EDITOR: Dr. Charles V. Covell, Jr., Dept. of Biology, Univ. of Louisville,Louisville, Ky., USA, 40208

ASSOC. EDITOR: Dr. Paul A. Opler, Div. of Entomology, 201 Wellman Hall,Univ. of California, Berkeley, California, USA, 94720

Jo BrewerJ. Donald EftThomas C. EmmelH. A. FreemanL. Paul Grey

NEWSof the LEPIDOPTERISTS' SOCIETY

Editorial Committee of the NEWS . ....

John HeathG. HesselbarthRobert L. LangstonLloyd M. MartinF. Bryant MatherM. C. Nielsen

THE SARASOTA MEETING

Number 415 July, 1973

K. W. PhilipF. W. PrestonG. W. RawsonMike Van BuskirkE. C. Welling M.

M. Henri Stempffer. (R) recipient of Jordon Medal and Arthur C.Allyn, Jr.

The 1973 Annual Meeting of the Society was held inSarasota, Florida, at the Allyn Museum of Entomologywith 65 members registering, but, with families andfriends, a total of 104 attending. Activities began with anExecutive Council meeting Thursday afternoon, June 21.followed by a buffet for those already present at the homeof Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Allyn.

Friday morning's program was a symposium "An Introduc­tion to the Neotropics," Lee Miller presiding, and talks byBob Wind, Harry Clench, Steve Steinhauser and F. Martin.Brown (read by Miller). Submitted papers on moths followed,given by C. V. Covell Jr., Jerry A. Powell. and BryantMather. Keith S. Brown Jr. presided over an afternoonsymposium on "The Biology of Heliconius Butterflies."with papers given by S. L. Swihart. John R. G. Turner, andBrown. That evening the Allyn Museum collection wasopen to interested members. and others went "out on thetown," reviving old friendships and making new ones.

The Saturday, June 23. program was a continuation ofthe Neotropics symposium. covering South America whereFriday's papers had treated Mexico and Central America.Harry Clench presided as papers were presented by S. S.Nicolay, ThomasC. Emmel (read by Boyce Drummond III),Don Duckworth. Keith Brown. and Eugene G. Munroe.

The afternoon session began with the Presidential Address by Dr. J. F. Gates Clarke of the U. S. National Museum of Natural Historywho spoke of the history of the "National Collection of Lepidoptera." giving personal glimpses of many of the famous lepidopteristslike Busck, Dyar, Schaus and Heinrich who contributed so much to the literature of Lepidoptera. Submitted papers followed, JohnDowney presiding; contributors were Don R. Davis, J. R. Maudsley. Larry N. Brown, J. C. Downey and A. C. Allyn. K. W. PhiliP.Jo Brewer, T. D. Sargent, R. B. Dominick. and W. D. Field, C. F. dos Passos and J. H. Masters (but presented by Field).

The Annual Banquet was held Saturday night at the Sarasota Yacht Club. After dinner 25 door prizes were drawn for andawarded, and a Certificate of Honorary Life Membersh ip was presented to Dr. E. G. Munroe by President Clarke. The highlight ofthe evening was the presentation by Mr. Arthur C. Allyn of the first Karl Jordan Medal to French Lepidopterist Henri Stempffer,a noted expert on Lycaenidae. M. Stempffer presented some slides and reminiscenses of his field work in the Mediterranean region.

The Sunday morning session with S. S. Nicolay presiding included a report on the Xerces Society by Jo Brewer, and the finalpart of the Neotropics symposium (West Indies). Papers were presented by E. G. Munroe. Harry K. Clench. Edward L. Todd, andLee D. Miller. At the short Annual Business Meeting that followed, President Clarke announced that the Society has at last beengranted tax exempt status by the Internal Revenue Service. This means. in addition to no taxes. that we can now mail ourperiodicals at a cheaper rate. The Executive Council's decision to discontinue the sporadic Supplements to the Journal was an­nounced, and the subject of reviving the Recent Literature abstracts was discussed (but nothing done. the thought being that it

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would be extremely time-consuming for someone). The appointment of Ronald Leuschner of Manhattan Beach, CALIF. as newEditor of the NEWS was announced. Resolutions were presented by the Resolutions Committee of Julian Donahue and HarryClench. These resolutions thanked the donors of door prizes (Allyn Museum, Entomological Reprint Specialists, Homer Edgecomb,Stephen Steinhauser, Robert G. Wind, BioQuip Products., and A.M.B.I.); the Local Arrangements and Program committees of Mr.and Mrs. Allyn. Lee and Jackie Miller, Mrs. Wendell McCurdy. and S. S. Nicolay; and C. V. Covell Jr. for 3 years as NEWS editor.Adjournment was at noon, and we all dispersed with the feeling that this was one of the most successful and enjoyable meetings yet.

The Executive Council had one more meeting before we got away. In addition to matters already mentioned above, the Councilaccomplished the following at the Thursday and Sunday meetings:

(1) Made final decisions regarding the Commemorative Issue, now due to be mailed by the end of this year. Donors who havegiven $5 or more will receive a copy of the hard-bound book of about 150 pages free. The book will sell for around $10,with a 40% discount to members and dealers. Money on hand for the project is over $4,300, but further contributions upto about $1,000 would be desirable. Such contributions, payable to the Treasurer, are hereby solicited!

(2) Initiated amendments to the Constitution (Art. 1, Sec. 5) so that President, Vice-Presidents, and Executive Council Mem­bers-at-Iarge take office at the Annual Business Meeting each year (rather than at the first of the calendar year). Draftingof the amendment will be done by J. Donahue, J. Powell, S. Nicolay and L. Miller.

(3) A Nominations Committee of E. G. Munroe (Chairman), R. B. Dominick, and John C. Downey was appointed byPresident Clarke.

