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. PLAN AND PURPOSE
, There is a general .feeling among Coleopterists that something should be done to provide closer, cooperation in the study of the tax¬ onomy of beetles. The younger workers in the field are particularly handicapped by the lack of some method of knowing what other workers are doing. By. maintaining a large correspondence over a period of
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rt would be a distinct advantage to each worker if he were in¬ formed as to the groups currently .being, .revised. , The reviser would have more material to work with, and the collector would have his material correctly identified by the authority in the group.
The purpose of this bulletin then, is to further the science of Coleopterolcgy by providing a list of current workers and their specific interests and desires. By this cooperation amongst Coleopterists, both amateur and professional, our knowledge of many groups nay be made more complete .
Begining with this introductory issue then, we are including a list of the current workers who have responded to this idea. In addi¬ tion, some ecological and collecting notes have been contributed.
As now planned, this bulletin will include lists of determiners, revisers and current workers. Lcological notes, collecting notes, news items, short reviews and notices of locations of collections and
types will be welcome additions to the bulletin.
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AR APPEAL TO THE 'READER
With each issue of this bulletin there will be included a form tc be filled out and returned immediately to provide, material for .the ' .. . following issues. The life of this bulletin depends entirely upon
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the reader’s cooperation is necessary.
THE AUITEUR AND THb, PROFESSIONAL It may be well at this point to make one thing clear. Some journals state that ’’amateurish” material is not wanted. An. amateur
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CUKRENT LIST OF C QLLOPTF.K IS TS AND ♦THEIR INTERESTS
This list is presented in alphabetical order fof this first lisc ing. In following issues of the bulletin, they will be arranged according to the families, of Coleoptera, with name's* arrd addresses numbered and listed at the end of the bulletin.
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Arnett, Ross H. , Department of Entomology, Cornell University, Ithaca, N.Y. ^ -
Revising ; Forth American Oedemeridae Borrow for study: Oedemeridae, Silphidae
Exchange : Nearly all families, N. , f Cent . • fc S. Amor., Pacific Is, and some Indian material.
Desire : Sanerda hcrni , C ic ipdola sp.-ond particularly a ny species' of Oederne r i da e .
Will determine : Oedemeridae , Silphidae j Histeridad
Baker, James iu , 2800 Broadway, Baker, Oregon.
Exchange ; Elateridae .* : . ■
Desire: Elateridae '• f-
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Ball, George E. , 604 Highland ltd., Ithaca, N.Y.
Ballou, Charles a., Jr., Lovell Street, Lincolndale ,. N.YV .
Comments : Will be glad to collect -for anyone' on any basis.
Tkr*. Ballou fs world collection of Histeridae is now in the Chicago Natural History Luseum, ED. )
Barr, William F., 112 Agriculture Hall , University of California, Berkeley 4, California.
Revising : Cleridae:. Cymatodera, U. Borrow for study: Cymatodera exchange : if. A. Coleoptera - : Desire :~~Cleridae , Buprestidae
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Beer, Frank IC. , 113t North 18th, Salem, Oregon.
Exchange : Buprestidae, Cicindelidae , Scarabaeidae Desire : Above families • \ . .
Comments: Will collect Oregon material ’ of- any- family of order of insects in exchange for Buprestidae, Cic indelidae , ';'or Scarabaeidae
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Bissell, Theodore L., Georgia Experiment Station, Experiment, Ga.
exchange : Rhynchophora
Desire: Curculio , (Balaninus ) , C ha 1 cod emus ..
Bliss, Raymond .v. / 236 ^ . Evergreen avu., Philadelphia 18,'P.a., (Old address, 127 Lanheim St.) - ' ‘ .
Interested in:'- Silphidae, especially Silphinae.
.exchange : Ivla to rial in Silphinae. . ' -
.Will determine: U.S. Silphinae.
Desire : Any material in the subfamily Silphinae not found in the Philadelphia area.
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Comments: Ani interested in by Hatch in Cat. Col.; in biology also. Would like id^as, also may bu able to
the subfamily Silphinae as delineated taxonomy of all world species and in to exchange material, information, anc collect other groups for exchange.
Bottim^r, L. J. , Box 72b, Kerrville,
Texas.
