MARK F. O'BRIEN NEWSLETTER of the MICHIGAN ENTOMOLOGICAL SOCIETY Volume 27 Number 1 & 2 March 28, 1982
Malaise Traps and Coleoptera
by David C. L. Gosling
Until recently, my knowledge of Malaise The quantity of specimens collected is, traps was largely based on the interesting of course, not the only consideration. paper by ~~tthews and Matthews which The traps collected 41 species of cerambycids appeared in THE GREAT LAKES ENTOMOLOGIST at Tamarack Lake and 35 in the Huron Mountains; (4:117-122, 1971). They discussed the the combined total less duplications was 62. collecting efficiency of this technique, In both areas, nearly 75% of the species especially for Diptera and Hymenoptera, and collected were represented by onlt 1-3 speci noted that "the paucity of Coleoptera is mens. About half the catch was comprised especially notable." This and other, of a minority of the species, some of which similarly discouraging reports led me to \vere very conrrnon and of relatively little neglect the Malaise trap as a sampling interest. The remainder, however, contained tool for several years. It was only last a substantial proportion of extremely year that, encouraged and generously suppor useful specimens, including some species ted by Dr. John Witter of the University of rarely collected by other means. Thus, Michigan, I used Malaise traps in my work although the quantity of specimens collected with cerambycids. was small, the quality in terms of informa I first tried the traps at Tamarack Lake tion obtained was sufficiently high to (St. Joseph Co.) in south\vestern Michigan justify using Malaise traps when surveying from late May through late August 1980, cerambycid populations. and again in June 1981. The total for 1980 As with any sampling technique, some limi \vas 400 trap-days, with 108 in 1981. tations must be considered in evaluating the July 1981 was spent in the Huron Mountains results. My experience with them suggests (Marquette Co.) in the Upper Peninsula, that Malaise traps are very ineffective in \vhere I accumulated another 400 trap-days. collecting nocturnally active ceramnycids. Traps were deliberately located in a variety The captures, both in proportion of species of situations, some of \vhich were unproductive (73%) and proportion of specimens (91%) \vere. and were operated regardless of weather. heavily dominated by day-flying beetles, The trapping at Tamarack Lake yielded 278 especially the lepturines and diurnal specimens, and that in the Huron Mountains cerambycines. The small, nocturnal lamiines 173, a total of 451. Overall trap \vhich were probably the most abundant ceram efficiency thus was only 0.5 cerambycid/ bycids in these areas were strikingly con trap-day. (continued on page 4)
The NEWSLETTER of the Michigan Entomological Society is published as four numbers yearly, at irregular intervals. Please send all notes, news, new insect records, research requests, notices, season sunrrnaries, membership inquiries, etc. to the Executive Secretary, Michigan Ento mological Society, Dept. of Entomology, Michigan State University, East Lansing, Michigan 48824. FOR SAL~: Due to my ill health, I am selling Officers of M.E.S. my exotlc butterfly collection. Included are President ..