John Cypnen also published at Frankfort, " Histo ria Animahum," in the same year, in which insects are noticed.
About this period, two papers on insects are men tioned as having been one by John de Muralto, the other by C. Mentzelius.
In 1690, Bilberg published, at Upsal, a disserta tion, entitled, " Locustse." Also Konig's Re um Animale." And Stephanus Blancard published, in 8vo, at Leipsic, his " Schon-burg der Ruspen, Wormen, Maden." In 1691, the " Historia Vermium," by Jungius, was printed at Hamburgh.
In 1692, in the " Memoirs of the French Ace demy," we find a curious paper, by Sedileau, en titled, Observations sur ]'Origin dune espece de Papillon," which treats of Saturnia Pavonia major.
In 1693, an augmented edition of Swammerdam's work was printed at Utrecht, entitled, " Historia Generalis Insectorum, Latinam fecit H. C. Hen. nius." In this year, the prodigious ravages occasioned by immense swarms of locusts, which, in the month of August, over-ran Germany, and extended partially through the rest of Europe, even to the northern borders, could not fail to engage the notice of many writers, amongst whom we find the following ac counts. " Hawstreit; de Locustis immenso ag. mine aerem nostrum implentibus, et quid portendere putentur." This treatise is comprised in sixty-five pages, with one plate, from which we learn the species treated of to be Locusts migratoria. " Lo dolphi Dissertatio de Locustis, anno prseterito im mense copia in Germania visis, tum diatribe, qua sententia autoris de tzisYni defenditur." In folio, consisting of eighty-eight pages, embellished with figures. The following authors also published tracts on this subject, 'namely Crelluis, Kirkmajor, Wollen.
haupt, and Treunera; but we are ignorant of the titles of their little dissertations.
In 1694, Albino published a small tract on the Spanish flies (Cantharides).
In 1695 appeared the " Arcane Nature Detecte," by Leuwenhoek.
And, in the same year, a small octavo, " Jacobi Petiveri Museum." In 1699, Hombergh published a paper in the Me moirs of the French Academy, on digrion Virgo, Fehr.
In 1700 was published, in 8 vole. duodecimo, " Histoke Naturelle des Inserter selon lours differ enter metamorphoses, observees par Jean Goedart. Amsterdam." James Petiver, in 1702, produced the first decade of his " Gazophylacium Nature at Artie," which was carried on progressively during ten years. It consists of ten parts, which treat of insects, as well as of various animals, fossils and plants.
In 1705, our celebrated countryman Ray publish ed his work entitled " Methodus Insectorum, Btu in methodum aliqualem digests." In this year, also, the entomological part of the work of Rumphius appeared.
In 1707 appeared m London " A Voyage to the Islands of biadeira, Barbadoes, Jamaica, with the Natural History," &c. by Sir dans Sloane, folio.
In 1710 Russel his " Theatrum versale titanium Animalium," which treats of insects.
And in this year appeared Ray's posthumous work, " Historia Insectorum," which was brought out under the care of Dr Derham. Insects are de fined to be animals, having their bodies divided more or less by incisions. The first division, eltsrra putep•pra, undergo no change, and consists of, 1. wrids or those without legs, under which he com prehended the class Vermes ,(Anneleides Cuvier), and some intestinal worms (bitostos); 2. Pedata, including the classes Arachnoida, Myriapoda, Insec ts Ametabolia, and some of the Crustacea Malacos trace Edriophthalma. The second division, foirospur tyro, pass through the state of larva, and contains all the Insects Metabolia.
In 1717, Wedelio published a tract of the utility of Cantharides, in the Materia Medici of Jona.
In the same year, J. Petiver published a work in London, " Papilionum Britannicte Icons, Nomina," &c. folio. This was certainly, in its day, a valuable acquisition to the student, and is still, as a work of reference, of some repute.
Frisch,. in 1720, published his " Beschreibimg von m Deutschland." The whole work consists of thirteen parts, illustrated, each, with plates.