To Roland Trimen 21 February [1868]
Summary
RT’s argument about the Lasiocampa strikes him as very good; asks for any similar cases. Wonders whether male butterflies may serve more than one female.
| Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Addressee: | Roland Trimen |
| Date: | 21 Feb [1868] |
| Classmark: | Royal Entomological Society (Trimen papers, box 21: 65) |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-5908 |
To Roland Trimen 12 February [1868]
Summary
Is interested in the relative numbers of males and females of all animals; wants any instances of males, or females, being in excess.
| Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Addressee: | Roland Trimen |
| Date: | 12 Feb [1868] |
| Classmark: | Royal Entomological Society (Trimen papers, box 21: 64) |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-5867 |
From Roland Trimen 20 February 1868
Summary
Proportion of sexes in butterflies; discussion of subject at meeting of Entomological Society, London.
Attraction of males by female Lasiocampa quercus. [see Descent 1: 311–12.]
| Author: | Roland Trimen |
| Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Date: | 20 Feb 1868 |
| Classmark: | DAR 85: B59–60a |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-5902 |
Document type
| letter | (3) |
Author
| Darwin, C. R. | (2) |
| Trimen, Roland | (1) |
Addressee
| Trimen, Roland | (2) |
| Darwin, C. R. | (1) |
Correspondent
| Darwin, C. R. | (3) |
| Trimen, Roland |
Date
| 1868 | (3) |
