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An interesting footnote in the paper is thought to be the first published reference to one of the most often cited remarks among evolutionary biologists. Hutchinson notes that a “disproportionately large number” of animal species are beetles (Coleoptera) adding:
“There is a story, possibly apocryphal, of the distinguished British biologist, J.B.S. Haldane, who found himself in the company of a group of theologians. On being asked what one could conclude as to the nature of the Creator from a study of his creation, Haldane is said to have answered, ‘An inordinate fondness for beetles.’ ”
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