Number 3 NEWS 15 May, 1972 of the LEPIDOPTERISTS' SOCIETY

Editorial Committee of the NEWS. ..•. , "" r" - ,.";"9;:_~>''>') EDITOR: Dr. Charles V. Covell, Jr., Dept. of BloIQgy;, 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

J. Donald Eff G. Hesselbarth F. W. Preston Thomas C. Emmel Robert L. Langston G. W. Rawson H. A. Freeman Lloyd M. Martin Mike Van Buskirk L. Paul Grey F. Bryant Mather E. C. Welling M. R. S. Wilkinson John Heath K. W. Philip ....\':

Moth Bites Man

After a quarter century of more or less consistently having had things go my way with moths, the tables were turned momentarily last summer. I was collecting with my daughter at a 15-watt blacklight in the Shenandoah National Forest northwest of Luray, Virginia, in late July. Moths were not overly abundant .(about 120 species taken in two nights), and although other insects, especially caddis flies were present in annoying numbers, conditions were nothing like those which sometimes obtain in tropical areas when one's face is continually bombarded with insects when near the light. However, about 11 :30 p.m., while I was standing a few feet from the blacklight, a moth sud­ denly flew directly into my ear. When I instinctively reached up to it, the brute quickly wriggled downward as far as possible, where it nested against the eardrum and commenced to thrash and kick. After a short time I noticed that this was probably going to be annoying - it sounded roughly like what I imagine it would to have one's head' inside a snare drum - but assorted measures (holding flashlight, blacklight to ear, banging op­ posite ear, shouting threats, etc.) failed to persuade the busy immigrant to turn around and evacuate. Having lost interest in further collecting, I retreated to the sleeping bag, but various positions of recline did not affect the moth's behavior. Periods of rapid vibration and scratching were interspersed with those of quiescence, during which the intruder and the collector rested. Finally, with the likelihood of survival with even lepidopterists' level of sanity such a night seeming slight, I held an open cyanide bottle over my ear, which resulted in an immediate flurry of activity (on the part of the moth), an array of increasingly higher pitched buzzing and whining, and at last quiet. The following day there was no particular discomfort, although the beseiged stowaway continued to sporadically quiver weakly until noon or so. Thus we continued the trip, and I did some diurnal collecting before breaking camp and driving the 100 miles to our home base. Late that afternoon I went to the emer­ gency clinic at the Alexandria Hospital; the receiving nurse showed no emotion in dutifully entering 'moth in ear' on the registration form, but her estimate of 30-40 minutes wait was grossly in error. No sooner had I taken a seat than my name was called, and a physician immediately came to my aid in preference over the occupants of crowded rooms full of the usual aggregation of maimed Sunday motorcyclists and the like: 'Are you the one with the moth in ear? (definite inflection of incredulity)..."Yeh, laugh it off"...ILet's have a 100k... My God, it is a moth"..."Hey Joe, take a look at this"..."Great Scott, its got legs"..."Hey Mabel, look at this"..."0h, iick"...and so on. If you think they were surprised then though, you Should have seen the looks, when after extraction, to my astonishment I perceived the beast to be not a tortricid or other respectable micro, and announced

IIA noctuid! Outtasite." The specimen, rescued from the brink of disposal but in only fair condition, was later identified as Polygrammate hebraeicum (Hbn.) by E. L. Todd, ARS, U. S. National Museum, who looked like he really didn't believe it either. After all the entertainment the unappreciative hospital billed me $20 for professional services, a fee no noctuid has ever been worth. - Jerry A. Powell, University of California, Berkeley. THE LEPIDOPTERISTS' SOCIETY STATEMENT OF CONDITION 31 December 1971

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-2- ESPECIALLY FOR FI ELD 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, Guana­ caste, COSTA RICA, C. A.

