An epitome of the natural history of the insects of China
Subtitle: comprising figures and descriptions of upwards of one hundred new, singular, and beautiful species, together with some that are of importance in medicine, domestic economy, &c. : the figures are accurately drawn, engraved, and coloured, from specimens of the insects : the descriptions are arranged according to the system of Linnæus, with references to the writings of Fabricius, and other systematic authors
By: by E. Donovan, author of The natural history of insects, &c
Series: Nineteenth Century Collections Online: Science, Technology, and Medicine, Part II; Nineteenth Century Collections Online: Science, Technology, and Medicine, Part II
Publisher: [publisher not identified]
Published: 1798
Place of publication: Place of publication not identified]
Language: eng
Number of pages: 99
Subjects: Insects; Early works to 1800; Speciation; Therapeutic use; Pictorial works
Notes: The plates are hand-colored and some of them are dated 1799.

Reproduction of the original from the Bruce Peel Special Collections Library, University of Alberta.

Includes index.

Includes bibliographical references.