•... John Witter many rare and irreplaceable bird1;vings, Papilio President-Elect Ron Priest and many others 1;vorldwide. Must be sold as a Immediate Past President Gary Simmons 1;"hole, \ViII not separate. Mr. Virgil Past President . . . . . Dan Young Warczynski, 1804 Fitzhugh St., Bay City, HI Executive Secreta ry . . . Ho Nielsen 48706, or call (517) 892-6375. ' Member-a t-Large (1979-82) Dave Evans Member-a t-Large (1980-83) Glenn Belyea FOR SALE: 15 years of collecting. Near com Hembe r-at-Large (1981-84) . . . Ed Voss plete collection of butterflies and moths in Jom:nal Editor ...... Dave Gosling series. Will sell 1;vith or without dra\Vers Newslette r Ed itor . . . . . Lou l-Jilson but will not break up collection; must be' Associa t e Newsletter Editor . . George Heaton sold as a whole. By bids only. Minimum bid of $7,609 or $6,500 1;vithout dra\Vers and cabi nets. Collection includes 1,352 butterflies, 3,327 moths and 46 silk moths. Contact: Notices Virgil I-larczynski, 1804 Fit:hugh St., Bay City MI 48706, or call (517) 892-6375. (long run) (Notices wiZl be run for a year or 4"nvffibers of the Newsletter unless notified to drop FOR SALE: Halaise Traps. Design 1;vi th superior them. Members desiring longer l'uns should efficiency, as described and figured by Tmvnes noti y newsletter editor~ L. F. ~~lson~ Dept. in Entomological Ne1;vS (83: 239-247). Complete of Forestl'Y, Michigan State Vniversity~ 48824) with stakes. $198, postpaid. 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The of NH OhiO", Price ('70). M. C. Nielsen, classification, evolution, and dispersal of the 3415 Overlea Dr., Lansing, MI 48917. ~vinter stonefly genus Al}ocapniC!.. Ill. BioI. 517-321-2192 . Monogr. 45: 1-166. Please contact Hayne Gall, 336 Bellevue Avenue, DepeH, NY 14043, with price and WANTED: Data on Michigan butterflies for use condition." in a new publication on the butterflies of Michigan. Doubtful specimens can be forwarded for determination or confirmation. Especially interested in Lycaenidae and Hesperiidae rec ords. Contact M. C. Nielsen, 3415 Overlea Dr., Lansing, HI 48917 (517-321-2192). 3 Twenty- eighth Annual Meeting in Midland in May
Mark your cal e ndar :-1m·;! Co ahead, don't Society - is the keynote speaker. hesitate, check off May 28 and 29. We need you Now that you've marked your calendar, fill at the Annual He e ting . How can ~oJe interact if out the pre-registration form enclosed with this you stay horne and watch TV all the time? Ron newsletter and send it to Ron Priest. Let him Priest has prepared an excellent program and know if you plan to give a talk. He'll give guest speaker s you 'll not want to miss. This you 15 minutes of the program. Please let him year ,,,e' re meetin~ at the Chippe,oJa Nature know if you can be there for lunch on Friday Center near Midland , MI, starting at 9 A.M. on the 28th, as he plans to cater it if sufficient the 28 th . The program will spillover into the people are interested. Also - bring a guest, 29th, and as usual, collecting is planned. Ron spouse, sweetheart or anyone interested in a Hodges from the Systematic Entomology Laboratory "buggy" program. See you there! in Hashington, D.C. - a long time member of the
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Malaise Traps (from p. 1) phengodids, scarabaeids, and silphids. s picuous by their absence. Since roughly hAlf Collectors interested in these and other the cerambycid species in Michigan are diurnal Coleoptera might find it ~vorth\vhi1e nocturnal, this is a significant factor. trying Malaise traps if they are not already I do not mean to suggest that Malaise using them. traps are an efficient means of collecting cerambycids or other Coleoptera, quite the reverse is true. However the technique should not be neglected, if only for the A Summer's Day occasional example of a species not otherwise collected. I have found the traps extremely beneficial when used to supplement other more The morning fizzing with bees and hummingbirds. traditional methods for surveying beetle Chenille caterpillars doing push-ups through populations. Among the other families of beetles I have noted regularly in Malaise the lawn. trap catches were buprestids, cantharids, cicindelids, coccinellids, lampyrids, Mosquito: skin diver.
