CHRYSOMELA newsletter Dedicated to information about the Chrysomelidae

Report No. 34 October 1997

INSIDE THIS ISSUE Camino 2-Editor’s Corner de 2-Notes Up Front 3-The Scientific Method . . . Cantar 4-Systematics in Africa Nature 4-XXI ICE General Program Trail, 5-Aulacoscelis feeding on cycads 6-Research Activities (cont.) Cerro 6-Literature (Available or Needed) Azul, 6-Exchange those Duplicates 7- in African Economy . . . PANAMA 7-Specimens (Available or Needed) Donald Windsor takes a 8-Timarcha djerbensis Pic Lives! moment to collect some 8-A Photo Rerun insects while looking for Aulacoscelis on cycads in 9-Literature on the Chrysomelidae the forests of Panama. 11-Phone, FAX, & Email October ’97 June 1997. (full story on page 5.)

Research Activities and Interests

Maria F. Barberena (San Juan, Puerto arctic region. Actually, working on the Thi Dap Dang (Hanoi, Vietnam) Con- Rico) Working on Master degree (under classification of the great Chrysoli- tinues work and publication on faunal, the advice of Catherine Duckett). Work- na and carrying on the writing of the Chry- biological and populations of Vietnam ing with two species of the alticine genus somelinae of French Fauna. Willing to Chrysomelidae. Aspicela this year (A. discoidalis and A. identify Palearctic Chrysomelidae except Roy A. Crowson (Glasgow, UK) Phy- viridicollis) and plans to continue work on Alticinae, Hispinae and . logeny, biology and palaeontology of Chry- the genus as a Master's thesis (see Request Andrzej O. Bienkowski (Moscow, someloidea and allied groups. for Specimens). Russia) Currently working on a review of Astrid Eben (Mexico, Mexico) Chem- Grace F. Barroga (Laguna, Philippines) Chrysolina subgenera. At present, re- ical ecology and evolutionary ecology of Finished MS thesis in June (Venus J. Ca- viewed the place of Chrysolina within the plant/ and of tritrophic level interac- lilung, Advisor) and plans to work on the subtribe Chrysolinina (with key to the gen- tions. Currently doing postdoc research Galerucine fauna of the Philippines. Inter- era) and prepared diagnosis of several sub- on chemical ecology of parasitoids (Hy- ested in revising the genera Aulacophora genera. menoptera: Braconidae) of Anastrepha and Monolepta beacause of their pest sta- Caroline S. Chaboo (Ithaca, USA) In- (Diptera: Tephritidae). Future plans in- tus in the Philippines. terested in morphology and systematics; clude project on evolution of diabroticite Jean-Claude Bourdonné (Alés, evolution, behavior and biogeography; () host plant associations, espe- France) Systematics and biology of Chry- Coleoptera; Chrysomelidae: Cassidinae. cially with Cucurbita spp. in Mexico. somelinae and from the Pale- Entering Ph.D. program (News and Notes). continued on page 6

CHRYSOMELA no. 34, October 1997 1 THE EDITOR'S ¥Insect and Spider Collections of the ESA Job Listings World. This web offering is a subset of the The Entomological Society of America publication by Arnett & Samuelson, et al. CORNER job listings: and provides codens and collections names. Terry N. Seeno, Sacramento http://www.entsoc.org/career.htm The names have linking buttons to collec- tions pages, where available, or the institu- Items of Interest tional home page. A form to update or add NSF on the Web collections is available. The web address for The National Sci- ¥More? You bet, including images, staff ence Foundation is: http://www.nsf.gov/ The Bishop Museum Website and program information, and even educa- This address came to me courtesy of tional activities such as endangered and Charles J. O'Kelly, NSF Program Direc- This is one of the best sites for all items alien species pages. Neal Evenhuis and tor, Systematic Biology, one of our newest related to Pacific Rim natural history, es- Gordon Nishida have done an excellent colleagues to receive the newsletter. pecially entomology. Here are just a few job of presenting and providing material. Charles has a web address of his own: of the things that you may find interesting: The site is both useful and easy to use. http://megasun.bch.umontreal.ca/pro- ¥The Hawaiian Terrestrial You can check out the entomology site at: tists/cjocv.html Checklist; it not only lists the taxa, but the http://www.bishop.hawaii.org/bishop/ distribution and residency status for native ento/ento.html and alien Hawaiian terrestrial . The Insect WebServer The Hawaii Biological Survey address is: ¥Available through the checklist or as a The ecological database of the World's http://www.bishop.hawaii.org/bishop/ separate file are ‘Species of Concern’ (or Insect Pathogens (EDWIP) produced by HBS/hbs1.html the old C2 designation for candidate en- David Onstad at the University of Illinois dangered or threatened species). The en- and the Illinois Natural History Survey: CHRYSOMELA tries for the candidate species include label http://insectweb.inhs.uiuc.edu/ data from all the specimens in the Museum Numbers 31-33 of CHRYSOMELA have collection (ca. 40,000) and literature cita- been on the WWW for the past three The Latest in ICE XXI tions extracted from published sources for months. Initial problem with the address- each candidate species, including the gray ing, firewalls and such have been cor- Decio Luiz Gazzoni (Londrina, Brazil) literature. rected and seem to be repaired. The ad- President of the XXI International Con- ¥The Directory of Pacific Entomolo- dress: http://www.cdfa.ca.gov/plant/ gress of Entomology, invites you to visit gists. The original directory was pub- ppd/publication.htm will get you to the the ICE XXI homepage at: lished by the Pacific Science Association, Plant Pest Diagnostics publications page http://www.embrapa.br/ice was updated by Geoff Scudder (Universi- for selection of a PPD publication. We If you have additional questions regard- ty of British Columbia), and provides use- plan to add three issues to the site before ing the event, please call or email. General ful contact information. the end of the year (#34, 30 and 29). Program details are given on page 4.