ONE-DAY AND ONE-WEEK LISTS IN NEW YORK

With collecting almost as automobile-dependent as everything else nowadays, it is much easier to collect many species in one day than it used to be. A list of 30 - 40 species is easily obtained in midsummer in any ecologically diverse part of the North­ east, given an early start and a set of wheels. Getting that many butterflies in a small area on foot is something else again, and indicates an unusually rich local fauna. My own record of this sort is 43 species in 2 miles of Ellis Hollow, Tompkins County, New York, July 6, 1970. Ellis Hollow is the valley of upper Cascadilla Creek. The valley floor is in pasture or alfalfa, wh ile the hills are largely forested with beech, maple, and hemlock and some areas of birch, aspen, and other successional vegetation. The list follows: Danaus plexippus, Lethe eurydice, Cercyonis ~ nephele, Euptychia cymela, Speyeria aphrodite, §. cybele, Boloria toddii, Euphydryas phaeton, Phyciodes tharos, Polygonia progne, f. interrogationis, Nymphalis antiopa, ~. milberti, Vanessa atalanta, Cynthia virginiensis, Limenitis archippus, Satyrium calanus fa lacer, ~. caryaevorus, ~ liparops, Harken­ c1enus titus, Celastrina argiolus, Everes comyntas, Lycaena phlaeas americanna, 1. thoe, Papilio glaucus, Colias philodice,,£:. eurytheme, Pieris rapae, Thorybes bathyllus, L pylades, Erynnis martialis, Pyrgus communis, Anycyloxipha numitor, Thy­ melicus lineola, Hesperia sassacus, Poanes hobomok, Polites mystic, f. origenes, ~ themistocles, .p. coras, ~. verna, Wallen­ grenia otho egeremet, and Euphyes vestris metacomet. In addition, 4 more species were seen in the same area the same week: Satyrium acadica, Papilio polyxenes asterius, Epargyreus c1arus, and Euphyes dion. What about a one-week list for a single county? My record is 59 species in Richmond County, New York, the week of July 12, 1971. Of these, 37 were taken in one day. Richmond County (Staten Island) has an area of about 70 square miles, of which about 1/3 is fully urbanized, and a relief of 300-odd feet. The climax vegetation is oak forest; there are extensive areas of waste ground, tidal marsh, and scrub oak-pine barrens habitats. The list: Q. plexippus, !:: eurydice, f: pegala alope, E.: cymela, ~. aphrodite, .§.. cybele, ~. toddii, ~. phaeton, f. tharos, .p. interrogationis, i!. antiopa, Y.... atalanta, Cynthia vir­ giniensis, Junonia coenia, L. archippus, Limenitis astyanax, Asterocampa celtis, Libytheana bachmannii, Strymon melinus, Satyrium acadica, .§.. edwardsii,.§.. falacer, .§.. caryaevorus, §.. liparops, .!::!. titus, f. argiolus, ~. comyntas, b: phlaeas ameri­ cana, 1, thoe, f. glaucus, 1'. troilus, E. polyxenes asterius, ~ philodice, f. philodice, ~. eurytheme, Eurema nicippe, ~ rapae, .§.. c1arus, Achalarus Iyciades, I. pylades, Erynnis martialis, E. horatius, Pholisora catullus, ~. numitor, I. lineola, Hesperia attalus, Poanes hobomok, f. massasoit, f. viator, Polites mystic, ~. origenes, p. themistocles, E.. coras, ~. verna, '!!.. otho egeremet, Euphyes bimacula, E.. dion, E. vestris metacomet, Atrytone arogos, A. delaware. Additional species known to be on the wing in Richmond County that week include Lethe appalachia, 1.. anthedon, Polygonia comma, Pieris protodice, and Euphyes conspicua. - Arthur M. Shapiro, Department ofZoology University of California; Davis, California 95616

NEWS AND NOTES:

Don Eff has informed us of the death of Arthur Moeck of Milwaukee, Wisconsin, a Charter Member of the Society and good friend of many collectors **** ** Bryant Mather sent a clipping informing us of the death in Windsor, Nova Scotia, of Dr. Edna Mosher, best known for her clas­ sification of Lepidoptera on the basis of pupal characters. She was 93. * ***** Word has reached us of the passing of two eminent lepidopterists among our Hungarian members: doctors L. Kovacs and Julius F. Lengyel. ****** Foreign members wishing to have the NEWS sent to them via air mail are offered this service for an additional $4 per year pay­ able in advance to the Treasurer. Charge for this service for the remainder of 1972 will be $2. **** * * Anyone wishing to donate a door prize for the Annual Meeting June 22-26, please send it directly to Roy O. Kendall. Speci­ mens, books or equipment are desirable items for this purpose. *** * ** -3- 1971 SEASON SUMMARY CORRECTIONS:

We regret that Ray W. Bracher's report for Zone 5 was lost in the mail, and that his data were not reported in the Summary. He has been a regular contributor of Indiana information. Robert May writes that his Florida record published incorrectly as Calephelis virginiensis was Cynthia (formerly Vanessa) virginiensis (pg. 10); also, his name was omitted as reporting the New Jersey data on pg. 12, beginning with "at Great Piece Meadows" and ending with "C. promethea rearing." He further corrects the 1967 Summary (published 15April,1968) as follows: Under New Jersey, C. harrisii should read "vi - 26", not "vi -1"; and Callophrys henrici, iv -29, should have been included under Maryland, notNew Jersey. * ** * * * Eli W. Beery, 7007 East Bayshore Drive, Traverse City, MICH. 49684, U.S.A., and his wife plan a tour of Europe and Africa during Aug. and Sept., 1972, and wish to hear from members in those area who would welcome a visit from them. *** * * * We welcome Mike Van Buskirk as our new Zone 2 Coordinator for the Field Season Summary, replacing E. J. Newcomer. ****** No.4 of the NEWS is the MEMBERSHIP LIST, for which we thank Lee and Jackie Miller. The next "newsy" NEWS will be No.5 - the September issue, which will feature a report on the 25th Anniversary Meeting in San Antonio, Texas. ****** Dave Thompson, of 2309 Iowa St., Cedar Falls, IOWA 50613, writes of his concern about the sale and use of the bacterium Bacillus thuringiensis as a biological control agent for insect pests. He wishes to know of possible harm to populations of Lepidoptera, including species reared by lepidopterists. Anyone with good knowledge about the use of this agent please con­ tact him. ****** Eduardo C. Welling M. writes of his disappointment that the NEWS is now appearing only 6 times a year. This change was made in 1971 to save on expense and labor. Those with opinions on this may write the Editor. Welling M. also wants to notify those who purchased material from him labeled Piste, Yucatan, 1967, who were dissatisfied with the condition of specimens to con· tact him immediately for adjustment; his collector there tried to defraud him, and bad specimens were apparently sent out un­ wittingly. He says that much 1968 material has had to be checked carefully, and that this has caused delay in his sending 1968 material to his clients.

DEALERS' DIRECTORY ADDITIONS: Under "Equipment and Materials", please add: Nicholson Plastics, 811 Eleventh St., Rock Island, ILL. 61201, U. S. A. (Plastic embedding process for Lepidoptera)

Insect Museum Supply, Jack R. Powers, 1021 8th Ave. South, Moorhead, MINN. 56560, U. S. A. Printed insect labels; insect pins.

Under "Lepidoptera Specimens:" Rev. Herman Falke, St. Mary's College, Box 26, Kisubi - Entebbe, Uganda, EAST AFRICA. African butterflies, large moths and beetles; also ova and pupae of Saturniidae and Papilionidae of Africa.

BUTTERFLY CONSERVATION: This rapidly-erupting field in the U. S. will focus on the newly-formed XERCES SOCIETY, devoted to butterfly species preservation. Director is Robert M. Pyle, whose address before Nov. 10, 1972, is: Monks Wood Exp. Station, Abbots Ripton, Huntingdonshire, England; after Nov. 10, College of Forest Resources, Univ. of Washington, Seattle, WASH. 98195, U. S. A. Also note the article "How to Kill a Butterfly" by Jo Brewer on pg. 76 of the March, 1972, issue of Audubon, along with some superb butterfly photography by Edward S. Ross. A report on "Project Ponceanus," an effort by C. V. Covell, Jr. & George Rawson and others to enhance the survival of Papilio aristodemus ponceanus in Florida, will be presented at the Annual Meeting of the Society in June, along with talks on other species in a symposium on Endangered and Extinct Lepidoptera. John Heath, our NEWS correspondent in Great Britain, and his associates, have been prolific in their survey and mapping efforts aimed at butterfly conservation in Europe, and have been pioneers in this field. We hope to report more on this important field of lepidopterology in the near future. - c. v. C.

-4- NINETEENTH ANNUAL MEETING OF THE PACIFIC SLOPE SECTION OF THE LEPIDOPTERISTS' SOCIETY

Oakland, California - September 1 - 3,1972

The Natural Sciences Division of The Oakland Museum will host. Dr. Don MacNeill, Senior Curator of Natural Sciences, is in charge of local arrangements and information on Motels may be obtained from him. Anyone wishing to present a paper may write to Dr. MacNeill, Nat. Sci. Div., Oakland Museum, 1000 Oak St., Oakland, CALI F. 94607, or to Dr. Jerry A. Powell, Department of Entomology, University of California, Berkeley, CALIF. 94720, giving the title of the paper, approximate time required for presentation, and whether or not slides are to be presented. This information should be submitted to MacNeill or Powell no later than June 30. The Annual Banquet will be held Saturday, September 2; speaker, place and cost will be announced later.