Casselberry, R. C
55 Bdgemont ' Rd. , Scarsdale, K.Y.
Lxchange : Scarabs, will send list to interested exchangers by Long’s Cat. number.
Desire: Buprestidae and Siipha sp. Also will furnish want lists by Long’s Cat. no. to interested exchangers.
Crabill, Ralph, 126 Kelvin Place, Ithaca, K.Y.
Darlington, P. J. , Jr., La s s .
Museum of Comparative Zoology, Cambridge 38,
Revising: Carabidae of Hew Guinea and Philippines.
Desire: Carabidae of New Guinea and Philippines.
Borrow for study: Carabidae of Lew Guinea and Philippines. Lx change : Carabidae from various regions..
Bieke , G . H. ,
1101 Argonne Drive, Baltimore-, KdP<
Revising: Lpilachna (Coccinellidae)
Sorrow for study: Lpilachna from any part of the world, exchange: ~Mi sc. Coccinellidae of the world or .Coleoptera of
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Desire: Coccinellidae of the world. Comments : Will also buy Coccinellidae. groups .
Will determine' certain
Dietrich, Henry, Comstock Ha'll, Ithaca, K.Y.
Comments: Do not have any distinct- desirata at present but shall be glad to see what others want and possibably the Cornell collection can supply .some.
Dillon, Lawrence 3., Reading Public Museum, Reading, Penna.
Revising. : Gnomini (Cerambycidae )
Borrow for study: Gnomini and Fijian Ceranbycidae . Comments : I would like to hear from any person who exotic Coleoptera (especially Cerambycidae ) who is a correspondent of mine.
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Dreisbach, Robert K, , 301 Helen bt«, Midland, Mich.
Working on: Coleoptera of Michigan.
Desire : Any Coleoptera that I do not have in mY collection, have over 3,000 species at' present.
Lxchange : Have about 430 species of N.A. Cerambycidae and would like to exchange for any not in ny collection.
Duncan, J. Bruce, 2762 Roilingwood Drive, Richmond, California.
Dybas, Henry S. , Division of Insects, Chicago Natural History Museum, Chicago 5, Illinois.
Revising : Nanosellinae (Ptiliidae)
Desire : Cleridae of the world for exchange and study Lx change ; Cleridae, U.S. U Exotic.
jaaston, Norman S. ,
458 High St. ,
Fall River, Mass.
Comment s : I will supply when possible specimens from my coilec- - tion or by collections in this region.
Lnns, Wilbur R. , Department -of Entomology, Columbia, Missouri.
University of Missouri,
Exchange : Meloidae, Chrysonelidae , Cicindelidae .
Desire : Meloidae, Cerambycidae, Hornia mi nut ipennis Riley
Fender, Kenneth M. , Route //3, McMinnville, Oregon.
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Desire : Podabrus, Silis, & M'althodes.
Exchange : Assorted Oregon' Coleoptera .
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Ferguson, Vfa. E. , 6180 Moraga Ave., Oakland 11, Calif.
Green, J. EM, R.D. -No. 2V, Easton, pa, • .
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Borrow for study.: Plateros from U,3. ic‘ Canada. '•
"Desire : Podabrus and Lampyridae, except Photinus pyralis , from the Louth, especially from southern Florida and -Texas.
Exchange-: Pa. and II. J. Coleoptera.
Hatch, Melville II. , Dept, of Ecology, University of Washington, Seattle 5, Washington. .• .• .
Comments; My interest is primarily the study of the Coleoptera of tile pacific Northwest.'
Janvrin, Edmund R. P., M.D.‘, 38 Last Shth St., New York 28, II. Y.
Comments : I am not collecting actively any more, and so would not be in a ' position to exchange specimens. I might however pur¬ chase interesting items ocassionally .
Jones, Edward W. , 941 Boyer Ave., Walla Walla, Washington.
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Desire: All Elateridae.
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King, Wilbur L. , 503 Main St.*, Bethlehem, Pa.
Desire : Coleoptera from other states than Pennsylvania (named). Exchange: Coleoptera from Pennsylvania.
Leech, Hugh B. , Bex 306, Vernon, B.C.
Exchange : Species of various tanilies, in'^papers .
Desire: "Hydrophilidae . - • .
Lug, inbill, Dr, Philip, Box 49b, Lafayette, Ind.
