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Mr. Waterhouse

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The generic names & probable habits of the moth Staphylinus & Ornithomya from St. Pauls   Answered

+ Vampire, from Coquimbo observ [habit]

Small Ant p. 48 & Larger ant. p. 80 Bahia, Rio de Jan      generic name as smaller species if possible

Elater Bahia.. name p. 42      Answered

Lampyris p. 41 – are the others larvæ or females. Rio     Answered (Larvæ certainly  W. [Waterhouse])

Papilio; cause of noise, powers of walking, high flight head downwards: analogy with Emperor Februa Hoffmanseggi

Pompilius p. 49 Rio – name –     partly answered

+ Didelphis from Maldonado are any new p. 66     (No)

new genus wrong?   (Yes)     Answered

+ Number of mice from Do. –     Answered see mice paper.

+ Reithrodon (1284) name –     Answered

+ Tatusia pichiy. apari Mataco 3 banded & villosa & mulita (rightly named?) (Answered)

+ wild cat p 152.

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Names of genera of insects at sea (Answered)

W Scarabeidæ: Colymbetes: Cynucus (mem calathus): Hydroporus: 2 Hydrobius: Notaphus: Adimonia:)

Cicindela Odacantha (Answered) (near Hattica) & Astreas. what animal should you suppose this would suck p. 213 [ ] +

May I say the greater number of coleoptera from Tiera del are Harpalidæ & Heteromera} Yes (Answered) [insertion:] Curculios rather abundant

Are these not insects from sweeping?

Name of those beetles found in saltish water; as Habits of genera O

Is there tropical character from T. del Fuego insects No – (Answered)

Chiloe

Name of genus (2414) (W Telephoridæ) (Answered)

Mendoza Locust is it true locust? A

Mendoza & Iquique [Beneclese] same  genus? name? A

+ Keeling rat. What is it A

867: 868. 869. dead in sea 40 miles off St. of Magellan: Carabidous: - A

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[refering to '+' on 36av] + Ascension rats- A
Gernal character of American rats A
Galapagos rats (both) A
Opposite side of Cordillera different A

Genera of insects from Keeling

– A from St Helena. (are the yellowish flies dung feeders: carnivorous 35.)

Cavia Patagonica – Yes A

Coypus Myoptomus A coypus, same as the R. Plata kind

{Any remarks about similarity of small Hustulian insects with Europæan.-

My: Cat. A Darwinii (not new series) = yaganundi =

O Oracea British Diptera.