Return this book on or before the Latest Date stamped below. 6"*? s. ; / / "Tt^- ' THE COLEOPTERISTS’ BULLETIN Vol. 1, No. 1 April 1, 1947 V\ ' \ THE LIBRARY OF THE OCT 1 7 1947 UNIVEtiSilr i* i- I L L I f! P / J* NDITOR: Ross H. Arnett, Jr. Mimeoprinted by THE SHERWOOD PRESS, Dryden, N. Y. Mimeoprinted in the U. S. A. PRICE: 15c a copy or $1.00 a year (Ten Issues) y '1. ■ > A . k • ‘ ■ r i . ■ ■ ’ . . . T se.f .7 :r' , , < ‘Qf~ . v ; ' • . r ' r'ii : : < .v. ; r -- • n 00. •• ; o :ov e -j<* :?■ '3l.vr April 1, 1947 . 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 rw years one can become familar with the work being’ done. The museum ' workers keep in contact through the reouests which come in for loans a . of material. Other than that, one usually knows nothing about current research until it appears in print in some journal. 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. -2- 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 the response of its readers. This is the only source of material. So \ • ■ " * ' \ * 1 . . • . : • 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 * t • .... i ■ % . . is not necessarily a person who is a novice or who is. unscientific . As •• t ’ every taxonomist well knows, the so-called ’’amateur” has laid much of the very ground v;ork of our knowledge of the taxonomy of insects. So • • * • ..... » it is net the amateur that should be excluded from publishing in scientific journals, but rather the person who is not serious in his ; • • • * - • • 4 ' 1 - ' V pursuit of the study. It is difficult to know where to set the limits, but it is certainly not betweep the amateur and the professional. * -4 « . Ross H. Arnett, Jr. EDITOR -3- 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. • • i • » ' 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- •• ' ‘ • > • i ■ 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 S species' of Folycesta . 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 • . * * 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. -4- 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 | 1 1 i i i » La stern north America. 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. collects not already 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. % > • i 7 ‘ ^ Revising : Cantharidae (except genus Cantharis)' Desire : Podabrus, Silis, & M'althodes. Exchange : Assorted Oregon' Coleoptera . » * Ferguson, Vfa. E. , 6180 Moraga Ave., Oakland 11, Calif. Green, J. EM, R.D. -No. 2V, Easton, pa, • . . . . . " Revising : plateros . , . ■ 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. i exchange : Lost all- families. Desire: All Elateridae. ■■■ ■ ,m ■ “■■■■■ « 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: . . . 4 , % . • 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. r ^ ■ 1 ! ‘ 1 ' 1 V * Ouellet, Brother Joseph, C.S.V., 7400 Bbul . St. Laurent, Montreal 14, Canada. ... t k » • Lxchange : Have an extensive .list of Coleoptera from R.uebec, in almost every family. . " 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 S ♦ Wells St**, Chicago, Ill 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 . -8- 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- . • * • r” * * 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. ■ •• Ah • t ' ' * -• •' ■. ' ■ *%V. ♦ 1 * Jr< ‘ ">■ i : *. * a \ » • • . ■ V ' . , * * • ■ . VIS v. v V s. /* THE COLEOPTERISTS’ BULLETIN Kay 1, 19);./ OCT 1 7 1947 • UNlVEhSHI ut iLutiQlS I: EDITOR: Ross K. Arnett, Jr. 1 \ u Mimeoprinted by THE SHERWOOD PRESS, Dryden, N. Y. Mimeoprinted in the U. S. A. PRICE: 15c a copy or $1.00 a year (Ten Issues) -12- 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). * #*' . t % . 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. « i . 1 > • » • * *" • • , , * .• • » . t , < 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. • . •. - ■' : " . . j Desire ; Chrysocnus auratus in large quantities. Please write me . ii you will collect these during 19^-7 season. .. . • • J 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. .• • •: • ■ s •a . ' ' •. *» • , 1 ■ ^ Comment s,: I' have a large quantity of mounted and papered specimens (n. i . State) which I would be glad to exchange for North American species, not in. rqy collection. I also have quite . a few mount fed and papered specimens from Turkey, some. .of these being named and some, not. These also I would glad- ■ - r i *ly exchange for American species new to my collection. I • - • have a general collection of about l'S’,000- 20,000 specimens and I am willing to trade for most anything except Western . Tenebrionidae. Will send Leng Catalog numbers for the papered specimens or will answer correspondence In. detail -14- 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. V 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. -15- 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 " -16- 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 . -17- 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 mm. wide and then cut from each side making the point to fit the specimen. Be sure and make the other end wide enough so that the point' does not tear when the pin is pushed thru. If you use a wooden step block for adjusting the height of the pin, cover the top with a piece of "tin" cut from a tobacco can and make a small hole in the middle. .Bend the end of the point to conform to the contoqr of the beetle to be mounted. If the mounted beetle does not stay upright ’until dry, place the -1S- pin and point head first in a block of yucca flower stem with the beetle on its back and leave a few minutes until dry. Many different compounds have been used for 11 glue". If you use the common tubes of fish glue, be sure and get a fresh one every six months or year. Following is a formula of a glue that F. ¥. Nunenmacher gave me some years ago and it seems to improve with age. Several of my colleagues here swear by it. White gum arabic Sugar Carbolic Acid crystals 95 fo Ethyl Alcohol Dissolve the gum and sugar in as little water as possible, mix and strain thru fine muslin (you will have to use pressure), dissolve carbolic acid in alcohol and mix slowly with the above by stiring. I keep some of the glue in a Canada Balsam bottle which makes it quickly available and handy. The main thing to watch with this glue is not to let it get too thick. If it does, just add a little water once in a while. You will be able to tell when the glue is getting too thick by the way it runs off the glass rod. If the specimens have been preserved in alcohol, pour off the alcohol and refill with water at least a couple of hours before mounting on points. Even if the specimens are left in water 24 hours it will not hurt them. When beetles have been mounted on points and the glue is dry it is v/ell to take a pin and open the legs and straight en the antennae. If you want to relax or remount a specimen, place the whole mount, beetle, pin, and point in hot water an d the glue dissolves.. - Henry Dietrich Cornell University. 60 parts 30 parts 2 parts 8 parts REPORTING THE SIZE OF COLLECTIONS I suggest that reports on the size of various beetle collections are of interest. I report mine in terms of small size Schmitt insect boxes; Silphidae 36 boxes; Pacific Northwest 4o5 boxes; North America 253 boxes; exotic 126 boxes; unsorted 3 boxes; total 823 boxes. In addition, the University of Washington has about 120 boxes of the 0. B. Johnson collection left by the collector a.t his death in 1917* The. two collections together probably contain 15,000 or more species. - M. H. Hatch University of Was* ON THE OCCURENCE OF V5ILLETTA LAURENTINA FALL (ANOBIIDAS) IN NEW YORK In April or May a trip to a very ancient and long since fallen bass¬ wood tree which is located in the north side of a wind-swept drumlin here in Central New York has always resulted in the capture of quite a few soeci- mens of 1 rillet ta laur ent ina Fall. I find the beetles either alone or in coitu resting on the bark of the tree. I first came across this species in May of 1941. In April. and. May of 1942 many more specimens were taken. During April 1946 after an absence of almost four years spent in the Army, I returned to the same tree- and was not disappointed when I found the species was still there in fairly large numbers. It would seem that this species lives on basswood, for there are several other species of trees in this tangle mess of tree ruins, but I have never found this beetle on any ol the other kinds. Also I have searched basswood in the same vicinity for this species, and this was also all for naught. - N. M. Downie Elbridge, N.Y. ECOLOGICAL AND COLLECTING HOLES: Many small and hard- to- find species of Mono tomidae, Cucujidae, Crypt o- phagidae and Lathridiidae can "be taken in numbers on the wing and on the north ends of "buildings in barnyards in early spring. -Hugh B. Leech Vernon, B.C., Can. A most fruitful place for collection of certain Carabidae (Bembidion, Tachys, Tachycera, Platynus, etc.) and many species of Dytiscidae and Kydrophilidae is under stones and debris in the last pools to become dry in intermittent streams. I have found as many as 200 individuals in a spot like this not over a square yard in area. -life. C. Stehr, Ph.D. Ohio University. NEWS Under date of 5th* 19^7* Gunther Schenkling of Blaubeuren, Germany, writes that his father, Sigmund Schenkling, died December 12, 1946, in his S2nd year, at Berlin. Sigmund Schenkling was the editor of the Junk-Schenk- ling Coleopterorum Catalogus, that was completed during the war. His son writes that his father fell into disfavor with the Nazi government because of his friendship with W. Junk, who was Jewish, and was deprived of access to the library of the Deutschen Entomologischen Institute of the Kaiser- Wilhelm Gesellschaft , which he had largely labored to build up. - M. H. Hatch University of Wash. THE COLEOPTERISTS’ BULLETIN Vol. I, Ho. 3 June 2, 19^7 EDITOR: Ross H. Arnett, Jr. Mimeoprinted by THE SHERWOOD PRESS, Dryden, N. Y. PRICE: 15c a copy or $1.00 a year (Ten Issues) THE COLEOPTERISTS’ BULLETIN is printed monthly except July and August, by The Sher¬ wood Press, Box 84, Dryden, N. Y. PRICE : $1.00 per year (10 issues) or 15c a single copy, post¬ paid. Back copies may be obtained by writing to the publishers. - - ARTICLES AND NOTES All articles and notes should be sent to the Editor in care of The Sherwood Press, Box 84, Dry¬ den, N. Y. Only material conforming with the editorial policy of this bulletin will be accepted. The editor reserves the right to reject or change any material not conforming with the stated edi¬ torial policy. EDITORIAL POLICY TO FOSTER AN INTEREST IN AND FURTHER THE SCIENCE OF COLEOPTER- OLOGY BY PROVIDING A MEDIUM OF EXCHANGE OF IDEAS, A GUIDE TO THE SOURCE OF MATERIAL, NEWS OF CURRENT PROGRESS, AND TO WORK FOR A UNITY OF SPIRIT AND PURPOSE SHALL BE THE AIM OF THIS BULLETIN. Anv person in any country may contribute material lor this bulletin in any language provided they conform with this policy. All material thought to be “amateurish” in the sense that it is juven- ile will be rejected. But it is to be distinctly understood that this bulletin is for the serious Ama¬ teur as well as for the Professional, and all are invited to write its pages. Material for this bulletin will be confined to the field of COLEOPTEROLOGY except in the case of items of a general na¬ ture which would be of interest to Coleopterists. Material written in a light or humorous vein which is not designed to promote interest in the field of Coleopterology will be rejected. It is felt that descriptions of new forms, etc., should not be included in this bulletin. Printed in U. S. A. 11 SY STEMA -HA TUFAS 11 , a publication devoted to taxonomy, has appeared as listed below. This publication presents "birds’ eye" views of various groups from the world point of view. They are essentially compilations which in¬ clude keys to most of the genera of the world, brief accounts of the group, its range, number of species and often references to original descriptions and genotypes. S ' t ’ . > All may be obtained by checking the desired publications and returning this page together with your remittance to the publishers, THE SHERWOOD PRESS, 2ox S4, Dryden, II. Y. To date, the following have been published: Pub. Ho. 1 - The Family Culicidae, Feb. 1946 , (reissued June 1947) $ .20 Pub. Ho.. 2 - The Family Cicindelidae, Mar. 1946, (reissued June 1947)$ .10 Pub. Ho. 3 & 4 - The Order Coleoptera, July 1946, (reissued June ’47)$ .55 Pub. Ho. 5 - The Family Kisteridae, Jan. 1947, (reissued June 1947) $ .15 Pub. Ho. 6 - The Family Silphidae, March 1947 $ .10 Pub.: No. 7 - The Family Lagriidae, June 1947 $ .10 Name & Address T THE COLEOPTERI STS’ BULLETIN Yol.' I,~ No. 3 ' • June 2> EDITORIAL Prof. M. H. Hatch of the University of Washington has contributed an article to be found in this issue which the editor would like to call to the attention of all our readers. Dr. Hatch's proposed program for American Coleopterists is worthy of the attention of every serious student of Coleo- pterology. The American Coleopterists are far behind the European workers because- of the lack of a "unity of spirit and purpose" which Dr. Hatch states could be possible by following a program such as he suggests. For many years the Europeans have successfully maintained such societies and published works far exceeding anything ever attempted in this country. ' Even during the re¬ cent war the.. Europeans were able to accomplish more in the field of beetle taxonomy than we in the New World have done. I earnestly hope all our readers will give these suggestions their ser- ■ *"k r- ious consideration and I am taking the liberty to suggest that everyone write to either Dr. Hatch or myself his ideas on the subject. This bulletin will stand behind any program of this sort which meets with the general approval of American Coleopterists. However, any such project must be the result of careful planning and serious thought. Therefore, it should not be entered into hastily and with¬ out the full realization that it will take the combined efforts of many to be a success. A WORD FROM THE SHERWOOD PRESS.- It might be well at this time to mention that the part played by this press in publishing this bulletin is purely in the interest of science, and to assure the reader that it is in no way a pro¬ ject run for profit. The Bulletin is charged only for the actual cost of publication, and depends solely on the receipts from subscriptions and from the sale of copies of "Systema Naturae" to meet these expenses. We will cont¬ inue this policy as long as it is the desire of those in charge of the Bulletin for us to do so. -21- NOTICE TO SUBSCRIBERS.- The Bulletin is mailed on the first day of each month. In the event that you do not receive your copy within a reasonable period after that date, please advise us and we will send you an additional copy. To the best of our knowledge our mailing list is correct. We have sent cards to each subscriber asking that we be advised of any inaccuracy in the mailing address. However, some have written to us that they have' not received the May issue. Therefore, we believe that some copies have been somehow lost in the mails. We would appreciate it if you would advise us if the lost cony eventually turns up and let us know what indication is made as to how it was lost. You need not return any duplicate copies. Pass them on to some interested person. *************************************** Also we wish to bring to your attention that even though we plan to publish this bulletin monthly except during July and August (as is noted on the first page of this issue) this will not hold true for this year. If we have enough material we will try to get out ten issues this year, so that volume one will have ten issues. In any event, volume two v/ill start with the January 19^8 issue. Subscriptions will not be due however, until ten numbers have been issued. The subscription price will continue to be one dollar for ten full issues, unless otherwise stated. *************************************** Beginning with this issue we are printing on both sides of the page. He shall continue this practice as long as the copies are clear. This will be dependent on a continuous supply of heavy paper. This saving on paper and postage will make possible more pages per volume. -22- PROPOSED PROGRAM FOR AMERICAN COLSOPTERISTS The publication of Ross Arnett's Coleopterist s' Bulletin makes it possible for the coleopterist s of the United States and Canada1' to work for a unity of spirit and purpose that has heretofore been impossible. It is the purpose of this note to suggest what some of the objective of our group might be. (1) An American Coleopter ists * Society to whose membership every per- * son in the United States and'Canada, interested in any phase of the scienti¬ fic study of beetles, would' be 'invited.- • (2) The formulation of a code of ethics' governing procedure in the borrowing or lending of specimens for 'study. Row many and what specimens should be retained by the determiner. Row long should materials be held before be- * ing returned. Provision for the not too long delayed return of material, even though unstudied, that a 'determiner finds himself unable to get around to studying for any of a series of legitimate or illegitimate reasons. We would prefer to have our materials returned unnamed rathdr than not to get them back at all l (3) The prompt publication of a Fifth Supplement* to the Leng Catalogue. (4) Following the publication of such a Supplement, the publication (possibly in' the Coleopterist s' Bulletin) of an Annual Supplement to the North American list, possibly with quintennial or decennial cumulative issues. (5) The preparation and publication of a new catalogue of the Coleo- ptera of North America north of Mexico. (6) The reprinting or, better, the revision of Bradley's Manual . It is extremely unfortunate that there is in print at the present time no descript¬ ive analysis of the genera of our Coleoptera. *ED . NOTE.- In Catalogue "No. 6o - Oct. 1946, Mr. John D. Sherman, Jr . makes the following announcement: "We are glad to. announce the coming publication of a FIFTH SUPPLEMENT to the LENG CATALOGUE OF COLEOPTERA, which Mrs. Ruth MacCoy Blackwelder has kindly consented to prepare. This supplement \\dll cover the years 1939-19^6 inclusive, and will be published in 1947, provided there is any paper in the World ! 1 " -23- (7) The eventual preparation of an adequately illustrated and document¬ ed manual of our genera, after the model of Curran's hook on Diptera. (8) The eventual preparation of a manual of the species of North Amer¬ ican Coleoptera after the model of certain of the European manuals. (9) The eventual publication of a journal of American Coleopterology (perhaps an expansion of Mr. Arnett's Bulletin) . These are some of the things for which, I believe, American coleopter- f ists should strive. M. H. Hatch University of Washington NOTED COLEOPTBRISTS DIES Dr. Armand d'Orchymont, Honorary Curator at the Royal Museum of Natural History of Belgium, and world authority on Kydrophilidae, died of angina pectoris on February 9, 1947, according to a recent letter from his colleague, Mons. A. Collart. Hugh B. Leech Vernon, B. C. BOOK NOTICE Jeannel, Reni, La G-enfese des Faunes Terrestres, felfenents de Biog&ographie, Presses Universitaires de France, Paris, 1942. This book is called to your attention as Coleopterists because the author used beetles extensively throughout the volume to illustrate his principles of biogeography. . There are 5^3 pages, 213 figures, and 8 plates. Paper cover. -2*U cuerebt list or cgleoptxbists (goft.) Arnett t Ross.K .Department ox Entomology, 0 ornell University, I thaca, H.Y. Re vis ing ; Let online : --P.TTL * Desire * Comments j Oedeneridae of Hortii America. ' Oedemeridae of the World. T?ie only species I have not seen of north American Oedemer- iclae is Xanthochroa trinotata LeC. Any material so labeled would.be welcomed, by', me for study purposes. . I would like to know ‘the localities of any collection of _ North American Oedemeridae species for my revision. ■ If you would' send me a list of species and localities other than those mentioned, in Horn’s l$9o revision, I will see ii it extends the' range-- o-f the species, and if so, would desire to see the. specimens and include the record in my revision. ALSO; 'There i's practically nothing known about the habits and- habitat s of Oc-demerids. Any data you care to send on habits will be greatly appreciated and fully acknowledged in the revision. My revision will appear in parts probably begining in Jan¬ uary 19-i-o. .One genus* has been completed and is now in the hands of the publishers. (EDITOR1 S UOTEi I have given above an example of the detail which may be included in your notes submitted regard i?ig.,yoiX5V.work with Coleoptera. Even if you are not revising a: group, details regarding the size of your collection, etc. are suitable for this section. I feel, and many readers have expressed a like feeling, that actual progress reports by the workers will “be* a great step towards acheiving thO" ’’unity of spirit' and purpose that has heretofore been impossible" mentioned by' Prof . Hatch in his "Proposed Program for American Colecpterists" which is printed in this issue.) Benesh, Bernard, P.O. Box lhy* north Chicago, Ill. Determine: Lucanidae. Desire: Members of South American genera. Genera: Scortizus (=Sclerostonius, Sclerogr.athus , etc.), Pycno siphorus (rrSclerost onius en pars) . Will accept for determination Lucanidae (endemic and exotic) with privilege to retain some duplicates. Collect, exchange •and -purchase desirable species (at reasonable rate). Comments : V ' - V - > • n ' * Bet timer, L. J,., Box 722, Kerrville, Texas. . . . , • * Exchange; Will collect in certain families for Bruchidae. of Western U.S. and foreign countries. Desire: Bruchidae of the world, especially species from Mexico and southward . Brown, Division of Entomology, Ottawa, CABAPA Do t erm ine ; Several gr 0 up s , by arrangement . Wanted : Chrysomela (Lina), especially Ion,: series, unmounted in 'cot ton, assoc iat ed with food-plant, from states west of the the Great Plains* also other Cliryso.melidae, Elateridae, and other Coleoptera. (The species of Chrysomela occur in colonies on their food-plants, which ore willow, poplar, and alder, and are often very abundant) . -25- Car t wright , 0. L., Entomology Department, Clemson College, S. C. Determine: Scarabaeidae of United Stages. Desire: pleuro phorus and Ataenius of Forth, Central and South Ainer- ica, and allied genera of Apiiodiinae. F.evising: Pleurophorus and Ataenius of United States. Would like to Dorrow all available Pleurophorus and Psammodius within next couple months as Pleurophorus revision is about complet¬ ed. Will, collect and exchange : All local Coleoptera for Forth, Central, and South American Scarabaeidae. Chandler, Harry P., c/o Entomology Department, University of California, Berkeley, California. Determine • Interested Desire : Exchange : Most groups of Aquatic Coleoptera. in: Aquatic Coleoptera. Hydroporus (Dytiscidae) ; small Hydrophylidae . All families of named Coleoptera or named and unnamed aquatic Coleoptera in papers, alcohol or pinned. Dahl, Richard G. , 3133 Arizona Street, Oakland 2, California. Revising; Central & South American Cicindelinae. • Borrow for study: Cicindelidae from Americas or Pacific Islands. Will. exchange: Cicindelidae and North American Coleoptera. Particularly desire specimens of : Cicindela malaris, hamulipenis, bergiana, pilosipes, graphiptera and others’^ * * Comments : Do not want Coleoptera other than Cicindelidae, and am interested in adding localities for record of Fo. American species or aberrant forms. Dawson, R. W. , Department of Zoology, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis 14, Minnesota. Determine: Genus Serica of Scarabaeidae. Everly, Ray T. , 4299 N. High St., Columbus 2, Ohio. Borrow; Carabidae (Chlaenius, Anomoglossus, Brachylobus) . Desire; Chlaenius viduus, C. aestivus, C. platyderus, C. diffinis, 0. laticollis, C. fuscicornis, C. erythronus. Comments: Would be willing to purchase specimens of above species, particularly pairs taken in copulation of closely associated species. Fattig, p. W. , Box 723, Emory University, Ga. Co me.it s : V«ould like to have data on any Georgia Coleoptera, especial¬ ly Carabidae, Chrysomelidae, and Scarabaeidae. Furry, Frank ¥., 1633 Virginia Ave. , Glendale 2, California. Interests : Coccinellidae, technical illustrations of beetle structure using such mediums as ink or water color. Comments : Many small forms have never been adequately illustrated, so I am trying to develop some skill along these lines which will 1)6 useful in the study of structure. Desire: I would appreciate hearing from other collectors who have found useful literature on this subject or whc are willing to discuss their own technique. Hagen, Kenneth S. , 112 Agriculture Kali, University of California, Berkeley, 4, California. Determine: Ko tonus, Mecynotarsus, Amblyderus (Anthicidae) . -r - - -- * ~r ■ TL, “ ^ ~ ~ ^ X ^ _ IV /? Revising: Borrow : Exchange : rire : The following genera cf Anthicidae : Notoxus, Mecynotarsus, and Amblyderus of North America. Above genera. IT. A. Coleoptera. Anthicidae . Hardy, George A. , Office of Provincial Museum, Victoria, 3. C., CANADA. Comments : While we have a representative collection of the provincial Coleoptera, I am particularly interested in the Ceranbycida< and Buprestidae ana will welcome any means by which our knowledge concerning these families may b.e advanced, Pearce, Rev. E. J.; M.A., E.R.S.S., Priory of St. Teilo, Church Terrace, Roatli, Cardiff, S. Walws, (ENGLAND) . ■ • 'JC Interests: Kaliplidae, Pselaphidae, Scynaenidae . Exchange : W il 1 exchange . Pickford, Grace E,, Osborn Zoological Laboratory, Yale University, New Haven, Conn. Studying: Water beetles of Connecticut. Hitcher, Paul 0., Kentucky Agricultural Experiment Station, Lexington, Ey. Revising : Desire : Scat abaeo idea. Larvae of Scarabs. ^ ~ - - - — - _x change : Reared or associated scarab larvae of a great many genera. Particularly desire : Tyco, Phobetus, Doltochelun, Aegialia, Bolboceras, "~Cloetus, Queer us, Gymnopyge ,■ Plusiotus , Dichromic. a, Stephanuchay Diphyllo stoma, ITicagus . Schuh, Joe, Box 101, Gresham, Oregon. Desire : Exchange : Econor..ic species. Miscellaneous Coleoptera. Desire to have miscellaneous weevils and Chrysomelids named. Strochecker, H. Eu, University of Miami, Coral Gables, Florida. Determine : Endomychidae, ITycetaeidae. Desire particularly: Symb io t e s- spp., Stethorhanis spp. Wanted : World Endomychidae and Mycetneids. Exchange : Eastern Coleoptera for Western Erdonychids, Mycetaeids, and Cerambycids . -27- Summerville, Brace, 1136 Delaware, Detroit 2, Mich. Determine : Cicindelidae east of Mississippi. Will determine this sommer. Desire : Will hay Omas (Cicindelidae), Southwe stern Baprestidae and Ceramhycidae. Thatcher, T. 0., 700 So. 31st St., 2-C, Richmond, Calif. Determine : Scolytidae. Desire : Ips from Western U. S. Interests : Making a taxonomic study of the genus Ips. Wenzel, Rupert L., Division of Insects, Chicago Natural History Musem, Chicago 5, Ill. Revising: Ahraeinae (Kisteridae) of the New World, (Acritus, Aeletes, Halacritus, etc.) Desire: Histeridae cf the world. REVIEWS Fletcher, Frank C., The Odd Beetle, Ward’s Natural Science Bulletin, No. 5» May I9U7. • • The interesting story of the rediscovery of Thylodrias contractus Mots. (Dermestidae : Thylodriinae) is told hy Mr. Fletcher. It was accidently named Ignotus aenignaticus hy Mrs. Slosson in 1902. The circumstances in¬ volved make interesting reading. WE NEED MORE REVIEWS FOR THIS SPACE THE LEPIDOPTERISTS’ NEWS The editor of The Coleopterists ' Bulletin" wishes to congratulate the editors of The Lepidopterists’ News. The first issue of that publication appeared recently. It is a bulletin similar to this one, and may be ob¬ tained by writing to: The Lepidopterists’ News, Box 104, Cambridge 38, Mass. 22- COLTjTOT I1TG TEOKWI CUES Th« Coleman. Lamp While in the t e elm 1 qu e v;h i ch field with a friend, Mr. I would line to pass on. ju. Bailey, I have noted the use of Mr. -Bailey and I have had great success in the use of "sugar" "bait at night, combined with the use of a Coleman "Junior" lamp, Model 2423. This is a mantle lantern of 200 watt power * My own catches of "beetles have "been richly rewarded "by the use of this light. A "bright daylight illumination is effected, throwing very few shad¬ ows. This almost shadowless light is very important, as one is enabled to walk up to the specimen feeding or. the bait mixture, without disturbing it, and capture it with a minunum of effort and eyestrain. It is surprising that such a bright light does not disturb the specimens, as one would expect. On the whole, a seminary of the qualifications of this lamp reveals a distinct advantage ever the eld coal-cil lantern of Dr. Holland1 s ( day; it is economical, easily carried, almost shadowless, extremely bright, and restful to the eyes. * The Coleman lamp is moderately priced and its purchase should amply repay the night collector. Stanton D. Hicks Windsor, Ont . , Canada a Collecting Bottle If one wishes to have a perfectly clean collecting bottle, the cork may be partially hollowed out "and cyanide powder poured in. A cotton stopper will bo effective in preventing any of the powder escaping to damage the specimen below. By this method, a fresh supply of poison. gas can be provid¬ ed at any time, and the bottle can be used indefinitely. Stanton D. Hicks Windsor, Ont., Canada The Microscope and Plasticine Working infer a micro scope, I find plasticine very handy for ventral views of pinned material. I merely roll together about a 2 inch in diameter chunk of plasticine, sau.are it up a bit, and stick the head of the pin possessing the beetle into it. The specimen is easily moved in any direction. One can obtain most of the spectrum colours in plasticine if a certain colour is desirable. Stanton D. Hicks W i nd so r , On t . , C anada . Another use of plasticine is as a wo rk ing und e r the hi no cu 1 ar n icroscape. placed or. the stage of the microscope, holder for bisecting needles If two lumps of plasticine one for each needle, and the when ere needle handles imbedded in the pi >.sti-cine, much more accurate delicate cuts possible with the needles, genitalia. They- are particularly useful when di sect ing will be small H .H .A -29- HABITAT'S C F BOUGAINVILLE COLEOPTSFA, PART II by Barry P. Valentine According to the distribution given by W. Korn in Coleopterorum Cata¬ logues, about nine genera of Cicindelidae should occur in the Solomon Islands. At least Three of the nine can be found in the thick jungle areas of Bougain¬ ville. These genera, Tricondyla, Therates, and Cicindela are quite inter¬ esting as they have very distinct habits and do not intermingle. Tricondyla is the most unusual looking and is quite common. From a distance it looks like a large ant. It is large - about one inch long, apterous with conate elytra and is black with red legs. They can be found running along the trunks, branches, and twigs of small trees and bushes and very rarely on the ground. I've never seen these tiger beetles on weeds or other soft— stemed plants and the only tines they venture out upon the leaves of the trees in which they live are when they are pursuing prey or trying to escape enemies. These insects have the typical cicindelid habit of crouching and remaining motionless when a.larmed. When one trys to pick them up, they dodge arcana the branch and appear on the other side - sometimes hanging upside down, but always alert and ready to run. The genus Therates is found closer to the ground than Tricondyla - either on the jungle floor or on low growing leaves and weeds. It is easily distinguished from other tiger beetles by its fourth tarsal segment v/hich is deeply emarginate arid bilobed. Two species of this genus were taken and, except when disturbed, they were never seen more than three feet above the ground. They fly from leaf to leaf and are almost impossible to catch without a net. When disturbed, they seldom fly more than a few feet, but they take off again at the least disturbance. Therates basalis De j . is un¬ mistakable in the jungle. The pronotum is irridescent violet, while the bases of the -.elytra are yellow and the apices shiny black. The other species is less common but easier to catch. It is larger and has no yellow on the elytra. The two insects fly together and are most abundant during the heat of the day - particularly after a light rain. Only two species of Cicindela were taken, but I am sure there are many others. The only specimen of one species was taken. at light. The other species is represented by five specimens which were te-ken around the muddy edges of shell holes and bomb-craters in open sun-light. 'They are quite small - 8 mm. and very active. I have no idea what their natural habitat is as I've never seen an open muddy area in the jungle which wasn't causea by man. There are no large animals on Bougainville which might make wallows, so the only possibility I can imagine is that these beetles live on tne banks of rivers and streams. Except for the one day when I found my five specimens, this species of Cicindela was never collected in the year v/hich I spent on Bougainville. (To be continued) -30- FLOOD COLLECTING- FOR COLEOPTERA 'by O. L. Cartwright Clemson, S.C. 'Beetles in surprising numbers may sometimes he collected "by tailing advantage of rising flood waters. The advancing water sweeps up all kinds of insects and carries them along on twigs, leaves, and other floating debris. If a mass of such material can he located slowly rotating or piling up in a quiet eddy along the edge of a stream, it can he scooped up, rolled in an old sheet or piece of canvas to dry out and the beetles easily captured. As the mass -dries the beetles gradually crawl downward to the cloth where by rolling the material from side to side, specimens may he found every day for as much as a week or more, or until it is completely dry. For example, on March 30 , 1944 two bushels of debris were collected at Clemson, South Carolina from the Seneca river and over the next few days hundreds of specimens were found. Carabidae, Staphylinidae, Elateridae, Chrysonelidae, Scarabaeidae and weevils were most numerous. Of the ' Scarabaeidae, the family of- greatest' interest to the writer, 42 species were taken, two of which were represented by over 1000 specimens each. ROTES OR SOME OREGON CARTHARIDAE by Kenneth M. Fender McMinnville, Oregon • In years past, the. common. species of Cantharidae in the northern Oregon Coast Range have, been podabrus -piniphilus (Esch, ) , Podabrus cavicollis LeC., Silis pallida Mann. , Halthodes humidus Fend, and Maltho&es oregonus Fend. Podabrus extricatus Fall has always been a rare catch and Silis lutea LeC. unknown to the author north of Corvallis. This spring (1047) has been quite mild and unusually nice in north¬ western Oregon. Podabrus cavicollis and the Mai tholes have only begun to emerge and no real report can as yet be given on these species, but Fodabrus extricatus has turned up-more frequently than has Podabrus piniphilus and Silis lutea is the only species of the genus taken up to the time of writ¬ ing. Both of these species have appeared in fair abundance in the foot¬ hills west of McMinnville, some forty miles north of Corvallis. THE COLEOPTERISTS’ BULLETIN is printed monthly except July and August, by The Sher¬ wood Press, Box 84, Dryden, N. Y. PRICE: $1.00 per year (10 issues) or 15c a single copy, post¬ paid. Back copies may be obtained by writing to the publishers. ARTICLES AND NOTES All articles and notes should be sent to the Editor in care of The Sherwood Press, Box 84, Dry¬ den N Y Only material conforming with the editorial policy of this bulletin will be accepted. The editor reserves the right to reject or change any material not conforming with the stated edi¬ torial policy. EDITORIAL POLICY TO FOSTER AN INTEREST IN AND FURTHER THE SCIENCE OF COLEOPTER- OI OGY BY PROVIDING A MEDIUM OF EXCHANGE OF IDEAS, A GUIDE TO THE SOURCE OF MATERIAL. NEWS OF CURRENT PROGRESS, AND TO WORK FOR A UNITY OF SPIRIT AND PURPOSE SHALL BE THE AIM OF THIS BULLETIN. Any person in any country may contribute material for this bulletin in any language provided they conform with this policy. All material thought to be “amateurish m the sense that it is juven¬ ile will be rejected. But it is to be distinctly understood that this bulletin is for the serious Ama¬ teur well as lor the Professional, and all are invited to write its pages. .Material for this bulletin -.■ill be confined to the field of COLEOPTEROLOGY except in the case of items of a general na¬ ture which would be of interest to Coleopterists. Material written in a light or humorous vein which is not designed to promote interest in the field of Coleopterology will be rejected. It is felt that descriptions of new forms, etc., should not be included in this bulletin. Printed in U. S. A, THE COLEOPTERI ST S ’ BULLETIN Vol. 1, Nos 4 & 5 SPECIAL SUECER ISSUE ' " August I9U7 CURRENT LIST OF COLEOPTERI STS (Cont .) Arnett, Ross H., Jr., Department of Entomology, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York. Revising: Determine ? NEED: Desire: Oedemeridae of North America. Oedemeridae of the World. Information on the "biology of Oedemeridae. Exotic material representing Oedemerid genera. Barber, H. S., U. S. National Museum, Washington, 25, D.C. Bottiraer, L. J., Box 722, Kerrville, Texas. Exchange : Will collect in certain families for Bruchidae of Western U. S. and foreign countries. Desire : Bruchidae of the world, especially species from Mexico and southward. Bondar, Gregorio, Secretaria da Agricultura, Bahia, BRAZIL. Interest: Revising; Desire : Borrow: Exchange: Curculionidae, Bruchidae and other phytophagus Coleoptera. Some genera of Brazilian Curculio. South and Central American Barinae. South American Barinae. South American Barinae and a monograph. Corporall, J. B., c/o Zoolog. Museum, Entom. Div. Zeehurgerdi jh 21, Amsterdam 0. , NEDERLANDS. Determine : Revising: Exchange ; Comments : Cleridae of the world. Cleridae of the world. Cleridae of the world. Insects of all other groups, notably from Europe and from the East-Indian Archipelago can he sent in exchange. Dahl, Richard G., 3133 Arizona St., Oakland 2, California. Desire : Ctenostoma from Central or South America. Dillon, Laurence S., Reading Public Museum, Reading, Penna. Borrow: I would like to borrow Cerambycidae from the Fiji Islands. The Bishop Museum has sent me nearly 1000 specimens, but as the authorities there would like the study to be as complete as possible, more would be welcome. While over 100 species a re included in the above lot, queerly enough several of the larger, more conspicuous forms are not re¬ presented. Easton, Dr. Alan M., Roadside Cottage, Lower Road, Great Bookham, Surrey, ENGLAND . Comment : Dr. Easton is studying the world species of Meligethas, -32- (Nitidulidae) . He is anxious to receive freshly taken Amer¬ ican species, for which he will exchange British Beetles. He will, in addition he happy to determine any Meligethes sent to him for this purpose. CORRECTION: In vol. I, no. 1, Mr. Louis G. Gentner’ s name was misspelled "Genthner” instead of Gentner. Mr. Gentner’ s correct name and address is: Louis G. Gentner, 22 Groveland Ave . , Medford, Oregon. Gilmour, E. E. , F.R.E.S., "East View", Milnshridge, Huddersfield, Yorkshire, ENGLAND . Determine : Desire : Revising: Exchange : Cerambycidae (Prion.— Ceramh.- Lamiinae.) of the world, especially the latter. Numerous Cerambycidae from all parts of the world. Further list to correspondents writing. At present revising Batocerini. Have for exchange several other Coleopterous families be¬ sides Cerambycidae. Exchanges greatly desired. Gressitt, J. Linsley, Lingnan University, Canton, CHINA. Revising; Desire : Borrow: Exchange : Comments : Pacific and Asian Cerambycidae, Hispinae and Cassidi. Chinese Chrysomelidae. Above . Above . South China insects. Willing to purchase. Heifer, J. R., Mendocino, California. Determine : U.S. Buprestidae. Desire : Buprestis . Comments : Will collect California (Mendocino County) in exchange for U.S. or foreign Buprestidae. Jolivet, Pierre, Lie. Sc., 6 Rue de Balzac, Franconville -S-et 0 - FRANCE. Determine : Desire : Revising: Interests ; Exchange : Coleoptera, Chrysomelidae, esp. Palarctic species. American Timarcha (Adults and larvae) . The Timarcha and the French Orsodacnidae. 3iology, systematics, and physiology of Chrysomelidae. French Coleoptera. Also publications on Chrysomelidae. Last, H. , 12 Winkworth Road, Banstead, Surrey, ENGLAND. Interests: Staphylinidae of the world. Determine ; British Staphylinidae. Desire » Separates and references to Staphylinidae. NEW ADDRESS: Leach, Hugh B., Dept. Ent., Calif. Ac. of Sc., Golden Gate Park, San Francisco IS, Calif. Malkin, Borys, University of Oregon, Eugene, Oregon. Determine: N. A. Coccinellidae, Haliplidae, Gyrinidae. Desire : Agrabia (Neohramonia) ampla & Agrabia cyanoptera from S.W.U.S., Mexico and Central America. Borrow: Kippodania and Coccinella west of the Rocky Mts. only, also all other Coccinellidae of U.S. exchange . All aquatic beetles from U.S* and all other regions only with exact data. Western U.S. Coccinellidae plus Mexican Coccinellidae. Offer: Warned U.S. Coleoptera of all families. Marshall, Dr. M* Y., Veterans Administration, Murfreesboro, Tenn [Note new address. ] Comments : I would appreciate an expression of opinion from as many Coleopt erists as possible as to the ideas expressed in my "Studies in the Malachiidae", published in the ITov.-Dec. 1946 issue of the Canadian Entomologist, concerning the identity of the genera Malachius, Microlipus and Anthocomus . I do nob want to prepare a key to the combined genera un¬ less it is thought that such a key would be helpful. McDermott, F. A., 815 V. 32nd St., Wilmington, Del. Depire ; Photinus marginellis Lee. & $>, preferably collected in eastern Ohio or western Pennsylvania, with any notes on light emission. Two or three pairs will be enough. Meiners, Edwin P., 6651 Enright Ave., St. Louis 5, Mo. Exchange ; I would like to exchange local species of Coleoptera for specimens from any part of the world. Would like especially Coprinae of the world. Monro s, Francisco, calle Bolivar 1.4g4, dt° E., Buenos Aires, ARGENTINA. Revising: Desire : Borrow: Exchange ; Neotropical Cassididae. Chrysomeloidea sensu latu all over the world. Above . Argentine Coleoptera of nearly all families. Mouchamps, Raymond, Rue Paul Janson, 29 Herstal (Liege) 3ELGIUM. Deter.- ine : Dytiscidae, Haliplidae, Amphizoidae, Hygrobiidae, Gyrinidae. Desire: Above, of the world. Paulian, Renaud, Dr., Ass. Director, Institut de Recherches Scientif ique, Tananar ine-Tsimbazaza, MADAGASCAR . Comments : I shall be glad to give such help as I can to get insects, if needed for scientific purposes. Pearce, (Rev.) E. J., C.R., M.A., F.R.E.S., Priory of St. Teilo, Church Terrace, Roath, Cardiff, S. Wales, ENGLAND. Determine ; Haliplidae, Pselaphidae, Scymaenidae. Desire ; Any U.S. A. species of these groups. Exchange : British specimens. Penn, George E., Department of Zoology, Tulane University of Louisiana, New Orleans, La. Desire : Locality records of any species of aquatic Coleoptera coll¬ ected in Louisiana, together with number' of specimens and location of collection, and whether available on loon for examination. Ritcher, Paul 0., Kentucky Agricultural Experiment Station, Lexington, Ky. Determine: Larvae of Scarabaeidae. Desire : Larvae of Phobetus , Thyce, Bolboceras, Bolbocerosoma, Gymnopyge, Deltochilum. Comment: We have a large collection of Scarab, larvae and many species which are available for exchange. Stirrett, Dr. G-eo. M., Dominion Entomological Laboratory, Chatham, Ontario, CANADA . Determine: Halticinae (Chrysomelidae) all species. Revising: Diliolia, Chae to enema. Revising these two genera at present time but would like to exchange or make determinations in all genera of Halticinae. Summerville, Bruce, II36 Delaware, Detroit 2, Michigan. Determine: Cicindelidae east of the Mississippi. I do not retain Uniques. Desire: The following species [Leng Cat. Nos.] la, 2, 2a, 3» 4-3 14153, 14514, 14515, 14599, 14600. Comments: I would like four boxes of species of Rhyncophora determin¬ ed. Specimens principally from east of the Mississippi. There are sparse host records and taxonomists may retain duplicates. I will be pleased to collect unidentified material in other orders for similar material in Coleoptera. Papered, pinned or alcoholic specimens in any family. Ting, Peter C., State Department of Agriculture, State Office Bldg. no. 1, Sacramento l4, California. Determine : Curculionid genera - Dyslobus, Cimbocera, Paracimbocera, Miloderes, Milo&eroides, Cryptolepidus, and Ehinomacer of - Leng* s catalog. Desire: Rocky Mountain species of Dyslobus and reared or associated larvae of Dyslobus from all western states. Larvae of Rhynchophora from all regions identified by rear¬ ing or association. Revising: Curculionid genus Dyslobus . This is a large genus of broad-nosed weevils restricted in distribution to western United States and Canada. Over fifty species are known to the author. Interests : Rhynchophorus families and larvae of Coleoptera. Exchange: Selected species. van Doesburg, P. H., Cantonlaan 1, Baarn, HOLLAED. Determine : Passalidae. Note : Have an extensive collection of Coleoptera from East India and Holland and available for exchange. Passalidae of the world. Desire : Werner, Floyd G. , 702 Pearl St., Ottawa, Illinois. Revising: Desire: Borrow: Exchange : Comment : Epic ant a (Meloidae) . Spicauta of the world. Ep leant a of the world. Misc, of all families from Ill., La., and Mass. Oat of the country at present. Back in September 1947. Wood, Stephen L., River Heights, Logan, Utah. Determine : North American Scolytidae, Desire; All Scolytidae but particularly Carphoborus species. -36- Munro , H . K . , The taxonomist and his needs (Presidential Address, 19^5) » Jour. Ent. Soc. Southern Africa, IX: 3-6, 1946."" ,rIt may at times he felt that entomology is a most unsatisfactory science; there are altogether too many insects. Immediate qualification is needed; conditions are probably neither better nor worse than in zoology in general, or in botany, or in biological sciences generally. Comparison with such sciences as astronomy and geologs'- raay no^ convey much that is worth while. All the same, if one wants an interesting and absorbing occupation, either as a professional or as a hobby or both as is the habit of some un¬ fortunates, the study of insects, their lives, habits and classification, is one of the best. The amount of satisfaction obtained from such a study will depend partly on the nature of the subject, but mostly perhaps on the per¬ sonality of the worker and on his temperament and outlook. •’Entomology as a whole is so vast that no single worker can expect to master more than a small fraction. Of two major divisions of the science, the economic and the systematic, a more sharply marked dividing line might be desirable, both as regards personnel and training. Economic and systema¬ tic interests would, however, meet on the common ground of general biology. In considering the position as it is at the present time, one gains the impression that it is the economic aspect that is the one that is more to the fore. That the systematist tends to be in the background may be partly his own fault, partly to the actual lack of s uitable workers, partly to the nature of the work, but general lack of opportunity for him to take up such studies as a profession must not be forgotten. ’’There is some tendency for the systematist, or taxonomist, in ento¬ mology to endeavour to assert his rights, but it is an uphill task . ”0n the other hand, the systematist is often, if not usually, of a peculiar temperament. ...he is always anxious and willing to get on with his work in and cut of season. ... Difficulties that arise may be due in part to the worker himself, his temperament and the manner of presentation -37- of his work, in part to a lack of division of labour and of appreciation of the duties of the systemat ist . "The improvement in the status of the systematist is an urgent matter. • • • "A sound classification is the only "basis for a stable nomenclature, and the taxonomist must therefore be given every opportunity to carry out the work invloved. He must have facilities, time and a remuneration commensurate with the best offered in other branches of his science and with the import¬ ance of the work he does . "It is an open question as to how far a systematist should collect material for himself. If he is to retain a real, live interest in his work ... he must keep in touch with field work and increase his knowledge of the general biology of the insects he studies. Unfortunately, the nature of tiic work, the accumulation of material and often circumstances in general, all too often lead to the systematist becoming a slave to the microscope. "The taxonomic entomologist must he a general biologist; he must have a knowledge of insect morphology in general and of his group in particular; a sound knowledge of nomenclature and classification, their aims and methods, including statistics, is essential. As a linguist he need not be a profound philologist, but needs to give due attention to semantics. A knowledge of bibliography and of sound methods of indexing and recording are keys to efficient work. Mechanical aids such as microscopy and photography must not he neglected and a knowledge of carpentry will not come amiss. Finally, if the systematist is to succeed, it is almost more than essential that he should, in most cases, be born to the work." INFORMATION WANTED M. Pierre Jolivet, of Franconville, FRANCE, (see address on page 32), who is currently revising the genus Tiinarcha (Chrysomelidae) , wauld like the following information on the American members of this genus: 1) The palearctic Tiinarcha are called r,Bloody Nose Beetles". Do the American species ever exude "blood" from the mouth? (Autohemorrhage, reflex bleeding) . 