PAUL W. OMAN—AN APPRECIATION

John D. Lattin'

Abstract —The contributions to professional entomology made by Paul W. Oman are reviewed. A bibliography of his published contributions to this field from 1930 to 1987 is included.

I first met Paul Oman in December 1950 in including attending Annapolis. He took a Denver, Colorado, at the national meeting of course in entomology to satisfy a biological the Entomological Society of America. He science requirement and soon transferred to was in the uniform of the U.S. Army with the that department. Among the departmental rank of major, having been called up again to faculty were H. B. Hungerford, chairman, serve in the Korean War (or "ruckus" as Paul K. C. Doering, P. B. Lawson, R. H. Beamer, preferred to call it). I was a graduate student at and P. A. Readio. It is interesting to note that the University of Kansas, working with H. B. Hungerford (my own major professor in 1950) Hungerford. Dr. Hungerford encouraged me worked on aquatic , Readio on the to attend the meeting, as did the other faculty Reduviidae, Kathleen Doering was a mor- members. He took special care to introduce phologist but worked on Homoptera, and the graduate students to other entomologists both Lawson and Beamer worked not only on at the meeting, including Paul Oman, himself Homoptera but also on . Not sur- a graduate of the University of Kansas. My prisingly, Paul's interest in this group of in- recollection of that meeting was that Paul took sects was kindled at K.U., and he has contin- special interest in each student he met, even ued to work on the family during his entire though his time was limited and he was quite scientific career. busy with society affairs. He still takes time to Paul Oman made a fine academic record at meet and work with students. Now, thirty- the University of Kansas, being elected to eight years later, we share the same depart- Sigma Xi, Phi Sigma, and Phi Beta Kappa in ment, coffee room. Systematic Entomology 1930. Prior to that date he had been elected to Laboratory (OSU), and a good many hours of the Pen and Scroll in 1927—an honorary soci- collaboration and discussion in and out of the ety in the English Department. Those who field. have read Paul's papers or corresponded vdth Paul Wilson Oman was born in Garnett, him know that this award was well deserved Anderson County, Kansas, on 22 February and know too that he likes to communicate via 1908. He grew up on a farm about five miles the written memo. He graduated from the outside of Garnett. His early education was in University of Kansas with an A.B. in entomol- a rural school close to his home. He had to ogy in the spring of 1930. commute the five miles when he later entered Paul joined the recently organized Taxo- Garnett High School. While growing up, he nomic Unit of the Bureau of Entomology, made the usual collections of natural history U.S. Department of Agriculture, in October objects, including . A high school biol- 1930. This was to be a long association, for he ogy teacher was particularly influential in retired from the USDA in 1967 when he keeping alive Paul's interest in the natural joined the faculty of the Department of Ento- sciences. mology at Oregon State University. His re- He first attended the University of Kansas sponsibilities included the auchenorrhync- at Lawrence to strengthen his background in hous Homoptera and the Psyllidae. Thus, his mathematics and English, since he was con- interests in the Homoptera, fostered by the sidering the possibility of a career in the Navy, faculty at the University of Kansas, provided

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organization we see today. During his early years in Washington, D.C., he attended evening classes at George Washington University where he majored in entomology. He had extra courses from the University of Kansas, and these, together with his course work transferred to Lawrence from George Washington, plus a thesis, re- sulted in an M.A. degree in entomology from the University of Kansas in 1935. Not surpris- ingly, his thesis was on the leafhoppers and entitled "A Generic Revision of American Bythoscopinae and South American Jassinae," later published in the well-known University of Kansas Science Bulletin (Oman 1938). He continued his academic work at George Washington University as time permitted and received a Ph.D. degree from that institution in 1941. His thesis, somewhat revised, ap- peared under the title, "The Nearctic Leaf- hoppers (Homoptera: Cicadellidae), a Gener- ic Classification and Check List" (Oman 1949). As Z. P. Metcalf stated (1950, Ann. Entomol.

