RECORD: Darwin, C. R. n.d. [Questions answered by] Mr Waterhouse. CUL-DAR29.3.36. Edited by John van Wyhe (Darwin Online, http://darwin-online.org.uk/)

REVISION HISTORY: Transcribed by Christine Chua and edited by John van Wyhe 12.2021. RN1

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Mr Waterhouse

The generic names & probable habits of the moth staphylinus & ornithomya from St. Pauls

[insertion:] answered

+ Vampire, from Coquimbo

Small Ant p. 48 & larger ant. p. 80 Bahia, Rid de Jan

[insertion:] generic name as smaller species if possible

Elater Bahia.. name p. 42 answered

Lampyris p. 41 – are the others larvæ or females. Rui

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 [illeg] p. 66 (no)

new genus wrong? (yes) answered

+ number of mica from Do – answered see mica paper.

+ Ri Thordon (1284) name – answered

+ Tatusia pichig. apar metaca 3 banded & vi Uosa & mulita (rightly named?) (answered)

+ wild cat p 152.

[13v]

W Scarabeidæ: colymbetes: cynucus (mem calathus): hydroporus: 2 hydrobius: notaphus: adimonia:)

(answered) Names of genera of insects at sea

(answered) Cicindela Odacantha name means Hatiora Astros what animal should you suppose this would suck p. 213 [box] +

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 [surveying]?

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

Is there tropical character from T. del Fuego insects

no – (answered)

Chiloe

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

Mendoza Locust is it true lowest? A

Mendoza & Iquique [Ber….] same  genus? name? A

+ Keeling rat. What is it A

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

 

[36v]

genera of insects from Keeling – A from St Helena (are the yellowish flies dung feeders: carnivorous 35)

Cavia Patagonica – Yes A

Myoptomus A coypus, same as the R. Plata kind

{Any remarks about similarity of small Hustulian insects with Europæan

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

O have British Diptera


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