History. 
—— 
Kleeman- 
nir. 
Kleemana- 
hus. 
Menander. 
Gould. 
Bazin. 
Gadd. 
Lyonnet. 
Hoppe. 
Wilke. 
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i . eet tention, one us, 
pte Vauaeiee painter. The work he an A 
wo other volumes appeared in 1749 and 1755. To 
these a fourth volume was added by a relation (Klee- 
mannir) after his death in 1761; and, since that pe- 
riod, us published three other parts. 
In 1747, a tract, explaining the advantages. arising 
from the study of insects, entitled, Dissertatio de Usu 
——— Insectorum, was published by C, F. Menan- 
In the same year, William Gould published in Lon- 
don An Account of English Anis. 
Also in Paris by Bazin, Abrégé de Il’ Histoire des In- 
sectes, pour servir de suite a Histoire Naturelle des 
Abeilies. 
In this year also was published in quarto, Adrian 
Gadd. Observationes Physico-CEconomice, in septentrio- 
nali preiura territorii iorts Sat ie collecte. 
Dissertatio Preside C.F eee ay 
stp of naka histor). “ f 
In this year, Theologie des Insectes de Lesser, avec 
des remarques de Lyonnet, a la Haye, in two volumes 
octavo, appeared, a translation, with comments by 
Lyonnet, of Lesser’s Insecto-Theologia, published in 
1738. 
Also Buzin Gilles Augustin Abrégé de I Histoire des 
Insectes pour servir de suite a U Histoire Naturelle des 
Abeiiles. Paris, in two volumes duodecimo. 
In 1748, was published in London, J. Dutfield, 
six numbers of a natural history of English moths and 
butterflies. - 
And, in this year, T. C. Hoppe —— two small 
entomological tracts, as Aniwort-Schreiben auf Hern 
Schreibers zweifel ; and Lichen-Weiden-und Dorrosen. 
The first at Gera; the second at Leipsic. 
In 1749, Linné published Ejusdem Skénska Resa. 
And at , J. M. Seli Aves, adjectis 
gs G. Edwardi Leone, | Polio r 
In the same year, or ps earlier, the id 
racy; and, when we reflect on the celebrity this work 
‘has heretofore enjoyed as an original production, it cer- 
‘tainly attaches some little to our naturalists, 
that facts, so publicly on the continent, should 
cp interesting ‘hall copy thiepact tesacened 
rious , we copy 
by a friend. “ In the sw Laan anthaad amt Glas 
amusements of insects, I have mentioned a certain wor 
iption, which is, however, promised at some future 
Peter In the notice to these plates, he professes to 
them from life; but, by those acquainted 
other works, it will readily be discovered that se- 
are taken from Albin’s work, from Merian’s book, 
ENTOMOLOGY. 
and many from my own. How far he has succeeded, I History. 
leave to tej ee rteenainh o = dee ne mail 
, but not alwa’ to 
too severe; ut let elalil qratalderthes be wmemantteden the 
works of others, and gives them for his own. I venture to 
assert, that in the future description of his work, he will 
be careful not to mention the authors whose works he 
prs ee er Be tera Sagem stem oe 
on w 
sovareing ine neers: oF bagi! them a different od 
sition.” Vol. iii. p. 192. 1749. - The substance of these 
remarks we are to be under the necessity of al- 
lowing to be true; for the eye of the artist will per- 
ceive, on comparing the two icati that 
nie “Oy dvapeucre nee Ses For valores of | 
Résel. e ve repeated Résel at 5) 
we wish to im’ on the public mind rn 
lue and importance of an work, in 
above mentioned, is rather i stated in the title.« 
page; for the plants on which the insects are q 
are not those which furnish their nataral food ; | 
De Geer also in this year. published the first volume ra 
of his invaluable work, emotres. mae 
des Insectes, at Stockholm, which was received with 
every demonstration of praise to which its merits are 
entitled. From the testimony of the author’s merit af- 
vg by this Yygcimy the continuation Ne 
wi Pra ; but nine years elapsed before the se- 
cond volume appeared, and it was al twenty- 
six years from its commencement to its termination. It 
was completed in 1778, in which year the labours of its 
author closed with his life. He was author of several 
mecsimirt ty cee aa ; 
i, in 1753, : - ; 
Garniblica,’ in: which, lve dintalloutes “All the insets of SP q 
which he treats, into orders, genera, species, and vari- 
eties, nearly after the manner of Linné. As a systema- 
tic work, this publication is of little importance; in other 
pe oe ied rm 
n this year also, Nova Insectorum Species, Diss. 
Presid. Johanne Lecher. Resp, Isaacus. Uddman. 
Abow, quarto, 
Care 1754, Kalm, a learned botanist, ish 
ed a paper on a species of Cicada, in the Swedish lan- 
; but we are unacquainted with its title. 
In 1756, in folio, Brown's Civil and Natural History 
of Jamaica. nevis 
In 1757, F. Hasselquists Iter Palastinum, eller Resa 