Bohumila (Mila) de Bêchyné is expe- ter in Sacramento on September 25-26. riencing poor health. All of her friends Vilma Savini will be working at the wish her a speedy recovery. NOTES Smithsonian Institute (Washington, USA) Grace F. Borranga finished her MS on Heikertingerella for three weeks begin- thesis in June and plans to continue work Up Front ning October 16, 1997. on Galerucinae. J. S. Yadav reports that Prof. H. R. Caroline S. Chaboo is starting a Ph.D. Catarina states for collecting. Maria Hel- Pajni celebrated his 65th birthday on June program (Quentin Wheeler, advisor) in ena Galileo and Luciano Acevedo Moura 22, 1997. His colleagues throughout the morphology and systematics of were extremely helpful in assisting in the world wish Professor Pajni well. Chrysomelidae at Cornell University. permit process. Catherine will be collect- Catherine Duckett recieved an 18 ing and rearing chrysomelids with Luciano Corrigenda: CHRYSOMELA 33:6 month NSF Research Planning Grant in the field. Caption error (left, bottom photo) The (RPG) to rear oedionychine larvae in Bra- John Lawrence, enroute to various en- person with Pierre Jolivet is Seniz Kis- zil during the first 3 months of 1998, and tomology facilties on a round-the-world mali (Bornova, Turkey) and not Miriam will be visiting Rio Grande do Sul and Sta. trip, visited the Plant Pest Diagnostics Cen- Becker (Porto Alegre). (see page 8.)

The Newsletter CHRYSOMELAÐFounded 1979Ð is published semiannually in April and October by the California Department of Food & Agriculture, Plant Pest Diagnostics Center, 3294 Meadowview Road, Sacramento, CA 95832-1448. E-mail: [email protected]; telephone (916) 262-1160; FAX (916) 262-1190. This newsletter is sent to students of the Chrysomelidae to encourage the exchange of ideas and to disseminate information on these insects. Editor: Terry N. Seeno, Sacramento. Advisors: Catherine Duckett, San Juan; Brian D. Farrell, Cambridge; R. Wills Flowers, Tallahassee; Elizabeth Grobbelaar, Pretoria; Pierre Jolivet, Paris and Gainesville; Chris Reid, Townsville; Ed Riley, College Station; G. Al Samuelson, Honolulu; Eric H. Smith, Lynchburg; Charlie L. Staines, Edgewater; and Kunio Suzuki, Toyama.

2 CHRYSOMELA no. 34, October 1997 post-Darwinian , seeks to con- qualities of classification and reduces it struct classifications which reflect the true from a tool communicating evolutionary history of evolution and group organisms information to a mere handle used to iden- THE with a shared evolutionary history to- tify taxa. gether (Wiley 1981, Mayr and Ashlock Classification based on phylogeny con- 1991). veys maximum information to all workers FORVM Most systematists recognize shared, de- about all aspect of biology of the two rived (advanced) characters as the markers groups. Classification based strictly on The Scientific of Darwinian descent with modification phylogeny is democratic as it does not and, as such, use these markers to define favor any particular discipline (ecologists, Method and the natural groups. If a group is natural, it is morphologists, molecular biochemists, Predictive Value monophyletic (represents all the descen- etc.); all aspects of the organisms biology of Classification dants of a common ancestor), and predic- are accurately communicated. The predic- tions can be made based on the morphol- tive value of classification based on phy- Catherine N. Duckett, San Juan ogy, behavior, physiology, development, logeny to all biologists is the strongest In the last four issues of CHRYSOMELA, cellular structure and molecular biology of argument for phylogenetic classification— there has been considerable debate about any member of the group about the same in other words ‘one classification fits all.’ the taxonomic status of the “bruchids,” a characteristics of another member of that This is also the strongest argument demonstrably monophyletic group group; even if those characteristics were against an ecologically based classifica- (Kingslover 1995). In the course of this not used in formulating the phylogeny tion, which may have very limited value to discussion three main themes have (Hennig 1966, Wiley 1981, Mayr and non-ecologists/morphologists. emerged as the primary motivators for Ashlock 1991). Moreover, these predic- The democratic nature of the taxonomic decisions: ecological distinc- tions should be more accurate in their predictiveness of phylogenetically based tiveness of the group, taxonomic stability reflection of all aspects the biology of that classification is also a strong argument and the predictive value of classification group than the predictions made by study- against retaining flawed classification for to comparative biology. ing any member of another group (no “taxonomic stability.” Taxonomic stabil- I would like to step back a little, to matter what ecological or morphological ity is only valuable insofar as a given remove this discussion from the context of similarities this other group has, it will not classification communicates useful infor- any individual taxon and focus on the share all the hidden physiological and bio- mation to the community. As the scientific purpose of systematics and taxonomy. chemical characteristics of another member community becomes increasingly diverse There seems to be confusion in the minds of the original taxon). These comparisons in its interest about the biology of organ- of some readers about the purpose(s) of are the embodiment of the scientific method isms, only classifications which predict classification. Let’s begin with a discus- as applied to systematics, and gives great the most aspects of the most organisms sion of the nature of systematics/taxonomy predictive power to systematics and classi- will be useful. and its predictive qualities, then look at the fications derived from systematic studies. Moreover, as classification is the prod- roles of ecological distinctiveness and taxo- Because phylogenetic systematics has uct of the scientific method (those which nomic stability in establishing and main- the strength to predict characteristics of propose hypotheses and test these hypoth- taining classifications. unstudied organisms, it conveys maximum eses with congruence to real data), classi- Firstly, systematics is the study of bio- information to other biologists. All biolo- fication based on the scientific method logical diversity and interrelationships gists who want to accurately communicate may need to be altered as new data are between taxa (Wiley 1981, Mayr and with other workers should use classifica- obtained and old hypotheses are falsified. Ashlock 1991, both p.6); biological classi- tions based on phylogeny. This classifica- Therefore “taxonomic stability” is not a fication (taxonomy) is a sub-field of sys- tion presumes that a natural group will scientifically defensible argument. tematics, and is a product of the need for always be classified in a higher category In summary, biological classification is humans to have names to identify taxa and which also contains its sister taxon (Mayr an outgrowth of systematics and the scien- facilitate through shared names or group- and Ashlock 1991). This means that indi- tific method, which seeks to communicate ings, understanding of their relationships viduals of equivalent rank within a taxo- the evolutionary hierarchy by means of a with one another (Wiley 1981, Mayr and nomic grouping (e.g. species in a genus, series of groupings. Members of a given Ashlock 1991). genera in a sub-family) will be more closely taxon are assumed to be more closely Secondly, modern biological classifica- related to all members of that taxonomic related to each other than to members of tion is the product of the scientific method, grouping than they are to any member of any other taxon, hence the predictive value in which formation of testable hypotheses any other taxon. of classification to comparative biology. (phylogenetic trees or cladograms) create Moreover, failure to classify sister taxa Because phylogenetic classification is a a theoretical framework which endeavors in groupings of equivalent rank leads to scientific discipline, it proposes classifica- to predict the characteristics of new phe- species which can be most closely related tions based on hypotheses (phylogenetic nomena (in the case of systematics, new to a given member of another taxon than trees) which are testable with new data. taxa) (Hennig 1966, Maddison and they are to a given member of their own Inherent in the possibility of testing, a hy- Maddison 1992). Modern taxonomy, or taxon. This totally disrupts the predictive pothesis is the falsification of that

