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RECORD: Darwin, C. R. 1855.02. Waterhouse writes to me that the one Hipporhinus tribulus from N. Holland, is closely allied to genus Leptops. CUL-DAR205.9.287. Edited by John van Wyhe (Darwin Online, http://darwin-online.org.uk/)

REVISION HISTORY: Transcribed by Christine Chua and edited by John van Wyhe 10.2021. RN1

NOTE: See record in the Darwin Online manuscript catalogue, enter its Identifier here. Reproduced with permission of the Syndics of Cambridge University Library and William Huxley Darwin. The volume CUL-DAR205.9 contains notes on palaeontology and geology [regarding theory of evolution].

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Waterhouse writes to me that the one Hipporhinus tribulus from N. Holland, is closely allied to genus Leptops, which is a New Holland Genus means most striking cases, (may be considered as aberrant species)

Genus 113 now found also at Ternate so case fails Waterhouse doubts about Cyphos. Knows that Leptops good case. Doubts Amycterus, Constrachetus, I forget what he says - Does not know anything about Zygops. (W. case gives me, I see no further information. Feb 55)

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Wandering species impress one's mind with the origin having been really wandering & altered. But why as in plants more altered. Are not such aberrant groups.

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