In 1630, a thin quarto, by lIoefnagle, was published tinder the title of Diverse Insectorum volatilium 'cones ad vivum depict e, per D. J. Hoefnagle, typisque manda te a Nicola() Johanni Tischer, containing 326 figures, some of which are very indifferent. Ile has not adopted any particular mode of arrangement, but contented him self with delineating them in the states presented by chance, not always following them throughout their pro gressive changes.
In 1634, Thomas Mouffet published his Insectorum sive Mini7710rUM Animalitun Theatrztm, which appears to be the second work on entomology published in our country. This work, as its title indicates, is written in the Latin language ; it appeared in London in one vo lume folio, and contains numerous wooden cuts, rudely executed, accompanied by long, tedious, and often ridi culous and fanciful descriptions of the species. The first seven chapters (capita,) are occupied with heavy details concerning the common hive bee (Arts Mellifica.) The eighth is entitled, De Yes/us. The ninth, De Cra brone et Tenthredine, which includes the humble bees (Bosun). The tenth, eleventh, and twelfth, De Muscis, which includes, with several dipterous (or two-winged insects) many hymenopterous, as well as neuropterous insects. The thirteenth, De Culicibus. The fourteenth, Del'apilionibus, which occupies two hundred pages, the margins being embellished with 112 wooden figures, executed in the rudest style, yet in most instances toler ably intelligible to the skilful entomologist. The fifteenth, De Cicindcla, including the glow-worm (Lampyris,) and several others. The sixteenth, De Locustis. The se venteenth, De Cicadis et Gryllis. The eighteenth, De Blattis. The nineteenth, De Buprestide et Cerambice. The twentieth, De Cantharide. The twenty-first, De Sea rab.eis, which includes many of the larger beetles, (Co leoptera). The twenty-second, De Scarabxis Minoribus. The twenty third, De Proscarabzeo et Scarabeo Aquatico. The twenty-fourth, De Gryllotalpa. The twenty-fifth, De Phryganea. The twenty-sixth, De Tipula. The twenty-seventh, De Forficula sive auriculcria. The twen ty-eighth, Dc Scorpio, Formica, et Pediculis clads. And, lastly, the twenty-ninth, De Cinzice Sylvestri. After these, we arrive at the second book, which treats of apterous insects, (those wanting wings), amongst which he places all sorts of Larve (or caterpillars) of other species be longing to winged insects, and likewise many of the vermes, &c. We must apologise to the reader for taking up so much of his time with dry statements of the heads of this work ; but as it was one of the first produced in this country, we trust he will not consider it as entirely uninteresting; and as a specimen of his style and notions relative to insects, we may quote the following, which speaks of a species of Mantis, (probably dI. religiosa or
Oratoria) : " Pectus habet longum, tenue, cuculo tectum, caput simplex ; oculos sanguineos, satis magnos, anten nas breves, pules sex locustarum more, sed anteriores multo crassiores longioresquc cxteris, quos quia junc tos plerumque elevat (precantium situ) a nostratibus Presque Dieu dici solet : totum corpus macilentum cst. Tam diving censctur bestiola, ut inter° interroganti de via, altero pede extenso rectum monstrat, atquc taro vel nunquam fallat. Cauda illi bifurca, setaceis duobus acu leis prmdita; atque ut nanum elcvatione yams refert, ita etiam et moths ; neque enim ludit ut alii, neque saltat, nequc gestit ; sed lcnte obambulans mo destiam retinet et matu ram quadam ostendit gravitatem." The work is professedly an improvement on that of Dr %Votton, begun in 1550, continued by Conrad Gcsner ; and was afterwards enriched and published in its present form by Mount.
In 1646, Hollar gained considerable reputation by his work, Illuscarum, Scarabeeorum, Vernziumque varix figu Tee et fortune, omnes ad vivum coloribus depicter et ex col lcctione arundeliana, ec. which was published at Ant werp.
In 1657, the Historia Naturals of Johnson, in folio, was published ; but as this work is a mere compilation, it is unworthy of further notice ; for " he has not added a sin gle remark to what was before known." in 1658, an English translation of Mouffct's work was published in London by Topsal, chaplain of St Bo tolph.
Goedart, about this time, published a work in the Dutch language, with plates. This work, considering the time of its appearance, must be considered of considerable merit. It has been translated into Latin, French, Ger man, and English, with copies of the plates. " For the space of twenty years," we are told, " Goedart devoted himself to the study of insects." He followed them through their progressive changes with great precision : this renders his book more extensively acceptable ; and his figures, which were never surpassed by his prede cessors, arc sufficiently correct to be understood. The first edition of this work being sold off, the first volume of a Latin translation, by Dr Mey, minister of Middle burg was produced, under the title of Metamorphoses et Historia Naturals Insectorum, in 1662. Lister allows but little credit to the translators of his works : " Goe dart," he observes, " left his writings in Dutch ; his translators were men wholly ignorant of natural history, and their comments are mere rhapsodies altogether." In 1664, a quarto, relating to insects as objects of mi croscopical investigation, by Power, was published.