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5 Pitfall Records of lewisi, H. pleuriticus, H. rufipes, H. viduus, Loricera pilicornis, Metabletus Cicindelidae and Carabidae americanus, Miscodera articola, MYas cyanescens, M. coracinus, Nebria lacustris, During the past four seasons I have had the N. pallipes, Notiobia nitidipennis, Notio opportunity to run many short-term and long philus aenius, Olisthopus parmatus, Omophron term traplines of barrier pitfall traps in New americanum, O. tesselatum, Pasimachus Hampshire, Michigan, Indiana, Florida, elongatus, Patrobus longicollis, Pinacodera Nebraska, South Dakota, and Alabama. For a limbata, P. platticollis, Platynus decentis, detailed description of the trap design see P. mannerheimi, Progaleritina janus, Pterostichur adoxus, P. chalcites, P. Reeves, 1979 (Entom. Ne~vs 91 (1) :10-12). caudicalis, P. coracinus, P. corvinus, These traps have captured large numbers P. honestus, P. lachrymosus, P. lucublandis, of insects, especially many common and some P. melanarius, P. mutus, P. pensylvanicus, P. rare tiger beetles (Cicindelidae) and ground punctatissimus, P. rostratus, P. stygicus, beetles (Carabidae). A list of 48 genera and P. tristis, Rhadine caudata, Scaphinotus 144 species taken by barrier pitfall traps is viduus, Scarites substriatus, Sphaeroderus presented to demonstrate the value of canadensis, S. lecontei, Stenolophus comma, pitfall traps for general collecting and Synuchus impunctatus and Tetragonoderus beetle fauna studies, and to stimulate further fasciatus. interest in this technique. Gary Dunn
CICINDELIDAE
Amblychila cylindriformis, Cicindela repanda, C. duodecimguttata, C. formosa generosa, C. purpurea, C. limbalis, c. scutellaris lecontei, C. tranquebarica, and Magnetic Megacephala virginica. Attraction CARABIDAE Abacidus permundus, Agonum anchomenoides, A. canadense, A. cupripenne, A. errans, A. extensicolle, A. muelleri, A. octopunctatum, A. placidum, A. puncticeps, A. retractum, Each winter, the beautiful monarch butter A. sordens, A. thoyeri, Amara angustata, fly leaves its home in eastern North America A. apricaria, A. avida, A. cupreolata, A. and flies to a small area in the mountains of erratica, A. ellipsis, A. impucticollis, central Nexico. For centuries, scientists have A. lacustrus, A. laevipennis, A. littoralis, ~"ondered hmv such migrating species find A. musculis, A. obesa, A. quenseli, their way, usually attributing it simply to Amphasia interstitialis, A. sericeus, "instinct." Anisodactylus discoideus, A. kirbyi, A. But now two professors at the University merula, A. lugubris, A. nigerrimus, A. of Florida have discovered that instinct may be nigrita, A. ovularis, A. rusticus, A. nothing more than grains of the mineral sanctaecrucis, A. verticalis, Apenes magnetite. Zoologist Bruce MacFadden and sinuata, Bembidion castor, B. confusum, geologist Douglas Jones examined the monarch B. frontale, B. nitidum, B. quadrimaculatum, butterfly and found traces of magnetite - the B. tetracolum, B. wingatei, Brachinus same element used in compass needles. americanus, B. cordicollis, B. janthipennis, (l'1agnetit.e has also been found in pigeons, Calathus ingratus, C. gregarius, Calosoma bees and dolphins.) calidum, C. frigidum, C. scrutator, C. "He think the magnetite may explain the 1,)ilcoxi, Carabus limbatus, C. nemoralis, butterflies' navigational abilities," says C. serratus, C. sylvosus, Chalaenius MacFadden. "Essentially, they have little emarginatus, C. impuncifrons, C. lithophilus, compasses in their bodies and may find C. sericeus, C. solitarius, C. tricolor, their eventual destination by flying along the C. tomentosus, Clivina fossor, C. impressi earth's magnetic force fields." frons, Colliusis pennsylvanicus, Crata canthus dubius, Cymindis americanus, C. cribricollis, C. interios, C. neglecta, C. pilosa, Diasmara areanaria, Dicaelus "Happiness is...like a butterfly, the more dilatatus, D. politus, Elaphrus clairvillei, Evarthrus convivus, E. sodalis, Geopinus you chase it the more it will elude you. incrassatus, Harpallelus basilaris, Harpalus But if you turn your attention to other affinis, H. caZrgnosus, H. erythropus, H. things, it comes and softly sits on your herbivagus, H. laticeps, H. longicollis, H. shoulder." 6 M.E.S. Governing Board Meeting