Soc. Amer. 43: 458), "This is one of the most outstanding recent contributions to the study of one of the most difficult families of the

Homoptera, and indeed it was. Paul pro- duced this landmark publication by working quietly, steadily, and efficiently, and accom-

Fig. 1. Paul W. Oman. plishing a great deal—a Paul Oman hallmark. He was working as a taxonomic specialist at his entree into his profession. The need for a this time, and so the courses and thesis work speciahst in the "hard" Homoptera was were done largely after hours. He was the prompted by the extensive ecological work scientist responsible for research on the being done on the beet leafliopper and associ- Auchenorrhyncha. The hiatus between the ated insects, especially in the Twin Falls, completion of his dissertation and the appear- Idaho, region. This fortuitous association with ance of the published version was caused by Circulifer tenellus (Baker), a vector of "curly- World War II. top of beets in the western United States, Paul Oman entered the U.S. Army as a first also provided a basis of his lifelong interest in lieutenant in the Medical Corps in October applied systematics—the application of sys- 1942 and was assigned to the South Pacific and tematic techniques toward the solution of the Far East commands. He served in that problems of concern to society. His ultimate area, being promoted to captain, until he re- discovery that this was native to the turned and left active service in February Middle East (rather than South America as 1946. While in the South Pacific, he was re- some thought) (Oman 1936, 1948) lead to ex- sponsible for the organization and direction of plorations for biological control agents from entomological activities on Guadalcanal (No- the Middle East. Further, this discovery vember 1943-February 1945) and Okinawa strengthened his conviction that systematics (April-June 1945). Although other medical should play an important role in biological entomology problems were involved, the con- control. Some years later, when he assumed trol of malaria vectors was the chief effort in charge of the entomological taxonomic unit of both locales. The details of some of these ac- the US DA, he was instrumental in adding the tivities can be found in Oman and Christen- biological control unit, resulting in the joint son (1947) and Harper, Downs, Oman, and 1988 Lattin: PaulW. Oman

Levine (1963). At the time of his discharge der the U.S. -USSR Scientific and Cultural from the U.S. Army and his return to the Exchange Program. In October 1960 he Division of Insect Identification, US DA, he moved to New Delhi, India, to become the could hardly anticipate that the experience director. Far East Regional Research Office, gained in medical entomology would be used Foreign Research and Technical Programs again—in 1950, when he was recalled into the Division, ARS, USDA. There he was respon- Army to serve three years in the Korean War. sible for all technical and administrative as- During the four years following his return pects of agricultural research studies in Asiatic from the South Pacific, Paul was deeply in- countries where Public Law 480 funds were volved in the auchenorrhynchous Homop- available for research of mutual interest to the tera. He became project leader in the Hem- United States and the foreign country. iptera and ultimately assistant division leader Paul returned home from India in Decem- of the Division of Insect Identification. He ber 1962 to become assistant to the director. published a number of papers, including his Entomology Research Division, ARS, USDA. 253-page generic classification of the Nearctic A year later he was appointed assistant direc- leaflioppers, as well as an account of some of tor of the Entomology Research Division, a the medical entomology work done in the position he retained until he retired from the South Pacific. His interest in applied system- U.S. Department of Agriculture in 1967. atics is reflected in the papers of this period. Paul's responsibilities included all extramural In September 1950 he was reactivated to research programs, chairman of the Division regular duty in the U.S. Army at the rank of Committee for the evaluations of research major and assigned to the Far East during the personnel, administration of divisional labora- Korean War. His first assignment was as ento- tories, and an active role in the planning and mologist. Headquarters, 3rd Army. Later he development of programs and policies of the became chief of the Department of Entomol- Entomology Research Division. Still he con- ogy, 406th Medical General Laboratory in tinued to publish, chiefly on topics related to Tokyo, and then commanding officer. Far his responsibilities with the Division, but he East Medical Research Unit, the position he found time to initiate and participate in the held until his discharge in August 1953. He first conference under the new U.S. -Japan published several papers dealing with medi- Cooperative Science Program. This confer- cal entomology during this time, and, of spe- ence, held in Japan, dealt with - cial note to homopterists, a paper describing borne plant viruses (Maramorosch and Oman three new species of Errhornus with a key to 1966). He was responsible for another U.S.- the species. I doubt that he ever thought he Japan Conference held in Washington, D.C., would devote many of his later years to an in 1967. This time the subject matter was intensive study of the genus Errhomus (Oman "Systematics in Relation to the Geographical

