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Studies in the Theory of Descent, Volume I

Note 151 — Part II. ON THE FINAL CAUSES OF TRANSFORMATION. (continued 3)

Raphael Meldola translation

[It appears that the nauseous character of these last butterflies is to a certain extent retained after death, as I found that in an old collection which had been destroyed by mites, the least mutilated specimens were species of Danais and Euplæa, genera which are known to be distasteful when living, and to serve as models for mimicry. See Proc. Ent. Soc. 1877, p. xii. R.M.]

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