(4) The Society membership list, if desired by commercial people, will be sold at five cents per name - a fairly high andpossibly discouraging rate.

(5) The Treasurer's Report was given, discussed and accepted. A new Finance Committee with Nicolay as chairman was es­tablished to study the Society's fiscal policies.

(6) The next annual meeting will be at the Los Angeles County Museum in L. A., with the 1975 meeting at the Univ. ofMassachusetts, Amherst. No location for the 1976 meeting has been decided yet, and invitations are hereby solicited (amidwestern spot would be desirable). There is a possibility that the 1974 meeting will be in August, coinciding with thePacific Slope Branch meeting normally held in that month.

(7) The desire for a viable Conservation Committee was reaffirmed, and President Clarke selected Wm. E. Sieker as Chairmanwith other members to be selected later.

Finally, let me say that these meetings are more than just listening to papers and learning about new research. Many people haveboxes of specimens with them to show or exchange, and there is time to get to the local collecting areas to sample the fauna. Forexample, I got out for a couple of hours along Rt. 72 in the Myakka River State Park area with Dick Anderson, Gerald Straley andChuck Zeiger, and we recorded 35 butterfly species. Some of the "goodies" were Euphyes arpa, Atrytone delaware, Urbanusdorantes, Panoquina ocola, Calephelis virginiensis, Euptychia areolata, Strymon melinus (big hatch of fresh ones), Calycopis cecrops,Leptotes cassius theonus, Limenitis archippus floridensis, PapiiiQPaiamedes, Phoebis agarithe, Pieris protodice, and others. More­than the bugs themselves, though, is the fun of meeting people in person whom you knew before only by name or correspondence.So come to an Annual Meeting soon!

MEET RON LEUSCHNER - YOUR NEW EDITOR

Ronald Leuschner, who begins his duties as Editor of the NEWS in September, was born in Philadelphia, PA., in 1930, butgrew up in Oak Park, ILL., just west of Chicago. His vocation is electrical engineering, in which he earned a B.S. from the Univ.of Illinois in 1952 and M.S. from U.S.C. in 1957. Between schools he spent two years of travel and adventure with the U.S. Army,and was afforded collecting opportunities in Greenland and California. The latt~r lookedso good that Ron moved there in 1955 and has been in the Los Angeles area ever since.Work has always been in the Aerospace industry, currently with Hughes (Howard,that is) Aircraft. doing computer design and programming, and helping push theSurveyor spacecraft toward the moon.

Collecting for Ron started about 35 years ago as a way to pass the summer, andhas gotten more serious every year since. The first specimens in his collection are from1944. and the total must now be pushing 50,000 mounted specimens. For quite a fewyears, Ron specialized in Geometridae and Noctuidae, but he has gotten recently intoMicros through encouragement from Jerry Powell and Julian Donahue. Now nothing istoo small, as long as it has scales on the wings (no caddisflies need apply).

Generally, Ron has supported the taxonomic work of researchers such as FredRindge of the AMNH; but he has described one new species of geometrid, Eupitheciakarenae. There are also a couple of moths forced to go through life with the very un-Latinname of leuschneri. Ron has been president of the Lorquin Society, an enthusiastic groupof amateurs supported by the Los Angeles County Museum; and he has regularly attendedmeetings of the Pacific Slope Section of the Lepidopterists' Society. He hopes to continueto provide features of interest to amateur collectors in the NEWS. His address is: 1900 John St., Manhattan Beach, Calif. 90266.

Photo Captions (all groups: left to right). 1. The Allyn Museum of Entomology. 2. Varied reactions during a talk. 3. George Rawson and Jo Brewer.4. Elaine and Ron Hodges. 5. Bob Wind. 6. Jerry Powell and Harry Clench. 7. Bryant Mather. 8. Huddle of John Downey, Dick Dominick and GeneMunroe. 9. May Elise Blanchard and Bill Field. 10. Harry Clench explaining. 11. Don Duckworth. 12. James R. Maudsley. 13. Lee and Jackie Miller.14. Bill Tilden. 15. Steve Steinhauser. 16. Eugene Munroe talks on Papilio. 17. Harry Clench listens to Jordan Medal Winner Henri Stempffer.18. Dorothy Allyn, John Downey and Arthur C. Allyn. --- - photos by Covell

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ANNUAL MEETING CANDIDS

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54. Mrs. Donald (Mignon) Davis55. Donald R. Davis56. Julian p. Donahue57. George Kamp58. Harry K. Clench59. Everett D. Cashatt60. George W. Rawson61. George Stein62. Mrs. H. L. (Sue) King63. H. L. (Verne) King64. Eugene G. Munroe65. Charles V. Covell, Jr.66. Richard B. Dominick67. Richard A. Anderson68. Mrs. Richard (Tanya)

Dominick69. James R. Maudsley70. Mrs. Eugene (lsobel) Munroe71. Charles Zeiger

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1. Ronald R. Gatrelle2. E. L.Todd3. William D. Field4. Gerald Straley5. Keith S. Brown, Jr.6. John C. Downey7. Frank Mead8. Richard Arbogast9. Walter V. Krivda

10. Jo Brewer11. Suzzanne Reuter12. Theodore D. Sargent13. Carlyle A. Luer14. Lee D. Miller15. Mrs. Lee D, (Jacqueline)

Miller16. Jack Longino17. Gordon Edmund18. John Heppner19. Roy O. Kendall20. Mrs. Roy (Connie) Kendall21. Mrs. Theodore (Kathy

Sargent22. Bryant Mather23. Andte Blanchard24. Mrs. Blanch,!rd25. Vernon A. Brou. Jr.26. Ronald W. Hodges27. Mrs. Ronald (Elaine)