2) What is the plant-host? In Europe, Africa, and Asia it is Galiine, a Rubiceae and for the subgenus Metallo it is Vaccinium. In America, authors report "beans", Strawberry and Thimble berry, the latter being a species of Rubus . Possibly the beetle feeds on a number of rubaceous plants. Malkin’s record on "beans" is s trange, but possible. 3) What are the number of stigmata, eight or nine? [if he is unable to see a larva]. ************************************** COLEOPTERI STS AT "MUSEUM NATIONAL D’HISTOIRE NATURELLE" OF PARIS The following list was sent to me by M. Renaud Paulian. The address of each is: 45 bis, Rue de Buff on, Paris V°, FRANCE. [R.H.A.] K. Legros . Collects: Aquatic Coleoptera, specially Dytiscidae and Helmidae . Exchanges, determines, the same. G. Ruter ♦ Collects, exchanges, determines, Cetonidae of the world. Offers in exchange, Cetonidae or French Coleoptera. J. Jarrige . Collects, exchanges, determines, Staphyl inidae of the world. G. Gamier . Collects, exchanges, determines, Coprinae and Aphodiinae of the world. P. Dewailly. Collects, exchanges, determines, Melolonthidae of the world. L. Chopard. Collects, exchanges, Cerambycidae of the holarctic region. G. Colas . Collects, exchanges, Carabidae of the holarctic region. M. Dev/ail ly ♦ Collects, exchanges, Bembidiinae and Dyschirius of the world. J. Negre . Collects, buys, Lucanidae and Chlaenius of the world. **********************************4,1'*** SOUTH AMERICAN BEETLE COLLECTORS Dr. C. P. Alexander, Fernald Hall, Amherst, Mass, is willing to help South American beetle collectors finance their collecting trips by purchas¬ ing from them specimens of Tipulidae. -39- ^ IPSA- WQ RTH PASS ING ON FOR CONS ID5RATION ; Mr. S. D. Hicks suggests that it would he a great help to workers, especially systenatists, to know where to obtain reprints easily, particularly when they are group specialists. He pro¬ poses that * subscribers or interested Coleopterists co-operate by forwarding to the Coleopterists* Bulletin items to be listed from their work. [NOTE : We will accept for publication complete bibliographies of any Coleopter— ist. Also, we would appreciate separates for reviewing. R.H.A.] PLANT IDENTIFICATION The members of the Lepidopterists* Society have established a board for host plant identification. The Coleopterists are in general very weak when it comes to recording host plants of beetles. It would probably be a great help if we had facilities for plant identification. I would appreciate your writing to me your ideas on tne subject. If there is expressed a desire for such a service, it is possible that we can interest some botanists to under¬ take the task of making these identifications. EDITOR NEED FOR ECOLOGICAL DATA Wm. C. Stehr, Ph. D. Professor of Entomology Ohio University In working over various collections of Carabidae, I have been impressed by the very small percentage of specimens that have any habitat or other ecological data with them. In some instances inquiry from the owner or collector has brought the desired information. I believe we can all make a very useful contribution to Coleopterology by at least recording such data for our collections, even if we do not find it feasible to put it on labels on each specimen. Such information helps the taxonomist in recording more complete information on a species anf helps the collector locate the species more readily in territory and habitats new to him. I have found such data extremely useful in the above mentioned ways and wish much more of it were available . THE GENERIC NAME OF THE BEETLE ON THE COVER OF THE BULLETIN The June issue of the Proceedings of the Entomological Society of Wash¬ ington contains an article by K. S. Barber in which he describes the genus Acalynma . The included species contain Diabrotica vittata (Fab.), the beetle which we are using on the front cover of the bulletin. This was called to the attention of the editor in a recent letter from Dr. Barber. Thus Mour” beetle becomes Acalynma vittata (Fab.) R.H.A. -40- NEWS Dr. Renaud Paulian, recently of Paris, editor of "L’Entomologiste" and author of MLes Coleopteres", left France on July 7th to take over his new duties as Assistant Director of the Institut de Recherches Scientif iques in Madagascar. (See page 33 for Dr. Paulians new address). Dr. E. Gorton Linsley, of the University of California at Berkeley is spending the year 1.947-48 on sabbatical leave on a Guggenheim Fellowship with headquarters at the American Museum of Natural History, New York. His study will be devoted to completion of a monograph of North American Cerambycidae . The 8th International Congress of Entomology will be held in Stockholm, Sweden, August 8-15, 1948. Prof. 0. A. Johannsen of Cornell University, a member of the executive committee advises that' early arrangements must be made in order to secure booking on steamships and for housing arrangements in Stockholm. Also it is noted that the thirteenth International Congress of Zoology v/ill be held in Paris sometime in July, 1948. Notice has been received regarding a new exchange publication called 11 Informat ion of the Friends of the Entomological Science, Breeding, and Research". The editor and publisher is Otto Muhr, Wien S./&5, Lerchenfelde- strasse 46, IV. Treppe, 57* Austria. Mr. Muhr is anxious to obtain the names, addresses and interest of as many entomologists as possible. I believe that some issues have a3.ready appeared, but I have not seen a copy. R.H.A. -4l- BEVIES Beal, James Allen & Calvin L. Massey, Bark Beetles and Ambrosia Beetles (Coleoptera: Scolytoidea) : with special reference to species occuring in North Carolina, Duke University, School of Forestry, Bull. 10, "1945. This is an extensive study of both the taxonomy and the control of bark beetles. Biology and ecology is given considerable space. Keys to families, subfamilies, genera and species are given. In addition a key to the genera of bark beetles, using the gallery types has been worked out and included. There are 28 plates showing the beetles, their galleries and type of injury. These photographs are outstanding in their perfection. Fattig, P. U . , The Cerambycidae or Long-Horned Beetles of Georgia, Emory University Museum Bulletin no. 5, April 1947“ ~ A numbered list of the species of Cerambycidae occuring in the state of Georgia is presented by Mr. Fattig. Synonyms, and Leng catalogue numbers are included. Records cite localities, months collected and collection specimens examined are in. A brief note regarding habitat and economic im¬ portance follows each species. The catalogue has a short introduction on economic importance, methods of collecting and egg laying. A short biblio¬ graphy and a generic index is found at the end. Uolcott, A. B., Catalogue of North American Beetles of the Family Cleridae, Fieldiana* Zoology, vol. 32, no. 2, 1947 . This catalogue of North American Cleridae is presented after years of study and consideration by this countries foremost student of this group. The selection of type for ranking the groups and citing references is ex¬ cellent. Original description' references are cited in every case. The geno¬ type for each genus is stated. The range of the species is listed in detail. A complete bibliography and index to genera and species is found at the end. Mr. Uolcott has set a standard. Let thid catalogue serve as a model for more North American family catalogues. Hatch, Melville H., Beetles, The Biologist, vol. 28, pp. 66-80, 1946. This is a fine account of the developement of beetles from their origin to the present day. Dr. Hatch writes in a easy going style, giving information of interest to the general public as well as to the professional Coleopterist . He discusses the habits and habitats of beetles, and the relation of beetles to man. The history of the study of beetles is briefly sketched in such an interesting manner that the reader is left eager for more of the details of this history. This is a carefully handled resume of a vast subject. -42- Knu.ll, Josef N. , The Long-horned beetles of Ohio, (Coleoptera: Cerambycidae) , Ohio Biological Survey, Bulletin 39* P* 133— 35^5 29 plates, Columbus, 1946. $ 1.00. Next to monographs on a broad basis, the reviewer believes descriptive lists the most useful and most needed sort of publication - especially when they are as complete and carefully done as the present one is. The paper, after a general introduction, presents a check-list of the species. In the main body of tie work, keys to all categories and brief de¬ scriptions of all genera and species known or apt to occur in the state are provided. With each species the chief references are given and host-plants, habits, and like data is stated. Actual localities are given for only the rarer species. Five pages are devoted to bibliography and 118 species are figured in the author’s well known, clear style. While devoted to the Cerambycidae of Ohio alone, it is a paper that should prove invaluable to students of the family in any portion of North America. We can all wish for similar works f or many of the other States as well. - Lawrence S. Dillon. McKeown, Keith C., Catalogue of the Cerambycidae (Coleoptera) of Australia, Australian Museum, Memoir, vol. X, 190 pp., Sydney, May 2, 194-7 . This catalogue, which, according to the introduction, is the first dealing solely with Australian cerambycids since Pascoe’s list was publish¬ ed in I867, fills a long felt need of students of the Indo-Australian region - and fills it very admirably. While the species are not numbered, a quick count of the index indicat¬ es the known occurence of 1057 forms on the continent, or about equal to those occuring in North America. Bearing in mind that Australia is less than half as large as the latter continent and that much of the interior is treeless, this is a surprisingly large number. The whole undoubtedly represents years of painstaking labor. Under each genus and species a full s ynonymy is given, with the scientific names quoted accurately as in the citation. The genotype has been determined in each case; recorded localities as well as the known range of all the cate¬ gories have been included. Dates of the bibliographical references are cited to day or month as far as possible and type localities and present location of the type when known are also provided, and in addition the food plants are recorded wherever known. - Lawrence S. Dillon -43- Papers on Coleoptera from the "Entomologisk Tidskrift", Journal of the Entomological Society of Stockholm, Sweden Jansson, Anton, Coleooterologoska hidrag. 35-3C, PP* 4-12, Argang 68, hafte 1-2, 1947. Leiler, T.-E., Agrilus higuttatus Fahr., pp. 13-15. Argang 68, hafte 1-2. 1947. Lindgren, L. A. H. , Entomologiska notiser 3-5, pp. 16-18, Argang 68. hafte 1-2, 1947. Sjogren, 3engt, Bidrag till kannedomen om sydsvenska Vatten- Coleoptera II, pp. 32-36, Argang 68, hafte 1-2, 1947 . Palm, Thure, F8r Sverige nya Coleoptera IX, pp. 37-44, Argang 68, hafte 1-2. 1947 . Palm, Thure, Om nagra kritiska Cionus-arter (Col. Curculionidae) , 45-46, Argang 68, hafte 1-2, 1947 . Palm, Thure, Vara Cerylon-arter (Col. Colydiidae), 47-49, Argang 68, hafte 1-2, 1947. Nttrnberg, W., Patrohus septentrionis ssp . australis 'abb ♦ (n spp. Bitschnaui Reitt. sensu Kuhnelt partim) in Mecklenburg., pp. 51-54, Argang 68, hafte 1-2, 194fl Nyholm, Tord, Zur Kenntnis der Curculioniaenfauna Schwedens, 1. Die Arten der Ceuthorrhynchus pulvinatus-Gruppe . , pp. 55-66, Argang 6sT hafte 1-2. WT. Sjoberg, Oscar, Die Ergehnisse einer Genitalunterschung der nordischen Arten der Gattung Atomaria StephT (Col. Cryptophagidae)T, pp . 91-96, Argang ^87 hafte 1-2, 1947 . THE YEARS 1945-1946 COLEOPTEROLOGICALLY The following works are listed by Dr . R. Paulian in the Revue Francaise D'Entomologie, volume l4, fascicule 1, 1947, pages 48 to 50 as being some of the on or partly on Coleoptera for the years 1945 and 1946: Brues, C. T., Insect Dietary, Harvard U. Press, 1946, 466 p. 22 pi., 68 figs. Crov/son, R. A., A revision of the genera of the Chrysomelid group Sagrinae (Col.), Trans. R. ent. Soc. London, XCVII, I945, p. 95-115, 36 figs. Gray, I. E., Observations on the life-history of the horned Passalus, Amer. Midi. Nat., XXXV, 19467 p. 728-746. Jeannel, R., Faune de 1’ Empire francais. VI, Coleopteres Carabiques de la region Malgache (premiere partie), Larose ed., 1946, ~ 372 p? l6S~figs., 4 pi. Kaszab, Z., Monograohie der Leiochrinen , Naturwiss. Monogr., Budapest, III, 1946, p. 1-221, 1 pi., 307 figs . -44- Lili.ieblad, E., Monograph of the family Mordellidae (Coleoptera) of North America, North of Mexico, Misc. Public .Mas. Zool. U. Michigan, 62, 1945, p. 1-229, 7 pi* Lindroth, C. H., Die fennoskandischen Carahidae. Eine tiergeographische Studie, Medd. Gdteborge Mas. zool. Avd., 109, 19^5. P» 1-709. 26£ cartes. Mequignon, A. , Contribution a l* 1 etude des Mordellides palearctiques (Col.) , Rev. franc. Ent . , XIII, 1946, p. 52-76, 18 figs. Palmen, E. , Ueber Quart ierv/echs el and submerse TJberwinterung einiger terre- strichen Uferkftfer, Ann. ent. Penn., XI, 19^5 » P- 22-34, graphs. Palmen, E., and Suomalainen, H., Experimen telle Unt ersuchungen fiber die Transpiration bei einigen Arthopoden, insbesondere Kfifern, Ann. zool. Soc. Eot. Fenn. Vanamo, XI, 1945, 50 p.» 1 fig*, 9 graph., 9 table* Smith, K. M., and Markham, R., An insect vector of the turnip yellow mosaic virus, Nature, 158, 1946, p. 147 • Villiers, A., Revision des Languriides de l'Ancien Monde, L'Abeille, XXXVII, 1945, p. 1-320, 637 figs- Wigglesworth, V. B., Organs of equilibrium in flying insects, Nature, 157 » 1946, p. 655» W * * * * * * * * * * * * * '* '»*'*** * * *' * » ****** * * * * * Jeannel, R. , La Lignee des Irogloflromus Deville (Coleoptera, Bathysciitae) , Revue Fran. D 1 Ent . , "l4":l-13 , 1947 • This paper discusses the p hylogeny and range of the two genera, Tro- glodromus and Speodiaetus. The French species and subspecies are discussed giving the range and the morphological variations within the species. The author applies the principles which he has set forth in his previous articles and books on the subject of biogeography. Dr. Jeannel1 s life long study of the cave fauna of France has not only resulted in making the cave Silphids a well known group both morphologically and biogeographically, but from these studies he has been able to formulate many valuable principles of biogeography applicable to other groups. This paper represents another step forward in the search for the natural classification of beetles. Jeannel, R., Le Peuplement des Pryrenees, Rev. Fr. D'Ent., vol. XIV, fasc. 1, suppl . , pp. 53-104/1947. This is still another work by Dr. Jeannel in which he draws on beetles extensively to illustrate his principles of biogeography. Paulian, Renaud, Sur la position systemat ique des Rhysopaus sides, (Coleoptera) , Revue Fran. D'Ent., 144 13-15, 1947- The family Rhysopaussidae was erected by Wassmann (I896) for the three ternitophilous genera: Rhysopaus sus Wasm., Xenotermes Wasm. and Azarelius Fairm. which occur in tropical Asia. Wassmann placed the family between the families Rhysodidae and Paussidae. Fairmaire places the genus Azarelius among the "Heteromera" . In 1897 Wassmann added the genera Ziaelas Fairm. Rhysodina Cherv., Gonocnemis Thoms, and Synopticus Thoms, to the family, and places the entire family among the ,,Keteromeran . This was adopted by -45- Sharp and Muir, as veil as by Jeannel and Paulian. Recently, Dr. Pauiian has "been able to see additional material of this family, and by a careful study of the morphology and the habits of this material, he concludes that the correct ..position of the family is not in the Tenebrionoidea as he previously thought, but rather among the Cucujoidea. Davis, A. C. , Review of the weevils of the tribe Ophryastini of America North of Mexico, no, 3207, Proceedings of the United States National Museum, vol. 9bf pp . 483-551, 1947 . 'This paper contains a key to the world genera of Oohryastini as well as keys to all the North American species. The introduction contains a discussion of the male and female genitalia, with a defination of the terms used, illustrated. The genitalia are figured throughout the text. Due to the death of Mr. Davis before the completion of this work, the task of editing and adding type localities, etc. fell to L. J. Bottimer and L. L. Buchanan. Ritcher, P. 0., Rutelinae of Eastern North America with descriptions of the larvae of S crlgodermella p "J gmae a \ F ab . j and three species of the tribe flute lini (Coleoptera: Scarab aeidaeTT* Bull. 471. Kv. Agr. Exo7~Stat ion. Jan. 1945, figs. ~ Ritcher, P. 0., The Anomalini of Eastern North America with descriptions of the larvae and a key to spec ies (Coleoptera: Scar abaeidae"! , Bull. 44 2~ Ky. Agr. Exp. Station, Mar. 1943, figs. Ritcher, P. 0., Perth American Cetoni inae with descriptions of larvae and keys to genera and species (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae), 3ulT.~476, Ky. IgrT Exp. Station, June 1945, figs. Ritcher, P. 0., Coprinae of Eastern North America, with descriptions of larvae keNs to genera and species (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae), Bull/T+77, Ky. Agr. Exp. Station, June 19 45, figs. These four papers contain detailed descriptions of the larvae, with keys and figures of a goodly number of our North Eastern Scarabaeidae, which should do much to advance our knov/ledge of this important group. Green, J. W., New Eastern American species of Podabrus (Coleoptera: Canthar- idae), Trans. Am. Ent. Soc., vol. 73, pp7 £>3-76, 1947, figs. r Five new species are herein described. Balfour— Browne, Frank, Syst emat ic notes upon British Aquatic Coleoptera, vol. I, London, 1932, 95 PP* index, figs. (,A corrected and revised edition of a series of papers which appeared in ‘Entomologists’ Monthly Magazine*, from 1934 to 1936.” - from flyleaf. -46- BRIEF BIOGRAPHIES [This editor is herewith starting what he hopes will he to the liking of our readers and will he carried on by other contributors; that of presenting biographical sketches of Coleopt erists . The matter present here has been drawn for the most part, directly from the mimeographed book by Harry !flL Weiss, "The Pioneer Century of American Entomology", published by the author, 193&. Only 150 copies of that work were published. In as much as it was such a limited edition, it is felt that this will not be unnecessary repetition.] JOHN LAWRENCE LECONTE LeConte may be called the father of North American Coleopterology, b e- cause it was he who first placed the study of American beetles on a firm foundation, and indeed, presented a classification which gained recognition in Europe. He was the son of an entomologist, Major John G LeConte. Dr. LeConte was born in New York City, May 13, 1825* He belonged to a wealthy and distinguished Huguenot family. His mother, Mary A. H. Lawrence died shortly after his birth, leaving to his father the responsibility for his early education. Undoubtly, LeConte’s father was a great influence on his liking for natural history and we are told that the young LeConte shewed an early liking for and ability in Natural History. We know little of his early life, ex¬ cept that he graduated from St. Mary’s College, Maryland at the age of 1J • He entered the College of Physicians and Surgeons in New York in 1842. During his college career he began Ms life-long study of '‘Coleoptera. He also served as chemical assistant to Prof. John Torrey. In 1846 he receiv¬ ed the degree of M.D., and began the practice of Medicine. At the age of he married Miss Helen Grier. During the same year he gave up the practice of Medicine. However, he ti'as soon forced back into the medical profession vecause of the Civil War. During the war he served as Lieutenant-Colonel and Medical Inspector. His entomological studies were interrupted by the war, but were continued at the end of the war when he made his final break from medicine. Among LeConte’s friends, who greatly influenced his studies was Dr. H. Schaum of Berlin, Prussia. In 1847 and 184$, Dr. Schaum visited the United States and stayed at the LeConte home. There he gave LeConte many hours of his time and much friendly advise regarding his beetle studies. Another, who rounded out LeConte’s general education, was Prof. L. Agassiz. Shortly after Prof. Agassiz arrived in this country, LeConte began his association with him which was to be life-long. Travel was a great part of LeConte’s education. He made many trips, which took him half way around the world, and enabled him to collect. much of his material, as well as study the types of many species. In 1845 he made his first trip to Platte River and Port Laramie. In 1849 he went with Agassiz to explore the Lake Superior region. By 185Q he was on his way to California, going by way of Panama, where he spent some time collecting. He visited many places in California, and in 1851 he collected in the Valley of Gila. In the year IS67 he took the job of geologist for a railroad survey through Kansas and New Mexico, at which time he was able to do a great amount of collecting. From IS69 to 1872 he was in Eurooe, his family with him. He visited Algiers and Egypt during this stay, and he occupied many hours work¬ ing with European collections. His last trip was made in 1883 when he went -47- to California to try to regain his rapidly failing health, hut failed. He died that same year, on November 15th. LeConte spent his final years as Chief Clerk in the United States mint. He was buried in West Laurel Hill Cemetery in Philadelphia. His wife surviv¬ ed him, living to be seventy-five. She died in I917 at the home of her son. Dr. Robert G. LeConte, a trustee of the University of Pennsylvania and a member of the Council of the Academy of Natural Science of Philadelphia. LeConte began his entomological studies early. His first paper was published while he was still a student in Medical School. Dr. George Horn was so closely associated with LeConte in latter life that the two names are always linked together. They pursued the quest for a sound class¬ ification of the beetles with close cooperation for many years. Together, they had 11,000 species of North American beetles in their collection. LeConte was always the patient, diginifed entomologist. He gave his time generously to all who came to him for advice and critism. He readily determined all beetles that were sent to him for identification, and many were sent from all parts of the globe. He had many hundreds of corres¬ pondents all over the country, and many foreign. LeConte’s position of having a private fortune ample enough to provide for his and his family1^' needs enabled him to spend practically his full time studying beetles. He was of the opinion that monographic works were badly needed in this country and spent more than his share of time and energy filling this need. Although he described many hundreds of new species, it was nearly always with the aim of paving the way for a monograph of the group containing the new species. In 1874, LeConte was elected president of the American Association for the Advancement of Science. He was a member of a great many societies, Tboth in the United States and abroad. LeConte left his entire collection of Coleoptera to the Museum of Comparative Zoology at Harvard. This collection is preserved there in the original boxes, with the specimens arranged as LeConte had them. Each specimen had on it, instead of the conventional locality label, a bit of colored paper. A color key has since been made to help following student to determine the locality at which the specimens were collected. His library, however, \*as not given to an institution, but rather sold at a public sale in Philadelphia in 1884. It was listed as one of the major and most import¬ ant libraries ever offer. Dr. Horn in his ''Memoir of John L. LeConte, M.D." reports the following about the character of his writings: "The early papers by LeConte gave little evidence of his analytical power until, in 1850, he published his "Monograph of Pselaphidae", proposing an arrangement v/hich remains at present the basis of the general classifica¬ tion of these minute insects. In the same year appeared the commencement of his "Attempt to Classify the Longicorn Coleoptera of America north of Mexico", requiring several years in publication, a work of much wider application than indicated by its title, contributing much that was new to science, and adding greatly in the rational classification of these favorite beetles. "From this period his contributions to entomology were for the most part monographic, and from their importance soon attracted attention abroad, many of them being reprinted in foreign journals, winning for their author the reputation he justly deserved. In their scope his papers cover nearly -48- every portion of hig specialty. They contain evidence of patient and original research, and added greatly to science. Eis work was in every case an inprove- ment on what had previously "been done; he left a subject better than he found it. "In a general review of LeConte’s writings, we find them remarkably free from controversial tendencies. Ke gave to science the results of care¬ ful study, knowing that in time whatever was worthy would be adopted. His dissent from the views of others was always couched in the mildest terms. He was above the limit of those petty jealousies which too often prevail be¬ tween those working in the same field. "Numerous were the demands for his advice and assistance from all parts of the country; rarely did he repel them, and no small portion of his time was consumed in the determination of specimens for correspondents, with no other reward than the hope that the seed thus sown might some day bear fruit. "The results of LeConte’s works in Coleopterology in America are plain¬ ly marked. He entered the field ton years after the death of Say, who seems to have had no higher ambition, if Indeed capacity, than the description of the species which he collected. LeConte, on the other hand, began the frame¬ work of a systematic structure which he lived to see completed in all its parts. He reduced chaos to order. His influence in entomological progress in general is admitted on all hands, and so rapid has been the advance that we now have nearly as many purely entomological societies and clubs as there were interested individuals forty years ago. At that time the American literature consisted of very little beyond the works of Say* to-day five periodicals are devoted solely to entomology." ************************************** IMPORT. A NT NOTICE Please send material immediately for the September issue of We would like notes on your summer collecting, ecological notes, new collecting techniques, etc. Also you’ exchange offers can be keep in mind that we want to build up our list of determiners so December we co.n have a special issue with as complete a list as j determiners. • EDITOR (Use this sheet if you wish, to return your notices, etc.) . . y ' the bulletin, reviews, used. Please that by ossible of "SYSTEMA NATURAE”, a publication devoted to taxonomy, has appeared as listed below. This publication presents "birds* eye” views of various groups from the world point of view. They are essentially compilations which in¬ clude keys to most of the genera of the world, brief accounts of the group, its range, number of species and often references to original descriptions and genotypes. All may be obtained by checking the desired publications and returning this page together with your remittance to the publishers, THE SHERWOOD PRESS, Box 84, Dryden, N.Y. To date, the following have been published: Pub. No. 1 - The Family Culicidae, Feb. 1946, (reissued June 1947) $ Pub. No. 2 - The Family Cicindelidae, Mar. 1946, (reissued June 1947)$ Pub. No. 3 & k - The Order Coleoptera, July 1946, (reissued June ’47)$ Pub. No. 5 - The Family Histeridae, Jan. 1947, (reissued June 1947) $ Pub. No. 6 - The Family Silphidae, March 1947 Pub. No. 7 - The Family Lagriidae, June 1947 $ .20 .10 •55 • 15 .10 .10 Name & Address 3 S' £ I THE COLEOPTERISTS’ BULLETIN September 1947 i THf f. or ? QC" 31 1947 ORHEii^ii \ ut aursU!.; EDITOR: Ross H. Arnett, Jr. Mimeoprinted by THE SHERWOOD PRESS, Dryden, N. Y. PRICE: 15c a copy or $1.00 a year (Ten Issues) THE COLEOPTERISTS’ BULLETIN is printed monthly except July and August, by The Sher¬ wood Press, Box 84, Dryden, N. Y. PRICE: $1.00 per year (10 issues) or 15c a single copy, post¬ paid. Back copies may be obtained by writing to the publishers. ARTICLES AND NOTES All articles and notes should be sent to the Editor in care of The Sherwood Press, Box 84, Dr>- den N Y. Only material conforming with the editorial policy of this bulletin will be accepted. The editor reserves the right to reject or change any material not conforming with the stated edi¬ torial policy. EDITORIAL POLICY TO FOSTER AN INTEREST IN AND FURTHER THE SCIENCE OF COLEOPTER- OLOGY BY PROVIDING A MEDIUM OF EXCHANGE OF IDEAS, A GUIDE TO THE SOURCE OF MATERIAL-, NEWS OF CURRENT PROGRESS, AND TO WORK FOR A UNITY OF SPIRIT AND PURPOSE SHALL BE THE AIM OF THIS BULLETIN. Anv person in any country may contribute material for this bulletin in any language provided they conform with this policy. All material thought to be “amateurish'' in the sense that it is juven¬ ile will be rejected. But it is to be distinctly understood that this bulletin is for the serious Ama¬ teur as well as for the Professional, and all are invited to write its pages. Material for this bulletin will be confined to the field of COLEOPTEROLOGY except in the case of items of a general na¬ ture which would be of interest to Coleopterists. Material written in a light or humorous vein which is not designed to promote interest in the field of Coleopterology will be rejected. It is felt that descriptions of new forms, etc., should not be included in this bulletin. Printed in U. S. A. Vol. I> no. 6 -49- THE C0LE0PT2RISTS’ BULLETIN September 1947 EDITORIAL We seem to have fallen into the scheme of things; we are following in the footsteps of so many other journals and bulletins, by bringing out our September issue in the middle of October. Cur only excuse is that the printers have heen swamped, with work: having priority over ours. Conse¬ quentially, material has piled up, so we will probably be able to have the October issue out sometime this month. However, we still do not have an over abundance of material. So let me urge you to send in these notes, articles, or notices that you have t ready, but haven’t had time to put in an envelope and mail. I feel that perhaps you would like to know how many people this bulletin reaches each month and something as to the results which have been obtained to date . At the present time, we mail out nearly tv.ro hundred copies of this bul¬ letin. The mailing list is still growing, thanks to the reviews which have recently appeared in such journals as Entomological Hews, Annals of the Entomological Society of American, and L’Entomoliste . The majority are mailed to parts of the United States and Canada, but copies also gc to 12 other countries, mainly, France, Belgium, England, Netherlands, Brazil and Argentina. An increasing number of libraries and institutions are subscrib¬ ing, which of course greatly increases the actual number of readers over the number of subscribers. Our primary aim is to increase the availability of material and to present the news of the field. Exclusive of this issue, 117 names have been printed offering exchanges, determiners, etc. However, some of those names have been repeated from issue to issue, so the number is somewhat smaller than that. The reports from those listing their interests have -50- shov/n that the idea is getting results. Several have written that much more material has been made available to them as a result of their notices. It has certainly been a great aid in the editors research, nearly half of the material upon which his work is based has become available directly as a result of notices in the bulletin. The number of contributors of notes, reviews, techniques, etc. is not what we wish it were. Our goal has been to have this a "self-propelled" pro¬ ject. We do not desire it to be a one man effort, or the writings of the editor only. We do appreciate the interest and suggestions that many of you have sent. I do know that there is a lot of material that could be used in this bulletin which has not been sent in. Several readers have indicated as much in their letters to me. As now planned, we expect to have four more issues this year. The final issue of the year will be a complete list of determiners as known to date, with an index to the volume. We would like , to have suggestions from each reader as to what they would like to see included in the bulletin. We would like news, reviews, biographies, notes on techniques and habitat re¬ cords for publication. And as always, exchanges, determiners and progress reports . Ross H, Arnett, Jr. EDITOR -51 SOME RECORDS OP CARAS IDAE COLLECTED Oil VANCOUVER ISLAND WITH ECOLOGICAL DATA Richard Guppy, Wellington, V.I., B.C. In the following notes I have attempted to select either those species which I have collected in sufficient numbers to enable me to gain an in- sig^t into their habits, or those which are scarce enough to v/arrent special mention. Odd records of common, well known species are omitted. Species recorded as from "garden" were collected on reclaimed swamp land, once covered with very dense forest and undergrowth. The soil is of a muck or peaty nature and quite damp at all seasons. The species taken here are m the mam quite different from those occupying the neighbouring "unimproved"area. Elaphrus clairvillei . I have one wet mud among heavy undergrowth. This imen of the common E. r iparius, from " usually on sandy shores of streams. record, Wellinton, June lgth. from could be a stray as I have one spec- garden". The latter species occurs I have out the ^lcera decenpunctata. Fairly frequent in garden among damp herbage. taken tnese als0 a'-!e** ******************************* ******************* -53- fall COLLECTING Henry Dietrich, Cornell University Many interesting "beetles are collected in the Fall. Many of- the jground beetles or Carabidae seen to be quite plentiful under stones, and ot^r cover. In tiie vicinity of Ithaca, Sphaeroderus lecontei is very common at this time and may be taken in mating pairs in the woods under stones. Judging by the labels, collecting of Cychrini in the Great Smokies of Tennessee and North Carolina must be very good too at this time of year. Beating and sweeping are still productive on warm days. Many weevils come’ to tiie ends of the grass and other vegetation in swamps and may be taken by sweeping. It also is an excellent time of year for sifting. But be sure it i.s a sunny day and spread your' cloth in the sun so that the sun* s hays cause the" beetles to move and' you can see them. Further, at this time of year you will find groups of fungi on the forest floor; dig under them and you are very likely to find' species of Geotrupes. By breaking up the fungus over a sheet, you will find Derodontidae, which are always rare as well as .several species of Oxyporus of the Staphylinidae. Sifting sphagnum, especially from the mountain tops is very good at this time of year, but it is best to gather the sphagnum in burlap- sacks and bring it down to lower levels and let it warm up before sifting in the sun. Several sacks of sphagnum brought, down from Mt . Whit ef ace had a nice series of Leiodidae besides other small "bee ties • * * * ************ * * * LARVAE ( . •; • * } * ’ - . • Henry Dietrich, Cornell University. , , A collection of larvae is an interesting addition to any collection of beetles. But it takesn little practice to keep the larvae in their natural color. Bring the larvae in. alive and then drop them in water tuat is at a boiling temperature and leave then for a couple of minutes or more depending on their size. Large larvae it is xvise to prick with a- ninuten-nad-el in several, places. Then "drop in a .solution made .as follows 95$ alcohol (ethyl) " 280 cc Distilled water 230 cc Benzol 35 Cc Ethyl acetate 95 cc Leave, in the above solution overnit e and then preserve in 75-80$ ethyl alcohol. Do not use., too small a vial as they dry out too soon. We use the 4 dram. vrial as standard. Laoels for alcoholic specimens may be typed on a type writ ter provided ‘a grey ribbon is used. 'The ordinary black ribbon will run. -54- 110 TICES Barr, William F., Department of Entomology, University of Idaho, Moscow, Idaho. [llotes CHANGE OF ADDRESS]. Will determine: North American Cler- idae and Buprestidae. van Doesburg, P. H., Jr., Ceintuurbaan 2, Deventer - HOLLAND. Exchange : Carahidae or other Coleoptera from here for American Carahidae. ******** * * ** *** * ** * ******** **** ** *************** *** ******************* IMPORTANT NOTICE [The following notice was received from Dr. C. P. Alexander today. Aside from being a wonderful opportunity to obtain hard to get Chinese mater¬ ial, it is an appeal to every Coleopterist to help a fellow worker. I hope that every reader will give this appeal serious consideration, as an appeal from one in need, disregarding the additional incentive of obtain¬ ing beetles as pay for doing a good deed. EDITOR] Dr. Hans Klapperich, Kaiser strasse 229* (22) Bonn, British Zone, Germany, desires to exchange beetles from the high mountains of north¬ western Fukien Province, China for packages of FOOD. Dr. Klapperich and family are in great NEED and advantageous exchange of specimens for pare el s of food can be made by interested persons. It is suggested that the food be handled through C.A.R.E., 50 Broad Street, Hew York 4, II. Y. Packages costing $ 10.00, U.S.A. currency, can be obtained by sending this amount of currency to C.A.R.E. Will interested persons contact Dr. Klapperich and make their own arrangements concerning the desired beetle families. Dr. C. P. Alexander Amherst, Mass. *************************************************************************** Arnett, R. H., Jr., Department of Entomology, Cornell University, Ithaca, II. Y. Desire ; Exotic species of Oedemeridae r epresenting as many genera as possible. I will exchange Oedemeridae or most any group desired. Also, I would like to see any North American material which you m ay care to send for determination or loan for study. I am particularly interested in seeing as much additional material of the genus Copidita as possible. Bottimer, L. J., Box 722, Kerrville, Texas. Exchange: Will collect in certain families for Bruchidae of western U. S. and foreign countries. Desire : Bruchidae of the world, especially species from Mexico and south¬ ward . -55- Hicolle, Henri, Ingenieur E. C. P., Saint-Blaise paer Uontieramey Aube, FPA1TCE. Desire ; Scarabaeidae . Will exchange: European beetles for Worth American Scarabaeidae. Leech, Hugh 3., California Academy of Sciences, Golden Gate Park, cisco, 18,. California. Will determine:. Small lots of Haliplidae, idae, Gyrinidae and Hydrophilidae. San Fran- Dyt i se¬ ll ar lick, Robert, 831- 36 Avenue, San Francisco 21 mine: Buprestidne of the world. Desire; Same. Coleoptera for Buprestidae of the world. Comments , California. Will deter- Sxchange : Most families of : Will buy Buprestidae. Werner, Floyd, Biological Laboratories, Harvard University, Cambridge 38, Mass. Desire; United States and Deo tropical Epicauta, particularly Epicauta vir guinea over its range, Eg - fun ebr is , spotted Epicauta1 s from Manitoba and Wyoming, grey ones from. Nebraska .and Kansas for some notes- and additions to my revision coming out scon. CQLlCPT’ZRISTS AT THE 'BRITISH I!USBUM (UATURAL HISTORY) , LOl'DOIT S .U. 7 Staff H . Scott, Sc.D., F.R.S. In charge of Staphylinidae, Malacodermata, Teredilia, Serricornia, Clavicornia [part], Phytophagaf Special interests: Fauna of Ethiopia and Arabia. E. B. Britton, M.Sc., In Charge of Adephaga, Lamell icornia, Curculion- idae . Special interest : Australia. Carabidae of ITew Zealand, Melolonthidae of H. E. Hinton, Ph.D. , In charge of Eeteromera, Clavicornia [part], Dascilloidea, Scolytidae, Brenthidae, etc. Special interest: Elm idae of the World. Coleoptera of stored pro¬ ducts. E. A. J. Duffy, Special interest ; Cerambycidae and Melandryidae, im¬ mature stages and biology. Will exchange larvae and adults of British species for material from Europe and America. Part-time Workers: J. D f our-B r 0 wn e , M.A., Water-beetles, Curculicnidae . Special interest : Hydrophilidae of the world. S. Maulik, M. A., D. Sc., Chr y s one 1 i dae ; relations of phytophagous insects to their food plonts. Requires plants damaged by Chrysomelidae and parasites of Chrysomelidae. Volant ary Workers: G-. J. Arrow, Laraellicornia, End.omych.idae. G. E. Bryant, Chrysomelidae . A. F. Kapur, M.Sc. Coccinellidne and their immature stages. S;ir"~Guy A. K. Marshall , D. Sc., F.R.S. Curculionidae* (Africa- and OrientalT . SIZE OF THE BRITISH MUSEUM COLLECTION OR COLEOPTEBA The general Collection of Coleoptera in the British Museum (Natural History) includes about l4o,000 species and roughly 3.000,000 specimens. About 50fo of the know, species of Coleoptera are represented. The collection is contained in 6,000 drawers, IS" "by IS" in wooden 20 drawer cabinets . E. B. Britton, M.Sc. [The preceding information on the staff and size of the British Museum was supplied by Mr. E. 3. Britton of the British Museum (Natural History). Mr. Britton adds in his letter: "It would be most useful if other museums could be induced to provide similar lists of their Coleopter- ists." I agree vith Mr. Britton, and hope this notice will aid in inducing some staff member of the Museum containing collections of beetles to compile a similar list for this publication. EDITOR. ] -57- BRISF BIOGRAPHIES George Henry Horn In the previous issue, we "briefly outlined the life of John L. LeConte. The story of LeConte would not he complete without the story of George Horn, pie two names are linked together in the minds of every American Coleopter-' ist. Between the two of them, they gave us the foundations of much of" our work today. There is no single group upon which they heave not left their :mark. It is remarkable, the close parallelism between the life pattern of LeConte and that of Horn. This parallelism is fairly consistent through¬ out ;their lives. Li. Horn was a native of Philadelphia. Like so many naturalists, he was born in the month of April, April 7th, lS4o to be exact. He received his -secondary education in both private and public schools of Philadelphia. At the age of 13 he entered the Central- High School of Philadelphia. Prom tnere he became a student at the University of Pennsylvania. Like LeConte, he studied medicine. j.e graduated in 186l, with the degree of Doctor of r.ec.icine. His zoological work began while he was a medical student. His early interests were not with beetles, or even insects, but rather he studied the Coelenterat es and Bryzoa. Several papers appeared on these subjects, written in collaboration with Mr. William M. Gabb. In lgbO, Horn became a member ol the newly formed-Entomological Society of Philadel¬ phia. It was- then that he met Dr. LeConte, and there formed a friendship destined to last a lifetime and profoundly change the course of Coleopter- logical research. In June, 1862, Horn went to- California where he was commissioned by Governor Leland St am ore., Assistant Surgeon, in the Second Cavalry, Califor¬ nia Volunteers . On July l4, 1864, he was made surgeon of the First Infantry Regiment, California Volunteers. His Civil War service included additional comissions and finally terminated with the rank of Major in the Second In^try Regiment, California Volunteers, on April 16, 1866. He made use of v%y opportunity during tke war to collect and observe insects. At the end of his war service, he returned to Philadelphia and started the practice of medicine. He was active in the work of the" Entomological Society of Philadelphia, and was elected president. During the spring and summer of 1874 he visited Europe, studying the types in London and Paris. He became acquainted with European entomologists on this visit and on others which he made in 1882 and 1888*. In 1889 he was elected Professor of Entomology at the. University of Pennsylvania, but never actively taught under that title. He visited California in 1893, shortly oe fore his death. In 1895 his health failed rapidly and he died sudc’enlv, November 24, 1897, in Philadelphia. In many respects, Dr. Horn’s work was a completion of the work started by LeConte. It \^as he who , developed LeConte's classification, and made species revisions of many groups in which LeConte established the generic concepts. Horn's work is an example of thoroughness. LeConte was a broad student of nature, Horn narrower. Horn's descriptions are models of clarity in which essentials are emphasized, structure given first rank, and minor details mentioned as incidents. The important thing to him was the combina¬ tion of characters. Korn's papers, fortunately, are not widely scattered; the majority nay he found in the "Proceedings of the American philosophical Society" and the "Transactions of the American Entomological Society." Most of his papers are long, representing complete revisions; very few are short notes. REVIEWS Dawson, R. Soc . , ** . , Dew Sp 55:223-235. ecies of Serica ( Scar ahaei dae ) pis. IX-XXI ; 1947. VII, Jour. IT. Y. Ent. Tli is paper discusses l6 species of the genus Serica, 7 of are new. One new subspecies is described. 