo, appeared. The ori- 
ginal work we have never seen ; it appeared in.1758. The 
views of the author are to promote the glory of God ; 
nor did he in any degree attempt to establish any new 
facts relative to entomology, but directed his attention to 
~the collection of such anecdotes relative to the natural 
history of insects, as could be rendered a convenient meé~ 
dium for the theological remarks with which ‘his pages 
abound. To the entomologist, the work is of no use ; 
“for his knowledge was but limited, and his remarks often 
erroneous. A's a theological production, however, it may 
have an useful tendency, as it is calculated to expose the 
glaring errors of others, who, with a fanatic spitit, ‘had 
“entered on the same subject. One of the best chapters 
relates to the abuse of insects in theology. He says, the 
Jews are accused of stating many wonderful things rela- 
tive te insects, which can only be considered as fables. 
Amongst many instances, after repeating the text, Kings 
i. 6, 7, concerning the erection. of the temple, (“And the 
— when it,was in. building, was, built.of stone, 
ready) before it,was, brought. thither : so that was 
neither hammer nor ax, nor any tool of iron heard in the 
house, whilst it was building,”) he states, thatithe Jews 
explain. this’ passage in the following manner: The work- 
men (they say) e¢mployed.ai worm ‘to shape the. stones ; 
which inséct; named Schami7, .cuti‘and. broke’ theni to 
pieces in: places where applidd.: ‘They: add, that it was 
* figured like unto a grain of barley,” and wasikeptiih 
a leaden ‘box, “ because: had it reached rocks; it would 
have cleft them, so as to unfit them for use.” This fa» 
ble, with many others equally absurd, invented by the 
rabbis, is particularly mentioned.” Amongst the fazed 
of Catholic superstition, too, he selects several anecdotes 
equally frauight with folly, whith, + hin really believ 3 = 
time of Lesser, will excuse him ‘th é ing’a a div: 
applying his time td the’ expostite of such gross wh . 
Two of these anecdotes we shall take the Ii liberty of 
fists Baldus relates, that a hnuttiber of Bees. acci- 
dentally passing over holy groufd, paid” it Hoin inage, and 
carried a portion res illy to ine hive ; and it is sta- 
ted that St F rancis, when wa in_his Rede, wit a 
grasshopper, which apt ished on] 
at his command, sung Pepa a 
Detharding also, this year, Poe aed Bea ti pg Detharding. 
sica Vermium in Norvegia qu. nova, visi, in 
a relating to the. Rpkngpei at Vaasa or 
Edwards publish 1 the first volume Edwards. 
other rare and marie animals. ‘London, quarto. 
‘Three other volumes appeared before 17.52, in which ind 
abe insects oo given. 
1744, at tockholm, was: published by. Denier, m1 Sesh 
little work in octavd, on the utility of study. 
ing intseets, entitled Tal om nyttan, sum Insectere ovhde- 
ras sharshadande, tilskynda oss; pointing out the advan- 
tages of cultivating’ the naturalhistory of thosé animals, 
‘and, as far’ as we know, is the oldest work on this stib- 
he 1745, oo, jusilem Olandski och” Gotliltindsiig’ Reva 
Sfarriittad ar, ost. Stockholm och Upsala, " 1745, lie 
‘small yoltime octavo, By. Ling,” 
In 1746, Der monallich-herausgegebencn Inseclen Be- Roel 
