To Frederick Smith 12 March 1878
Summary
Sends FS some specimens of harvesting ants along with the observations of their habits made by Mary Treat. If the facts are new, he believes that Mrs Treat would be gratified by their being mentioned before the Entomological Society. [See 11422.]
Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Addressee: | Frederick Smith |
Date: | 12 Mar 1878 |
Classmark: | Viscount Boyd of Merton (private collection) |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-11418A |
From Frederick Smith 14 March 1878
Summary
Thanks CD for specimens of, and curious facts on, the "harvesting ant".
Author: | Frederick Smith |
Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Date: | 14 Mar 1878 |
Classmark: | DAR 177: 198 |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-11422 |
From Frederick Smith 10 November 1857
Summary
Sends drawings of two forms of workers of Cryptocerus discocephalus in response to CD’s request for examples of insects whose workers show disparity of form.
Author: | Frederick Smith |
Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Date: | 10 Nov 1857 |
Classmark: | DAR 11.2: 65a |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-2167 |
From Frederick Smith 26 February 1858
Summary
Identifies an ant described by CD and discusses the predatory habits of Formica sanguinea.
Describes some wasps’ nests.
Author: | Frederick Smith |
Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Date: | 26 Feb 1858 |
Classmark: | DAR 177: 191 (fragile) |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-2226 |
To Frederick Smith [before 9 March 1858]
Summary
Four queries regarding the habits of bees and ants with answers by FS interlined between each query.
Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Addressee: | Frederick Smith |
Date: | [before 9 Mar 1858] |
Classmark: | DAR Pamphlet collection (bound with Smith, Frederick (a) 1854) |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-2235A |
To Frederick Smith 29 April [1859]
Summary
Has FS observed the slaves of Formica sanguinea foraging outside the nest.
Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Addressee: | Frederick Smith |
Date: | 29 Apr [1859] |
Classmark: | Natural History Museum, Library and Archive (General Special Collections DC AL 1/22) |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-2455F |
From Frederick Smith 30 April 1859
Summary
Reports his observations on the habits of slave-making ants (Formica sanguinea).
Author: | Frederick Smith |
Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Date: | 30 Apr 1859 |
Classmark: | DAR 177: 192 (fragile) |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-2456 |
From Frederick Smith 3 April 1860
Summary
Has studied CD’s Jamaican hive-bees and finds them identical to Apis mellifica.
Discusses the structure of wasps’ and bees’ nests
and the occurrence of winged and apterous individuals within some insect genera and species.
Author: | Frederick Smith |
Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Date: | 3 Apr 1860 |
Classmark: | DAR 177 (fragile) |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-2744 |
To Frederick Smith 4 April [1860]
Summary
Variations in sizes of bees’ cells.
Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Addressee: | Frederick Smith |
Date: | 4 Apr [1860] |
Classmark: | H. R. Glennie (private collection) |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-2746 |
To Frederick Smith 19 June [1861]
Summary
Discusses pollen-masses found on various insects.
Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Addressee: | Frederick Smith |
Date: | 19 June [1861] |
Classmark: | American Philosophical Society (Mss.B.D25.255) |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-3189 |
To Frederick Smith [c. 17 February 1864?]
Summary
Sends, for identification, specimens of bees and wasps which fertilise orchids. [Notes in FS’s hand on the same sheet identify the specimens.]
Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Addressee: | Frederick Smith |
Date: | [c. 17 Feb 1864?] |
Classmark: | DAR 70: 162 |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-3365 |
From Frederick Smith 27 June [1862]
Summary
Roughly identifies some insects sent by CD; is waiting to see Francis Walker, who, he believes, has written a monograph on the family to which they belong.
Author: | Frederick Smith |
Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Date: | 27 June [1862] |
Classmark: | DAR 177: 194 |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-3622 |
From Frederick Smith 28 June 1862
Summary
Has seen Francis Walker, who has identified CD’s two Hymenoptera species ["caught in Musk Orchis" – CD note].
Author: | Frederick Smith |
Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Date: | 28 June 1862 |
Classmark: | DAR 177: 195 |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-3625 |
From Frederick Smith 11 February 1863
Summary
Has been unable to find a book [unspecified] wanted by CD.
Author: | Frederick Smith |
Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Date: | 11 Feb 1863 |
Classmark: | DAR 177: 196 |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-3978 |
From Frederick Smith March 1866
Summary
Discusses the stinging habits of wasps and bees and whether or not they leave their sting in the wound.
Author: | Frederick Smith |
Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Date: | Mar 1866 |
Classmark: | DAR 177: 197 |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-5023 |
From Frederick Smith [c. 10 March 1868?]
Author: | Frederick Smith |
Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Date: | [c. 10 Mar 1868?] |
Classmark: | DAR 82: 7 |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-6534 |
From Frederick Smith 26 August 1869
Author: | Frederick Smith |
Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Date: | 26 Aug 1869 |
Classmark: | DAR 82: 1–2 |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-6871 |
From Frederick Smith 14 September 1869
Author: | Frederick Smith |
Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Date: | 14 Sept 1869 |
Classmark: | DAR 82: A5–6 |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-6892 |
From Frederick Smith 8 October 1869
Author: | Frederick Smith |
Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Date: | 8 Oct 1869 |
Classmark: | DAR 82: A3 |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-6926 |
From Frederick Smith 5 November 1869
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.
Author: | Frederick Smith |
Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Date: | 5 Nov 1869 |
Classmark: | DAR 82: 4 |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-6972 |
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