CHRYSOMELA no. 34, October 1997 3 World Chrysomelidae XXI International Con- gress of Entomology What’s Happening in Systematics in General Program Southern Africa? August 20-26, 2000 Beth Grobellaar, Pretoria

In August 1995 BioNET-INTERNA- ¥ Information and communication services. To all enotmologists who may attend TIONAL, a global network for biosystem- ¥ Training in biosystematics at all levels. this congress, the XXI ICE Organizing atics, met to hold its first Global Work- ¥ Establishment and rehabilitation of exist- Committee has approved the general pro- shop in Cardiff, Wales. A Formulation ing resources. gram for the Congress, as follows: Workshop for the southern African region ¥ Development and application of new followed in September 1995, in Pretoria, technologies. ¥Opening session - August 20: [1800- South Africa. It was attended These four areas were 1900] by delegates from the South- designated to meet the fun- ¥Welcome Cocktail - August 20: [2000- ern African Development damental requirements for 2200] Community (SADC) coun- capacity building in taxono- ¥12 plenary sessions:[0800-0915] (two tries, namely Angola, Botswa- my in the region. The meet- per day) na, Lesotho, Malawi, Mauri- ing was hosted by the Plant ¥276 Symposia: [0930-1200, and 1500- tius, Mozambique, Namibia, Protection Research Institute 1800] South Africa, Swaziland, Tan- (PPRI). The Biosystematics ¥Lunch: [1205 - 1300] zania, Zambia and Zimbabwe. Division, one of a number of ¥Poster session: [1000-1800] (Authors At this workshop, areas divisions in the PPRI, offers present at the sessions between 1330- were identified in which a Southern Afri- expertise on the biosystematics of insects, 1430) can Network (SAFRINET) could operate nematodes, mites, spiders and fungi. Due ¥Insect exposition: Opening August 20: to promote the objectives of BioNET-IN- to its active involvement in taxonomic [1915] (open to the participants 0800- TERNATIONAL. The goals of this orga- work, this Institute was nominated by the 1800 Monday-Saturday) nization are to enable developing coun- NACI’s to be the Network Co-ordinating ¥Photo Salon: Opening August 20: tries to become realistically self-reliant in Institute (NECI), with Dr. Connal Eardley [1930] (open to participants 0800-1800 the skills and technologies required for at the helm. Monday-Saturday) inventorying, monitoring and accessing Southern Africa is fortunate to have a ¥Entomological software demonstra- their . Strategies were also long history of biosystematic endeavour, tion: Opening August 20: [1945] (open outlined, in terms of each country’s com- placing it in the priviledged position of to participants 0800-1800 Monday-Sat- mitment to the Convention on Biological having both good Museums and highly urday; software will be demonstrated Diversity, that could lead to the achieve- trained taxonomists. But the vast number according to the times arranged with the ment of these goals. of invertebrates and microorganisms in organizing committee). SAFRINET was officially constituted the region require far greater expertise ¥Congress dinner: August, 24: [2000- by the SADC in Lesotho in August 1996 than that which is currently available. Thus, 2300] and is, therefore, a SADC government SAFRINET is a welcome initiative which ¥Closing session: August 26: [1800] owned partnership. The first SAFRINET will help the region move towards self Yours, business meeting was held in Pretoria in sufficiency and encourage interaction be- December, 1996. Here SADC countries tween taxonomists, both regionally and Decio Luiz Gazzoni were represented by a member elected further afield. Caixa Postal 231 from their National Co-ordinating Insti- For further information please contact 86001-970 Londrina - BRAZIL tutes (NACI’s). Business at this meeting the SAFRINET Co-ordinator, Dr. C. D. Phone (+55)43-3716213 primarily involved finalization of the im- Eardley, Plant Protection Research Insti- Fax (+55)43-3716100 plementation of donor funded programmes, tute, Private Bag X134, Pretoria, 0001, XXI ICE Home Page: pertaining to the following activities: South Africa. http://www.embrapa.br/ice

hypothesis, in this case the classifica- References Mayr, E. and P. Ashlock. 1991. Prin- tion. As scientists, we need to accept the Hennig, W. 1996. Phlogenetic Systemat- ciples of Systematic Zoology, Second idea that classifications must be changed ics. Univ. of Illinois Press. Urbana. 263 pp. Edition. McGraw Hill, Inc., New York. as new data presents itself in order that all Kingslover, J. M. 1995. On the family XX +475 pp. biologists can best learn about changes in Bruchidae. Chrysomela 30:3. Wiley, E. O. 1981. Phylogenetics. Wiley- current understanding of evolutionary re- Maddison, W. P. and D. R. Maddison. Interscience Pub., New York. 439 pp. lationships, regardless of their favorite 1992. MacClade: Analysis of Phylogeny THE FORVM is a place for exchange and character system. and Character Evolution. Sinauer Associ- discussion of ideas related to the Chry- ates, Inc. Massachusetts. 404 pp. someloidea. —ed.

4 CHRYSOMELA no. 34, October 1997 Out And About—In The Field Cycad-Feeding by an Ancient , Aulacoscelis in Panama Donald Windsor, Panama and Pierre Jolivet, Paris