THE NORTHWEST BUTTERFLY SURVEY The Northwest Butterfly Survey has been founded as a research body for the accumulation, collation and presentation of information about the Rhopalocera of northwestern North America. The area of study includes Oregon, Washington, Idaho, British Columbia and the Yukon Territory. This area represents a massive gap in the continental butterfly knowledge, as well as a zoogeographic unit of reasonable integrity. Our intellectual concerns include the full biology of natural history of the or­ ganisms and their realm. The decline of and prognosis for populations will be a special area of inquiry. A base work for Washington (Pyle) is at press, one for Oregon is well toward completion (Dornfeld) and one for British Columbia is incipient (Shepard). Studies on the two remaining units are being planned. Principal collaborators are Dr. Ernst Dornfeld and David McCorkle in Oregon, E. J. Newcomer in Washington and Robert L. Chehey in Idaho. Data from any other contributors are warmly solicited. Queries and communications will be welcomed at the following addresses: The Northwest Butterfly Survey - Co-Coordinators: Robert M. Pyle Jon Shepard c/o Seattle Audubon Society Rural Route No.2 Joshua Green Building Nelson, Seattle, Washington British Columbia, Canada

BOOK NOTICES: FERGUSON, DOUGLAS C. 1972. Moths Qf America North QJ Mexico, Fasc. 20. 2A, Bombycoidea: Saturniidae (part), 153 pp., 11 colored plates. Paperbound. Curwen Press, London. U. S. distributor: Entomological Reprint Specialists, Box 77971, Dockweiler Station, Los Angeles, CALIF. 90007, U. S. A. $32.50 for subscribers; $39 for non-subscribers. MICROLEPIDOPTERA PALEARCTICA. This important undertaking has advanced to the point at which the first 3 parts have been published: Band 1, Crambinae, by Dr. S. Bleszynski; Band 2, Ethmiidae, by Dr. K. Sattler; and Band 3, Cochylidae, by Dr. I. J. Razowski. Information on purchase may be requested from Hans Reisser, Rathausstrasse 11, A-l0lO, Vienna I, AUSTRIA. A must for serious students of Microlepidoptera. GOMEZ BUSTILLO, M. and F. FERNANDEZ RUBIO, 1971. A morphological and geographical revision of the Parnassius ~(L.) species in the Iberian Peninsula (in Spanish). 32 pp, 22 black and white plates, paperbound. $5.50 postpaid (air mail). Covers descriptions of localities and 21 races, including 3 new ones. Order from: Dr. M. Gomez Bustillo, Torre de Madrid 5-12, Madrid (13), SPAIN.

MID-CONTI NENT LEPIDOPTERA SERIES: Recent publications include No. 28, a preliminary list of the butterflies found at the Capulin Nat. Monument, New Mexico, by F. Martin Brown; No. 31, a study of interspecific hybridization of Limenitis arthemis in Minnesota by W. A. Bergman; No. 33, a check-list of the butterflies of Jamaica, by F. Martin Brown & B. Heineman; No. 32, report on a collection of butterflies made mostly at Ft. Chimo, Ungava, Hudson Strait, by L. M. Turner in 1883-84, by W. H. Edwards (reprint); No. 50, Butterflies of Rocky Mountain Nat. Park, Colo., by P. C. Ritterbush; No. 51, a checklist of Utah butterflies and skippers by K. B. Tidwell and C. J. Callaghan; No. 52, Ecological and distributional notes on butterflies of the genus Erebia in Manitoba, by J. H. Masters; No. 53, a checklist of Scandanavian butterflies, by T. W. Langer; No. 54, the butterflies of Washington, by B. V. Leighton (reprint); No. 55, a preliminary checklist of the butterflies of southern California, by T. C. Emmel; No. 56, an annotated list of the butterflies of Nebraska, by R. A. Leussler (reprint); No. 57, check list of Oregon Rhopalocera, by anonymous authors. These are available at $1.50each for nos. 28, 31,32, and 33, and $1 each for the others; subscription information upon request. John Masters, P. O. Box 7511, St. Paul, MINN. 55119, U.S.A. Internationale Zeitschrift fur Lepidopterologie, a new international journal to appear 3 times per year on various subjects re­ garding Lepidoptera, is planned to begin this year. Subscriptions are 50 OM/year (roughly $15 U.S.). Write for information to: Dr. U. Roesler, Zoologisches Forschungsinstitut und Museum Alexander Koenig, Bonn, GERMANY. HIGGINS, L. G. & N. D. RILEY, 1970. ~ Field Guide to the Butterflies Qf Britain and Europe. Collins, London. 380 pp., 60 colored pis. £ 2.10. Also French and German Editions.

