NEW S Number 2 1 March, 1970 of the LEPIDOPTERISTS' SOCIETY Editorial Committee ofthe NEWS ..... E. J. Newcomer, Editor, 1509 Summitview, Yakima, Washington 98902, USA J. Donald Eff John Heath K. W. Philip H. A. Freeman G. Hesselbarth F. W. Preston L. Paul Grey Robert L. Langston G. W. Rawson Richard Heitzman L. M. Martin E. C. Welling M. F. Bryant Mather NOTICE OF MEETING AND CALL FOR PAPERS THE LEPIDOPTERISTS' SOCIETY JOINT MEETING TWENTIETH ANNUAL MEETING OF THE SOCIETY COMBINED WITH THE SEVENTEENTH ANNUAL MEETING OF THE PACIFIC SLOPE SECTION CARSON CITY, NEVADA, JUNE 19-21 The Nevada State Museum will act as host ... Mr. Peter Herlan, Curator of Biology, is in charge of local arrangements. Those wishing to fly in will land at Reno and arrangements may be made through Mr. Herlan for transportation from there to Carson City and return. Information on motels may be obtained from Mr. Herlan. Those arriving Thursday, June 18, should plan reservations for that night. An informal get-together will be arranged, or members may seek out friends for that evening. No field trip is scheduled as part of the meetings. However, those who wish to arrive early, or stay a day or two longer, may get information on collecting places from Mr. Herlan. CALL FOR PAPERS Anyone wishing to present a paper, or to have one read in absentia, may write to J. W. Tilden, 125 Cedar Lane, San Jose, Calif., 95127, or to David L. Bauer, Box 717, South Lake Tahoe, Calif., 95705, giving the title of the paper and whether or not slides or other audio-visual materials are to be presented. A 35-mm Projector will be available. Please submit papers by May 20. The Annual Banquet will be held Saturday night, June 20; place, cost and speaker to be announced later. Time is planned for presentation of slides, for discussion and exchange, and for renewing acquaintance and friendships. Set these days aside and help us make our 20th Annual Society Meeting a success! David L. Bauer, J. W. Tilden, Program Comittee Peter Herlan, Local Arrangements Chairman, Box 61, Carson City, Nevada, 89701 - 1 - NOTICES Lepidopterists' Society members may use this section free of charge to advertise their offerings and needs in Lepidoptera. The Editors reserve the right to rewrite notices for clarity or to reject unsuitable notices. We cannot guarantee any notices but all are expected to be bona fide. Notices should be sent to the Editor and should reach him at least two weeks in advance of publication date for any particular i.ssue of the NEWS. FOR SALE: Schmetterlinge von Europa, by Dr. G. A. W. Herrich-Schaeffer (6 vols. bound in two), Regensberg, 1843-56. From Prof. Fernald library. Price: $75, or will exchange for Saturniidae or New England Lepidoptera. Albert S. Pinkus, North-Ridge Rd., Mohegan Lake, NY, 10547, USA. WM~TED: Ornithoptera victoriae isabellae, O. V. rubianus, O. P. richmodiae, O. P. bornemanni, O. P. miokoensis, O. P. coelestIs,-O. miranda, O. h. minos, O. h.-darsius (female on-lyT and Q:-!hadamantus doherty. 01iss) Sarita Eo --Gomez Mola, capitan Haya No. 76 - go G,Maclrid (20), SPAIN. WANTED: Long wings (Ithomiinae, Heliconians, Dircenna, etc.). I have !1anitoba butterflies for exchange or will buy. John Polusny, 641 Martin Ave., Winnipeg 5, l"lan., CANADA. WANTED: Living cocoons of Darapsa myron, Actias selene, Telea polyphemus, Antheraea mylitta, Attacus atlas, Callosomia promethea, Hyalophara cecropia, columbia and euryalus. C. K. Obert, 10124 12\'i Ave., Hanford, Calif., 93230, USA. PRICE LIST: Living cocoons and pupae of Saturniid and Sphingid moths and Papilios; praying mantis and walking stick and milkweed bug eggs; school collections. The Butterfly Breeding Farm, 275 Colwick Rd., Rochester, NY, 14264, USA. FOR SALE: 1. Comstock's Butterflies of California, 1927. Perfect condition. 2. W. G. Wright's Plates to the Butterflies of the West Coast, 1907. Hardbound, containing the plates of this rare work with facing pages identifying each specimen. Perfect condition. 3. Journal of the Lepidopterists' Society, vols. 6-21, two numbers miss­ ing. 4. W. J. Holland's Moth Book, 1908 Eleven of the 48 plates are missing, otherwise in fine shape. Each item will be sold to the best offer after one month. Henry Holmes, 1431 Elkgrove Circle #4, Venice Calif., 90291, USA. FOR SALE OR EXCHANGE: Living ova of many species of butterflies and moths. List on request. Duke Downey, Box 538, Sheridan, Wyo., 82801, USA. PHILATELIC LEPIDOPTERA: Separates of A Taxonomic List of Philatelic Lepidoptera (In. Lep. Soc., vol. 22:4, pp. 241-252) will be furnished upon request. If sufficient membership interest is demonstratedin addition to that already evident, up-dating since 1966 will be submitted for publication in the NEWS. S. A. Hessel, Nettleton Hollow, Washington, Conn., 06793, USA. COLEOPTERA: Have a box of Coleoptera to exchange for Lepidoptera, Contains mostly large specimens, many fine pairs of Strategus antaeus. Vernon A. Brou, Jr., Rt. 1, Box 74, Edgard, LA, 70049. USA. - 2 - CORRESPONDENCE WANTED: with collectors in Africa. Have worldwide Lepidoptera to offer. Vernon A. Brou, Jr., Rt. 1, Box 