The biology of the Aulacoscelinae, a subfamily of Chrysomel- tip of the leaflet. The damage resembled that observed 5 years idae now restricted to Central and , has remained before in that the upper surface was only lightly scored. Feeding an enduring mystery. The pres- appeared to consist of lapping juices from the ence of both fossil Aulacosceli- perforated epidermis rather than wholesale inges- nae (Protoscelis) and cycad fo- tion of parenchyma. The feeding area darkened liage in the sedimentary strata noticeably over time. The beetle, captured after 30 of the Upper Jurassic (Kara Tau minutes, was placed in a plastic container where it series) (Medvediev 1968), led continued to feed on new Zamia leaf and on the Crowson (1981) to wonder if juices from thin slices of mango. Additional ag- this was indicative of the earli- gregations of Aulacoscelis and the uniquely dam- est feeding relationships of aged leaves have now been observed on plants at Chrysomelidae. Citing notes the Wilson Botanical Gardens in Costa Rica by Dr. attached to collection labels, Luis Diego Gomez and Mr. Josh Ness, further Monros (1954) earlier had sug- establishing that the adult Aulacoscelis are signif- gested that modern Aula- icant herbivores on Zamia fairchildiana. coscelinae are also associated Much remains to be learned about Aulacosce- with cycads (Zamia spp.). Un- lis biology and its interactions with Cycadaceae. til now, an account of the bee- For example, we still have no idea where oviposi- tles actually feeding on cycads tion occurs or upon what type of plant tissue has not been published. Our Aulacoscelis larvae feed. We have been successful recent observations in the low- recently in obtaining an oviposition from an Aula- lands and mountainous areas of coscelis female in the lab. The neonate is now Panama confirm that Aula- being described by Dr. Michael Cox (BNHM). Pierre Jolivet and Don Windsor, continental Cox is also at work on the description of the coscelis sp. (? melanocera) divide, Panama 1,200m - Le Fortuna adults actively feed on the neonate larva of sp., representative of leaves of cycads. On 5 May 1992 D. M. W. and Dr. Henry another subfamily about which fundamental observations are still Stockwell observed a stationary group of 8-10 adult Aulacoscelis largely lacking. Yet on a new, but fully expanded Zamia fairchildiana (Cycadales) another example is leaf near the beginning of the “Camino Cantar” nature trail in the Orsodacninae. Cerro Azul, Panama (700 m Are they stem-min- elev.). The group of nervous ers or root-feeders? took flight before it The biology and lar- could be unambiguously de- val morphology of termined whether they were the archaic, gondwa- responsible for the leaf dam- nian Sagrinae from age—a brownish discoloration , Madagas- and chafing of the apical third car and northeastern Aulacoscelis feeding on leaf of of the leaflet—where they had Brazil (probably Zamia sp. been sitting. The same Zamia stem-borers and gall-makers) are still poorly known. Thus, more population observed during the work remains to be done on the basic biology of several groups, first week of May in each of possibly key taxa in understanding the early radiation of chry- the next 4 years failed to find someloid beetles on cycads, gymnosperms and angiosperms. beetles or similar leaf damage. References However, during the last Crowson, R. A. 1981. The Biology of the Coleoptera. Academic Aulacoscelis in copulo on week of April 1997, following Press, London. 802 pp. Zamia sp. the first soaking rain of the Medvediev, L. N. 1968. Leaf beetles of Kara Tau (in Russian). new rainy season, a single Aulacoscelis adult was again observed In “Zhurskie Nasekhomie Karatau” (B.B. Rohdendorf, ed.). on the foliage of one of the plants at Cerro Azul. The beetle, which Nauka, Moscow. apparently had just landed on the plant, continued lengthening a Monros, F. 1954. Revision of the chrysomelid subfamily shallow feeding trench 2 mm in width another 15 mm toward the Aulacoscelinae. Bull. Mus. Comp. Zool. 112(4):321-360.

CHRYSOMELA no. 34, October 1997 5 Research Activities David R. Nash (Brantham, UK) Cur- Cont. from page 1 rently recording chrysomelids for a book LITERATURE on the Coleoptera of Suffolk County. AVAILABLE OR NEEDED J. Gordon Edwards (San Jose, USA) Guido Nonveiller (Zemun, Yugoslov- teaching general and medical entomology, ia) Is interested in the Palearctic Alticinae. Grace F. Barroga (Laguna, Philippines) coleopterology, and larval taxonomy; col- Charles J. O'Kelly (Arlington, USA) Is interested in all literature dealing with lects Coleoptera, including all chry- National Science Foundation, Program Philippine galerucines. somelids seen, especially in the Tropics. Director, Systematic Biology. Andrzej O. Bienkowski (Moscow, Danial J. Funk (Tucson, USA) Inter- Karen Olmstead (Vermillion, USA) Russia) Has duplicate reprints (and Xerox ested in speciation, molecular phylogenet- Interested in cassidine ecology and evolu- copies) of more than 50 articles on the ics, and sex ratio evolution in Neochlam- tion, and chrysomelid predator relationships. systematics of Chrysomelidae by some isus (Chlamisinae). Willing to identify Michal Ouda (Plasy, Czech Republic) Russian and foreign authors; would like to Neochlamisus. Interested in Chrysomelidae, including exchange them for other publications on Arthur J. Gilbert (Fresno, USA) Cur- Alticinae of Central Europe, and Clytrinae Chrysomelidae. Please write for exchange rently working on the Chrysomelidae of and of the palearctic re- information and list. the Baja California peninsula. gion. Currently working in western pale- Thi Dap Dang (Hanoi, Vietnam) Would Blagoy A. Gruev (Plovdiv, Bulgaria) arctic Timarchini. welcome all reprints on the Chrysomel- Currently preparing a book with Manfred H. R. Pajni (Chandigarah, India) Pres- idae, especially from the Palearctic region. Döberl (Abensberg, Germany): General ently working on biotypes of store bruchids. James L. Krysan (Louisville, USA) Distribution of Flea Beetles in the Palae- Also studying the use of egg parasitoids in Has available: J. Krysan and R. Smith. arctic Subregion (Coleoptera, Chrysomel- the biocontrol of bruchids. Another project 1987. Systemati8ca of the nirgifera spe- idae: Alticinae). relates to the annual cycles of field bruchids. cies group of Diabrotica (Coleop. chry- Viviane Jerez (Concepcion, Chile) Bi- Tiago Courrol Ramos (São Paulo, som. Gal.) Entomography 5:375-484. ology and systematics of Chilean chry- Brazil) Taxonomy of Neotropical (es- H. R. Pajni (Chandigarah, India) Can somelids. Interested in the phylogeny of pecially South American) Hispinae sen- supply papers on biology, ecology and insects and their host plants. su antiquo, and computer programming taxonomy of Indian Bruchidae. Need lat- James L. Krysan (Louisville, USA) for Biology (Tree Gardener). Plans for the est literature on polymorphism and egg Interested in and working on the taxonomy future include the cladistic analysis of parasitoids of bruchids. of Diabrotica (will identify Neotropical the genera of Sceloenoplini, Flávia Nogueira de Sá (Campinas, Bra- specimens). Currently working on the and Uroplatini. zil) Would like to receive literature on Diabrotica with dark markings on the bas- Flávia Nogueira de Sá (Campinas, Bra- chrysomelid resource partition, competi- al thrid of elytron enclosing a pale area. zil) Beginning a Master's program, and tion and defense. Long term goal is to develop a key to the intends to do some work on resource par- K. K. Verma (Durg, India) Would like genus. tition in Cassidinae on Asteraceae plants to receive publications dealing with the Jean-Michael Maes (León, Nicaragua) for dissertation (under the advice of Dr. classification and ecology of Chrysomel- Preapring a general catalogue of all Nica- Joáo Vasconcellos-Neto). Interested in idae of the Indian Region. raguan insects. Volume 2 will be all bee- chrysomelid ecology, especially interac- Niilo Virkki (San Juan, Puerto Rico) tles, with a part on Chrysomelidae, in tions between host plants or natural ene- Has reprints of some publications (write or collaboration with D. Furth, C. Staines, W. mies and beetles. Has always worked in email for list). Flowers, E. Riley, P. Jolivet, and J. King- Atlantic forest in Brazil and worked on Exchange Those Duplicates solver. chrysomelids (Cassidinae) for 3 years. Just Agenor Mafra-Neto (Riverside, USA) finished undergraduate degree in Biology/ Most of us have duplicate literature that Interested in phagostimulants and food Ecology. could be put to better use than taking up choice in Chrysomelidae. Working on Davide Sassi (Castelmarte, Italy) Work- valuable shelf space. Why not exchange attract-and-kill formulations to control ing with Seniz Kismali on the Cryptoceph- them for something you can use? Send chrysomelid pests. alinae of Turkey and neighboring regions. your lists of wanted or surplus journals to Jasbir S. Mann (Orange, Australia) Zuzana Swigonova (New Brunswick, the editor, and we will either print it in the Presently, on the permanent staff of NSW USA) Graduate student at Rutgers Univer- newsletter or send it to someone who is Agriculture to provide diagnostic service sity working on the phylogeny of Trirhab- also interested in exchanging journals. for the immature and adult insects. Cur- da using molecular data. Has finished If you have duplicates of the following, rently working on a taxonomic revision of analysis of mitochondrial genes of 12S please contact me: Australian Typhlocybinae (Cicadellidae) rRNA of 12 species. ¥L'Entomologiste, v.1-27 (1971) and with Murray J. Fletcher, but maintains an K. K. Verma (Durg, India) Currently v.41 (1985)-present; interest on the endemic Australian Sagri- engaged in classification and ecology of ¥Entomologist’s Gazette, v.42 (1991)- nae. In addition, supports curation of Agri- Chrysomelidae of the Indian Region. present; and cultural Scientific Insect and Mite Collec- Niilo Virkki (San Juan, Puerto Rico) ¥Revista de Biologia Tropical, v.1-6 tions (dry and wet) in its new home(ASCU) Working on chrysomelid chromosomes; (1958) and v.10 (1962)-present. at Orange Agricultural Institute. writing of some publications. -T. N. Seeno

