102 Girault, Bibliography of the Bedbug, Cimex lectularius Linnaeus. 



From H ag e n, Bibliotheca Entomologica, Leipzig, 1862. Cf. Carl« 

 son (1789). -^ 



*i792. Elliot, John, Bemerkungen über die Einwohner der Garrowhügel. 

 South Asiatic Researches, Calcutta, III, p. 17. 

 From J Ordens (1801). 

 *i792. Meyers, F. A. A., Bettwanze. Gemeinnützliche der giftigen Insekten. 

 Berlin, Th. I, p. 119. 



From Jördens (1801), pp. vi 33. 



1800. Wolff, Johann Friedrich, Die Bettblutwanze (Acanthia lectu- 

 laria). Abbildungen der Wanzen. Erlangen, IV, pp. 127 — 128. Tab. 

 XIII, Fig. 121 a, b. 



Brief description and notes, with list of remedial substances used. 

 Good outline figure of larva and adult. Cf. Wolff (1804). 



1801. Jördens, Johann Heinrich, Die Bettwanze. Entomologie und 

 Helminthologie des menschlichen Körpers, oder Beschreibung und Ab- 

 bildung der Bewohner und Feinde desselben unter den Insekten und 

 Würmern. Hof, I, Bd., pp. v, 32—40, Tab. I, Figs. 16—25. 



Description of the egg, young and adult; external sexual charac- 

 ters; distribution and occurence; effect of bite; De G e er 's observations 

 on the effect of the attack on two persons; enemies; remedies; figures, 

 with details. A very important account, with apparently complete 

 bibliography to date. 



1802. Walkenaer, Charles Athanasie, Faune parisienne, insectes. 

 Ou histoire abrégée des insectes des environs de Paris, etc. Paris, 

 tome second, p. 337. 



Acanthie des lits (A. lectularia). La punaise. Short account, 

 with remedies. 

 1816. Kirb}^, William and William Spence, An introduction to ento- 

 mology: or elements of the natural history of insects, London, I, 

 edit. 2, pp. 107—109. 



Brief historical account. Cimex. 

 '1817. Anonymous, Notice historique sur la punaise accompagnée de son 

 portrait etc. (C. lectularia). Paris, pp. 7, tab. i. 



From Hagen, Bibliotheca Entomologica, Leipzig, 1862. 

 1824. Samouelle, George, The entomologist's useful compendium; or an 

 introduction to the knowledge of British insects, comprising g/c. London, 

 pp. 62, 223, 394. 

 Brief history. 

 182J. Lepeletier de St. Fargeau, Amédée, Louis Michel, and 

 Audinet Serville, Punaise des lits, C. lectularius. Encyclopédie 

 méthodique. Histoire naturelle. Entomologie, ou histoire naturelle des 

 crustacés, des arachnides et des insectes, par M. L at rei lie, etc. 

 Paris, MDCCCXXV, tome dixième, p. 251, pi. 122, figs. 1—3. 



Brief account; mention is made of the species on swallows 

 (d'hirondelle). 

 i8ji. Latreille, Pierre André, The animal kingdom arranged in con- 

 formity with its organization \sy the Baron Cuvier. The Crustacea, 