The Michigan Entomological Society's Govern b. Priest, Sinnnons and Young \"ill he ing Board held its fall meeting on 26 October checking on opportunities for the Society 1981, at Louis Hilson's residence in East to become more active in the promotion of Lansing. Board members in attendance were entomology in all aspects. It was felt that Glenn Belyea, Dave Evans, Dave Gosling, Mo M.E.S. should do more to assist various Nielsen, Ron Priest, Gary Simmons, Louie organizations and functions. (i.e. 4-H, Hilson, John Witter and Dan Yo ung . Ge or ge nature centers, extension agents, county Hea ton, Associate Newsletter Editor also fairs, etc.) in reaching amateurs and attended. President \.Jitter convened t he young people. mee ting at 1940. The foll owing agenda '.·las c. Nielsen will contact Dr. Roland discussed: Fischer and Dr. Thomas Moore, respective 1. The 1982 Annual Meeting a rrangements. curators of the entomology collections at Priest, Chairman of the mee t ing arrange Mi chigan State University and the ments suggested it be held at Alma College Unive rsity of Michigan, for a Ne\"sletter or the Midland Nature Center. Al so mention artic l e describing their collections and ed as a meeting site was the Ralph A. availa bility for viewing and research by MacMullan Conference Ce n t er at Higgins amateur and professional members. Lake. The Board supported t he Midl and d. Sunnne r f ield trips were mentioned as Nature Center as the preferred location . a means of stimulating greater interest Tentative dates for the meet ing ~"e re among members, e spe cially the younger approved as: Ha y 28 (1st ), J une 4 ( 2nd) amateurs. Priest and Nielsen felt the May 14 (3rd) , and J une 11 (4th) . Society should encourage more contact 2. Nominations for 1982 Society officers among members. It is believed that a were revie~"ed, \Vi t h Dave Evans and Dan field trip during the summer \.ould be of Mosher proposed f or President-Elect. interest to many. Several ether members were offered for e. Nielsen pointed out that as of Nov. 1s t, nomination for the Governing Board Member the MSU Bulletin Off ice will no longer at-Large. Nielsen agreed to continue as handle the Society ' s addre ssograph needs Executive Secretary - nm. in his 13th due to budgetary limitations. It was y ear~ learned that Aldi ngers, who now handles all 3. Gosling gave a brief report as Editor of of the Society's mailings and Newsletter the Journal and indicated there ~"ere not printing, can do the Society's addressing enough manuscripts on hand for Volume 15 needs \.ith a ne\. computer system at of THE GREAT LAKES ENTOMOLOGIST. Volume reasonable costs. It was agreed to have 14, No. 4 should be printed and mailed on Aldingers handle the addressing of schedule. The Editor needs more good mailing envelopes and Newsletters. He photographs (BW) for use on journal expe ct bette r service than before, in covers; unfortunately, many pho t ographs keeping our mailing addresses up to date . submitted from 35mm s lides are not sharp f. Gosli ng reported that the Michigan enough for cover use. . House of Rep resentatives is considering 4. Wilson stated t hat he has enough copy for House Bi] l 4270, an amendment to the the next issue o f t he Newsletter. He "Game Lm. of 1929" . He felt that ~.ould l i ke to obtain more contributions adoption o f this law, a s written, may from membe rs for t he Society's Entomology jeopa rdize Society members in their use Notes series - now up t o 14 . of "artificial lights". He urged that 5 . Nielsen presented a br i ef financial report , GB members look into this Bill and, if ~V'hich indicated the fol lowing : savings necessary, seek exclus ionary language to a ccount, $7,155.87; che cking account, protect those \-.1ho collect nocturnally \-.1ith $430.21; accounts receivable, $1,989.00 various lights. total assets of $9,575.08. \fuile all It w-as agreed to hold the next GB meeting on debts are currently paid, the Society is the day of the Annual Meeting. The meeting obligated for costs of approximately adjourned at 2200. $2,650.00 for the remainder of the year. Mo C. Nielsen Membership continues at about 500 - the ...... same as a year ago. Library and institu tional subscribers are dmm f rom a year "And then there's the Butterfly," Alice went a go t o 185; the Society continues to on, after she had taken a good look at the r eceive subscription inquiries to the insect ~"ith its head on fire, and had thought J ournal from foreign institutions - a sign to herself. 