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Art. Ill. Literary Notices. 
FRENCH Works on Entomology. — Sir, Having recently returned from 
an entomological visit to Paris, | have considered that you may think the 
following list of works upon insects preparing for or in the course of pub- 
lication, which have come to my knowledge, worthy of insertion in your 
Magazine. What a contrast do the zeal and activity for the advance- 
ment of science, thus exhibited by our neighbours, afford, when compared 
with the indifference and lukewarmness of the majority of British” entomo- 
logists ! 
Latreille, the prince of entomologists, is occupied upon a Popular Intro- 
duction to Entomology, to form three thick 8vo volumes, the first of which 
is now printing. He is preparmg a work upon the Natural Classification of 
the Weevils (Curculiénide ). 
De Jean’s fifth volume of the Species général of Coleoptera is printing, 
and will be published in about two months: it contains the family Bem- 
bidiidze, and the supplemental Cicindélide and Carabidae. His Iconography 
of the European Coleoptera is proceeding. His artist was drawing the 
Nébrie. 
Audouin, one of the most philosophical of modern naturalists, is occupied 
upon a General Introduction to the Anatomical, Physiological, Sc., Systems of 
the Linnean Insects, to form. five thick 8vo volumes. He is also engaged 
upon various interesting memoirs upon the natural history of insects, which 
will appear in the Annals of Natural Sciences, of which he is one of the 
editors. 
Boisduval continues his work upon the North American Lepiddptera, of 
which objects he has reared at Paris many splendid specimens. He is pre- 
paring a General Species of Lepidoptera, to be illustrated with figures of 
the larvae and details of the genera. The first part, containing the butter- 
flies and hawk-moths, will be immediately published. He is also engaged 
in describing the insects collected during one of the late national French 
voyages: some of the plates, in 4to, are already engraved. 
Guerin, the first entomological French artist, continues the beautiful 
iconography of the Animal Kingdom of Cuvier. Some of the forthcoming 
plates, especially that on the lamellicorn beetles, are very interesting, and 
filled with generic details. He continues his very useful Magazine of 
Entomology, and is also occupied upon the entomological portion of Captain 
Duperry’s national voyage. The plates of this work will be of the highest 
value to the student, from the immense number of details. 
Gory is preparing (in conjunction with Percheron) a monograph upon 
the Cetoniadz. All the species and the generic characters are to be figured. 
The drawings by Guerin, already executed, are very beautiful. To appear 
in parts. 
Percheron is engaged on the preceding work ; also on a work upon the 
Hemiptera, Homoptera, Orthdptera, and Neurdptera. His drawings are 
very accurate and interesting, since he has been occupied upon the natural 
history of his objects. 
Lefebvre is occupied upon a work on the Cimicide, the drawings by 
Guerin. 
Dupont is preparing a work, with figures, upon the new species of beetles 
contained in his splendid collection. 
Samt-Fargeau is writing a general history of the Hymenéptera. 
Serville is proceeding with the Faune Francaise. 
Robineau des Voidy is continuing his work upon the Miscide. 
Duponchel continues his beautiful description of the French moths. - 
Carcel is at present making a natural history tour through Turkey, 
Arabia, Egypt, &c. He is preparing a work upon the minute Hymendptera. 
Brebisson is also engaged upon a similar work, — J. O. Westwood. Chelsea, 
Sept. 30. 1830. 
