4:72 HISTORY OF ENTOMOLOGY. 
I may observe, however, that the Internal Anatomy of 
Insects, a branch of Entomology which on account of 
its difficulty, from the extreme nicety required in dissect- 
ing them, had before been cultivated by scarcely more 
than a single student in an age, had now attracted nu- 
merous votaries. In Germany—Gaede, Herold, Posselt, 
Ramdohr, Rifferschweils, Sprengel, and others, distin- 
guished themselves in this arena: and in France, besides 
the illustrious Baron Cuvier (himself a host), Marcel de 
Serres, Leon Dufour, and very recently, by his elabo- 
rate essays On the Flight of Insects and its wonderful ap- 
paratus, one of the most acute of anatomical physiolo- 
gists, M. Chabrier,—have all contributed greatly to the 
elucidation of this interesting part of the science. In 
our own country very little has hitherto been effected 
in this line; but I understand a learned Oxford Pro- 
fessor (Kidd) has presented to the Royal Society an ac- 
gist’s useful Compendium, will be found very excellent helps to the 
student. For the British Genera, the most important work that has 
yet appeared is Mr. John Curtis’s British Entomology, in which not 
only are the insects admirably represented, but their trophi correctly 
delineated, accompanied by able descriptions. For the Coleoptera 
of our country, Mr. Marsham’s Entomologia Britannica should be 
consulted: for the Lepidoptera, the Butterflies of Lewin, and Mr. 
Haworth’s useful Lepidoptera Britannica ; and for the English spe- 
cies of Linné’s genus Apis, the Monographia Apum Anglie. These 
are the principal works that have at present appeared, to aid the 
student in his endeavours to become acquainted with our indigenous 
insects. It is to be hoped, however, that some able Entomologist 
will undertake that grand desideratum a British Fauna Insectorum. 
Who so well qualified for this great work as the possessor of the 
most complete collection of British insects, and whose thorough 
knowledge of the subject equals his means for its elucidation ? May 
it therefore in such good hands begin, make progress, prosper, and, 
Deo favente, be happily concluded! Verbum sapienti. 
