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ENTOMOLOGY. 



And Vcrzric'iniss der Kafer Prussrns tntdorfen von 

 Johann Gottleib, von Johann Karl IVilhclm Illiger, ifc. 

 Halle, in 8vo. 



Also Busch Webersicht, {Almanack) der fortschrifte 

 in U'i.i.irtich. Erfurt, in 8vo. 



Likewise, A'aturgeschichte der schad/ichen Afadelholz- 

 Insecten, nebst Awucixung zu ihrer Vertilgung, (Ein 

 vu'zliches Lcsebuch fur A r aturforscher, Forstmanner und 

 Oekonomen). Von Georg. Goufr. Zinke. Weimar, in 

 8vo. 



Voigt, in this verv f rtile year, published his Magazin 

 fur den neuesten Znstand der A r aturkunde mil Bii.ich- 

 ric/it auf die dazu gelrb'rigen Hulfwissenschaften. Von 

 Job. Heinr. Voigt. Weimar, in 8vo. 



Schrank also published his Fauna Boica Durchge- 

 dachten Geschichtc der in JBajern einheimischen und Zah- 

 men Thiere. Nurnberg, in 8vo. 



In the same year, Paykull published his valuable trea- 

 tise on the insects of Sweden, entitled, Gustave Paykull 

 Fauna Suecica, InsecCa, Upsaliae, in three octavo vo- 

 lumes. 



In 1799, a very useful work, entitled, Eurofi'dische 

 F'auna oder A'aturgeschichte der Eurofidischen Thiere. 

 Von J. A. E. Goeze, Sec. Kaefcr, Leipzig, in 8vo. 



And Christian Crulzer Entomologische Vcrsuche. 

 Wien,in 8vo. 



In 1800, the science of entomology was considerably 

 advanced, by a vast number of very valuable works. 



Cuvier, with the assistance of Dumeril, published in 

 Paris his Anatomic Comfiaree, in which the organization 

 of insects is treated of at great length, and a new syste- 

 matic arrangement is proposed, and insects are divided 

 into two great sections ; those with, and those without, 

 jaws. In the first, are included the orders Gnathafiteres, 

 Afcurofiteres, Hymenofiteres, Coleofiteres, and Orthofite- 

 res ,• in the second, Hemifiteres, Lefiidofiteres, Difiteres, 

 and A/itercs. 



In the 5th volume of the Transactions of the Lin- 

 liaean Society, published this year, we find two interest- 

 ing papers, viz. a continuation of the history of Tifiula 

 Triiici, by the Rev. W. Kirby ; and some observations 

 on insects which prey upon timber, with a short history 

 of Cerambyx Violaceus of Linne, by the same gentle- 

 man ; both these communications are accompanied by 

 plates. 



In this year, Thunberg published his Musxum A'atu- 

 ralium Academic Ufisalensis, tfc. in 4to. 



And E. Donovan published his Insects of India, in 4to; 

 and, like the Insects of China, embracing in a general, 

 yet scientific view, a comprehensive display of the most 

 rare and beautiful insects peculiar to those fertile re- 

 gions. 



Also Walther's Forstfihysiografihie Herborn, K2c. 



In the same year, Archiv fur Zoologie und Zootomie. 

 Von C. R. W. Wiedmann. Berlin and Braunschweig, in 

 four octavo volumes. 



And the Verzcichniss meincr Insecten Samlung oder 

 Entomologischcs Handbuch fur Leibhaber und Samler. 

 Von JacoU Sturm, Erste Heft. Nurnberg, in 8vo. 



Lastly, the 5th volume of Bibliotheca Hist. Nat. Bank- 

 siana, by Dryander, contains some references to the 

 works of entomological writers. 



In 1801, a most interesting publication appeared in 

 Paris, by the celebrated Professor of Zoology, Lamarck, 

 entitled Si/stetne des Animaux sans Vertebres, in which 

 wc find considerable improvements in the entomologi- 

 cal department. He removes the greater number of the 



Linnaean aptcra to two other classes, viz. Crustacea 

 and Arachnides. See our article Crustaceoi.ogv. 

 The Insecta he divides into three subclasses : 1. Those 

 with mandibles and maxillae ; 2. Those with mandibles 

 and trunk ; 3. Those without mandibles, but having a 

 trunk or sucker. In the first, he places the orders Co- 

 leofiteres, Orthofiteres, and Ai'eurofiteres ; the second is 

 merely confined to the Hymenofiteres ; and in the third, 

 the Lefiidofiteres, Hemifiteres, Difiteres, and Afiteres, 

 (which last contains but one genus, viz. Pulex, the flea). 

 His subdivisions of the orders we shall have occasion to 

 notice hereafter at length. 



Pabricius also published his Systcma F.leutheratorum 

 Killiee, in two octavo volumes. 



And Illiger produced his Magazin fur Insectenkunde 

 herausgegeben von Karl Illiger. Braunschweig, in oc- 

 tavo. 



Likewise A r eue Beytrage zur Insectenkunde. Von 

 August. Wilhelm. Knoch. Leipzig, in octavo. 



Another interesting work, Frederici Weberi Obser- 

 vationes Entomologies, continenles novorum, qua condi- 

 dit generum characteres, et nujier detectarum Sfiecierum 

 descrifitiones. Kiel, octavo. 



Lastly, Jacob Sturm's Abbildungen zu Kare Illiger's 

 Veberfelzung von Olivier's Entomologie oder Afaturges- 

 chichte der Insecten. Nurnberg, in quarto. 



In 1802, several works appeared in this country, and 

 two in Paris, highly interesting, especially to the natural 

 systematise We may first notice Histoire JVaturelle des 

 Fourmies, et recueil des Memoires, et des Observations 

 sur les Abeilles, les Araignfs, les Francheurs et autres 

 insectes. Par P. A.Latreille, Sec. Paris, octavo. 



The Rev. William Kirby this year produced that ex- 

 cellent work, entitled, Monografihia afium Anglie, &c. 

 in two octavo volumes. Our author proceeds to point 

 out his reasons for taking up this subject, and under the 

 head of Introductory Remarks, gives us a minute ac- 

 count of the rise and progress of this department of en- 

 tomology, with remarks on the various works treating 

 on this subject, with definitions of the terms used in de- 

 scribing the genera and species by different authors ; 

 and after pointing out the confusion which reigned 

 throughout the order Hymenoptera, gives us a new set 

 of terms, with comments on terminology in general. 

 The characters of the order Hymenoptera, with the ge- 

 neric characteis and divisions of families, are next given, 

 intermixed with the economy of each family and subdi- 

 vision. Under the head of Addenda, we have some in- 

 teresting remarks on other hymenopterous genera; and 

 at the end of the first volume, a series of plates explain- 

 ing the various parts of the mouth, Sec. peculiar to each 

 family and subdivision. The second volume treats of 

 the species, with occasional remarks on the peculiar 

 economy of each. The descriptions are laboured, and 

 extremely accurate. It is certainly the most scientific 

 work which has appeared in any branch of natural his- 

 tory in this country. In the work of Latreille, which we 

 ,have mentioned above, we find the same divisions as 

 those instituted by Mr Kirby; they differ merely in 

 terms, Latreille considering each of Mr Kirby's subdi- 

 visions as a distinct genus. We wish we had room to 

 give a complete account of this interesting publication, 

 but we have already far exceeded our limits in this de- 

 partment of the article, and shall therefore lay before the 

 reader as much of that valuable work as we can find 

 room for, under the proper head, in our descriptions of 

 the species. 