13 of the species ed by fine examples of halftone stippled drawings of the male these species are illustrat- genitalia. The genus Serica is perhaps, one of the most troublesome to every Coleopterist when he tries to identify his material. So much so, that most collections have little beyond a generic label. Mr. Dawson explains that the external characters are few and often variable. "Consequently the usual descriptions do not suffice for the identifications of the species. The characters of the male genital, armature should be considered first and the description of external characters used as a supplement." Mr. Dawson has carried out this introductory statement ly precis descriptions and measurements, and by his remarkable artistic ability, has g iven the student of this group a s et of drawings which should greatly aid in making positive identification of these species in the future. Robinson, Mark, Dotes on a few Scarabaeidae (Cole_optera) , Ent. News., 53: 14Q-150, 1947. Motes on some species of Aohodius, Ataer.ius and Phyllophaga are given in this paper. Buck , John B. , Studies on the Firefly, IV : Ten new Proc. U.S.U.M., vol. 97, no. 3210, pp, 59-79 » Lanpyrids from J amaica. , pis. 1-3 > 19^7 • This studying the media This has paper is introduced by a discussion of the technique used for the male genitalia, a technique which is very useful for studying n and lateral lobes without removing them from the specimens, the advantage of being a great time saver, both in preparation and in record keeping. This maper deals with the genera Phctinus, Dipho tus , Me ro diphot and Presbyolampis, the last of which is new. Ten new species are described and each is illustrated by both photographs aid line drawings. Photographs of the entire insect are included. The line drawings are of the male genitalia, claws and other structures. This work was conducted with the cooperation of Dr. Barber of the United States National Mseum, and it is mentioned in the introduction that Dr. Barbe-r and Dr. Buck have in preparation a monograph of the fireflies of Jamaica which will include all previously published information on this group . THE COLEOPTERI STS’ BULLETIN is printed monthly except July and August, by The Sher¬ wood Press, Box 84, Dryden, N. Y. PRICE: $1.00 per year (10 issues) or 15c a single copy, post¬ paid. Back copies may be obtained by writing to the publishers. ARTICLES AND NOTES All articles and notes should be sent to the Editor in care of The Sherwood Press, Box 84, Dry¬ den N Y. Only material conforming with the editorial policy of this bulletin will be accepted. The editor reserves the right to reject or change any material not conforming with the stated edi¬ torial policy. EDITORIAL POLICY TO FOSTER AN INTEREST IN AND FURTHER THE SCIENCE OF COLEOPTER- OI OGY BY PROVIDING A MEDIUM OF EXCHANGE OF IDEAS, A GUIDE TO THE SOURCE OF MATERIAL, NEWS OF CURRENT PROGRESS, AND TO WORK FOR A UNITY OF SPIRIT AND PURPOSE SHALL BE THE AIM OF THIS BULLETIN. Any person in any country may contribute material for this bulletin in any language provided they conform with this policy. All material thought to be “amateurish” in the sense that it is juven- ile will be rejected. But it is to be distinctly understood that this bulletin is for the serious Ama¬ teur as well as for the Professional, and all are invited to write its pages. Material for this bulletin will be confined to the field of COLEOPTEROLOGY except in the case of items of a general na¬ ture which would be of interest to Coleopterists. Material written in a light or humorous vein which is not designed to promote interest in the field of Coleopterology will be rejected. It is felt that descriptions of new forms, etc., should not be included in this bulletin. Printed in U. S. A. EDITORIAL In the next few issues of the bulletin we plan to publish articles dealing with some of the phases of beetle study which are particularly in need of attention, This will be done by means of feature articles which we have asked certain workers to write. Such subjects as the following will be l V covered? 1. Groups of beetles needing revising. 2. Genotypes of Coleoptera. 3 » Larvae of Coleoptera. 4. The genitalis. of beetles and technique for their study. 3. ’wing venation and folding patterns of Coleoptera. 6. Bioxicmi os of beetles, and methods of studying bionomics. 7 • Color patterns insbeetle taxonomy. 8. Comparative morphology of beetles. 9* Geographical distribution of beetles. It is the thought of the eeito'" that the proportion of work done on simple routine descriptions of new species far outweighs the work done on these other pho.ses of study. By such a series of articles bringing to tion of the Coiecpterict the need of more comprehensive studies, phasis might be exerted along these lines. the atten- more em- bhereas tne Coleopterists perhaps have more work ahead of them in the way of pure descriptions than do the workers in most other groups, they have been prone to overlook comprehensive reviews of the work already done. In the rush of cataloguing and describing, many features are omitted even in pure morphology. Tor instance, very little use is made of wing venation, and only recently has the structure of the genitalia been considered. Hundred of species are described each year without thought of the larval form. True, this is due to circumstance to a large degree. By that I mean lack of time, -60- facilities and means of publishing. The fact remains, however, that • the ... * • % ■ /> taxonomy of beetles is rapidly getting out of hand simply because of this mass of uncorrelated, purely external morphological descriptions. Few species f * are described and placed in genera which have no genotype designated and are poorly defined. It is hoped that by means of these articles, some interest will ' * be kindled in these subjects where it is now lacking, and serve to bring to the attention of the neophyte, especially, the need for this work. ************************************** What about the formation of a Coleopterists' Society ? This editor has received very little in the way of suggestions and indications of inter- < / est in the formation of such a society. Let’s have some ideas'. R.H. Arnett, Jr. EDITOR special oeeer to fore I git COLEOPTERISTS The editor will exchange a years subscription to this Bulletin with Coleopterists living in those countries unable to send money to this country for beetles . He desires especially specimens of OEdemeridae, Silphidae, Histeridae or any Keteromera,, He prefers not to have Cuculionidae or Clirysomelidae, but will accept any lot of short series. You may send beetles with your subscription order if you like, with¬ out previous arrangements. -6i- Cicindelid Collecting in Texas By Barry B. Valentine Ithaca, 11. Y . This past summer, the author had the opportunity to collect rather extensively in the state of Texas. Seventeen species and twenty-four varieties of Cicindelids were taken during this collecting trip. A large open pasture located six and one-half miles west of Fort Davis in the Davis Mountains proved to he one of the most interesting collecting spots for Cicindelids. The following is an account of some of the species taken there. One of the most interesting species collected was Cicindela ohsoleta, which is the largest species of Cicindelid in the United States. This species is between seventeen and twenty-one millimeters long and very variable in color. Typical obsoleta is dull black and immaculate. Variety prasina LeC. is bright green and also immaculate. Variety santaclarae Bat. is also green but varies from a single submarginal spot to a complete set of markings. As a rule, the brighter the green, the more complete the markings. Variety anita Dow is black with incomplete markings and variety vulturina LeC. ap¬ parently combines most of the maculate forms but is appreciably larger. Actually, this hair-splitting of color characters is valueless because inter¬ mediate forms occur in each case. There were observed maculate, immaculate, green, brown and black forms in various combinations in copula. A series of forty specimens were collected in this pasture. It had a mud hole in one corner and only five obsoleta were on the mud flats while all the others were running around in the arid pasture several hundred yards from the near¬ est moisture. This species is fast, alert and very hard to catch. They prefer open ground with short sparse vegetation and are most active late in the afternoon when the sun loses some of its intensity. They have the habit of resting in the shade of a bit of grass or small stone where they are im¬ possible to see. The best system for finding them is to walk back and fourth across the field waving a net from side to side. Using this system, the only difficulty is to distinguish the flying obsoleta from the thousands of grass¬ hoppers and then keep track of them until they land. This would be a simple matter for most tiger beetles, but obsoleta flies so long that it is often lost in the distance. Cicindela horni Schp . was one of the less seldom seen tiger beetles which inhabited the same range as obsoleta* It took twelve days of collecting before the first specimen was found, and this was quite by accid¬ ent. While looking for a black widow spider under a piece of dried cow manure, both the spider and a jet black Cicindela were found. During the next few days six more were collected, two being beneath dried manure and four running over the ground during the late afternoon. The easiest method of recognizing these beetles is by the way they act. Instead of flying when distrubed, they duck and try to run off in the grass. A net is useless; they are far easier caught by hand. Strangely enough, even when there is no place for them to hide, they invariably run a short distance before they take wing. They are almost impossible to keep in sight when in the air, as they fly very fast. If they dissapear from view while in the air, they may be again found by walking about five paces in the general direction the insect went, then standing quietly for a minute or so. Horni, like obsoleta, remains quiet for some time after landing. 1/hen it senses the danger is over, it begins to move. When it does -62- this, the shiny black color is easy to see against the dry ground. A third species which shunned the mud flat area and preferred the pasture was Oicinde: a.pulchra Lay. This 'beautiful beetle is bright purplish- red' ancl emerald gr eon ,* -It ..s about fifteen mixlimeters long. The species is relatively easy to^ approach, but it the first try is missed, there is seldom the opportunity for a second! The first specimens seen were a mating pair which separated when approached » A swing, with the net captured the male, but the female was so fast she was not even observed taking wing. Pulchra appears to be abroad at all times of the day, but since only seven specimens were observed in two weeks of intensive collecting, this is said with reser¬ vation. ; Four other -species of Cicindelidae were caught in this same past¬ ure, but these were on the mud flats or in-. the immediate vicinity. These species were1. C» punctulata 01 iv., lemniscaja LeC., se&ecimpunctata Klug and nigrocoerulea LeC. Punctulata was quite common on the mud, most of the specimens being intergrades between typical punctulata and variety micans Say; the majority of specimens being dull green with some running into dull bronze. • There was also one bright blue specimen with a complete set of dots. This was probably Bates’ variety chihuahuae . Cicindela lemniscata LeC. was not as _ common at Fort Davis as it was in other adjacent areas. It prefers^dry sandy spots close to moisture and can usualljr be found within a yard or two of the line of demarcation bet¬ ween wet and dry ground. It also comes to light. C. sedicimpunctata Klug was common on the mud flats, rare on the adjacent dry ground. Cicindela nigrocoerulea LeC. was the commonest tiger beetle ever observed by the writer. There were thousands of them crowded together on the mud flats and more- on the surrounding dry ground. The great majority of the hundred collected were of the green .form named robusta by Leng in his revision. -'The typical blue or blackish nigrocoerulea were relatively rare, occur ing about .one blue to every two or three hundred green. As in obsoleta and punctulata the blue and black forms we re much harder to catch than the green, many specimens talcing wing as soon as one moved in their direction. . . The other ten species observed and collected on this trip will be discussed in a later issue. -63- A TECHNIQUE FOR STAINING, DISSECTING, AND MOUNTING THE MALE GENITALIA OF BEETLES By Ross H. Arnett, Jr. Ithaca, K.Y. The classification of certain groups of Beetles is to a large extent becoming dependent on characters offered by the genitalia, primarily the males, but more and more by the females. In some respects, this is unfortun¬ ate, because of the additional time which must be spent in preparing adequate mounts of these organs. However, it is a fact that in some groups, at least, the genitalia offer characters which are more positive for identification purposes than the characters offered externally. It must be always borne in mind that in the final analysis, these characters are really only another set of morphological structures. Perhaps they are less affected by nutritional and environmental factors, and hence can be relied upon to give a clearer definition of the species. But they are not immune to change, slight modifica¬ tions and alterations, as are all other structures. So at best, they are, like all taxonomy, but man's interpretation of natures disorderly scheme of things. Sharp and Muir in 1912 [The Comparative Anatomy of the male genital tube in Coleoptera, Trans. Ent. Soc. Lond., 1Q12, pp. 477-642, 37 plates], gave us a comprehensive view of the genital tube as found throughout the order. They also gave us a set of terms which we can apply to these various structures. However, due to the magnitude of the work, lack of time, and of vital practical importance, probably lack of space, these authors considered only the median and lateral lobes forming the so-called aedeagus. They mention only in nass- ing that the eighth and ninth abdominal segments offer many characters of Value. It has been this author's experience that these two segments offer in many cases much more diversity, and hence many more positive characters than are offered by the aedeagus alone. Therefore, the following discussion in¬ cludes these two abdominal segments as well as the aedeagus. MORQPKOLOGY ; The following sketches illustrate the structure of the male genitalia as found in the Keteromera, specifically, the genus Rhinoplatia of the family OEdemeridae . It will be noted here that the median lobe fits into a trough formed by the lateral lobes [tegmen]. In this case, the lateral lobes are poorly differentiated, in other groups they are well developed processes projecting from the base along each side of the median lobe. These two parts are collectively refened to as the aedeagus. The aedeagus fits in¬ to the collar formed by the ninth abdominal segments. These together are be¬ tween the two plates of the eighth abdominal segment. In this case, the tergite and sternite of the eighth segment are deeply emarginate, each form¬ ing two lobes. Note the long apodemere of the ninth abdominal segment. This is characteristic of the order, but in many groups the remainder of the ninth segment is reduced to a narrow ring. Often, the eighth abdominal segment is simply two flat plates which offer little in the way of identification char¬ acters. In the example figured here, this is a small lobe on the inner sur¬ face of the ventral plate of the ninth abdominal segment. This lobe is sub¬ ject to considerable modification throughout the group. It is these parts then, that should be considered in the study of the genitalia. Because of the several layers of chitinous structures invol¬ ved, the author has found it an advantage in studying these parts to dissect the membranes holding them together and separate the individual segments. In some cases, however, this is not necessary as the entire set of structures may be stretched out into a long series, with the membrane holding them to- -64- ) ^Basal piece 4— Median strut Lateral lobes [tegmen] Median lobe (Dorsal surface towards top of drawing) -65- gether, without overlapping of the parts. It must "be.; mentioned here, that even by including the eighth and ninth abdominal segments in the study of the genitalia, the possibilities of finding yaluable characters are not exhausted. If the membranes connecting these harder parts, the ducts leading into the parts, and the muscles connect¬ ed to these parts were throughly studied, much more could be learned from these structures about affinities, etc., perhaps facts of a much more funda** mental nature than any known at the moment . I*. V - • . TECHNIQUE : The first step in the preparation of the material for study is relaxing the specimen. This is done simply by putting the specimen in a beaker of hot, but not boiling water, after first removing the labels. Only one specimen at a time however, because of the danger of confusing the data, should be r.elaxed. The author has found it more convenient to relax specimens in this way, rather than placing a number of specimens in a relax¬ ing jar over night, for two reasons. The first is, that there is always the danger of the labels becoming water soaked in a relaxing jar, and secondly, it is not- always possible to determine the sex of the specimen before hand, and hence,, the relaxing jar may be filled with females instead of males. By this faster method, a great number of .specimens may be relaxed in a few minutes, and if they prove to be females, there has been little time lost. After the specimen has been relaxed, the genitalia are removed by holding the specimens between the thumb and forefinger under the low power of the binocular microscope and extracting the genitalia by means of a finely ground .insect pin. Care must be taken not to cut or pierce the structures with the pin. If the specimen is throughly relaxed, the genitalia will easi¬ ly pull out to a point where it may be cut off with fine scissors or pulled off with a pair of forceps. • ■ , ■ i ... * After the genitalia are removed they should be placed in a small watch glass of pure water. The author has found that the two cm. size watch glasses used by the U.S. Department of Agriculture, Bureau of Plant Quarantine, are the most economical to use. A number is given to both the specimen and to the removed genitalia, and this number recorded in a record book. If the plates of; the seventh abdominal segment have been removed with the genitalia, as is often the case, these may be removed while in the water, and the struct¬ ure teased apart somewhat before it is placed in KOH. This will facilitate the penetration of the KOH and hasten the eating away of the muscles and membrane. A ten percent solution of potassium hydroxide is used to dissolve out the muscle and membrane. This is heated in a small casserole with a cover. The exact concentration of the KOH is relatively unimportant, unless the structure is particularly small and delicate. The continued heating of the KOH soon boils away a great deal of water, thus greatly increasing the concentration of the KOH, making it necessary to frequently add water. By using a covered casserole, this is somewhat overcome. But the change in concentration has no bad effects on the genitalia if a close vratch is kept. Here again time is saved. If the genitalia were soaked in cold KOH over night as is usually, recommended, much more time is necessary to prepare a series of slides, and also, what is more important, the progress of dissolv¬ ing the undesired tissues cannot be as closely checked. It is often desirable in the case of small or weakly chitinized genitalia to stain with Gage’s stain to bring out the structure. Gage’s stain is prepareed as follows: Acid fuchsin . 0*5 gran 10 percent, hydrochloric acid . 25-0 cc. (Add 10 cc. of concentrated HC1 [Sp. gr. 1.18] to 90 cc.-of distilled water.) Distilled water .... . 300.0 cc. This stock solution is diluted, one drop of stain to five drops of water. After the genitalia are removed from the KOH,' the length of tine "being dependent on the amount of muscle and membrane necessary to remove, it is placed in acetic alcohol (3 parts of hO percent ethyl alcohol, 1 part acetic acid). This has the additional advantage of expanding and extending the organ as veil as neutralising the KOH and stopping the action. It is 'also necessary "because Gageus stain is colorless in a "base solution. From the acetic alcohol, it is placed directly into the stain. The stain is diluted, and the watch glass covered and left for 12 hours. Dissection may be done either before or after the staining, which ever is more convenient. Dissection should be done only where it is necessary to see the parts clearly, and if done, care must be taken to observe the re¬ lationship of the parts. It is well to sketch the parts as observed during the dissection. Sometinesit is an advantage to leave the dissecting until after the structures have been cleared in xylene. After removing from the stain, place in water to remove the excess stain, and then place in 9 5$ alcohol, except in the case of very delicate specimens in which case placing directly in a concentration of alcohol may cause some distortion. From 95 $ alcohol, place in carbo-xylene, which is prepared from a solution of carbolic acid, one .part and xylene, one part. From the carbo-xylene, place in pure xylene, and then mount in balsam. The length of time necessary to leave the specimen in each solution must be deter¬ mined by experience, but in general, five minutes in each is sufficient. Often, if there is little to prevent a free penetration of the solution, much less time is necessary for each step. It is always well, before making a permanent slide of a specimen, to make a sketch of the structure while it can still be freely moved. Often, if this is not dene, important structures, or a least form and relationship is overlooked. As with any attempt to outline technique, this is little mere than a sketch of some of the points to oe considered. Each technician must work out the details for himself. Each group presents certain problems peculiar to that group, and must he overcome by a modification of technique. Therefore it is important to be always alert, and ready \o make changes to suit the case Do not let the technique become the end, but rather carefully prepared mater¬ ial which will serve to best advantage the worker in carrying on his research the end. Remember that an extruded, dried genitalia still attach- specimen may serve the purpose $ust as well as an elaborately pre¬ stained slide. It depends solely upon the complexity of the struc- 1 1 • should be ed to the pared and ture and the fineness of the characters necessary to employ in separating the species . -67- brief BIOGRAPHIES Thomas Lincoln Casey Thomas Lincoln Casey was horn at West Point, N.Y. in 1857 . He came from a family long associated with the Army. His father was Chief of the Engineers and carried through the construction of the Congressional Library building and the upper part of the Washington Monument. yj . ■ • Young Casey attended the Sheffield Scientific School of Yale University for a year and then entered the Military Academy at West Point. He was a brilliant student and a leader of his class. Casey’s first scientific interest was astrcnony. In 1882 he was a member of a scientific expedition to the Cape of Good Hope to observe the transit of Venus. Later he i^ent to Texas as a member of the Greer County Commission to mark the boundary lines between a portion of what was then the Indian Territory and the State of Texas. Early in his career Casey became interested in beetles. As an Army man, his frequently changed stations afforded him opportunities to collect in wideljr separated localities throughout the United States. Half a dozen pf his papers on North American beetles appeared in 1884, and from then on they were frequent. The fifty or more publications which were pub¬ lished before 1910 were confined to the Coleoptera of North America, but with the "Memoirs on the Coleoptera" (1910-1924) he enlarged his field to include Central and South America species as well. Casey advanced regularly 'throughout his Army career. He retired from active duty in 1912 with the rank of Colonel. After retirement, he made his home in Washington, D. C. Colonel Casey died February 3» 1925» and the microscope he had used throughout his long entomological career was buried with him. Casey not only specialized in beetles, but conchology was a field of interest to him as well. Upon his death, he left to the United States National Museum one of the largest and finest collections of beetles in the • world. He also bequeathed his conchological collection to the museum and with each collection a comprehensive library. Much could be said regarding Casey’s collection. A special room is set aside for it at the National Museum and a special fund established by Mrs. Casey takes care of the collection, paid for the arrangement of it for use by other students and provides for the publication of certain beetle papers by the museum. [For further details, see: Smithsonian Miscellaneous Collections, Vol. 9^* no . 2, 1935* "Thomas Lincoln Casey and the Casey Coll¬ ection of Coleoptera. ] Casey was perhaps the most ardent student of beetles this country has yet produced. Also he was and is the subject of the greatest amount of criticism. Much of this criticism is just, much injust . But regardless of the criticism, "he was," as a well known Coleopterist states "the first to put a beetle under a microscope." There is no denying that his work was care¬ ful, painstakingly accurate and well done. Also, there is no denying that he created a great number of species • synonyms, species as we think of them today. Perhaps he was ahead of his time. Perhaps his species are micro- -68- „ ; - • 7 ' V * ' i * * * * - species or embryonic species. Bu.t his oh s or vat ions were correct, and a well described synonym is better than a poorly described species. There' is also one factor in iii.s species descrioing which is often overlooked. According to thOoe who knew something of his work, there is definite .evidence that many of the series which were sent no him to l cuc.y were ,'6dite^Jl, so to speak. Many of his ■^ypg series are only of a i.ew snedmens which are Ctx spinet unless the inter-, mediate forms are interjected. Casey was never known, or suspected of conven- igfld.y overlooking these intermed.* HuS forms®. Tills "editing of series, there¬ fore, accounts for many of hie synonyms,! and ;hp was the innocent victim of this "editing'1. But it cannot be denied /that- he was a "splitter" to the "nth" degree, and hence . many of his ■ followers. have rejected his species. Colonel Casey, soldier, astronomer, concologist and coleopterist, left a deep imprint on American ■ccheopterology,:. such an imprint that he has left many of us bewiltered by his- -intense pursuance of the study and the extent of the ground which he covered. * ' 'J *" » '*•. ' ^ * • » ■' 4 • : . • ’ • » «.# •„ ■ * • - I ************* ************************* REVIEWS • ; Knull, J. N., New Els.teridae with notes on Eucnemidae (Coleoptera) , Ent. News, 58 : 177-18l7”9"5*? • ■’ . .. Three new species- are described,; two in the genus Limonius, and one in the genus Ludius. ■ Also 'there are notes -on. species of Isorhipis, Deltomelopus, Dirhagus and Nematodes . . ; " . . White, B. E., A new species of Caphrocerus (Coleoptera: Buprestidae) , Ent. News., 58; 181-18^, 1 9^7 • ' > Voss, E. , Uber Cuculioniden, vorwiegend aus dem Gebiet der Anden (Col. Cure.) Rev. de Ent . , 18 : 45-64, 1947 • Two new genera and- twelve new speciesare described from Peru. Uhmann, E . , Die Deckenelemente der Hisp inae- Gruppen Chalepini und Uroplatini . (Col., Chrysom.), Rev. de Ent., 18:113-132, 19^7* .An interesting paper which deals with the sculpture of the elytra of these groups. • ' ‘ • • . ■ ■ • }' > i . ■ Saylor, L. W. Studies in the Melolonthine Scarab beetle genera of the Amer¬ ican continents, no. V, Rev. de Ent . 18 : 161-166 , 1947 • A continuation of Mr. Saylor's Melolonthinae studies in which a new genus is described. Fisher, W. S., Nev; Neotropical Cerambycidae, . belonging to the genus Dorcasta Pasco e (Col. ) , Rev. ‘ de Ent., 173-122, 19^7 » • • « • * » ! V ts - ‘ Eight species are described as new. -69- Jeannel, D. Rene, Sur les Kaptoderus des Pyrenees, (Coleoptera, Pterostichidae) . Rev. Fran. D'Ent.7T4 :105-188, lW TCarabidae J! - - - - * t • Keys to species, subspecies, etc. with illustrations of the edeagus and descriptive notes on each are given. * ' . * « • A, \ ' 1 . 1 * Normand, Dr. H., Remarques sur les Cryptocephalus voisins du C. blandulus Har., Rev. FTSZTD^tTT'lFTlUiri^Tlfi^ - .* - — ^ Two new species are here described. Sanpere, Joaquin M., Contribucion al estudio de los Carabidos del Sahara Espanol, (Col., CarabidaeT, Eos, 23*103-164, plT 5,1947. ; - Sixty-one species of Carabids are discussed in this paper. It is concluded by a 'discussion of the 'distribution of these species in Rio de Oro * [Sahara Espanol]. * ' Gressitt, J. Linsley, notes on the Lepturinae (Coleoptera, .Cerambycidae) , Proc. Ent. Soc. Wash. , 45: 190-192, 1947. ‘ ~ - - ' This is a brief discussion of the subfamily Lepturinae of the world, with thirteen notes involving changes in nomenclature of the snecies and genera of the group. Br. Philip & Fr. 0. Fournier, Technique for the Detection of Insect Molting, Report of the Ent. Soc. of Ont., 19467 pp. 10-13, 1947.. 1 pi . “ After several substances had been tried, the authors found that the, marking of nymphs of Blattella germanica with Higgins Eternal Black Ink (no. S12) enabled then to note the exact number of instars. The recently moulted nymphs will not eat the portion. of the cast skin marked with this ink . • I . A Rees, Bryant E., Taxonomy of the larvae of some Horth American Novi ini, . (Coleoptera, CoccineUidael,. Pan-Pac. Ent., 23:113-119, 194*76 r This paper describes the larvae of-the three species of Coccinellids comprising the North American represent ives of the tribe IToviini, which is a tribe containing fifty-five -species throughout its world range. Ray, Eugene, Studies on North American Mordellidae, V, Coleootera. Pan-Pac. Ent., 23: 121-131 t 1947. " ~ - "This is the fifth of a series of papers dealing with Horth American members of the family [Mordellidae]. Two species are described from Arizona, two from Oregon (one also from Kansas) , and one each from Tennessee, Michi¬ gan and -Florida. Notes have been added for ten previously known forms." -Ray's introductory paragraph. I -70- NOTICES Valentine, Barry D., 207 Williams St., Ithaca, N.Y. Desire: Anthrihidae of II. A. Will Exchange : Cicindelidae of H.A., also from the Solomon Isf Tricondyla and miscellaneous Coleoptera. Will determine: Anthrihidae. Bridwell, L. H., Box 44, Forestburg, Tex. Exchange: Would exchange Scaphinotus flammeus for Carahus or other other Cychrini. Bondar, Gregorio, Coqueiros do Furol 5S, Bahia* BRAZIL. Determine: Barinae (Curculionidae) of South America. Exchange: South American Belinae, Pr ionomerinae, Ceratopinae, Barinae. Bottimer, L. J., Box 722, Kerrville, Texas. Exchange: Will collect in certain families for Bruchidae of Western U. S. and foreign countries. Desire: Bruchidae of the world, especially species from Mexico and Southward . DeLisle, M. , Ingenieur en Chef des Travaux Publics, Saint-Louis, s/n^gal (A.O.F.) AFRICA. Desire: Lucanidae, Cetonidae, Cerambycidae of the world. Exchange : African beetles, equatorial and tropical zones. Reinach, 0., President Association Agricole Mutuelle de Cote D'Ivoire, Tiassale (Cote d'lVoire) FRENCH WEST AFRICA. Desire : North American Cerambycidae. Exchange: West African Coleoptera. INSECT PIN LABELS Insect pin labels, set in 4 point type, printed in strips of about 30 labels on heavy ledger bond. Price: 1 to 4 lines, 500 for $. 50 - 1,000 for $ .75. Your order in the mail twenty-four hours after received l THE SHERWOOD PRESS - Dryden, N.Y. SEE SPECIAL OFFER TO FOREIGN SUBSCRIBERS ON PAGE 60 IN THIS ISSUE. I /fa % g t'9 THE COLEOPTERISTS’ BULLETIN " "7 ^LIMois Vol. I Nos. 8 & 9 Nov. *■ Dec, 1947 EDITOR: Ross H. Arnett, Jr. Mimeoprinted by THE SHERWOOD PRESS, Dryden, N. Y. PRICE: 15c a copy or $1.00 a year (Ten Issues) yi.tr. 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All material thought to be “amateurish” in the sense that it is juven¬ ile will be rejected. But it is to be distinctly understood that this bulletin is for the seiious Ama¬ teur as well as for the Professional, and all are invited to write its pages. Material for this bulletin will be confined to the field of COLEOPTEROLOGY except in the case of items of a general na¬ ture which would be of interest to Coleopterists. Material written m a light or humorous, vein which is not designed to promote interest in the field of Coleopterology will be rejected. It is felt that descriptions of new forms, etc., should not be included in this bulletin. Printed in U. S. A. THE COLEOPTERI STS BULLET I IT Vol. I, Uos. 8 & 9 Nov. -Dec., 1947 BEETLE WINGS by Wm. T.M. Forbes Cornell University In most groups of insects our ideas of grouping and our classifications lean heavily on characters of the venation. But in the Coleoptera the wings have been relatively neglected, for several reasons. Firstly the wings don’t show on a beetle:*as customarily mounted; then there are plenty of characters that do show on the outside of these neatly chit ini zed creatures, so the need to go. deeper was not felt strongly. Thirdly they got the re¬ putation of being unduly variable,- which is not true. Then a large pro¬ portion of beetles are minute, and like other minute insects tend to lose the wing-veins. The pattern of folding, \vhich does remain in these minute forms, is difficult to work out, and needs a special technique if it is to be done completely, and so has been almost completely left alone, while the one or two published schemes were totally incorrect; thus part of Woodworth’ s diagrams showed a main fold along the anal furrow, where there is almost never a fold, and the fold is absent in the genera he claims to figure . Characters of the wing venation are on the whole more useful within families than for major classification, so I will pass over them with a mention. Some idea of the variety of venational types can be gained from the figures in my paper ir '-'Anh. Ent. Soc. Am. 15, 328-352, 1922, and especially in Kempers, Ent. Mitt. 12, 71~H5» 1923* But a few orienting points are needed to understand the folding. The two main veins of the wing are Radius and Cubitus, and the area between them may be called the ’’cell”, as in the Lepidoptera. It is bounded at its outer end by a vari¬ able system of veins and folds, of which the most important are the two that hook back into the cell, - the radial and medial recurrents (Rr and Mr) . At the lower outer angle of the cell there is a small cell cut off in the Adephaga and Cupes, the oblong cell. Further out the costa in pri¬ mitive forms shows the usual thickening, the stigma, and below this are two or more flat, weak and diffuse veins which the Germans call Strahladern. The patterns on which the wings are folded are of much more importance in classification, and I have described the ways to get at them in Jour. H.Y. Ent. Soc., 3^» ^2 ff., 1926. But to determine the basic type of fold¬ ing it is not necessary to work out the folding completely, but mainly to follow along the costal edge and note how it behaves. As one runs out from the base, he will usually find the costa continues undisturbed to well beyond the middle of the wing, when it turns sharply back. This is the pivot or hinge, and is produced by a fold up and a fold down meeting at an angle just below the costal edge. If the concave fold comes first, the outer part of the wing will overlie the basal, and we call the hinge normal. This type lies just beyond the cell, as described above, and be¬ fore the stigma, when present, and marks the great majority of beetles; even when at first it appears absent (as in Staphylinidae) more careful study shows it is there, though subordinated to the many other folds. In one series, however, of which Anthrenus and the Lyctidae are fine examples, the apparent hinge is another fold, it works the other way, with the outer part -71- -72- underlying the mors basal, and is located before the end. of the C6ll ♦ On farther examination we find that at the place where the pivot should exist, just "beyond the cell, there is a single concave fold, followed "by a single convex one, so that the costa as we follow it folds up and over, and then "back again. Just "below the hinge, in the Adephaga, we can almost always see the oblong cell, but twisted around, and partly tucked under cubitus in a dist¬ inctive way* in the few cases where that cell is lost, there is still an area of the wing which is twisted around and tucked under cubitus in the sane way though it only bears a single vein down the middle (e.g. Cicindela and Physodes) . The Archostemata (Cupes and Micronalthus) alone share this feature;" but can be instantly recognized by the outer part of the wing, which is rolled in a double spiral instead of the usual folding; while the Ealiplidae and the old world genus Hygrobia (Pelobius) are folded as if such a spiral had been ironed flat. As we follow the costal edge out beyond the hinge, we find in the Adephaga that the next fold is always up and over, while in the vast majority of Polyphaga it is down and under. As a rule this fold lies about half way between hinge and apex, but it has a tendency to migrate back towards the hinge* especially in much-folded types where there are further folds beyond it; and in a good many families, mostly nov; called clavicorns, it has gone so far back as to cut off the hinge from the costa entirely; in this case as we follow the costal edge out, instead of turning back sharply at the end of the cell, it immediately turns down and under. There is another series of families, roughly corresponding to the group sometimes called Kaplogastra, but including the Lamellicorns, in which the outer folds of the inner edge of the wing, have moved forward instead, so that the outer part of Cubitus is folded squarely across. This group are not so easy to pick out, without a fuller study of the folding. In a few cases single families are instantly recognized by the folding alone; thus in the Kydrophilidae that outer costal fold runs at a 4^ slant, so that the costal edge turns back at a right angle, instead of directly back in itself,- only the Georyssi&ae share this character. In the Hitidul- idae and the single Ptiliid which has preserved a complete folding, the costal convex fold is followed always by two concaves in succession. The Clambidae have a system all their own, which does not fit any of the groups I have defined above. In some other cases the venation alone will define a group; thus the Lamellicornia are marked by a distinctive loop in the anal area, a thick hock-like radial recurrent and many minute Strahlader.n in the outer part of the wing. In some other cases the folding patterns challenge our classification. Thus the Dermestidae have three totally different kinds; Dermestes agree¬ ing both in venation and folding with Dascillus, while all the genera with an ocellus preserved have a group-resemblance to the Bostrychidae and Lyct~ idae, while one or two genera are more like the Byrrhidae; on the other hand I'osodendron has no likeness to its supposed relatives in the Byrrhidae, but would not be out of place near Anthrenus. The Dascillidae of the con¬ ventional system are a complete hodge-podge, having at least seven types of folding, most of which are also found elsewhere in our system; thus Dascillus itself is almost like Dermestes, Rhipicera and Sandalus, while Eucinetus, Cyphon and Artenatopus are three very distinct types within the general pattern of the Bostrychidae and Anthrenus. Bidessus is more un¬ like the other Dytiscidae than even the Gyrinidae are, but on the other hand is much like the Haliplidae, Sphaerius is superficially an unchalleng¬ ed clavicorn, hut its wing shows perfectly the oblong cell and twisted cen¬ tral area of the Adephaga, and Hydro scapha, always placed near the Staphy— linidae, looks almost exactly like it. Again the pattern of Catopochrota shows instantly the very distinctive type of the normal Cryptophagidae, and Gnostus, which has hatted about our systems, evidently goes along with the Lyctidae and Ptinidae, hut in other cases the evidence is weakened hy close resemblance in a whole series of families; thus there is no wing-difference at all corresponding to the separation of Mordelloidea and Tenebrionoidea, as e.g. used in Leng’s cat¬ alogue; hut this is weakened hy the fact that the Elateridae, Lampyridae and Erotylidae are also fundamentally of the same type. -74- t,-.****^^************************************************************ 'JKS EIGHTH I UTERI! AT I ORAL CONGRESS OF ENTOMOLOGY IN STOCKHOLM Tlie Congress will assemble in Stockholm from August 9^ to l4th, 1945. 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If you are a regular sub¬ scriber and are missing any copies of volume I, we will send then to you at ten cents an issue if ordered before Febrt»ecy 1, 194?. Otherwise, back copies are fifteen cents an issue, or $ 1.50 a volume. -75- TSE CLASSIFICATION OF COLEOPTERA* By J • Chester 3radley Cornell University Leng in his Catalogue of the Coleoptera of America north of Mexico, 1520, and in its second supplement, 1933* summarized the attempts that had Been made up until then to Bring the classification of "beetles into line with probable phy'icgeny* The important results of Saving and Craighead on larvae remained wholly uncorrelated with the evidence obtain¬ able from adult structures, until an important paper by Peyerimhoff appear¬ ed in 1933- (Les larves des Coleoptores d!apres A. Saving et F. C. Craig¬ head et les grandes criteriums de l;ordre). Lameere in 193S (Precis de Zoologie) published his final revised views on the classification of the order, emphasizing the work of Max Poll, one of his own students, and others on cryptonephridisra, but on the whole an improvement . To all that has been dene before Drs. Jeannel and Paulian (Korphologie abdominale des Coldopt&res et syst&natique de l’ordre, Ijbb) have now added their work on the reduction of the sternites, and on the types of male genitalia. A study of the last mentioned paper suggests that there may have been certain phylogenetic relationships that are not clearly brought out in it. To illustrate these graphically I have prepared the accompany¬ ing phylogenetic tree. Coleoptera have descended from liegaloptera. The correspondences between their larvae, as Lameere remarks, are too numerous and too close to permit of any other interpretation. The base of the tree (1) represents, therefore, the common prototype of the two. The larva of this protype was aquatic, thysanuriform, active, and predaceous. Instead of prolegs the leg-rudiments of the abdominal segments 1 to 9 have been re-utilized to form gills, the tenth segment terminated in two pairs of hooks. The tibia and tarsus were separate, the latter terminating in a pair of claws. The adult had many segmented, filiform antennae, five segmented tarsi, six free malpighian tubes, tubular testes, polytrophic ovarioles, and genitalia of the three-lobed tpye. This prototype differed from that of all other Eolometabola in that the pupal covering was secreted by the malpighian tubes, instead of being spun from labial silk, and likewise by the absence of prolegs. The changes that it underwent in becoming a beetle were few: the larvae acquired pseudocerci (urogomphi) ; the adults, in developing elytra acquired a more perfect protection for their functional but nov/ folded wings than had been previously known and in so doing were fitted for the initiation of the conquest of the infinite diversity of confined environments that has made the order successful and prodigious above all other living creatures. In addition the number of antennal segments was set at eleven, the first sternite, cerci, and male gonopeds lost, the male developed accessory glands on the ejaculatory duct that produce a spermatophore, and the ninth abdominal segment became invaginated. From this ancestral coleopteron there have arisen two lines of descent, the Adephaga, and the Pqlyphaga. The Adephaga constitute a * This paper was read before the Richmond meeting of the Entomological Society of America, December, 19*4-6. -76- group, say Jeannel and Paulian, so separate “by all its characters, morpho¬ logical r anatomical, and larval that one is tempted to make it an order apart. And yet they ame the original Coleoptera. There is nothing of any importance by way of change from the prototype that we can say about either larra or adult. In fact the larva of C-yrinoidea differ in no essential respect frvm those of Megaloptera- except that an extra pair of gills on segment 9 ere probable precursors of pseudocerci, and one is tempted to wonder vhether they are not migrants, The numerous adaptations of the adult tm a.: id or. the surface of the water are strictly neogenetic, less ad V' need in Oligoeene fossils, and of no significance in placing the origin of the group. J have no doubt that the aquatic larvae of Adephaga have had. a continuously aquatic history that traces back to Protoperlaria and even to the earliest ptilote insects. But within the Adephaga there have been two lines of specialization, the one has been a tendency on the part of the adults go follow the lead of their larvae and become in their turn aquatic, the other has been for the larvae to become terrestrial, and in iuch case the adults never became aquatic. This is the case v/ith Carab- idae; Bhysodidaeg and Cupedidae. There is no occasion to constitute a third suborder for Cupedidae. Their fundamental characters are those of the Adephaga, and hence of the archetypal coleopteron. Persons have been misled in interpret¬ ing the adaptive characters that have fitted them for a xylophilous life, and that have been paralleled polygenet ically many times in the Polyphaga* as indicating a relationship with the latter. There is none, merely similarity, Koweve r we know nothing of their internal anatomy, and when- this lacuna is supplied it may appear that their proper origin is between 2’ and 3r on the tree. The more important changes at 31 that have produced the Polyphaga are; the tibia and tarsus of the larva have fused and the claw become s ingle ♦ in the adult the propleural plates have become concealed by the pronotal flanks, the testes are of the type that Lameere terms lb, that is the follicles are sessile, verticillate, and arranged around the vas deferens, and the ovarioles have become teletrophic. The full complement of seven sternites was present in the archetype of Polyphaga from which the Cantharoidea depart in no important respect except that the larvae have for the most part become terrestrial, and have lost the segmentation of their pseudocerci. But some are aquatic and possess tracheal gills. It would seem that Lameere as well as Jeannel and Paulian were wise in beginning the Phytophaga with these beetles. At 6’ there has been a change in the testes to what Lameere terms type la, v/ith the follicles sessile,1 but fasciculate, arranged at the end of the vas deferens. It is possible that this is the primitive type, and that the Cantharoidea have developed type lb as a specialization. At 7, the stem of Staphylinoidea -*■ Scarabaeoidea, in the adult sternite 2 has become invaginated, absent medially but distant and visible at the sides. The antennae have become clavate. The larva of the primitives are still aquatic, doubtless continuously so, and the lateral processes on the abdominal segments of Spercheus suggest the retention of modified gills. The Scarabaeoidea are a very clear-cut group in which the antennal club of the adult in becoming asymmetric has become lamelliform; -77- the testes are of a special type not occurring elsewhere (hut approached in Phytophaga) the accessory glands of the ejaculatory duct have been lost, and the male genitalia have undergone characteristic modifications not paralleled elsewhere. Returning to the main (cantharid-like) stem, two important changes have occurred that set apart all of the lines that follow: The distal ends of the nalpighian tubes have become concealed under the membrane that surrounds the proetodaeum, a condition known as cryptonephredism. In the larvae the pseudo cere i have become single- -segmented immobile horns or hooks, but in more specialized offshoots may disappear entirely. Branch 9? Tenebrionoidea, is characterized by a particular type of male genitalia, invaginated9 the phallobase forming a dorsal sheatth, and after the differentiation of the Meloidae, the second sternite has become completely xost. This last has also occurred at 9’» evidently independently,, since it is not accompanied by the type of genitalia characteristic of all of the male Tenebrionoidea, including Meloidae. 