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N WSLE TER of the MIC HI GAN ENTOMOLOGI CAL SOC IETY Volume 28 Number 2 & 3 May 2, 1983 MARKf. O'BR IEN N WSLE TER of the MIC HI GAN ENTOMOLOGI CAL SOC IETY Volume 28 Number 2 & 3 May 2, 1983 The Andrews List From Huron Mountain by Dave Gosling Mark O'Brien has compiled a bibliography of but as a list of a typical collection." It is papers dealing with the distribution and identi­ sparsely annotated with notes on collecting fication of Hichigan arthropods which will sites and methods and occasional host plants. appear in the Autumn number of The G~eat Lakes Andrews also presented the Huron Mountain Entomologist, and will be, I'm sure, of interest Club with three display cases which he made to many of our readers. One of the general himself; he \07aS a cabinetmaker by trade. These works included was A. W. Andrew's "List of cases are the same "double-Schmidt" size boxes some of the insects found at Huron Mountain" he used for his own collection, patterned after (in B. H. Christy (ed.). The Book of Hu~on the boxes used by the University of Michigan Mountain. 1929). I thought that it might be Museum of Zoology where Andrews was Associate worthwhile recording some of the information I Curator of Coleoptera. He modified them by have gathered about Mr. Andrew's collections in adding glass covers, and filled the cases the Huron Mountains (Marquette County, \"ith examples of all the insects from the list. Michigan) in the course of my mVTl work there. Each specimen has a tag keyed by number to the Mr. Andrews collected in the Huron Mountains list, but unfortunately no other data \07ere area in July 1920. I do not know the exact provided. dates he was there but this could be determined This exhibit \07aS displayed at the Club for from his specimens, most of which should be in about 50 years and has suffered from exposure the collections of The University of Michigan to light, but otherwise has survived surpris­ Museum of Zoology and the Department of ingly well. It has now been relegated to the Entomology of Michigan State University. He members' telephone room in the gate house, \"ould have been accommodated at the Huron \"here at least the fading will be greatly Mountain Club facilities at the mouth of the reduced. If anyone should ever need to Pine River, and most of his collecting was regard these as "voucher" specimens," however, undoubtedly done in that immediate area (R28W, I think a note of caution is in order. There T52N, S2l). Andrews subsequently prepared a is no doubt that these specimens were given typescript list of his records, with his own to the Club by Andrews to go with his list, illustrations, which is in the Club Museum. It but we cannot be certain that all of these was this list which was later published in specimens were actually collected at Huron Christy's book. Mountain. There are no locality labels, and The list is a modest one, published, as it is possible he may have substituted Christy noted, "not as an exhaustive catalogue, other specimens for display purposes. 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 summaries, membership inquiries, etc. to the Executive Secretary, Michigan Ento~ mological Society, Dept. of Entomology, Michigan State University, East Lansing, Mich~gan 48824. Officers of M.E.S. WANTED: Studies on the Comparative Ethology of President . • . Ron Priest Digger Wasps of the Genus Bembix by Evans; President-Elect . Gary Dunn Beetles of the Pacific Northwest by Hatch Immediate Past President . • • John Witter (5 vol.); Biology of the Leaf Miners by Past President . Gary Simmons Hering; The Ecology of Plant Galls by Mani . Executive Secretary . Mo Nielsen Write stating condition and price to John E. Member-at-Large (1980-83) Glenn Belyea Holzbach, 229 Maywood Drive, Youngstown, Ohio, Member-at-Large (1981-84) .Ed Voss 44512. (long run) Member-at-Large (1982-85) Fred Stehr Journal Editor . Dave Gosling Newsletter Editor . Louis Wilson RESEARCH NOTICE: To those participating in the Associate Newsletter Editor . George Heaton Sesiidae pheromone Project, if you have caught anything interesting wirh the pheromone please notify me at your convenience. I can be reached evenings at (312) 237-0543 or write to Notices Dr. John Holoyda, 2819 N. Marmora, Chicago, IL 60634. (long run) (Notices will be run for a year or 4 numbers of the Newsletter unless notified to drop FOR SALE: Malaise Traps. Design with superior them. Members desiring longer runs should efficiency, as described and figured by Townes notify newsletter editor~ L. F. Wilson~ Dept. in Entomological News (83: 239-247). 