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of draw-ings of all the species which he has described. It is 

 greatly to he hoped that this valuable collection will be published. 



OLIVIER (Guillaume Antoine). Author of various Entomolo- 

 gical Memoirs, and especially of the Entomological articles in the 

 great French Encyclopedic Methodique, in which great numbers 

 of new species are described ; and likewise of the iiistoire Gene- 

 rale des Insectes, of which work, six 4to volumes, with many 

 plates, containing the Coleoptera only, have appeared. 



PANZER (G. W.) A German entomologist, author of many 

 works, but especially known by his Fauna Insectorum Germaniae 

 initia, a very extensive work, in which each species is figured. 

 There were 110 numbers of this work published during the life- 

 time of the author, each containing 24 plates ; and since his death, 

 Ahrens and Herrick Schaffer have commenced supplements. 



PAYKULL A Swedish author, published in 1800 a valuable 

 work, in 3 vols. 8vo, upon the Coleoptera of Sweden, the descrip- 

 tions of which are very exact. He also previously published de- 

 tached Memoirs upon the Carabidce and Staphylinidte, t'urculio- 

 nidae and Histerida. 



PICTET. A Swiss author, who has lately published a very com- 

 plete work upon the Phryganea: or caddice flies, (order Trichoptera, 

 Kirby). 



RAY (John). The first true systematist, and author of The 

 Wisdom of God in the Works of the Creation, and of a quarto 

 volume, intitled Historia Insectorum, London, 1710, and a tract 

 with the title Methodus Insectorum, seu Insecta in Methoduui 

 aliqualem digesta. 



REAUMUR (Rene Antoine Erchault de). Born in 1683, at La 

 Rochelle. He was a most astonishing genius, devoting his atten- 

 tion to various branches of philosophy : but the most elalx>rate of 

 his works was that published under the title of Memoires pour ser- 

 vir a I'llistoirc des Insectes, in G vols. 4to, containing 3,672 pages, 

 and 267 plates. This immortal work is so constantly cited in 

 every work of Entomology in which the habits and manners of 

 insects are introduced, that it would be useless to say anything in 

 its praise. Its distinguished author died in 1757. 



HKDI (Francisco). An Italian naturalist, who, by his work pub- 

 lished at Florence, in 1668, intitled Experimenta circa generationem 

 insectorum, completely overthrew the doctrine of spontaneous 

 generation. 



ROSEL VON ROSKNHOHF (August Johiimi.) A German natural- 

 ist, author of various works upon Entomology, and particularly a 

 beautiful work in 4 vols.4to, with many plates, in which the habits 

 and transformations of many interesting species of insects are re- 

 corded. It appeared in 1746, and was continued uutil 1761. 