Hodges28. Stan Nicolay29. Kenelm Philip30. Steve Roman31. Rick Gilmore32. J. W. Tilden33. Mrs. J. W. (Hazel) Tilden34. Richard A. Arnold35. Mrs. Vernon Brou, Jr.36. Michael R. O'Brien37. M. Henri Stempffer38. Mme. Henri Stempffer

(Yvonne)39. A. C. Allyn40. Greg Nielsen41. Mrs. Boyce Drummond42. John H. Fales43. Mrs. A. C. (Dorothy) Allyn44. Jerry A. Powell45. Boyce Drummond III46. Mrs. Steve (Levona)

Steinhauser47. J. F. Gates Clarke48. Steve Steinhauser49. W. Donald Duckworth50. Kevin McAuliffe51. Robert G. Wind52. Frederick W. Stehr53. Mrs. Harry (Mary) Clench

For repairing a detached right FW, pin specimen on wide groovesetting board. Pin wing in place using two setting pins as shown. Bycarefully manipulating the two pins, the wing may be positionedexactly" Apply shellac or cyanoacrylic cement along the line indicatedby the two arrows. Let dry thoroughly and then carefully remove thetwo wing pins.

ESPECIALLY FOR FIELD COLLECTORS

This section is edited by Dr. Paul A. Opler. Articles are solicited from members, and are to be sent to him on subjects of inter­est to the field lepidopterist. His temporary address is: Hacienda la Pacifica, Canas, Guanacaste, COSTA RICA, C. A.

A NOTE ON REPAIRING INSECT SPECIMENSClifford D. Ferris

p. O. Box 3351 University Station, Laramie, Wyo. 82070

Occasionally it becomes necessary to repair insect specimens. Many collectors and museums use a white glue such as Elmer'sGlue-Al10 There is a problem with such a glue as it tends to form a whitish blob and injures delicate structures. I would like tosuggest two alternative repair methods which produce excellentresults, especially with Lepidoptera.

An inexpensive repair medium is clear shellac. Purchase 3 lb.cut and dilute with Methanol (wood alcohol) as necessary.It may be used full strength for attaching legs, wings andantennae, but should be diluted at least on a 1: 1 basis withalcohol for repairing wing tears, etc. Both surfaces to be joinedshould be coated lightly with shellac. For this purpose, I usesable watercolor brushes in sizes 0/0, 1/0, 2/0. It is best tohave Lepidoptera on spreading boards when wings and anten­nae are being re-attached. In this manner, support of thestructures is afforded while the shellac dries.

A superior, but more expensive method, is to useCyanoacrylate cement. This is available commercially asAlpha®or Eastman 91~ The latter, marketed by the Ten­nessee Eastman Corp. is quite expensive and has a relativelyshort shelflife. The former is made in Japan and may beordered in the quantities indicated from the following distributor.

Jensen Tools and Alloys4117 N. 44th StreetPhoenix, Arizona 85018

Aron Alpha Cement CE 476 20 gm $5.80CE 475 2 gm $1.80

It appears to be quite stable if kept under refrigeration whennot in use. The cement is clear and comes in several settingspeeds. For insect work, "Ethyl Slow # 202" should beordered. It comes in an applicator bottle and brushes shouldnot be used to apply the cement, although setting pins orneedles may be used to transfer small quantities. The cementdries clear and leaves little or no stain (shellac may stain). It sets in a matter of minutes. One should read the instructions on thebottle carefully regarding use and handling, as it is possible for the unwary to glue thumb and forefinger together! I prefer to usethis cement over other repair methods because of the results that it gives. With care, even fragmented antennae can be repaired.Although the cement appears expensive, it is well worth the investment, and is considerably cheaper than the Eastman product.

Although I do not condone "transplants", that is taking parts from one specimen to repair another, as I feel this practicedestroys scientific value, the cement works quite well for this sort of cosmetic plastic surgery.

A SYSTEM FOR KEEPING COLLECTION RECORDSClifford D. Ferris

p. O. Box 3351 University Station, Laramie, Wyo. 82070

Most serious collectors keep detailed collection records. I would like to suggest a cross-reference system that I find useful. Ikeep two files. One is a state/province file in which the cards are in alphabetical order by state or province. For each state/prov­ince, the cards are in alphabetical order by family and genus. 3" x 5" cards are used. In another file, geographic distribution cardsas shown below are kept. These are filed in alphabetical order by family and genus. 5" x 8" cards are used. I made up a "dummy"card and had a local print shop run off 1000, which is approximately the number necessary to accommodate the North AmericanRhopa locera.

Each state/province from which I have specimens is indicated on the appropriate part of the map by a red dot. Thus I have animmediate indication of which state/province cards to check for additional information. There is ample room on the back of eachcard for additional notes and comments.

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LEPIDOPTERA IN COSTA RICA

(Van. )

Living in a temperate region, one acquires a group of hopelessly irreconcilable images of the tropics. These impressions arebolstered by the writings of a vanished world by Hudson.Beebe, and Bates, while supplemented with ads for Yuban coffee,Chiquita banana, and Hilton hotels, and even further confused by newspaper reporting of political dictators and assassinations.Yet the true picture is a little bit of each of the above, but is highlighted by the plight of a fabulously rich biota faced with the ever­growing human population and rapid "development" of almost all tropical countries.