6 CHRYSOMELA no. 34, October 1997 Insects in nou, Benin. Title of address: Biological For the first time, entomologists from African Economy and control as the basis of plant protection in North and Central Africa could discuss Environment West and Central Africa: the experience of entomology face to face with their south- the International Institute of Tropical Ag- ern African counterparts. Delegates en- Beth Grobellaar, Pretoria riculture. joyed the contact and the Congress was The Entomological Society of Southern ¥ Dr. Jaques van Alphen, head of the seen as having been refreshingly different Africa (ESSA) was founded in 1937 and Ecology research group at the and successful. has about 400 members. The society pro- University of Leiden’s Institute of Evolu- duces it’s own journal, African Entomolo- tionary and Ecological Sciences in the SPECIMENS gy, which appears biannually and has been Netherlands. Title of address: The role of judged to be of a high scientific standard. behavioural and life-history trade-offs in AVAILABLE OR NEEDED Articles submitted cover a wide range of the selection of biological control agents. Maria F. Barberena (San Juan, Puerto topics, ensuring a balance of interest for Sessions were presented on Integrated Rico) Would like to borrow specimens the society’s readership. The majority of Pest Management, control of crop and specimens of the alticine genus Aspicela, contributing authors reside in South Afri- pasture pests, control of locusts, control of especially A. discoidalis Baly, A. viridi- ca, but during the past year, roughly a third stored product pests, control of fruit pests, collis Jacoby, and A. nigroviridis, for work were submitted from other African coun- microbial control of insect pests, the use of on Master's thesis. tries, or included a foreign author. natural insecticides in pest control, biolog- Grace F. Barroga (Laguna, Philippines) A Congress, held every second year, is ical control of weeds, honeybees, insects Would like specimens of Philippine Gal- the main activity in which the members as food, medical and veterinary entomolo- erucinae. Contact for details. participate. This year, a joint congress of gy, forensic entomology, biodiversity and Roy A. Crowson (Glasgow, UK) Would the ESSA (11th Congress) and the African systematics, conservation and environmen- like to see the mandibles of any adult Association of Insect Scientists (AAIS) tal monitoring, insect-plant interactions, Palophaginae. (12th Congress) entitled Insects in Afri- ecology, biology, and education and train- Danial J. Funk (Tucson, USA) Needs can Economy and Environment, was ing. host records from Neochlamisus speci- held for the first time. This memorable In the sessions on the biological control mens. meeting took place in the picturesque town of weeds, a number of papers featured Arthur J. Gilbert (Fresno, USA) Would of Stellenbosch at the southern tip of Afri- Chrysomelidae. Dr. C. J. Cilliers indicat- like to examine all chrysomelids from Baja ca, between the 30th of June and the 4th of ed how successful Lysathia (Alticinae) California. July. was as a biological control agent of the Christina Hoinic (Bucuresti, Romania) Keynote speakers at the congress in- alien plant Myriophyllum aquaticum (Par- Needs specimens of the following: Labi- cluded: rots’ feather). A poster, presented by H. E. dostomis brevipennis Falderman, from ¥ Dr. Maxwell Whitten, head of the Sparks, illustrated work being done on Asia Minor, Kaukasus, northern Iran; and FAO Intercountry Programme on rice and Charidotis (Cassidinae), a natural enemy L. bipunctata (Mannerheim), from Tuva vegetable IPM in South and South-east of Macfadyena unguis-cacti (Cat’s claw Autonomous Republic, Mongolia, Trans- Asia. Title of address: Small scale farm- creeper), intended for release in South baikalia, northern China. ing, IPM, science and food security. Africa. Chrysomelids collected as part of James L. Krysan (Louisville, USA) ¥ Dr. Richard Lane, head of Entomol- a survey in South Africa, with a view to the Wants Diabrotica with dark markings on ogy at the Natural History Museum in biological control of Acacia nilotica in the basal third enclosing pale areas of the London. Title of address: Systematics at Australia, were mentioned in a talk pre- elytra. the crossroads. sented by E. Grobbelaar. An alticine, Jean-Michael Maes (León, Nicaragua) ¥ Dr. Hans Herren, director of the In- Longitarsus, is currently under investiga- Has a list of the specimens in the collec- ternational Center of Insect Physiology tion for the control of the weed Chromo- tions of Museo Entomologico, S.E.A., and Ecology in Kenya. Title of address: laena odorata, according to C. Zacharia- León, Nicaragua on request. Preference The new entomologist’s duties; under- des. But, more on some of these in the next by email. Can loan collection specimens standing and highlighting the role of ar- issue of CHRYSOMELA. to anyone working on a genus with species thropods in the environment, health and In addition to the 8th Annual Meeting of that occur in Nicaragua. Write or email for agriculture. the Biosystematics Interest Group (BIG) details. ¥ Prof. Janet Hemingway, professor of which is run under the auspices of the Flávia Nogueira de Sá (Campinas, Bra- applied molecular entomology at the Uni- ESSA (http://www.up.ac.za/academic/en- zil) Investigating the ecology of Cassidi- versity of Wales, Cardiff. Title of address: tomological-society/entsoc.html), two ses- nae; would like to borrow specimens, es- The molecular basis of DDT and organo- sions on biodiversity and systematics were pecially Stolainii, that occur in the Atlan- phosphorus insecticide resistance in mos- held. Both are indications of the activity of tic forests of Brazil. quitoes. biosystematists in southern Africa. Fur- Davide Sassi (Castelmarte, Italy) Is in- ¥ Dr. Peter Neuenschwander, of the ther information on BIG can be obtained terested in receiving specimens of Crypto- international Institute of Tropical Agricul- from the Chairman, Dr. H. G. Robertson cephalinae, loan or exchange (contact for ture’s Biological Control Center in Coto- (e-mail: [email protected]). details).

