RECORD: Darwin, C. R. n.d. Satyrus antlers in male less frequent not beautiful. CUL-DAR85.B68. Edited by John van Wyhe (Darwin Online, http://darwin-online.org.uk/)

REVISION HISTORY: Transcribed by Christine Chua and edited by John van Wyhe 3.2022. 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).

Wallace, A. R. 1865. On the phenomena of variation and geographical distribution as illustrated by the Papilionidæ of the Malayan Region. Transactions of the Linnean Society of London 25 (part I): 1-71, pls. 1-8.


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(a) give results of Doubleday - Satyrus another in male less frequent not beautiful ?? on other hand the plain-coloured female of Ornithoptera crœsus (Wallace. Linn. Transact Vol. 25. p 37) of Batchian was said by Mr Wallace to be "more plentiful & more easily caught" than the males, which are splendid insects. With moths.


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