Number 3

NEWS

of the Lepidopterists' Society 15 April 1961

Editorial Committee of the News

I J . W . Tilden, Editor

H. A. Freeman N. W . Gillham L. P. Grey G. He s selbarth L. G. Higgins

J . C. Hopfinger T . Iwase L. M. Martin Bryant Mathe r F. W. Preston

G . L . Remington, ex officio -

G. W . Rawson G . van Son P . E e L . Viette E . G. Voss Eduardo Welling

Due to some delay in receiving reports and the difficulties of reducing the volume of very interesting mater ia l to the necessary s ize , i t has been necessary to postpone until Number 4 the annual FIELD SEASON SUMMARY, fo r the 1960 season. This was originally scheduled for this i ssue , No. 3" Instead, al l the Notices a r e being given now and this section will probably be omitted f rom the SUMMARY issue so that al l available space can be used for the reports .

The Editor i s using this way of informing members who have sent in notes which have not appeared in the News , that some of the these notes a r e of more permanent nature and have been sent either to C .L. Remington fo r use in the - Journal, o r to Fred Thorne for use in the "Collector's " section of the Journal. They have not been ignored!

Ring Card4 , of Farmington, Gann. , says he operated "black lights" l a s t yea r , within a mile of s ix t raps erected by business establishments to combat insects . The "take" a t his black lights seemed not .<, be affected, a t leas t not appreciably.

Quite a few people have written in and asked where they may buy the "Butterflies of Formosa", recently reviewed. Here i s the address of the junior author: Mr. J . Ohkura, 1.566 2-chome, Shimoshakujii, Nerimaku,

% Tokyo, Japan. The price i s postpaid. n

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Several m e m b e r s want to know where to buy pin labe ls . Maybe some m e m b e r who makes labels fo r sale will send in a notice to this e f fec t , giving his address , and i t will appear in the Notices section.

NEW MEMBERS

Hitchings , Char le s , Springdale Ave. , Doves, Mass . , U . S. A

Keats , P. A. , 5 Station Road, Kirby Muxloe, Le ices t e r , ENGLAND.

Lowden, Beverly, 726 S . Edison St. , South Bend 19, Ind, , U. S. A.

Lund, Harold W . , 754 Clinton Ave , , Bridgeport 5 , Conn. , U. S . A.

P e a s e , John R . , 363 E a s t 600 South, Salt Lake Cit , 11, Utah, U.S,A.

Robinson, Roy, St. Stephens Rd Nursery , Eal ing, London W. 13, ENGLAND.

Ruiz, Hector P e r e z , Instituto de Biologia UNAM, APDO. Pos ta l 29817, Mexico 18, D . F . , MEXICO. I

Runner, J a m e s M. , R . D . 1, Box 263- 14, Bellefonte, Pa. , U. S . A.

RJ don, Arthur ( D r . ) , Arusha, Tanganyika, EAST AFRICA.

Schosanski, John H e , 1574 Newhall S t , , Santa C l a r a , C a l i f , , U . S . A .

Seaborg, Norman G . , 320 E . 19th S t . , Lockport, I l l . , U.S. A.

Shipley, Herchiel , J r . , 407 E a s t Third St . , Mesa, Ar iz . , U. S . A.

S p i t a l n ~ , David F. , 4120 'North 58th Ave , , Phoenix 31, Ar iz , , U. S. A.

Stewart , Robert H. , 309 Cahill Oval, F o r t Worth 14, Texas , U. S. A.

NOTICES

Lepidopter is ts ' Society m e m b e r s m a y use this section f r e e of charge to advert ise their offerings and needs in Lepidoptera, The Edi tors r e se rve the right to rewri te notices fo r c lar i ty o r to re jec t unsuitable not ices , We cannot guarantee any notices but expect a l l to be bona f ide. - --

WANTED: SIX OR FEWElR LIVING PUPAE O F ACTIAS LUNA. Will purchase. b P . D . Syme, Dept, of Zo logy, University of Toronto, 112 St . George St . , or onto 5 , Ont, , CANADA.

FOR SALE : SOUTH AMERICAN BUTTERFLIES, good quality, carefully papered, full data, mostly catch of 1960-1961, Jorge Kesselring, Rua 13 de Maio 746, Joao Pessoa (ParaiCa) , BRASIL .

FOR SALE OR EXCHANGE : Living ova of Saturniidae and Sphingidae . Lis t sent on request. Duke Downey, Box 558, Sheridan, Wyo. , U. S. A.

FOR SALE: PAPERED LEPIDOPTERA of the United States, Mexico, Bras i l , China, and severa l other countries. Also available in season, hibernating eggs of Catoaala and Stryrnon, also living larvae , and pupae. Lis t sent on request. Sendyovr wants. Also exchange. James C. Brooks, 194 Riley Ave. , Macon, Georgia, U.S.A.

WAbJTED TO BUY: Fie ld ' s A Manual of the Butterflies and Skippers of Kansas. -- - - Kenelm 'w. Philip, 146 ~ a r f i e l d Ave, , Hamden 18, Conn., U. S. A.

IF INTERESTED LN COLLECTING INSECTS, botanical and zoological specimens, in quantity f o r a good pr ice , please contact United Scientific Co. , Inc., 200 North Jefferson S t . , Chicago 6 , I l l . , U - S - A .

----------- WE ARE PREPARING A NEW BUTTERFLY BOOK in which we plan to figure typical specimens and genitalia, with diagnostic notes and distribution. We welcome any assis tance the members c a r e to give, in the form of specimens, accurate data, e tc . I?. H, Chermock, 2714 Gwynnemore Ave . , Baltimore, Md. , U.S.A.

URGENTLY NEEDED FOR RESEARCH: living ova and pupae of any species o r fo rm of the following genera: Apmtes is , esp. - ornata, figurata, -- nais , vittata, radians and p h d e r a t a ; Holomelha (= Eubaphe), esp. laeta, aurantiaca and ferruginosa; Haploa, esp. lecontei. Female parent mus t be included and broods mus t be separated. Directions upon request. Ring T . C a r d & , "Lin- field", P.O. Box 354, Farmingvton, Conn., U,S.A.

FOR SALE : TWENTY PAPILIO (BRNITHOPTERA) B R O O U N A . Very r a r e . $10.00 each. F r e e price l i s t s available on other specimens, Ben Karp, 3148 Foothill Blvd.. , L a Crescents, Cal i f . , U.S.A.

WANTED TO BUY FOR CASH BY NON-MEMBER: Seitz' Macrolepidoptera of the World, English editions, especially the portion dealing with the neotropics . -- If any member has this work fo r s d e , contact L . W. Har r i s , c / o The West Coast of America Telegraph Co.. Ltd. , Casilla 2489, Lima , PERU, directly.

IYI hent ion that you a r e replying to a l e t t e r addressed to J. W. Tilden, Edi tor , News. - --

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