CHRYSOMELA no. 34, October 1997 7 huys Pub., Leiden; pages 85-97. Timarcha dejerbensis Pic Lives! Jolivet, P. 1995. A status report on the Pierre Jolivet, (Gainesville) species of Timarcha. Insecta Mundi 9 (1- When looking for Timarcha laevigata ably kills great numbers of them, however, 2):153-154. djerbensis Piç, on the island of Djerba sufficient numbers survive and seem to be Normand, H. 1937. Contribution au (Tunisia), I was pleased to find the beetle, relatively unaffected by road building and catalogue des Coléoptères de la Tunisie. although not abundant, present in the South urbanization in the area. Timarcha are not 11¼ fasc. Bull Soc. Hist. nat. Afr. Nord. center of the island under the olive trees. found in the salty areas to the North and 28:116-143, 232-269. When I first visit- Northeast (near Peters, G. L. 1991. Timarcha cerdo lives! ed the island dur- the airport and ho- Bull. Oregon Entomolo. Soc 115:791-796. ing the Spring of tels). They appear Piç, M. 1919. Notes diverses, descrip- 1967, beetles were to have never tions et diagnoses. L'Echange 35 (395):17- active, feeding on adapted to the 20. Plantago albicans salty plants there Piç, M. 1924. Notes diverses, etc. L., as do all the as other members L'Echange. 39 (416):21-23. species of the lae- of the genus did in vigata complex. the coastal areas This year, I of western France. spent the week of In those areas of April 6-13 on the western France, island. It was cold Timarcha djerbensis Piç at home Timarcha nor- Djerba and rainy and the manna Reiche beetles, instead of running around on the and T. maritima Perris are dwarf species ground, were hiding under stones or at the that feed primarily on Galium littorale foot of various plants together with several Breb., and secondarily on Galium arenar- tenebrionids (Pimelia, Blaps, Adesmia, and ium Loiss. and Plantago maritima L. T. l. Tentyria). I even found beetles hiding djerbensis feeds on Plantago albicans L., among the leaves of succulent bushes like a narrow-leaved species that is the main Thymelaea hirsuta (L.) Endl. [det. by J. P. host-plant of most of the Tunisian and Boivin]. Libyan species of Timarcha. The taxonomic status of Timarcha lae- The title of this note paraphrases Peters’ vigata djerbensis Piç is still being debated. (1991) paper, ‘Timarcha credo lives’! I A Photo Rerun from It was described in 1919 as a species, but thought that the tiny coastal species of its status even as a subspecies of the main- Oregon, mostly Cannon Beach area, was The Fourth Interna- lander T. laevigata (L.) is still open to extinct (Jolivet, 1989b) but fortunately, tional Symposium on question. Morphologically (elytral punc- Peters found a dozen specimens while the Chrysomelidae tation and general coloration), it differs night collecting. During the 1920’s, there very little when compared to the type, and were hundreds of specimens in that same (FISC) Firenze its isolation from the mainland dates only area. The numbers of Timarcha are se- August 25-31, 1996 from early quaternary. Studies involving verely reduced due to pollution, herbi- chromosomes, enzymology or molecular cides, insecticides, and urbanization. How- tools could add a new dimension in ever, the news is not all bad—it will sur- solving the problem. vive the millennium, and that’s remark- Djerba is the island of the lotophagous able for a genus which probably dates back of the Odysseus, where Homer places an to the Jurassic. episode in the saga of Ulysses. The fruit of References the lotus, really a date tree, provoked the Jolivet, P. 1967. Notes écologiques sur les loss of memory among crew the members, Timarcha tunisolybiens. Bull. Soc.Ent. Fr. and nobody wanted to leave the island. 72 (9-10):224-239. The area of the island is about 514 square Jolivet, P. 1989a. A propos des Timarcha kilometers, and is separated from the main- américains. L’Entomologiste 45(1):27- land by a narrow channel. The link to the 39. mainland, a 7 km long footpath built by the Jolivet, P. 1989b. Un genere en danger de Romans, is now a paved road with an mort: Timarcha. L’Entomologiste aqueduct. 45(6):301-310. Pierre Jolivet (Paris) and Seniz Kismali Timarcha pupate in the ground and hatch Jolivet, P. 1994. Remarks on the biology (Bornova) finally meet at the ICE XX in after the first Spring rains. Yearly plough- and biogeography of Timarcha. Proc. 3rd Firenze after many years of correspon- ing of the land under the olive trees prob- Int. Symp. Chrysomelidae, Biejing. Back- dence (see Corrigenda, page 2).