-5- RESEARCH REQUESTS: I have initiated a research project on cave-dwelling moths of the world, and would appreciate the chance to examine material from any source. Adult moths should be collected dry, and correctly mounted on pins prior to shipment. To encourage col­ lecting in this neglected habitat, I have prepared some further information free upon request. Dr. Don R. Davis, Dept. of Ento~ mology, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, D. C. 20560, U. S. A. *****it* Work is beginning on a Provincial Museum Handbook of the butterflies of British Columbia. Publication is expected in about 2 years. Please send contributions of distributional and foodplant records to Jon S. Shepard, R. R. No.2, Nelson, British Columbia, CANADA. ******* Information and specimens needed for a project on the distribution and flight times of Agrias claudia sardanapalus Bates. Please send any records or other data to Stanley K. Dvorak, 1117 Madison Ave., San Diego, CALI F. 92166, U. S. A. ******* I am working on a monograph of Hemaris diffinis (Sphingidae), and wish to obtain specimens of all subspecies and forms from any locality in the U. S. and Canada. Many thanks for your help. Scott N. Brown, 516 Campbell St., Royston, GA. 30662,U.SA. ******* I need living ova or living females and papered specimens of the following species for life history work this summer: Lycaena helloides,1. dorcas, Cercyonis~, f. alope, g. nephele, f. olympus, any Boloria, Speyeria aphrodite, and§. aphrodite­ alcestis. Will exchange livestock or specimens, or purchase. Richard A. Arnold, 735 McKinley Lane, Hinsdale, ILL. 60521 ,U.S.A. ******* I wish to buy or exchange Lepidoptera from the Eastern U.S. for specimens of Atrytonopsis to be used in research on the genus. Bill Smith, 8 Parnassus Rd., Naval Weapons Station, Charleston, S. C. 29408, U.S.A. *******

