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From:
Alfred Russel Wallace
To:
Henry Walter Bates
Date:
26 June 1845
Source of text:
Natural History Museum, London: NHM WP1/3/13
Summary:
Lists 90 insect specimens sent in box of duplicates, including some to be identified and a series of Aphodius from the Brecknockshire Beacons; describes insects and plants collected there; plans for an insect cabinet and thorough study of a few (Coleoptera) families. “Best capture” was the “most beautiful” Trichius fasciatus, the Bee Beetle.
Contributor:
Alfred Russel Wallace Correspondence Project