528 NOTICE OF ENTOMOLOGICAL WORKS. 



we doubt not that the insects described arc natives of the Edin- 

 burgh district, but they are, nearly all of them, distributed over 

 the kingdom, and, probably from the greater number of ento- 

 mologists, seem to be remarkably abundant in the London 

 district: we therefore felt disappointed. We perfectly agree 

 with all of Mr. Swainson's remarks at p. 439. 



35. The Grammar of Entomology ; by Edward Newman. 

 Westley and Davis : London, 1835. — This work has long been 

 the chief desideratum in Entomology. We have seen it in 

 sheets, and shall simply announce the plan on which it is 

 written, by giving its contents. It is divided into four books; 

 each book is introduced with an engraving by Mr. IngalL 



BOOK I. — HISTORY OF INSECTS. 



Chapter I. History of Insects in general. — II. Silkworm. — 



III. Apple-Moth.— IV. Mosquito.— V. Bot.— VI. Bee.— 

 VII. Ichneumon. — VIII. Burying Beetle. — IX. Apple 

 Weevil.— X. Earwig.— XI. Locust. — XII. Coccus.— XIII. 

 Hop-fly.— XIV. Ant-lion.— XV. White Ant.— XVI. Con- 

 cluding Observations. 



BOOK II. PHYSIOLOGY OF INSECTS. 



Chapter I. Physiology of Insects in general. — II. Organs 

 of Support in general. — III. Organs of Support in the Head. — 



IV. Of the Wings and Legs. — V. Of the Characters of 

 Surface.— VI. Of Muscles.— VII. Of Nerves.— VIII. Of the 

 Alimentary Canal. — IX. Of the Organs of Circulation. — X. 

 Of the Organs of Respiration. — XI. Concluding Observations. 



BOOK III. CLASSIFICATION OF INSECTS. 



Chapter I. Classification of Insects in general. — II. Classi- 

 fication of Lepidoptera. — III. Diptera. — IV. Hymenoptera. — 



V. Coleoptera. — VI. Orthoptera. — VII. Hemiptera. — VIII. 

 Neuroptera. — IX. Concluding Observations. 



BOOK IV. — PRESERVATION OF INSECTS. 



Chapter I. Apology for the Collector of Insects. — II. Dress 

 and Instruments of the Collector. — III. On Capturing Insects. 

 — IV. On Killing and Setting Insects. — V. Entomological 

 Cabinets. — VI. Entomological Books. — VII. Entomological 

 Investigations. — VIII. Entomological Societies. 