NOTICES: Members of the Lepidopterists' Society are invited to use this section free of charge to advertise their needs and offerings in Lepidoptera. We cannot guarantee any notices, but all are expected to be made in good faith. Please be brief, clear, and check spelling. Avoid long lists. Generally, notices will be limited to 3 appearances if more than one is requested. The Editor reserves the right to alter or reject unsuitable copy. EXCHANGE: Ornithoptera victoria rubianus and Q. ~ epiphane offered in exchange for other species of Ornithoptera. R. H. Morgan, Rangiwai Rd., Titirangi, Auckland, NEW ZEALAND. EXCHANG E: Sets of 100 different Mexican butterflies and/or 10 different Morpho offered for common N. American butter­ flies and moths. Theodor D. Haas, Collectors' Wonderland, P. O. Box 1170, New York, N. Y. 10008, U. S. A. EXCHANGE: Over 1,200 worldwide Sphingidae in papers, good quality with data, offered for Sphingidae from U. S. or any other country. Vernon Brou, Rt. 2, Sunshine, LA. 70780, U. S. A. EXCHANGE: California butterflies to trade for butterflies of other states and countries. Two collectors working together to provide many common species from our area. We trade on a one-for-one basis. Harvey S. Implom, 532 E. Pine Creek Way, Concord, CALIF. 94520, U. S. A. EXCHANGE: Papilio indra martini, 4 males and 1 female, ex ova, perfect condition, offered for any of the following: f. nitra, f: aristodemus ponceanus, f. brevicauda, Arctic Colias, Boloria, Erebia, and Limenitis hybrids and intermediate forms. Richard Priestaf, 5631 Cielo Ave., Goleta, CALIF. 93017 U.S.A. EXCHANGE: I wish to exchange livestock of butterflies and moths from Europe for the same from any other country. I will also exchange papered, A-1 specimens from Europe and Japan for same from other countries. J. P. Vesco, 14 bis Mont­ plaisir, 84· Valreas, FRANCE. EXCHANGE OR BUY: Interested in buying or exchanging for series of Parnassiinae from any locality. Will also exchange against other butterflies or sets of Parnassiana Nova and the booklet about the types of my collection (with 84 plates of the types). Curt Eisner, 5 Kwekerijweg, The Hague, NETHERLANDS. . EXCHANGE OR SELL: Offering fertile ova of many species of butterflies and moths. Send stamped, self-addressed envelope for list. Duke Downey, P. O. Box 558, Sheridan, WYO. 82801, U.S.A. EXCHANGE OR SELL: Catocala, Sphingidae, other Noctuidae and other families of macro moths from Pa., Me., the N. J. Pine Barrens, and W. Va. Also series of Strymon edwardsii, ~ calanus fa lacer, caryaevorus (?) borealis (?), and a few Iiparops strigosa, and Lethe anthedon from Monroe Co., Pa., 1971. Desire only macro moths, esp. Catocala, Lithophane, Papaipema, and other noctuids, esp. from southeastern and midwestern localities. I also can supply undetermined micros. Dale Schweitzer, 113 Deepdale Rd., Strafford, PA. 19087, U.S.A. EXCHANGE OR SELL: Have limited supply of Troides trojana Stgr. from Palawan, Philippines, netted in Oct. and Nov. 1971, males, A-1 with data. Also: T. priamus hecuba, A-1, Aru Island, Eastern Moluccas, June, July 1970. Will offer same for exchange for Troides from New Guinea, New Britain, New Ireland, Solomons, Moluccas, and adjacent areas. Please write S. K. Ong, Box 2, Simpeitou, Taiwan 112, FORMOSA. EXCHANGE OR SELL: Can supply museum, university, or private collector with estimated 25,000 pinned moths from Louisiana, available at end of this season. Also have thousands of papered moths, butterflies, and 5,000 pinned bettles. If exchanging, I desire Sphingidae and Catocala from U. S. or any other country. Vernon Brou, Rt. 2, Sunshine, LA. 70780, U.S.A. WANTED: Need U. S.and worldwide Sphingidae, pinned or papered, all species, common or rare. Can supply hundreds of dif­ ferent world species in return, or will buy. Vernon Brou, Rt. 2, Sunshine,LA. 70780, U. S. A. -6- WANTED: A ride to the 25th Annual Meeting of the Society in Texas. Anyone in Great Lakes area desiring rider to share ex" penses please contact Glenn Y. Belyea, 2700 Eaton Rapids Rd., Lansing, MICH. 48910, U. S. A. WANTED: To buy or exchange Lepidoptera for a copy of Comstock's Butterflies of California. James C. Brooks, Jr., M. C., U. S. Darnall Army Hospital, OPG, Ft. Hood, TEX. 76544, U. S. A. WANTED: Would like to contact collectors in the upper Amazon region who can supply material of the genera Agrias and Pre­ pona. Would also like to contact anyone planning expeditions to this area. Stanley Dvorak, 1117 Madison Ave., San Diego, CALIF. 92116, U. S. A. WANTED: To buy living pupae of..!:!. cecropia,E: cynthia, ~. polyphemus, Jj. rubra, !::!. gloveri, A. luna, and many other sepcies in either large or small quantities. Richard K. Zajdel, P. O. Box 932, East Lansing, MICH. 48823, U. S. A. WANTED: Information concerning commercial sources of U. S. milkweed seeds for use in laboratory rearing of insects. Alter­ natively, names of individuals who can supply seeds or mature pods with seeds, in season. Dr. D. G. Shappirio, Zoology Dept., Univ. of Michigan, 1116 Natural Science Bldg., Ann Arbor, MI CH. 48104, U. S. A. WANTED: Papered specimens of Melittia gloriosa (Aegeriidae) and western U. S. Citheroniinae and Hemileucinae. Also need in­ formation, locality data, and/or specimens of Anisota consularis. Richard Peigler, P. O. Box 6461, Clemson, S. C. 29631, U. S. A. WANTED: Someone to identify 2 Catocala. I will pay postage. Also want correspondence with collectors worldwide who are interested in exchanging Noctuidae, esp. Catocala. Scott N. Brown, 516 Campbell St., Royston, GA. 30662, U. S. A. WANTED: Series of different species of Catasticta (Family Pieridae) from Latin America south of Nicaragua. Can offer many Catasticta or other S. American Pieridae in exchange. Correspondence invited, but do not send material before consulting. J. H. Robert, "Belemia," Avda. Dr. Fleming 21, Vistahermosa, Alicante, SPAIN. WANTED: Good specimens of Morpho theseus fruhstorferi and ~. hecuba phanodemus. Will buy or exchange other rare species. Alan Wilkening, 500 Tysens Lane, Staten Island, N. Y. 10306, U. S. A. WANTED: Second-hand microscope lamp in good condition. State make and asking price in your response. C. F. dos Passos, Mendham, N.J. 07945, U.S.A. FOR SALE: Books and periodicals in good used condition, including the following: Holland, Butterfly Book, $10; Comstock, Butterflies of Calif., $35; Moucha, Beautiful Butterflies, $10; Clark, Butterflies of D.C. & Vicinity, (paperbound), $5; Ford, Prac&ai""&rtomology, $5; Weed, Butterflies, $5; Eff, Brown & Rotger, Colo:-B~tteriiieS,$5; Mich. Entomologist, vols.1 - 3, $15; Journal2! the Lepid. Soc. & NEWS of the Lepid. Soc., vols. 10-25 (lacking vol. 21, no. 3), $100; and several other items. Richard A. Arnold, 735 McKinley Lane, Hinsdale, ILL. 60521, U. S. A. FOR SALE: Books from the library of the late Carl Kirkwood, including Barnes & McDunnough, Illustrations of Catocala; Ferguson, Lepid. of Nova Scotia; Hodges, Moths of America, Sphingidae; Holland, Moth Book and 2 editions of Butter­ fly Book. Many other titles, esp. on moths. For complete list and prices, write: Julian P. Donahue, Natural History-­ Museum, 900 Exposition Blvd., Los Angeles, CALIF. 