To Many It Is Unfortunate That Dr. Glassberg Chooses to Treat

188 JOURNAL OF THE L EPIDOPTEH1STS' SOCIETY To many it is unfortunate that Dr. Glassberg the German-language edition of Part 11 (ISBN 1- chooses to treat complex and controversial scientific is 931374-80-7) was published before the English version sues that bear on the discovery and understanding of and includes the original descriptions of Oeneis buddha nature by resorting to misinformation and spurious ap greishuberi, 0. b. frankenbachi , and 0. taryeja baueri. peals from thc safety of his editorial fiefdom. But by al These descriptions are not in the English version, lOwing the propaganda to spill into BTB, he corrupts a The Text, published as Supplement 4 to Part 11, in potentially useful book with an agenda-driven crusade cludes a key to the 10 species-groups recognized by against science and scientific conservation. As such, the authors and a discussion of each species and sub much of BTB's utility is lost through the use of rene species, Full citations to the original descriptions, gade nomenclature and idiosyncratic presentation of complete synonymies, locations of type material, and important issues. excellent-quality distribution maps are provided. Male In summary, BTB is valuable as an introduction to ob and female genitalia are shown for several taxa in each serving and photographing buttcrflies, but its failure to speCies-group. The English text includes description deal responsibly with serious conservation-related and of one new subspecies (Oeneis nanna taimyrica), ab scientific issues can, in my opinion, only result in further sent from the German edition. In addition, three neo muddying waters in dire need of clearer solutions. or lectotypes are designated and 3 new combinations are established, and 1 species and 2 subspecies names LITERATURE CITED are reduced to synonymy. The tribe Davidini Cho 10 GLASSBERG, J. 2001. Listen. do yo u want to know a secret (Do you 19913 is synonymized with Oeneini Wheeler 1903. promise not to tell) [sic]. American Butterflies 9(3):2. [Editorial] It is a lovely thing to have before one's eyes a com plete holarctic genus, males and females, dorsal and PAUL GOLDSTEIN, Division of Insects, Field Museum ventraL This is especially true in the case of a genus of Natural History, Roosevelt Road at Lake Shore whose speciation has been extensive in the mountains Drive, Chicago, Illinois 60605-2496, USA of central Asia and China, where the existence of such outstanding species as mongolica, urda, and buddha is Jotlmal of the Lepidopterists' SOCiety unsuspected by perhaps most North American lepi 56(3),2002, 188- 189 dopterists. Likewise, it is a revelation to sec specimens ofjutta ssp, from localities ranging from Colorado to the CATALOGUE OF THE GENERA OENEIS AND DAVlDINA, by Altai mountains on the western border of Mongolia to Vladimir Lukhtanov and Dlf Eitschberger. Part 11 and Siberia. And the two strange, pierid-like Chinese species Supplement 4 of E. Bauer and T. Frankenbach, eds., of Davidina (with genitalia very close to Oeneis but dis BUTTERFLIES OF THE WORLD, Goecke and Evers, Kel tinct venation) are like nothing else among the satyrs, tern, Germany, 2000 (Part 11, Plates) and 2001 (Sup Oeneis is a difficult genus and the authors are care plement 4, Text). Plates (28 plates + 12pp; ISBN 3- ful to point out a number of areas where further re 931374-81-5) and text (37pp.; ISBN 3-931374-52-1) search is needed. For instance, lucilla Barnes and Mc available from Antiquariat Goecke & Evers, Ihn. Erich Donnough 1918 is retained as a melissa ssp, but full Bauer, Sportplatzweg 5, 75210 Keltern, Germany species rank is "not excluded", It is pOinted out that (www.insecta.de).Prices Euro 22.50 (plates) and 20.00 adult morphology is insufficient to resolve difficulties (text). in taxonomy of the 0. noma group (noma. rosovi, polixenes, philipi, actaeoides) and that study of DNA This work, Part 11 of the ongOing Butterflies of the and immature stages is needed, O. ivallda (Mead World series edited by Bauer and Frankenbach, is a 1878) is retained but its conspecifity with chryxus complete illustrated catalog of the genera Oeneis and "cannot be excluded". Davidina (Lepidoptera: Nymphalidae, Satyrinae, This work was made possible largely through assem Oeneini). The Plates volume comprises 28 excellent blage, in the Entomologische M uscum Eitschberger, color pages that show, at life size, examples of each of of a worldwide collection of 4400 specimens of Oeneis. the 199 taxa catalogued. In general, both sexes are il Through study of this material (supplemented by re lustrated with the upper- and under-sides of each spec search in the Zoologische Staatsammlung in Munich imen shown on faCing plates. This volume includes and the Zoological Institute in St, Petersburg, Russia, complete data (cited verbatim from the specimen la and study of I~aterial from the private collections of bels) and brief discussions of the distribution of each Grieshuber, Zhou, Strohle, Tremblay, Ferris, and oth taxon. Thirty-five of the approximately 3.50 individual ers), Lukhtanov and Eitschberger