Costa Rica is a representative Central American democracy which is about the same size as West Virginia (or the south CoastRanges of California) and is sandwiched between Nicaragua and Panama. Within its boundaries approximately 2000 kinds of butter·fl ies are to be found, as well as unfathomable numbers of other Lepidoptera, mostly undescribed. Pitifully few Lepidopterists havespent any time here, and all for periods of less than two years. William Schaus and now Vitor Becker have been the only non-butter·fly people, while the latter have been represented by the likes of John Downey, Tom Emmel, Verne King, Herman Real, Gary Ross,Orley Taylor, and Allen Young, The country is a meeting ground for the rich Mexican and South American faunas. Along themountains Papilio asterius americus, Cynthia hunteri, Erora quaderna, Celastrina argiolus, and Paratrytone melane extend southinto Costa Rica, while the Pacific lowlands have a faunavery similar to that of southern Texas and the dry. lowlands of Mexico.The Atlantic lowlands, on the other hand, have strong intrusions of Amazonian elements. Excellent collecting may be found withinthe country at any time of year, although during the severest portion of the dry season (January through mid-April) conditions inthe dry forest zone are poor. For any part of the country there is some best time for insect abundance, and, in addition, the specialistmay not always be confident of finding his group at a particular time and place.

In this short space it is probably most worthwhile to relay to you the critical situation which most tropical habitats now face,rather than tell you stories about a bizarre wonderland which may soon all but disappear. It has been proje'cted by many LatinAmerican economists that within ten years the remaining tracts of forests in the American tropics will be gone. Already somecountries have been almost completely cut over, while others are approaching this situation at an ever increasing rate. We biologistsin Costa Rica are now studying in forest "islands" surrounded by cleared pastures, and each month see former study sites disappearbefore the chain saw and bulldozer. Particularly disturbing are the new trans-Amazon highway and the continuation of the Pan­american Highway through the Darien of Panama, for these developments spell the destruction ofthe associated rain forests thatwere the last great remaining areas of this formation in the Americas.

In closing, let me state that if you wish to see any areas of undisturbed tropical forests, while some still remain, do it very soon!If any of you have spare energies left from the fight to save environments in the north, perhaps you might add the tropics to yourthoughts of a vanishing natural world.

Paul A. OplerResearch AssociateOrganization for Tropical Studies

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CATCHING BUTTERFLIES NOT ALL FUNJos. Muller

R.D. tt- 1. Lebanon, N. J.

Every lepidopterist, chasing butterflies. has stories to tell about some disappointments in the field. Getting to his favorite areahe might find the weather too cold, cloudy or he might even be rained out. Running after his prize he sometimes falls into a mudhole, or gets bitten by mosquitoes, ticks and chiggers. All these have happened to me at times. What took the fun out of butterflycollecting the last time was ticks,

On April 14, 1972, I went to South Jersey with my companion Don Adelberg and family to collect Incisalia henrici. The localitywas under a power line where the food plant, high blueberry, was abundant. Holly, laurel, and swamp maple with two feet ofbrush underneath grew between. Having found this area infested with several species of ticks the year before, I put my socks overthe pants and used plenty of "Stay Away" spray; even still I picked some hungry ticks off my pants from time to time. We spentabout three hours in this place collecting a good series of henrici. When we arrived at my home I had the surprise of my life. Donspotted the first tick on the back of my shirt, Lifting up the collar we found a whole line running in all directions; clusters of fiveand more under my arms and on undershirt. All in all we put 52 ticks in the poison jar. Six of the little devils stuck on the body.I undressed in a hurry and put pants, socks and underwear in the washtub where I drowned, I don't know how many, more.Luckily Don found only four ticks among his family. Avoiding the underbrush, they followed a wide, clear road through the woodsinstead of running through the thicket as I did. The ticks found here are only half the size of our northern dog ticks, Dermacentorvariabilis, but have a snout three times the size, making it very difficult to pull out. So far I have been host to 10 species of ticks,all put on slides.

I don't mind insects crawling all over me when I'm catching butterflies; it is the itching once you are bitten that takes the funout of collecting. As itching lasts 3 to 4 weeks, I would appreciate a prescription to kill it, as nothing has helped so far. Neverthe­less I am looking forward to my next outing and patiently keep on itching and scratching.

A COLLECTOR'S COINCIDENCE

While working on butterflies of the genus Euphydryas recently, I noticed a specimen that seemed to be misplaced, so Iexamined the label. It read "Market Rasen, Ma.y, 1919, C. W. Sperring," and right above the label, ENG LAN D. In reading this youmay say to yourself, "So what?" But to me it was a lot of "what," because seventy years ago I was a student at a boarding schoolcalled De Aston, which was located in Market Rasen, Lin~olnshire, England. Furthermore, I caught the same species - namelyClossiana selene - there in 1903!

While working at the U. S. National Museum, I quite frequently find specimens bearing my own data labels, because I donated8,000 specimens of Nearctic butterflies to the Museum soon after I retired in 1955. But finding a specimen labeled "C. selene,Market Rasen" certainly caused me to reflect with nostalgia on the experience of taking this same butterfly in the same place 70years ago.

- George Wo Rawson

NEWS AND NOTES:

FIELD SEASON SUMMARY ADDITIONS AND CORRECTIONS:Rae Letsinger of Sarcoxie, Mo., reported 5 new Missouri state records that somehow did not get to Zone 5 coordinatorMo Nielsen. They are: Calledapteryx dryopterata, Jasper Co., 3 June (1972); N igetia formosalis, Jasper and NewtonCounties, 5 June and 5 Sept.; Demas propinquilinea, Jasper Co., 8 July; XanthQPfiYSa psychialis, Newton Co., 23 July; aand Metaxaglaea inulta, Jasper and Newton Cos., 5 and 11 Oct. All were determined by J. R. Heitzman.

An important correction should be made in line 22 of the Colorado report of the 1972 Summary (pg. 7). For "Lye. e.montana. Lakewood, Jefferson Co., VIII - 12 (Van Muelenbrouck):' substitute "Lyc e. montana, above Tollan-;r,--Gilpin Co., VIII - 12 (Van Muelenbrouck)." ---

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This issue of the NEWS is being sent to 903 addresses in the U.S.A. and 346 abroad.