9* , at which point sternite 2 has disappeared, represents a platform for the ultimate evolution of the order, more and more difficult to decipher. 'The branches Dascylloidea, Cleroidea, and Cucujoidea, I accept more on the conviction of Drs. Jeannel and Pauli an than my own. In the former two the male genitalia have each developed a characteristic type, but in the primitives of the Cucujoidea • they have retained the primitive three-lobed coleopterous type. The best we can say here is that evolution has become ’'explosive" with many different lines resulting, which are difficult to assemble in main trunks, the latter being at best opinionative . The final branch, ll1 ' ' , on the contrary is a very distinct one, culminating in high specialization. All of them phytophagous, reaching in this respect their highest culmination in the ambrosia beetles, the adults have in common the well-known cryptopentamerous tarsi, bristly beneath, and testes of type two as in the Scarabaeoidea, but differing in each consisting of only 1 or 2 pedunculated testiculi. As in that group, which are likewise principally vegetarian, the ejaculatory duct is without accessory glands, and no spermatophore is formed. The male genitalia are of a uniform type that we may call saddled - Jeannel and Paulian say "tegmen en cavalier." The larvae are stout, eruciform, with short legs (or none) and have lost their pseudocerci. Jeannel and Paulian note that this group is perfectly homogeneous, that all characters of the adult point to a narrow parentage among the several families, and that they must be retained as a unit . Prom the foregoing it becomes apparent that the division of Polyphaga into two further suborders was not a happy suggestion on the part of Jeannel and Paulian. partly because the Cantharoidea stand at the base of each. The wiser course seems to be to restrict the rank of suborder to basic divisions like Adephaga and Polyphaga that differ in many fundamental characters. One could make a division, lesser in rank than suborder , between 6* and J ’ , cutting off the Tenebrionoidea - Dascylloidea - Cleroidea - Cucujoidea - Cerambycoidea as Cryptonephridia, but in that ease the Cantharoidea would seem better placed with the Staphylinoidea and Scarabae— oidea in a contrasting more primitive group to which Lameere has applied the term "Haplonephridia. " This is fundamentally the classification of Lameere, except that he has included some families of Dascylloidea in his Haplone¬ phridia, on the grounds of their having free malpighian tubes. According to Jeanne 1 and Paulian this is not the case, even in Elateridae, which are on this account not separated widely from the Buprestidae, as Lameere had thought necessary. It will he noted that Jeannel, as a result of his extensive work with ground beetles has greatly augmented the number of families of Oaraboidea, and suggests that detailed study will necessitate t.ie same procedure in other superfamilies. That is one methoc. of taxonomic procedure. To the author it seems ill-advised for it results in a complex classification, too ponderous to be readily comprehended, and with no compensatory advantage. In fact one seems by this process to lose sight of the very aim of classification. It seems better to call the 39 families of Jeannel’ s Caraboidea all subfamilies of Carabidae. List of Literature Cited Saving, Adam G. and Craighead, F. C . , An illustrated synopsis of the principal larval forms of the order Coleoptera. Entomologica Americana, 1931* (n.s.) 11: 1-381* incl. pi.) Jeannel, Rene and Paulian, R. , Korphologie abdominale des colfeoptfcres et syst&matique de l'ordse. Revue fran^aise d’ entomologie, 19^* Hi 65-110. Lameere, August . Col&opt&res . p. 273—395* (In- h.is: Prfecis de Zoologie, Tome. V. Paris, Gaston Doin & Cie., 1938.) Peyerimhoff, P. de, Les larves des Colfcopt&res d’apr&s A. B^ving^ et F. C . ^ Craighead et les grands crit&riuns de l’or&re, Annales de la Soci^tfe Entomologique de France. 1933* 102: 77-106. -79- CLASSIFI CATI01T OF COLEOPTERA 3y Jeannel and Paulian, 1946 I . SUBORDER KETEROGASTRA 1. Division MALACODERMO I DSA a. Section Lyra exyl aria. Lymexylidae, Micromalthidae. b • Section .L»aupyr idar ia . Drilidae, Lycidae, Karomiidae, Lampyridae, Cantharididae • 2. Division EETEROMERO IDEA a. Section Lyttaria* Meloidae, Trictenotomidae. b. Section Ter.obrionaria. Tenebrionidae . Alleculidae, Lagriidae, Me lan dry idae. Cthniidae, Pedilidae, Aegialitidae, Pythidae, Pyro- chroiuae. Discclomidae, i'ilionidae, Rhy sop auss idae, Anthicidae. c. Section Mordeli ar la . Mordeli idae, Anaspidae, Rhipiphoridae . d. Section Qedemeraria. Oedemeridae, Scraptiidae. 3» Division CLEROIDEA a. Section Cleraria. Cleridae. b. Section Melyridaria. Melyridae. 4. Division DASCILLOIDEA a. Section Dascillaria. Dascillidae, Helodidae, Psephenidae, Eucinetidae, Ptilodactylidae? , Eurypogonidae? b. Section Sternoxia > Rhipicer idae, Cebrionidae. Cerophytidae, Phylloceridae, Dlateridae, Throscidae, Sucnemididae, Buprestidae. c. Section Anob riria. Anobiidae, Ptinidae, Ectrephidae. 9. Division CUCUJOIDEA a. Section Dermestaria. Dermestidae, Lyctidae. b. Section Byrrharia. Dryopidae, Georyssidae, Byrrhidae, llosodendridae. c. Section Thor i ctar ia. Thorictidae. d. Section Mycetophagaria. Mycetophagidae, Derodontidae, Konoedidae. e. Section Colydiaria. Byturidae, Boridae, Monommaridae, Colydiidae, Cisidae. Ostomatidae, Psoidae, Cyathoceridae . f. Section Bostrycharia. Bostrychidae . g. Section Cucujaria. ITi tidal idae, Phalacridae, Monotomidae . Corylo- phidae. Rhizophagidae, Cucujidae, Erotylidae, Crypt op hag idae, Sphindidae, Lathridiidae . Keteroceridae . h. Section Aglycyderaria. Aglycyderidae, Prot errhinidae. i. Section Coccinellaria. Coccinellidae, Enfomychidae . 6. Division PKYTOPHAGOIDEA. Cerambycidae, Chrysornelidae , Bruchidae, Anthrl bidae. Brenthidae, Carculionidae, Scolytidae, Platypodidae. II. SUBORDER EAPLOGASTRA 1. Division STAPHYL IDO IDEA. a. Section Catopiaria. Catopidae, Liodidae, Leptinidae, Camiaridae, Clambidae," Golonidae . Ptiliidae, Hydro scaphidae, Sphaeriidae, Hydraenidae . b . Section Brachelytra. Silphi&ae, Staphylinidae, Scaphidiidae, Psela- phidae, Scymaenidae . c. Section Kisteraria. Histeridae, Synteliidae, Sphaeritidae . d. Section Palpicornia. Eydrophilidae, Spercheidae, Helophoridae, Sphaeridiidae. 2. Division S C ARAB AEO IDEA. Lucanidae, Passalidae, Trogidae, Acanthoceridae. Geotrupidae, Hybosoridae, Scarabaeidae . Ill SUBORDER ARCHOSTEMATA Cupedidae . IV. SUBORDER ADEPEAGA 1. Division CARABO IDEA . a. Section Isochaeta. Trachypachidae, Gehringiidae, Metriidae, Ozaen- idae, Paussidae. b. Section Simplicia. Car ab idae, Nebriidae, Elaphridae, Migadopidae, Omoph.ro n idae , Loroceridae, Cicindelidae, Siagonidae, Cymbionot— idae . c. Section Scrobifera. Hiletidae, Scaritidae. d. Section Stylifera. Apotomidae, Broscidae, Psydridae, Trechidae, Patrobidae . e. Section Conchifera. Perigonidae, Cnemacanthidae, Peleciidae, Mel anod idae, Harpalidae, Pt erostichidae . Callistidae, Glyptidae, Panagaeidae, Licinidae. Odacanthidae, Masoreidae, Lebiidae, Anthiidae, Zuphiidae, Dryptidae. f . Section Balt if era. Brachinidae, Pseadomorphidae . 2. Division EALIPLO IDEA. Hal ipl idae. 3. Division HYGROBIOIDEA. Hygrobiidae, Amphizoidae. 4. Division. REYSODOIDEA. Rhysodidae. 5. Division DYTISCOIDSA. Dytiscidae, No ter idae. 6. Division GYRI1T0IDSA. Gyrinidae. A SUGGESTED REARRANGEMENT OF THE MAJOR CATEGORIES OF JEANNEL AND PAULIAN’S CLASSIFICATION I. SUBORDER ADEPHAGA Superfamily Gyrinoidea Super family Caraboidea ( Including Kalipoidea, Hygrobioidea, Rhysodoidea, and Dytiscoidea) Superfamily Cupedoidea (Archostemmata) II. SUBORDER POLYPHAGA 1. Superfamily Cantharoidea (Malacodermoidea) 2. Superfamily Staphylinoidea 3. Superfamily Scar adaeo idea 4. « 5- 6. 7- 5. Superfamily Superfamily Superfamily Superfamily Superfamily Tenebrionoidea (Heteromeroidea) Dascilloidea Cleroiaea Oucujoidea Cerambycoidea (Phytophagoidea) CHARACTERS OF THE PROTOTYPE, AND SUCCESSIVE CHANGES SUPPOSED TO HAVE OCCURRED AT EACH CORRESPONDING POINT IN THE PHYLOGENETIC TREE 1. Prototype for Holometabola (Neuropteroid division) Adult. Antennae filiform, many- segmented; occipital suture present; pleura not covered by pronotum; wings with primitive venation; tarsi 5~segmented; abdomen with 10 segments; 1st sternite de¬ veloped; cerci present; j with gonopods, genitalia of 3-lobed type (parameres T aedeagus) ; accessory glands on the ejaculatory duct p>roduce a spermatophore; £ without ovipositor. Six free malpighian tubes; testes tubular; ovarioles polytrophic (ova accompanied by groups of nurse-cells) . Larva . Thysanuriform, active, predaceous, aquatic; tibiae and tarsus distinct; 2 movable tarsal claws; without prolegs, but with 9 pairs of lateral gills arising from embryonic buds of leg- appendages; 10th sternite tubular, ending in 2 pairs of hooks. Pupa. Free; covering secreted by malpighian tubes of larva (no labial -82- 2. Male genitalia membranous. 2l Prototype for Coleoptera. Adult. Antennal segments 11; front wings become elytra; venation of hind wings distorted; of cupedid type, oblongum formed, and cross-veins form cells in cubito-anal region; first sternite lost; sternite 9 invaginated; cerci lost; j gonopods lost. Larva, pseudocerci developed on segment 9* 3. Prototype for Adephaga. Adult . 4. Adult. 5. Adult . 5* Adult. Larva. 4» Adult. Larva. y Prototype for Polyphaga. Adult. Occipital suture lost; propleural plates concealed by flanks of pronotum; oblongum replaced by "apertum" and cross-veins reduced; remnant of sternite 10 lost, testes follicular, of type 1 b (i.e., the follicles sessile, vert icillate, arranged around the vas deferens); ovarioles teletrophic (nurse-cells remain in apical chamber) . Larva. Tibia and tarsus fused; claws single; lateral gills reduced (or lost?) Alula of elytra lost. Malpighian tubes reduced to 4. Sternite 2 partly connate with 3 » and- 3 with 4. Sternite 10 lost. Numerous neogenetic adaptions to predaceous life on surface of water. Gyrinoidea, Sternite 8 invaginated, so that only 6 sternites are visible. Lateral pairs of gills lost; terminal hooks of segment 10 lost. Car abo idea. Sternite 2 invaginated and not visible; sternite o invaginated; sternite 10 a pointed strap; internal anatomy not known; aedeagus with supplementary lobes. Terrestrial and with neogenetic adaptations to Aylopnilous life, paralleling certain Polyphaga; claws single, bifurcate; pseudo-cerci lost. Cup e do idea. 6 . Adult. Alula of elytra lost. Larva. Terrestrial. Cant haro idea. -83- 6 1 Ad.u.1 1 . Testes of type 1 a (i_.£. the follicles sessile, hut fasciculate, arranged at the end of the vas deferens) . 7* Adult. Antennae become clavate; sternite 2 invaginated, absent medially but, distinct and visible at the sides. Staphylinoidea 8» Adult. Segments of club become asymmetric, producing lamellate type; front legs fossorial; testes of type 2, (j..£. each with several stalked testiculi, in which 2 to 12 follicles are arranged radi¬ ally in a common covering); accessory glands of ejaculatory duct lost; aedeagus largely membranous, the phallobase very en¬ larged, drum-like. larva. Melolonthiform; scatophilous, xylophilus, or feeds on plant tissues, living in confined environment and moving on their side; pseudocerci lost (but not in pupa) . Scarabaeoidea. 7* Adult. Distal ends of malpighian tubes concealed under membrane that surrounds the proctodaeum (cryptonephridism) . Larva. Pseudocerci reduced to a pair of single- segmented, immobile horns or hooks. 9. Adult. cf genitalia of the invaginated type, the phallobase (tegmen) forming a dorsal sheath. Tenebr ionoidea 10. Larva. Undergo hypermetamorphosis. (Meloidae) . 10* Adult. Tarsi heteromerous; sternite 2 has invaginated and disappeared. Larva. Elongate, very short legs. (Other Tenebrionoidea) 9! Adult. Sternite 2 has evaginated and disappeared. 11. Adult. Aedeagus articulated by several condyles. Dascilloidea. 11 ». Adult. Flagellar segments asymmetric (serrate), becoming clavate; genitalia of invaginated type, the phallobase (tegmen) forming a ventral sheath. Cleroidea. 11” Adult. Antennae clavate. Cucujoidea. 11* 1 * Adult. Median cell of wing open; tarsi c ryp t open tamer ous , segm. 1—3 bristly beneath; 4 genitalia of saddled type; sternite 9 reduced to a "spiculum gastrale,f; testes of type 2 (follicles in one or 2 pedunculate testiculi) ; accessory glands of ejaculatory duct lost, and no spermatophore formed. Larva. Vegetarian, stout with short legs; pseudocerci lost. Cerambycoidea. 1EEGAL0PTERA PHYLOG-'EITET I C TREE OP CCLEOPTERA POLYPKAGA c3 •G e r amby c o i dea -85- NOTICES Valentine, Barry D., 207 Williams St., Ithaca, R.Y. Desire: Anthribidae of N.A. Will Exchange: Cicindelidae of H.A., also from the Solomon Is., Tricondyla and miscellaneous Coleoptera. Will determine : Anthribidae. Arnett, H. H., Jr., Department of Entomology, Cornell University, Ithaca, N.Y. Desire : Exotic OEdemeridae. Will determine: OEdemeridae, Silphidae. Will exchange: Miscellaneous Coleoptera from II. A. , Venez., India, Solomon Is., Panama, and Phil. Is. Genest, Lucien. Charles, 12 Rue Bernard, Bourg (Ain) FRANCE Exchange; French Coleoptera (terrestrial or cave species). Desire: N. A. Coleoptera. Fitch, Richard John, Rivercourse P.O., via Lloydminster, Saskatchewan, CAR. For Sale; Arctic species of beetles including purple and green blister beetles from Saskatchewan, Canada, at reasonable prices. Bottimer, L. J., Box 722, Kerrville, Texas. Exchange: Will collect in certain families for Bruchidae of Western U. S. and foreign countries. Desirej Bruchidae of the world, especially species from Mexico and Southward. Gregorio Bondar, Coqueiros do Furol 58, Bahia, BRAZIL Determine; Barinae (Curculionidae) of South America. Exchange: South American Belinae, Prionomer inae, Ceratopinae, Barinae. INSECT PIUS! Insect pins are now available from Europe. I have seen and used these pins which are now obtainable from Czechoslovakia. They are of superior quality, the finest I have seen since before the war. The address of the company is as follows: YRAR, PiruhA l4, Praha 1, Czechoslovakia. They cost $ 2.60 a thousand, plus snipping cost, plus duty, which brings the price up to about $ 4.00 a thousand. It takes about 2 or 3 months for delivery. I suggest that several persons get together and send a combined order which will cut down on shipping costs. R.H.A. The Use of Cellophane in Papering Duplicates By 0. L. Cartwright Clenson, South Carolina The use of cellophane in papering duplicate specimens of Coleoptera hy the following method permits observation of the specimens for cindition or determination at any time and avoids the necessity of opening the paper with consequent possibility of damage to dry specimens. First cut apiece of stiff cardborad to convenient size, about one by two and one-half inches is suitable for most species; place over this a lay¬ er of cellucotton of equal size; arrange the relaxed specimens on the cellucotton, leaving one-half inch or more free of specimens at each end; then on top, center a piece of cellophane an inch or more longer and three or more times as wide as the cardboard underneath, hold firmly in place ana turn the whole upside down; place india ink or penciled label inside; bring the edges of the cellophane together and by a fold-over fold, as used by druggists, fold down tightly; fold over the projecting cellophane ends and staole thru each end of the cardboard with a wire stapling machine. If preferable, label data may be written directly on the lower side of the cardboard where it can be easily read thru the folded cellophane. A good grade of non-moisture-proof cellophane should be used. Bohart, Richard M. , Strepsiptera - An Insect Oddity, 21:28-29, 19^7. Ward's hat. Sc. Bull., The Strepsiptera are peculiar insects which ar& sometimes included with the beetles [the excuse for including this in the bulletin], but more often placed in a separate order. Most of the recent authors have followed the latter course. It is the one exception to the rule that beetles form a compact, distinct group, without loose ends. These insects are all parasitic, and are greatly modified for this parasitic life, hence the difficulity in placing them taxonomically . Mr. Bohart, in this article for the T:ard bulletin has given a fine account of their structure, habits and range. The following quotes serve to illustrate this: "... the adult female of Xenos lives her entire life as a motionless parasite of a Folist es wasp. She nas no legs, no wings, no eyes, no palpi, no genitalia, no intestinal tube, no spiracles, no muscular system, and no circulatory system. She is neither an endoparasite nor an ectoparasite in the strict sense because her head and thorax, fused into a solid plate, protrude from the host, and her abdomen is internal. ... the logical question is 'What does the female Xenos have?’ " The arti¬ cle then goes on to explain what she does have and how she uses it . "Strep— siotera are found on every continent and on most islands, lheir ancient history is attested by a beautifully preserved fossil male in Baltic amber. Their recorded hosts are several hundred species scattered through the Hymer.optera, Homoptera, Kemiptera, Orthoptera and Thysanura. ...they are always a rarity in collections. ... In tropical areas light trap collecting is profitable. . ." R.H .A. -87- Blackwelder , Richard E., The Staphylinid beetles of the Cayman Islands, Proc. U. S. Nat. Mis., 97: 117-123, I9I+7I This paper reports some data which was omitted from the authors mono¬ graph of the West Indian Staphylinids . Twenty species of five subfamilies are discussed. The author mentions that the Staphylinids of these islands are very imperfectly known at present. He estimates that there should be at least fifty species present on the islands. Knull, J. N. , A new species of Kipp ome las with notes on two other Buprestidae (Coleoptera) , Ent. News, 5S : 210-212, 1947 . Hippomelas brunneata is described from a single female from California. Acmaeodera lataflava Pali has been reared, and Chrysobothris multisitgmosa (Mann.) has been identified from Arizona material. The male genitalia has been figured. LaRivers, Ira, Some synonymy in Coniontellus (Coleoptera: Tenebrionidae) , Ent. News, 58: 213-214, I9U7 . Mr. LaRivers, after a first hand study of several of Casey’s species of this genus has decided that only Coniontellus inflatus Casey is valid and that £. hystrix Casey, £. longipennis Casey, and £. ampliatus Casey are synonyms of inflatus . Blackwelder, Richard E., Checklist of the Coleopterous Insects of Mexico, Central America, the West Indies, and South America, Part Bull. 1S5* U. S. Nat. Mus . , "19 1+7 • We have anxiously awaited the completion of this checklist, as we are the final part which will be the bibliography. This badly needed list should do much to speed our study of neotropical beetles. Let us hope that workers will make good use of this list, more than simply having it bound so that it will make a nice looking addition to the bookshelf. With this we are now able to get an overall picture which should be an aid to tying in the North and South American fauna. A glance at the list will show that a handful of authors, the majority of whom worked or are working in this century, are responsible for a very high percentage of the descriptions. I dare say that if the papers which describe these species were refered to, the majority of them would be nothing but morphological descriptions, often without so much as a key. In actual fact, then, we have made little pro¬ gress, other than adding names to a list, beyond that of Linneaus or Fabri- cius. Mr. Blackwelder has made the first move towards progress by doing this work, a thankless, dry, and tiresome job. As no doubt Mr. Blackwelder will readily admit t, it is incomplete, and inaccurate at many points. Yet, for the first time under one cover, we have a list which can form the starting point for further studies, and we hope, generic revisions at least, if not family monographs. As we use this list and find these inaccuracies, inconsistencies and omissions, we should, instead of throwing it aside and critising the author and authorities responsible for its printing, remember that we could do no better, if as well, and feel grateful that they were willing to spend their time compiling and printing, when they could have a easily been working at something of perhaps a greater interest to themselves. R.H.A. -88- Heinze, V., Lionychus quadrillion Euft . (Col. Carabidae) funnen talrikt vid Crebro, Snt . Tidskrift., 68 : 120-124, 19^7* Pain, Thure, Systenatiska studier Aver svenska Elater-arter ( Col. Elateridae) , Ent . Tidskrif t , 67fT~ 155-170, 1^1 • Palm, Thure, Anteckningar on svenska skalbaggar, III , Ent. Tidskrift, 68: 171-178, 1947. pain, Thure, Phalacr us-art er ( Col ♦ Phalacridae) , Ent. Tidskrift, 68: 179“ 183, 19^7. Butovitsch, V., & Karl- -John Eeqvist, Till kannedom on svenska shalb aggers utbredning, Ent. Tidskrift, 68 : 184- -182^ 19^7 • Yliren, Einar, 3idrag till kannedomen om coleopterfaunan i_ norra delen av det nordsvenska harr skogs omr ad e t - fran insamlingar vid Palken, Ent. Tidskrift, "68: 189*19^> 19^7 • AQUATIC CHRYS0I1ELIES Most of us are familiar with the Eonacia species which are found as adults around certain aquatic plants such as Typha, Potonageton and others. rarely think of these insects as actually aquatic in the same sense as are the Eytiscidae and Gyrinidae for example. The larvae of Eonacia live in the water throughout their growth; the eggs are laid in the stems of aquatic plants "by the female, hut the adults are terrestrial. There is another genus however, closely allied to Eonacia which has some European species at least aquatic in the true sense. ine genus Haenonia is found in Forth America from Indiana westward and to the south and is represented "by one species only. This genus, also called Macropl ea has seven or eight old world relatives in Eureoe, Siberia and Japan. Pot only do the larvae of one European species spend their entire life in the water hut also the adults are adapted for a continuous life in such a habitat. They have antennae which are modified for air gathering. The apex of each is fitted with non-wettahle hairs which gather up the air bubbles given off by aquatic plants during photo synethsis. , This air is stored in cavities in the antennae and transfered by some, as yet unknown, method to the spiracles, during cloudy weather, in the winter, or at night, when photosynethsi s is not taking place, or reduced to such an ex¬ tent as to make it difficult to obtain air bubbles, the adults pierce the plant tissue and obtain oxygen directly from the air channels in the plant. These insects differ from their terrestrial relatives in that they do not feed on the plant tissues directly, but instead pierce the tissue and feed on the sap. Thus we see another example of the flexibility of beetles in relation to their habitat. It is this flexibility which has allowed them to become the dominate animals. R.H.A. Tl STS TIMA HATTJRAE", a publication devoted to taxonomy, has appeared as listed below These publications are designed to summarize the pertinent data of any group of organisms, plant or animal. They are essentially compila¬ tions which include keys to most cf the genera of the world, brief accounts of the group, range, number of species, habits, and often references to origin¬ al descriptions and genotypes. ed the write Manuscripts will be accepted for publication in this series, provid- y follow the scheme adopted in the present publications. For details, to the EDITOR, SYSTEM!. 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Ho. 7 - The ALL SEPT POSTPAID The Order Coleoptera, July 1946, [reissued June *47] Family Cicindelidae, Mar. 1946, [reissued June 1947] Families: Cupedi&ae, Rhysodidae, Omophronidae, Haliplidae, Hygrobiidae, Amphozoidae, Hydro scaphidae and Sphaeritidae, Hov. 1947 Family Silphidae, March 1947 Family Histeridae, Jan. 1947 [reissued June 1947 ] Family Lagriidae, June 1947 $ .20 $ *55 $ .10 $ .10 $ .10 $ .15 $ .10 Name & Address , if* •' ' 4 ' _ _ ... ; * ■ * . . . • . . ' . * • ■ : ' Tiie Coleopterists9 Bulletin Vol. I, No. 10 December, 1947 # JAN a 1948 UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS EDITOR: Ross H. Arnett, Jr. ! Mimeoprinted by THE SHERWOOD PRESS, Dryden, N. Y. m \ . . ' i — * • • ; "V THE COLEOPTERISTS’ BULLETIN Vol. I, no. 10 December 1947 LIST OF DETERMINERS AND REVISORS The following list gives the names and address of either a deter¬ miner, or a current revisor, or both for the family indicated. In all cases, it is necessary to make previous arrangements with the person you would like to determine your material before you send any specimens. The Bulletin offers these names without taking any responsibility for possible maltreatment of the material sent; however, to the best of the editor’s knowledge, all listed are responsible scientists. Anthicidae Hagen, Kenneth S., 112 Agriculture Hall, Univ. of California, Berkeley 4, Calif. Amphizoidae Mouchamps, Raymond, Rue Paul Janson, 29 Herstal (Liege) BELGIUM. Bruchidae of Brazil Bondar, Gregorio, Secretaria da Agricultura, Bahia, BRAZIL. Bruchidae White, Burdette E. , 703 23rd St., Merced, Calif. Buprestidae Barr, William F. , Dept, of Ent . , University of Idaho, Moscow, Idaho. Heifer, J. R., Mendocino, Calif* buprestidae of the world Harlick, Robert, 831 - 3& Ave., San Francisco, 21, Calif. Cantharidae Fender, Kenneth M., Route 3» McMinnville, Oregon. Carabidae (Agonoderus s . str . ) Stehr, Wm. C., Dept, of Zoology, Ohio University, Athens, Ohio. Carabidae of New Guinea and Philippines Darlington, P. J., Jr., Museum of Comparat ive Zoology, Cambridge 38, Mass . -89- -90- Cerambycidae Gilmour, E. F., F.R.E.S., "East View", Milnsbridge, Huddersfield, Yorkshire, ENGLAND . Cerambycidae, Gnomini Billon, Lawrence S., Heading Public Museum. Heading, Penna. Cerambycidae ojf Pac if ic I s » & Gressitt, J.Linsley, Lingnan University, Canton, OH Eli. Chrysomelidae, Hispinae & Cassidinae of Pacify Is. & Asia. Gressitt, J. Linsley, Lingnan University, Canton, CHINA. Chrysomelidae , Cassidinae _ . ■nf.i4v„r ks4 dt° E,, Buenos Aires, ARGENTINA Monros, Francisco, Calle Bolivar i.m-oh, au Chrysomelidae, Crypt ocephalus White, Burdette E., 703 23rd St., Merced, California. Chrysomelidae, Diahrot ica Smith, Ray Fred, 112 Agriculture Hall, Univ. of Calif., Berkeley 4, California. Chrysomel idae, Donaciini Marx, Edward J.F., 115 Plymouth Place, Merchantville, N.J. Chrysomelidae, Halt ica Gentner, Louis G., 22 Groveland Ave., Medford, Ore. Chrysomelidae, Halt icinae Stirrett, Geo. M., BominionEnt. Lab., Chalham, Ont., CANADA Chrysomelidae Jolivet, Pierre, Lie. FRANCE. Chrysomelidae, Pachyhrachys Sc . , 6 Rue de Balzac, Franconville -S. et -0., White, Burdette, E. , 703, 23rd St., Merced. California. Cicindelidae Dahl, Richard G., 3133 Arizona St., Oakland 2, California. -91- Cicindelidae, east of the Mississippi Summerville, Bruce, 1136 Delaware, Detroit 2, Michigan. Cler idae Barr, William F., Department of Entomology, University of Idaho, Moscow, Idaho. Cleridae 01 the world Corporaal, J. B.; Zoological Museum, Entomological Division, Zeehurgerdi jh 21, Amsterdam, 0., HETHERLAITDS. Coccinellidae Malkin, Borys. University of Oregon, Eugene, Oregon. Coccinellidae. Epilachna Dieke, G. H., llol Argonne Drive, Baltimore, Md. Curculionidae, Barinae Bondar, Gregorio, Secretaria da Agricultura, Bahia, BRAZIL Curculionidae, Dyslohuss Amhocer a, Paracimhocera, Miloderes , Miloderoides , Crypto 1 ep idu s , and Rhinomacer . Ting. Peter C., State Dept, of Agric., State Office Bldg. no. 1, Sacramento l4, California. Dyt iscidae Chandler, Harry P., Entomology Deptartment, University of Calif., Berkeley 4, Calif. Leech, Hugh B., Calif. Acad, of Science, Golden Gate Park, San Francisco, California. Mouchamps, Raymond, Rue Paul Janson, 29 Herstal (Liege), BELGIUM. Endomychidae Strochccker, H. F., University of Miami, Coral Gables, Florida. Gyrinidae Chandler, Harry P., Entomology Dept., University of California, Berkeley, California. Leech, Hugh 3., Calif. Acad, of Sc., Golden Gate Park, San Francisco, California. Malkin, Borys, University of Oregon, Eugene, Oregon. Mouchamps, Raymond, Rue Paul Hanson, 29 Herstal (Liege) BELGIUM. -92- Hal iplidae Leech, Hugh B., Calif. Acad, of Sc., Golden Gate Park, San Francisco, California. Malkin, Borys, University of Oregon, Eugene, Oregon. Mouchamps, Raymond, Rue Paul Hanson, 29 Herstal (Liege) BELGIUM. Pearce, E. J., (Rev.), Priory of St. Teilo, Church Terrace, Roath, Cardiff, S. Wales, ENGLAND. Hister idae Wenzel, Rupert L., Division of Insects, Chicago Natural History Museum, Chicago 5, Illinois. Eydrophilidae Leech, Hugh B., Calif. Acad, of Sc., Golden Gate Park, San Francisco, Califo rnia. Hygrohiidae Mouchamps, Raymond, Rue Paul Hanson, 29 Herstal (Liege), BELGIUM. Lycidae, Plateros Green, J. W. , R.D. no. 2, Easton, Pa. Lucanidae Benesh, Bernard, P. 0. Box 159* Worth Chicago, Ill. „ a Mai achi idae, Malachi inae Marshall, M. Y., Veterans Administration, Murfreesboro, Tenn. Meloidae, Epicauta Werner, Floyd G., Biological Lab., Harvard Univ., Cambridge 38, Mass. Mycetaeidae Strochecker, H. F., University of Miami, Coral Gables, Florida. Nitidulidae, Meligethes Easton, Alan M., Roadside Cottage, Lower Road, Great Booksham, Surrey, ENGLAND. Nitidulidae Gillogly, Lor in Ray, 5462 l4thAve., Sacramento 17, Calif. -93- i Oedemer idae Arnett, R. H., Dept, of Ent . , Cornell Univ., Ithaca, N.Y. pedilidae, (Eurygeniidae) duBois, John J., 205 Wayside Drive, Turlock, California. Ptiliidae, Nanosellinae Dyhas, Henry S., Division of Insects, Chicago Natural History Museum, Chicago 5, Illinois. Passalidae Van Doeshurg, P.H., Cantonlaan 1, Baarn, HOLLAND. Pselaphidae Pearce, (Rev.) E.J., Priory of St. Teilo, Church Terrace, Roath, Cardiff, S. Wales, ENGLAND . Scarahaeidae Cartwright, 0. L., Entomology Department, Clemson College, S.C» Ritcher, Paul 0., Kentucky Agr. Experiment St,, Lexington, Ky. Scarahaeidae, Diplotaxis Mange, Emerson W., 307 West Walnut St., Hanover, Pa. Scarahaeidae, Phylophaga Luginhill, Philip, Box 495* Lafayette, Ind. Scarahaeidae, Pleurophorus and Ataenius Cartwright, 0., L., Entomology Department, Clemson College, Clemson, S.C. Scarahaeidae, larvae Ritcher, Paul 0«, Kentucky Agr. Experiment Station, Lexington, Ky. Scolyt idae Thatcher, T. 0., 700 So. 31st St,, 2-C, Richmond, Calif. Scolytidae (N.A. ) Wood, Stephen L., River Heights, Logan, Utah. Scymaenidae Pearce, (Rev.), E. J. , Priory of St. Teilo, Church Terrace, Roath, Cardiff, S. Vales, ENGLAND. -9^ Silphidae Arnett, R. H.t Entomology Department, Cornell University, Ithaca, ¥. .Y. Bliss, Raymond Q. , Department of Entomology, University of Penna. , Philadelphia, Penna. Staphylinidae, Gyrophaena Seevers, Charles H., Roosevelt College, 231 S. Wells St., Chicago, Ill Staphylinidae, British Last, H., 12 Winkworth Rd., Banstead, Surry, ENGLAND* -95- INDEX TO VOLUME I . A Page Acalymma . 39 Additions to the Current list of Coleopterist s . . . 13 Alexander, C. P. Important notice . . . . . 53 South American Beetle Collectors*..... . 3 8 Amateur and the Professional..... . [2] Appeal to the reader.... . [2] Aquatic Chrysomelids . 88 Arnett, R. H., jr. Amateur and the Professional. . [2] Appeal to the reader . [2] Aquatic Chrysomelids.. . 88 Brief Biographies . 46, 57 1 6 7 Editorial . 20, 49, 59 Editor* s Note . 12 The Generic Name of the Beetle on the Cover of the Bulletin. . 39 Plan and Purpose [Editorial] . * . [l] Plant identification . 39 Reviews . l6» 87 i A Technique for staining, dissecting, and mounting the male genitalia of Beetles . 63 Use of plasticine . 28 B Beetle wings, . 71 Bohart, R. M., Strepsiptera [A Review], . 86 Book notice . 23 Bougainville (see Habitats) -96- page Bradley, J. C. Classification of Coleoptera.. Brief Biographies . British Museum . Britton, E. B. The Size of the British Museum . 75 . 46, 57, 67 . 55 collection of Coleoptera . 5^ / C Carat) idae (ecological data) . . . . . Cartwright, 0. L. Flood collecting for Coleoptera . Use of Cellophane in Papering Duplicates . ; . Casey, Thomas . . . Cellophane . . • . . . Cicinaelid collecting in Texas . Classification of Coleoptera . . . . Colman Lamp . Coleopter ist s at the British Museum . Coleopterist s at the "Museum national D’Histoire ITaturelle" Collecting Bottle. . . Collecting notes (see Ecological) Collection and preparation of beetles . . C tenocera aopr essus Rand . . . Current list of Coleopter ists and their interests . . Current list of Coleopterists . . . . . Current list of Coleopterists (cont.)..., . . . D 51 .. 30 . . s6 .. 67 ,.. 86 , .. 61 ... 75 . .. 28 ... 55 3S \ S . 28 4. 17 .. 9 .. 3 .. 24 .. 31 Determiners Diabrotica vittata .. 89 39 -97- page Dietrich, Henry Ecological and collecting notes . . . . 9 Collection and preparation of beetles . . . 17 Fall collecting . . 53 Larvae . . . . . , . 33 Dillon, L. S. Reviews . 42 Doesburg, P. H., van Obituary.., . 52 Downie, N. H. On the occurence of Vrilletta laurentina Fall (Anobiidae) in N.Y. • IS E Ecological and collecting notes . . . . 9 Ecological and collecting notes . 19 Ecological data (see need) Ecological data . 51 Editorial . 1, 20 , 49, 59 Editor's note . 12 Eighth International Congress of Entomology . 4o Eighth International Congress of Entomology in Stockholm . 74 F Fall collecting . 53 Fender, K. M. Notes on some Oregon Cantharidae . 30 Flood collecting for Coleoptera . 30 Forbes, W. T. M. Beetle wings . 71 -98- q. • PAGE General collecting . Gener ic name of the beetle on the cover of the bullet in • • . . 39 Guppy, H. Some records of Carabidae on Vancouver Island with Ecological data 51 H Habits of Bougainville Coleoptera I . 10 Habitats of Bougainville Coleoptera, Part II . . . 29 Hatch, M. H. Letter from Spain . . . . . . ^7 Hews. . ^"9 Proposed program for American Coleopterist . . 22 Reporting the size of collections . . 18 Hicks, S. B. The Coleman Lamp . . . 28 A Collecting Bottle . . . . An Idea worth passing on for consideration . 39 The Microscope and Plasticine ...... . . 28 Korn, George Henry . 57 I Idea (see H nicks) Important Hot ice . * . . . Information wanter (see Jo 1 iv e t ) Insect pins . . 85 Insect pin labels . 70 J Jeannel and Paul i an' s classification of beetles . . 75 -99- page Jolivet, M, P. Information wanted . . . 3g L Larvae . 53 LeConte, John L . 46 Leech, E. B. Ecological and collecting notes . 19 Noted Coleopterist dies . 23 Lepidopterists ’ Hews (The) . 27 Letter from Spain . 17 Linsley, E. G . 4o List of determiners and revisors . 89 M Male genitalia . 63 Microscope and plasticine . 28 Muhr, Otto . 4o Monro, H. K. (The taxonomist and his needs) [excerpts] . 36 ’•Museum National D’Historie Haturelle” (see Coleopterists) . N Heed for ecological data . 39 Hews . 19, 40 Noted Coleopterist dies . 23 Notes on some Oregon Cantharidae . 30 Notices . 54, 70, 85 Notices to subscribers . 21 0 Obituary . 52 Occurence (on the) of Villetta laurentina Fall (Anobiidae) in H.Y . 18 -100- PAGE Oregon Cantharidae (see Hot es) P Paulian, R« . . Papering duplicates . Plan and Purpose . Plant identification . Preparation (see collection) Proposed program for American Coleopterists, R Reporting the size of collections . Reviews . . . ♦ • Revisors (see List) S 4o 86 [i] 39 22 . 18 16, 27, 41, 58, 68, 88 Size of collections (see reporting) Size of the Sritish Museum collection of Coleoptera . Special offer to Foreign Coleopt er ist . . Stehr, V. C. Ecological and Collecting notes . . Redd for Ecological data . Strepsiptera [ a reviewj . Suggested rearrangement of classification of Coleoptera T 56 6o 19 39 86 75 Taxonomist and his needs (see Munro ) Technique for dissection, staining, and mounting the male genitalia of "beetles . . . . . . . Twighorer . . . . U Use of cellophane in papering duplicates. . 86 -101- PAGE Use of plasticine . 28 Uyllemboogaart , D. L. (Obituary) . 52 V Valentine, Barry D. Habitats of Bougainville Coleoptera I . 10 Habitats of Bougainville Coleoptera, Part II . 29 Cicindelid collecting in Texas . 6l Vancouver Island . 51 Volume I . 74 Vrilletta laurentina . IS W Wings, (Beetle) . ♦ . 71 Word from the Sherwood Press . 20 Y Year 1945*-19^° Coleopterologically . . 43 "SYSTEKA I'j.'EJPAS" , a publication devoted to taxonomy, has appeared „9 ugted below. 'These publications are designed to summarize the pertinent data o" anv ero^ of organisms, plant or animal. They are essentially compila- tions' which Include key! to most, of the genera of the world, brief accounts of the group, range, number of species, habits, and often references to origin- al descriptions and genotypes. Manuscripts will be accepted for publication in this senes, provid¬ ed they follow the scheme adopted in the present publications* -or e c» write to the EIITOR, SYSTEMS NATURAE, c/o The Sherwood Press, Dryden, N.Y. Ahv or all publications may be obtained from the publishers by checking the" desired numbers and returning this page together with remittance to: THE SHERWOOD PRESS, Pox g4, Dryden, N.Y. Special rates are granted xor quanity orders for class room use. To date, the following have been published: ZOOLOGY INSECTA The Order Diptera family Culicidae, Feb. 1946 [reissued June 194?] Pub. Do. 1 - The I The Order Coleoptera Pub. Ho s. 3*4- The Order Coleoptera., July 1946, [reissued June ’47] Pub. No. 2 - The Family Cicindelidae, Mar. 1946, [reissued June 194?] Pub. 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Material for this bulletin will he confined to the field of Coleopterology except in the case of items of a general nature which would he of interest to Coleopterists . Material written in a light or humorous vein which is not designed to promote interest in the field of Coleopterology will he re¬ jected. It is felt that descriptions of new'forms, etc., should not he included in this bulletin. Printed in U.S.A. Vol. II, No. 1 THE COLEOPTERISTS’ BULLETIN Janaary 1948 EDITORIAL • This "begins the crucial year for this bulletin. The second yen:? of a publi¬ cation seems to be the deciding year. Many publications have started and were pushed through the first year, but they are on their own after that. If they survive, they usually go until the founders lose interest and pass it on to other hands, then another crucial period follows. Volume one of this publication seems to have been success iul judging by the renewals to date, at least. We have two big aims for volume . two, 1) more articles and notes sent in for publicat¬ ion spontaneously, and less space occupied by the editor, and 2) to increase subscriptions . Of the first, I have done what I could and shall continue to do what I can to "line-up" articles by writing to those who correspond with me and asking for their contributions. 3ut I would like to see these things come in spontaneously, which is, in my mind, the only proof that the project is worth while. If vie have to "get out there and push it over", if it is not a spontaneous endeavour, if it is not the result of an actual need and the common desire of all. then there is no need of you spending your' dollar and a quarter and of me spending my time getting it in some kind of shape for the use of all. I feel, and I know that at least several others feel that there is a need for a publication of this type, and also for a society. But until the desire is great enough so that this (and a society) can not help but develop, then it should not be attempted. In a sense, we now have a society, not a paper society, but a real ^society; that is, we are united by a common interest. It is this reality which I am inter¬ ested in developing until it comes to a point when our activities, demand a formal organization. I am reminded of that group of men, who nearly one hundred years ago met in Philadelphia, decided there was a need for an entomological society, drew up plans for one, organized, and produced over the years, undoubtedly, not without effort and many trials, a society which is going strong today, and ranks not only as the first society’ in this country, but the best. We can have the first (as far as I know) Coleopt er ists 1 Society in this country if we can find enough men with the desire, sincere interest, and foresight to organize such a society. There are several such men in this country right now, all hard pressed for time, and occupied with the duty of providing themselves and theirs with food and shelter. Can we ask them to help with a project like this without the general aid of all? Of aim number two, there are certain rather practical situations to be con¬ sidered. In order to produce the bulletin even in mimeograph form at the present price, in spite of the increase in the subscription rate, we should have five hundred paid subscribers. Even then, in order to pay the present rate for stencils, and running the machine, the price should be $ 1«95 f°r ten issues. This could be cut down by elimination of the front cover, and by mailing with¬ out the envelope. Also, paid ads would of course help. To illustrate the in¬ creased cost of production, when the first issue of Systema Naturae appeared, mimeograph paper cost 70 cents a ream when bought in quanity. Now, the same paper cost $ 1.46 a ream in quanity. As long as I cut and run the stencils my¬ self, the bulletin can be produced. But the time will soon come when I will be unable to do this, and then it will have to be produced commercially in more than name only. The only answer, then, seems to be to increase subscribers, until it offsets this cost. The only way to do this is for the present subscribers to let their associates and correspondents know about the bulletin. We have con- -2- tacted everyone we know, the rest is up persons, libraries and institutions in they are interested in Coieoptera. they "because it is a product of the science, to you. There certainly are five hundred lie world interested in Coleoptera, and if should he interested in this project, not hut because it is a tool for the science. Ross H. Arnett, Jr. EDITOR XESTIPYGE GEM I DATUM (LEC.) ON A SHREW (Kisteridae) The genus Xestipyge has about- a dozen recognized species, distributed throughout North America. Mexico.- Brazil. North Africa and India. The species are small black i;His teridsn , separated from Paromaltis by the preculiar arching of the 4th elytral stria. In North America there are two species, X. conjunctum (Say) of the south and X. geminabum (LeC.) of the north, both poorly known. The latter species is listed in Leng:s catalogue as occuring in the Middle States, Illinois and Indiana, which are Korn' s' (1S73) and Blatchley1 s (1910) records. The New York State list of insects records this species from Olcott, N.Y. collected by Eenry Dietrich and from Staten Island. * • Recently a specimen was given to the author, for determination .from. , Point Abino, Welland County, Ontario, Canada, collected August 16, 1947 by E. W. Jameson, Jr., which proved to be this species, X. gemijiatum (LeC.). Mr. Jame¬ son collected this, along ‘with several other -interesting specimens, on the Short-Tailed Shrew,. Blarina brbvi cauda (Say). This constitutes then, a new record for Ontario, and the first record of. the habitat of this species. Ross-H. Arnett," Jr. THE STUDY OF COLOR PATTERN AND OTHER IHTRA- SPECIFIC VARIATION IN COLEOPTERA by Melville H. Hatch . University of Washington # » • The Editor of the Coleopterists’ Bulletin has asked me to summarize my position on the study of color pattern and other types of intraspecific variation. I suspect he has done this because my views have been somewhat at variance with generally accepted American opinion on the subject . I believe that my heterodoxy derived from the fact that I came to the study of beetles through an independent study of the literature without direct contact with very many other coleopterists . I owed a great deal to personal contacts with Mr. A,. W. Andrews of Detroit and Dr. M. W. Blackman of Syracuse University, but Mr. Andrews was primari¬ ly a collector and the author of two or three local lists and Dr. Black¬ man was largely concerned with scolytids. Moreover, my training as a zoologist emphasized thc: biological phenomena themselves and tended to throw the nomenclatorial apparatus into perspective as nothing sacro¬ sanct but as merely an imperfect tool, for handling biological realities that far transcended it. • j .... . . . • ..... Finally, almost from the beginnings I took a world-view of the matter. Interested as I was then in Silphids and Gyrinidae, with the ending of World War I I entered into communication with Winkler and Wag¬ ner of Vienna and with Staudinger and Bang-Haas of Dresden and event¬ ually secured a large synoptic collection of European and a less ex¬ tensive collection of general foreign Coleoptera. At the same time I put myself in touch with the European literature: Heyden, Reitter,.. and Neise, Catalogus Coleopterorum Europae : Schaufuss’ Calwer* s.Xaferbuch ed. 6; Reitter’s Fauna -German ica Kfifer; the Junk-Schenkling Coleo¬ pterorum Catalogus; Xuhnt’ s Illustrierte Bestimmungstabellen der K&fer Deutschlands; Winker* s Catalogus Coleopterorum Regionis Palae- arcticae. . " • . . When I came to the matter of color variations, I found ex¬ tensive European precedents for a detailed naming of the same. Espe¬ cially in Nicrophorus, where I have made most extensive use of color variety nomenclature (Hatch 1927, 19^0) , the studies I modeled my own after were’ those of the Frenchman Gaston Portevin (1923-25* 1926). Three stages may be traced in my own thinking about color- variety nomenclature. To begin with (Hatch 1927? 