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GB-110/JES/COR/6/113
Title
H J Lebeck, Calcutta, [India], to James Edward Smith
Letter date
26 Nov 1797
Author(s)
H J Lebeck
Number of Pages
4
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GB-110/JES/COR/6/113 from H J Lebeck, Calcutta, [India], to James Edward Smith (26 November 1797)
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Item Type:
Document
From:
Lebeck, H J
Sent from:
Calcutta, India
To:
Smith, Sir James Edward
Summary:
At [William] Roxburgh's request sends Smith box of insects collected in Calcutta, observations: 1. 'Meloë cichorii', comparison to 'Meloë visicatorius' and its use by European physicians in Calcutta, an account by Captain [Thomas] Hardwicke in "Asiatick Researches"; 2. an insect found in the Botanic Garden and preserved in spirit [Smith annotation: "'Acheta monstrosa' Fabr[icius] Syst[ema entomologiae?]"]; 3. an unnamed insect that emerges after October rainy season [Smith annotation: "'Gryllus monstrorus' Drury's Ins. v2 t43 f1 ["Illustrations of natural history"]"]
Letter date:
26 Nov 1797
Languages:
English
Prev Ref No:
6.203
Additional Information:
| Note type | Note |
|---|---|
| Additional | Smith replied 11 Jul 1798 |
| Finding Aids | Dawson, W R, (1934). "Catalogue of the manuscripts in the Library of The Linnean Society - Part I. The Smith papers: The correspondence and miscellaneous papers of Sir James Edward Smith", London: Linnean Society. |
| Related Material | Hardwicke, T, 'Description of a species of Meloe ...', "Asiatic Researches", 1799 5(1), pp.213-217. Fabricius, J C, (1775). "Systema entomologiae, sistens insectorum classes, ordines, genera, species, adiectis synonymis, locis, descriptionibus, observationibus." Flensburgi; Lipsiae: In Officina Libraria Kortii. Drury, D, (1770-1782). "Illustrations of natural history. Wherein are exhibited ... figures of exotic insects, according to their different genera ..." London: the Author. |