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The Commemorative Issue is due for completion and should be mailed before the end of the year. according to Roy O. Kendall,Chairman of the Commemorative Issue Comm. As passed by the Executive Council at the Annual Meeting, the price will be about$10, with "40% off for members and dealers:' Further, those who have contributed $5 or more will receive a copy free of charge.We have about enough money to publish the Issue, but further contributions to the cause are urgently solicited and should beremitted to the Treasurer, Col. Nicolay, at earliest opportunity. The publication is expected to be a hardbound book of some 150pages, copiously illustrated with people important in the history of the Lepidopterists' Society.

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As noted in the resum~ of the Annual Meeting, Ron Leuschner is your new Editor. I have known Ron for many years, as we usedto exchange specimens when we were teenagers. He is a highly qualified amateur lepidopterist, familiar with the whole spectrumof Lepidoptera, Papilios to micros, eastern and western U.S. as well. I am confident that he will carryon the tradition of bindingamateurs to professionals, and I stand ready to help him in any way I can. At this point I wish to thank those many of you whohave written encouraging letters these past 3 years; your compliments were the renumeration for this job. I wish to acknowledgeespecially the fine work of the members of the Editorial Committee of the NEWS - the zone coordinators, our feature writers,and, especially, Paul Opler, Associate Editor. I hope his section, "Especially for Field Collectors," will be continued and expanded,for amateur field collectors make up the largest proportion of our Society.

Society Treasurer Stan Nicolay deserves the highest form of acknowledgement for his help in keeping vital information flowing tothe NEWS. He has been the unsung hero of the Society the last few years, keeping us fiscally sound and handling the unbelievablecorrespondence of Society business.

At this end, I received a great deal of logistic support from Carl Cornett, for which I am particularly grateful. Thanks are also duein these past months to the following for helping with secretarial duties: Jeanne Bennett, Duffy Bledsoe, Lynda Haag, and LeahKohn. Finally, many thanks to those of you who have taken the trouble to write the articles and letters that have made up themeat of the NEWS these past three years" Happy hunting!

- Charles V. Covell Jr.

NEW LITERATURE:

Irwin, Roderick R. and John C. Downey, 1973. Annotated Checklist 2f the Butterflies of Illinois. Illinois Natural History SurveyBiological Notes No. 81, 60 Pp., 3 pis., 98 maps. This paperbound study is illustrated in black and white and givesthorough faunal coverage of Illinois Rhopalocera. ItJs exhaustive, well documented, and FREE; write for your copyto: Chief,lllinois Natural History Survey, Natural Resources Bldg., Urbana, ILL. 61801, U.S.A. Congratulations tothe authors, who have spent over 10 years on the project!

Duckworth, ltv. Donald & Thomas D. Eichlin, 1973. The type-material of North American Clearwing Moths (Lepidoptera: Sesiidae).Smithsonian Contributions to Zoology, No. 148,34 pp. $.65 postpaid from Supt. of Documents, U. S. Govt. PrintingOffice, Washington, D.C. 20402. Data on the types of the moths formerly known as the Aegeriidae, with lectotypedesignations and pertinent discussion.

RESEARCH REQUESTS:

Urgently needed for a study of the genetics of melanism: living females (normal or melanic) or eggs of Lycia (Biston) cognataria,Epimecis hortaria, Charadra deridens and other species with melanic forms. -- ---

Michael Ginevan and Chip Taylor, Dept. of Entomology, University of Kansas, Lawrence, KAN. 60644, U.S.A.

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Larvae, pupae and adults wanted for examination and distribution records for the 8 subspecies in the Speyeria aphrodite complex(typical aphrodite, alcestis, whitehousei, byblis, columbia, winni, mayae and ethne) I am working on the biology and systematicsof this complex, emphasizing the relationship of alcestis anCfai)"hr~Live females and eggs also wanted in season.

Richard A. Arnold, Dept. of Entomology, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MICH. 48823, U.S.A.

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I wish to obtain records of Papilionidae from Indochina (North & South Vietnam, Cambodia and Laos) in private or institutionalcollections for eventual publication. All contributions will be acknowledged. Please indicate if you are willing to lend material forexamination.

Frederick Scott, Nova Scotia Museum, 1747 Summer St., Halifax, Nova Scotia, CANADA

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Urgently need locality and population data for Euristrymon ontario (all subspecies) and~ favonius over entire ranges. Completedata as possible necessary for population plotting. Information will be gratefully acknowledged.

Mike Fisher, 1200 South Monaco St., #20, Denver, COLO. 80222, U.S.A.

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Can anyone give me definite date on the occurrance of Pieris virginiensis in Kentucky? Data on other less common Kentuckybutterfly species also needed for faunal study in progress.--

C. V. Covell Jr., Biology Dept., Univ. of Louisville, Louisville, Ky. 40208, U.S.A.

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NOTICES:

Members of the Lepidopterists' Society are invited to use this section free of charge to advertise their needs and offerings inLepidoptera, We cannot guarantee any notices, but all are expected to be made in good faith. Please be brief, clear, and checkspelling. Avoid long lists. Generally, notices will be limited to 3 appearances if more than one are requested. The Editor reservesthe right to alter or reject unsuitable copy.

FOUND: One white-handled Bausch & Lomb magnifying glass after the Annual Meeting at the Allyn Museum. Owner please claimit from Dr. Lee D. Miller, Allyn Museum of Entomology, 3701 Bay Shore Rd., Sarasota, FLA. 33580, U.S.A.

