RECORD: Darwin, C. R. 1844.08.17. Waterhouse tells me that Harpalus aenaeus. CUL-DAR45.48. Edited by John van Wyhe (Darwin Online, http://darwin-online.org.uk/)

REVISION HISTORY: Transcribed by Christine Chua and edited by John van Wyhe 10.2022. RN1

NOTE: See record in the Darwin Online manuscript catalogue, enter its Identifier here. Reproduced with permission of the Syndics of Cambridge University Library William Huxley Darwin. The volume CUL-DAR45 contains notes for Natural selection chap. 4 'Variation under nature'.


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Aug 17. /44/ Waterhouse tells me, that Harpalus ænæus, has not five 0 varieties near London, but has near South end, so has the Pœcilus common — He attributes the amount of variation to salt-water admitted the force of M — argument, about comparing specimens from different countries, though not proving variation yet rendering it probable — NB. says Male Tortoiseshell sandy-coloured.

(Ch. 4)


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