3^1-3^2) I held that taxonomy’s purpose was to describe and that the naming of color varieties or aberrations was an integral part of that function;' Later (Hatch 19*40: 239 e"t seq.) I suggest ed that the chief requirement . in referring, to intra-specific variation was precision, and that- whether names (with or without priority), letters, or numbers were used was secondary. More recently (Hatch 1946) I undertook to see what actually was at issue between the color- variety-namers and their opponents and decided that' it was a matter of basic assumptions. The color-variety- -4- namers have assumed that distinguishability is the basis for assigning names and that any variation that can he sharply distinguished is namo- able. Their opponents assume a more sophisticated position. They wish the nomenclature to reflect not merely the way the specimens appear to^ the taxonomist hut the populational units to which the individual speci¬ mens when alive were assignable. They also call attention to the per¬ vasiveness of evolution and to the probability that no two individuals are ever precisely the same, so that the variety-namer would end up by assigning a separate designation to every specimen! In consequence I was led to suggest that the naming of non-populational classes "is not desirable and that such classes should be handled by a nomenclature that is entirely independent of and not continuous, with .that used to designate populational units". . - Practical problems, however, remain. My individual deflection from the ranks of the color- var iety- namers does not affect the large number of continental coleopter ists who still follow the practice.' The present .generation of taxonomists may well never live to see populational taxonomy so thoroughly establish¬ ed that some naming of color’ varieties will not occur, for does tne current establishment of populational taxonomy affect the enormous color variety literature. Moreover, I regard as unwise any^ decision to deprive varietal or aberrational names of priority standing or to treat them otherwise than on a par with other trivial names. When aberrations or varieties are discovered to be species or geographica subspecies, the names employed should be those of the respective aberrations or varieties and should date from their original descrip¬ tion as aberrations or varieties. Otherwise coleopter 1st s run the danger of seeing two systems of names develop. Coleopterist s are too . few and Coleoptera are too numerous to allow any such schism of practice', sentiment', or feeling to develop in our ranks. The populational taxonomists^ must adjust themselves to the continued use of color variety and aberrational -names by some of their colleagues. Mien they see such names,- -if they- •'are wise, they will not exhaust their emotional energy in decrying what is to them an outmoded * .. nomenclatorial practice. Instead, : they- will proceed to a consideration of the facts with the same calm that they would if their author had merely called attention to some uncommon variants of the species in - question without assigning them any names! Populationalists, when they find it desirable to refer to the varietal names of others, might place such names in quotation marks as an indication of the incomplete acceptability of such names, e.g., var. "albinus J. Doe". Numerous alternatives to a direct extension of populational nomenclature to non-populational classes may be suggested*. Most objec- ♦Sorne may suggest that all intraspecific nomenclature is impossible, since if, as suggested above, there are no two individuals the same, there is no place to stop short of separately designating every specimen! With¬ out questioning the theoretical validity of such an observation, I sug¬ gest t hat the classification of color varieties in practice falls far short of such a result, although just 'how far short depends on the vary- ing observational techniques the taxonomist elects to employ. _ . — * 5"* tional are those proposals to use Latin names which are to be entirely free from the operation of priority or other nomenclatorial rules. Such are the " formae" of Blaisdell and the "Kennworten" of Heikertinger (Hatch 19^0, p. 23S). Such names are too similar to regular names, they lend themselves too readily to citation in the traditional fashion to be fully acceptable. Despite these considerations, however, individual authors will probably continue to employ them! More acceptable would be names in some non-Latin language, but such names sometimes simulate Latin names, especially when written in French. Most satisfactory in my opinion is a system of .letters, or numbers, or spot formulae. Such a system is never in any danger of being confused with the regular system, yet variations so • designated can be cited with all the precision desired. As an example, I refer to the system I set up for the 26 or 27 color variations than known to me of the chrysomelid Qrsodacne atra Ahr . (Hatch 1924: 306—307 : Hatch and Seller, 1932: 103; Seller and Hatch 1932: 75)* 0. atra Ahr . var. 3. Hatch 1924: 307 and others can be cited with complete precision and yet in complete independence of the regular system. Moreover, var. B. J. Doe would be nomenclatorially independent of var. B Hatch, although it might or might not zoologically be a synonym of it. ■ v ■; The matter becomes acute in an extremely variable group like the Coccinellidae . In a study of the Coccinellidae of Washington that Mrs. Helen Houk and I are engaged upon, we have finally elected to number the varieties of each species' or geographical subspecies from "1” up. Each number is followed by a description of the variety, usually by means of a color pattern formula, as is usual among students of the group, and this description is accompanied by the citation of such other names or lettered or numbered varieties as appear to have been given this variety by other authors. Thus var. 1 Houk and Hatch of a particular species may be the same as var. A..J.. Smith or var " immaculata J. Doe”! We believe that this combines a proper deemphasis on the varieties with continued ease and certainty of citation. Just what would be the re¬ sults, however, of attempting to combine into one listing the results of half a dozen or a dozen authors* work on a single complexly varying species, only the future can decide for certain. It might, however, read somewhat as follows, the three dots in each case standing for the rest of the citation: var. "immaculata J. Doe*1 ...; var. A J. Smith ...; var. 1 Houk and Hatch ...; var. 7 Jones ...; etc. So much for how I propose to study color varieties. There re¬ mains the problem of "Why study them?" . The first and most important reason for studying color var¬ ieties that I have always insisted upon is that they represent an intergral part of the taxonomist’s descriptive analysis of his material. Furthermore, color varieties frequently simulate species and it is desirable to have them on record so that they may not be confused with species . -6— The study of color varieties is likewise important for those who are interested in what may he called the dynamics of species. They frequently represent a part of the variation out of v/hicn the popular* tional units - the species and subspecies - are themselves compounded. For example, in the chrysomelid Or sodacne the American atra Ahr . and the European cerasjl L. are rather similar morphologically, hut their color variations are in two entirely different directions. Similarly, ITicrophorus vespilloides Hbst. is a Eolarctic species occur— ing in both Eurasia 'and forth America. The common form and one or two of the commonest color variants are the same in the two continents, hut the greater number of the color varieties in the two regions is quite different. Color variations is thus a specific and subspecific char¬ acter of moment, and sometimes it will not be until the variations are tabulated and their relative frequency and distribution studied that the full import of the variation will be appreciated. Again, the color variation of an introduced species may be far less in the area of its introduction than it is in its native land. I have noted this particularly in the coccinelled Adalia bipun ctata L., which is extraordinarily variable in Europe, but the same, thing seems ^ to be true of the American populations of some of the introduced species of oniscoid isopods or sow-bugs. . The more critical student of intraspecific variation will, where his material permits, not only report the different color variations present but will indicate their relative abundance in different geo¬ graphical areas or even at different times of the year .(as with the butterflies) . The ultimate analysis of a population is, of course, in terms of genes. Perhaps, when this is accomplished for a species, other cruder approaches to the study of its variation may be. forgotten. But this is proving to be an extremely complicated af fair . . -Eir st methods must be discovered for the indefinite rearing of the animals in the laboratory. Thus Shull (1944:332) in his study of the very _ interest¬ ingly variable coccinelled Kippodamia has been unable to maintain his strains for more than j or 2 generations. Moreover he finds frequent¬ ly that a single spot seems to be influenced not only by a single- allelomorphic pair of genes but by numerous modifying genes (Shull 19 > 1945) so that the entire picture is extremely confused. In general we seem to be about at the point where we can almost say that even minute differences between individuals that are not obviously malformations are much more likely to be due to heritable factors than otherwise. The up¬ shot is that most of the variations that the student- of . color variation notes is probably genetic and not environmental in origin.- -.Further¬ more, the differences are likely to be due not to single pairs of genes but to complexes of modifying genes. Bibliography Beller, Samuel and Melville K. Hatch . 1932 Coleoptera of -Washington: Chrysomelidae . Univ. vash. Publ. Biol. 1: 65-144, 26 figs. -7- Eatch, Melville H. 1924 A Preliminary List of the Coleoptera of the Cranberry Lake Region, Hew York- Exclusive of the Buprestidae, Cerambycidae and Ipidae. Tech. Publ. No. 17, H. Y. St. Coll. Eor. at Syracuse University. l4 (22): 273-312. 1927 Studies on the Silphinae. Jour. II. Y. Ent. Soc. 35 2 331-371* 1940 Observations on Silphinae with a Note on Intraspecific Var¬ iations and .theiy Designation.. Jour. IT.Y. Ent. Soc.. 4S: 233-244. 1946 Hameability in Taxonomy. Ent. Hews 57 • l4l-l43. Hatch, Melville K. and Samuel Beller. 1932 A Preliminary Catalogue of the Chrysomelidae of Oregon. Pan- P. Entomologist. 8: 102-108. Portevin, Gaston, ' • I923-I925 Revision des Hecrophoririi- 'du .Globe .• Bull. Mus . Hist. Hat. Paris. 1923:- 64-71, 141-146, 226-233, 303-309; 1924: 83-87, 145-150, 185-192, 287-293, 374-377? .1925: 165-170. 1926 Les Grands Hecrophages du Globe. Ency. Ent. Lechevalier 6: 1-270, 201 figs, Shull, A. Franklin * . . . 1944 Inheritance in Lady Beetles II. r'The , spotless pattern and its modifiers in Hippodamia conver gens' and their frequency in several populations* Jour., of Heredity 35; 329“339* 1945 Inheritance in Lady- Beetles III. Crosses between variants of Hippodamia quinquesignata and between this species and H. convergens . Jour, of Heredity 36: l49-l60. » • * . ' * * * * * * * * * * ********* * * * * * * * * * * * * * >|i * * * ' SPECIAL OFFER TO FOREIGN COLEOPTERI STS / I will exchange a years -subscription to the COLEOPTERI ST S' BULLETIN for beetles from Foreign countries.. At present I desire only beetles of the family Meloidae'. Beetles should be sent directly to me at this address:- Department of Entomology, University of Missouri, Columbia, Missouri. I will send the Sherwood Press the price of the subscription upon receipt of the insects. ' c .. V. R. Enns £*********************************** ADDITION TO '’LIST OE DETERMINERS AND REVISORS" Anthribidae Valentine, Barry D., Department of Entomology, Cornell University, Ithaca, II. Y. NOTICES Bliss, Raymond Q,. , Dept, of Zoology, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia 4, Pa. Desire: Material of the gems Nicrophorus (Silphidae) for study purposes. Arnett, Ross H., Jr., Department of Entomology, Cornell University, Ithaca, N.Y. Desire: Poreign OEderaeridae for revisional purposes. Brower, A. E., 5 Hospital Street, Augusta, .Maine. Exchange: Cerambycidae, Buprestidae and other groups. Nava j as, Eduardo, Instituto Biologico, Caixa postal 119-A, Sao Paulo, ’ Brazil . •; ; . ■ ; ; -r Revising: Eurysternus (Scarahaeidae, Sisyphini) Interests: Elateridae (neotropical) and Fulcidacinae (Chlamyd- inae, Chrysomelidae) . ' Dieke, G. H., 1101 Argonne Drive, Baltimore IS, Md. Revising: - Epilachna s. 1. (Coccinellidae) . . Desire: to borrow any material of Epilachna Will exchange: or. buy Coccinellidae of world. Available for exchange also Coleoptera of Eastern U. S. Van Hoegaerden, A., 73, Rue G. Van Laethem, Ever e-Bruxelles — BELGIUM Interests: Carabus (Carabidae) Exchange: Desire to exchange Carabus for specimens of Calosoma from U. S., Canada, & Mexico. Hayes, Joseph B., 1905 N. Pulaski Road, Chicago 39 * ill* Desire : Cicindelidae; Buprestidae; Scarabaeidae; Lucanidae and Cerambycidae of the Uorld. Exchange^ Misc. of all families from Ill., Mo., and Ind. Comments : Would like determinations of many of my specimens. Theodorides, Jean, Biological Laboratories, Harvard University, Cambridge 38, Mass* Interests : Ecology of beetles, ~ Maritime sp . , cave— dwelling sp.. desert or sand-dune sp.. etc. Parasitic beetles, medical importance of Coleoptera Worm parasites of beetles, and their action in the host, (chiefly for the family Scarabaeidae and above all tribe Aphodiini.) Scarabaeidae, general study of dung sp . with parti¬ cular reference to their ecology. Hamon, M. Jacques, Villa Ariel, rue A. Braind, Orsay (S. et 0.) FRANCE Exchange: Cerambycidae, Chrysomelidae, Dytiscidae, Scarabaeidae, Carabus (Carabidae) . (identified specimens.) [I have received from M. Jean- Thepdorides, at present a student at Harvard University, a mimeographed outline of the entomological work of France. This whs presented to the Entomological Club of Cambridge, Bee. 9> 19^7 • It is a very interesting and valuable list. Included with it is ’"a list of French specialists. I have reprinted be¬ low, the list of Coleopterist s . } * • * t * . Carabidae: Prof. R. Jeannel (M.P.); G. Colasr (M.P .) ; M. Bewailly (Paris); G. Pecoud (Paris) . ( ; Cicin&elidae : Dr. E. Rivalier (Paris). Dytiscidae, Hal ip 1 idae, Gyrinidae : Dr. F. Guignot (Avignon); C. Legros (Paris) . • J Staphylinidae : J. Jarrige (Paris) . Kydrophilidae; C. Legros (Paris).' Larvae of all aquatic beetles ; H. Bertrand (Paris) . Pseiaphidae; A. Mequignon (Paris) . Clavicornia: A. Mequignon (Paris) ; F. Pierre (Paris, now in Beni Abbes, Algeria) . Catopidae : Dr. H. Kenrot (Paris). Hister idae : Dr. de 'Saint-Albin (Paris). Elater idae : A.-Iablokoff (Fontainbleau) . " Buprestidae : A. Thery -(Paris); L. Schafer ( Charbonnieres, Rhone). Scarabaeidae Coprophaga: R. Paul ian (M.P. now in Madagascar); G. Gamier (Paris) . Melolonthidae : P. Dewailly (Paris); Cetonidae : P . Bourgin (M.P.)‘;G. -Ruter (Paris). Malacodermata, Kete'romera: M. Pic (small place in Saone et Loire); Dr. • F. Cantohnet (Paris) . Chrysomelidae : R. Fongond (Paris) . Curculionidae : A. Hoffmann, G. Ruter (Paris). Bruchiaae, Scolytidae: A. Hoffmann (Paris) . -10- RECENT LITERATURE Robinson, Mark, A Few Species of_ Stenocrates from Central America, Ent. News; 58^233-^7' lp?” Van Dyke, Edwin C., Few Species of Coleoptera from Western Forth America, Pan-Pac. Eht . , 23 ? 155'“J-6l, 19% • Barr, W. F. , and E. G. Linsley. Distribut ional and Biological Fotes on the species of the s’dbgen'17 Ko lap op hi. la oc curing in western Forth' America, ^Coleopteraj Buprest idae) . Pan-Pac. Ent., 23? n2-i67riw- Weiss, Harry B., The Death-Feints of Idiohates castaneus Koch and Bolet o therus^ D'ifurcus~'fab . (Coleoptera, Tenebricnidae; . Jour. N. Y. Ent. Soc., 55* 273- • 279 » 19% • Dethier, V. G., The Role of the Antennae in the Orient at ion of_ Carr ion Beetles to odors. Jour. N. Y. Ent. Soc., 55? 285-293* 1^1+7 • Arnett, R. H., Jr., A review of the genus Rhino-plat ia Horn, (Coleoptera, Qedemeridae) , proc. Ent. Soc. Wash., 49: 241-2467 1947 • Brakman, P. J., Zes voor de Federlandsche Fauna nieuwe Coleoptera uit Zeeland, Entomologische Berichten, No. 277* Deel xii» P-17&- 181, 1 Sept. 1947. . KEYS ‘TO SPECIES [From time to time, as keys to- species come to our attention, they will he cited in this space, according to family, with indication as to scope.] SCARABAEIDAE * , . Dynast inae, trihe Oryctini . [Keys to all U.S. sp. with desc.J Saylor, L. W., Jour. Wash. Ac. Sc., : 4l-45, 1946. KEYS TO GEliERA [References to keys to genera; same as. plan above.] BRUCKIDAE [Key to all genEra of U.S. and Canada] Bridwell, J. C., Jour. Wash. Ac. Sc., 36: 52-57* 1946. PUNCHING FOR BINDING .. Several have suggested that the bulletin be punched for filing in notebooks or binding in folders. After pricing the cost of this oper¬ ation, its seems best to leave it up to the individual to punch them if desired. If the majority rather have them punched, that could be done without additional cost by omitting the stapling operation. Further suggestions will be welcomed on this, or other sub¬ jects for the improvement of the physical make-up as well as the contents of the bulletin. EDITOR THIS SPACE FOR ADVERTISING ' APPLY FOR RATES PRINTED OR MIMEOGRAPHED THE SHERWOOD PRESS Dry den, N.Y. "Printed Products" . "SYSTPMA NATURAE", a publication devoted to taxonomy, has appeared as listed below. 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No. 7 - The Family Lagriidae, June 1947 $ *10. i ALL SENT POSTPAID Name & Address - pathy and counsel of his fellow students, separated from libraries con¬ taining the results of modern research, and therefore dependent on the traditional knowledge received from Europe, which constituted in fact most of the intellectual capital of the founders of natural history in the United States, Dr. Melsheimer must be considered as a very remarkable instance of one, who, with very limited opportunities, has worked honestly, to the ex¬ tent of his abilities, to develop the powers of usefulness which were given him. Modest, unpretending, affectionate to his family, devoted to his friends, industrious to the limit of human usefulness, his death at such an advanced age can only leave, with those who enjoyed his acquaintance, a satisfaction that they have known so good a representative of the purer qualities of humanity.1’ EDITOR’S SECTION By Ross H. Arnett, Jr. Does the BULLETIN constitute publication? You will notice stated in the editorial policy printed on the inside front cover, we say that it is felt that descriptions of new forms, etc. should not he in¬ cluded in this bulletin. We have received several inquiries as to whether the BULLETIN constitutes publication or not. There is nothing definite stated in the Code about what printing mediums are considered as published and what are not. I have consulted with Professor J. Chester Bradley on this matter and have discovered that this has been considered at different meetings of the Commission. Apparently there has been no official statements on this matter, but vre believe it is felt that, in vi ew of the great number of modern methods of reproduction ranging from the mimeograph to the typeset printing methods, no definite line could be drawn to exclude the one method and include the other method of these multitudinous processes. SO it is doubtful if the code would rule out new names on the grounds of the medium of publication. We consider this method of reproduction constitutes publication. HOWEVER, it is HOT the intention of this publication to publish new descriptions, in spite of that fact. To publish new names here involves several complications. First, it is possible to make changes on the stencil, for example, in reprinting articles, without making n edition” notices. Second, the printing is done on relatively temporary paper which will age rapidly. Third, the editions are small. And, fourth, it would defeat the pur¬ pose of the BULLETIN. We feel that the BULLETIN* s chief contribution is that of being a tool for working with beetles, not an archieve for the results of this work. For these reasons, we will not attempt pub¬ lication of original descriptions, even though this constitutes publica¬ tion. Acknowledgements are due to Miss Helen Hill of the Entomology Library, Cornell University for help in proofreading this edition and we hope we can impose upon her for the proofreading of future issues. 2 5^ due. A number of subscribers (about 25) owe us 25 ^ be¬ cause of the increase in price which they were apparently unaware of at the time they subscribed. We are not attempting to send bills to these people, nor are we cutting down on the number of issues we will send them. But every little bit helps, and if you recall sending only a dollar, a few 1 1/2^ postage stamps would be very acceptable. Mat erial desired for publication in this volume in addition to exchange notices include: news, reviews, biographies, provisional keys, techniques and ecological notes. Last minute news : Dr. Henry Dietrich walked into my office today (Mar. Sth) fully recovered from his recent illness. -30- 1T0TICES WILL DETERMINE: 3unrestidae. Also, exchange or "buy, 3uprestidae, Scarabaeidae, Cicindelidae. Frank M. 3eer, Botany Department, Oregon State College, Corvallis, Oregon. FUKIE1T, CHI1IA Coleoptera for exchange. Desire Ptinidae of the world. H. Klapperich, Entonologe, Bonn a. Eh., Kaiserstr. 229, GERMANY. USED FOR REVISIOHAL PURPOSES i Exotic Oedeneridae. R. H. Arnett, Dept, of Entomology, Cornell University, Ithaca, N.Y. WILL EXCHA1TGE AITD DETERMINE: Anthribidae and Cicindelidae of N.A. Also will exchange Cicindelidae from the Solomon Is., Tricondyla and miscell¬ aneous Coleoptera. Barry D. Valentine, 207 Williams St., Ithaca, N.Y. Ill SECT Pill LABELS. We can again offer you insect pin labels at 50# for 500 or 75# for 1,000. These are printed on heavy bond paper in 4 point type. Prices are for 1 to 4 lines. Also slide labels and determination labels with ruled boarders. Apply for rates. SHERWOOD PRESS EUROPEAN COLEOPTERA: Exchange list upon demand. Docteur J. Balazuc, l6 Avenue de Lowendal, Paris (15), FRAiTCE . The reader is invited to send exchange notices, desirata, etc. for FREE publication in this section. The Coleopterists’ Bulletin Vol. II, No. 4 EDITOR: Ross H. Arnett, Jr. Published by THE SHERWOOD PRESS, Dryden, N. Y. PRICE: 15 cents a copy or $1.25 a year (Ten issues) postpaid. THE COLEOPTERISTS' BULLETIN is printed monthly except July and August, by The Sherwood Press, Dryden, New York; PRICE: $1.25 per year (10 issues) postpaid, or 15 cents a single copy. Back volumes $1.50, single back copies unavailable after current year. ARTICLES AND NOTES All articles and notes should be sent to the Editor in care of The Sherwood Press, Dryden, New York. Only material conforming with the editorial policy of this bulletin will be accepted. The editor reserves the right to reject or change any material not conforming with the stated editorial policy. Reprints will be furnished only upon request; prices upon application. EDITORIAL POLICY TO FOSTER AN INTEREST IN AND FURTHER THE SCIENCE OF COLEOPTEROLOGY BY PRO¬ VIDING A MEDIUM OF EXCHANGE OF IDEAS, A GUIDE TO THE SOURCE OF MATERIAL, NEWS OF CURRENT PROGRESS, AND TO WORK FOR A UNITY OF SPIRIT AND PURPOSE SHALL BE THE AIM OF THIS BULLETIN. Any person may contribute material for this bulletin provided they conform with this policy. All material thought to be "amateurish" in the sense that it is juvenile will be rejected. But it is to be distinctly understood that this bulletin is for the serious Amateur as well as for the Professional, and all are invited to write its pages. Material for this bulletin will be con¬ fined to the field of COLEOPTEROLOGY except in the case of items of a general nature which would be of interest to Coleopterists. Material written in a light or humorous vein which is not designed to promote interest in the field of Coleopterology will be rejected. It is felt that de¬ scriptions of new forms, etc., should not be included in this bulletin. Printed in U.S.A. VOL. IIt IToT4 THE COLEOPTERI STS 1 BULLETIN April lggg METHODS OF COLLECTING AND PRESERVING MAY BEETLES (FHYLLOPHAGA) By Philip Luginbill Bureau of Entomology and Plant Quarantine Agricultural Research Administration U. S. Department of Agriculture The distribution and feeding habits of May beetles are import¬ ant points to be considered in white grup investigations. In order to make complete distribution studies, it is necessary to have collections from every part of the United States, and from as great a variety of situations as practicable. Entomologists of the Bureau of Entomology and Plant Quarantine prepared the following methods of procedure in making the collections, and preserving and labeling the specimens. A sample card upon which pertinent information in connection with the making of collections is also included. Beetles are collected in four ways: (l) At street lights; (2) with trap lanterns placed in selected locations; (3) by following the plow- - here the beetles must be picked up immediately after the plow passes, as otherwise they will crawl back into the loose soil, or will be covered by soil when the next furrow is made; (4) from trees at night . The last method is the most desirable. May beetles fly to the trees at dusk to feed and, as a rule, continue feeding until nearly daybreak. The trees may be shaken and the falling beetles caught on white sheets spread under them. Or, provided with flashlight the collect¬ or can throw the light into the foliage, observe the feeding beetles, and easily collect them. Beetles should be picked from the foliage as soon as possible after the light is flashed on them, especially on warm, sultry evenings, or they will fly to the light, making their capture more difficult. Different species feed on the foliage of different kinds of trees. Certain species may feed on but one or two kinds, while other species may feed on many. The collections from different kinds of trees should be kept separate. Beetles seem to prefer ash, elm, willow, birch, oak, hackberry, poplar, linden, locust, and walnut. Some species occur only early in spring, whereas others appear later, sometimes not until after the first or middle of July. Collections should therefore be made at various times from March 1 to the middle of August in the Southern States, and from April 15 to August 15 in the Northern States. PRESERVING AND LABELING BEETLES May beetles may be preserved in 70-percent solution of alcohol, or in rubbing alcohol slightly diluted with water. Collections from each kind of tree should be wrapped separately in cheesecloth, and -31- -32- th,e edges of the cheesecloth drawn together forming a hag, which should "be tied with a string to which a label or tag "bearing the collection data is attached. A similar label or tag should be placed inside the bag. The data should include the locality, date of collection, collector’s name, hind of tree from which collection was made, whether the beetles were taken by trap lantern or flashlight, and any other desirable facts. Notes should also be made of weather conditions at time of collecting, and of the location and surroundings, including altitude if possible. For this purpose, cards may be used. If beetles are pinned, it is desirable to extrude the sex organs. (Sample card) RECORD OF EIGHT COLLECTIOl'TS OF MY BEETLES No. Location Date Collector Place Collected from (nursery, open woods, etc.) Time of collection (S to 9 P*m*J 9 to 11 p.m.) __ Temperature: Air at time of collection Barometer reading at time of collection Precipitation (in inches of rainfall) __ ; for the day — max. _ ;min. ? altitude m mm mm rnmmm mm mb mm ■» * soil Wind (calm, light air, slight breeze, etc.; use standard meteorological terms) Other weather conditions (clear, partly cloudy, cloudy, etc.; use standard meterological terms) General activity of beetles: Inactive — no flying after coming to rest on foliage Active — flying about when disturbed Very active — restless, difficult to catch Record of collections (entered after determinations are made) _ -33- notes ON THE LIFE HISTORY OF DITYLUS tffJAPRI COLLI S LECONTE (OEDEMERIDAE) Richard Guppy During the winder of 1944-45 I found many larvae of Ditylus quadricollls LeC. in very old wet logs buried in the swampy ground. The wood was in this instance all red cedar, (Thuja plicata) . I kept a good deal of this wood and on breaking some open the following October, found that most of the insects had completed their transfor¬ mation. A few larvae remained, probably a younger batch, but I saw no pupae or tenereal adults. It thus appears that the beetles complete their development during the late summer and remain inactive in their pupal cells over winter. This is a life cycle common to many species of Coleoptera. All my records of Ditylus quadr icollis LeC. taken while active are for the month of May. Most were collected while running over swampy ground, or under logs in wet places. Evidently these beetles were intent on oviposition. Only one was found on flowers, cultivated spirea. I have also been able to show that Ditylus spp. may remain in the larval stage over three years. During March 1946 I found one larva in a very wet, rotten fir log, Judging from its size, and fron the season when the beetles ordinarily breed, it must have been at least a year old when found. It did not pupate until the summer of 1947. I obtained the adult recently, but no doubt owing to the pupa having been disturbed, it was deformed, with aborted elytra and is not determined. It may be in view of the different wood in which it was found, some other species, but probably there is little difference in the life history. These larvae are soft white grubs, the development of the legs is similar to that found in common Scarabaeid larvae, but the abdomen is carried straight behind, and tapers nearly to a point. COLEOPTERORUM CATALOGUS, Junk/Schenkling SUPPLEMENTS. The monumental "COLEOPTEROBUM CATALOGUS” was completed in 19^0 under the able editorship of the late Dr • S* Schenkling. Commenced as long ago as 1910 it is natural that many of the parts are now out of date and incomplete. It is therefore the intention of the publishers Uitgeverij Dr. W. Junk, to publish supplements. These will be issued in parts like the main catalogue and will be subsequently arranged into volumes in systematic order. I am very anxious to secure the fullest cooperation of the authors of parts of the main catalogue in the preparation of the supplements and I would be glad if they could let me know as soon as possible whether they are prepared to undertake this additional work in connection with the parts already prepared by them, and any new families they feel able to undertake in addition. It is intended to include not only additional genera and species published since the date of the main catalogue but also to compile full lists of subsequent references to those genera, species and higher categories already- recorded in the catalogue. It will be necessary also to supplement the references in the main catalogue by those omitted from tne earlier parts and to make major corrections in nomenclature, synonymy and dis¬ tribution. Supplements already recorded in the main catalogue should be omitted and also small corrections of minor importance. In order to achieve uniformity the supplements should con¬ tain reference up to the end of 19^7 only. A further series of supplements will be contemplated at a later date. The arrangements of the supplements should follow the method adopted by Professor Scheerpeltz for the Staphylinidae II (Supplementary parts 129, 130 - 1933-3^) • These supplements will serve as a pattern for the compilew- tion of the new supplements indicating the method to be adopted in the arrangement and in the page references etc. to the main catalogue. During the years which have elapsed since 1910 a rahter large number of the original authors have died and it will be necessary to find new workers to replace them. Should any of the present authors feel able to take over one or several families of the work in addition to their ov/n such cooperation would be most gratefully received and I trust they will let me know at the earliest possible moment. The honorarium offered to each author is Pour Pounds per sheet (of l6 pages) • As the supplements should appear in quick succession it is hoped that the authors will commence their labours immediately and communicate with me at once, if possible indicating when their contri¬ butions are likely to be completed and sent in for publication. Please forward your reply without delay to the Editor, Coleopterorum Catalog! Supplemental W. D. HI1TCKS, Manchester Museum, The University, Manchester 13 1 England. -35- KEIIYON FIELD CHAI3ERLAIN The untimely death of Kenyon Field Chamberlain on Dec. 4, 1947, has interrupted an important work on the Coleoptera* a revision of the extremely difficult genus Kelophorus. Ke was engaged in the continuation of the work of the late Fred E. Vinters of California on this genus. Ke was horn in Cornwall, Conn., on July 12, 1893- He attended the preparatory school of Rockridge in Wellesley Hills, Mass.; studied two years at Colby College in Waterville, Maine, and graduated from Columbia University in 191S. He was tax collector of the Town of Corn¬ wall and served a term in the Connecticut General Assembly in 1923 . He was appointed Assistant Entomologist to the State of Hew York in May, 1926, and served until ill health confined him to his home in Mav of 1947. Students of the Coleoptera are the losers because the routine duties of his position prevented the publication of his knowledge of this order of insects, especially the species and habits of the water beetles in which groups he was particularly interested. He was a fine collector and a delightful field companion and correspondent. As a preparator his work was excellent and his technique in the preparation of Kelophorus genitalia might well be studied by others. Among his other accomplishments he was a very good photographer. I feel that death has taken an untimely toll from the knowledge of the Coleoptera and cut short the thorough and careful investigations that were being made by him. I have lost an esteemed frient and correspondent . C« A. Frost, Framingham, Mass. CORRECTIONS Vol . II, p. 17, (Cantonnet & Thfeodoridfes) biotopes instead of biotypes . Vol. II, p. 26, Gutierrez: Coprophagous. E.3. Larsen: Stenus not Sterrus. -36- EECS1IT LITERATURE [Edited -by: George E. Ball and Barry D. Valentine, Cornell University, Ithaca, H.Y . ] Bechvne. J., Hotulae ad cognitionem specierum generis Timarcha Latr. XI, (Col. Phytophaga) - Chrysomelidae, Casopis Ceskoslovenske Spolecnost, Entomologicne, Acta Societatis Entomologicae Cechosloveniae, June 19^7, Vol. XL IV, pp* 3”9* Passat i, M., Be essent ionihus systematicis specie : Bernhidion, Dudichi Cs. et adno tat iones ad spec ini ini propria (Col. Cur.) . idem: pp. 9-1^ Jedliena, A., Uouveaux Car ah ides du Monde, (Col .) , idem: pp. 15-20. » [Keys to species of Kaptoderus found in Asia Minor; keys to species of Leoidromius Jedl . j~ KrAl. J., Ad Kalticidarum Paunae Cesho-slovakiae, Cognitionem addit amen¬ tum III , ( Col . Phytophaga)^ idem: pp . 21-26. Kult, K. , The 3rd study to the knovrledge of Tr ihus Clivinini, (Col . Carah . ) , idem: pp. 26-37 • Mylnar, Zd.,Fova inventa Carah idarum in Cechoslovakia, idem: pp . 55*“ 59 •' Rouhal, J. , Sur Trois Hares Coleopteres - Hivernaux Prigois, idem: 597166. Kavelka, J., ITotulae ad cognitionem distrihut ionis Coleopterorum non- nullorum mimus frequent ium fam. Staphylinidae in regionihus nostris collectorum, idem: 53-55* Bechynfc, j., Ad notat iones ad cognitionem specierum Americae central! generis Chalcophana Chevrl . , ("Col* Phytoph. Eumolp.), idem: pp. 81-S5* Gunther, V., Hemargues sur les Coccinellides avec descript iones de quatres formes nouvelles (Col« Coccinel.), idem: pp. S5"^7* Have, Lka J. , Addimenta ad distrihut ion em geographicam nonnullorum Coleopterorum in Cechoslovakia, idem . Heyrovsky, L., Sur la variahilite de 1* espece Evodinus interrogations L. (Col ♦ Ceramhycidae) . , idem: 87-90* Meschnigg, J., Two new Bernhidion Latr. from the Balcans, (Col . Car.) idem: pp. 91-96* 1 pi • » 5 figs* Pfeff er, A. , Le He suit at de quelques voyages entomologiques flans la region mediterraneenne, (Col . Scol.) idem: pp. 126-129# Rouhel. J., Coleoptera, nouvae faunae hohemkae ( pars 47), idem: pp. I3O-I32. Passati, M., Fotsra inventa Carahidarum in Bohemia et Silesia, idem : pp .T2I- 1227 -37- Chamherlain, K. F . , On. the use of Diethylene Glycol in the preparation of halsam mounts of the male genitalia of certain Coleoptera, Bull. Brook Ent. Soc., 42: 126-130 , 1947 . Heifer, J. R., ITo t e s on three Bupr est idae , idem: p. l4o» [[notes on type of Chrysohothris suhpica Schieffer, 1904. ] Potts, R.W.L., The Scarahaeid Genus Geo trupes and its type, Pan— Pacific Entomologist, 24: 23^2& , '1948. Leach, E. R., E iography of Frederick William Nunenmacher, idem: pp. I-5. Silvestri, F., Distr ihuzione geographica del Micromalthus dehilis LeConte, ( » Micromal thidae") , Eollett ino della Societa Entomologica I taliana, 73: pp. 1-2, I9I+I. Straneo, S. L., Sulla distrihuzione ela variahilita del Percus DeJeani Dej., (Col . Carahidae), idem. Elhmann, E., Zv;ei neue Dactylispa - Arten Afrikos, (Col. Chrys.) idem: pp. 5-7. Binaghi, G. , A proposito del Paussus cyrenaicus Fiori (Col. Paussidae), idem: pp. 23-27. Straneo, S. L., Nanva specie del Gen. Bathynoproctus, Tschit, (Col. Carahidae) , idem; pp. 28-29. Gagliardi, A., Coleotten Acquatici Nouvi per La Toscana, idem: pp. 35- 3S . — Binaghi , G., Gli Apparat i Genitali Dell Agrypnus notodonta Latr „ E Descrizione di une nouva specie di Agrypnus dell Africa”” settfentr ionale, (Col . : Elat.), i dem~: pp. 68-7^ Falzoni, A., Int erno Agli Orotrechus delli Altipiano dei sette comuni (Col . Carahidae) , idem; 'pp.Ti-75- Magistretti, M • , Contrihuto cella conoseenza degli Oedemerid, Paleartici IV, idem: pp . 70-77 • Binaghi, G., Revis ione dei tipi di S. candeze delle collezioni del Museo di Genova, (Col . E later idae) , Idem: pp . 83-S9 . Arnett, R. H.# Coleoptera Notes II: Silphidae, Can. Ent., 79:, pp. 110- 113, 1957: — Hicks, S. +*. , Additional Hotes on Coleoptera taken in Essex County of Southern Ontario, idem: pp. 117-119* J eannel , R . , Revision des Amaurops et genres voisins (Pselaphidae) , Revue Francaise d'Entomologie, 15: 1-19* 1948. Basilewsky, P., Coleopt eres Harpalides Nouveaux du Museum National d* Historie Naturalle, II I, idem: pp. 30-38. Cameron, Malcom, New Snecies of Staphylinidae from Africa, idem: pp. 39-1+3. — ■ ‘ -35- Straneo, S. L., Quatre Pterostichides Fouveaux des Indes Orientales, idem; pp. 43-U'5 . Knowlton, G. E. , Silpha feeding on Dead Bees, Ball. Brook. Ent. Soc., 42: 125, iM* . Leech. Hugh B.f Some Fearctic Species of Palpicorn Hater Beetles, Few and oldTTColeo-otera: hydrophilidae) , The Hasmann Collector, 7T3P+6, WsT Eranciscolo, Mario, Una ITuova varieta di Mordellistena humeral is L. Note sui For dell ini Italiani (Col. Keteromera) , Bulletina della Societa Entomologica Italiana, 73? 127-128. Binaghi, G., Due ITuove specie di Anommatus della regione Alpina, (Col. Colydiidae) , idem: pp. 137-143 • I , Bar a j on, M. , Note Intorno ai Laemostenus I tediani una ITuova Razz a del Laemost enus schreiher si Kust , idem : , pp. l47-l:)0. Binaghi, G. , Larve e pupe di Chilocorini note sistematiche e morfologia degli apparati genital i, (Coll' Coccinellidae) Memorie della Societa Entomologica Italiana, vol . 20 ", 194i , Ease. I, pp* 19-36 • Koch, C., Contrihuto alia conoscenza del genera Ilitotigenia Rtt., (Col. Tenehr.), idem; pp • 37-42. t Solani, E. , Revisione dei Neoplinthus Italiani ed alcune note di sistem- atica generale dei Curculionidi, (Cole op ter a) , idem: pp . 43- 90. Gagliardi, A., Contrihuto alia conoscenza della fauna coleopterologica To scana ( Carahidae), idem: pp, 91-96 • Binaghi, G., GU studi preimaginali del Puhlus auritus Thunh. e dello Seymnus rufipes Eabr. morfologica notizie ecologiche ed apparat i genital i^ (“Col . Coccinellidae) . idem. Binaghi, G. , EL Drasterius himaculatus Rossi in Italia, con not a di sistematica sui Drasterius palearctici~Tc°l ElateridaejT idem : , pp . l62-lS4. Gerini, E., Contrihuti alio studio delle forme larval i degli stafilinido larva di Paederus litoralis Grav. , idem, pp. 184-190 . Magistretti, M., Contrihuto alia Conoscenza degli Oedemeridi paleartiei, V, gli Oedemeridi della collezione hodero, 21, pp- 5-20 , 1942 . Straneo, S.L., Revisione dei Caelostomini Africa, (Col . Carahidae) , idem; pp . 21-164. Binaghi, G. , Importanza agiaria dell 'Agriotes litigiosus Rossi, (Col . Elateridae) . idem. -39- editor 's SECTION By Ross K. Arnett, Jr. Recently I received from Alan M. Easton the following re¬ print: MAn addition to the Nearctic Nitidulidae (Coleoptera) ? Annals and Magazine of Natural History, Ser. 11, vol. xiv, p. 60, January, 19^7. In this paper he describes the species Meligethes simplipes fromOxford, Ohio, in flowers of Ruhus canadensis . In addition, he offers the following key to the suhgenus Meligethes, s. str. which you may wish to add to your copy of Parsons 1943 revision: Key to Nearctic species. 1. Upper surface, except scutellum smooth between punctures. Black... 2 Upper surface between punctures, finely microscopically, reticul¬ ate. Colour greenish, bluish, to black . . 3 2. Anterior tibiae strongly serrate . . saevus. Anterior tibiae finely, slightly irregularly, denticulate. seminulum. 3. Punctures of elytra as large as eye facets, separated by one to one and a half diameters; colour darker, including legs, and less shining; less convex . 4 Punctures of elytra slightly larger than eye facets, separated by two and a half diameters; colour lighter greenish blue, very shining, legs lighter; distinctly more convex . simplipes. 4. Explanate margins of prothorax extending from base to apex. aeneus . Explante margin of prothorax not reaching the base., mutatus. Notes on De jean Catalogues.