EXCHANGE: Graellsia isabelae moth (unique to Spain) offered in exchange for other worldwide Lepidoptera. Write first toJosep M!!.Massip i Gibert, Escrivanies 10, Banyoles (Gironal, SPAIN.

EXCHANGE AND PU RCHASE: North American African and Oceanic butterflies and moths. Particularly needed Actias luna.Available trade material from Brazil, Me:ico, Malaya. Theodor D. Haas, p. O. Box 1170, New York, N. Y. 10008, U.S.A.

WANTE 0: To purchase a copy of Packard's Monograph of the Bombycine Moths of N. America, Part 3, 1914, Memoirs of theNat. Acad. Sci. Also interested in purchasing otherrare Saturniidae monographs.

Richard Piegler, P.O. Box 6461, Clemson, SOUTH CAROLINA 29631, U.S.A.

WANTED: To purchase Edwards' Butterflies of North America and Scudder's Butterflies 2! the Northeastern United States.Richard A. Arnold, 735 McKinley Lane, Hinsdale, ILL. 60521, U.S.A.

WANTED: Journal of Research on the Lepidoptera, vol. 6, nos. 1 and 4. Will purchase or exchange later numbers.--Roderick R. Irwin~ East 99th Place, Chicago, ILL. 60628, U.S.A.

WANTED: The following issues of J. Lepid. Soc. & News, vol. 2, nos. 5,6, 7; vol. 3, nos. 1,4,5; vol. 6,4 - 5; vol. 7, nos. 3,4;vol. 8, no. 6; vol. 9, nos. 2~, 4, 5. Send information of available issues and price to

Dennis Groothius, 1700 E. 56th St., Apt. 3808, Chicago, ILL. 60637, U.S.A.

WANTED: To buy copies in good condition of the following: Carpenter, G.D.H. & E. B. Ford, 1933, Mimicry (London); Punnett,R. C. 1915. Mimicry in Butterflies (Cambridge); Eltringham, H. 1910 African Mimetic Butterflies (Oxford); and any re­prints dealing with mimicry and protective coloration in butterflies or other insects.

Boyce A. Drummond, Dept. of Zoology, Univ. of Florida, Gainesville, FLA. 32601, U.S.A.

WANTED: Correspondence with any collectors who are interested in collecting trip to Peru, Columbia or Brazil in July and Aug.of 1974. Jeff. Robb, 422 Magnolia, Denton, TEXAS 76201, U.S.A.

WANTED: To buy complete English-language editions in good clean condition of Vol. 6 (American Bombyces and Sphinges) andVol. 14 (African Bombyces and Sphinges) of Seitz's THE MACROLEPIDOPTERA OF THE WORLD.

George L. Stein, 262 Capri Avenue, Lauderdale-by-the-Sea, FLA. 33308, U.S.A.

WANTED: To buy Seitz's Macrolepidoptera of the World, vols. 5 and 6; also any other books on Tropical American Lepidoptera.Steve Mix, 950 Hale St., BeverlY Farms, MASS. 01915, U.S.A.

WANTED: To purchase for cash living cocoons, pupae, ova of Catocala species. Anything considered. Please send offers for saletogether with price required and quantities available. Small and large numbers wanted. Send your offers immediately ofstock which will be available this fall and winter to

Ronald N. Baxter, F.R.E.S., Forest Gate, London, E-7 ODP, ENGLAND. Please state if stock offered is wild­collected or bred. Only good stock required - no in-bred weaklings, please.

FOR SALE OR EXCHANGE: Tropical butterflies, moths, beetles and other insects. Send $.25 in coin or stamps for 1973 catalogue.Michael A. Zappalorti, 123 Androvette St., Staten Island, N. Y. 10309, U. S.A.

~OR SALE: Ornithoptera priamus euphorion, $14/pair; O. priamus pronomu~18/pair; O. urvillianus, $6/pair; Papilio ulyssesjoesa, $5.50 ea.; Urniid moth Alcides agathyrus;$1; Also world's largest known moth,£. hercules and 250 other speciesavailable, some rare, including beautiful Lycaenidae, Hypolimnas, Papilionidae, Sphingidae, Delias, and other insects,some of them oddities. Cocoons and ova, too. Wholesale or singles. Write for lists to

T. B. Bateman, 154 Lake St., Flat 3, Cairns 4870, North Queensland, AUSTRALIA.

EXCHANGE AND WANTED: Large numbers of rare and common N. Australian birdwings, Papilionidae, Nymphalidae, Lycaenidae,large moths, and other insects to offer for South American, Indian, Indonesian, Malaysian and other tropical species.Books and other literature also wanted, esp. on Latin American fauna. Have also other collector's items (shells fromBarrier Reef, hand-crafted Aborignine artifacts, rocks & minerals).

T. B. Bateman, 154 Lake St., Flat 3, Cairns 4870, North Queensland, AUSTRALIA

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FOR SALE: I'd like to sell the following entomological journal runs. All bound in new buckram except those with asterisk: Ann.Ent. Soc. Amer., vols. 41,43,62, 63, 64, $15. each vol.; Proc. N. Cent. Branch Ent. Soc. Amer., vols. 24 - 25, $10;Practical Entomologist, vols. 1 - 2 (1865 - 67), $10.; American Entomologist, Vol. 1 (1868 - 69)*, $8; Proc. Iowa Acad.Sci., vol.s 39, 55, 56*, $10 for all; Ecological Monographs, vols. 34 - 40, $10 each.

Russell A. Rahn, 314 N. 5th St., Watertown, WIS. 53094, U. S. A.

