History. tomologists, this 
on intended work on entoma 
of 
Stewart. 
Schellen- 
berg. 
Haworth, 
7A 
published the first volume of his 
. This volume treats 
and is entitled, Entomologia Britan- 
nica. To the 
of Linné, he adds, Cistela, Cor- 
ticaria, Nitidula, Boletaria, Opatrum, ry cian 
~Auchenia, Crioccris, Tillus, icliuem, , Pyro- 
‘chroa, Parnus, Heterocerus, , Lytta, Ips, and 
Hydrophilus ; the two last, however, are to be found in 
the MSS. of Linné. We cannot approve of this author 
having changed the names of some of the genera, and 
using them in a different sense from other authors, 
and in sometimes unnecessarily giving up one name, 
and imposing a new one; thus we have Boletaria for 
Mycetophagus, and Corticaria for Lyctus, Ips, and Col- 
tidium. In his a he is very accurate ; and 
although he has not adopted all the Fabrician genera, 
yet in many instances his families are com of the 
same ials. We anticipate the completion of his 
work with great pleasure, as the abilities of the au- 
thor are univ ly acknowledged, and’ his collection 
and manuscripts extremely valuable. 
The sixth volume of the Transactions of the Linnean 
iety of London, which a) this year, contains 
several valuable entomologi tracts, viz. “A Dissertation 
on two natural genera, hitherto confounded under the 
name of Mantis; by Anthony Augustus Henry Lichten- 
stein, M.D. &c.”—“ Observations on Aphides, chiefly 
intended to shew that they are the principal causes of the 
blight in plants, and the sole cause of the honey-dew; 
by W. Curtis."—« Observations on the Curculio Trifo- 
lii, or clover-weevil, a small insect which infests the 
heads of the cultivated clover, and destroys the seed, 
in a letter to T. Marshman, Esq. by William Marwick, 
.; With additional remarks by Mr Marsham.’— 
« Farther remarks on the Curculio Trifolii, in a letter 
to Wiliiam Marwick,’ Esq.; by Martin Christian Got- 
tlieb Lehmann.” —* Descriptions of some singular co- 
s insects; by Charlies Schreibers.”—“ Obser- 
vations on several species of the genus Apis, known 
by the name of humble bees, and called Bombinitrices 
by Linné; by P. Huber.” | This last is extreme- 
ly valuable ; and, with the others, will be mentioned 
when we are treating of the genera and ies. 
This year, an anonymous work, ‘in 2 vols. 8vo. ap- 
at Edi , under the title of Llemenis of 
Natural History. It is a very useful elementary book, 
and does credit to the author, who, it is well under- 
stood, is Mr Charles Stewart of that . The first 
volume treats of mammalia, birds, amphibia, and fishes; 
the second volume is entirely dedicated to insects and 
vermes. It is now out of print; and we may suggest, 
that if a new edition were altered to suit the present 
systems, it would prove still more valuable and inte- 
resting to the student of natural history: we may be 
excused for adding, that several species of insects are 
marked as natives of Britain, which have not been ad- 
mitted as such into the best British collections,—a 
slight mistake, but one which is calculated to embar- 
yass the beginner, and may easily be avoided in future. 
In the same year, Faune Parisienne (Insectes) ou 
Histoire abrégée des Insectes des environs de Paris, classés 
d’apres le Systeme de Fabricius, &c. Par C. A. Wale- 
Likewise O vanenk &c, Carl. Fred. 
ikewise reattones Ent ice, &c, Car 
Fallén. Lunde. ran ste 
berg. Winterthur, 4to. 
In 1803, A. H. Haworth presented us with the first 
And Enlomologische Beytrage. Von J. R. Schellen-_ 
ENTOMOLOGY. 
part of an elaborate work, entitled, Lepidoptera Bri- Miswry- 
fia the objec of which a8 we ae infirmed i, = 
preface, to give descriptions various species of 
that — — of insects . a. natives of this 
a isa very di this 
haps the most difficult of all the orders; at least ae x 
scribing the species, the entomologist will find himself och 
more perplexed than in his examinations of any other. 
The author has acquitted himself, in. onr opinion, with 
considerable credit. Two other parts have since 
peared, but the work is incomplete, one part’ being Fak | 
unpublished, . va oats , 
In this year also appeared Versuche iiber die Insectem, Schwid. 
Ein Beytrag zur a ae Nitizlichen und Wis- 
senwiirdigen aus des Insel 3 von Carl. August. 
Schmid. Gotha. In octavo, wi 
Likewise Voyage en Hongrie ; précédé d’une Deserip- Townson. 
tion de la Ville de-Vienne et des Jardins impériaux de 
Schoenbrun, par Robert Townson ; publiée a Londres 
an 1797. . Traduit de l’Anglois par Cantwell. Tom. 3. 
Paris. vo. ; 
Also Entomologische Hefte, enthaltend. Beitriige zur Sturm, 
weilern kenniniss und Ausklii der Insectengeschichte, 
Sc. Ausgearleitet von einigen Freunden der Nalurge- 
schichte, mit Kupfertafelu, von H. Sturm. Frankfort 
am Main, Octavo. : " 
Lastly, D. Joh. Fried. Blumenbach’s. Handbuch, der Blumen- 
Nalturgeschichte. Edit. 7ma, Gitti Octavo, © 
In 1804, James Sowerby published the first number Sowerby. 
of an octavo work, entitled, The British Miscellany, or : 
colsured figures of new, rare, or little known animal sub- 
jects, not before ascertained to be inhabitants of the Bri- 
iish Isles, &c. The few insects figured are highly in- 
teresting ; but the work, from want of liberal support, 
has never been continued beyond 12 or 15 numbers. . 
The seventh volume of the Transactions of the Lin- Roxburgh. 
nean Society of London appeared this year, in whichis 
the following paper, “ Account of the Tussech and Ar- 
rindy Silkworms of Bengal, by Wm. Rox M.D.” 
In the same year, Dictionnaire des Sciences Naturelless pumerit, 
Par plusieurs Professeurs du Muséum National d’His- 
toire Naturelle et des autres principales Ecoles de Paris, 
U Histoire des Insectes, par le Professeur C, Duméril, ) 
aris. Octavo, : mud 
And Naturhistorische Reise durch einer Theil Schwe- weer and 
dens, von Dr Fr. Weber, und D. M. H. Mohr. Got- Mobr. 
tengen. Octavo, nae srw 
‘he Annales du Muséum National d'histoire natu- 
relloim Paris, appeared this year in quarto, volume 
In 1805, Panzer py | lished Critische Revision der In- Panzer. 
secten-faune Deu , nach dem Systeme bearbeitet, 
1-96 . 1. Bandchen. Niirnberg. Octavo. 
E, Donovan this year gave to the world another work ponovan. - 
on exotic insects, in quarto, entitled, An Epitome of 
the Natural History of the Insects of New Holland, New 
Zealand, and New Guinea, Otaheite, and other Islands in 
, wart 
Likewise, Journal de le. Seeséié.des Notwralietes de 
