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Referee's report by David Sharp, on a paper 'On the mimetic forms of certain butterflies of the genus Hypolimnas' by C Swinhoe

Reference number: RR/12/42

Date: 12 May 1893

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Not recommended for publication in the 'Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society'. Suggests instead publication in the Proceedings. The paper contains nothing new or novel. Refers to Edwin Ray Lankester. The name of the locality should be given with each figured specimen.

Subject: Zoology

[Published in the 'Proceedings of the Royal Society of London', 1893]

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RR/12/42
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12 May 1893
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Letter on paper
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4 pages
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Manuscript

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David Sharp

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David Sharp, Referee's report by David Sharp, on a paper 'On the mimetic forms of certain butterflies of the genus Hypolimnas' by C Swinhoe, 12 May 1893, RR/12/42, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/rr_12_42/referees-report-by-david-sharp-on-a-paper-on-the-mimetic-forms-of-certain-butterflies-of-the-genus-hypolimnas-by-c-swinhoe, accessed on 09 October 2024

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