146 Gir au It, Bibliography of the Bedbug, Cimex lectularius Linnaeus. 



Cimex lectularius; brief description with remedies. Jördens 

 {1801) and Westwood (1840) give wrong reference. 

 *i765. Pontoppidan, E., Nachrichten, die naturhistor. v. Dänemark betr., 

 m. Kupf gr. 4, Copenhagen, p. 215. 

 From Jördens (1801). 

 77^7. Linnaeus, Carolus, Systema Naturae, Holmiae, editio duodecima 

 reformata, tomus I, p. 715. 



About the same as Linnaeus (1758); additional notes. 

 1771. Forster, John Reinhold, A Catalogue of the Animals of North 

 America. Containing an enumeration of the known Quadrupeds, Birds, 

 Reptiles, Fish, Insects, Crustaceous and Testaceous Animals; many of 

 which are New, and never described before. London, MDCCLXXI, 

 p. 28. — In Peter K aim, 1771, Travels into North America, trans- 

 lated by Forster, III, appendix. 



Listed as Cimex lectularius. 

 *i774. Müller, Philipp Ludwig Statius, Des Ritter Carl von Linné's 

 Natursystem. Nürnberg, I, p. 477. 



Combined from Jördens (1801) and Reuter (1888). 

 J77/. Fabricius, Johannes Christianus, Systema Entomologiae sis- 

 tens insectorum classes, ordines, genera, species, adiectis synonymis, 

 locis, descriptionibus, observationibus. Flensburgi et Lipsiae, pp. 693 

 -694. 



Acanthia established with lectularia as type; remedies. 

 *i775. Füessly, Johann Caspar, Verzeichniss der ihm bekannten Schweize- 

 rischen Insecten mit i illum. Kupfertaf. Zürich, p. 25. 

 From Jördens (1801) and Reuter (1888). 

 777<5. Fabricius, Johannes Christianus, Genera Insectorum eorumque 

 characteres naturales secundum numerum, figuram, situm et propor- 

 tionem omnium partium oris adiecta mantissa specierum nuper detec- 

 tarum. Chilonii, pp. 180, 181. 



Characters of Acanthia and Cimex. 

 i'jSi. Idem, Species Insectorum exhibentes eorum differentias specificas, 

 Synonyma auctorum, loca natalia, metamorphosin adiectis observationi- 

 bus, descriptionibus. Hamburgi et Kilonii, II, p. 335. 



Listed as Acanthia lectularia, with synono my and remedies. 

 1781. Schrank, Francisons de Paula, Enumeratio Insectorum Austriae 

 Indigenorum. Augsburg, pp. 262—263. 



Cimex lectularius, Bettwanze; synonymy. 

 1783. Retzius, Anders lahan, CaroH lib. bar. De Geer **''**"^*****'**. 

 Genera et species insectorum e generosissimi auctoris scriptis extraxit, 

 digessit, latine quoad partem redidit, et terminologiam insectorum 

 Linnoanam addidit etc. Lipsiae, MDCCLXXXIII, pp. 88, index, 12. 

 Cimex, 

 1785. Fourcroy, Antoine François de, Entomologia parisiensis; sive 

 catalogus Insectorum quae in agro parisiensi. Parisiis, M DCC LXXXV, 



P- 195- 



Listed as Cimex lectularius. 