have produced a specimens illustrated are primary types. Incidentally, work that combines solid scholarship and elegant pre- VOLUME 56, NUMBER 3 189 sentation. The reasonably priced work should be on and female genitalia, and references. Particularly use the shelf of any lepidopterist with an interest in mon ful is the illustrated key to the genera of Gelechiidae tane and arctic Satyrinae. based on male genital characters. All genera and species are characterized following the pattern for JOHN A. HYATT, 5336 Foxfire Place, Kingsport, family-groups but with the addition of the synonymy Tennessee 37664, USA, e-rrwil [email protected] and literature citation for each name, illustration of ve nation for each genus, lateral views of selected heads, a distribution map for each species, larval hosts and j ournal of the Lepidopterists ' Societ" 56(3).2002. 189 habits, and adult habits and summary of geographiC distribution. The historical record of each species pro TIlE MOTI-I S AND BUTTERFLIES OF GREAT BRITAIN AND vides inSights to faunal changes. SpeCific variation is IRELAND, vol. 4, edited by A. M. Emmet and J. R. noted, and contrasts with similar species are clear. Langmaid. 2002. Published by Harley Books, Martins, Much valuable information, which should prove useful Great Horkesley, Colchester, Essex C06 4AH, England. for other temperate taxa, is contained for each taxon. Part 1 [Oecophoridae, Ethmiidae, Autostichidae, Blasto The quantity of life history information is impres basidae, Batrachedridae, Agonoxenidae, Momphidae, sive. Beyond the relatively standard discussion oflarval Cosmopterigidae, Scythrididael: 326 pp., 95 text figures, appearance and host plants are treatments of larval, 146 maps, 13 color plates; Part 2 [Gelechiidae l: 277 pupal, and adult behavior; habitats where adults may pages, 63 text figures, 161 maps, 6 color plates. Hard be found; dieI activity of adults; and history of occur back, 26.2 x 20.8 cm, ISBN 0 946589 63 1 [set], ISBN 0 rence. The latter reveals interesting and useful infor 946589666 [part 1], ISBN 0 946589 674 [part 2]. Price mation such as: 1) species known only from Great £80.00 [pounds sterling] per part, $150.00 jacketed set Britain and collected once, Euclemensia woodiella excluding postage, available from publisher. (Curtis); 2) species collected once in Great Britain but naturally occurring elsewhere, Epicallima formosella This two-part volume is beautifully produced: the ([Denis & Schiffermiiller]); 3) species known from a typography is clear; the line drawings of genitalia, Single locality and regularly collected (Monochroa heads, venation, and larval activity are extremely well niphognatha (Gozmany), Metznaria littorella (Doug done and accurate; and the color plates are outstand las)); 4) species very infrequently collected (Dichome ing. Second, it represents a clear, concise guide to the ris ustalella (F. ) collected in 1861, 1987, and 1999); 5) gelechioid fauna [exclusive of Coleophorinae and species with general occurrence (Agonopterix nervosa Elachistinae treated in volume 3] of Great Britain and (Haworth) and Endrosis sarcitrella (L. )); and 6) intro Ireland. This work is not, and does not pretend to be, ductions (Scythris inspersella (Hubner)). Because col revisionary. Nomenclature closely follows the most re lection data have been, and continue to be, collected cent comprehensive list of taxa presented by John and databased, and detailed knowledge of larval hosts Bradley (Log book of British Lepidoptera, 2000). Thir has accumulated, it is possible that realistic statements teen authors contributed the nine {~mlilies (147 species) about abundance and distribution of gelechioid in part 1, 10 to the Gelechiidae (160 species) in part 2. species can be made for the region and remedies pro In my early years as a budding systematist the only posed for maintenance of restricted populations. line drawings of microlepidopteran genital characters An anomalous feature of the entire series is a set of were in The genitalia of the tineid families of the Lepi essays/discussions on topics related to Lepidoptera. In doptera of the British Islands by Pierce and Metcalf volume 4(1) (pp. 11-41, col. pI. A-F, fig. 1-6, tab. 1-3) (1935). They were relatively crude and did not well il J. Rydell and M. R. Young have an excellent review lustrate many important features; however, they "The Ecology and evolution of Lepidopteran defences formed the basis of my knowledge of the western Eu against bats," which deserves more broad readership ropean gelechioid fauna for many years. With the pub than is likely when the title appears solely in the table lication of volume 4 of The Moths and Butterflies of of contents. Great Britain and Ireland this body of information has This volume sets a very high standard for compara been advanced Significantly ble works on the fauna of individual countries. I con Family-group treatments comprise a statement on gratulate all involved in the text, illustration, and pro geographiC distribution, classification, morphologic duction for an excellent product.

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