1987), but we are glad he did. Distribution of Insects in the Pacific. " Paul Once again he was discharged from the Oman and Karl V. Krombein were the orga- U.S. Army and again returned to the U.S. nizers for the United States. It was obvious Department of Agriculture, this time as the that Paul was held in high regard by his head of what became the Insect Identification Japanese colleagues. I was pleased to have and Parasite Introduction Research Branch, been a participant in that gathering; it was a Agricultural Research Service. His systematic special occasion. By this time Paul had retired work continued, as did his deep involvement after 37 years with the U.S. Department of in all aspects of entomology, entomological Agriculture and had joined the faculty of the administration, and the Entomological Soci- Department of Entomology at Oregon State ety of America. Gradually, his writing began University, and yet another chapter had be- to reflect his increased responsibilities and his gun in his productive career. He still main- ever-broadening interests, but always there tains active connections with the USDA, and, was a deep interest in the leaflioppers. even as this is being written, he is assisting Part of his administrative responsibilities them to resolve a problem dealing with the involved increased international activities. Homoptera. He was the leader of the United States ento- Paul W. Oman, now Professor Paul W. mological delegation to the USSR in 1959 un- Oman, joined the departmental faculty in the Great Basin Naturalist Memoirs No. 12

fall of 1967. He assumed many of my responsi- tocol for the management of the collection. bilities in systematic entomology when I He added many needed books and sought out moved into administration. Characteristi- reprints from major systematists. An active cally, he launched into his new career with effort was made to acquire, mount, label, and great energy. He developed his own course in accession thousands of specimens. He made a systematic entomology, developed a course in special effort to develop the Homoptera col- advances in pest management, and began to lection that had languished. During the years official curator, direct graduate student studies. His enor- since his release as he has added literally tens of thousands of specimens mous experience in all aspects of entomology to the collection, and still continues to add made him a highly valued member of the more. These specimens are all mounted, la- department, and his advice was sought (and beled, and, if leaflioppers, identified, and cu- still is) on many topics. As program director at rated. Talk about a curator's dream! We all Oregon State University, he participated in know that collections become major scientific the NSF-funded Inter-University Program in resources because of the work of many people Pest Population Ecology that ran from July with a common goal. Paul is the epitome of 1969 until August 1975, a forerunner of the such a person. IPM programs at OSU we know today. Most During the ensuing years he served ento- of the leading ecologists of the world were mology in many ways. He was on the editorial brought to our campus (and other campuses as board of the Annual Review of Entomology well) under this program. It was obvious that from 1972 to 1976. He was chairman of the ad pest problems were universal problems, and hoc Committee on Entomological Collections solid science was required to solve them. in the United States. He was a member of the During this time educational turmoil was ev- Entomological Society of America Advisory erywhere, but these well-organized programs Committee on Systematic Resources in Ento- provided some academic stability during un- mology from 1973 to 1975. He was a member stable times. The Pest Population Ecology of the National Policy Advisory Committee program provided a solid core upon which was (NSF) for the National Drosophila Species Re- built a revised curriculum. source Center in 1975. He was secretary of a It took less than a year to obtain fund- him study team that prepared a 138-page report in ing from the National Science Foundation for 1978 entitled "Biological Agents for Pest Con- his work on the systematics of the lealhop- trol: Status and Prospects ' for the USDA in pers. This funding extended from 1968 until cooperation with land-grant universities, the he retired in 1975. Again, his publications State Department of Agriculture, and the reflected his efforts and interests as he pub- Agricultural Research Institute. lished a series of leaffiopper papers. At the When his long-time friend and colleague, same time, he was publishing papers dealing Knud Swenson, then chairman of our depart- with other aspects of his activities. He also ment, was forced to step down because of a renewed his interest in the genus Errhomus tragic illness, Paul took over as acting chair- and spent many seasons in the field carefully man. He served in that capacity from 1973 to documenting the complex systematic and bio- 1974 while the department sought a new de- geographical problems associated with that partment chair. His long experience in sci- taxon. The result, of course, is the superb ence administration was most evident during monograph on Errhomus that appeared in that time, and we were able to experience yet 1987. While many people would be content to another facet of his skills. He was a low-key, stop there, even before the publication was in but a most efficient and effective, administra- press he took up the world catalog project tor. He paid attention to detail and provided with Bill Knight and Merv Nielson. Compla- leadership and stability that created an atmo- cency is not a characteristic of Paul Oman. sphere of professionalism. He rarely com- Paul was curator of the Entomology Mu- plained and favored working out a solution to a seum from 1967 to 1971. It must have seemed problem. Because his dedication to the job at like child's play after having been responsible hand was always evident, people responded for the entire systematic operation of the in a similar fashion. He was especially effec-

