Historic, archived document Do not assume content reflects current scientific knowledge, policies, or practices. ~~ Buttetin No. 24—NEw SERIES. ; 3 = U.S. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE, DIVISION OF ENTOMOLOGY. : Se ele OF COMPILED UNDER THE DIRECTION OF THE ENTOMOLOGIST, FOR THE USE OF STUDENTS AND OTHER WORKERS, AS WELL AS FOR THOSE ABOUT TO BEGIN THE COLLECTING = AND STUDY-OF INSECTS. 5 BY NATHAN BANKS. Assistant. ql es) fn N 7 NE ae ee A Ae ee ee WASHINGTON: GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE. ; - 1900. A : DIVISION OF ENTOMOLOGY. Entomologist: Va. O. Frohne First Assistant Entomologist: C. LL. Marlatt. Assistant Entomologists: Th. Pergande, F. H,. Chittenden, Frank Benton. _ Investigators: FE. A. Schwarz, D. W. Coquillett. Assistants: R.S. Clifton, Nathan Banks, F. C. Pratt, Aug. Busck, Otto Heidemann, AN. Caudell, J. Kotinsky. Artist: Miss L. Sullivan. 3 BULLETIN No. 24—NeEw SERIES. U. S. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE, DIVISION OF ENTOMOLOGY. A kb OF WORKS ON NORTH AMERICAN ENTOMOLOGY, - COMPILED UNDER THE DIRECTION OF THE ENTOMOLOGIST, FOR THE USE OF STUDENTS AND OTHER WORKERS, AS WELL AS FOR THOSE ABOUT TO BEGIN THE COLLECTING AND STUDY OF INSECTS. BY NATHAN BANKS, Assistant. ei it {| Alien t . \ | 4, | ball es oa AS oe | LS mie elite zee) Ip ‘i a : ake OF SF WASHINGTON: GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE. 1 OOr LETTER OF TRANSMITTAL. U. S. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE, Division oF ENTOMoLoeY, Washington, D. C., July 5, 1900. Str: I have the honor to transmit herewith the manuscript of a bul- letin for which there has been much demand among workers in ento- mology, and the publication of which I recommend under the title, Bulletin No. 24, new series, *‘A List of Works on North American Entomology.” Respectfully, : L. O. Howarp, Entomologist. Hon. JAMES WILSON, Secretary of Agriculture. INTRODUCTORY NOTE. In 1888 there was published under the Division of Entomology, as Bulletin No. 19, ‘**An enumeration of the published synopses, cata- logues, and lists of North American insects,” etc. This bulletin has served a very useful purpose in enabling a full answer to inquiries regarding the works most useful in the determination of our native insects and also regarding the most useful general works of reference. Since the publication of Bulletin No. 19, however, there has been very ereat activity in entomological work, and the bulletin is now well behind the times. Anyone who has ever taken up the study of ento- mology realizes the difficulty of securing a comprehensive review of the literature, even of a small group, while to secure publications which will enable him to determine the known species in most of the groups is more or less difficult. In fact, it is difficult to learn even the title of such papers and where to procure them. This latter diffi- culty will be solved by the present bulletin. Mr. Banks has not com- piled a complete bibliography of the literature of North American insects, but has given briefly the references to such works and papers as are most useful for the identification of our insects. The old list has been added to greatly, and in fact the number of papers cited 1 1s almost double that of the previous bulletin. L. O. H. 4 COLNE RENE lis: Maron CtOnyamOL6 me oan pene ok Bea ea Serene eo 38 iad pee Comprehensive works most useful for the study of North unediean insects. - HHI GOTO Wayans el ce ~ SI ae ra emery a al aR goe 1 le Se _ Systematic works on single orders of insects: PETRY STAC Po UE eae pee ae a ce are A Eat ree a Ae a Ra ft 2 ID ONES ET 5 Sek ee ae ae ene eat gate pe PE Rneh ee Oy mee enn og ewido plerae ete ae eee ee a ee ot ee Le a he Colon tera mer seer e mete ee ope ne nt eda oe OY SEE Ae ae Hele rnall(o Ste eee ea me ee ge Ny has FS A. ox ys nee Ounce rams ern ge ee Seti atk eee Se ae ay. SA ee INGO Dieta meee eer eee ny Ae eA er ee eee Vail la leanee eee eee eee ete Ae Stee eo SoA ae Sea REE ees TNO SEW ONU RE se oe es a A De le Se ee ae ae ec ee a eee ee ITS rere OL IO IE VES eae ee i OR RI eg Re PACHA [TR Cl ape eee ens Sets ee RN ee ee Ny, ee eee eae Works on economic entomolbey aa by the U. 8S. Entomological Com- mission and by the U. 8. Department of ee. bv eee, See eee Liemoreamportant periodicals cited im this bulletin..........:.