8 CHRYSOMELA no. 34, October 1997 Literature on the Cox, M. L. 1996. The unusual larva and Jerez, V. 1996. Biology and phylon- adult of the Oriental Phaedon fulvescens gentic remarks of the Sub-Antarctic gen- Chrysomelidae Weise (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae: Chry- era Hornius, Stenomela and Dictyneis somelinae): a potential biocontrol agent of (Chrysomelidae: ). In: Chry- Aslan, I., B. Gruev, and H. Özbek. Rubus in the Mascarenes. J. Nat. Hist. somelidae Biology, vol.3: General Stud- 1996. Eumolpinae (Coleoptera, Chry- 30:135-151. ies, pages 239-258, 9 figs. P. H. A. Jolivet somelidae) of Turkey along with two new Cox, M. L. 1996. The pupae of Chry- and M. L. Cox, (eds.). SPB- Academic records. Türk. Entomol. derg. 20(1):19- someloidea. In: Chrysomelidae Biology, Publishing, Amsterdam, The5 Netherlands. 26. vol.1: The Classification, Phylogeny and Jerez, V. and C. Centella. 1996. First Adams, D. and D. J. Funk. 1997. Genetics, pages 119-265. P. H. A. Jolivet record of nematodes Mermithidae, para- Morphometric inferences on sibling spe- and M. L. Cox, (eds.). SPB Academic sites of Procalus mutans and Procalus cies and sexual dimorphism in Neochlam- Publishing, Amsterdam, The Netherlands. reduplicatus. (Chrysomelidae: Alticinae). isus bebbianae leaf beetles: multivariate Cox, M. L. 1996. Parthenogenesis in Acta Entomol. Chilena 20:107-110, 2 tabs. applications of the thin-plate spline. Syst. the Chrysomeloidea. In: Chrysomelidae Jolivet. 1996. Survol entomologique Biol. 46:178-192. Biology, vol.3: General Studies, pages 133- du Nicaragua et du Panama. Bull. Basu, C. R. 1991. The Indian species of 151. P. H. A. Jolivet and M. L. Cox, (eds.). ACOREP 27:33-40 + pl., fig., map, color the genus Asiorestia Jacobson (Coleoptera: SPB Academic Publishing, Amsterdam, plate. Chrysomelidae: Alticinae) with descrip- The Netherlands. Jolivet, P. 1993. La Serra do Cipo au tions of three new species. Rec. Zool. Cox, M. L. 1997. Homichiloda barkeri Brésil (Conférence du 16 février 1993). Surv. India 89(1-4):123-129, 16 figs. (Jacoby) (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae: Bull. ACOREP 17:7-12, 2 figs. Bezdek, A. 1995. Faunistic records Alticinae), a candidate agent for the bio- Jolivet, P. 1993. Mimétisme compor- fron the Czech Republic - 28 (Coleoptera: control of prickly acacia, Acacia nilotica temental sous les Tropiques (Conférence Chrysomelidae). Klapalekiana 31:72. (Mimosaceae) in Australia. J. Nat. Hist. du novembre 1993). Bull. ACOREP 18:29- Bienkowski, A. O. 1997. Some sur- 30:?? 36, 2 figs. prising discoveries of Chrysolina relucens Dang, T. D. 1996. Results of studies on Jolivet, P. 1995. La Floride ou le (Coleoptera, Chrysomelidae) on the White leaf-beetles (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae) “Sunshine State”: un aperçu Ento- Sea shore, in Siberia and in the Far East. in Tam Dao Mountain area (Vinh Phu mologique (résumé de la conférence du 7 Entomol. Fennica 7:195-199, 2 figs. Province). Bao Vê Thuc Vât 5(149):23- mars 1995). Bull. ACOREP 22:31-34. Bourdonné, J.-C. 1996. Chrysolina 33, In Vietnamese (Eng. summary). Jolivet, P. 1996. A la poursuite du (Mimophaedon) pourtoyi nouveau sous- Duckett, C. N. 1996. Balzanica Timarcha perdu Timarcha melitensis genre et nouvelle espèce, endémique Bêchyné a new synonym of Disonycha Weise (Col. Chrysomelidae). pyrénéen (Coleoptera Chrysomelidae). Chevrolat (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae, L’Entomologiste 52(6):203-211, 2 figs., 1 Nouv. Revue Ent. (N. S.) 13(4):341-351, Alticinae). Coleopts. Bull. 50(4):339-341, map. 22 figs., 1 map. 1 fig. Jolivet, P. 1996. Le fantôme de Lama- Bourdonné, J. C. 1995. Quelques Follett, P. A., W. W. Cantelo and G. rck et l’effet Baldwin. Bull. ACOREP remarques à propos de la biologie des K. Roderick. 1996. Local dispersal of 28:31-36, figs. espèces Françaises du genre Lilioceris overwintered Colorado Potato Beetle Kimoto, S. 1997. Description of a new Reitter. Bull. ACOREP 23:53-56, . (Chrysomelidae: Coleoptera) determined species of Cassidinae from Vietnam (Co- Bourdonné, J. C. and E.-M. Maldès. by mark and recapture. Environ. Ecol leoptera: Chrysomelidae). Serangga 1995. Galeruca (Emarhopa) rufa Germar 25(6):1304-1311, 3 figs., 3 tabs. 2(2):143-145, 1 fig. et Galeruca (Haptocelis) melanocephala Follett, P. A. and G. K. Roderick. LeSage, L. 1996. Suivi, Pour les an- Ponza, espèces rares en France (Coleoptera 1996. Adaptation to insecticide in Colo- nées 1994 et 1995, des altises de l’euphorbe Chrysomelidae Galerucinae). Bull. rado potato beetle: single- and meta-popu- (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae: Aphthona ACOREP 21:11-18, 5 figs. (color), 1 map. lation models. In: Chrysomelidae Biolo- spp.) relachées a Marshall Bay (Ontario) Cˇ ízˇek , P. 1995. Faunistic records from gy, vol.2: Ecological Studies, pages 289- contre l’euphorbe (Euphorbia esula L.). the Czech Republic - 21. Klapalekiana 31:40. 302, 8 figs. P. H. A. Jolivet and M. L. Cox, Proc. Entomol. Soc. 