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The only charge (to those registered) Prof., Mr., Mrs., etc.); 2) mailing is $1.00 (payment by draft or US or foreign a ddress; 3) phone number; 4) group of main postage) to cover the mailing costs. interest, area of specialization (e.g. For sale notices are not accepted for family group name, etc.) and kind of interest listings, but classified and display ad space (e.g., collecting, exchanging, systematics, is available at the end of each part. ecology, etc.); 5) geographical area of Send registrations and/or requests for greatest interest; 6) short statement giving further information to the editor, Dr. Ross interest details (not over 25 words); 7) H. Arnett, Jr., Oxycopis Pond Research if a taxonomist, list groups willing to Station, 90 Hallace Road, Kinderhook, NY identify for others; 8) signature and date. 12106 USA. These data will be coded and entered into the file. No person is listed unless these data 8 News From Membe rs Letter to Executive Secretary Professor Ernest H. Shull, North Hanchester, The 60th National 4-H Congress, held in Indiana, was made a Fellow of the Indiana Chicago November 28 - December 3, 1981 is now Academy of Science on 6 November 1981. history. The thirty-seven Michigan 4-H State Earlier, in August, the Reader's Digest Award winners were treated to the time of Association accepted his article "An their lives. The National 4-H Congress is the Excursion to a Vanishing World of Beauty", highest 4-H A~vard a 4-H member can earn. ~vhich gives background information for the The members will tell you it's an experience International First Day Cover Collection they'll always remember, and that the National IBS, Indian Butterflies. This article was 4-H Congress has enriched their lives greatly. ~rritten in connection with the International Nearly 1700 4-H'ers from all the 50 states Postal Harketing Corporation; it will be participated in this great event. featured as a special publication by the The 1981 National 4-H Congress theme "4-H Reader's Digest. Professor Shull has Pathways to the Future" reflects the basic extensive field experience ~Jit h the butter mission of 4-H -- to help youths become self flies of India. He is currently working on directing, productive, and contributing members an Indiana checklist of the l epidoptera. of society. CONGRATULATIONS, Ernie! The $100 financial support from your organization, the Michigan Entomological Society made it possible for Steve Adsmond of Duckworth President of ESA Kent County to attend the 60th National 4-H Congress in Chicago. Dr. ~.;r. Donald Duckworth , Special Assistant On behalf of the Michigan 4-H Programs, I to the Assistant Secretary for Museum Programs ~vant to thank you for your financial suppo"rt at the National Museum of Natural History, which helped send our State 4-H Award Smithsonian Institution, and Curator, Depart winners to the National 4-H Congress in Chicago. ment of Entomology at the museum, ~vas recently Sincerely, elected president of the Entomological John R. Aylsworth Society of America (ESA) for 1983. Program Leader Duck~Jorth is an internationally recognized 4-H - Youth Programs research entomologist. He has conducted field research and museum studies in North America, Europe, Australia, and throughout Central and South America. His main area of research is Gypsy Moth Movie Available as a lepidopterist, but Duckworth is also known for his taxonomic research and tropical The USDA Forest Service has obtained biology interests. several copies of the l6mm film The Gvp~ The ESA is a not-for-profit scientific Moth: A Dilemm~, produced by Ag. Canada. organization engaged in serving the needs of This 15 min. color film contains excellent entomologists throughout the ~Jorld and is the photography of gypsy moth life stages and largest international association of caterpillar damage. The film also briefly entomologists, promoting the interests and presents the Canadian government gypsy moth science of entomology in all its subdisciplines. program. To borrow a copy of this film, Duch70rth ~Jill serve this society in a contact: Public Info. Officer, NA-S&PF, leadership capacity as President-Elect in 1982, USDA Forest Service, 370 Reed Road, Broomall, President in 1983, and Past President in 1984. PA 19008. (USDA Forest Service)
Information Retrieval Did you knmv that there are. several agricultural databases, of which the following are of particular value to entomologists:
Database name Coverage Size* Printed version AGRICOLA 1970 1,725,000 Bibliography of Agriculture. AGRIS 1975 500,000 Agrindex. BIOSIS 1969 3,645,000 Biological Abstracts CAB Abstracts 1973 1,188,000 CAB's abstracting journals IRL Life Sciences 1978 325,000 IRL's abstracting journals USDA/CRIS 1974 34,000 None: contains factual data on current and recent USDA - associated research (* approximate no. of records at Jan. 1981) 9 million specimens) at the British Museum (Natural History) and also liaise closely with taxonomists there. International Training Courses in applied taxonomy of insects and mites are also provided by CIE to train personnel from overseas in the diagnostic features of economically important groups and in COMMONWEALTH techniques of preservation and curation. For further information IVrite to: Common INSTITUTE OF wealth Institute of Entomology, 56 Queens Gate, ENTOMOLOGY London SW75JR, UK.
