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Wallace Alfred Russel, Bates Frederick, Bates Henry Walter, Saunders ?, Labillardiere Jacques Julien Houton de, Burmeister Hermann, Pierre Dejean, Gray George Robert, Wollaston Thomas Vernon, Lacordaire T?, Mulsant Martial Étienne, Gosse Philip Henry |
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Letter from A. R. Wallace to Frederick Bates in Leicester, from Ternate, 2 Mar 1858, regarding Geodephaga species, commenting on notes made by F Bates in a letter received a month previously; variation of entomological species; species of Catascopus sent to Saunders; habits of Cicindelidae; theory of colours of insect species; planned expedition to northern Celebes; plans to write a Coleoptera Malayana; disgraceful state of current publishing in entomology, comments on particular works. Place: Amazon Andes South America Mount Ophir Malaya Peru Ternate Moluccas Notes: Letter no in contents list: 40. Loose note by Emma B, c. 2001/2 (destroyed) with this letter but possibly intended to refer to previous letter (to H W Bates from Amboyna, 4 Jan 1858, continued Ternate, 25 Jan 1858): "Contested date stamp letter". This refers to the controversy over the date of arrival of A. R. Wallace's letter and essay sent to Charles Darwin from Ternate (See Raby, p. 133, n.25. and p. 287). |
