RECORD: Darwin, C. R. 1856.06.04. F Smith tells me, an Ichneumondious insect, has its larval species apterous.  CUL-DAR205.1.63. 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.


[63]

Pezomachus, Mr F Smith tells me, an Ichneumondious insect, has its larval species apterous, but some of the spec. have the degree of rudimentariness very varying – the wings occasionally extending to end of abdomen, What means this varying of rudimentary organs?

Jun 4/56/

10


Return to homepage

Citation: John van Wyhe, ed. 2002-. The Complete Work of Charles Darwin Online. (http://darwin-online.org.uk/)

File last updated 16 October, 2023