RECORD: Darwin, C. R. n.d. Abstract of Davis, Entomological Magazine, 1833. CUL-DAR81.134. 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).
Darwin cited this in Descent 1: 375.
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Entomological Mag. Vol. I. 1833 p. 82
Mr A. H. Davis placed 2 males with a female, & the larger one fought & pinched the other severely with his mandibles until the smaller one resigned his pretension.
The males emerge about a week before the females, so that several males may be found follow & searching for the same female. Hence the males wd appear to be, or are actually more numerous than the females. No of sexes
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