- In the Feb. issue I mentioned in the Dejean biography some dates of the Dejean catalogues, which Mr. H. S. Barber has kindly pointed out to me as being erroneous. I would kike to pass this information on to you as a correction in the bio¬ graphy. The great fire of 1835 which destroyed the unsold stock of parts 1, 2, 3* and 4 of the edition which usually carries the title page dated 1833 (with figure of a Cetonia) and copy for part 5 which was probably then in press, forced Dejean to publish his revised edi¬ tion, four parts of which appeared in I836 while part 5 with 1837 title page, index and preface appeared early in 1837 ♦ Part 5 was then re¬ printed with changed pagination and signature numerals, for addition to and completion of the four parts of the "1833" edition which had been printed and extensively sent to subscribers during 1833* 1834 and 1835 prior to the fire. Many copies of the n1833n catalogue are there¬ fore available and hold priority over the 1836 (parts 1-4) catalogue but part 5 of both catalogues (containing most of the Chrysomelidae) dates in 1837 with the part in the "1833" edition subsequent to that in the ,,1837,, edition. -40- NQTICES CHANGE OF ADDRESS: Brace Summerville, 211 Kenilworth St., Memphis, Tenn. [from Detroit, Mich.] LIST OF PUBLICATIONS : We have on file a complete list of the publications of J. Linsley Gressitt, I.ingnan University, China. [76 papers]. Anyone interested in this information is invited to write to as . Mr. Gressitt is anxious to exchange literature to fill in gaps in his library. EDITOR INDIAN BEETLES: Mr. P. Susai Nathan, F.R.E.S., Kurumbagaram P.O., Via Karikal, Tan.jore District, South India, can supply South Indian beetles in any family at reasonable rates. WILL COLLECT SPECIAL GROUPS in all orders in Mexico and the Southwest in exchange for samples of Anthicidae in alcohol, also for cash. After May 1, letters sent to 702 Pearl St., Ottawa, Illinois, will be forwarded to me in the field - Floyd Werner, Biological Laboratories, Harvard University, Cambridge 38, Mass. COLLECT arctic and northern Coleoptera for collectors: R. J. Fitch, Hivercourse P.O . , via Lloydminster, Saskatchewan, Canada. EXOTIC OEDEMERIDAE desired for revisional purposes: Ross K. Arnett, Jr. Department of Entomology, Cornell University, Ithaca, N.Y. FOR SALE .. INSECT COLLECTION BPXES 9 x 13 x 2 1/2 inches, beautiful red¬ wood throughout, dovetailled corners, paper covered composition pinning bottom, hinged and latched, sanded but not finished, excellent workmanship $ 2.10 each $ 24.00 doz. F.O.B. Beverly Hills, California. Bio-Metal Associates, P.O. Box 346, Beverly Hills, California. IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENT The Sherwood Press has finally made arrangements with George E. Ball to take over the insect pin label business. All future orders for labels should be sent directly to: GEORGE E. BALL, 6o4 Highland Road, ITHACA, N.Y. The same rates as charged by The Sherwood Press will continue. Place your orders now for your spring collecting labels. sc* he Coleopterists Bulletin Vol. II, No. 5 May, 1948 on* tn&vrt \ V2"o 0v iu-Wo® ; '**&&** <* EDITOR: Ross H. Arnett, Jr. Published by THE SHERWOOD PRESS, Dryden, N. Y. PRICE: 15 cents a copy or $1.25 a year (Ten issues) postpaid. THE COLEOPTERISTS' BULLETIN is printed monthly except July and August, by The Sherwood Press, Dryden, New York; PRICE: $1.25 per year (10 issues) postpaid, or 15 cents a single copy. Back volumes $1.50, single back copies unavailable after current year. ARTICLES AND NOTES All articles and notes should be sent to the Editor in care of The Sherwood Press, Dryden, New York. Only material conforming with the editorial policy of this bulletin will be accepted. The editor reserves the right to reject or change any material not conforming with the stated editorial policy. Reprints will be furnished only upon request; prices upon application. EDITORIAL POLICY TO FOSTER AN INTEREST IN AND FURTHER THE SCIENCE OF COLEOPTEROLOGY BY PRO¬ VIDING A MEDIUM OF EXCHANGE OF IDEAS, A GUIDE TO THE SOURCE OF MATERIAL, NEWS OF CURRENT PROGRESS, AND TO WORK FOR A UNITY OF SPIRIT AND PURPOSE SHALL BE THE AIM OF THIS BULLETIN. Any person may contribute material for this bulletin provided they conTorm with this policy. All material thought to be "amateurish" in the sense that it is juvenile will be rejected. But it is to be distinctly understood that this bulletin is for the serious Amateur as well as for the Professional, and all are invited to write its pages. Material for this bulletin will be con¬ fined to the field of COLEOPTEROLOGY except in the case of items of a general nature which would be of interest to Coleopterists. Material written in a light or humorous vein which is not designed to promote interest in the field of Coieopterology will be rejected. It is felt that de¬ scriptions of new forms, etc., should not be included in this bulletin. Printed in U.S.A. THE COLECPTERI ST S 1 BULLETIN Vol . II, No. 5 May, 19^8 WHY AND V/HEREFORE OF FRENCH COLEOPTEROLOGY By Dr. R. Paulian ( Tananarive-T simbazaza, Madagascar) Uh.il e in England, in Germany, in Italy, and in America, the efforts of the entomologists - amateurs or professionals - have Been distributed fairly equally between the different orders of insects, entomology, in France, has always been mostly Coleopterology . The reasons for this are numerous and may be of interest. First, Most French entomologists (at least 99$) are amateurs and belonging to all social classes, many are far from rich. To such the study of a group needing a microscope, or expensive books, is im¬ possible, no specialist of Lepidoptera or Collembola among them. Next, until quite recently, there was no specialized training in entomology, so the study of difficult groups, supposing a knowledge of morphology (the Odonata or the Coccids for example) was not easily accessible. Then, most amateur entomologists were, first and last, men with the collecting hobby; they collected insects as they collected stamps, pictures or egyptian mummies; they were interested in such insects as were easy to collect, to prepare, to keep, and spectacular. No Diptera for them. Practical entomology, while France may boast of such men as Marchal, is of very slight interest in an old country where agriculture is nearer gardening than industry. So the study of Aphids appealed to very few. And the "coleopterization" of the French entomologists was an autocatalytic process. As more French amateurs devoted themselves to Coleoptera, they prepared more keys and monographs, they explored every inch of their country. So Coleopterology became the best known branch of entomology. Many books, from 17S1 onwards, have given a general picture of the French fauna of Coleontera; Mulsant, Fairmaire, Acloque, Fauconnet, Bedel and his collaborators, Barthe and his, Remy Perrier, the "Faune de France", Portevin, or of a province of France, Caillol for example. Only two or three books were devoted to Lepidoptera or to Kemiptera, none till the recent "Faune de France" covered the Diptera. The French entomologist disposes of an excellent "Catalogue des Coleopteres de France" no other order of Insects has the same. There is in my book "Les Coleopteres" a summary of the biology of Coleoptera; only Orthoptera have been treated on the same plan in France. France -4l- Col. Eu.ll., Vol. II, no. 5 42 may "boast of the first Coleopterological journal: "Le Coleopteriste" which though short-lived, had a serious influence. The greatest names of French entomology, Latreille, Lacordaire, Mulsant, Blanchard, Bedel, Jeannel were or are Coleopterists, they contributed to the specialisation of the Entomological collections of the Paris National Museum of Natural History. The Coleopterological collections of that Museum are, with the recent accessions, at least equal to those of the British Museum, the first in the world 'til now. An amateur group, the "Coleopteristes de la Seine" grouping over 200 members in Paris alone, work in connection with the Museum. It has meetings, quite informal but most dynamic, and it arranges collecting trips, either collective, or in small groups. It has organized a general survey of the fauna of caves, mammal nests, and so on . . . So the undifferentiated entomologist has every opportunity of / becoming a Coleopterist, very few opportunities of becoming something else. Naturally, all the time, some entomologists refused to follow the general direction and worked in other branches. Many of them were quite excellent, but they nearly always have been free-lances; at least, they had no following. At the present time as soon as the young Coleopterist starts working he find help. A series of magazines: local ones, working in connection with a local society or Museum, then elementary ones, the most read being "L' Entomologist e" with over 700 readers. Then, when he begins to know something about beetles, "La revue francaise d'Entomologie" . Le "Bulletin et les Annales de la Societe entomologique de France. "Revue de Zoologie, agricole et d'Entomologie appliquee.", etc... These magazines are not specialized, but as 75$ at least of their readers are Coleopterists, they publish mostly Coleopterology; and their columns are open to all workers. All of them, even the most highbrow, publish short notes from young amateurs as well as important papers on the segments of the head by University authorities. The library of the "Societe Entomologique de France" founded in 1832, is the largest coleopterological library in the world. It is open to all members of the Society and can undertake, either to send micro¬ films or to send the paper themselves, to all members living outside of Paris and needing them for their work. The library of the Museum National d'Histotre Naturelle is also open to the public. And the microfilm organization of the Centre national de la Recherche Scientifique enables anybody to get practically any paper. So the young coleopterist finds every thing ready for him; a friendly association, magazines starting from the very begining, an easily accessible library, a lot of books and catalogues. I believe, from rersonal experiences, that these last: faunas, books, catalogues, are the most important incentives to the choice of coleopterology by so many young Frenchmen. So I can only applaud the effort of the "Coleopter¬ ists' Bulletin" to do the same for America. May 194s 43 DISTRIBUTION IN CERTAIN LUCANIDAE y Dorothy McKey-Fender McMinnville, Oregon The distribution of the species of the family Lucanidae occuring in Oregon exhibit a close and interesting correlation with some biotic communities of this region. A transect running in a general est-west direction across northern Oregon cuts thrpugh a variety of communities, the author’s observations including stations ranging from coastal sand and bog seres, across the Coast range forests and the Willamette, the pine forests of the Cascade range, and the forests and watercourses of the Ochoco and Blue mountains, to a wooded canyon tributary to the Burnt river in the extreme eastern part of the state. The role of the larvae of this family appears everywhere to be the same — i.e., distintergrat ion of decaying wood — and each community in which such niches are important may be characterized by one or more species. At Pacific City, in drift along the strand, the only lucanid fouhd was Platycerus aeneus VanDyke, a species characteristic of the Coast forests. This is as would be expected, since the drift insects are mostly specimens which have been blown to sea by offshore winds and then washed up on the beach. In the zone of driftwood and embryonic dunes an occasional dead Platycerus keeni Casey may be found, but this area is unstable, being influenced by storms, and the soil salinity is still rather high (up to .2 fo) • It is behind the young dunes in the zone of wandering dunes that P. keeni belongs. Such dunes may be largely held by decaying logs (species undetermined), many of which are found to be pulpy and riddled with work of Platycerus larvae and termites. As the dunes become mature and support a coniferous growth (Sitka spruce-lodgepole pine) Ij). keeni is no longer found. Near Sand Lake, where there is an exceptionally well developed series of old dunes, P. thoracicus Casey has been taken on the xeric faces and tops of these dunes, while P. aeneus is present in the mesic draws between the dunes (Douglas fir-Sitka spruce-hemlock) . The more advanced stages of the bog sere at the head of Sand Lake approach the climax forest (Hemlock-cedar) and here also P. aeneus as well as the rarer P. laticollis Casey is found. Both of these species, together with Ceruchus striatus LeC. characterize the extensive late sub-climax forest (Douglas fir-hemlock) of Saddle mountain near Boyer, Lincoln county, where the larvae of C. striatus have been taken in rotten hemlock logs and those of the Platycerus in humus and soil samples as well as rotten hemlock logs. The occurence of the larvae in soil is possibly accounted for by the fact that the soil here may contain fragments of rotten wood of hemlock and Douglas fir. On the eastern slopes of the Coast range as exemplified by Col. Sail., Vol. II, no. 5 44 Peavine Ridge and Baker Creek valley near McMinnville, the Douglas Fir- hemlock forests have been much disturbed by logging. Here deciduous trees, especially large-leaf and vine maples and alder along the streams, come into prominence and Platycerus oregonensis Westwood is characteristic. The author has taken larvae of this species in rotten wood of Acer macrophyllum. In the oak savannah of the lower hills and in the farm and pasture lands of the valley floor, Sinodendron rugo sum Mann, occurs. It has been reported from oak, alder and willow and the author has also found it associated with aged cherry trees. Along the Willamette river at Dayton (ash-willow-cottonwood) Platycerus marginal is Casey is characteristic and in the valley wood lots, which are the same forest type as the eastern Coast range slope, F« oregonensis again appears. On the west slope of the Cascades above Stayton, a location that is very similar to the Willamette valley as a whole but which has eome Cascade elements and is well above the valley floor, P. viriditinctus Benesh has been taken. This species is yet known only from the types. In the Mt. Rood national forest along the Wapinitia cut-off highway Cerchus punctatus LeC. represents this family, here being found in ponderosa pine logs. At Maupin, in the Ochoco and Blue mountains, and at Durkee in the extreme eastern part of the state, P. marginal is again is taken. Aside from the occurence here of Populus, the host tree, other coleoptera indicate a closer relationship between these areas and the Willamette flood plain than would be suspected from their wide geographical separation. The latter location in particular represents, in a cool canyon along Cave creek, a small Douglas fir woods area strikingly resembling Willamette valley woods. Although each of the above biotic communities is characterized by a multiplicity of floral and faunal elements, the Lucanidae, being closely associated with key species of trees in each, themselves may stand as community indicators. NEWS During Spring Quarter 1948 Dr. Melville H. Hatch is giving an informal seminar in the study of the Coleoptera at the University of Washington. Such topics as the nature of the taxonomic categories, the rules of nomenclature, bibliographic methods, coleop- terological literature, the origin and evolution of the Coleoptera, and the history of coleopterology are being discussed. May 1948 45 ON COLLECTING BEETLES IN WASHINGTON “by Melville H. Hatch University of Washington The following fragmentary notes have been prepared to provide a few suggestions as to when and where beetle collecting may he profitably done in ^asnington. The state is unequally divided into dry Eastern and damp Western portions by the Cascade Mountains. Western Washington Throughout the lowlands of Western Washington the best collecting month is May, with June almost as good, and July and August progressively less favorable. The gravel beaches of the larger streams provide characteristic Carabidae and the eddies and pools along the margins of streams characteristic fluviatile Dytiscidae. Willows and poplars along rivers freguently furnish characteristic Chrysomelidae, etc. Characteristic Cicindelidae, Carabidae, Staphylinidae, Histeridae, Scarabaeidae, and Curculionidae occur on sea beaches, the beaches facing the open ocean being a bit more productive than those along Puget Sound. Search under rocks in the spray of water-falls for the fine Platysma johnsoni Ulke. I have taken it at Multnomah Falls, Oregon, and at Green River Gorge northeast of Enumclaw, where several small falls cascade over the south wall of the canyon. The collector in the lowlands is encouraged to sample numerous different situations, as a few nev; things are likely to be added at each place. Washington is especially notable for its alpine collecting and Paradise Park at 5,000 feet elevation on the south slope of Mt. Rainier is the most famous of its alpine collecting grounds. A collect¬ ing permit should be obtained from the park Naturalist at Longmire or by mail before entering the park. Boulevard-like scenic roads lead both to Paradise Park and to Yakima Park (elev. 6,000 ft.) on the north side of the mountain. July is the best month v/ith August nearly as good. Endemic alpine Cicindelidae, Carabidae, Histeridae, Staphylinidae, Elater- idae, Scarabaeidae, Etc. are common under stones and logs in and by the alpine meadows, in the animal dung, and under stones by the stream margins. Beat the evergreen trees at Paradise Park in July for Chry¬ somelidae, Cuculionidae, endemic Elateridae, etc. Stop at the Nisqually Glacier Bridge and look under stones by the river margin for the beauti¬ ful large purple Nebria piperi Van D. Road-side flowers yield Cerambyc- idae and the meadow at Longnire is worth sweeping. Yakima Park is a good deal drier than Paradise Park, not being on the main slope of the mountain, but collecting is good, including the common endemic Eleodes indentata Blais, not found at Paradise Park. Mt. Baker is likewise reached by a good road and provides worthwhile collecting. Mt. Adams is approached from Toppenish on the east. I have never been there. In the Olympic Mountains most of my collecting has been at Olympic Hot Springs at 2,000 feet elevation south of Port Angeles. It provides interesting streamside and flower collecting in July and August. The 46 Col. Ball., Vol. II, no, 5 endemic carabid, Scaphinotas angusticollis subsp. olympiae Van D. is common and Platysma (Kypherpes) nigrocoaruleus Van D. is not rare. A stiff three and one-half mile hike takes one to Alpine Meadows at Boalder Lake. Eastern Washington Continuing with alpine situations in Eastern Washington there is Mt. Spokane, elevation 5:^00 feet, northeast of Spokane and climbed by a good automobile road. There is C-oodnan Springs in the Blue Mountains east of Walla Walla traversed by a passable road that runs for several miles at about 5>000 feet elevation and there is Mt . Bonaparte east of Tonasket. The latter is climbed only by a long hike, but the collector has the possibility of finding the Very rare Miscodera arct ica Payk. (Carabidae) .just below the 7.26 7 foot summit. June and July are the collecting months for these Eastern Washington alpine situations. Late April to Early May is the time to sweep the sage-brush for its characteristic Curculionidae and Chrysomelidae and Chrysomelidae. The same season and later is the time to collect in the river bottoms and along the beaches of the Columbia and Snake Rivers for Carabidae and Cicindelidae on the ground, Chrysomelidae on the willows. Do not neglect the occasional sand dunes for their characteristic Tenebrionidae and Kisteridae. Portions of the margin of Moses Lake and other lakes furnish rich collecting, and excellent ground, beetle collecting is provided by the shores of Dry Falls Lake just below the Dry Falls in the Grand Coulee. The shores of Soap Lake yield an abundant and characteristic fauna of Carabidae, Kisteridae, Anthicidae, etc., and the waters of Lenore Lake and other alkaline lakes in the Grand Coulee yield character¬ istic Dytiscidae. The lightly timbered areas near Cle Elun (elev. 2,000 ft.) about the first of May have provided plenteous Carabidae and Tene¬ brionidae under logs and branches on the ground and interesting beating on the conifers. Turnbull slough near Cheney has given excellent collect¬ ing the end of May. Kewman Lake east of Spokane is famous for the occa¬ sional occurrence of the very rare Cychrus rickseckeri LeC. By July in Eastern Washington the lowland collecting will be largely confined to the immediate vicinity of lakes and rivers. Such is a most fragmentary account of beetle collecting in Washington. Happy hunting to those who cornel ************************************ DEATH 1T0TICE I have recently learned of the death of Karl Wilhelm Verhoeff of Munchen-Posing in his 79th year on December 6, 1945* Verhoeff is known principally for his taxonomic work in myriapods and terrestrial isopods, but was likewise the author of some papers on beetle morphology. - Melville H. Hatch. May 194s 47 RECENT LITERATURE Barr, William F., A New Genus and Species of Buprestidae from Southern CaliforniaTColeoptera) , Ent. News., 59: 69—7 2, “Mar.," 1948. Knull, J. N., New Species of Agrilus with Notes (Buprestidae and Eucnem- idae), Ent. News, 59: 72-75. Mar". 1948 . ““ Blake, Doris H., Six New Species of West Indian Chrysomelidae, (Coleo- pt era) , Proc. Wash. Ent. Soc., 50 : 121-127, May 194s . Robinson, Mark, A N ew Spec ie s of Anaides from Peru (Scarahaeidae 1 ColeopteraJ, Ent. News, 59: 35—3^7 Feb7~ l^+gT Robinson, Mark, A ilew Species of Canthon from Venezuela [Scarabaeidae]. Ent. News, 59: 37, Feb . 194g . Knowlton, G. F., and S. L. Wood, Utah Buprestidae, Ent. News. 59: 4l-45. Feb. 194s. Pickford, Grace E., Derallus altus (LeConte) , A Southern Water Beetle in New Jersey, Journ. N.Y. Ent. Soc. 7 5& : 53- 54 ," Mar . 1 94g . Antoine, M., Notes D’Entonologie Marocaine, XLVII. Les Stenosis du groupe fulvipennis (Col. Tenebrionidae) , Rev. Franc. D^nt.. 14: 277- 29S, 194S. ~ Dewailly, Ph., Revision du genre Sphodroxia Kraatz (Col. Scarabaeidae) , Rev. Franc. D’Ent., 14: 302-310, 194g. Lepesme, P., Les Stenaspini Africains (Col. Cerambycidae) , ReV. Franc. D 1 Ent . , T4 : 310-317. 1948. Rapp, William F., Jr., The Number of Gastric Caeca in some Larval Scarabaeoidea, Can. Ent., 79": l45-l47, Ju.ly-.Aug7,- 1947", [l94g], Hicks, S. D., Add it ional Notes on Coleoptera taken in Essex County and Southern Ontario, Canada, Can. Ent. , 79: I4g-T4^. Julv-Au“ WTTisWi: Hopping, George R., Notes on the Seasonal Development of Medetera aldrichii (Diptera, Dolichopidae) as a_Predator of the Douglas Fir Bark- Beetle, Dendroctonus pseudotsugae Hopk in s"Tl ) , Can ♦ Ent. 79: 150-153. July-Aug. , 1947, Ll94g J. T Normand, Dr. K., Remar oues sur les carpet ores sexules de l’Habrocerus capillar icornis Grav.*^ [Col. $taphylinidae j, L'Entonologiste, 3: 18-20, 1947. Bonadona, P., Observations sur le mouvenpnt des fouets des Carabides, L’Entomologiste, 3: 62^64, 1947, Guignot, F., Chasses aux Hydrocanthares dans les Pyrenees, L’Entomologiste 3: 110-112, "T947. 48 Col. Ball., Vol. II, no. 5 Cantonnet, Dr. F. , et Ch. Lecordier, Note biolpgigue sur en foret d’Andaine (Orne) , L’Entomologiste, 3: 134-136, Gauret. J., Toujours a nronos de Galerucella lateola, L’Entomologiste, 3: 13^-137, 1947. "■ Jarrige, J., Les Goerius de France et de Belgique, L’Entomologiste, 3: 145-156, 1947. ' Barbier, J. , Observations sar les mo ears de Rhipidias pectinicornis Thumbg. et descript ion de sa larve pr inair e,' (Col. Rhipiphor- idae) , L’Entomologiste, 3* 1 62-130, 1947 . Iablokoff , A. Kh. , Deux captures de Carabiques dans la foret de la Ste- Baume, L’Entomologiste, 3* 18^135* 1947 • Balachov/sky, A. , Biologie et degats de Ceutorrhynchus macula-alba Kerbst ., Curculionidae nuisible aux cultures d’Oeillette, L’Entomologiste, 3: 208-212,^9^ Bourgin, Pierre, Considerations sur une forme nouvelle d’ Archicarabus nemoralis Illig . , (Col . Carabidae) , L’Entomologiste, 3* 212— 215, 1947- Sellier, Robert, et Pierre Razet, Une anomalie c ephalo- thor ac i que chez Lucanus cervus Linne, L ’Entomologist e~ 3^ 223—225, 1947 • Morere, A., Notes sur une localite nouvelle ou pea connue:_ Region de Mont lhery ( S .-et-0 . ) , L’Entomologiste, 3*. 228-230, 1947* Jarrige, J. , Sur la capture de deux Staphylinides en foret de Fontaine- bleau, L’Entomologiste, 3 > 232-233, 19^7 • Mequignon, A., Bibliographie geographique des Coleopteres de France . ^ Guide du Coleo-oteriste en France (2nd partie), L’Entomologiste, 37^42^246, 1947. Brundin, Lars, Microdota— Studien, (Col . Stapnylinidae) , Entomologisk Tidskrift, 69: 8-66, pis. 1-13 » 1948. Palm, Thure, Coleopterfaunan i jfimtiandsk lavgranskog. II. Mark fauna och flygande skalbagger, Entomologisk Tidskrift, 69: 72-93* May 1943 49 The Society of Syster.atic Zoologists The Society of Systematic Zoologists was organized in Chicago on 29 December 1947 at a meeting attended hy sixty-six systematist s . JalciO L. Schmitt was elected president. A council of seven outstanding taxonomists has been elected by the membership. These are: Richard Blackw.c?.der Alfred E. Emerson E. Raymond Hall C. P. W. Musebeck Orlande Park Alfred S. Romer Hobart M. Smith The object of the society shall be to promote the interests of taxonomy and systematic zoology. In carrying out this object it is proposed that the society obtain a voice in national scientific circles; that it exert its influence on taxonomic matters in national and inter¬ national meetings; that it sponsor discussion or study groups to increase in the fundamental aspects of taxonomy; that it serve as a clearing-house to obtain discussion, study, and support of projects of interest or importance to taxonomists; and that it help bring taxonomists together for mutual benefit by issuing directories and news letters, encouraging the exchange of ideas, and holding an informal annual meeting for per¬ sonal contact. At present 286 charter members have been enrolled in the society. At the organizational meeting it was decided to enroll charter members until the time of the next meeting. Any one interested in sys¬ tematic zoology is urged to request application blanks from the Secretary, G. V. Wharton, Department of Zoology, Duke University, Durham, N.C. The next meeting of the society will be held at 10:00 AfM., 12 September 1948 in Washington, D.C. 50 Col. Bali., Vol . II, no. 5 NOTICES McKey-Fender, Dorothy, Route 3, McMinnville, Oregon. Study: World Cantharis (Cantharidae) and desire material.^ ^ Determine: N. A. Cantharis (except Division I of Green, 1941). INSECT BOXES: For sale, insect collection "boxes, 9 x 13 x 2 l/2 inches, "beautiful redwood throughout, dovetailled corners, paper covered composition pinning "bottom, hinged and latched, sanded "but not finished, excellent workmanship: $ 2.10 each; $ 24.00 doz. F.O.B. Beverly Hills, California. BIO-METAL ASSOCIATES, p.O. Box 346, Beverly Hills, Calif. Vezensky, Professor Jaroslav, M R» G, Benesova 5&» Pilzen, Czechoslovakia. Carabidae - exchange and correspond with American specialists. 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Only material conforming with the editorial policy of this bulletin will be accepted. The editor reserves the right to reject or change any material not conforming with the stated editorial policy. Reprints will be furnished only upon request; prices upon application. EDITORIAL POLICY TO FOSTER AN INTEREST IN AND FURTHER THE SCIENCE OF COLEOPTEROLOGY BY PRO¬ VIDING A MEDIUM OF EXCHANGE OF IDEAS, A GUIDE TO THE SOURCE OF MATERIAL, NEWS OF CURRENT PROGRESS, AND TO WORK FOR A UNITY OF SPIRIT AND PURPOSE SHALL BE THE AIM OF THIS BULLETIN. Any person may contribute material for this bulletin provided they conform with this policy. All material thought to be "amateurish" in the sense that it is juvenile will be rejected. But it is to be distinctly understood that this bulletin is for the serious Amateur as well as for the Professional, and all are invited to write its pages. Material for this bulletin will be con¬ fined to the field of COLEOPTEROLOGY except in the case of items of a general nature which would be of interest to Coleopterists. Material written in a light or humorous vein which is not designed to promote interest in the field of Coleopterology will be rejected. It is felt that de¬ scriptions of new forms, etc., should not be included in this bulletin. Printed in U.S.A. Vol. II, No. 6 THE COLEOPTERI STS ' BULLETIN Jane 194S CARABLDAE FROM THE OLYMPIC MOUUTAI1TS % ‘ "by Melville H. Hatch University of Washington Seattle, Wash. Recently in checking over my collection, I discovered specimens of two very rare ground beetles from Olympic Hot Springs in the northern Olympic Mountains of Washington. The first of these are one male and two females of Scaphinotus (Brennus) johnsoni Van Dyke probably taken by my son, Paul Hatch, and Robert A. Loney adjacent to an alpine meadow at about 4,500 feet elevation at Boulder Lake three and one-half miles from Olympic Hot Springs. Van Dyke (Pan-Pac. Ent. I, 1924, p. 3) described this species from a unique female from the "Olympic Mountains", and in 1944 (Ent. Amer . XXIV, pp. 8-9) mentioned three additional specimens from the "northwestern part of the Olympic Peninsula". It is distinguished from the ubiquitous marginatus by 19 rather than l4 elytral striae. Even more interesting is a single specimen of Trachypachus sleveni Van Dyke (Pan-Pac. Ent. I, 1925* pp • 110-112), taken by myself at Olympic Hot Springs July 7, 1945 . The unique holotype was taken at Olney south of Astoria, Ore. in July 1911 by Mr. J. R. Slevin, 125 miles to the south, but still in the Coast Range. These two species bring to mind two other of Dr. Van Dyke»s Carabidae that ate more or less endemic to the Coast Range of the Pacific Northwest but unlike the two mentioned are relatively common. Very common is Scaphinotus ( Stenocanthar i s) angusticollis subsp. olunrpiae Van Dyke (Ent. Amer. XXIV, 1944, pp. 3» 5-6). This is a black phase of angusticollis Mann., replacing the typical reddish phase from the northern Olympic Mountains' southward and probably intergrading with the subsp. nigripennis Roeschke of northwestern Oregon west of the Willamette River. I have near typical specimens of clympiae from as far south as Aberdeen and llasel River (Pacific Co.). From Lewis and Clark State Park north of Toledo I have a series of eight fully black specimens taken Aug. 10, I948, and two reddish specimens taken June 12, 1938. Van Dyke reports typical olympiae from Port Angeles, but my single specimen taken just south of the city limits July 7* 19^5 is clearly typical angusticollis. Furthermore I have angusticollis from Port Townsend, Brinnon, Harstine Island, Vaughn, Olympia, Chehalis on the borders of the range of olympiae. The other species I have in mind is Platysma (Hypherpes) nigrocaer- uleus Van Dyke (Pan-Pac. II, 1925* pp. lO-Jl.) . This species is common at Olympic Hot Springs and is distributed southward in the Coast Range to northern California. In general most of the beetles occuring in the Olympic Mountains occur in the Cascades as well, but the four forms mentioned are inter¬ esting exceptions. 'o * 52 Col. Ball., Vol. II, no. 6 NOTES ON THE GENUS PALOHJS ( TENEBRI ON IDAE ) . fc by Edward A. Chapin Curator of Insects U. S. National Museum Washington, D.C. The genus Palorus is represented in North America by two intro¬ duced species, both of which are of some importance as pests in stored grain. One of these is listed erroneously in the Leng Catalog, 1st Supplement (1927) as a synonym of a third species, P. depressus (F.), which apparently does not occur in this country. G. C. Champion in I896 (Ent. Mo. Mag., Vol. 32, p. 29), in a paper dealing with this genus, pointed out that Hypophloeus depressus F. is a true Palorus living under bark in the forests of Europe and not known to attack grain. He further stated that Nitidula melinus Herbst is a species of Hypophloeus and not a synonym of P. depressus (F.). Stimulated by Champion’s paper, F. H. Chittenden in the same year (Ent. News, Vol. &, p. 138) made a study of the collections of the U. S. National Museum and the U. S. Department of Agriculture and came to the conclusion that the two species occuring in this country are P. ratzeburgi (Wism.) and P. subdepressus (Woll.) instead of P. depressus (F.) or P, melinus (Hbst\) as previously determined. A. Fleischer (Wien Ent. Zeit., Vol. 19, pp. 236-237* 1900) reviewed the species of Palorus and separated P. subdepressus (Woll.) as the type of the new subgenus Circomus. Our species should stand as follows: Palorus (Palorus) ratzeburgi (Wism.) 48-77 Palorus (Circomus) subdepressus (Woll . ) 64-499 Syn. Palorus melinus auct . not Herbst 1784-37 Palorus depressus auct. not Fabricius 1790-223 IMPORTANT ADVANCES IN ZOOLOGICAL NOMENCLATURE ACHIEVED AT THE THIRTEENTH INTERNATIONAL CONGRESS OF ZOOLOGY Francis Hemming Secretary to the Commission During the Thirteenth International Congress of Zoology, which closed at Paris on Tuesday, 27th July, 1948, the International Commission on Zoo¬ logical Nomenclature, holding its first meeting since the close of the war, put forward a comprehensive program for the reform and development of zoo¬ logical nomenclature. All the thirteen meetings held by the Commission were open to all the members of the Congress who were thus enabled to take an active part in the discussion of the proposals put forward by the Com¬ mission. As a result it was possible not only to obtain decisions on a much larger number nf questions than would otherwise have been practicable 53 June 1948 ■but also to ascertain muoh more readily the needs and general wishes of zoologists. The scheme finally adopted was approved unanimously by the Section on Nomenclature and, on the recommendation of the Section, by the Congress itself at its fined plenary session. Prior to the opening of the Paris meeting, extensive discussions had been undertaken by the Commission with leading scientific institutions and ^individual specialists in different parts of the world, with the double purpose of drawing up a scheme which would ensure for the Commission the highest possible representative and international character and would se¬ cure that at the Paris meeting all practicable measures should be taken to improve and develop the Regies Internationales de la Nomenclature Zoo- logioue. ' “Measures taken to secure a fully representative and international character for the Commission: Hitherto the International Commission has had a fixed membership of eighteen Commissioners, but in the future there will be no fixed upper limit to its membership, though the number of eighteen will be retained as the minium membership. Under the new system it will be possible therefore for the zoologists of any country in which any considerable body of zoological work Is being carried out to have a direct representation on the Commission. The change now made will make it possible also for the Commission to call to its membership leading special¬ ists in particular fields irrespective of country. Machinery is at the same time provided for consultation with the leading scientific institu¬ tions in any country in regard to the selection of its representative on the 'Commission. Measures taken to reform the procedure of the Commission: The ex¬ tensive series of changes in the procedure of the Commission are designed to secure that in the future the Commission shall be able to reach de¬ cisions much more rapidly than has been possible in the past. The most important single reform is the abandonment of the Liborun Veto under which eitiier during a meeting or when business is conducted by corres¬ pondence a single member of the Commission could prevent any decision be¬ ing taken by the Commission either in the formulation of recommendations for the improvement of the Regies or in the use of the plenary powers given to the Commission to conserve zoological names which are in common use but are technically defective. Other reforms agreed upon are design¬ ed to eliminate all unnecessary delay in the consideration of nomenclator- ial problems submitted to the Commission by specialists. It is hoped that under this revised procedure it will normally be possible for the Commis¬ sion to promulgate its decision on any ouestion put to it within eigh¬ teen months of the date of the application. Reform and development of the Regies: At the opening of fbe Paris meeting the Regies in force were substart ially the same as those which had been adopted at the Congress of Zoology held at Berlin in 1901. The object of the reforms now agreed upon is to clarify the text of the Regies, which experience has shown to be in many cases obscure, to make the Regies more comprehensive by introducing provisions on ruestions not hitherto included in that instrument and, where necessary, to introduce changes into the Regies in order to bring their provisions into harmony with the general wifih.. -means it is hoped to retain everything that experience has 54 Col. Bui., Vol. II, no. 6 shown to be valuable in the Regies, to eliminate all those passages which have been found .to be unsatisfactory and to meet the needs of zoologis s by the introduction of provisions on matters which have hitherto not been subject to international regulations. Codification of the international law on zoological nomenclature: A large part ,of“e7Isting international law on zoological nomenclature is to be found not, in the Regies themselves but in the "Opinions" rendere y the International Commission acting in the judicial ca?ac11^7ent^f fn _1° it by the International Zoological Congress at Boston in 1907 - The complex body of case law which has thus grown up over the last 40 years has the task of zoologists extremely difficult. A wide welcome will therefore be given to the decision now taken in Paris to codify the law by incorpo¬ rating in the Regies themselves the decisions hitherto embodied only in the "Opinions" of the Commission. Another reform of great practical value is afforded by the decision to record in special schedules attached to the Regies the decisions taken by the Commission in particular cases. Iith reKafd to decisions to be taken by the Commission in the future, these will be of either of two kinds: (1) decisions on matters of principle which will be issued as Declarations and take the form of proposed amend¬ ments to be incorporated in the Regies after approval by the next Congress; and (2) decisions on individual cases which will be issued as Opinions an which after the next Congress will be inserted in the appropriate schedule to the Regies. Thus the Commission intends to ensure that in the future a zoologist will Be able to find the whole body of international law in regard to zoological nomenclature within the covers of a single volume. * Preparation and promulgation of the revised substantive French text of the Regies: " Recognising the highly technical problem ^inevitably m- TOlTid in th” preparation of a substantive text giving effect to the numerous changes which have now been agreed upon, the Congress, on the advice of all the Commission, have decided that this task shall be en- trusted to jurists before whom the decisions of the Congress will be lai ; the text prepared by the jurists will be submitted to the members of the Commission .for final approval; the task of considering any drafting points which may emerge from the foregoing consultation hasbeen entrusted to a special Commission of three consisting of: hr. Francis hemming (Crated Kingdom), Secretary to the Commission, Dr. van Straelen (Belgium) and Professor Robert E. Usinger (U.S.A.). Contrasted provisions for dealing with old names new names: The Regies in their amended" form will come into operation immediately they are promulgated. In the meanwhile arrangements are being made for the pub¬ lication as soon as possible of the Procoa V erbaux of the Commission dur¬ ing its Paris meeting in the Commission’s Bulletin of Zoological lomen- clature . In general, it will be found that, on order to ward against the risks involved in retroactive legislation, the provisions relating to names already published are simpler and less rigorous than those to be applied to names to be published in the future. Prom now onwards workers giving new names will have at their disposal rules which are simple, clear, and easy to operate. The position as regards names already published - and especially names published before the introduction of the Regies fifty years ago - will necessarily be rather more complicated. . It is hoped, however, that, as regards generic names, these difficulties will be largely 55 Jane 194g < i r\ overcome ‘by a rapid and substantial extension of the "Official List" of Generic Names in Zoology", for under the arrangements now agreed upon, a name once placed on this list is not to be changed for any purely nomen— clatorial (as contrasted with taxonomic) reason without the prior approval of the International Commission. A similar provision has been made in regard to the trivial names of species and for these also there has now been established an "Official List" of names which are not in the future to be changed for purely nonenclatorial reasons without the prior approval of the Commission. The establishment of these two "Official Lists" makes it possible for specialists in any group concort (sic) proposals for ad¬ mission to the Commission for the insertion on these "Official Lists" of the names of the genera and species in their group and thereby to protect those names from changes for any reason other than taxonomic considerations. The value of preliminary studies on particular problems : The work of the present meetings was greatly assisted on two important matters by the decision taken at the previous Congress (held at Lisbon in 1935) that be¬ fore the present meeting a detailed study should be made on two important questions of nomenclature which had been a cause of difficulty for many years. In each case the reports so submitted to the Paris meeting provided the basis for an agreed settlement. The first of these reports was con¬ cerned with the meaning of the expression "nomenclature Binaire" as used in the Ragles : in this case the Commission and the Congress have agreed to substitute the expression "nomenclature binominale" for the expression re¬ ferred to above, subject to the incorporation of safeguards for generic names published by "binary" though not binomial authors. The second of these reports was concerned with the problem of the nomenclature of forms of less than subspecific rank, a matter on which no provision had hitherto been made in the Regies . In this case also the report submitted provided the basis for an agreed settlement. The Commission and the Congress have been so much impressed by the value of this procedure that they have now agreed that similar Reports should be prepared for consideration at the next Congress in regard to other difficult problems, including (1) the treat¬ ment of Family names (2) the nomenclature of Orders and higher groups (3) the rules which govern the emendation of names and (4) the problems pre¬ sented by the demand for the recognition of "neo types". Settlement of outstanding individual cases: Owing to the war and other causes the Commission at the beginning of their Paris meeting were con¬ fronted with heavy arrears of work in connection with individual applicat¬ ions submitted to them by specialists in different parts of the world. During the recent meeting decisions were taken on almost all of these cases and these decisions will be promulgated in the near future. The future outlook: The effect of the reforms in the Regies instituted during the Paris meeting will be to provide zoologists with a system of law which will be much easier to operate and will ensure stability and uniformity in the nomenclature. At the same time the reforms in the constitution of the Commission and its procedure will assure to zoologists a central authority in regard to all matters relating to zoological nomenclature far more re¬ presentative and international than ever before and, as such, capable of providing a service more extensive and of much greater value than has been possible at any previous time. 56 ‘I : Col. Ball., Vol. II, no. 6 RALPH HOPPING COLLLCTIOiT NO" III THE CALIFORNIA ACADEMY OP SCIENCES “by Hugh B. Leech In the fall of 1947 Mrs. Eltha Hopping most generously deeded her husband’s collection of Coleoptera to the California Academy of Sciences. California was home to the late Ralph Hopping for nearly 30 years, and it was his wish and the hope of all the family that the collection could he given to the Academy. In early May, 1948, Dr. Edward Ross and I drove to Vernon, B. C., and with the aid of forest entomologists there succeeded in packing the 4ll boxes into a G-.M.C. ’Suburban1 vehicle. Upon unloading at San Francis- co we found every beetle in place, and thought more kindly of the three full days spent pushing in pins at Vernon’. An accessioning count showed 97.197 specimens. Ralph Hopping was born in Hew York City on April 8, 1868, and educat¬ ed there. He completed two years at Rutgers College then had to leave because of ill health. YTith his brother Burt he arrived in California on April S, 1891, and joined the Kaweah Co-operative Colony. The next year he married Katherine P.edstone, who predeceased him in 1929* After the disbanding of the colony he raised livestock, worked in a sawmill, and was partner in a business offering tourist accomodations and pack trips within Seouoia National Park. Upon his partner’s death he entered the Forest Service, and during the first World War was in charge of insect control in California, Arizona, New Mexico and Colorado. In 1919 he was appointed Forest Entomologist for British Columbia, and moved to Vernon in December. He retired on April 8, 1939. and- May married Mrs. Eltha Edwards. Plans called for much collecting, but cancer of the tongue was diagnosed that summer. Most of his time thereafter was spent in obtaining medical treatment. He died at his home in Vernon on October 29, 1941. Mr. Hopping began to collect beetles when nine years old, chiefly around Bloomfield, N.J., especially along the old Morris and Essex Canal. From then on he never lost an opportunity to add specimens. Bet ween 1895 and 1930. he exchanged extensively with other coleopterists. Most of the new species he recognized prior to 1919 were described by his friends H. C. Fall, L. C. Van Dyke and F. E. Blaisdell, for official policy in the Forest Service did not allow him to publish over his own name. Indeed it was largely because of this that he accepted the position in British Columbia. In addition to the ■ specimens collected by himself and his son George, Ralph Hopping bought parts of certain other collections. To the best of my knowledge the following list is complete. 'In most cases the Leng material includes the same families from the Luetgens collection, compris¬ ing both North American and European specimens. Other than these latter, he had very few exotic species. Jane 1948 From the \L_ Leng Coll, From the Chas. Schaeffer Coll. Melyridae Oedemeridae Meloidae - Throscidae Dascillidae Helodidae Rhysodidae Colydiidae Ptinidae Anohiidae Bostrichidae Lyctidae Genas Tachys (Carabidae) Cephaloidae Lymexylidae Capes idae Oedemeridae Pyrochroidae Pythidae Erotylidae Cisidae Sphindidae Ralph Hopping’ s collection is strong in Cerambycidae, especially the Leptarini on which he and J. M. Swaine published, and the Clytini which were revised by George R. Hopping. Other families well represented include the Scolytidae, Tenebrionidae and 3aprestidae. The major part of the collection was formed before he want to British Colombia. More material, nearly all from California, Oregon and Washington was added as the result of vacation trips. Of the species obtained in British Columbia, a representative set was naturally claimed for the Canadian national Collection. In this and in all matters pertaining to the Hopping material the generous treatment received from the Canadian officials was greatly appreciated by us. RECENT LITERATURE compiled by Ross K. Arnett, Jr. 1. Arrow, Gilbert J., The I ielonthine Beetles of the Island of Mauritius, vith a is®y to the genera and species. Proc.~Royal Ent. Toe. of Lond. , Series B., 17: 25-34, 1948. 2. Lhoste, Jean, Sur une espece nouvelle de Scymaenidae (Col.) de l’ile Maurice, ibid pp. 35-3bt - - 3- Arrow, Gilbert J., Further notes on the beetle genus Lachnosterna (CQl« : Melolonthinae) , with descriptions of three new genera., ibid. V^9-W- 4. Bechynfe, Jan, Notes sur les Chrysomelidcs de l’Amerioue du Sud (Col.). Rev. de Ent., 19: 295-312, 1948. 5* 3ondar, G., Notas entomologicas da Baia; XIX. Rev. de Ent.. IS* 27V 295, 19^7. — 6. Bondar, Gregorio, Notas Entomologicas da Baia; XX. Rev. de Ent.. 19* 1-5^. 19^. Col. Boll.. Vol. II, no. 6 7. Brenning, Stephan, Quelqueg nouveaux Longicornes des Isle Mascareignes . Rev. Fran. D'Ent., 15s 93-95# 19^8* g . Brian, M. V. , On the ecology of beetles of the genus Agriotes with special reference to A. obscurus . J. Anim. Ecol., 16: 210-224, 19^7 • 9. Britton, E. 3., Results of the Armstrong College Expedition to Siwa Oasis (Libyan Desert )7 1935. Cicindelidae and Carabidae (Coleoptera) . Soc. FouadHEE d'Ent. B. 31* 105- 10 S, 19^7 • 10. Britton, E. B., The Carabid Tribes Harpalini, Lebiini, and Bembidiini in Hawaii (Coleoptera) , Proc. Hawaiian Ent. Soc., 13: 235-254, 1948. 11. Clark, M. E., An annotated list of Coleoptera taken at or near Terrace, British Columbia. I. Ent. Soc. Brit. Columbia, Proc., 44: 24-27# 1948. 12. Daggy, T., Notes on the ecology and taxonomy of certain pupae of the family Tenebrionidae (Coleoptera). Ind. Acad. Sci, Pioc., ^61 253- 260, T9^7 " 13. Darlington, P. J., Jr., Two new tiger beetles from New Guinea. Psyche 54: 241-245, 1947. 14. Deuquet , C., Australian Buprestldae; description of three new species of the genus Stigmodera. Linn. Soc. N. S. Wales. Proc., 72: 199—202, ■ , mm-n n ■ i. ■ n — ■ . . — - ■ . . I947 • 15. Easton, A. M., Meligethes erichsoni Brisout (Col . , Nitidulidae) . An addition to the British list. Ent. Monthley Mag., 84: 11-12, 194S. 16. Emden, F. I. van., On the larvae of Palorus (Col. : Tenebrionidae) . A supplement to * Larvae of Br iti sh Beetles . VI I « Ent. Monthly Mag. 84: 10, 19487 17. Gilmour, E. F., On East Indian ffiamiinae (Col., Cerambycidae) . Ent. Monthly Mag. 84: 17-21, 18. Gkiignot , F., Vingt-Cinquieme note sur les Hydrocanthares ♦ , Rev. Fran. D'Ent., 15*. 9^-100, 194s- 19. Hardy, G. A., Some beetles of the families Cerambycidae and Buprestidae from Manning Park, British Columbia. Ent. Soc. Brit. Columbia, Proc., wr 31-34,' 194s. ! i 20. Hicks, S. D., Additional notes on Coleoptera taken in Essex County and southern Ontario. Can. Ent., 79*» 117-1197 19^7* 21. Jeannel, R. , Sur deux larves de Carabiques. Rev. Fran. D'Ent. XV: 74-78, 1948. 22. Jeannel, R., Un Trechus nouveau des Alpes Bavaroises. Rev. Fran. D' Ent., 15: 78- 79. "1948 • 23. Khatib, S. M. H., The tracheal system of Galerucella birmanica (Jacoby) ~r>l rrnvtorid insect on the Singhara leaf*! (Abe . ) Indian Sci. Cong., 59 June 1948 . . 