RECORD: Darwin, C. R. n.d. Abstract of Trimen, On some remarkable Mimetic Analogies among African Butterflies. CUL-DAR89.43. Edited by John van Wyhe (Darwin Online, http://darwin-online.org.uk/)
REVISION HISTORY: Transcribed by Christine Chua and edited by John van Wyhe 11.2021. 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-DAR 87-90 contain material for Darwin's book Descent of man 2d ed. (1874-1877).
Darwin cited this in Descent 2d ed., p. 324. n31: "p. 301. "Trimen, 'Linn. Transact.' vol. xxvi. 1869, p. 497."
Roland Trimen. 1869. On some remarkable Mimetic Analogies among African Butterflies. Transactions Linnean Society 26: 497-522.
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Transact. Linn. Soc. Vol 26. Part III. 1869
Most valuable paper by R. Trimen on mimetic.
Some Acræidæ do differ sexually - many ♀s alone in certain groups are mimetic - I think some males alone are - My remark on male not being recognised as mimetic erroneous.
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Transact. Linn. Soc. Vol. XXVI. Part III. p 503-4 [words excised] Trimen on mimetic Butterflies very good
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