Revising: Phyllophaga . .. , • . : ■
Borrow for study: pHyllophaga spec mens.
Lx change-: phyllophaga . • , •_ ;
Desire: phyllophaga. ,
Comments: Interested only in Phyllophaga of the U.S. x Canada.
Mac Andrews, A. H. , New York State College of Forestry, Syracuse 10, ij . y.
Lxchange: Cerambycidao , Buprestidae, L.Ipidae.
pc? sire: Cerambycidao, Buprestidae, IpidaeL .
Kaehler, Kenneth L. , U.S.D.A., P.0,. Box 340, S. , .Honolulu, T.H.
Lxchange: Hawaiian Insects, all, groups. ... .
Lesire: Agrieul-turia-I and -Economic Coleoptera. . ‘ • a:
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Marshall, Dr. k. Y. , Veterans Administration, Wadsworth, Kansas. ~ Revising: Malachilhao .
Borrow; for study: Melachinus, Hicrolipus, Ant ho conus, Attalus. Lxchange; Several hundred species of U.S. Coleoptera .
Desire: Trophimus, Tennopsophus , Chaetocoelus, Attalusinus. Identify : kalachiinae . ... ■ ” . " : ’ /
Marx, Ldwa-rd-.F. , 115 Plymouth place, lie r chan t v.i 1 1 e#* - .
Studying: Donaciini ( Chrysoneli&ae ) '
Borrow Tor study: U. a. ^ Donaciini (Chpvsonelidae)
Lxchange : Donaciini from KV J. and Me. •
Desire: N. a. Donaciini, particularly Donacia subtil is Kunze from Middle and Far West and D.. subtilis fulgens Lee.
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Desire : Coleoptera' from all parts, of U.S, A-., West Indies, and South Ame r i c a .
Seev-er’s,. Charles H.-, Roosevelt College, 231
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Revising : Cyrophsena (Staphyl'inidae ) also: The Termitophilous Coleoptera of the Vest. Hemisphere, ( Aleocharinae ) .' •*'
Borrow for study : Termitophilous Coleoptera. Specimens -of Cyrophaena .
Lxchange : Above groups.
Lesire : Above groups.
Genthner, Louis .G. , 22 Groveland Ave., Ledford, Oregon.
Revising: N . a. Hal.tica (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae ) bor row for study : Haltica oregonensis Schffr.
Exchange Many species of Haitlcinae.
Desire : Lpitrix lobata Er..
Sanders, Robert R. , 1039 mast Howard, Pasadena 7, Calif.
jjXchdiye . Lise . Coleoptera, and will be collecting in Colorado this summer.
£-e_sire: Typical examples of the families of Coleoptera, for a teaching collection. • • _
C omne n t s : My mam interest .in Entomology1 is in aquatic insects and I do not have very much in the way of Coleoptera.
Schuh, Joe, Box 101, Gresham, Oregon.
Exchange: Lise. Coleoptera.
Desire: Mi sc. Coleoptera.
j Comments : An interested in having nisc. Coleoptera named and in ^ exchanging Coleoptera.
Scott, F.T., Box 1149, Visalia, California.
Com nt s : I am not at present active in collecting or exchang¬ ing^ but have a large collection of Coleoptera.
Smith, Ray Fred, 112 Agriculture Hall, University of California, Berkeley 4, California.
Revising : N. A. Diabrotica .
Borrow Tor study: Diabrotica of North and South America. Exchange : . Diabrotica of North and South America.
Desire: Diabrotica of North and South America*
Stehr, Dr. Em. C., Prof, Entomology, Dept. Zoology, Ohio University, Athens, Ohio.
Revising : ngonoderus s. str. , Carabidae.
Borrow for study : Any material from Nest of the Mississippi River, except Minn, and 3.D. also Eastern Gulf Coast.
Thatcher, Theodore 0., 700 3. 31st St., 2-C, Richmond, California,
Interested: Primarily in Scolytidae - also interested in other wood boring Coleoptera and Forest Insects.
borrow for study: Scolytidae - particularly Ips at the present time .
nxc hange : Lestern Scolytidae and some other wood boring beetles. De siru : Ne stern Ips.
Thomas, Charles A., Cedercroft Road., Kennett Square, Pa .
