In 1778, Kahn published a tract relative to the mode of preserving and catching insects, entitled, " Kurze anleitung Insecten zu sammlen." In the same year, T. P. Yeats published " Insti. tutions of Entomology," an useful work, being a translation of the characters of Linnean orders and genera, collated with three other systems; namely, those of Geoffroy, Soopoli, and Schaeffer. It contains many original observations, but is very defective in the comparison drawn between the systems of Sco. poli and Lime.
In this year, too, the account of a tour made the celebrated Russian naturalist Pallas ap entitled, " P. S. Pallas Reise dutch Verechiedem; Provizen des Ruesichen Reichs, St Petersburgh," which has been translated into Latin and English.
In the same year, Dr J. Hill published a "Decade of curious Insects, some of them not described be. ,fore, shown of their natural size, and as they ap. 'peered through a microscope," &c. which is illustra. ted with ten quarto plates, in which the figures are sometimes immensely magnified, and far from correct. The accounts are in English, and are accompanied with observations on their economy.
In 1774 was published at Amsterdam, in folio, by Jacob L'Admiral, " Veranderingen van Veele In And " J. L. Tagebuch der Reise (lurch verschie dene Provinzen der Rumischen Reichs, Alenburgh." Two other volumes were published before 1783.
The Journal de Rosier, for this year, contains, 1. " Observations sur les Mouches communes, par Bion. dean. 2. Memoire sur la maniere d'elever les lines des Papillons, &c. par M. Nicolas. S. Lettre de M. Bonnet, sur les moyens de conservir diverges especes d'Inseotes, &c.
In 1775, J. C. Fsbricius, a pupil of Linnaeus, pub.. lished a new system of under the title " Systems Entomologice," which the principles of a new mode of classification are, for the first time, developed. He has taken the essential characters of his classes and genera, from the parts of the mouth (Instruments Cibaria), which has given to his classification the title of Ciboria,: System. In this work, he bas disposed all Emma into eight classes, viz. Eleutherata, Ulonata, Synistaia, Aganata Ugo. ,rata, Gioteato, .Rhyngeta, and 41rttliata. In this ea neral arrangement Fabricius has been followed by but few; but his mode of distinguishing the genera it still retained by all; and by the followers of La treille, it is combined with other essential characters, such as organs of locooaction, &o. He gained so
much reputation by this work, that he prosecuted his labours with increased ardour, and acquired the rank of the first entomologist of his age. We shall notice his later system in proper order.
Also, " Descriptions. Ammalium, &c.; gum in Itinere Orientali obeervavit, Petrus Forakal. Post mortem auctoris,-edidit Carsten Niebuhr." Moses Harris also published a little pamphlet, en titled, " The English Lepidoptera, or Aurelian's Pocket Companion," &c. London ; an alphabetical catalogue of the larger Lepidoptera, collected by its author in England. This little tract, although appa• randy insignificant, has materially contributed to the practical study of entomology in Britain. The Lin. neon names, as far as they were known to him, were added, and the time and place of the appearance of the insects in their different states are concisely given in columns. A frontispiece is added, explaining the terms used in the description of the insects of this order.
" Dissertazione seconda su de' Timpanetti deW udito scoverti Nel Grancbio Paguro e Sulla Biszarra di lui vita, del P. A. Miami. Napoli, 1775." 8vo., We received this rare work as we were correcting the press; it is therefore impossible to give an analysis of its contents.
The Journal de Rader, for this year (Vol V. and VI.), contains, " Trois Memoirs sur les Abeilles," &c. par M. Bonnet; and Vol. VIII., for 1776, con. take, " Easel our la Founni, par M. Barboteau." In the same year, Peter Brown, In his " New IL lustrations of Zoology," figured several insects.
And J. H. Sulzer published, in quarto, his " Ab gekiirzte Geschichte der Insecten, Winterthur." The " Genera Inseotorum" of Fabridus appeared in this year.
Also, " Beytrage zur Naturgeschichte von Franz, von Peek' Schrank, Leipzig." 8vo.
0. F. Muller produced his Zoologise Danicie Prodromus, &c. Hafnise," which is an useful book.
A valuable work was published at Halle in octavo, by J, SchrOter, named, " Abhandlungen iiber vet'. schiedene Gegenetande der Naturgeschicbte ;" a sue. ceeding part appeared in 1777.