33, Bangalore,' 1946, Proc. 3: 124, 1947. * • * 24. La Rivers, Ira., F 0 1 e s on the El eodini (Coleoptera; Tenebrionidae) , Ent. News, 59? 9^-101, ”1948'. 25* Leech, H. B., Bidessus leachi, a new species of Bytiscid water beetle from northern California (Coleoptera). Ent. Soc. Brit. Columbia." Proc. WT 11-12, 19437" — ~ 26. Leech, H. B.t New distribution records for Deronectes spenceri (Col: Bytiscidae) [Sci.'note J. Ent. Soc. Brit. Columbia, Proc., 44; 38, 1948. 27. Leech, H. B., Collecting in southern British Columbia* hilltop to lake- shore for beetles. Can. Ent., 79*. 105-108, 1947 . * 28. Mckeown, K. C.f Australian insects. XXXI. Coleoptera S. The Cucujidae. Austral. Mus. Mag., 9: 201-203 » 19^+7^ 29* Morgan, C. V. C., The biology of Monochamus notatus morgani (Coleoptera: Cerambycidae) . Ent. Soc. Brit. Columbia, Proc., 44: 28-30, T<$f. 30. Normand, H.t Fouveaux Bastytes de la Tunisie, [Cleridae]. Rev. Fran. B»Ent. 15* 88-93, 1948. f 31. Rivalier, E., Les Cicindeles du genre Lophyia (Motschoulsky) . Rev. Fran. B'Ent., XV: 49-74, 1948. 32. Saylor, Laurence W., Four new South American Melolonthine Scarab Beetles. Rev. de Ent. 19? 353-357.~194S . 33* Spencer, 0. J., Notes on some Bermest idae of British Columbia (Col.). Ent. Soc. Brit. Columbia, Proc. 44: 6-9, 1548. 34. Uhmann, Erich, Neue Hispinae aus Sudamerika (Col. Chrysom.). 107 Beitrag zur kenntnis der Hispinae. Rev. de Ent., 19* 207-23oT”l94S. 35* Verdcourt, B., The sectioning of beetle elytra. Microscope and Ent. Monthly, 6: 305-306, 1948. 36. Van Zwaluwenburg, R. H., Few species and new records of Elater id Beetles from the Pacific - III. Proc. Hawaiian Ent. Soc., 13: 265- 276, 1948. 37* Werner, F. G-., Note on the type specimen of B ago us sellatus LeC . , (Coleoptera: Curculionidae) .Psyche, 54: 262, 1947 . 38. .Zimmerman, E. C., Notes on Marianas I si and s Curculionidae (Coleoptera) . Hawaiian Ent. Soc., Proc., 13: 305-315> 7f4S. 6o Col. Ball., Vol. II, no. 6 EDITOR’S SECTION "by Ross H. Arnett, Jr. Change of address;— Please note that the Balletin is now published "by: TEE SHERWOOD PRESS, 2826 North Fairfax Drive, Arlington, Virginia, U.S. A. Please do not send correspondance to The Sherwood Press, Dryden, N.Y. unless it is"* in reply to some business with that company. Mr. Norbert^ Schickel, Jr. has given me permission to use the same name for my publicat¬ ions. We will handle all matters pertaining to the Coleopterists > Bulletin or Systema Naturae. NO INSECT LABELS. [See ad in recent issue]. Reprints;- Begining with this issue, authors of all articles other than short notes will be supplied with 25 reprints free, if ordered when submitting articles. Additional reprints may be secured at a cost of 1# a page, postpaid. 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Coleopterists of all countries are invited to support this publication and articles in the romance languages as well and German and English will be printed. All material thought to be ’’amateurish” in the sense that it is juvenile will be rejected. But it is to be distinctly understood that this bulletin is for the serious Amateur as well as for the Professional, and all are invited to writes its pages. Material for this bulletin will be confined to the field of COLEOPT'EROLOGY except in the case of items of a general' nature which would be of interest to Coleopterists. Material written in a light or humorous vein which is not designed to promote interest in the field of Coleopterology will be rejected. It is felt that descriptions of new forms, etc., should not be included in this bulletin. Printed in U.S.A. Vol. II, No. 7 THE COLEOPTERI STS' BULLETIN September ig4g THE EGO-TAXONOMIC AFP LOACH TO THE STUDY OF BEETLES by John R. Dibb, F.R.E.S. [Reprinted in part from "The Naturalist" 47: 45-51 "by permission of the author. J I . Introductory Remarks The method of approach to the subject by the would be student of beetles is all important to the production of the Coleopterist , and whether he or she is to be a good or poor product will largely be decided by the kind of plan of action or lack of one, which regulates the acquisition of the necessary knowledge and experience. In the present discussion we are not concerned with the preparation for a specialized branch of beetle work, but with the provision of sound bases from which we can build for ourselves in specialised directions after gaining a good general knowledge. To get to know the beetle fauna of a particular district or country entails at least a book knowledge of the beetle fauna of the country in which that smaller area lies. Thus we are confronted at the start with the formidable task of the identification of specimens observed or collected, knowing at the beginning that they will be amongst the 4690 established species, provided the area of investigation lies in Britian. For the purposes of these notes we will assume an interest in the British species . We must set ourselves three primary aims for ’getting to know' the beetles . 1. To find out where to look. 2. To find out how beetles live. 3* To be able to identify the different species. Probably owing to the many factors involved in covering the subject adequately, mainly due to the large number of species, it has been the custom in the past to concentrate upon but one of the above aims with the results that to find out where to look has produced the field natura¬ list who, for the most part is content to make his observations on country walks and Natural History Society’s field meetings. Over a period of years he becomes the experienced field naturalist able to recognise at once the dominant species within the ; localities with which he has become familiar. He is able to point out much of interest to the younger gen¬ eration or the new-comer to his district. Studies of metamorphoses, life histories, or some of the countless aspects of physical development have led to a large proportion of students becoming wholly concerned with the biological branch of the subject, and this branch is specially attractive to teachers and those responsible for courses upon natural science, because single species, or a part of the life of a single species, can form a circumscribed study for individual students, with no lack of such sectional studies available, however many may be -61- 62 Col. Bull., Vol. II, No. 7 •• *■» // • . undertaken. Those who spend the' Whole of their time and energies in finding out how the, beetles live "become the'' biologists. To determine the species, subspecies, biological phase, or other category, tc which a name can be applied, appeals to those who are attract¬ ed to systematics of the science. This entails a study of the order ±rom the aspect of the classification of its component species, and will inevit¬ ably require an extension of the knowledge of the representatives of the order found in the home country, to those throughout the world. Thus, to be able to identify the different species calls for training in the system- atics of the order. •* » v * Modern trends, particularly the value of isolating all the factors which impinge upon a species win kin its natural environment, have intro¬ duced an advanced school of thought arising from this ecological approach to getting to know a species' or group of species. The method • referred to has been termed the Eco— system. . In so far as the practical example which has been chosen here only partially fulfills the idea of the eco— system, it has been deemed advisable to refer to the method outlined as tne eco— taxo¬ nomic approach. Hitherto, the student has been almost entirely dependant upon a few standard works for naming his species of beetles, and each of -these works has adopted the plan, established by custom, of segregating, the ' ■ species by differences in structure, many of such differences being so highly specialised as to require long training of the student in the details of the anatomy of the many families and genera of the Coleoptera. In the literature of the last quarter century, however, the tendency has grown towards the presentation of data which combines the names of the species with details of habits, food plant, plant host and other natural associations connected with the specimens under discussion. The ecological data attaching to British beetles is fast accumulating, but it is only in short notes and articles that it mainly appears, and it is only just reaching the stage of sufficiently covering the British beetle fauna to become of practical help to the student of the Coleoptera. An intial attempt to find the answer to the question of how this mass of information can best be used is discussed below. The writer, who was residing at Gateforth, near Selby during the period December, 1944, to May 1945, had the opportunity of forming a small collection of the beetles of the area, and with the object of testing the new approach to getting to know the local beetle fauna, adopted the follow¬ ing methods, which may be of interest to fellow students of the order. A description of the work falls under two headings (a) Field technique. (b) The basis for determination. II. Field Technique. The primary objective, whilst in the field, is to obtain as much information as possible concerning the natural habitats and the physical condition surrounding the specimens taken or observed. The exact place of capture and the conditions in which each specimen lives, must be noted, and in view of the fact that a single excursion may result in the capture September 1948 63 of perhaps thirty to forty specimens, it is necessary to make a written note about each one whilst in the field. The smaller the number of exam¬ ples collected and the larger the amount of detail noted about each the better. The above makes it necessary to carry a box containing up to forty small glass tubes so that each specimen can be separately tubed. Each tube should bear a number which is quoted in the filed notebook with extended details of capture. One of the more usual forms of large killing bottles can be carried with advantage for those specimens which are so distinctive as to be remembered without requiring a separate container, if so desired. The type of information required to be noted mainly comes under the following heading :- (a) On soil, sand or mud. (b) Under stone or other object on the ground. (c) In water and whether swiftly flowing, slow moving, stagnant or brackish. (d) Plant host with name of plant species, genus or general description of plant . (e) Position on plant, e.g. on leaf, stem, in bark, in wood or at root. (f) On flower, blossom, fruit with name of plant. (g) In fungi with name of fungus or description and its state of maturity or decay. (h) In dung and type. (i) In decaying animals and animal matter with type. (j) In moss. Then there are the more general conditions which include geological date, for example the soil and rock formation. The climatic conditions, as well as referring to the actual day conditons, should make rederence to the season in the following manner :- Prevernal . Vernal . Summer . Autumnal . Winter. March to early April up to appearance of earlist flowers • Mid-April to end of May, trees in young leaf or flower. June to August, trees in full leaf. September to November, during leaf fall. December to February, most plants dormant. The nature of the plant communities, or the details of plant ecology of the areas under investigation should be noted, and as* an indi¬ cation of the extent of this section of our work the following list of plant habitats is given as an illustration:- 1 . Oakland 2. Ashwood 3- Pinewood 4. Heath 5. Heather Moor 6. Cotton-grass M 7 • Grass Moor . 8. Grassland 9 . Chalk downs 10. Marsh 11. Salt Marsh 12. Sand dune 13. Shingle 14. Hedgerow 15. Arable land 16. Rocky Shore 17 • Mountain Each of the above plant habitat types presents to the eco- systematist the picture of different kinds of plant associations the details of which should be assimilated by the Coleopterist from a work upon plant ecology. The above by no means exhausts the possible habitat descriptions and associations but is an indication only of some of the 64 Col. Bull., Vol. II, no. 7 conditions and situations to "be noted in which beetles are found in nature. If we use such habitats, and group the beetles we find in then, we provide ourselves with a classification of habitats, or bionomic key,, which divides the total of the species into smaller groups of species. By applying a suitable name to each of these habitat groups we obtain a group name for our captures as soon as they are made. As an example we take some of the habitats listed above for a simplified bionomic key. BIONOMIC KEY A. Ground species - Habitat Group 1. Under stones . Lapidicoles 2. On sand . Arenicoles B. On or attached to plants or fungi - 3. On tree trunks, in or on wood or bark . Truncicoles Lignicoles Corticicoles 4. On stalks, leaves, flowers . Herbicoles Phyllicoles 5. On moss . Muscicoles 6. On fungus . . Fungicoles 7. On decaying vegetation, flood refuse, etc . Detriticoles C. Associated with animals or man 8. In carcases . 9. In dung . . D. Aquatic species - 10. In stagnant waters . Stagnicoles Consideration of this abbreciated bionomic key will show that it can be greatly extended to cover more and mote habitat groups and natural conditions so that as knowledge of the life histories and associa- tions of a larger proportion of species increases and new information recorded, provision can be made for them by erecting new habitat groups as required. The greater the number of accurately defined habitat groups of species, the less becomes the number of species within each and the greater the facility for determination. Where the association is with a plant, every effort should be made to obtain the name of the plant, and if it is a species unknown to the coleopterist , he should take with him a flower, £ruit or leaf for determina¬ tion by a botanist, making a descriptive note of the general characters of the plant. Beetles which are found in hibernation should be noted as in that condition, for their natural habitat whilst in full activity might be quite different. This discussion being intended to apply (bo fully adult beetles only, it will be appreciated that in cases where the adult has only just emerged from the pupal stage its situation is often different from that which applies to the imagine in full activity. In such cases the recorded habitat will reflect the stage of development. In order to use the information relating to habitat or host, etc., in the manner decribed, some experience must be gained in separating the natural habitat from the chance situation, for the possession of the powers Cadavericoles Stercoricoles September 1948 65 of flight by so many species of beetles brings them at times into situations which are both strange and incongruous. The recurrence of a particular species within the same type of habitat quickly enables the investigator to descriminate between the true natural habitat and the chance situation. III. The Basis for Determination. On mounting up the specimens brought back from the field excur¬ sion it is necessary to co-ordinate the notes in the fiold notebook with the specimens to which they apply, and this can be simply done by trans¬ ferring the number of each specimen, as shown on the tube in which it has been placed, to the card upon v/hich it is mounted. If it should be a pinned specimen then its number can be written upon the locus label, and the date of capture will always be sufficient future reference to the correct batch of field notes (always dated) in the field notebook. 'The next problem representing aim no. 3 is to get the material named by the eco— taxonomic method. The collecting of the specimens and the compilation of the ecological notes has been completed in accordance with the foregoing principles, all the specimens having been taken in the Gateforth and surrounding districts. The specimens were then considered one by one together with the appropriate field notes, and worked out with the aid of a bionomic key, on the lines of the one quoted above. (The actual key was much more extended one covering twenty habitat groups, but space does not allow for the extended scheme to be covered in this paper.) A copy of the latest check list of British beetles (Kloet & Hincks) ; had’ been marked up with numbers opposite every specific name representing the habitat group number of each species, and where a species occurs in more than one of the habitats listed, all the group numbers in which it occurs were quoted. The only species not covered were those marked "very local", "rare" or "very rare" in the standard works on British Coleoptera. The habitat ing of the British species was accomplished from all the available literature on British beetles as well as from the previous records and the past experience of the writer. This was followed by the compilation of separate lists of the species of each habitat group. The collection of specimens was then divided into habitat groups and taken group by group, and with the aid of the appropriate group list of species, was worked out with the standard taxonomic literature. To bring this system to full development entails the preparation of diagnostic keys to the species providing a separate key for each habitat group. But even without such keys, the advantage to the future student of the beetles, through reducing the mass of species to smaller groups for working out purposes must be obvious. As an experiment habitat group keys have been drawn up and found greatly to facilitate determination, if not always to the species, tjien to the genus. After testing these keys will be published for the use of those students interested in this new approach.* *BOOK NOTICE Field Book of Beetles, by J. R. Dibb, A. Brown and Sons Limited, London, $ 4T00 U.S. currency. [21/- net.] 1948. 197, xxv. l4pl. 182 figs. This book is a well illustrated • i 't " ft . . . a • « r . . 1 • V ; . V • - L • : ‘ “ : L • v The same logs were much tunnelled by at least 3 species of ants, and Microdon (Diptera) larvae were present in their galleries.' . A few hibernating Carabidae' and Staphylinidae were also in the logs, but none of the aquatic beetles reported from this very spot by Venables (1913* Brit. Columbia Ent. Soc., Proc. 2: 12). D. quadricollis larvae in all stages, and adults, were found, near tqgether in the wood. In the deeper parts of the logs there were still many crystals of ice, both in the ant galleries and in those of the Ditylus; some larvae of the latter were surrounded by ice. All the wood . was very wet; part was rotten enough to break easily in the hands, but much was sound and a hatchet was needed to split it. Of 60 adults taken, at Deep Lake, 26 were males and 32 females. When fully extruded the ovipositor of the female was slightly more. than the length of the head, thorax, and elytra combined, suggesting that the September 19^8 67 eggs are laid in deep cracks or holes. Like gracilis these "beetles are often found hiding under cover, "but they are also active during the heat of the day, and occur on flowers, especially hawthorn (Crataegus sp.) and wild rose (Rosa spp.). NOTES ABOUT GERMAN AND AUSTRIAN COLEOPTERISTS AID COLLECTIONS "by H. Klapperich Bonn - Germany Determiners and Revisors M. Bflnninger, (l6) Giessen, Ludwigstr. 73» Germany will determine the following tribes of the Carabidae of the world: Scaritina, Passalidius, Acanthoscelis, Nebriini, Notiophilini , Onophronini, Elaphrini, Ozaenini, Lorocerini, Siagonini, Migadopini, Promecognathini, subtr. Carenina, especially Scaraphites, Euryscaphus, Philoscaphus, Carenum, subtr. Scapterina. A. Evers, (22) Krefeld, D&rerstr. 13, Germany, Malachidae of the world. K. Goecke, (22) Krefeld, von Beckerathplatz 9* Germany, Donaciidae of the world. E. Schedl, Prof. Dr., Landesforstinspektion fdr Steiermark, Nonnen-Wald- station, Wildalpen, Obersteiermark, Austria, Scolytidae and Platypcidae of the world. Noted Coleopterist dies Kleine Richard, Halle - Sachsen, Germany, authority of Lycidae and Brenthidae of the world, died in April 1948. Kis great collection in Stettin - Pommern, Germany, was destroyed during the war. German Museums The Hamburger Museum of Zoology was total destroyed by air-raids in July 1943. This museum lost in July 1943 most of its collections, all its Coleoptera and Lepidoptera collections, and the great library. After 1943 they bought several insect collections, among which was a great collection of Lucanidae of the world. Unfortunately this material has been deported to the province of Saxonia, Germany, now Russian Zone. It is doubtful if they will get back this collection. The Senckenberg Museum, Frankfurt a.M., Senckenberg-Anlage 25. was partly destroyed, but not the department of Entomology. In this museum is the interesting Schwarzer collection of Cerambycidae of the world. INSTITUTUM ENTOMOLOGI CUM CHOUI Chang - Chi a - Kang, Shensi Sinae Prof. Dr. Io Chou, founder of the institute and editor of "Insecta Sinensium" invites the entomologists of the world to contribute literature, equipment and mony for the support of this research organiza¬ tion in the interior of China. 6S Col. Bull., Sol. II, no. 7 RECENT LITERATURE compiled by Ross H. Arnett, Jr. 39. Bartindale, G. C. & G. W. R. Bartindale, Coleoptera of the Macclesfield District, Ent. Monthly Mag., 84: 130-1324 1948 . 40. Blackwelder, Richard E., An analysis of specific homonyms in zoological nomenclature, Jour. Wash. Acad. Sci., 3^ : 206-213"» 1948 . 41. Blair, K. G. , Some alien Coleoptera occasionally found in Britian, Ent. Monthly Mag. ,147 123-124", . col."pT., 1948. 42. Brown, E. S., Recent abundanc e of Chrysomela (Melasoma) populi L. and £. tremula F. (Col .) , Ent. Monthly Mag., 84 : 138, 1948. 43. Buchanan, L. L. , A new species of Stenoscelis, and notes on other Curculionidae (Coleoptera) , Bull . 3rook. Ent. Soc., 45: £l-66, 1948. 44. Buck, F. D., Pen tar thrum huttoni W oil . (Col . Curculionidae) and some imported Cossoninae, Ent. Mon. Mag., 84; 152-154, 1948. 45. Corporaal, J. B., Nineteen notes on Systematics and Synonymy (27th Communication on Cleridae) , Ent. Berichten, XII, no. 281, pp . 242- 246, 1948. 46. Doucette, C. F. , and R. Latta, The Lily Weevil,' a potentially serious pest in the Pacific Northwest, Circ. U. S. Dept. Agric. no. 746, 24 pp. 18 figs., 5 ref., 1946 . 47. Gilmour, E. F., New Exocentrini (Col., Cerambycidae, Lamiinae) , Ent. Monthly Mag., 84: 141-144 (.incomplete J, 1948.; Lcont.J, p. 145-147, 1948. 48 . Kaddo ck , M . J . , Observations on the species of Flea Beetles infesting Brassica Crops in the West of England, Rep. Agric. Hort. Res. Sta. , Bristol, 1945, pp . l66-lb9 , 1946. 49. Hicks, S. D., Additional notes on Coleoptera taken in Essex county and southern Ontario, Canada, Can. Ent . , 79 * l4S~l49, 1947 (194873 50 . Hinton, K. E. , A synopsis of the genus Tr ibolium Macleay, with some remarks on the evolution of its species- groups (Coleoptera, Tenebrion- idae) , Bull. Ent. Res., 39s 13-55* 1948. 51. Kangas, Esko, 3eopachtungen dber Lyctus planicollis LeConte in Finnland, [Lyctidae], Ann. Ent. Fenn., 13: 55— 5^, 19^7* 52. Kangas, Esko, Studien fiber die Agr ilus-larven (Col . , Buprestidae) , Ann. Ent. Fenn., 13: 104-113, 1947 • 53* Kevan, D. K. McE., The Eucalyptus Weevil in East Africa, E. Afr. Agric. Jour., 12: 40-44, 1946. 54. Kono, Kiroraichi, Die Russelkafer auf den micronesien, Ins. Mats., l6: 13-21, 1942. 69 September 1948 55* I”b id, Die Russelkafer auf der ins el Kotosko, pp. 22-27 . 56. Ibid, Die Russelkafer auf den insel Kashoto, pp. 27-30. 57. Ibid, Die Russelkafer auf den Ogasav/ara^insel, pp. 31-33. 58. Ibid, Die Russelkafer aus Sian und Indochina, pp. 159-164. 59* Last, H. R., Neobisnius cerrutii Gridelli and var. rubripennis Gridelli (Col. Staphylinidae) , additions to the British List of Coleoptera, Ent. Monthly Mag., 84: 148-150, 1948. 60. Leech, H. B., Sarcophaga rapax reared from Prionus calif ornicus, [Ceranbycidae J, Can. Ent . , 79 : 141, 1947 ( 1948 ) . 61. Leech, H. B.f Helops regulas in a Hasp’s nest [Tenebrionidae], Can. Ent . , 79 : l4l, 1947 (l94g) . 62. Leech, H. B., Acetic acid odor from Stenolophus fidelis [Carabidae ], Can. Ent. , 79T l4l, 19^7 63- Lindroth, Carl H. , Influence of the sun on the flight direction of some Coleoptera, Ent. Tidskrift, 132-134., 1948 . 64. Matsushita, M., Zur kenntnis der Japanischen Cerambyciden (VI), Ins. Mats., 15: 151-158, “19413 “ 65* Newman, J. F., A study of the digestive enzymes of the larval gut of Dinoderus ocellaris~Tst . ) , [Bostr ichidae J, Ind. J. SntT, 7: 13-197*1946. 66. Niijima, Y., Revision und Heubeschreibung der Polygraphus-arten (Coleo- ptera, Ipidae) in Japan, Ins. Mats., 15: 123-135 » 1941. 67. Palm, Thure, Bibloporus hoglundi n. sp. (Col. Pselaphidae) , Ent. Tid¬ skrift, 69: 122-124, 194^ 68. Polyola, Mauno V., Huomiorta runkytryu, Ernobius explanatus Man n., (Col.., Anobiidae) , elenlaroista, Ann. Ent. Fenn., 13: 22, 1947 • 69. Rapp, 17. F., Jr., The number of gastric caeca in some larval Scarabae- oidea, Can. Ent., 79V l45-l47, 1947 (1948) . 70. Reclaire, A.,_en P. Van Der Wiel, Coelambus lautus Schaum in Nederland (Coleoptera [Dytiscidae ]) , Ent. Berichten, XII, no. 280, pp. 221-222, 1948. 71. Reclaire, A., en P. Van Der Viel, En nog mi t beschreven var. van Deronectes canaliculatus Lac . in Nederland (Coleoptera [Pyticidae ]) , Ent. Berichten, XII, no. 280, pp. 222, 1948. 72. Robinson, John H. , Description of a new tiger beetle from Texas, Ann. Ent. Soc. Aner., 4l : 27, 1948. 73* Ruramukamen, U. , Uber das Auf treten des Laubholzbohrers, Hylecoetus dermestoides L. (Col . , Lymexylonidae) , an Birken,Ann. Ent. Fenn., 13: I44H4S, 1947. . •• , .V. •,rt- *• . *• . . • • - : • - . e . . • . . • • - . ", f ■ ' ■ . : •- ' V 7 V ■ ' , • ' . . . . / • •; *•>'. , * V 5 ' . .. • '‘v/ • . • ■ • • i- . ; : . ' • . . . • •* * . ' • ’ . - ’it " •- . . . , . 7.'. : .'£? ' " ' ' ■ . . ’ ” ■ • ' . : ' • . . - • ‘ 7 _ • • - t j ■* *i • i \ ■ > • " • . ’ t > : 'w ■ ' ' 1 l THE COLEOPTER1STS’ BULLETIN Vol. II, No. 8 \ ^ October, 1948 Published Monthly Except July and August by The Sherwood Press, 2826 N. Fairfax Drive, Arlington, Va THE LIBRARY OF THE NOV 10 1348 UNIVtHSI l Y OF ILLINOIS CONTENTS CONTENTS THE "COMPLEAT" TAXONOMIST, M. H. Hatch . 71 GUI A DE NATURAL I STAS SUDAMERI CANO S . 72 BEETLE ECOLOGY (l), John R. Bibb . 73 FIFTH SUPPLEMENT . 74 HOST RECORDS FOR CALOPUS AUGUSTUS LEC-, H. B. Leech . 75 CORRECTIONS AND ADDITIONS TO "SOME RECORDS OF CARA3IDAE COLLECTED ON VANCOUVER ISLAND", Richard Guppy . 75 WHY LOCALITY LABELS?, M. H. Hatch . 76 RECENT LITERATURE . 76 EDITOR *S SECTION . fg NOTICES . 7S mi HIST* THE COLEOPTERI STS ' BULLETIN is printed monthly except July and August, "by The Sherwood Press, 2S26 North Fairfax Drive, Arlington, Va; Price $ 1.25 per year (10 issues) postpaid, or 15 cents a single copy. Back volumes $ 1.50, single hack copies unavailable after current year. All subscrip¬ tions must begin with the first issue of the current year. ARTICLES AND NOTES All articles and notes should be sent to the Editor, Ross K. Arnett, Jr., 2826 IT. Fairfax Dr., Arlington, Va. Only material conforming with the editorial policy of this bulletin will be accepted. The editor reserves the right to reject or change any material not conforming with the stated editorial policy. 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Material for this bulletin will be confined to the field of C0LE0PTER0L0GY except in the case of items of a general nature which would be of interest to Coleopterists. Material written in a light or humorous vein which is not designed to promote interest in the field of Coleopterology will be rejected. It is felt that descriptions of new forms, etc., should not be included in this bulletin. Printed in U.S.A. THE COLEOPTERISTS' BULLETIN Vol . II, No. g October 19~4g THE "COMPLEAT" TAXONOMIST by Melville H. Hatch University of Washington Seattle, Washington Narrowly the taxonomist is primarily concerned with the re¬ cognition, description, and morphological interrelationships of species. If he does this job well, he performs a vital part in the biologists' community. The fully functioning taxonomist, however, cannot remain satisfied with any such narrow restrict ioning of his function. Taxonomy is that branch of biology in which the species-relationship of organisms is in primary focus, but the organism-as-a- whole and the world-of-organ- i sms- as- a- whole are in the background supporting and lending significance to the taxonomist's approach. First, the morphological forms presented by successive devel¬ opmental stages must be considered along with those of the adults. The taxonomist must keep his eye on the results of studies of the embryology and immature stages. The recent interest of coleopterists in larval studies is symptomatic. But the general lack of perspective of many taxonomists is revealed by the over emphasis on the theoretical side that such studies have received in certain quarters, as though the larval morphology was any less subject to ambiguity than that of the adult. I sometimes felt that Mr. Leng tended to place too much reliance on larval studies . Secondly, morphology even in the broadest sense of all the structures revealed by the ordinary light microscope is dependent on an underlying physiology which the "compleat" taxonomist cannot ignore. Ultimately all visible structure is dependent on the need of the organ¬ ism to survive and this ability to survive is the consequent of basic atomic-molecular patterns and transformations. Moreover, in the case of bisexual forms - and nearly all our beetles are bisexual'. - the species whose morphological expressions we study are populations of interbreeding individuals. Mechanisms leading to kyesamechania or in¬ ability to interbreed will thus form the basis of physiological species, which C. Ruggles Gates (Human Ancestry, Harvard Univ. Press, 19^8, pp. 391-392) to the contrary notv/ithstanding, are species of the most valid sort'. In this connection attention should be called to the recent dis¬ covery of two inter-sterile strains of the rice weevil, Calendra oryzae L. (Birch, L. C., Two Strains of Calandra oryzae L. (Coleoptera) , Aus¬ tralian Jour. Exp. Biol. Med. Sci. XXII, 194b, pp. 271-275)* One strain averages smaller than the other, but in their extreme ranges they overlap completely, so that such individuals are distinguishable only by their breeding behavior. Thus physiology, ecology, and genetics are not only in the distant background of the taxonomist's perview, but impinge on matters of his vital concern. Thirdly, species are populations - almost always variable populations'. It is becoming increasingly apparent that most variation is genetic and due to genes and modifying genes. The effects of malnutrition -71- 72 Col. Bull., Vol . II, No. S and other accidents of development must always "be kept in mind, "but it would seem that the advance of taxonomic analysis will involve more and more genetics. Fourthly, a species is a population adapted for life in an actual environment. Ecological relationships must figure in the ade¬ quate description of "both morphological and physiological species. More¬ over, the operation of natural selection in preserving or eliminating genetically produced variation is an ecological matter, ho species can "be said to "be understood until something is known of the manner of life that makes it possible. Moreover, in connection with the environment, plant ecology and taxonomy and physiography and meterology are in order and, "because any group of organisms is the result of factors working through an extensive internal of geological time, historical geology and paleontology are involved. Fifthly, there is that large number of species, the synanthropes, that live in close association with man, many of them to his weal or woe. Their study is theoretically a phase of ecology, but let not the taxonom¬ ist shrink from recognizing the useful sde of his study. Taxonomy not only contributes to the enlightenment of the mind by making mankind acquainted with the diversity of organisms on the face of the planet, but it supplies an essential cog in enabling man to adapt himself to this biological environment. The largest group of taxonomic coleopterists in the United States is that maintained in the nation’s capital by the Bureau of Entomology and Plant Quarantine of the United States Department of Agriculture. The taxonomist performs the first step in the control of a suspected organism, that of recognizing its name, so that its pre¬ sent occurrence may be tied in with previous experience and appropriate measures taken to study and/or control it. Moreover, much pertinent ecological distributional data is contained in economic publications. Every taxonomist should keep an eye on the economic work on his group. In Washington about one-tenth of our beetles are of economic importance, and I collect and file economic papers right along with the taxonomic ones in my library and refer to and cite them along with the others in my publications. Such are some of the interests of the ’’compleat’1 taxonomist! GUI A DE NATURAL I STAS SUDAMSRICANOS According to an announcement recently received, a book will soon be published which will list the names, addresses and general information concerning the specialities in Natural History, of proffes- ional and amateurs, Institutions and Publications, of all Latin America. There is no charge for inserting ones name, only one must pay the subscription price in advance for a copy. The price is only two dollars, U.S. Currency. This is edited by: Elena Martinez Fontes and Juan Jose Parodiz, Obligado, 1555i Buenos Aires, Argentina. The edition is sponsored by: Asociacion Argentina de Ciencias Naturales. [Ed.] October 1^48 73 BEETLE ECOLOGY (1) "by John R. Dibb, F.R.E.S. Vollaton, Nottingham A new and extremely interesting method of approach to the study of Beetles is gradually developing through the application of ecological principles. This has arisen in the following way. The ex¬ panding knowledge of the Coleoptera has resulted in an ever increasing specialisation of smaller and smaller sections of the Order, both from the aspect of determining the specimens collected from particular geo¬ graphical areas and of recording the biological data, the former being the special concern of the systematist and the latter that of the bio¬ logist. The specialist, whether systematists or biologist, reached the stage however, when they realised that if further progress was to be made in getting to know in greater detail the true relationships of the different kinds of living things, and more exactly how they live, still more initial data must be supplied to them by those conoerned with the collection and observation of the organisms in the field. The field naturalist began to widen his view to include not only the animal or plant with which he was primarily concerned, but also the environmental factors which he found to be of great significance in enabling him to track down those organisms for which he \\ras searching, or directly affected them in one way or another. Thus arose the Science of Ecology which can be defined as:- the study of an organism, its relation to, and how it is affected by, all other natural organisms and physical forces within its orbit . I believe it correct to say that ecological studies were first accredited to the botanists and, owing to this, there has been a con¬ siderable amount of misapprehension in the general understanding of the meaning of the science of ecology which has quite often been written about and spoken of as if it was only applicable to the field studies of the plants. In fact, the ecological principles attach just as much to the animal as to the plant kingdom. Perhaps the most interesting and significant aspect of ecology is its scientific method of synthesizing the various aspects of the knowledge attaching to the living organism which forms the main line of the particular research. Thus it will be understood that to accomplish successfully any piece of ecological research an exceptionally wide ex¬ perience covering various aspects of nature is called for. YTiat are these environmental factors v/hich, when taken into consideration prove of real value to the coleopter ist? They are broadly divisible into the two categories (a) The biological features of the habitat. (b) The physical features of the habitat. The biological features of the habitat include such data as the kind of plant or animal host, the exposure, or otherwise, to attack 74 Col. Ball., Vol . II, Ho. 8 "by such natural enemies as predators, parasites and micro-fungi, and the type of plant association such as coniferous woods, heather moors, marsh meadows, salt marshes, etc. The physical features of the habitat include the nature of the soil, whether acid, neutral or alkaline, the geographical formation of the particular area under investigation, and in the case of aquatic species, the purity and consistency of the water, whether fresh, salt or brackish; also the amount of exposure to climatic conditions, the altit¬ ude, temperature and humidity ranges. The above are but a few examples of the kind of information to be noted when the desired beetle is successfully traced in its natural habitat, and all this data becomes highly significant not only to enable a true conception of the actual place occupied in nature by the particu¬ lar beetle in question, but in addition, armed with sufficient ecologi¬ cal data the systematist can be aided in his determination of the spe¬ cies. At first the latter contention may appear startling, though due consideration will show it to be apposite. Up to very recent times the naming of genera and species has been dependent upon an analysis and comparision of certain of the structural characters of the group within which the particular speci¬ men was found to belong. The higher group characters were also based upon such taxonomic data. This explains for the commencing student how very specialised is the knowledge of the anatomy of the coleoptera re¬ quired for differentiating the species, of which there are such a large number, standing in close relationship from the evolutionary standpoint. It will be seen that there are now two kinds of data which can be used towards the determination of the species (l) the taxonomic data based upon structure and (2) the bionomic, based upon the partic¬ ular mode of life. From each of these bases a classification of the Order can be built up, the one being termed a Phylogenetic Classifica^- tion because it is an attempt to arrange the component species in accordance with evolutionary development, and the other being termed a Bionomic Classification because it is an attempt to arrange the compon¬ ent species according to their various natural associations in life and their specialised biological requirements. (tc be continued) FIFTH SUPPLEMENT Announcement has been received from Mr. John D. Sherman, Jr., that the Fifth Supplement to the Leng Catalogue of Coleoptera of America, Uorth of Mexico, by Richard E. and Ruth M. Blackwelder will be issued in Hovember, 1948. This supplement will contain, according to the announce¬ ment, additions, corrections and bibliography for the years 1939-1947 inclusive. The price, postpaid, incredible as it may seem, is announced as $ 7*50, nearly half what the entire original catalogue and the first four supplements cost*. [Ed.] October 1948 75 HOST RECORDS FOR CALOFUS AUGUSTUS LEG. (OEDEMERIBAE) by Hugh B. Leech California Academy of Sciences San Francisco, Calif. The larva of Cal opus angustus LeConte has been figured by Buying and Craighead (1931 • Ent. Americana, 11 (3): 189, pi- 51, fig. M) . Burke (1907, Ent. See. Wash. , Proc., 8 (3-4) : 64-66) recorded larvae from the sound heartwood of a living western red cedar (Thuja plicata) at pialschile, Wash., near sea level, and from dead and liv¬ ing alpine fir (Abies lasiocarpa) at 9,000 feet elevation on Mt. Rain¬ ier, Wash. At the latter place pupae changed to adults in late August and early September. The species must be catholic in its tastes, for in early March, 1929, at Vancouver, B.C. , I took larvae, pupae and adults from the rotted roots of dead cherry (Prunus emarginata) and willow (Salix sp.). The larvae were of several instars, the smallest 12 mm, long, the largest 35 mm. Hi© pupae were all dead, the adults alive, fully hardened and colored. The life history is presumably much like that of Ditylus . CORRECTIONS AND ADDITIONS TO "SOME RECORDS OF CARABIDAE COLLECTED OH VANCOUVER ISLAND" (Col. Bull., 1: 51, 1947) by Richard Guppy Wellington, B.C. Carabus lapelayi . This record has proved to be founded on a misidentif ication. Prof. M. K. Hatch kindly pointed out to me that the record must be regarded with suspicion, and later determined my material as C. gr anal at us, an introduced species. Although I took only two of these during this summer of 1947, and none previously, during 1948 I secured v/ithout difficulty a long series from my garden. This is an interesting example of the manner in which an introduced species takes possession of new territory which it finds to its liking. Carabus nemoralis. I was not aware at the time of writing my previous notes, that _C . nemoralis is also introduced. This fact of course easily accounts for my finding it at Nanaimo, but not here. Dr. Yan Dyke, (A Review of the North American species of the Genus Carabus Linnaeus, p. 127), states that the species travels frequently with horticultural material, and no doubt it is spread more by this means than by its own efforts. Recently I collected a single specimen at Departure Bay, about half way by road between Nanaimo and my residence. Cychrus tuberculatus . A damaged tenereal specimen was brought to me on July lOthj 1948 by children who found it at a near-by beach. This is only the second I have seen. 76 Col. Ball., Vol . II, No . 8 Elaphrus clairvillei. A second example tauten June 24th, 1948 within a few feet of the spot where I secured the first seems to confirm the idea that this overgrown wet terrain is a favored habitat of the species. Later in the summer the dense growth of Carex and Equisetum would hake it difficult to collect specimens even if numbers should exist there. WHY LOCALITY LABELS? by Melville H. Hatch Seattle, Wash. One of my students recently accused me of always looking at the locality label before attempting the identification of a beetle - of not being willing to give weight to the specimen itself apart from the place where it was collected. While such a charge is not, of course, literally true, it has sufficient substance to warrant a moment's re¬ flection. The modern taxonomist’s interest in the locality label stems from his concept of the lower classif icatory categories as populations. The locality label is the clue to the population of which the exam-ole in hand is a representative. The only way, for instance, to Recognize for certain the geographical subspecies of a single example is in terms of the locality from which the specimen came (cf. Hatch, Reflections on the Subspecies, Ent. News LVIII, 1947, pp. 168-170) . Moreover, the modern locality label gives the date of collection (month, day, and year) , so that the student is able to recognize not only the general population involved, but by reassembling in unified series the specimens taken at one time and place is able to study the precise phase of the population or micro-population represented. The more extensive one's series and the more intimate one's knowledge of a fauna the more significance lo¬ cality labels assume. This "taxonomic" function of locality labels is independent of such light as they may throw on life history and ecology. RECENT LITERATURE compiled by Ross H. Arnett, Jr. 82. Barr, William F. , Two New Species of Cymatodera from the Southwestern United States and Mexico, (Coleoptera: Cleridae; , Nasmann Collector, 7 : 111-114, 19417 83- Bertrand, Henri, Sur la biologie des larves de Conelatus, Bull. Soc. Ent. Fr., 53: 35-38, 19^ 84. Bourdon, Jean, Larves anomales de Timarcha geollingensis L. (2e note) Un cas d'heterophori"e^ [Chrysomelidae J, Bull. Soc. Ent. Fr~ 534 4r-457 19tTsT 85. Bourgin, Pierre, Sur Cetonia carthami s . sp . aurataeformi s Curti et sa repartition geographiaue LCol. Scarabaeidae Bull. Soc. Ent. Fr., 53: 47-48,1948. October 1948 77 86. Cartwright, 0. L., Ataenius str igatus ( Say) and allied species in the United States (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae) , Trans. An. Ent. Soc., 74: 147-153, 194?: 87 • Cartwright, 0. L., The American Species of Pleurophorus (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae) , Trans. Am. Ent. Soc., 747 131-145, 1948. 88. -Descarpentries, A., Note sur deux Buprestides asiatiques, Bull. Soc. Ent. Fr . , 53: 62-64, ia4g7 89* Eattig, P. U., The Chrysomel idae or Leaf Beetles of Georgia, Emory Univ. , Mus. Bull.*i 6 : 47 pp . , 1948 . 90. Fender, Kenneth M. , Some hew or Little Known C ant har idae (Coleoptera) , Ua smarm Collector, 7 : 117-123 ,1943 . 91. Fraser, Michael G. , Imported Cerambycidae and Buprestidae (Col . ) in Lancashire, 1948, Ent. Monthly Mag. , §4; 190-192, 194S. 92. Jahn, Theodore Louis, and Verner Jolm Uulff, The Spectral Sensitivity of Dytiscus fasciventris [Dytiscidae J, Jour. N. Y. Ent ._Soc . , 5b :~ 109-T17, 1948. 93* LaPivers, Ira, Some Hawaiian Ecological Motes, Uasmann Collector, 7: 85-110, 1948. 94. LaRivers, Ira, A Re-Definition of the Tr ibe Edrot ini (Coleoptera: Tenebrionidaey, Ent. Hews, 59: l4I^l4"5, 19487 95* Eiu, C. L., Contributions to the knowledge of Chinese Coccinellidae . IX. On a new ierphid Parasite of the larva of Epilachna admirabilis in Kunming, Ent. News., 59: l46-!48 , 1948 . 96. Mequignon, A., Notes diverses sur des Coleopteres de France, Bull. Soc. Ent. Fr., 53: 75-80, 19487 97* Numberg, M., Nowy srodziemnomorski gatunek Zrodzaju Phloeosinus Chap . [New mediterranean species of the genus Phloeosinus Chap., Scoly- tidaej, Polskie Pismo Ent., 17: 1^-23, 1939-1948, [1948?]. 98. Peyerimhoff, P. de, Coleopteres nouveaux ou mal connus de Berberie XIX. - Le genre Calotroglops Ab . LMalachi idae J, Bull . Soc. Ent. Fr., 53: 99* Pic, Maurice, Nouveaux Scaphidiidae d’Afrique [Col.], Bull. Soc. Ent. Fr . , 53: 71-72, 1948. 100. Pic, M., Complement aux S t e na sp i n i Africins, (Col . , Cerambycidae) , Pev. Fr. D’Ent., 15: 165-I66, 194s. 101. Rivalier, E., Note Synonymique, [Cicindelidae 1, Pev. Fr. D'Ent., 15: 196, 1948. 102. Robinson, Mark, A New Species of Aphodius with notes on others (Coleoptera, Scarabaeidae), Ent. News, 59: 113-117 » 1948. yg . Col. Bull., Vol. II, Ho. 8 • "> • . 103. Robinson, Mark, Two new species of Neotropical Scarabaeidae (Coleo- ptera) , Ent. Hews, 59 ' 149-151 » 1948. 104. Ruter, G. , Liste des Coleopteres Cetonides et Tri chi ides [ Scar ah. ] recoltes dans la reserve du Banco (Cote d'Ivoire) par la mission Paul ian~- Delamare, Bull. Soc. Ent. Fr. , 53 • 54-55 » 19^8- 105. Steel, W. 0., The genus Cryptusa Muls. and Rey (Col . Staphylinidae) , Ent. Monthly Mag. , 84: 179-180, 1940 • 106. Steel, M. 0., A new species of Xantholinus (Col. Staphylinidae) from North Africa, Ent. Monthly Mag., 84: 186-187 , 1943 . 107. Tottenham, C. E., Stenus (Hemistenus) Pseudopubescens Strand (Col . Staphylinidae) in Britain , Ent. Monthly Mag., 84: 188-189* 1948. 