The Commonwealth Institute of Entomology AMC Holds Meeting has played a unique role in applied entomo logy since it was founded over 60 years ago The American Mosquito Control Association to provide information on insects and other will hold its annual Photo Salon in connection arthropods of importance to man and to with the annual meetings in Sacramento, stimulate research on them. These have California, April 18-22. There will be a remained the primary objectives of the Photographic Society of America-approved organization throughout various changes of Insect Photo Salon and an AMCA Mosquito name and status and increases in size and Photo Salon (which will cover all aspects of scope. The Institute is now one of fou r mosquitoes and mosquito control). Both salons Institutes and ten Bureaux making up t he wil l be conduct ed according to PSA standards. Commom,ealth Agricultural Bureaux ( CAB) , A sil ver medal will be a"arded for "Best of an organization sponsored by member Shm.," in each sal on. The competition will be Commonwealth Governments for the collection, open to a ll photographers. The entry fee ,.ill collation and international dissemination of be $3. 00 and the closing date for receipt of information of value to agriculturalists entries will be March 29, 1982. Entry forms world-wide. It achieves its aims by means and complete details can be obtained from: of publications, information, and taxonomic John T. Barber, Chairman, AMCA Photo Salon, services. Biology Department, Tulane University, NelV Its most prestigious publication is the Orleans, LA 70118. Review of Applied Entomology which contains abstracts of the world literature on every aspect of applied entomology. It has Oily Hat Trick appeared regularly since 1913 and provides a unique synopsis of the literature. It is Anyone ,.ho ventures into the forest in the published monthly in two series, Series A spring will encounter a number of annoying (Agricultural) and Series B (Medical and insects. An interesting approach to living Veterinary), for which there are separate ,.ith this unpleasant condition recently annual indexes and IVhich together include appeared in the University of NelV Hampshire about 10,000 abstracts per annum. Foresters .Q:hgest, although it originally was The CIE's Bulletin of Entomological printed in Tree Farm Ne,.s. It is reproduced Research is a quarterly journal devoted to as a suggestion for Michigan lVoods-,vorkers. original research papers concerning "Loggers get thoroughly chewed by an insects, mites or ticks of economic impor assortment of insects every spring and summer tance in the agricultural, medical or veter as they work in the ,wods. Maine Tree Farmer inary fields. Critical reviews on selected Clayton Totman uses the "oily hat trick" to topics are an additional feature of this keep from getting che,.ed up. journal. Totman coats his hard hat ,.ith mineral oil, CIE also publishes Distribution Maps of baby oil, or any other light oil he bas Pests, each of IVhich give the ",orld available. The flies are attracted to the distribution, together with supporting oil and land on the hard bat instead of references, of a particular arthropod pest. Totman's skin. In two hours of lVorking in Eighteen maps are issued each year; a total the woods, his hard hat gets so covered Hith of 403 maps has been issued up to December, flies that he has to rinse it off and coat 1979. it wi th oil again because there's no more ClE's Identification Service provides space left for the f l