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NEWSLETTER of the MICHIGAN ENTOMOLOGICAL SOCIETY Volume 30, Number 1 March 8, 1985 NEWSLETTER of the MICHIGAN ENTOMOLOGICAL SOCIETY Volume 30, Number 1 March 8, 1985 Lord of Taxonomy Erik Calonius The Wall Street Journal In the British Museum of Natural History, Among recent petitions 1S one from a scien­ Panthera leo, an old stuffed lion, and tist requesting name changes for three species Ornithorh~hus anatinus, a duckbill platypuS, of grouper. Another asks for a decision on the peer out of their glass cases. Nearby, the names of two curculionid weevils. A juicier long dinosaur, Diplodocus carnegiei, drapes its file holds arguments from Soviet and American vertebrae across the main hall. Most of the scientists. The Americans want the genus name, museum's 50 million specimens, however, are in Gnathodus, as it appears in U.S. scientific black rooms, tucked neatly away be scientific literature, to be sanctioned as the name for name. species of microscopic fossil often found in Since Linnaeus', time nearly two million oil-bearing rock. The Soviets insist that additional species of living things have been Gnathodus is a genus covering different fossil found. And each year another 7,000 to 10,000 species altogether. Unfortunately, the Soviets new species are discovered, and in some cases ~ had lost their original specimens. single animal may have 10 different names-­ "This is hot," says Mr. Melville, bran­ often because of the careless research of dishing the thick file. He makes a sour face scientists. Several animals sometimes share a at a suggestion that he open it, but he con­ single name, at least until closer examination fides that the Soviets have actually demolished reveals that they aren't a single species. buildings in their search for fossil specimens All this spells trouble for zoologists and that would support their argument. work for the International Commission on But is all this simply a tempest in a test Zoological Nomenclature, an independent body of tube? To scientists who believe the saying 27 scientists, which sorts out the mess. that "God created all plants and animals, and "You can't expect a system like that to Linnaeus put them in color," the idea of impro­ exist without an occasional rub," says Richard perly named species floating about is discon­ Melville, 70 years old, and the fifth secretary certing. "We could end up with something of the commission since its founding in 1895. resembling anarchy in what butterflies are Yet the discrepancies must be corrected, he called, says John R. Turner, a geneticist who insists. "It is important that the name convey has asked the commission to clear up condusion exactly the same meaning to everyone who reads involving two similar butterflies. The two it," he says. species have been used for 30 years for Working out of a small attic office in the research in neurology and genetics, and a con­ natural history museum, Mr. Melville and a fusion in nomenclature weakens research find­ staff of three field the requests of scientists ings, even as substituting salt for sugar in a who want the names of animals changed. -ecipe would ruin a cake. Eventually, the scientists on the board-­ In other species, clarity of names is even selected from museums and universities around more important. Take Anopheles gambiae, one of the world--render final decisions. "There must the most dangerous malaria-carrying mosquitoes. be a bureau that one can apply to," says the Once thought to be a single species, it really white-haired scientist, "There can be only one, is six, recent research has shown. Each of and we are the only one." Continued on p. 7 The NEWSLETTER of the Mi chigan Entomological Socie ty is published as four numbers yearly . at irregular intervals . Pleas e send all notes, news , new ins ect records, research req~es:s, notices season summaries membership inquiries, etc. to the Executive Secretary, Mlchlgan Ento­ mologic~l Society, Dept. ~f Entomology, Michigan State University, East Lansing, Michigan 48824. FOR SALE: Insect Pins; Std. Black, Elephant, Officers of M.E.S. Stainless Steel, Minutens and Label Pins. Sizes 000 thru 7 available. For complete list write: Ianni Butterfly Ent~rprises, P. O. Box President . Dave Evans 81171, Cleveland, Ohio, 44181. (216) 888-9763. President-Elect . Dave Cowen Immediate Past President Gary Dunn FOR SALE: Worldwide, collectible butterflies, Executive Secretary . Mo Nielsen Beetles and rare insects, named with data. For Member-at-Large (1982-85) Fred Stehr subscription to butterfly and beetle price Member-at-Large (1983-86) Glenn Belyea lists send $5.00 to Ianni Butterfly Member-at-Large (1984-87) Gary Simmons Enterprises, P.O. Box 81171, Cleveland, Ohio, Journal Editor . Dave Gosling 44181. Newsletter Editor . Louis Wilson Associate Newsletter Editor George Heaton BOOKS FOR SALE: Beetles of the World, Gakken. A magnificent color pictorial reference book containing illustrations of over 600 worldwide beetles with English names and origins. Text Notices , 1 is Japanese, ($32.50 postpaid). Beetles, L~~) . .. Bernard