From Frederick Smith 5 November 1869
British Museum
5th. Novr. 1869
My dear Sir
I have just read an article in the Entomologists Monthly Magazine for Novr. 1869. page 130 on Scolytus, the Elm Beetle— the paper is entitled. “Observations on the Œconomy of the British Species of Scolytus—By T. Algernon Chapman, M.D.—Abergavenny—
The Author observes “S. destructor, intricatus and pruni, are able to squeak audibly, by a rapid movement of the abdomen against the elytra, intricatus making the loudest noise—1
I just send this in case it may be useful to you—2
Yours very truly | Fredk Smith
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Footnotes
Bibliography
Chapman, Thomas Algernon. 1869. Observations on the œconomy of the British species of Scolytus. Entomologist’s Monthly Magazine 6: 126–31.
Descent: The descent of man, and selection in relation to sex. By Charles Darwin. 2 vols. London: John Murray. 1871.
Summary
Sends reference to stridulation in an article about Scolytus by Dr Chapman "Observations on the economy of British species of Scolytus", Entomol. Mon. Mag. 6 (1870): 126–31.
Letter details
- Letter no.
- DCP-LETT-6972
- From
- Frederick Smith
- To
- Charles Robert Darwin
- Sent from
- British Museum
- Source of text
- DAR 82: 4
- Physical description
- ALS 2pp †
Please cite as
Darwin Correspondence Project, “Letter no. 6972,” accessed on 18 April 2024, https://www.darwinproject.ac.uk/letter/?docId=letters/DCP-LETT-6972.xml
Also published in The Correspondence of Charles Darwin, vol. 17