90007, U. S. A. FOR SALE: One copy of Forbes' Lepid. of New York & Neighboring States, part IV, 1960, including coverage of butterflies. $3.00 postpaid. Richard S. Funk, BiOlogy Box65~ Southern Illinois Univ., Edwardsville, ILL. 62025, U. S. A. FOR SALE: Papered A-1 specimens of Parnassius autocrator, $200 per pair, $100 for male. Pair of Colias wiskotti for $30. Seiichiro Sato, c/o Mr. Kawakami, 4-22-16, Funabashicho, Setagayako, Tokyo, JAPAN. -- FOR SALE: 5,000 sets of 100 different papered Formosan butterflies and large quantity of papered Formosan moths. Mrs. Chang Pi-Tzu, P. O. Box 873, Taipei, FORMOSA. FOR SALE: Lepidoptera and Coleoptera from Malawi and other parts of the world. Write for free list. C. A. Adamson, 2030 Bancroft Way No.5, Berkeley, CALIF. 94704, U. S. A. FOR SALE: 50 different named Pacific Northwest moths: papered, $12.50; mounted, $21.50. I am soliciting orders for named macro Lepidoptera and other terrestrial and aquatic insects for 1972 collecting season. Stanley G. Jewett, Jr., Rt. 1, Box 339, West Linn, ORE. 97068, U. S. A. FOR SALE: Butterflies from Kenya, Uganda, E. and S. Africa, including limited number of rare species and subspecies, esp. Charaxes, Papilionidae, Pieridae, and Lycaenidae. Serious collectors interested please send for lists; special requirements from these areas will be quoted for and collected if possible. William H. Henning, 1 Lawrence St., Florida Park, Florida, Transvaal, SOUTH AFRICA. FOR SALE: Lepidoptera and Coleoptera from Papua/New Guinea offered. Alsu will lead collecting trips to good collecting areas, with plenty of advance notice. Raymond Straatman, c/o P. O. Sogeri, via Boroko, PAPUA/NEW GUI NEA. FOR SALE: Comprehensive selection of papered adults, pupae, and ova of eastern U. S. Lepidoptera, including many rare species. Hesperiidae, butterflies, Sphingidae, Saturniidae, Catocala, plus over 1,000 species of other macros and micros available. Identifications accurate; satisfaction guaranteed. Free 5-page list; send stamped, self-addressed envelope. Eric L. Quinter, R. D. 1, Auburn, PA. 17922, U. S. A. FOR SALE: Pair of Ornithoptera alexandrae, ~ larva, $200 o.n.o. Colin W. Wyatt, Cobbetts, Mavins Rd., Farnham, Surrey, ENGLAND. FOR SALE: Color slides of moths, butterflies and other insects. Extensive coverage of all phases of Monarch and many phases of Black Swallowtail life cycles. Slides of over a dozen silk moth species, and two dozen miscellaneous insects. Send $ .50 for sample slide and detailed list. ALSO: Ova in numbers up to 3 dozen of any of the following: Argema mittrei, Automeris aurantiaca, A. leucane, Brahmaea wallichi, Bunaea alcinoe, Circula andrei, Citheronia brissottii, C. regalis, Dirphia curitiba, Hemiieuca maia, Nudaurelia~aea and PaCiWSPhinxniOdesta-:-Butterfly Magic, 1817 Wesley Ave., Janesville, WISC. 53545, U. S. A. -7- FOR SALE: Many Malaysian butterflies, moths, beetles and other insects. Send list of your needs, and ask for free price list. ALSO: Perfect specimens wanted of Piphyra brassolis, Charaxes durnfordi and Thecla absolon. Will pay premium prices, within reason. K. C. Liew, Kean Seng Wildlife, 75 Kota Rd., Taiping, Perak, MALAYSIA. FOR SALE: Glassine envelopes, like the ones I use, in 3 convenient sizes. Take stamp pad and fountain pen ink well. New price list of butterflies, moths and other insects including living and preserved scorpions and tarantulas now available at $.25 in stamp or coin. Wholesale lots of butterflies, 1,000 specimens, available from mixed localities in Mexico, or particularly from Oaxaca, or Chiapas, or Yucatan peninsula localities. Orders solicited for Guatemala collecting in 1972. To members in socialist countries where payment cannot be sent abroad, and other areas: I will trade Lepidoptera for 12-inch (30 cm) phonograph recordings (33 1/3 rpm) of folk, traditional, national or other ethnic music of your region. Write FIRST; do not send material until arrangements have been made. Eduardo C. Welling M., Apartado Postal 701, Merida, Yucatan, MEXICO. FOR SALE: Birdwing butterflies: T. brookiana, $1.75; I. priamus urvilleanus, $5 pr.; !...p.:. poseidon, $8 pr.; Q. antimachus, $5; J. zalmoxic, $5; I. magellanus, $4.50; I. aeacos kaguya, $4 pr.; Aethoptera alexandrae, $85 pr.; Trogonoptera trojana, $52. Others available; supplies limited. Send $.25 for completely revised list of worldwide butterflies and moths. David W. Bouton, 408 S. Franklin St., Wilkes-Barre, PA. 18702, U. S. A. FOR SALE: Over 900 species of Indonesian and Malaysian butterflies, moths, giant scorpions, centipedes, and beetles. Many rare Lepidoptera, including giant-sized Luna moths (over 8" wingspan). Write in any language. South East Asia Business Co., 21, Joon Hiang Rd., Singapore 19, SINGAPORE. FOR SALE: Orders now solicited for ova of the following Saturniidae in prices per dozen:~ euryalis, $.50; ..!::!: cecropia, $.35; Hyalophora hybrids (list on request); A. polyphemus, $.40; double-brooded A. polyphemus, $.40; S. cynthia, $.25; C. promethea, $.20. Minimum order, $2~Write before sending payment. DonaklJ. Dill, 7316 S. Sacramento Ave., Chicago, ILL. 60629, U. S. A. FOR SALE: Indo-Australian butterflies: Papilio ambrax, $.70; P. polydorus, $.50; P. aeagus, $.75; P. rumanonzovia, $.75; Ornithoptera rhadmatus, $1; O. prTaiTiUSposeIdOn, $3.50;Taenaris, $1.25; Attacusatlas, $1; Assortment of 15 for $3; 10 Papilio, $2.50; Stichophthalma howqua formosana, $.40. William W. Thrasher, R. D. 2, Box 44, Garrettsville, OHIO 44231, U. S. A. -- SALE OR EXCHANGE: Lepidoptera of California and Washington state, including Papilio indra, P. oregonius, and day moth f. washingtoniensis. Tropical species desired in exchange. Ruth Adamson, 415 Medcalf Lane. Montesano, WASH. 98563, U.S.A. FOR SALE: Numerous items, including: seven wooden insect boxes, $26; "Base Lock" rubber stamp outfit, $3; collapsible insect net with extension, $6; collecting pouch, $.75; notebook on Amazon butterflies, $2; butterflies from Formosa, Japan, Europe and N. America to be sold as single wholesale lot. Several other items and books. Donald L. Baber, 1511 Drake Ave., Burlingame, CALIF. 94010, U. S. A. WANTED: Ova of American Arctiidae for research: A. caja, all Apantesis (broad sense), particularly quenselii, turbans, arge, doris,~, virguncula, cervinoides, figurata, placentia, celia, and Phragmatobia fuliginosa and Iineata. Have many papered European Rhopalocera to exchange. Gerhard Hesselbarth, Theis-Str. 24, D 457 OuakenbrUck, GERMANY.