FOR SALE: All Western Himalayan Lepidoptera, papered and determined. Many large moths, partially determined (Lagoptera,Ophideres, Anua, Ischyia, Anisoneura, Nyctipao, Ophiusa, etc.; Sphingidae. Undetermined: 500 selected micros, 250smaller Noctuidae, 100 Geometridae, and a great variety of Coleoptera and other insects from this region. All collectedin late 1972 and 1973. Special orders accepted for local insects, in series, and variations.

Fred Smetacek, Bhimtal Forest Estate, Bhimtal 263136, U.P., INDIA

FOR SALE: Large quantities of papered butterflies and moths from throughout the world. Complete list of all species availablefor $1. Philip A. Holzbauer, Rt. 1, Box 214, Palmyra, WIS. 53156, U.S.A.

FOR SALE: One six-hole pin holder and approximately 400 insect pins, $2. Small wooden shipping boxes (write for sizes andprices); printed customs declaration labels (2 sizes; samples on request), $1.50 per thousand; book Brazil ian PortugeseSelf-taught, $2. Postage extra.

Donald L. Baber, 1511 Drake Ave., Burlingame, CALI F. 94010, U.S.A.

FOR SALE: Butterflies, other insects, and other biological specimens mounted in solid lucite plastic as paperweights and otherobjects. Write for catalogues.

W. Rolfe, Box 550, Main Rd., Aquebogue, N. Y. 11931, U.S.A.

FOR SALE: 2,000 pairs of Attacus atlas; 200 pairs of Actias sinensis; 500 pairs of Saturnia pyretorum; 50 diff. Formosan butter­fl ies in 5,000 sets; 100 diff. Formosan butterlies in 2,000 sets. Many rare Formosan species such as Papilio kotoensis,maraho, agamemnon, aeacus kaguya, magellanus, and Saskaia charonda; many aberrations of butterflies. Also wide varietyof Formosan beetles.

Mrs. Chang Pi-tzu, p. O. Box 873, Taipei, Taiwan (Formosa)

FOR SALE: Miscelleneous papered species including some Papilio from Washington, Oregon and California, as well as other states.Must sell in order to make room for the coming season's catch - 10% off on order of $10 or more.

Ruth Adamson, 415 Mecalf Lane, Montesano, WASH. 98563, U.S.A.

FOR SALE; Ornithoptera alexandrae, $184.00 (U.S.) per pair. These came from an old collection but are well papered, bredspecimens and absolutely superb. Many other species available; write for cataloguJ;

Queensland Butterfly Co., P. O. Box 175, North Tamborine, Queensland, 4272, AUSTRALIA

FOR SALE: Paul E. Smart of Saruman Butterflies, 58 High St., Tunbridge Wells, Kent, TN 1 1XF, ENGLAND, offers a beautifullycolor-illustrated combination catalogue and general butterfly book, which illustrates and names many tropical species andgives general information for the collector. Price is ofl postpaid to U.S.A.

NEW AND REINSTATED MEMBERS:

BAUER, Edward

BEEBE, Warden W.I

BOUCHE, J.

CARVER, R. A . .,/

CILEK, Jim ..

CURRETT, Dennis A.

CURTIS, Michael James

DOUGLAS, Arthur S.

FINKELSTEIN, Irving L.FON LUPT, Antoine

11808 Honeydale, Cleveland, OH 10 44120, U.S.A.

2513 S.W. 10 St., Hole 5, Miami, FLA. 33135, U.S.A.

19 Rue Gourgas, Abidjan, IVORY COAST

p.O. Box 247, Arawa, Bougainville, PAPUA/NEW GUINEA

Box 773, Flagler Beach, FLA. 32036. Lepid., Coli.

443 Richmond Park W. - 1280, Richmond Heights, OHIO 44143, U.S.A. Lepid., Coli., Ex.

The Wedge, McClellanville, S. C. 29458, U.S.A.

5902 Halm Ave., Los Angeles, CALI F. 90056, U.S.A.

1930 Flat Shoals Rd. SE, No. B-8, Atlanta, GA. 30316, U.S.A.

5-0 Place Marechal Foch, 42 Saint Etienne, FRANCE

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GOTO, Yoichi

HALL, Peter W.

HENDERSON, Jana

HOLLISTER, Bob..JACQU ES, Leo B.

JENSEN, Chris

KOENIG, Phillip E.

KRISTENSEN, N. p.

KUDRNA, Otakar

KULMAN, Prof. Herbert M.

MATSUO Bldg., Higashi 3-17-9, Shibuyaku, Tokyo, JAPAN

59 Rideouy St., Ajax, Ontario, CANADA

324 Normal Ave., Buffalo, N.Y. 14213, U.S.A. Lepid., Coil., Buy, Rear.

6411 Wardell, Orchard Lake, MICH. 48033, U.S.A.

10057 Waverly, Montreal 357, Quebec, CANADA

396 Brighton Ave., Portland, ME. 04102, U.S.A. Lepid., esp. Limenitis, Papilio, Lycaenidae,

Sphingidae, silkmoths, and Catocala. Coil. Ex. Buy

175 Reeb Lane, Apt. 8, Florissant, MO. 63031, U.S.A. Rhop., Coil., Ex.

Zoological Museum, Universitetsparken 15, Copenhagen, DEN MAR K

Dept. of Zoology, Univ. of Cambridge, Downing St., Cambridge, ENGLAND. Palearctic Rhop.,

Coil., Ex., Buy

3279 N. Snelling Ave., St. Paul, MINN. 55112, U.S.A.

LANE, CSM Ellsworth T., USA Y"'4018-3 Pine St., Ft. Wainwright, ALASKA, APO Seattle, WASH. 98731 U.S.A. Lepid., Coil., Ex.

NA KAYAMA, Takao

NEWQUIST, Edson C.

PI RON E, Dominick J.

REINHARD, Mrs. Harriet V.