USDA, and yet he took it very seriously and tive in getting the most out of the resources made major strides in establishing sound pro- available to him. 1988 Lattin: Paul W. Oman

Paul Oman retired in 1975—again. There Paul Wilson Oman Bibliography was only an imperceptible change before and L Oman, P. W. 1930. A new Paracoelidia (Homoptera: after this date—occasionally he would head Cicadellidae). J. Kansas Entoniol. Soc. 3; 78-79. 2. P. Neocoelidia for the golf course if the afternoon was espe- Oman, W. 193L Some new with notes on other species (Homoptera: CicadelHdae). J. cially nice. Although I have never played golf Kansas Entomol. Soc. 4: 62-68. with Paul, I know some who have—be pre- 3. Oman, P. W. 1931. Newjassinae, with notes on other pared for a fierce competitor and don t wager species. J. Washington Acad. Sci. 21: 430-436. very much on each hole. During the past 13 4. Oman, P. W. 19.32. Two new Laevicephalus from CaUfornia. Proc. Entomol. Soc. Washington 34: years of his "retirement" he has averaged six to 90-92. in his office, spent eight hours a day has hun- 5. Oman, P. W. 19.33. A classification of North American dreds of hours in the field throughout the agallian leaflioppers. U.S. Dept. Agric. Tech. West, has given many reading and conference Bull. 372. 93 pp. 6. Oman, P. W. 1933. Phlepsius ishidae Matsumura in courses to many students, has served on nu- North America. Proc. Entomol. Soc. Washington merous graduate student committees, has 35: 205-206. hosted foreign scientists and freely shared 7. Oman, P. W. 19.34. New species and a new genus of with them his vast experience with the Ci- deltocephaline leaflioppers (Hemiptera: Ho- moptera). Proc. Entomol. Soc. Washington 36: cadellidae, and has identified thousands of 75-81. individuals institu- leafhoppers for many and 8. Oman, P. W. 1934. South American leafhoppers of tions. the genus Agalliana. Rev. de Entomol. 4: One of my most recent interactions with 333-340. 9. Oman, P. W. 1934. The agallian leafhoppers of the Paul occurred on 16 March 1988, when he Biologia material. Ann. Entomol. Soc. Amer. 27: participated in the program planning session 445-461. for Adam Asquith, one of my new doctoral 10. Oman, P. W. 1935. New North American agallian leafhoppers with notes on other species. Kansas students. Paul had given Adam a reading and J. Entomol. Soc. 8: 9-16. conference course in zoological nomenclature 11. Oman, P. W. 1936. New Neotropical empoascan during the preceding three months. In fact, leaflioppers. J. Washington Acad. Sci. 26: 34-40. one of the other graduate committee mem- 12. Oman, P. W. 1936. A new Poblicia from Texas (Ho- Fulgoridae). Kansas Entomol. Soc. 9: bers brought a particularly knotty problem on moptera: J. 105-107. nomenclature to the meeting. Ultimately, the 13. Oman, P. W. 1936. Two new leaflioppers from tropi- problem was resolved by Paul and Adam. Paul cal America. Pan-Pac. Entomol. 