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Letter from A. R. Wallace to H W Bates, from Lobo Raman, near Bencoolen, Sumatra, 10 Dec 1861, re Bates's paper on Papilios; Darwinian philosophy, geographical distribution of species, rivers as limits to distribution, A. R. Wallace's Zoological Society paper on distribution of monkey species in Brazil; isolation of species from geographical origins, geological evidence; hopes Bates will write on Cicindelidae; collecting in Sumatra; plans to return to England. Place: Amazon Barra Brazil Notes: Letter no in contents list: 50 |