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CHRYSOMELA no. 34, October 1997 9 somelidae, pages 171-178, 2 figs. P. H. Amblycerus of the United States and Mex- Vig, K. 1991. The effect of the photo- Jolivet, M. L. Cox and E. Petitpierre, (eds.). ico (Coleoptera: Bruchidae: Amblyceri- period on the life cycle of Phyllotreta flea Kluwer Academic Publishers, The Neth- nae). U.S. Dep. Agric. Tech. Bull. beetles (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae). erlands. 1845:166pp, 83 figs. Elytron Suppl. 5(1):269-274, 3 figs. Mafro- Neto, A. and P. Jolivet. 1996. Sajap, A. S. and M. S. Mohamedsaid. Vig, K. 1992. Contribution to the Cannibalism in Leaf Beetles. In: Chry- 1997. Biology of Silana farinosa (Bohe- knowledge of Chrysomelidae fauna of somelidae Biology, vol. 2: Ecological Stud- man) (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae), a new Bulgaria (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae). ies, pages 195-211, 2 figs., 1 tab. P. H. A. pest of Murraya koenigii Thw. (Rutaceae) Savaria 20(2):295-308, 6 figs. Jolivet and M. L. Cox, (eds.) SPB Aca- in Peninsular Malaysia. Malay. Nat. 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Pamela ANDERSON 57-2 445-0000 57-2 445-0073 [email protected] Robert S. ANDERSON (613) 364-4060 (613) 364-4027 [email protected] Ross, H. ARNETT, Jr. 352-371-0962 [email protected] Ulf ARNOLD 49-30-5623072 Ingolf S. ASKEVOLD [email protected] George E. BALL (403) 492-2084 (403) 492-1767 [email protected] Mariá Fernanda BARBERENA (787) 764-0000 x.7558 (787) 764-3875 [email protected] Grace F. Barroga (049) 563-2351 [email protected] Yves BASSET +592 2 72954 +592 2 62846 Miriam BECKER (051) 228-1633 (051) 316-3391 María BERIO (787) 764-0000 x7558 Nicole BERTI [email protected] Jan BEZDEK [email protected] Andrzej O. BIENKOWSKI [email protected] Maurizio BIONDI (862) 433206 (862) 433205 [email protected] Javier G. BLANCO [email protected] Paul BOLDT [email protected] Michael BOPPRE +49 761 203 3663 +49 761 203 3661 [email protected] Arnaldo BORDONI (055) 222.451/2 John K. BOUSEMAN [email protected] Zundir José BUZZI (041)366.3144 R141 (041)266.2042 [email protected] Nora CABRERA (54)-021-25.7744 (54)-021-25.7527 Clinton CAMPBELL (619) 698-0211 John L. CAPINERA (904) 392-1901 x111 (904) 392-0190 [email protected] Shannon CARTER (205) 348-4883 [email protected] J. F. CAVEY (301) 734-8547 (301) 734-8700 Caroline S. CHABOO (212) 769-5616 (212) 769-565277 [email protected] Petr Cˇ ízˇek 0446 2441 Shawn M. CLARK (304) 558-2212 (304) 558-2435 Shaoguang CONG [email protected] Michael L. COX 0171 938 9468 0171 938 9309 [email protected] R. A. CROWSON 041-330-4432 041-330-5971 Mauro DACCORDI 011/ 43.23.05.8 011/ 43.23.33.1 Roy DANIELSSON 46-46-222 8456 46-46-222 4541 [email protected] David W. De LITTLE +61 3 6434 3420 +61 3 6434 3400 [email protected] Susanne DOBLER (49) 761-2032531 (49) 761-2032596 [email protected] Catherine N. DUCKETT (787) 764-0000 x7558 (787) 764-3875 [email protected] Franck DUHALDEBORDE 58.82.25.31 Astrid EBEN ++52 (5) 622 90 33 ++52 (5) 622 89 95 [email protected] J. Gordon EDWARDS (408) 924-4876 (408) 924-4840 [email protected] Jean R. E. FAGOT 32 (0) 87-376301 32 (0) 87-376940 Brian D. FARRELL (617) 496-1057 (617) 496-1844 [email protected] Ilena FERNÁNDEZ GARCÍA 44 6335 or 6927 (537) 331325 [email protected] R. Wills FLOWERS (904) 561-2215 (904) 561-2221 [email protected] Peter A. FOLLETT (808) 956-8774 (808) 956-2428 [email protected] Frank FRITZLAR D-03641 684 311 Daniel J. FUNK (520) 626-8155 [email protected] Victor FURSOV (044)- 244-9333 (044)- 224-1569 [email protected] David G. FURTH (202) 357-3146 (202) 786-2894 [email protected] Douglas J. FUTUYMA (516) 632-8608 (516) 632-7626 Elisabeth GEISER 662-84 26 53 DW 21 Arthur J. GILBERT (209) 445-5031 (209) 445-6638 [email protected] Jesús GÓMEZ-ZURITA 34 71 173332 34 71 173184 [email protected] David GRIMALDI (212) 769-5615 (212) 769-5277 [email protected] Elizabeth GROBBELAAR (012) 323-8540/8/9 (012) 325-6998 [email protected] Blagoy A. GRUEV 359 32 224147 Maylin P. GUERRERO [email protected] Don HARRINGTON (214) 562-5566 (214) 548-9119 Lee HERMAN (212) 769-5603 (212) 769-5277 [email protected] Henry A. HESPENHEIDE (310) 825-3170 (310) 206-3987 Monika HILKER 0049 30 8383918 0049 30 8383897 Cristina D. HOINIC (40) 01 650-5250 Pavel HOSEK [email protected] Ting H. HSIAO (408) 268-6591 [email protected] J. HUIGNARD 33 67 36 69 65 33 67 36 69 65 [email protected] Takenari INOUE 0888-44-1121 0888-44-1130 Viviane JEREZ RODRIGUEZ 204965 244805 [email protected] Clarence Dan JOHNSON (602) 523-2505 (602) 523-2626 [email protected] Paul J. JOHNSON (605) 668-4438 (605) 668-4602 [email protected] Pierre H. A. JOLIVET 331-46288749 331-46288749 [email protected] Pierre H. A. JOLIVET (352) 372-3505 x197 (352) 955-2301 Walter J. KAISER (509) 335-1502 (509) 335-6654 [email protected] Frantisek KANTNER +42 38 7312787 +42 38 7312793 Natalie KEALS (08) 9368 3775 (08) 9367 2625 [email protected] John M. KINGSOLVER (352) 372-3505 x197 (352) 955-2301 [email protected] Seniz KISMALI (0232) 3444848 38818641 [email protected] Alexandr KONSTANTINOV (202) 382-1794 (202) 786-2894 Alfred KÖPF +41 1 633 6034 +41 1 633 1271 [email protected] James L. KRYSAN (301) 231-8712

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