12: 116-119. brought several current articles from science 14. Oman, P. W. 1936. Distributional and synonymical that were appropriate to the graduate pro- notes on the beet , Eutettix tenellus (Baker). Proc. Entomol. Soc. Washington 38: gram and the proposed thesis topic. He has 164-165. always given help freely to the students and 15. Oman, P. W. 1936. South American leafhoppers of faculty, and he did so again on 16 March 1988. the genus Xerophloea Gerniar (Homoptera). Rev. His eightieth birthday had been celebrated de Entomol. 6: 394-401. 16. Oman, P. W. 1937. Fossil Hemiptera from the Fox three weeks earlier, and he had supposedly Hills Sandstone (Cretaceous) of Colorado. J. Pale- retired in 1975, but for Paul Oman it was just a ontol. 11:38. regular day. 17. Oman, P. W. 1937. The leaflioppers of the genus Scaphoidula (Homoptera: Cicadellidae). Rev. de As one who has known him since 1950, 1 can Entomol. 7: 92-96. attest to his many contributions and deep 18. Oman, P. W. 1937. The cinerosus group of the genus devotion to entomology. He joined the ESA Laevicephalus (Homoptera: Cicadellidae). J. in 1929, served as president in 1959, was Washington Acad. Sci. 27: 474-479. elected an honorary member in 1975, and 19. Oman, P. W. 1937. New eupterygine leafhoppers from Puerto Rico (Homoptera: Cicadellidae). received the Woodworth Award from the 567-.572. Univ. Puerto Rico J. Agric. 21: Pacific in 1982. joined our faculty Branch He 20. Oman, P. W. 1938. A generic revision of the Ameri- in 1967, and while he holds the title Emeritus can Bythoscopinae and South American Jassinae. Professor of Entomology, his efforts are indis- Univ. Kansas Sci. Bufl. 24: 343-420. 21. Oman, P. W. 1938. A contribution to the classification tinguishable from those of regular faculty of South American agallian leafhoppers. Ann. members. He is one of those rare scientists Carnegie Museum 25: 351-460. whose influence has extended far beyond his 22. Oman, P. W. 1938. Revision of the Nearctic leafliop- office and laboratory. I cherish our friendship. pers of the tribe Errhomenellini (Homoptera: Great Basin Naturalist Memoirs No. 12

Cicadellidae). Proc. U.S. National Museum 85: Pac. Entomol. 23: 13-15.

16.3-180. 43. Oman, P. W. 19.55. Review of. J. Linsley Gressit, 23. Oman, P. W., and Nancy H. Wheeler. 19.38. The Insects of Micronesia, introduction. Rull. Rrook- North American empoascan leafhoppers of the as- lyn Entomol. Soc. .50: 75-76.

persa group (Homoptera; Cicadellidae). Proc. En- 44. Oman, P. W. 19.57. Under separate cover — . Agric. tomol. Soc. Washington 40: 1,33-147. Chem. 12: 33-34, 93, 95. 24. Oman, P. W. 1939. Revision of the genus Cpra

.30. Oman, P. W., and Arthur D. Cushman. 1946. Collec- Ryukyu Island. Pages 399-495 in Preventive tion and preservation of insects. U.S. Dept. Agric. medicine in World War II. Vol. VI, Communica- Misc. Publ. 601. 42 pp. ble diseases. Office of the Surgeon General, De- 31. Oman, P. W. 1947. The types of auchenorrhynchous partment of the Army, Washington, D.C. Homoptera in the Iowa State College collection. 51. Oman, P. 1964. World problems in entomology in World." Pages .546-5.54 in U.S. Depart- Iowa State College J. Sci. 21: 161-228. "Farmer's 32. Oman, P. W. 1947. Miscellaneous notes on Cicadelli- ment of Agriculture Year Rook. .55: .52. K., and P. 1966. U.S. -Japan dae (Homoptera). J. New York Entomol. Soc. Maramorosch, Oman. .59-63. joint conference on arthropod-borne plant virus-