-2-2.-.-2--2- , How to obtain entomological books and pamphlets. -.---...----.------------ 5 ~I~I ~I ioe) A LIST OF WORKS ON NORTH AMERICAN ENTOMOLOGY. COMPREHENSIVE WORKS MOST USEFUL FOR THE STUDY OF NORTH AMERICAN INSECTS. THomass Say.—Complete writings on the entomology of North America; edited by J. L. LeConte. New York, 1859. Principally descriptions of new species; contains a glossary to entomological terms. Now out of print. J. H. Comstock.—A manual for the study of insects. Ithaca, Com- stock Publishing Company, 1895. Price, $4.50. Almost indispensable to the student. A. S. Packarp.—Guide to the study of insects. New York, Henry Holt & Co. Price, $5. Many editions. (First edition, Salem, 1869.) A. 5. Packarp.—A text-book of entomology. New York, The Mac- millan Company, 1898. Price, $4.50. Especially valuable for anatomy and morphology. AupHeus Hyatt and J. M. Arms.—Insecta. No. VIII, Guides for science teaching. Boston, D. C. Heath & Co. , 1890. Price, $1.25. A handy v elaine for the enonen H. C. C. BurmMetster.—Handbuch der Entomologie. Berlin, 1832- 1855. 5 vols. Vol. I. Allgemeine Entomologie. The first volume treats of general entomology; Vol. II, part 1, of the Hemip- tera; part 2, of Orthoptera; part 3, of Neuroptera; the remaining volumes of Coleoptera. The first volume has been translated by W. E. Shuckard, under the title, Manual of Entomology: 1 vol. London, 1836. J. O. Westrwoop.—An introduction to the modern classification of insects, founded on the natural habits and corresponding organi- zation of the different families. 2 vols. London, 1839-40. W. Krirpy and W. Sprence.—An introduction to entomology. 4 vols. London, 1815-1826. Several later editions, some in two volumes. Contains a vast amount of interesting matter on the habits of insects. 7 8 Davin SHarp.—The Cambridge Natural History; Insects. 2 vols.: vol. 1, 1895; vol. 2, 1899. London, Macmillan & Co. Price, 17 shillings per volume. | A most interesting work on insects. H. J. Korse.—Einfiihrung in die Kenntnis der Insekten. Berlin, 1893. Especially valuable for morphology. J. KtnckeL pb’ HeRcuLais.—Les Insectes, les Myriopodes, et les Arachnides. Edition francaise, A. E. Brehm, Merveilles de la Nature. 2vols. Paris, 1883. Very valuable for habits of insects. THE STANDARD NaturAL History.—Kdited by J. S. Kingsley. Bos- ton, 1884-85. Volume IT contains the insects, treated by the following authors: Hyme- noptera, J. H. Comstock and L. O. Howard; Coleoptera, Geo. Dim- mock; Lepidoptera, H. Edwards and C. H. Fernald; Diptera, S. W. Williston; Orthoptera, C. V. Riley; Hemiptera, P. R. Uhler; Neurop- tera, A. S. Packard; Arachnida, J. H. Emerton. BIoLocGiA CENTRALI-AMERICANA.—Edited by T. Ducane Godman and Osbert Salvin. London, issued in parts. [Unfinished. | The different subjects, as far as published, may be secured by purchase froin foreign book dealers. FRANK Cowan.—Curious facts in the history of insects. 396 pp. Philadelphia, 1865. A. 8S. Packarp.—Entomology for beginners. New York, Henry Holt & Co., 1892. Price, $1.40. C. V. Riry.—Directions for Collecting and Preserving Insects. Washington, D. C., 1892. Part F of Bulletin No. 39 of the U.S. National Museum. BIBLIOGRAPHY. H. A. Hacen.—Bibliotheca Entomologica. Die Litteratur tiber das ganze Gebiet der Entomologie bis zum Jahre 1862. Leipzig, 1862. O. TascHENBERG.—Bibliotheca Zoologica I, 1889; III, 1890. Leipzig. Dealing with the literature of entomology from 1861 to 1880; the first vol- ume, under Carus and Engelmann, brought the subject down to 186], duplicating Hagen’s work. ZooLocicat REcorD.—Published each year by the Zoological Society of London. BiBLioGRAPHIA ZooLocica.—Published in parts, in connection with the Zoologischer Anzeiger. S. H. ScuppErR.—Nomenclator Zoologicus. Bul. No. 22, U.S. National Museum, 1882. Contains a universal index to the genera used in zoology down to 1880. S S. HensHaw.—Bibliography of American Economic Entomology. Parts L-V.