Desire : All stages of ^lateridae, especially accurately deter- mmed larvau .
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Vaientine, Barry D.., 207 Williams Street, Ithaca, ll.£,
Exchange; Berth American Cerambycids, undetermined Coleoptera from Guadalcanal and Bougainville* ; * -
Desire: Anthribidae ( Rhyne ophora )*' "of the world,1 'but preferably from U. 5. or Solomon Islands.
Wilcox, John A. , f La Grange , Ohio. .
Desire:. Chrysonelidae , particularly the Alticinae. exchange : Coleoptera from Ohio. a-
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iiCOLpaiC.X iiND COLLLCTIKG NOTES
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ah excellent place to collect is on top of mountains, especially if they are bare rocks such as Whiteface, Kc Intyre., Marcy and many others in Hew York State; the White Mountains i-n Hew Hampshire and Katahdin in Lame. The wind currents bring the insects to the top and they can be picked off the rocks' where they are hanging on. Many beetles can be collected in this way, but most other insects too, even thv_ deer bot that is supposed to be such a fast flier, can be picked up by hand. • •
Twipborers :
In the Spring many wood boring beetles may be collected by pick¬ ing up the broken twigs and small limbs under trees and splitting them apart with a knife or small hatchet. Lost of the beetles have pupated and are ready to come out and when an infested branch. is found, the species will be found in goodly numbers. This is an excellent way of obtaining Anobiidae and the rarer Scolytfdae, as well as their preda¬ tors. Under white pines look for cones that did not mature and break them open, you will find Conophthorus coniperda Sz.
C.tenocera appressus Land. :
This interesting species has been collected in numbers along the trails in the Adirondacks where the elevation is above 3500 feet and the sphagnum is common. The males sun themselves on the ferns growing in the sphagnum. The block females may be- found by tearing apart the sphagnum. Females may be found marked like the males. The best time to collect these in June and a good place is along the Van Hoevenburg Trail to Lt. Larcy, N.Y. , right after you leave the Indian Fails leanto..
Henry Dietrich Cornell University
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HnBITATS OF P OUOA IMVILLF COLLOPTLRA I After spending over a year on Bougainville and collecting beetle, part of the time, some interesting facts on distribution and habitats have become evident.
The outstanding distributional fact is the strange relationship
between the many islands in the vicinity of the Solomons. I have seen
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material from Guadalcanal, Bougainville and New Georgia and in seeing these series, one thing is evident - that is the faunal homogeneity of the Solomons except for New Georgia which has apparently deviated and developed independent lines. This is strange for New Georgia is almost exactly between Guadalcanal and Bougainville, yet the beetles are distinctly different. I imagine some good series and analytical work will show an explanation. {See Mayr , Svstematics and the Origin of Species , p. 82, 1944.)
The number of beetles that may be collected on Bougainville in a few hours is fantastic, and one who collects Cerambycids will really find them in abundance. They 'outnumber any other group of beetles
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practically two to one - 'at least in the jungle areas. The Prioninae
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have only taken two Prionids in the field; all the others were at light.
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specimens in a few minutes, collect from a dead branch with very little undergrowth around it. Often they will’ be sitting there - crowded head to tail and even two deep. There Is also a brown Nlaterid beetle about an inch and one-half long which likes the same kind of branch, but which is uasy to pass up for it looks more like dead wood than the branch The genus Ba. toe era , the heavyweight of the Lamiinae, is easy to find. V.’olk through the jungle and watch the top foliage of fig trees
end rattan pains. Be toe e re feeds on these trees and has a tendency to stick to one snail area. Unless one of these spots is found one probably will never collect any. Though occasionally they cone to light 4 But once an area is found it can be collected week after week and it is easy to knock down fifty specinens in a few days.
Curcul ionidae and bcarabaeidae are the next most common. Scarabs will cone to light, but the big majority are diurnal and fly from flower to flower. 7,'eevils are widely distributed, but they are not a-s numer¬ ous as the Cerambyc ids . Lore searching is necessary to find them.
Rhyne ophorus seems to like fresh tree stumps, while the rest can be found almost anywhere. Many weevils travel in pairs and if one specimen is found, the opposite sex can often be located just a few inches away.
Barry D. Valentine Ithaca, N.Y.
