RECORD: Darwin, C. R. n.d. Abstract of Lubbock on Calanidæ. CUL-DAR81.113. Edited by John van Wyhe (Darwin Online, http://darwin-online.org.uk/)

REVISION HISTORY: Transcribed by Christine Chua and edited by John van Wyhe 2.2022. RN1

NOTE: See record in the Darwin Online manuscript catalogue, enter its Identifier here. Reproduced with permission of the Syndics of Cambridge University Library and William Huxley Darwin. The volumes CUL-DAR80-86 contain material for Darwin's book Descent of man (1871).

John Lubbock. 1853. Description of a new genus of Calanidæ. Annals and Magazine of Natural History 11, series 2: 25-29.

John Lubbock. 1853. On two new species of Calanidæ, with observations on the Spermatic Tubes of Pontella, Diaptomis, &c. Ibid: 159-165.

Darwin cited this in Descent 1: 329, n5: "See Sir J. Lubbock in 'Annals. and Mag. of Nat. Hist.' vol. xi. 1853, pl. i. and x.; and vol. xii. (1853) pl. vii. See also Lubbock in 'Transact. Ent. Soc.' vol. iv. new series, 1856-1858, p. 8."


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Figures (London)

(1) Hectoctile. [Hectocotylus] See Victor Carus Catalogue for references (??)

Annals & Mag of N. Hist 1853 vol XI Pl. I fig 3a & Pl X fig I or fig 9 prehensile antenna on one side of male. –Vol XII 1853 Pl. 7. This latter plate wd do best for it gives the same species on smaller scale. The antennæ on both sides ought to be figured & Lubbock does not generally give this.

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