RECORD: Darwin, C. R. 1855.05.11. [Hooker on insects in Kerguelen land]. CUL-DAR205.1.59. Edited by John van Wyhe (Darwin Online, http://darwin-online.org.uk/)
REVISION HISTORY: Transcribed by Christine Chua and edited by John van Wyhe 8.2021. RN1
NOTE: The brown crayon number '10' indicates that this document was filed by Darwin in his portfolio for the subject of Rudimentary & abortive organs.
Reproduced with permission of the Syndics of Cambridge University Library and William Huxley Darwin. The volume CUL-DAR205.1 contains notes on rudimentary organs.
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May 11/55/ Dr. Hooker says that he [found] only 2 insects in Kerguelen land, a moth of which both sexes were apterous & a Curculio (Ecteninorhyncus viridis of Waterhouse) was apterous. This Curculio very peculiar & shows no geographical affinity. Like Birds in S. Isld Mitchell says no [illeg] apterous fossils & recent Birds in New Zealand
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