Klausnitzer. Fascinating and most interesting representatives of the beetle (Notices will be run for a year or 4 numbers family. Fantastic color & b/w illustrations of of the Newsletter unless notified to dPOD many rare and extraordinary species. ($21.50 them. Members des1:r1:ng longe'r runs Sh07Aid postpaid). The Dictionary of Butterflies and notifv newsletter editor, L. F. Wilson, Dept. Moths, Lathwait, Watson & Whalley, 405 color of Forestry, M1:ch1:gcm State Um:versity, 48824) photographs representing over 1000 species in this A-Z Dictionary that is chock full of facts such as size, habitat, etc. An excellent addi­ WANTED: Data on Michigan butterflies for use tion to any library. Send $19.50 (postpaid) to in a new publication on the butterflies of Ianni Butterfly Enterprises, P. O. Box 81171, Michigan. Doubtful specimens can be forwarded Cleveland, Ohio, 44181. for determination or confirmation. Especially interested in Lycaenidae and Hesperiidae rec­ FOR SALE: Malaise Traps. Design with proven ords. Contact M. C. Nielsen, 3415 Over lea superior efficiency, as described and figured Dr., Lansing, MI 48917 (517-321-2192). DV Townes In Entomological News (83: 239-247). Complete with stakes. $198, postpaid. Order WANTED: Studies on the Comparative Ethology of from: Golden Owl Publishers, Inc., 182 Digger Wasps of the Genus Bembix by Evans; Chestnut Rd., Lexington Park, MD 20653. Phone Beetles of the Pacific Northwest by Hatch (301) 863-9253. (5 vol.); Biology of the Leaf Miners by Hering; The Ecology of Plant Galls by Mani. FOR SALE: The very rare butterfly Zerynthia Write stating condition and price to John E. &Qlyxena that lives only within a limi:ed ~rea Holzbach, 229 MaY'·wod Drive, Youngstown, Ohio, of the southern French Alps near the R~ver~a. 44512. (long run) It feeds only on Aristochia spp. Have a few specimens for sale to private collectors RESEARCH NOTICE: To those participating in the interested in the rare and unusual. Color pic­ Sesiidae pheromone Project, if you have caught tures and price available upon request. If anything interesting wirh the pheromone interested write: Dr. Charles J. van Assche, please notify me at your convenience. I can be Super Rouviere B. 7, 83, boulevard du Redon, reached evenings at (312) 237-0543 or write to 13009 Marseille, France. Dr. John Holoyda, 2819 N. Marmora, Chicago, IL Dr. van Assche plans to be in the U.S. the last 60634. (long run) two weeks of June 1985 and could bring speci­ mens with him. FOR SALE: "Bee Keeping," Benton (1897); "Pests of Orchard and Garden," Taft/Davis EXCHANGE: I want Buprestidae and Rutelinae (1895); "Diptera Collected on Whitefish from Europe, especially all neartic species, in Point." Andrews (1915); "Bees from ...Northern exchange for beetles or other insects from Pen ...Mich.," Cockerell (1916); "Oriental Europe and Africa. If interested, write to Fruit Moth Invest. in Ohio," Gigli Maurizio, Via Monte Macereto 13-00141, Stearns/Neiswander (1930); "Rev. of the Puer Roma, Italy. Group of N.A...Melanoplus ...", Hubbell, (1932); "The Population Dynamics of.. Winter WANTED: I am seeking photographs of Moth in Nova Scot ia," Embree, (1965); " .. N.A. publishable quality that depict the life cycle Aegeriidae: A. Rev. based on Late-Instar of a North American firefly, preferably Photinus pyralis. I am the author of several Larvae," Mackay, (1968); "Mon. of ..Western children's science books published by Dodd Hem. Bumblebees .. " Milliron (1971-73). Mead and Company, Inc., New York. This same Contact M. C. Nielsen 3415 Overlea Dr., publisher has asked me to locate photographs Lansing, MI 48917. 2 for a book about fireflies. If anyone has Relatives of Insects information please write: Charlene W. A Bug is a Bug! (Hemiptera) Billing's, 39 Coburn Ave., Nashua, NH 03063, Social Insects or call (603) 889-2070. Insect ears CORRESPOND: Italian entomologist interested in Insect sounds The good guys (parasites and predators) Papilionidae, Morphidae, Lucanidae, and. Scarabaeidae of the world wants to obtaln spe­ Lacewings cimens from many countries, and would like to Wasps know the address of some dry insect dealers in Mosquitoes the U.S. or elsewhere in the world. Please Mimics (Insects you don't see) write to: Marco Mastrocicco, Via Anselmina 1, Economic pests 10020 Lauriano (TO) ITALY. Some wingless insects & where to find them Common ground beetles Mounting butterflies FOR SALE : Offering various publications, Common grasshoppers including reprints, on emtomology, especially Little known insects & where they live l e pidoptera. Many old papers now out of Household insects print. Please send your request to Dr. A.E. Insect damage Brower, 8 Hospital St., Augusta, Maine Garden spiders 04330. Fruit insects Easy to make insect traps WANTED : Reprints, or any references, dealing Simple experiments with sowbugs (woodlice) with the contents of bird stomachs. A larva is a larva unless its a caterpillar Especially interested in studies dealing with Insect baits lepidoptera found in stomachs of passerine , What's that under that rock? birds of prey and other forest birds.
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