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Box 77224, Dockweiler Station, Los other terrestrial arthropods on the California Angeles, CA 90007. Channel Islands, the San Francisco Bay area islands, and the Los Coronados Islands, containing over 550 annotated and cross­ VOLUNTEERS NEEDED: A number of Michigan 4-H referenced citations. Also includes histori­ Entomology clubs are in need of technical cal summary of entomological research on these support and guidance from experienced entomolo­ islands and selected general references on gists. Your help is needed to lead field the flora, fauna, geology and climate of activities, help at leader workshops, judge these islands. collections at the fair, and provide helpful Related Santa Barbara Museum of Natural hints to club members. If you are interested History publications include: Smith, Clifton in helping a 4-H club, please contact me and I F. 1976. A flora of the Santa Barbara Region, will attempt to match you up with the nearest California. 331 pp., $12.50. Power, club. Dennis M. (ed.), The California Islands; Along similar lines, the Teen International Proceedings of a multidisciplinary symposium. Entomology Group (TIEG), which is based at 787 pp., 1980, $20.00. Send to: Santa Michigan State University in East Lansing, is Barbara Museum of Natural History, 2559 in need of both long and short articles on any Puesta Del Sol Road, Santa Barbara, CA 93105. entomology-related topic. If you are interested in helping either of FOR SALE: Reasonable bid - sold as sets these organizations, contact Gary A. Dunn, only: Abstr. Ent. Vol. 1-4, 1970-1973 Department of Entomology, Michigan State (complete). Vol. 5, 1974 (complete, except University, East Lansing, MI 48824-1115. for annual index). B.A.S.I.C. Vol. 48-49, 1967-68 (complete), Vol. 50, 1969 (#1-12), EXCHANGE: Wish to exchange specimens of Vol. 51, 1970 (complete), Vol. 52, 1971 Nearctic Cicindelidae (and Carabidae). Also, (complete except for #3). Animal Behavior, correspondence welcomed from those interested Vol, 13, 1965 (#2-4), Vol. 14, 1966 (#1-3), in these groups. I am intere.sted in records, Vol. 16, 1968 (#1-4), Vol. 17, 1969 (#1-4), label data and other information of Cicindela Vol.18, 1970 (#1-4). Animal Behavior Monog. spp., especially hirticollis. Write: Gary A. Vol. 1-3, 1968-1970 (complete). Joseph A. Dunn, Department of Entomology, Michigan State Kelly, Oakland Community College, Union Lake, Univ., East Lansing, MI 48824. MI 48085. (continued next page) 2 WANTED: Michigan Sphecidae belonging in the WANTED: Collection data of Noctuidae from subfamily Sphecinae for an annotated list of Ohio. To be used in a forthcoming faunal list the Sphecinae of Michigan. This includes of Ohio's moths. Data for other families will the genera : Ammophila, Chalybion, Chlorion, be solicited later. All replies acknowledged. Eremnophila, Isodontia, Palmodes, Podalonia, The authors may wish to verify some records. Podium, Prionyx, Sceliphron, and Sphex. Any Reply to: Eric H. Metzler, 1241 Kildale Sq. prey or nectar records are valuable, as well N., Columbus, OH 43229. as habitat descriptions. If you can loan or donate (to UMMZ) specimens, please contact WANTED: Collecting data of' Butterflies from ~~rk F. O'Brien, Insect Division, Museum of Pennsylvania. These data will be incorpor­ Zoology, Univ. of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI ated with Harry Clench's Pennsylvania List for 48109. future publication. Reply to: John Prescott, 369 East Gore Road, Erie, PA 16509. FOR SALE: 7 vol. index - Am Econ. Entomol. ­ covers 1905-44 - all bound in black. Hubbell FOR SALE: Publications offered by THE LEPIDOP­ 1936 - Mono. Rev. Genus Ceuthophilus (Ortho., TERISTS' SOCIETY include "Catalogue-Checklist Gryllaer., Rhaphidophorinae) Univ. Fla. Publ. of the Butterflies of N. Am. North of Mex." bound in red - ex lib. Comstock - 1912 ­ (Memoir No.2) by Miller & Brown; includes The Spider Book - ex lib. 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