.33. Rlack, L. M., and P. W. Oman. 1947. Parthenogene- es. Riosci. 16: 608-610. sis in a leafhopper, Agallia quadripunctata (Pro- .53. Oman, P. 1966. Current trends and broad objectives vancher) (Homoptera: Cicadellidae). Proc. Ento- of USDA Entomology Research Division Pro- mol. Soc. Washington 49: 19-20. gram. Proc. North Central Rranch, Entomol. Soc. .34. Oman, P. W., and L. C. Christenson. 1947. Malaria Amer. 21: 13-19. and other insect-borne diseases in the South 54. Oman P. 1966. Facts and concepts of insect control Pacific campaign, 1942-1945. III. Entomology, without pesticides. Pages 52-62 in C. W. Mc- Plant Roard 4Ist Amer. J. Trop. Med. 27: 91-117. Conib, Minutes of the Eastern .35. Oman, P. W. 1948. Notes on the beet leafhopper, Annual Meeting. Virginia Reach, Virginia, 26-30 Circiilifer tenellus (Raker), and its relatives (Ho- April 1966. surveillance man- moptera: Cicadellidae). J. Kansas Entomol. Soc. 55. Oman, P. 1968. Prevention, and 21: 10-14. agement of invading pest insects. Rull. Entomol. 36. Oman, P. W. 1948. Distribution of Baldulus maidis Soc. Amer. 14: 98-102. (DeLong and Wolcott) (Homoptera: Cicadellidae). 56. Oman, P., and K. V. Krombein. 1968. Systematic Proc. Washington Entomol. Soc. .50: 34. entomology: distribution of insects in the Pacific. .37. Oman, P. W. 1949. A leafhopper injurious to culti- Science 161: 78-79. virus-vector vated prune in the western United States. J. Econ. 57. Oman, P. 1969 Criteria of specificit\' in Entomol. 41:983. relationships. Pages 1-22 in K. Maramorosch, .38. Oman, P. W. 1949. The Nearctic leafhopper (Ho- ed.. Viruses, vectors and vegetation. Interscience moptera: Cicadellidae). A generic classification Publ., John Wiley, xii 4- 666 pp. and check list. Memoir No. 3, Entomol. Soc. 58. Oman, P. 1969. Review of R. G. Fennah, Fulgoroidea Washington. 2.53 pp. (Homoptera) from New Caledonia and the Lo\alty .39. 15: 2.59-260.' Raker, W. L., P. W. Oman, and Thaddeus J. Parr. Islands. Rull. Entomol. Soc. Amer. 19.50. Sucking insects. Pages 105-152 in Craig- .59. Oman, P. 1970. Taxonomy and nomenclature of the head, Insect enemies of eastern forests. USDA beet leiifliopper, Circulifer tenellus (Homoptera: Misc. Publ. 6.57. Cicadellidae). Ann. Entomol. Soc. Amer. 63:507- 40. Oman, P. W. 1951. Whv the flv? Pages 24-25 in Med. 512.