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EDITOR'S NOTE
The response to the first issue of this "bulletin was quite gratify¬ ing. Many have subscribed, and many have taken the trouble to write and tell us their reactions to this idea. I v/ish to thank all who have written for their kind suggestions and criticisms. If the material con¬ tinues to come in at the present rate, we will be able to carry on the bulletin. Your continued support and cooperation is needed.
There are two main projects in viev; at present. They are: first to make as complete a list as possible of North American determiners. 3y early fall, we would like to devote nearly an entire issue to a list of the families, subfamilies, and tribes of North American Coleoptera v/ith a determiner for each group, as far as possible.
Our second project is to have more reviews of the current literature. It will be greatly appreciated if the reader will send us reviews of any new paper on the taxonomy or ecology of beetles.
To date we have been able to include only the North American Coleo- pterists. Ve would like very much to expand this to include many foreign Coleopterists. So far we have not had many letters from abroad. But all will agree that it would be distinctly to our advantage if we could locate good sources of foreign material. 'Therefore, if you will send us the names and addresses of any of your foreign correspondents, we will write to them and ask if they will cooperate with us.
Finally, we would like to publish lists of the locations of type material. If Institutions maintaining collections which have type mater¬ ial would send us a list of that material we would gladly include it in the bulletin. The location of some collections may seem obvious, for ex¬ ample, the location of the Casey types, but we would like these for the record anyway . The locations of types not associated with large collect¬ ions could well be listed in detail, that is, the actual specific names
could "be listed.
These are suggestions. Any .you, the reader, may have will he welocme.
Ross H. Arnett, Jr. EDITOR
ADDITIONS TO TEE CURRENT LIST OP CCLSCPTERISTS
Elis.s, Raymond Q. , Department of Zoology, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pa. (Note: New Address).
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Determine : Silphinae of U.S.
Desire ; Silphinae, especially Nicrophorus of the world.
or row ; Silphinae, especially Ni.crophorus .
Exchange » Silphinae..
Comments: A3. so ■ interested in biological studies of these beetles
Bottimer, L. J.,-Box 722, Kerrville, Texas,
Exchange ; Will collect in certain. families for Bruchidae of western U.S. and foreign countries. ‘
. Dcsire : Bruchidae of the world, especially from Mexico and south- i ward-. ' . .
O.L. Cartwright, Entomology Department, Clemson College, . Clemsoii, S.C.
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Revising: ‘ Pleurophorus'fe Ataenius : Scarabaeidae.
Be „ row : All available Pleurophorus right away. Revision pract¬ ically completed. .. • : 5 - " • '• - . .
Exc range : At aenius from all parts p-f. the ’world, especially from ’ Mexico, Central and South.. America. :
Casselberry, R,C . , 55 Edgemont Rd.., S cars dale, N.Y.
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Desire ; Chrysocnus auratus in large quantities. Please write me . ii you will collect these during 19^-7 season.
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Cook, Carl,t,.. Crailhope, Kentucky. * '"■
exchange : Nearly all families- of North American Coleop’t era.
Desire : Cicindelidae, Scarabaeidae, Cychr ini. *
Co.m.teut s : My main interest is in the Odonata and Papilios of the world, but I also collect in the above . families of Coleoptera.
Downie, N. M., Elbridge, N.Y. .• • •: •
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in reference to the mounted specimens. Also will furnish a list of the Turkish specimens.
duBois, John J. , 205 Wayside Drive, Turlock, California.
Revising ; Sorrow : Exchange : Desire :
Eurygeniidae (Pedilidae) : Coleoptera.
All Pedilidae (Coleoptera) except Pedilus. pedilidae, nearly all, and all groups of Coleoptera. All Pedilidae.
Gillogly, Lor in Pay, 5k62 l4th Avenue, Sacramento 17, California.
Determine : Near tic Nitidulidae,
Collect : Hitidulidae only.
Exchange : Will exchange any other families for Hitidulidae. Guppy, Richard, R,l R. no. 1, Wellington, S.C., Canada.
Exchange : Vancouver Island Coleoptera.
Desire: Coleoptera of Vancouver Island only. Will also accept in
return cash or some families of H, Amer. Lepidoptera.
Comments: I cannot undertake to ship many orders during summer months, hut will welcome correspondance with a view to ascertain¬ ing which species are worth taking.
