Ioh. Christ. Fabricii, prof. hist. nat. ... Philosophia entomologica : sistens scientiae fundamenta : adiectis definitionibus, exemplis, observationibus, adumbrationibus - Fabricius, Johann Christian, (Impensis Carol. Ernest. Bohnii, 1778)
Constitutes the first attempt "to determine the theoretical principles of entomology". cf. Autobiography, Trans. Ent. Soc. London, ser. IV, p. x (1845). --- Vignette on t.p.; head- and tail-pieces; initials. --- Signatures: )(A-LM²(-M2). --- I. Bibliotheca -- II. Insectum -- III. Instrumenta cibaria -- IIII. Metamorphosis -- V. Sexus -- VI. Dispositio -- VII. Nomina -- VIII. Differentiae -- IX. Adumbrationes -- X. Oeconomia -- XI. Vsus.
Keywords: Beneficial insects; Early works to 1800; Entomology; Insect pests; Insects