PUBLISHED SYNOPSES, CATALOGUES, AND LISTS OF NORTH 
AMERICAN INSECTS. 
COMPREHENSIVE WORKS MOST USEFUL FOR THE STUDY OF 
NORTH AMERICAN INSECTS. 
H. C. C. BURMEISTER.—Handbuch der Entomologie. Berlin, 1832-’55 
5 vols. Vol. I. Allgemeine Entomologie. 
The first volume treats of general entomology; Vol. II, part 1, of the Hemip- 
tera; part 2, of Orthoptera; the remaining volumes of Coleoptera. 
The first volume has been translated by W. E. Shuckard, under the title: 
Manual of Entomology. 1 vol. London, 1836. 
J. O. WESTWoOOD.—An introduction to the modern classification of in- 
sects, founded on the natural habits and corresponding organiza- 
tion of the different families. 2 vols. London, 1839-40. 
THOMAS SAY.—Complete writings on the Entomology of North America; 
edited by John L, Le Conte. New York, 1859. 
H. A. HAGEN.—Bibliotheca Entomologica. Die Litteratur tiber das 
ganze Gebiet der Entomologie bis zam Jahre 1862. Leipzig, 1862. 
A. 8. PAcKARD.—Guide to the study of insects. Henry Holt & Co., 
Philadelphia and New York. Many editions. (First edition, Sa- 
lem, 1869.) 
THE STANDARD NATURAL HisTory. Hdited by John Sterling Kings- 
ley. Boston, 8S. E. Cassino & Co., 1884~’85. 
Volume II contains the insects, which are treated by the following authors : 
Hymenoptera, J. H. Comstock and L. O. Howard; Coleoptera, Gev. Dim- 
mock; Lepidoptera, H’y Edwards and C. H. Fernald; Diptera, S. W. Wil- 
liston; Orthoptera, C. V. Riley; Hemiptera, P. R. Uhler; Neuroptera, A. 
S. Packard; Arachnida, J. H. Emerton. 
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