| Edition | As printed | Type | Chars | Location | vs. previous |
|---|
| 2nd ed. (1778–83) | ① MANTIS | article | 1,058 | vol. 6, p. 4435 | |
| 3rd ed. (1797) | ② MANTIS | article | 3,059 | vol. 10, p. 545 | |
| 4th ed. (1810) | ③ MANTIS | article | 85 | vol. 12, p. 571 | |
| 5th ed. (1815) | ④ MANTIS | article | 85 | vol. 12, p. 571 | |
| 6th ed. (1823) | ⑤ MANTIS | article | 85 | vol. 12, p. 571 | |