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" Although we readily allow Lister the credit due for this arrangement, yet we cannot avoid expressing our regret for his remarks on the original author, to whom he allows neither credit as a naturalist nor as a writer. He highly praises his skill as a painter ; but says, " Go edart, after forty years attention, seems to have made but little advancement in his skill in the nature of in sects ; he rather seems to have diverted himself, than to have given himself any trouble to understand them ; and yet after all, you will find him everywhere just and cor rect, but in many places short and hardly intelligible." These opinions are delivered in a style of affected superio rity over his author, highly unbecoming and not strictly true ; and he gained no reputation on the continent for these illiberal remarks, which were much condemned.
Also, by the same author, Appendix ad historian: ani medium Angus. London. Octavo.
In 1687, Leeuwenhoek published his Anatomia seu in teriora rerum, cum animatarunz tum inaninzatarum, ope beneficio exquisitissimorum nzicroscoporum detecta.
In the same year, Geyereus wrote a treatise on the medicinal properties of Spanish flies, (cant/zarides,) un der the title, Tractatus physico-medicus de cantharidi bus.
Also by J. F. Griendel, at Neuremberg, in quarto, Micrographia Nova, in which some notice is taken of insects.
In 1688 was published an Italian edition of Redi's .Experimenta circa Generationem Insectorum, entit,ed, Ex/zerienze intorno alla Generazione degl' Insetti.
In this year also, Stephen Biankaart of Amsterdam, published a work, Scholz Berg drr Rzzpsen, Wormer, 111a den en vliegende Dierkens daar nit voort-kommende. The author was a physician, who devoted much time to collecting insects. The plates are admirably executed-; but the work in other respects bears but an indifferent character. Frisch and Lyonet consider it hut a superfi cial production. It treats of the larva: of various insects, and a few perfect insects are also noticed. Another edi tion was published at Leipsic in 1690.
John Cyprien also published at Frankfort, Historia .9ninzalium, in the same year, in which insects are no ticed.
About this period, two papers on insects appeared, one by John de Muralto, the other by C. Alentzedus.
In 1690, Bilberg published at Upsal a dissertation en titled, Locusts.
And in the same year, Regnzinz .9nimale.
In this year also, Stephanus B:ancat cl published in oc tavo, at Leipsic, Schonberg der Ruspen, Wormen, Ma den.
In 1691, Historia Vermizim, by Jungius, was printed at Ilarnburgh. • In 1692, in the Memoirs of the French Academy, we find a curious paper, by Sedileau, entitled, Observations sur l'originc d'un espece de Papillon, (which treats of Sa turnia pavonia major.) In 1693, an augmented edition of Swammerdam's Historia Generalis Insectorum Lath:um, fecit II. C. l len nius, was printed' at Utrecht.
In this year, the prodigious ravages occasioned by im mense 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 observations of many writers, among whom we find the following naturalists, De LOCUSii8 inz tnenso agmine ae'rem nostrum implentibus, et quid porten dere putentur, by Hebensircit ; also Dissertatio de Lo cutis, anus preterit° immensa copia in Germania visis, cum diatriba, qua sententia autoris de ontzv defenditur, by Ludolphus. The former of these works is comprised in sixty-five pages, with one plate, from which we learn the species treated of to be Gryllus migratorius. The work of Ludolphus is in folio, and consists of eighty-eight pages, embellished with figures. The following authors also published tracts on this subject, namely, Crellius, Kit kmajor, ‘Voollenhaupt, and Treunera, but we are ignorant of the titles of these little dissertations.
In 1694, Albino published a small tract on the Spa nish flies, (Cantharides) In 1695, the Arcana Nature Dctecte, by Leeuwen hock, appeared.