From:
Christian Rudolph Wilhelm Wiedemann
To:
Sir James Edward Smith
Date:
9 Jun 1817
Source of text:
GB-110/JES/COR/10/77, The Linnean Society of London
Summary:
Working with Johann Wilhem Meigen [(1764-1845), German entomologist] on 'Diptera' [flies] and updating his 1804 work ["Die Fliegen"], correcting the Fabrician synonymy by comparing against the collections of [Johan Christian] Fabricius. Asks for Smith's assistance by facilitating comparison with Linnaean collections, by either specimens or drawings and descriptions. Proposes [William Elford] Leach as an alternative.
[On separate folio] List of dubious species.
Contributor:
The Linnean Society of London