Rull. No. Ill, Vol. I, Hdcjrs. 3rd Army. 60. Oman, P. 1970. Leaflioppers of the Agalliopsis no- 41. Oman, P. W. 1952. How to collect and preserve vella complex (Homoptera: Cicadellidae). Proc. insects for study. Pages 65-78 in Insects. U.S. Entomol. Soc. Washington 72: 1-29. Department of Agriculture Year Rook. 61. Oman, P. 1970. Leafhoppers of the A^a//(opsi.s' uari- 42. Oman, P. W. 1952. Three new Errhontiis, with a key (d>ilis group with description of a new species to the species (Homoptera: Cicadellidae). Pan- (Homoptera: C^icadellidae). Proc. Entomol. Soc. 1988 Lattin: Paul W. Oman

Washington 72; 30-32. 72. Gill, R. J., and Paul Oman. 1982. A new species and 62. Oman, P. 1970. The Oregon State University insect new distributional records for megophthalmine collection. Bull. Entomol. Soc. of Amer. 16: 165. leafhoppers, genus Tiaja (Homoptera: Cicadelli- 63. Oman, P. 1971. A new Agallia from the western dae). Entomography 1; 281-288. 73. Klein, M., B. Raccah, P. 1982. United States. J. Kansas Entomol. Soc. 44: 325- and W. Oman. The 372. occurrence of a member of the Circulifer tenellus

64. Oman, P. 1971. The iema\e oiThatuna gilletti Oman, species complex (Homoptera: Cicadellidae: Eu- with biological notes. Proc. Entomol. Soc. scelini) in Israel. Phytoparasitica 10(4): 237-240. Washington 73: 368-372. 74. Converse, R. H., R. G. Clarke, P. W. Oman, Sr., and G. M. Milbrath. 1982. Witches' disease of 65. Oman, P. 1972. Documentation of biological control broom black raspberrv in operations. International Organization for Biologi- Oregon. Plant Disease 66(10): 949-951. cal Control, Western Hemisphere Region Sec. 75. Lattin, D., P. 1983. Newsletters: 1-2. J. and Oman. Where are the exotic insect threats? Pages 93-137 in Charles 66. Oman, P. 1972. A new megophthalmine leafhopper L. Wilson and Charles L. Graham, eds.. Exotic from Oregon, with notes on its biology and behav- plant pests and North American agriculture. Aca- ior (Homoptera: Cicadellidae). Royal Entomol. demic Press. 498 pp. Soc. London, J. Entomol. (B)41: 69-76. 76. Oman, P. 1985. A synopsis of the Nearctic 67. Oman, P. 1972. The lealliopper subfamily Koebeli- Dorycephalinae (Homoptera: Cicadellidae). inae (Homoptera: Cicadellidae). Published as part J. Kansas Entomol. Soc. 58: 314-336. of a Festschrift honoring Professor K. Yasumatsu 77. Oman, P., and R. 1. Sailer. 1986. The role of catalog- of Japan, pp. 129-139 (dated 1971, issued 1972). ing in the advancement of systematics and bio- 68. Oman, P. 1974. Curtis P. Clausen ('32). (A vignette.) geography. Tymbal (Auchenorrhyncha Newslet- Cosmos Club Bull. 27: 3-5. ter) 7: 16-21. 69. P. 1974. Identification classification in Oman, and 78. Oman, P. 1987. Alary polymorphism in the Cicadelli- pest management and control. Pages 77-86 in F. dae and its ecological implications. Pages 55-63 in F. G. Maxwell and A. Harris, eds., Proc. Summer M. R. Wilson and L. R. Nault, eds.. Proceedings Institute on Biological Control of Plant Insects and of the 2nd International Workshop on Leafhop- Diseases. University of Mississippi Press, Jack- pers and Planthoppers of Economic Importance. son. 647 pp. C.A.B. International Institute of Entomology. 368 70. Oman, P., and C. A. Musgrave. 1975. The Nearctic pp. genera of Errhomenini (Homoptera: Cicadelli- 79. Oman, P. 1987. The leafhopper genus Errhomus dae). Melanderia21: 1-14. (Homoptera: Cicadellidae: Cicadellinae): system- 71. Oman, P. 1976. Review of World catalogues of the atics and biogeography. Oregon State University, Homoptera: Auchenorrhyncha. Bull. Entomol. Department of Entomology, Systematic Entomol-

Soc. Amer. 22: 161-164. ogy Laboratory Misc. Pub. No. 1: 1-72.