74, Edgard, LA, 70049, USA. WANTED: Catocala of the Southwest, California and Pacific Northwest. Will buy or have Northeastern ones for exchange. Also want Sphingids from California, Oregon and Washington. Will exchange Catocala with collectors in the British Isles or anywhere on the European Continent. L. N. McLean, Richfield Springs, N. Y., 13439, USA. WANTED: Specimens of Oeneis macounii, ivallda, nevadensis and bore. Will exchange Oen. !!!.. semidea, Oen. E.. katahdin and Boloria .!.. montinus, papered and in A-1 condition. Warren J. Kiel, RFD 1, Groveton, New Hampshire, 03582, USA. FOR EXCHANGE: Wild cocoons of Hyalophora gloveri collected in northern Utah offered in exchange for cocoons of H. columbia and H. rubra (ceanothus). J. Bruce Duncan, 5821 South 2150 West, Roy, Utah, 84067, -USA. FOR SALE: H. cecropia cocoons, 50¢; !. polyphemus cocoons, 40¢. Ova available next spring: cecropia, 40¢ per dozen; polyphemus, 30¢ per doz. Robert Schlichtig, 311 Chestnut St., West Hempstead, N. Y., 11552, USA. INFORMATION WANTED: I would appreciate any information concerning any decline of Dutterfly populations over a period of 10 to 25 years in any given area, particularly where related to the use of Pesticides. Information will be used as part of a commissioned survey, results to be published by a national conservation magazine. Will also be made available to Lepidopterists' Society. Mrs. Jo Brewer, 300 Islington Rd., Auburndale, Mass., 02166, USA. FOR SALE: Wild cocoons of promethea, 20¢ each, $15 a hundred, minimum, $5. Will also trade for other Saturniid cocoons. Gary Lachmund, 2002 Traceway Dr., Apt. 102 Madison, Wisc., 53713, USA. WANTED: Large inexpensive pinning bottom display box or drawer for showing small teaching collection of insects (200 specimens, Odonata, Lepidoptera, etc.). Chris Nagano, 931 Centinela Ave., Santa Monica, Cal., 90403, USA. CORRESPONDENCE WANTED:. with anyone interested in collecting in the mountains of Northeast West Virginia in early July, 1970. I am fairly familiar with the area and know some good spots for both butterflies and moths. Dale F. Schweitzer, 113 Deepdale Rd., Strafford, Pa., 19087, USA. WANTED: Papered specimens in series of following North American Pieridae: P. virginiensis, Coliasbarbara, ~. harfordii, ~. occidentalis chrysomelas, Anthocharis lanceolata lanceolata and A. 1. australis. Will purchase or exchange. J. J. Robert, "Belemia," Avda. Dr. Fleming-; 19, Vistahermosa, Alicante, SPAIN. FOR SALE: Papered Formosan butterfly, moth and beetle specimens for collectors, educational programs, art work and for gift shops. Mrs. Chang Pi-Tzu, Box 873, Taipei, FORMOSA. - 3 - WANTED: Butterfly collector to join two other collectors for a trip to Vera Cruz, Mexico, about June 15, 1970. Share driving. Living expenses in Mexico furnished. Must be over 18 years of age. Contact either David Schwehr, 1721 Camus Lane, Madison, Wise., 53705, or William Howe, 311 West 11th St., Kansas City, Mo., 64105. RESEARCH NOTICES NEW JERSEY RECORDS: I am preparing a list of the moths (macro and micro) of the New Jersey Pine Barrens. Lakehurst, New Lisbon, Whitesbog andBrown's Mills are included in the Barrens. i need all records, especially food plants and flight seasons for common species, and of course information on rare ones. Your prompt cooperation would be much appreciated. Dale Schweitzer, 113 Deepdale Rd., Strafford, Pa., 19087. SPHINGIDAE:A check list and catalog of the North American Sphingidae, north of the Mexican border, is in preparation. Records of North American Sphingidae (hawkmoths) are desired, including tropical species taken within the borders of the U. S. and Canada. William E. Sieker, 119 Monona Ave., Madison, Wisconsin, 53703, USA. WANTED: Plebejus acmon species complex adults and/. or immatures on loan for thesis work involving population genetics. Large series will be particularly helpful. Carll Goodpasture, Dept. of Entomology, Univ. of Calif., Davis, Calif., 95616. LETHE: Urgently need speciemns of the genus Lethe (Satyridae) from the following States: Florida, Georgia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Virginia, West Virginia, Kentucky, Tennessee, eastern Arkansas, southern Illinois, Ohio, Indiana, Pennsylvania and New Jersey. Especially needed are specimens from Cane associated habitats. Will purchase or have many species of nearctic Lepidoptera for exchange from the Midwest and southern Texas. Richard Heitzman, 3112 Harris Ave., Independence, Mo., 64052. BOOK NOTICES The Butterflies of Trinidad and Tobago by Malcolm Barcant, member of Th~ Lepidopterists' Society and authority on-thE; butterflies of that co~ntry for more than 40 years. Published by Collins Publishers Ltd., 14 St. James Place, London S. W. England. The first comprehensive book on butterflies for any single country within the American Tropics. More than six years in production, it is informative and well written and superbly illustrated in color. Includes every species known to Trinidad & Tobago up to 1969 and is indispensable to anyone wishing to complete regional studies within the American Neotropics.