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45 & 47 Exchange Place

N. Y.

6^th. February 1880

My Dear Sir,

I had the pleasure of writing to you on the 12^th. Dec^r. with Prof. ^Cope’s1,2 notes regarding the Bermuda Lizard..

As to the Insects I wrote to Mr Jones,³ and can now quote ^{from his reply, —} "I cannot say with certainty as to the Myrmeleon (Ant lion) found in Bermuda, D^r. Angen considered it new, but would not undertake to decide.

With respect to the Coleoptera, Lepidoptera, Hymenoptera, Diptera and Neuroptera, I do not believe a single species can be claimed as Bermudian.”

I have done some work on my list of West Indian land shells, and may soon forward to you a little abstract, shewing the generic distribution.

Pray at all times command my services.

I am | My Dear Sir | faithfully yours | Thos. Bland⁴ [signature]

Alfred R. Wallace Esq.