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-9- Memoirs of the Lepidopterists' Society, Number 1 (Feb., 1964) A SYNONYMIC LIST OF THE NEARCTIC RHOPALOCERA, by C. F. dos Passos Price: Society Members, paper covers, Addenda et Corrigenda (revisions of Melitaeinae and portions of Lycaenidae supplied separately), $5; non-members, $7.50. Hard-cover binding (revisions bound in): Members, $8; non-members, $10.

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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 the current year ($10, U.S.A.) together with full address and areas of interest in Lepidoptera. Remittances in dollars (U.S.A.) should be made pay­ able 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 bien­ nial membership list will comprise one issue of the NEWS in even-numbered years. Back issues of the JOURNAL may be purchased from the TREASURER. Information on membership may be obtained from the TREASURER, Col. Stanley S. Nicolay, 1500 Wakefield Drive, Virginia Beach, VA. 23455, U.S.A. Changes of address must be sent to him alone, and only when changes are permanent or very long-term. Other information about the Society may be obtained from the SECRETARY, Dr. Lee D. Miller, Allyn Museum of Entomology, 712 Sarasota Bank Bldg., Sarasota, FLA. 33577, U.S.A. Manuscripts for publication in the JOU RNAL 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 copy of the JOURNAL for editorial policies. 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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