Has reread copy of Fritz Müller’s letter that CD sent some time ago and would like to publish the entomological observations in it.
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Has reread copy of Fritz Müller’s letter that CD sent some time ago and would like to publish the entomological observations in it.
Is doubtful about the publication of Fritz Müller’s letter after so long an interval.
Encloses Fritz Müller’s letter.
Is exhibiting butterflies in which variations in the female show a finely graded series. Believes dimorphism can be explained by the selection of the extremes of such a series and the consequent extinction of the intermediates.
Thinks the facts in Fritz Müller’s letter could be published.
Recommends August Weismann’s essay on dimorphism ["Über den Saison-Dimorphismus der Schmetterlinge", Studien zur Descendenz-Theorie 1 (1875)]
and has no doubt that intermediate forms could be eliminated as RM suggests.
Does not think Fritz Müller can object to anything RM has said in his essay.
Has alluded to colour preference among butterflies in Descent [1: 400–1].
Interesting article by Fritz Müller on sexual selection in butterflies, Kosmos [1 (1877): 388–95].
Would like to see the Kosmos article.
Is considering producing a translation of August Weismann’s essays.
Comments on Wallace’s paper on the colours of animals and plants [Macmillan’s Magazine 36 (1877): 384–408, 464–71].
Thinks Weismann would welcome a translation.
Was dissatisfied with Wallace’s article.
Hopes RM finds a publisher [for his translation of Weismann’s Studien].
Good article by Fritz Müller in Kosmos supporting August Weismann’s views on caterpillars.
Wishes to borrow third part of Fritz Müller’s article on sexual selection in butterflies [Kosmos 2 (1877–8): 218–24].
Is forwarding material on stridulation, including Prof. Wood-Mason’s paper ["Note on Mygale stridulans", Trans. R. Entomol. Soc. Lond. (1877): 281–2], which should interest CD.
Is dispatching December number of Kosmos.
Will read the discussion on stridulation that RM mentioned.
Thinks there can be no objection to RM’s using a Fritz Müller letter [see 11319].
Returns Kosmos.
Thanks CD for permission to use Fritz Müller’s last letter, which contains new observations.
Thanks RM for his interesting paper ["Entomological notes bearing on evolution", Ann. & Mag. Nat. Hist. 5th ser. 1 (1878): 155].
Encloses proof of the Entomological Society’s Proceedings for February to show the use he has made of Fritz Müller’s letter [see 11319].
Asks RM to send a copy of the Entomological Society’s Proceedings to Fritz Müller.
Thinks RM may like to see the enclosed [Fritz Müller letter].
Would like to have some insect photographs identified; they seem to show pretty and new case of protective resemblance.
Will exhibit the photos at the Entomological Society and have them identified.
Fritz Müller’s observations on relative abundance of mimicking and mimicked species.