Kicks, Stanton D. , 507 Canada Bldg. , Plant Inspection Office, Dept, of Agr., Windsor, Ontario, Canada.
Comments: My interest as a working Coleopter ists has heen to collect
and record as correctly as possible the rarer native beetles of extreme southern Ontario, Canada. Species common to Europe and North America from this area have been a special interest. THE CANADIAN ENTOMOLOGIST- has been and will con¬ tinue to be the medium for recording names and notes, espec¬ ially when the host is considered important.
Knull, Josef IT., Department of Zoology & Entomology, Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio.
Determine: North American Buprestidae, Elateridae, Cerambycidae.
Exchange: Will exchange the above families.
Leech, Hugh B. , Box 308, Vernon, B.C., Canada.
Comments : Would like to obtain by exchange, examples of. Hydro char a obtusata (Leng Cat. No. 2795) from La., Ark., Mo., Kans., Okla, , Tex.
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Mackenzie, G, P., 1284 Sherwood Road, San Marino, 9> California.
Exchange: All groups of N. A. Coleoptera except Rhynchophora. My
exchange . list normally contains more than 600 named species; all neatly mounted and labeled.
Mange, Emerson W. , 307 West Walnut St., Hanover, Pa.
Comments : At the present time I am especially interested in Diplotaxis and will be glad to buy or exchange any other group for them. My collection isn’t so large, but anyone is free to use any of the specimens for study anytime they wish.
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Mar xf Edward J. F. , 115 Plymouth Place, Merchantville, P, j#
Determine ; Donaciini .
Desire;. Donacia subtilis Kunze and, its subspecies.
Borrow: N. Am.er. Donaciini, as much material as possible.
Exchange: Pa. and 21. J. Coleoptera.
head, Albert R. , Department of Zoology, University of Arizona, Tucson, Ariz.
Stehr, Urn. C. , Ph.D., Prof, of Entomology, Ohio University, Athens, Ohio.
Comments : be have a considerable collection of insects of all orders from the North Central, Northern Great Plains and South¬ eastern States, most of which are undetermined and which we will gladly make available to specialists for study and determination with the privilege of retaining duplicates, etc.
Sumerville, Bruce, 11 36 Delaware, Detroit 2, Michigan.
Townshend, Henry H. , 35 Hillhouse Ave. , New Haven 11, Conn.
Comments : I am interested in purchasing specimens of New England Coleoptera ior my collection. - This would include neigh¬ boring states like New York.
White, Burdette E. , 703 23rd St., Merced, California.
Interested in ; Bruchidae, Chrysomelidae, Buprestidae.
•• xll determine : Cryo tocephalus , Bruchidae, Pachybrachys .
Desire: . Hegacerus folylabrus = Bruchus) arenarius~twole) ; Anisostena bicolon Smith: Anistostena ar iadne Newn. ; Anisostena arigita (Oliv.) ; Anisostena kansana Schffa. ; Mylabrus? wheelockl ■ ' Blatchley ; Ky torhinus Hfylabrus) prolixus (FallYT "
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REVIEWS
Oke, Charles, Aculagnathidae. A Hew Family of Coleoptera, (proc. Hoy. Soc.
Victoria, 44 (U.S.), pt . 1, 1932» PP* 22--24, 1 pi.)
Even though this paper has "been in print for fifteen years, a review of -it is of interest because the evidence cited is not generally known by the Forth American Coleopterists. Mr. Oke describes what he terms as w a very anomalous beetle** which is remarkable in tnat it has what are thought to be sucking mouthparts. He states that *' a similar condition is found in the Clavergerinae, where the mouthparts are so atrophied that they are very indistinct and quite useless.'* The Forth American collector is fam- ilar with the Meloid genus Memo gnat ha which have the galeae produced some- vrhat in the same manner as the Lepidoptera, and are thought by some to be capable of sucking nectar. (This however, is doubtful). Mr. Oke has de¬ scribed Aculagnathus mirabilis which is a small beetle measuring only 1.50 mm. and inhabits the nests of Amblyopone ants. They are genuine inquilines, and lack teichomes. But the most remarkable feature of these beetles is the modification of the mouthparts. The mouthparts are very small, the mandible is highly specialized, placed somewhat transversely, with a long thin process on its outer edge, which normally rests within the labrum.