ies to stick. accurate identi fications of more than 30,000 According to Totman, this system ,.1Orks insects and mites received from allover the equally Hell for moose flies, deer flies, "orld each year. ClE' s taxonomists, black flies or mosquitoes. Totman says the several of whom are leading ,.orld authorities system beats running around the ,.oods with on their groups, have access to the National mosquito netting over your bead - it's also Insect Collection (containing over 20 another good reason to wear your hard hat. 10 :Former Name: SUTHERLAND, ELLEN A. NEAL, Obituary ELLEN A., P.O. Box 1264, Reedley, CA
MARY ELIZABETH l~ELAN 1922-1981. Mary Elizabeth Hhelan, of Muskegon, long time New Members member of the Michigan Entomologi cal Society, passed a\vay unexpectedly in early January, 1981. BLAY, JORGE A. SANTIAGO, Calle 33 ZG-9 A biology tea cher at Steele Junior High School, Rivervie\v, Bayamon, Puerto Rico 00619. she called in one morning to say she didn't BLOYE, ROBERT R., Glen Eyrie Box 6000, feel well and woul d be going to the hospital Colorado Springs, CO 80934. LEPIDOPTERA. instead of t eachi ng . She died that same DANIELS, JARET C., 12606 6~ Hile Rd., mo rning at home. She was also a member of the Caledonia, \.]is. 53108. (Student) LEPIDOP Muskegon Nature Club, a chapter of Michigan TERA; Saturniidae. Au dubon Society . She was als o a summer student HERIG, TED, 8907 Grove Rd., De\vitt, HI at the University of Michigan Bi ological 48820. LEPIDOPTERA of Michigan. Stati on, on Dougl a s Lake, 1951-1956, where she HOLOYDA, JOHN, 2819 N. Marmora Ave., Has involved (among other things) in studying Chicago, IL 60634. LEPIDOPTERA: Sessidae. behavior of tree s Hallmvs. 0' BRIEN, MARK F., Insect Div., Huseum of Zoology, Univ. of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI 48109. HYMENOPTERA, behavior, collecting Address Changes and taxonomy. SCHULDT, RICHARD J., 446 E. Crescent St., ANDERSON, ALI CE LOESCH, Du ke Univ. Marine Marquette, HI 49855. Aquatic insects. Lab, Rivers I s., Beauf ort, NC 28516 . tVESTRATE, l.]ILLIAM P. , 21406 McKenzie St., Ai'iDERSON, THOHAS C., 345 W. 1-69 . Apt. B, Cassopolis, MI 49031. LEPIDOPTERA. Pe rry, HI 48872. YODER, WA\~E A., Dept. of Biology, Frost BOOTH. HOWARD D., 7 N. Norma l. Y~ s ilanti, burg State College, Frostburg , MD 2153·2. HI 48197. BRADFO RD , l.JAYNE BETZ, 1000 N. Lake Shore Dr., Ap t . 2003, Chicago, IL 60611. COX. TERRY, 1220 Dandy St., Cadillac, MI More New Members 40601. (Student) . GAUTHIER, ROBERT, 1800 Kilmarnock , Sillery, BERNARD, ERNEST C., Dept. of Entomology and Quebec, CANADA GlT 2V9. Plant Pathology, Univ. of Tennessee , HARAMIS , DR. LINN , Dept. of Biology, Untv . Knoxville, TN 37916 of Notre Dame, Notre Dame , IN 46556. BESS, JANES, 12247 Onondaga Rd., Onondaga KOEHN, LEROY C., 18204 Hiller Ave., Clors land, MI 49264. OH 44119. BREISCH, NANCY L., Dept. of Entomology , Univ. ·MARTIN, LELAND L., RD 11 2, Box 158, hlakeman, of Maryland, College Park, MD 20742. OR 44889. MILLER , SCOTT E. , Museum of Comp o Zoology, ELLIOT, NORMAN C., 258 Da na Dr. , Lansing, MI Harvard Univ., Cambridge, MA 02138. 48906. GALL, I-rAYNE K., 336 Bellevue Ave ., Depe\v, NY HCKEAGUE. ~RCTA, P. O. Box 738, Milli nockee , 14043. ME 04462. HUBBARD, MI CHAEL D. , Dept . of Entomol ogy, MORSE, JOSEPH , Dept of Encomo1ogy, Univ. Florida A & 1'1 University, Tall ahassee, of California, RiverSide, CA 92521. PLI CHTA, ERI C, Rt. #1, Rox 55-A. Columbia, FL 32307. 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