ROBB, JEFF. B.

RUTOWSKI, Ron

SABBOT, Rudolph Wm.

SMART, Paul E. Esq.

TUKE, John M.

WEHLING, Wayne F.

YAZAKI, Yasayuki

ZAINO, James

NEW ADDRESSES:

AKAI, MASATAROBRANDT, Capt. John H.BROWN, 1/Lt. Richard L.ETTMAN, James K.FURTADO, EuridesGOODPASTURE, CarllHOFFMEYER, Dr. SkatLAURENT, KurtMAYO, ChristopherMAYO, JohnNEWCOMER, David L.NICHOLSON, Dr. Donald C.NORGATE, Mrs. PatriciaOLSON, Walter L. Jr.PETERS, Edward M. Jr.PORTER, Jack E.RUBBERT, Allen H.WATKINS, Reed A.

Bancho 3-20-16, Takamatsu-Shi, JAPAN

9038 Wonderland Park Ave., Los Angeles, CALI F. 90046, U.S.A.

480 Tuckahoe Rd. (9B), Grassy Sprain Village, Yonkers, N.Y. 10710, U.S.A.

23 Belmont Ave., San Francisco, CALIF. 94117, U.S.A. Rhop. and Macro., esp. rearing and

life histories. Ex.

422 Magnolia, Denton, TEXAS 76201, U.S.A.

Langmuir Lab., Cornell Univ., Ithaca, N.Y. 14850, U.S.A.

5239 Tendilla Ave., Woodland Hills, CALIF. 91364, U.S.A.

58 High St., Tunbridge Wells, Kent TN1 1XF, ENGLAND Lepid. - all aspects, esp.

Papilionoidea

Star Rt. Box 21, Nine Mile Falls, WASH. 99026, U.S.A.

5295 Gladiola, Arvada, COLO. 80002, U.S.A. Lepid., Coil.

Koentyo 1-29, Kitami City, Hokkaido, JAPAN

20 Essex St., Hartford, CONN. 06114, U.S.A. Lepid., Coil.

2-7-4-Chome, Osawa, M itaka 181, JAPAN700 Morningside Drive S.E., Albuquerque, NEW MEXICO 87107 U.S.A.Health & Environmental Div., AHS, U.S.A., Ft. Sam Houston, Tex. 78234, U.S.A.General Delivery, Pineville, KY. 40977 U.S.A.Rua Sao Martin, 156, Rudge Ramos 09700, Sao Bernardo do Campo, Sao Paulo, BRAZILDept. of Entomology, Univ. of California, Davis, CALI F 95616 U.S.A.Bishop Dr. Theol. (Ret.), Saralystalle 108, 8270 Hoejbjerg, DENMARK1331 Grant Ave., Rockford, ILL. 61103 U.S.A.Colonial By Drive, Ottawa, Ontario, CANADAColonial By Drive, Ottawa, Ontario, CANADA1841 Edgehill Road, Abington, PENN. 19001, U.S.A.124 18th St., Rock Island, ILL. 61201 U.S.A.Post Office, Drayton, Wellington County, Ontario, CANADA2857 So. King Dr., Apt. 1118, Chicago, ILL. 60616 U.S.A.31 Springfield Dr., Littleton, MASS. 01460 U.S.A.1058 Rookwood Dr., San Diego, CALIF. 9213111658 Wade Circle, Cypress, CALI F. 90630 U.S.A.9258 Clyo Rd., Spring Valley, OHIO 45370 U.S.A.

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Memoirs of the Lepidopterists' Society, Number 1 (Feb., 1964)A SYNONYMIC LIST OF THE NEARCTlt RHOPALOCERA, by C. F. dos Passos

Price:Society Members, paper covers, Addenda et Corrigenda (revisions of Melitaeinae and portionsof Lycaenidae supplied separately), $5; non-members, $7.50. Hard-cover binding (revisionsbound in): Members, $8; non-members, $10.

Send to Memoirs Editor Sidney A. Hessel, Nettleton Hollow Road, Washington, CONN.06793, U.S.A.

INFORMATION ABOUT THE SOCIETY

Membership in the Lepidopterists' Society is open to all persons interested in any aspect of Lepidopterology.Prospective members should send the Treasurer the full dues for th~ current year ($10, U.S.A.) togetherwith full address and areas of interest in Lepidoptera. Remittances in dollars (U.S.A.) should be made pay­able to The Lepidopterists' Society. Individual members will receive the JOURNAL (published quarterly)and the NEWS (published bimonthly). Institutional memberships will receive only the JOURNAL. A bien­nial membership list will comprise one issue of the NEWS in even-numbered years. Back issues of theJOURNAL may be purchased from the TREASURER.

Information on membership may be obtained from the TREASURER, Col. Stanley S. Nicolay, 1500Wakefield Drive, Virginia Beach, V A. 23455, U.S.A. Changes of address must be sent to him alone, andonly when changes are permanent or very long-term.

Other information about the Society may be obtained from the SECRETARY, Dr. Lee D. Miller, AllynMuseum of Entomology, 3701 Bay Shore Rd., Sarasota, FLA. 33580, U.S.A.

Manuscripts for publication in the JOURNAL are to be sent to the Editor, Dr. Theodore D. Sargent,Zoology Dept., Univ. of Massachusetts, Amherst, MASS. 01002, U.S.A. See the inside back cover of a copyof the JOU RNA L for editorial policies.

Information regarding the SUPPLEMENTS (longer papers published occasionally by the Society), write tothe Editor, Dr. Lee D. Miller (address above).

Items for inclusion in the NEWS should be sent to the Editor, Dr. Charles V. Covell, Jr., Dept. of Biology,Univ. of Louisville, Louisville, KY. 40208, U.S.A.

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