When the mandible is moved the end of this process protrudes beyond the labrum and is evidently used for piercing its prey. The labrum is curled over on its edges and forms an open sheath for the styliform processes of the mandibles, the sheath being partly closed by a thin, membranous extension of the labrum below. At the time of Mr. Oke's writing-, only a few speci¬ mens had been found (number not stated). The article does not mention the location of the type of this species. It is found in Victoria.
- R. H. A.
Faulian, Henaud, Les Cole'opteres ; Formes - Moeurs - Role , Bibliotheque Scientif ique, Payot, Paris, 194^1 39^ PP-, 1&4 figs., l4 plates.
This book, which is prefaced by the well known French Coleopterist ,
Dr. R. Jeannel, is a thorough, well organized, well written introduction to the Order Coleoptera. Unfortunately, the paper which was used for this book is of a very poor grade, and consequently, the page illustrations, even though well made are not as distinct as might be wished. Dr. Faulian makes liberal use of footnote references, but he does not have a very ex¬ tensive bibliography. He includes an index to authors and an index to species, but there is no subject index.
The book is divided into two parts, the first deals with the structure and habits, while the second deals with the distribution, evolution, and relationship to man. This book is so well organized, that it may not be out of place to list the contents of the chapters to show the organization and scope. Chapter one defines the order, discusses the general morphology and briefly summarizes the classification; chapter two deals with the fossil beetles, while chapter three is on the physiology of beetle nutrition; sex, courtship and development are covered by chapters four and five. The re¬ mainder of part one deals with the effects of environment, types of adap¬ tion, and reproduction.
Fart two has five chapters, the first devoted to habitat types, the second to zoogeography, the third to the faunas of beetles, the fourth to the formation of the species, and the final chapter to man's interest in beetles .
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Dr, Paulian is to ‘be congratulated for his preparation of this hook.
The English speaking world would do well to have as fine a text for the begining student of Coleopterology.
- R. H. A.
- ^TTER from SPAIN ■ '
I recently received a letter from M. Frdncisco Espanol (Museo de Ciencias Naturales, Apartado de Correos 593, Barcelona, Spain), who is in¬ terested in entering into scientific relations with American Coleopterists. He specializes in Tenebrionidae and at present desires American specimens of Crypt icus.
- M, H. Hatch
. .. 1 COLLECTION AND PREPARATION OF BEETLES
I always hesitate to tell any one "how" to mount beetles but I will just tell how I do it and if determiners1 approval is any critirion, it seems to be successful.
First I collect directly into cyanide bottles made in the approved way, potassium cyanide covered with sawdust and topped with several discs of white blotting paper... A line of "Duco" cement run around the edges of the blotting .paper after it is in the bottle helps keep it in place. Then place plenty of crumoled tissue 'paper iq the bottle. (I use a wide mouth 4 oz. bottle). As soon as the beetles are quiet and certainly thai same evening place the catch in vials. , (I use 4 dram .vials), sorted according to sizes and fill with a solution made as follows:
, 95$ Ethyl Alcohol 280 cc.
Distilled water 230 cc.
Benzol . . 35 cc.
Ethyl Acetate: • 95 -cc;
Leave in the above solution over nite or longer depending on size. This cleans the beetles and also dissolves ' much o.f the fat, besides the geni¬ talia will- extrude with a little pressure. After you pour off the solution, fill the vials with SO/o. ethyl alcohol. If the vials are quite full of beetles it might be wel‘1 to pour the alcohol off and refill in a day or two. In this way beetles may oe preserved until you are ready to mount them. To have the beetles look nice after pinning it is not advisable to keep them in alcohol over, eight to ten years. Labels written on good quality paper should be placed inside of each vial, never paste labels on the outside of vials.- ,
Now as. to mounting the above specimens. Those large enough to pin on a number 1 .pin, or larger, pin directly. Never use any pin smaller than a number 1. If you are in doubt use a point. ' Many nice specimens have been spoiled by a pin. To make points, first be sure to use a good paper. 1 like a two-ply Bristol board. If you Use a punch- get two sizes, one with as fine a point as you can get and the other coarser. If you cut ’ them with a razor blade make strips 8-9