108. Townsend, C. C., Astenus melanurus Kflst (Col. Staphylinidae) new to Britain, Ent. Monthly Mag. , 84: 183 » 1948. EDITOR'S SECTION Questionaire :- Please fill out and retun the questionaire which was sent to you with the last issue. Both the information for the December exchange notices and the information about our publications is desired. Foreign Publication Exchange I have a list of American publications desired abroad, but because of the inability to send dollars these publications cannot be secured by these correspondents. However, they can send French publications to this country in exchange. If there is some French publication, either in print, or from the second-hand market which you desire, I will be willing to arrange the exchange. NOTICES Robinson, Mark, 47 School Lane, Sprindfield, Del. Co., Pa. V/ill determine specimens of Scarabaeidae of the New ^orld. INDIAN BEETLES: Mr. P. Susai Nathan, F.R.E.S., Kurumbagaram P.O., Via Karikal, Tanjore District, South India, can supply South Indian beetles in any family at reasonable rates. Guppy, Richard, R.R. 1, Marine Drive, Wellington, B.C., V.I., Canada. Will exchange local coleoptera for any N.A. Gyrinidae, good series in paper or alcohol. Determinations not required. Arnett, R. H., Jr., 2826 N. Fairfax Drive, Arlington, Va. Exotic OEDEMERIDAE desired for revisional studies. "Remember the Bulletin when you have articles, notes, news or views on Coleont era" Cc THE COLEOPTERISTS’ BULLETIN Vol. II, No. 9 November, 1948 ®EC 1 5 ms *( lit ■ ' *1 fl R Y of TKi DEC 14 1948 Published Monthly Except July and August 4fc|>liul(j The Sherwood Press, 2826 N. Fairfax Drive, Arlington, Va. CONTENTS BEETLE ECOLOGY (2), John E. Dibb...- . 7n . I y COLLECTOR OE TROPICAL INSECTS _ . . ; . SO A SYSTEMATIC INDEX TO TEE KEYS AND CATALOGUES OE COLEOFTERA PUBLISHED IN L'ABEILLE VOL. I, 1864- XXXVI, 193S, Hatch . gl DEATH NOTICE . . . . 88 TKE K* CHAI-3ERLAIN COLLECTION OE COLEOFTERA, Henry Dietrich 89 "Recent literature... . . °9 THE COLEOPTERISTS* BULLETIN is printed monthly except July and August, hy The Sherwood Press, 2826 North Fairfax Drive, Arlington, Va; Price $ 1.25 per year (10 issues) postpaid, or 15 cents a single copy. Back volumes $ 1.50, single "back copies unavailable after current year. All subscrip¬ tions must begin with the first issue of the current year. ARTICLES AND NOTES All articles and notes should be sent to the Editor, Ross K. Arnett, Jr., 2826 IT. Fairfax Dr., Arlington, Va. Only material conforming with the editorial policy of this bulletin will be accepted. The editor reserves the right to reject or change any material not conforming with the stated editorial policy. Authors, will be supplied with 25 reprints free, if ordered when submitting articles (this does not include short notes or notices) * Additional reprints may be secured at a cost of a page, postpaid* Minimum order 5 0^. EDITORIAL POLICY TO FOSTER AN INTEREST IN AND FURTHER THE SCIENCE OF C0LE0PTER0L0GY BY PROVIDING A MEDIUM OF EXCHANGE OF IDEAS, A GUIDE TO THE SOURCE OF MATERIAL, NEWS OF CURRENT PROGRESS, AMD TO UORK FOR A UNITY OF SPIRIT AND PURPOSE SHALL BE THE AIM OF THIS BULLETIN. Any person may contribute material for this bulletin provided they conform v/ith this policy. Coleopterists of all countries are invited to support this publication and articles in the romance languages as well and German and English will be printed. All material thought to be "amateurish” in the sense that it is juvenile will be rejected. But it is to be distinctly understood that this bulletin is for the serious Amateur as well as for the Professional, and all are invited to writes its pages. Material for this bulletin will be confined to the field of C0LE0PTER0L0GY except in the case of items of a general nature which would be of interest to Coleopterists. Material written in a light or humorous vein which is not designed to promote interest in the field of Coleopterology will be rejected. It is felt that descriptions of new forms, etc., should not be included i'n this bulletin. Printed in U.S .A. THE COLEOPTERI STS' BULLET I IT --?A • _ • 9 _ _ _ November 1948 BEETLE ECOLOGY (2) i by John R. Dibb, F.R.E.S. Wollaton, Nottingham (Continued from Vol . II, pr 74, 1948) Before briefly discussing a suggested plan of action for coleopterological work on ecological lines the serious student may find some value in considering a comprehensive plan upon which to base the whole of his work. In making ordered, or scientific investigations, into any of the problems concerned with Nature, experience teaches us that the more complete the data we have to work upon, the more valuable can be the conclusions based thereon. It follows therefore, that in persuance of our search for a more complete knowledge of the Beetles we should be un¬ wise to disregard any of the existing information relevant to our special subject . In adopting the ecological approach we should be wrong not to combine and use with it all the information available to us from the vast amount of previous work which has been done and which is recorded in the literature built up on what we vn.ll call more orthodox lines. The essential principle of ecology, that of combining all the knowledge, is thus brought into use from the very beginning of our studies and by consciously keeping it in front of us, like the carrot before the nose of the donkey, we are more likely to do successful work, or even to make new discoveries concerning the laws of nature, than in any other v/ay . The beetle ecologist will therefore make a study of what we believe to be the fundamentals of the natural sciences. This is a huge undertaking, and without the possession of a certain background, or flair for the assimilation of the kind. of knowledge which will be requir¬ ed for his special work, the task will be a heavy one. To those natural¬ ists who are in possession of the bent for this kind of research, the way will not be so hard. A practical suggestion is to set oneself a course for reading up the appropriate literature. In fact the continual reading of the right kind of material will become second nature to the student who is really interested in his work, and his sense of dis¬ crimination will sharpen as his experience widens. A standard introduction to Geology is an early requirement, for the coleopterist should provide himself with as much information as possible upon the evolution of his chosen group of organisms. Not only will be want to know the geological horizon in which his group first appeared but knovUedge of the position of this group and its relation in geological time to other related groups of organisms will be found of value. A general work on Zoology must be included which will give an overall viev* of the zoological kingdom and the broad interrelationships of the diverse organisms which make up the whole. Biological study should be based upon a sound standard work on Animal Biology, supple¬ mented by a many books and papers upon the life-histories of different -79- so Col. Ball., Vol . II, Ho. 9 kinds of animals (sensu lat.) as possible. In regard to insect life- histories, mnch valuable information can be obtained from the economic, or pest literature, which leads to the beetle ecologists1 further requirement - the study of food plants and other beetle hosts. Ke will find that but a partial knowledge of the local flora will be of great advantage even though this is limited to a recognition of the natural Orders of the plants. A good local 'flora1 will assist him in this respect . The ecologist must not disregard the general subject of the origins of the different forms of life and it follows therefore that the Darwinian conception of evolution, the origin of specific forms, Mendel* s theory of hereditary characteristics and de Vries1 exposition of the origin of species by mutation should be covered. The earlier works in this connection such as that of Lamarch ought not to be omitted. Keeping to our plan of gathering a broad background of knowledge upon which to base our own ideas in connection with our chosen group, we come to a consideration of the information required upon the Insecta as a whole. For this purpose we want a standard text¬ book of Entomology which covers the Morphology, Biology and Systematics of the subject as well as providing good bibliographies to each order of insects. The extent of each insect order and the differing ways of like of their representative species are factors of significance to the coleopterist who will find that many of the beetles are associated with other insects in various ways during their life stages. For example the beetle egg, larva, pupa or imago may comprise the food of some other insect, or be the host for insect and other parasites. It is then necessary to study the systematics of the Insecta to ascertain, as far as possible, the present classification, and pre¬ liminary details for this purpose will be found in the textbook of ento¬ mology above mentioned. This will give some idea of the basis upon which the modern classification of the order Coleoptera stands. It is at this stage will be found of particular value a knowledge of the "outstanding theories of species origins and evolutionary development culled from the above mentioned, and other standard works upon evolution, for a classifica¬ tion of our particular group can only be a sound one if it truly pictures the way in which its component species have evolved and are now evolving, and in addition, shows clearly the relationships between its own and allied insect orders. Incidentally it will become more and more plain to the ecologist that the present basis of the classification of the beetles is extremely rudimentary and that there is a crying need for a great amount of bionomic and taxonomic data which he -can provide for himself and specialists to work upon. (to be continued) COLLECTOR OF TROPICAL IHSE.CTS Prof. C. P. Alexander informs the editor that ’’the well-known tropical collector, William Clark MacIntyre, Cojimies, Manabi, ECUADOR is resuming collecting and would be interested to hear from prospective buyers.” MacIntyre and his native assistants are known to \be among the most efficient collectors of tropical insects. R.H.A. November 1948 81 A SYSTEMATIC INDEX TO THE KEYS AND CATALOGUES OF COLEOPTERA PUBLISHED III L’ABEILLE VOL. I, 1864 - XXXVI, 1938 by Melville H. Hatch University of Washington Seattle, Washington The present index cites the keys, catalogues, and some cnf the other more extensive papers contained in the first thirty-six volumes of L'Abeille. The citations to keys are arranged in the sequence of Winkler’s Catalogus Coleopt erorum regionis palaearcticae 1924-1930, except for the Curculionidae which are arranged in the sequence of Heyden, Reitter, and Weise’s Catalogus Coleopt erorum Europae, Caucasi et Armeniae Rossicae, 1906. Unless otherwise noted the keys are to the species inhabiting" Europe and, frequently, the farther shores of the Mediterranean. In addition to the species covered in the keys, the first twenty-six volumes especially contain an enormous number of isolated specific descriptions translated and reprinted from other journals or descriptions of species in genera where, for one reason or another, no key was provided. So extensive is this material that few bibliographers have done it justice. It will certainly pay anyone who. has a set of L'Abeille available to search it for otherwise unavailable descriptions of Palaearctic species even though it is not cited in the bibliographies. A detailed alphabetical index should be prepared for the entire series. See Vol. XXIV, 1886-87, p. vi-x for a table of contents to the first twenty-four volumes. 1. General Marseul, Ouvrages utiles a consulter pour 1' etude des Colfeoptfcres de 1 'ancien-monde. XVI, 1877, P* i-xv. - Les Entomologistes et leurs ecrits. XX, 1882, p. 1-60; XXI, 1883, p. 61-120; XXII, 1884, p. 121-144; XXIV, 1886, p. 145-192; XXV, 1888, p. 193-224; XXVI, I8S9, p. 225-286.- brief biographical sketches with bibliographies of about 70 entomologists. II . Catalogues EUROPE: Marseul IV, I867, p. I-I31 (Catalogue); XVI, 1877, p. 1-85 (supplement of species described since 1863) ; XX, 1882 - XXVI, 1889, P* 1—559 (catalogue).- Francois XXX, 1905, p. 251-252 (Thor- ectes, l6 sp . ) . FRAHCE: Sainte-Claire-Deville XXIX, IS98, p. 81-89 (162 sp. from Aloes- Mari times); XXX, 1901, p. 6l-72 (84 sp. from Dent, de Sud-Est), 1904, p.( 181-208 (181 sp.), 1906, p. 237-248 (57 sp.), 1906, p. 26l- 2o'S (58 sp.); XXXI, 1909. p. 129-151 (l4o sp.).- Mequignon XXX, 1904, p. 229-234 (ll6 sp. from d1 Indre-et-Loire) .- Saint e-Claire Deville and Mequignon XXXVI, 1935-1938, 467 pp. (8473 sp.). MOROCCO: Segonzac XXX, 1904, p. 223- 228 (50 sp.). 82 Col. Ball., Yol. II, No. 9 TUNIS: Normand XXX, 1904, p. 209-222 (bibl. cat. of Pselaphidae) . SINAI: Peyerinhoff XXXI, 1907 » P* 1-55 (300 sp.). MALAY ARCEEPELAGO: Marseal I, 1864, p. 271-341 (101 sp. of Histeridae) . III. Isolated Descriptions Marseal, Repertoire des Col&opt&res d’Europe dfecrits isol&ment depais 1863 . VIII, 1874, p. 1-412; IX, 1872, p. l-44g; XII, 1874, p. 1-456. - Nouveau Repertoire contenant les descriptions des esp&ces de Colfeop- tfcres de 1 ‘Ancien-Monde publi&es isolfenent oa en langues etrangAres en dehors des Monographies oa Trait&s sp&ciaux et de l'Abeille. XIX, 1880, p. 1-524; XX, 1882, p. 1-195; XXII, 1884, p, 1-86; XXIII, 1885, p. 1-392; XXVI, 1889, P- 237-304 (1-68) . Hochhath IV, 1867, p. 148-185 (Rassian Staphylinidae) . Chaadoir V, IS68-69, p. 219-260 (Feronia) . Valtl VI, 1868, p. 2-33 (Spain), 33-66 (Tarkey), 66-82 (Passaa) . Motschalsky XVI, 1878, p. 52-168 ( Siberia-186o) ; XVIII, 1881, p. 51-152 (Siberia- 1844). In addition Vol. I-XVIII contain many other isolated descriptions. IV. Keys C I Cl NDELLIDAE Bedel XXIX (sappl.), 1895, P- 1-1*3 (n. Africa). CARABIDAE Bedel XXIX (sappl.), 1895 - XXXI (sappl.), 1914, p. 13-320 (n. Africa). 1 NEBRIINAE: Nebria Motschalsky IV, 18 67, p. 249 (15 sp. gyllenhali-groaj), p. 252 ( 6 sp. brevicollis-group) . NOTIOPHILINAE: Notiophilas Motschalsky 1. c., p. 209 (12 sp.); Putzeys XIX, 1880, p. 22-29 (17 sp., world). TRACHYPACHINAE : Trachypachys Motschalsky IV, IS67, p. 209 (3 sp.). SCARITINAE: Reicheia Holdhaas XXXII, 1-924, p. l6l-220. BEMBIDIINAE Motschalsky IV, 1867, P- 203-208 (genera and sabgenera) . TRECHINAE Jeannel XXXII, 1926, p. 221-550; XXXIII, 1927, p. 1-592; XXXV, 1928, p. 1-808; XXXIV, 1930, p. 59-122 (world). EHLAENI INAE : Chlaenius Marseal XIX, 1880, p. 182-165 (62 sp.); Motschal¬ sky IV, I867, p. 237 (2 sp. Chlaenites ) , p. 233 (9 sp. nigricornis- ITovemher 1948 S3 group), p. 236 ( 7 sp . velutinus- group) , p. 236 ( 5 sp. circumscrip— tus-group) . LUCININAE: Amhlystomus Motschulsky l.c.f p. 220 (Hispalis.- 4 sp.). HARPALINAS: Ditomini Piochard de la Brulerie XI, 1S71, p. 1-100 (XV in U. of V. set). Harpalus Motschulsky IV, I867, p. 214 (7 suhg.); Tschit scherine XXIX, I898, p. 97 (3 sp. of optahilis-group) . Stenolophus Motschulsky IV, IS67, p. 212 (15 sp.). Acupalpus- Bradycellus Motschulsky l.c., p. 213 (5 gen. and subgen.) . FTERO STI CEI 1TAE Motschulsky l.c., p. 238 (certain groups of gen.). Amara Putzeys IV, IS67, p. l43 (subg.); XI, 1870, p. 1-100 (Eur.) (XI I in U. of W. set) ; Tachit scherine XXIX, 1898, p. 101-102 (5 suhg. re¬ lated to Amathit es) , p. 104-105 (4 sp. of abdominal is- group) . Pterostichus Chaudoir XIV, 1874-75, p. 1-54 (suhg. Poecilus) ; Tschit scherine XXIX, 1899, P* 284-287 (suhg. Lagarus) . Percus- Motschulsky IV, I867, p* 239 (22 sp.); Perez-Arcas VII, I870, p. LXXVIII (6 sp.). Sphodrini Motschulsky IV, IS67, p. 226 (9 sp. related to Sphodrus) . Platynini Motschulsky l.c., p. 227-230 (10 gen. or suhg. with 3 sp. pf suhg. Limodromus) . AEPHNIDI IIIA.E : Aephnidius- Masoreus Motschulsky l.c., p. 221 (Mazoreus — 5 sp . ) . LEBIIiTAE: Lehia Motschulsky l.c., p. 217 (8 sp.). Demetrias Motschulsky l.c., p. 218 (3 sp.). Cymindis Motschulsky l.c., p. 221-224 (7 suhg. with sp. of P s ananas tus and Tams) . BRACHYIIIilAE : Brachynus Motschulsky l.c., p. 215 (group of sp.) . PXUSSIDAE Reitter XXI, 1883, P* 2~3 . H YDROPH I L I DAE Qchthehius Marseul IV, I867, p. LXIV (4 sp . of suhg. Calohius) . Hydraena Saint e-Cl air e-Beville XXX, 1906, p. 283-287 ( 9 n. African sp.) . Limnehius Peyerimhoff XXXI, 1909, p. 121-128 (Limnohius .- n. Africa). Laccohius Marseul XX, 1882, p. l4o (ll sp.). Enochrus Eeyden XIV, I876, p. XCVIII-XCIX (Philhydrus .- 8 sp.). SILPKIDAE Marseul XXII, 1884, p. 3-6 (genera). Nicrophorus Marseul l.c., p. 183- Silphini Marseul l.c., p. 1 43-146 . Speonomus Jeannel XXXI, I9OS-O9, p. 57-102. Blattochaeta Jeannel XXXIV, 1930, p. 123-127* Antroherpon Jeannel l.c., p. 127-148. Catopinae Marseul XXII, 1884, p. 62-65 (Catops) . Choleva Jeannel XXXII, 1923, p. 1-160. (Marseul XXII, 1884, p. 1-204.- descriptive catalogue.) 84 Col. Bui., Vol . II, No. 9 CLAMB I DAE Calyptomerus Marseul XXII, 1884, p. 51* Cl ambus Marseul l.c., p. 46—47. Lori caster Marseul l.c., p . 49-50 • SCYDMAEiTIEAE Marseul XXIV, 1887, P* cvii (genera); Reitter XXI, 1883. P* 131-201, 2l4; XXIV, 1888, p. 44-72. ileuraph.es Fauvel XXIX, 1898, p. 91 (5 sp. elongatulus- group) . 0RTH0PERIDAE Sacium Reitter XVI, 1877, p* 1-7 • Ar thro lips Reitter XVI, 1877, P* 7-10. Orthoperus Marseul XXII, 1884, p. 55~5k* PTILIIDAS Matthews XVI, 1872, p. 1-70 (frichopterygidae) (XVII I in U. of \J . set). SCAPHIDIIBAE Reitter XVIII, 1880, p. 130-132 (transl.). S TAPHYL I N I DAE Oxyporus Fauvel I, 1864, p. 3^9-372. Stenus Bedel VII, 1870, p. 92 (5 sp . at er- group) . PSELAPHIDAE Reitter XXI, 1883, p* 7-131. 202-2131 XXV, 1888, p. 4-44. CLAVIGERIDAE Reitter XXI, p. 3-7, 202; XXV, 1888, p. 3* HISTERIDAE Trypanaeus Marseul I, 1864, p. 281 (4 Malayan sp.). Acritus Marseul XXII, 1884, p. 84. Care inops Marseul I, 1864, p. 328 (22 sp. world). Epierus Marseul l.c., p. 325 (37 sp. v/orld). Apohletes Marseul l.c., p. 287 (13 sp.). Platysoma Marseul l.c., p. 292 (4o sp . world). Phelister Marseul l.c., p. 312 (3& sp. worlfl) . LYCIDAE Bourgeois XX, 1882, p. 1-117 (old world). Dictyop terms Lajoye XIV, 1875. p. XLIII (Eros.- 7 sp.). LAMP YRI DAE Olivier XXII, 1884, p. 1-56, 1-4. November 1943 85 CAN TEAR I DAE Marseul I, 1S64, p. 1-108 (Telephoridae) . Malthinini Marseul XVI, 1877, p- 1-120 (old world) . MALACHIIDAE Peyron XV, 1877, P- 1-312. CLERIDAE Clerus Champenois XXX, 1900, p. 1-46 (palaearctic) . ELATERIDAZ Aeolus Reitter (transl. by Bedel) XXVII, 1891, p. 157-IpO. BUPRESTIDAE Marseul II, IS65, p. 1-540. Sphaenoptera Morawitz I, 1864, p. XLII- XLV » OSTOMIDAE Marseul XXIII, 1885* p. 145-146 ('Trogositidae genera). NITIDULIDAE Marseul XXIII, 1885, P* 19 (genera). Meligethes Brisout de Barneville VIII, 1872, p. 1-36; Marseul XXIII, 1885, P- 84-102. Carpophilus Marseul l.c., p. 35* Epuraea Marseul l.c., p. 46. Cychramus Marseul l.c., p. 120. Cybocephalus Reitter XIII, 1875* P* CXCI- CXCIV; Marseul EXII, 1884, p. 41-43. (Marseul XXIII, 1885, p* 19-132.- descriptive catalogue.) REIZOPEAGIDAE Mequignon XXXI, 1909, p. 103-119 (Palaearctic); XXXI, 1914, p. 157-180 (world) . (Marseul XXIII, 1885> p. 132-142.- descriptive catalogue.) CUCUJIDAE Airaphilus Marseul l.c., p. 252-254 (Aerophilus) . EROTYLIDAE Bedel V, IS67, p. 1-50, 136; Reitter XXVI, ISS9, p. 149-166 (1-18). CRYPTOPEAGIDAE Reitter (transl. by Bedel) XXVII, 1891, p. l6l-234. Telmatophilus 86 Col. Bui., Vol. II, No. 9 Mar seal XXIII, 1685, P* 263-264. Cryptophagini-Atomarini Mar seal 1 . c . , p. 268-270 (genera). Cryptophagas Marseal l.c., p. 275-281. Atomaria Marseal l.c., p. 323-327* THORICTIDAE Thorictas Marseal l.c., p. 381-391* LATHRIDIIDAE Reitter and Gozis XVIII, 1881, p. 1-178 (old world). Merophysia Kiesenwet ter VIII, 1872, p. CXXXVII (6 sp.). MYCETOPKAG-IDAE Marseal XXIII, 1865, P* 3^5 (genera). COLYBIIDAE Marseal XXIII, 1885, P* 159-163 (genera). Tarphias Marseal l.c., p. 172-174. Cerylon Marseal l.c., p. 213-215* (Marseal l.c., p. 159-216.- descriptive catalogae.) ENDOMYCHIDAE Marseal V, I867-68, p. 51-138 and sapplernent XXVI, I889, p* I67-IS6 (1-20) . COCCINELLIDAE Weise (transl. by Sicard) XXVIII, 1892-93, P* 1-84 and supplement by Bedel, p. 85-95; Weise l.c., p. 105-107 (genera). Hippodamia Bedel l.c., p. 108. BOSTRYCHIDAE Lesne XXX, I90I, p. 73-168, 1905, p. 249-251, 1906, p. 282 (Palaearctic) . Stephanopachys Bedel XXVIII, 1894, p. l49-150. Micrapate Lesne XXX, 1906, p. 269-281 (7 Cent. Amer. sp.). OEDlMERIDAE Marseal XXV, 1887, p. 1-38. ANTHICIDAE Marseal XVII, 1879, P* 1-268 (old world). MELOIDAE 1895, p. 180. Meloe Baudi de Selve XVII, 1878, Diaphorocera Bedel XXVIII, p. 75-80 (old world). November 1948 S7 MORDELLIDAE . Emery XIV, I876, p. 1-128. Macrosiagon Chobaut XXVIII, IS95, p. 181- 192 (Mediterranean sp.) . ALLECUL IDAE Omoghlus Kir sch VII, ' i 869-70, p. 49-83; Bedel , XXVI II, 1894, p. 157-174 (n. African sp.). ' 4 ' ~ ■ ' TENEBRI OH IDAE « Pachychile Feyerimhoff XXXIV, 1927. p. 1-57 (n. Africa). Stenosinae Reitter XXVI, 1889, P* 187-236 • (1-50) . Asida Allard VI, 1869, P- 159-304. Akis Morawirz IV, I867, p. LXXVI I ( 5 sp. of subg. C^hogeniay] Phaleria Baudl XVIII, 1880, p. 37 (5 sp.) . Helopinae Allard XIV, IS76, p. 1-80 (world). Laena Weise XVII, 1879,” p. 89- 91. S C ARAB AE IDAE * t COPRINAE: Scarabaeus Bedel XXVII, 1892, p. 281-288. Pinotus Harold VI, 18 69., P • 123-1 44 . Chironit is, Qnitis, Babas van Lansberge XXVII, 1892, p. 251-260. Onthophagini d'Orbigny XXIX, 1898, p. 117-254; sappl . XXIX, 1900, p. 289-300 (Palaearctic) . GEOTRUPINAE: Geotrapes Preud XIV, 1874, p. VI I- VI I I (8 Belgian sp.). Lethras Solsky XXIV, 1887, P* CXVIII (10 sp.) . APKODIIITAE, AEGIALIIHAE, CHIROHIHAE d’Orbigny XXVIII, I896, p. 197-271. ORPHHIHAE: Kybalas Marseul XVIII, 1880, p. 119 (8 sp.); Bedel XXVIII, 1894, ,p. i47-149. GLAPHYRINAE: Glaphyras Harold VI (2), 1070, p. 1-24. Amphicoma Reitter (transl. by ae Peyerimhoff) XXIX, IS96, p. 1-12; sappl . by Champenois, p. 12-19* SERI CINAE: -Hymenopl ia Heyden- XI V , IS76, p. XCIV-XCV (10 sp.) . TRICEIIHAE: Osmoderma Bedel • XXX, 1906,. p. 253-258 (6 sp. -v/orld) . CET01TINAE Reitter (transl. by Groazelle) XXVIII, 1893-94, p. 109-138; sappl. by Bedel, p. 139-146. CERAMBY C IDAE Rhamnasium Bedel XXIX, 1897, p* 43-44. Molorchas Abeille de Perrin XVIII, 1881, p. 133* Callimus Abeille de Perrin l.c., p. 134. CHRY SOMEL I DAE Cryptocephalinae Marseul XIII, 1874, p. 1-3*26; XIV, 1874, p. i-ii. Eomolpinae Laf&vre and Marseul XIV, IS76, p. 1-32. Chrysomela Marseul XXIV, 1886-87* p* 109-298 (1-190) . Colaspidema-Colaphellus Marseul XXV, 1888, p. 359-368 (6l-70) (Colaspiflema) . Phaedon ss Col. Bui., Vol. II, No. 9 Marseul l.c., p. 381-394 (83-96); XXVI, 1889, P- 395-403 (97-105). Gastroidea Marseul XXV, 1888, p. 369-37/ (71-79) (Gastrophysa) . Cyr tonus Marseul XXI, 1883, p. 3-27- Apterocuris-Prasocuris Marseul XXVI, 1889, P- 426-441 (l2S-l4'3) (Prasocuris) . Melasoma Marseul XXV, 1888, p. 299-315 (1-17) (Lina) . Phytodecta Marseul l.c., p. 327-359 (26-6l) (Gonioctena) . Phyllodecta Marseul XXVI, 1889, p. 412-426, 446 (llU-126, l4g) (Phratora) . Timarcha Marseul XXI, 1883, p. 27-100. Entomoscelis Marseul XXV, 1888, p. 318-327 (20-29). Galerucinae Joannis III, 1866, p. 1-168. Halt icinae Allard III, 1866, p." 169-503. (Marseul XXI, 1883, P- 1-108; XXIV, 1886-87, p. 109-29S (1-190); XXV, 1888, p. 299-394 (1-96); XXVI, ‘ 1889, p. 395-446 (1-148) .- descrip¬ tive catalogue of Chrysomelinae . ) ; MELYRIDAE Marseul VII, (2), 1870, p. 1-270. CUP. Cm ION IDAE OTIORHYNCHINAE Marseul X, 1871-72, p. 1-452; XI, 1872, p. 453-658, 749-768. Otiorhynchus Stierlin XI, 1872, p. 7^9—815 ; XVI, 1878, p. 36 (l4 sp.), p. 4l-42 (4 sp. longipes-group) . Peritelus Saint e-Claire-Deville XXX, 1906, p. 258-260 (4 French sp. of subg. Meira) . Phyllobius, Myllocerus Desbrochers des Loges XI, 1872-73, p. 659-748 (Phylloh i i des7"7 BRACHYDERINAE: Psalidium Marseul VIII, 1871, p. XCVII (10 sp.). TYCHIINAE: Anoplus Sainte-Claire-Deville XXX, 1906, p. 266 (3 sp.). Nanophyes Brisout de Barneville VI, IS69, p- 305-352 (Europe, Algeria) . Magdalis Desbrochers des Loges VII, 1870, p. 1-64 (Magdalinus~ Apion Uencker I, 1864, p. 109-270. RHYNCHITIHAE- NEMONY CHI DAE Marseul and Desbrochers des Loges V, I869, p. 297-428. SCOLYTIDAE Eichoff XIII, 1874, p. 15-17 (genera); (transl. by Laprieur) XXVII, 1390, p. 1-152. DEATH NOTICE Word has been received of the death of GILBERT JOHN ARROW, famous British Coleopterist . Mr. Arrow was born December 20, 1873 at Streatham, England. He joined the staff of the British Museum (Natural History) in IS96. He died October 5» 1948 after an operation. Mr. Arrow wrote four volumes of the famous "Fauna of British India" series, and over 100 papers. He particularly specialized on the families Scarabaeidae & Endomychidae . ‘ L R.H.A. i'ovember 1942 29 THE K. F. CHAMBERLAIN COLLECTIOIJ OF COLEOPTERA Henry Dietrich Cornell University Ithaca, N.Y. Through the generosity of Mrs. Helen V. Chamberlain, the beetle collection formed, by her late husband, mostly, before he became Assistant State Entomologist in 1926 has been given to Cornell University. It is especially rich in the north-eastern fauna and covers all the families of beetles, mostly with long series, superbly mounted. The aquatics are especially well represented. Most, over 90$, of the collection is determined, in many cases by other’ specialists. The only type in the collection is the Kolotype and Allotype of Gyrinus gehringi Chamberlain which has been given Cornell U. Type Do. 2475- The two types seem to be the only specimens of the species. The collection contains 31 j 500 'specimens, all mounted. Of these, 30,000 are from Uotth America, north of the Mexican border comprising nearly 6,000 species. The 1,500 exotic specimens represent about 250 species. For obituary notice see: 1942 The Coleopterist s' Bulletin, 2: 35 "by C. A. Frost. HECEIJT LITERATURE compiled by Ross H. Arnett, Jr. 109* Anthon, E. U. , The result of experiments on the control of shot- hole borer [Scolytus rugulosusj, Wash.' State Hort. Assoc. Proc. nP+77T~!+3: 193-195, ipr 110. Appanna, M., The larval parasite - Pleurotropis faveolatus C. , of the potato beetle, - Epilachna 22-punctata, Cur. Sci., 17: 15^~ 155, 19^3. 111. Basilewsky, P., Col&optferes harp al ides nouveaux du Mus (feum national d’Histoire Daturelle. I I . Rev. Franc. d’Ent., l4T 209-227, 1942. 112. Benesh, Bernard, Art. 5- Spho eno gnathus curnipes ( Coleoptera; Lucanidae) , A new species from 3olivia, Ann. Carnbgie Museum, 31 45-47, pi. I, 19427 113. Blake, Doris H. , Hew species of Iietachroma and other Chrysomelid beetles from the West IndiesTT Jour. Uash, Acad. Sc . , : 33 : 274- 279, 19^S. • ' 114. Bosq, J. M., El gorgojo acuAtico del arroz (Lissorhpptrus spp . , Col. Curculionidae) , Bola de Cereales, Buenos Aires, Rev., 35: 21-24, 1942. 115. Bradford, B. , The biology of Anonala ventula Uied. , an arthropod pest of turf in South Africa, So. African J. Sci., 44; 135-147, 1942. Col. Bui., Vol . II, No. 9 90 116. Brundin, L. , Microdota-studien, (Col. Staphylinidae) , Ent. Tidskr., 69 : S-66 , 19^0 . 117. Bryant, G. E. , A new species of Halticinae [Aphthona argent inae ] (Coleoptera) from the Argentine Republic, Ann. & Mag. Nat. Hist, (ser. 11), l4: 6'59^5b, 19^7 • US. Buzacott, J. H., The field identification of cane grubs, Queensland Soc. Sugar Cane Technol. Proc . , I5I 29-34, 19^0. 119. Cameron, M . , Hew species of Staphylinidae (Col.) from New Zealand, Ann. & Mag. Nat. Hist. (ser. ll) , 14: 723-731, 1947 • 120. Corporaal, J.3., Further notes on Systematics. and Synonymy, (29th Communication on Cleridae) , Ent. Berichten, 12: 286-288, 1948. 121. Corporaal, J. B., Notes on some African Beetles of the genus Trichodes, Ann. & Mag. Nat. Hist . (ser. 'll), l4j 6 50-654, 1947* 122. Dinnage, H., Euophryum confine Broun (Curculionidae) and other Coleoptera in Surry, Ent. Monthly Mag., £4: 127, 1948. 123* Duffy, E. A. J., A contribution towards the biology of Prionds coriarius L. (Coleoptera, Cerambycidae) , Trans. R. Ent. Soc. Lond.', 97:“4l9-442, 1946. 124. Dunn, E. , A method of distinguishing between young and old Colorado beetles [Leptinotarsa decemlineata j, Nature 1. London J, 162: 75, 1948. 125- Fiedler, C. , Die sudamerikanischen arten der gattung Metriophilus Fst. (Col. Curcul. Cryptorhynch. ) , Ann. & Mag. Nat. Hist . (ser. 11), 147 67^711, 1947. 126. Fiori, Giorgio, Contributo alia conoscenza aegli Insetti del "Dancus Carota" L. , Boll. Instit .' Ent. Bologna, l6: 291-314* 1947* 127. Frost, C. A., Gyrohypnus emmesus Grav., Bull. Brooklyn Ent. Soc., 43: 79, 194S. 125. Galoux, A., Le bostryche typographe (Ips typographus Linn&) , Bull. Soc. Cent. Forest, de Belg., 55: 20 2- 20 6, 194-8 • 129* Gaunitz, C. B., He evils with snouts, (In Swedish), Tradgardst idningen 20: 19, 31-32, 194s. " 130. Gilmour, E. F. , Further New Lamiinae (Col., Cerambycidae), Ent. Month¬ ly Mag.', 83* -187-190, fig. 1-3, 1947. • 131. Gilmour, E. F. , New Lamiinae (Col., Cerambycidae), Ent. Monthly Mag.', S3: l4S-9, fig. 1-2, 19477 132. Gilmour, E. F., A new Callichromine and its variety from the Congo, Ent. Monthly Mag., S3: 220-222, 1947 . 133* Gilmour, E. F. , Gn the genus Dictator Thomson, (Col., Cerambycidae), Rev. Zool . Bot. Afr., 4oV 238-242, figs. 1-3, 1948. November 1948 91 134. Gilmour, E. F.t Trinophyllura cribratum Bates ( Col . , Cerambycidae) Hew to Britian, Ent . Mon thly~ Mag . , 84 : 12-16, fig. 1-3, 1948. 135* Gilmoar, E. F., A new genus and species of Moncchamini ( Col . , Ceramb. , Lamiinae) , Ent. Monthly Mag. , 64: 34-35* fig* 1» 1948. 136. Gilmour, E. F. , Miscellaneous new Laminae, ( Col . , Cerambycidae) , Ent. Monthly Mag. , o4: 229-231, figs. 1-5, 1948 . 137* Goidanich, Athos, Sulla illiofagia immag inale del Cybist er later¬ al i marginal^ s He Ceer, ( Coleoptera, Dytiscidae) , Boll. Is tit. Ent. Bologna, 15: 1-12, col. pi., 1943* 138. Graves tein, V. H. , A new aoerration of Cicindela maritima Latr . (Cicind. : Goleoptera) , Ent. Berichten^ 12: 260, 1948. 139- Guenin, K. A., La formula chromes omigue de Blaps mortisaga L. , (Col. Tenehr . ) , Experiehtia, 221-222, 1943. 140. Guerin, B. C. de. The battle of the beetle [Leptinotarsa decem- lineata ], Fruit-Grower, 10 6: 9~10, 1948. 141. Hallenans, A., Crioceris lilii Scop., Cult, en Handel, 13: 21, 1948. 142. Howard, IT. F., Rearing the Mexican bean beetle [Epilachna varivest is ] indoors, U. S. Bureau Ent. & Plant Quar . , ET-255» 2 p., 1948 . 143. Jadergard, A., On the distribution of Antherophagus nigricornis Fbr. (In Swedish), Ent. Tidskr., 69: 104, 1948 . 144. Jewett, H. H., Life history of Conoderus lividus (Deg. ) , Kv. Agr. Expt. Sta. 3. 514, 8 p., 1948. 145. Lane, M. C., Some generic corrections in the Elateridae, I_, (Coleoptera) , Proc. Ent. Soc. Hash., 50: 179-122, 1948 . 146. Leech, H. B. , Records of three species of Dytiscidae new to the United States (Coleoptera) , Kans. Ent. Soc. Jour., 21: 65, 1948. 147. Martinez, Antonio, Insectos nuevos £ poco conocidos - VI, (Col. Scarabaeidae) , Rev. Soc. Ent. Argentina, T4: 3-H, 1948. l4g . Mathlein, R., A pest. [Trlbolium castaneum ] in imported feed. (In Swedish), Sweden. Statens Vaxtskyddsanst . Vaxlskyddsnotiser 1948: 29, May 1948. 149. Maulik, S., Larva of Thlasoida biramosa Boheman (Cassidinae, Chrysomelidae, Coleoptera), Ann. & Mag. Hat. Hist. (ser.M), l4: oT^bToTW- 150. Meyer, Paul, Uber Schweizer arten aus der Verwandtschaf t des hoch- alpinen Bembidion (Testediolun) glaelale Peer (Col.) UCarabidae J, Bull. Soc. Ent. Suisse, 20: 689-690, 1947* 151. Miner, F. D., Rearing technique for white grubs [Phyllophaga and Cyclocephala J, Jour. Kans. Ent. Soc. 21: 58-59 > 19^2 . Col. Bill., Vol . II, No. 9 Omer-Cooper, J., VJhitnall, A. B. M. and Fenwick, E. M. , Notes on four species of Coleoptera attacking turf in the Eastern Cape Province, So. African Jour. Sc., 44: 125-1*34, 1948. 153. Palm, T , . The Coleopterous fauna in li olv en- spruce forest in Jamtland Field fauna Vnd flylng~heetles . (In Swedish!, Ent. Tidskr., 69: 72-93 » 19^S. Park, 0. , New and little known Reichenbachia (Coleoptera: Pselaphidae) from Guerrero and their zoogeographic intergrat ion, Chicago Acad. Sci. Bull., 8: 181-191, '1948. 155. patrizi, Saverio, Contribuzioni alia conoscenza delle Formiche e dei mirmecofili dell1 Africa Orientale, III, Nuovi generi e nuove specie di Coleotteri Stapilinidi (Staphylinidae) , Boll. Istit Ent. Bologna, l6 : 222-233, 19^7 • 156. Pearce, E. J., Tychus ibericus Mots. (Col. Fselaphidae) : the second taken in Glamorganshire, Ent. Monthly Mag.! 84: 122, 1948. 157. Peyerimhoff, P. des Etudes sur la systematique des Coleopteres du Nord Africain. II. Les Scaurus (Tenehrionidae) , Rev. Franc. d'Ent. nrr 157-193 » 19^ • 15s. Pic, M. , Sur divers Coleopteres Phytophages de la Republique Argentine, Rev. Soc. Ent. Argentina, 14: 51“55» 1948 . 159. Plank, H. K., BiSlogy of the bamboo powder post beetle [Dinoderus minutus] in Puerto Rico, Puerto Rico (Mayaguez) Agr. Expt . Sta. Bull"."," 44: 29 p., 1948. l60. Robinson, Mark, Remarks on a few Scarabaeidae (Coleoptera), Ent. News, 59: 175-177, 1948. l6l. Reclaire, A. , Wordt de boktor Spondylis buprestoides L. door verf- resp. terpenli jngeur aangelokt?, Ent. Berichten, 12: 251-252, 1948 162. Remaudiere, G. , Ethologie de Gastroidea viridula De Geer (Col . Chrysomelidae), Rev. de Path. Veg. et d’Ent. Agr. de France, 27: 38-53, 1948." Ruffo, Sandro, Studi sui Crisomelidi II, Nota su alcune specie t italiane dei generi Chrysomela L. E. Chrysochloa Hope ]_ Chrysomelidae ], Infcit. Ent. Bologna, 15: 171-182, 1*346. 164. Russo, Giuseppe, Scolitidi del Pino del littorale toscano [Scolytidae ], Boll. Istit. Ent. Bologna, 15: 297-31i+> 194b. 165. Saylor, L. If. , Synoptic revision of the United States scarab beetles of the subfamily Dynast inae, No . 5: K ey s to tribes and genera, Jour. Nash. Acad. Sci., 38: 240-243, 1948. l66 . Sturani, Mario, No t izii ecologiche ed etologische sul ’’Carabus olympiae11 sella! (Coleoptera, Carabidae) , Boll. Istit. Ent. Bologna, 16: 23-84, “19 4'7. 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All material thought to be "amateurish” in the sense that it is juvenile will be rejected. But it is to be distinctly understood that this bulletin is for the serious Amateur as well as for the Professional, and all are invited to writes its pages. Material for this bulletin will be confined to the field of C0LE0PTER0L0GY except in the case of items of a general nature which would be of interest to Coleopterists. Material written in a light or humorous vein which is not designed, to promote interest in the field of Coleopterology will be rejected. It is- felt that descriptions of new forms, etc., should not be included in this bulletin. Printed, in U.S.A. THE COLEOPTERI STS’ BULLETIN Yol. II, No. 10 December 1943 RECENT LITERATURE compiled "by Ross K. Arnett, Jr. (cont . from p. 92) 167. Blackwelder , Richard E. &. Rath M., Fifth supplement 1939 to 19^7 ( incl¬ usive) to the Leng catalogue of coleopt era cf America, North of Mexico, pp. 1-87, Mount Vernon, N.Y., John D. Sherman, Jr., October 1948,"$ 7-50. l6S. Brimhlecomhe, A. R. , lyctus (Power Post) “beetles in Queensland Timbers, Queensland Agric. Jour., 65: 172-185* 19^+7 * 169. G-add, C. H. , Studies of shot-hole borer of tea. 1_. Distribution and nomenclature, Tea Quar. , 18: 4t>Q>4, 1946. 170. Kapur, A. P. , On the old world species of the genus Stethorus Neise (Coleoptera, Coccinellidae), Bull, of Ent. Res., 39? 297-320, 1948. 171* Kapur, A. P. , On the genus Tetrabrachys (Lithophilus) with notes on its biology and a k< ry to the species (Coleoptera, Coccinellidae) , Trans. Royal Ent. Soc., Lond. , 99? 319-340, 1948. 172. McDermott, Frank A. , The Common Fireflies of Delaware, p. 3-12, 1 pi., 1948, Wilmington, Delaware, [published by the author]. 173* Rishee, J. , Note sur deux Cerambyc idae nuisibles des colonies francaises, Agron,. trop. , 1: 504-509* 1946. 174. Ritcher, P. 0., Descriptions of the larvae of some Ruteline beetles with keys to tribfs and species, Ann. Ent. Soc. Amer . , 4l ; 20 0- 212, 1948. 175. T esta, E., The coffee berry borer [Stephanoderes hampei ]. (In Portuguese) .Sao j’aulo. Supt . dos Serv do Cafe. B. 22: 693-702, 1947. 176. Vaurie, Patricia, A review of the North American Langur i idae, Bull. Amer. Mus. Nat. Fist., 92: 123-155"* 1942. 177* Wilson, H. B., Wocd borers in buildings in Victoria, Victoria Dept. Agr . Jour., 46T~?.83-1S9, 194-2. 178. Wittmer, N. , Beitjrag zur kenntnis der Neotropischen Malacodermata, Rev. Soc. -Ent., Argentina] 14; 17-221, 1948. 179. Wittmer, W. f Sup;*! em ent au catalogue des Drilidae E. Oliv . (Col . Malacodermata)] *Rev. Soc. Ent. Argentina, l4 : 115-116. 1948. 1$0. Zikan, J. F. , “ nero Parandra Latr. 1804, com a descricoo de l4 especies nova ol . Cerambyc.), Rev. Soc. Ent. Argentina, T4: 22* 50, pi. I-IV, 19*487 -93- 94 Col. Bui., Vol. II, No. 10 194S LIST OF DETERMINERS AND RBVISORS AIT) EXCHANGE NOTICES compiled "by Ross H. Arnett, Jr. Before sending any material to any person listed below, you must write to them and make advanced arrangements. As far as is known by the compiler, all persons listed are reliable scientific workers, but no responsibility is assumed by the compiler for loss of material or misunderstandings resulting from the use of this list. Each determiner who responded to our recent questionnaire is listed below under the family name which is the specialty of the deter¬ miner. The list of families are those recognized in Leng» s catalogue (1920) and the five supplements, (192$, 1933. 1939* & 1948). The arrangement is the result of the changes recommended by several recent authors. [Family names in brackets are not North American.] (Family names in parentheses are considered synonyms of the family name used unless it is indicated that it is a group at times recognized as a family, but here included with another family.) This complete list of families is given for the purpose of showing to the reader the many groups which are -either not being worked on at present, or for which no person known to the compiler is willing to make determinations for other Coleopterists . Supplements will be made to this list in future issues as the information is sent to the compiler. To make the list as complete as possible, volume and page references are given to previous notices which have appeared in the bulletin under each family concerned. Correct current addresses as far as is '‘known may be found in the alphabetical index to addresses which follows this list. COLEOPTERA (General) Can offer material of various groups of coleoptera from the south, Alabama and North Carolina. William Rosenberg. (North-east U.S.) Will determine Coleoptera, north-east, but always write first, before sending any material. Prof. Henry Dietrich. Suborder ARCHOSTEMATA 1. Cupesidae Suborder ADSPKAGA Revising the Adephaga of the Pacific Northwest (B.C., Washington, Idaho, Oregon). Will determine the Adephaga of the Pacific Northwest . Prof. Melville H. Hatch. 2. Rhysodidae December 1948 3. Cicindelidae 95 Will determine Cicindelidae of Worth and Central America. Desire material of Cicindelidae of the world. Can offer in exchange material of Coleoptera from U.S., Mex.f Central America and Peru.. S. Gray wood Smyth. Also: 1:90, l:3-(Beer), l:13-(Cook), 1:25- (Dahl), l:5-(Snns) , 2:8-(Hayes), 1:27 & 1:34- (Summerville) , 1:85, 2:20 & 2: 30- (Valentine) , 2:30-(Beer). 4. Carahidae (Incl. Pseudomorphidae) Revising Carahidae from Hew Guinea, Philippines, and adjacent areas. I will determine Carahidae from these regions, (no others) . I would like to receive Carahidae from these areas and. will huy at reasonable prices from other interesting parts of the world. I can offer Carahidae from these regions and from Australia and the West Indies. P. J. Darlington, Jr. I will determine Hearctic Carahidae. Wm. C. Stehr . Also: 1:89: l:13-(Cook), 1:4- (Darlington) , 1 :25-(Everly) , 1 :25-(Battig) , 2:9-(Hamon) , 1 :54-( vanDoesburg) , 2:8 & 2:20-(VanHoegaerden) , l:7-(Stehr), 2:50 & 2:60-(Vezensky) . 5- Omophronidae [Paussidae] 6. Amphizoidae I am revising the Hydrocanthares. I will determine Amphizoidae, Hygrobi- idae, Haliplidae, Dytiscidae and Gyrinidae. I would like to receive material of these groups from anyplace in the world. I can offer in exchange material of Coleoptera in all groups. Raymond Mo u champs . Also : 1:89: 1:33- (Mouchamps) • 7. Haliplidae See Mouchamps above, .ilso : 1:92.; 1 : 55- (Beech) , 1 :32-(l!alkin) , l:33-(Mouch- amps), 1 :33-(?earce) , 1 : 26- (Pearce) . [Hygrobidae] See Mouchamps above. Also : 1:92; 1 : 33- (Mouchamps) . 8. Dytiscidae (Incl. Hoteridae) Will determine Dytiscidae, Hydrophilidae in small lots of well-mounted specimens. Mr. Hugh 3. Leech. Also : See Mouchamps above. 1:91; 1:25- (Chandler), 2:9-(Hamon), 1 :55-(Beech) , 1 :33- (Mouchamps) . 9. Gyrinidae Will exchange local coleoptera for any N. A. Gyrinidae, good series in paper or alcohol. Determinations not required. Richard Guppy . Also : See Mouchamps above. 1:91; 2:70 & 2: 7&-(Guppy) , 1 : 55- (Beech), 1 : 32- (Malkin) , 1 : 33- (Mouchamps) . 96 Col. Bui., Vol. II, No. 10 Suborder HAPLOGASTRA Superfam. Eydrophiloidea 10. Hydrophilidae (Incl. Helophoridae, Hydro chi dae, & Hydro scaphidae) Revising Hydrochara, Laccobius (Hydrophilidae) . Will determine Pytiscidae, Hydrophilidae in small lots of well-mounted specimens. Would like to receive material particularly from Nebr . , Colo., Kans., Okla. of Hydrochara (H. obtusata) . j£an offer material of western aquatics. Mr. Hugh 5. Leech. Also : 1:92; 1 ; 25- ( Chandler) , 1:6, 1 :l4 & 1 :55-(Leech) . 11. Sphaeritidae Superfam. St aphyl inoidea 12. Limnebiidae 13. Leptodiridae (Catopidae) 14. Clambidae 15. Leiodidae (Anisotomidae) 16. Sphaeriidae 17. Ptiliidae, (Trichopterygidae) . See: 1:93; l:15-(Dybas) . IS. Scydmaenidae. See : 1:93; 1:26 & 1 :33~(Pearce) * 19. Pselaphidae. See: 1:93; 1:26 & 1 :33-(Pearce) 20. Clavigeridae 21. Silphidae Would like to buy material particularly from Northern South America (G-uianas) of Silpha subgenus Oxelytrum. R. L. Araujo. Desire material of Silphidae from any part of the world. Can offer local material in exchange. Dr . Edwi n P . Me ine r s . I am studying the family Silphidae, especially the Tribe Nicrophorini . Will determine the tribe Nicrophorini, especially U.S. species. I would like to receive material from any place in the world of the tribe Nicrophorini. I can offer a few local Silpha, Staphylinids, Histerids, etc. in exchange and will attempt to collect other families. Raymond Q,. Bliss . Also : 1:94; 1 :3-(Arnett) , 1:3. 1:13. & 2:S-(31iss), 1 :4-(Bott imer) . 22. Leptinidae 23 • Platypsyllidae 24. Staphylinidae Revising the Termitophilous Staphylinidae of the world, subtribe Gyrophaenae, Aleocharinae . Will determine the above groups. Charles H. Seevers. Also : 1:94; l:32-(Last) , 1 :6-( Seevers) . 97 97 December 1948 December 1948 25. Brathinidae 26. Limulodidae [Phaenocephalidae] Superfara. Kisteroidea 27. Kisteridae. See: 1:92; 1 : 3- (Arnett) , 1 : 27- (Wenzel ) . 28. Scaphidiidae [Synteliidae] 29. Monoedidae (Adimeridae) Superfam. Scarabaeo idea 30. Lucanidae Will determine world Lucanidae, for the privilege to retain suitable duplicates; will purchase material of desirable or lacking stag-beetles at reasonable prices. Desire for study Neotropical Lucanidae. Bernard Benesh. Also : 1:92; 1 : 24— (Benesh) , 2 : S- (Hayes) . 31. Passalidae . See: 1:93; 1 :34-(vanDoesburg) . 32. Scarabaeidae (Incl. Trogidae) . Will determine Coprinae and Geotrupinae from Mexico. Would like to receive material particularly from forth America and Central America of Scarabaeidae and Cerambycidae. I can offer in exchange material of different families from Central Mexico. Jorge Kendricks Desire material of Coprinae (Scarabaeidae) from any part of the world. Can offer local material in exchange. Dr. Edvdn P. Meiners. Revising Phyllophaga (Scarabaeidae), will determine same. Would like to receive material particularly from the United States ana Canac.a of tnis group, and can offer material of this genus in exchange . Dr. Philip Luganbill . Revising the genus Euryst ernus (Sisyphini). Eduardo Wavajns. Revising Ataenius, Aphodius, Psammodius, (Scarabaeidae). Will determine Aphodinae, Worth American Scarabaeidae. 0. L. Cartixrright . Also: 1:93; l:4-(3ottiner) , 1:3 & 2:30-(3eer), 1:13 & 1:25- (Cartwright), T7l3-(Cook), 1:25- (Dawson), 1:25- (Fat tig) , 2:9-(Hamon), 2 : 8- (Hayes) , 1:6- (Luginbill), 1 :l4- (Mange) , 2:8-(Navajas) , 1 :55-(lTicolle) , 1:26 & 1:34- (Ritcher), 2:7&-(Robinson) , 2:9-(Theodorides) . Suborder POLYPHAGA Superfam. Lymexylonoidea 33. Lymexylonidae (Lymexylidae) 34 . Micro mal t hi dae 35. Telegeusidae 98 Col. Bui., Vol. II, No. 10 Sup erf am. Lanrpyroidea [Drilidae ] 36. Lycidae Revising the Lycidae of U.S. and Canada. Will determine this group. Would like to receive material from the U.S. and Canada of the genus Plateros . I can offer U.S. Coleoptera in exchange. J. W. Green. Also : 1:92; 1 :5-(Green) . [Karumiidae] 37* Lainpyridae . See ; 1:33- (McDermott) f 1 :5-(Green) . 38. Cantharidae (Telephoridae) . See : 1:89; 1 : 5- (Pender) , 2: 50-(McKey-Fender) . 39. Phengodidae Super f am. Meloidea 40 . Meloidae Desire material of Meloidae from any part of the world. Can offer local material in exchange. Dr. Edwin P. Meiners. Also : 1:92; l:5-(Enns), 1:35 & 1 : 55- (Werner ) . [Trictenotomidae] 41 . Rhipiphoridae 42. Stylopidae Superfam. Mordelloidea 43. Mordellidae Superfam. Tenebrionoidea 44. Tenehrionidae 45. Lagriidae [Nilionidae ] 46. Pyrochroidae 47 . Pythidae I am revising the Pythidae. I would like to receive any material of this family. T. J. Spilman. [Tretothoracidae] 48. Oedemeridae Am revising the Oedemeridae of the world. Will determine any lot from any area. Desire to borrow specimens of Oedemeridae for revisional pur¬ poses. Will exchange for Oedemeridae or other Tenebrionoidea specimens in all families from N. A., Venezuela, C.Z., Pacific Islands, India & Turkey. Ross H. Arnett, Jr. Also : 1:93; 1:3. 1:24, 1:31,1:54,1:85,2:8,2:20, 2:30, 2:40,2:60,2:70, & 2:7&-(Arnett) . 99 December 194s 49. Pedilidae. See: 1:93; l:l4-(duBois) . 50. Serropalpidae (Melandryidae) (Incl. Scraptiidae) 51. Alleculidae (Cistelidae) 52. Eugl enidae (Xylophilidae, Aderidae, Eylophilidae) 53 • C ephalo i dae 54. Monommidae 55. Anthicidae. _See; 1:89; 1 : 26- (Hagen) . 56. Eurystethidae (Aegialitidae) 57* Othniidae [Petriidae J [Cossyphodidae j [ Jacobsonidae ] Sup erf am. Dascilloi&ea 5S. Dascillidae b'ill determine Australian Dascillidae. Can offer Australian beetles for Helodidae especially. Jack V. T. Armstrong. 59- Ptilodactylidae ✓ 60. Eelodidae (Cyphonidae) Eill determine Australian Eelodidae. Can offer Australian beetles for Helodidae especially. Jack \J. T. Armstrong. 61. Eucinetidae 6p. Melyridae (Malachiidae) Revising the genus At talus (Malachiidae). I will determine Malachiidae. Mould like to receive IT. American Attains, Temnosophus, Attalusinus, ohaetoco elus , Chae tocoelus of Malachiidae. I can offer material of nearly all families of IT. American Coleoptera in exchange. M. Y.. Marshall. Also : 1:92; 1:6 & 1 : 33- (Marshall) . " ” [Kelotidae ] Superfam. Byrrhoidea 63. Byrrhidae 64. Chelonariidae 65. Limnichidae 66. I'osodendridae 67. Heteroceridae Superfam. Dryopoidea 6S. Elmidae (Helmidae) 69. Dryopidae (Parnidae) 70. Psephenidae 71. G-eoryssidae 72. BracEypsectridae [ Cya tho c e r ida e ] Superfam. Elateroidea 73* Cerophytidae 76. Khipiceridae 74. Cebrionidae 75. Sandal i dae 100 Col. Bill., Vol . II, Fo. 10 77. Elateridae (Incl. Plastoceridae) [Cavicoxumidae" Agraeus Cand. not F.A.] I would like to receive material particularly from England of the genus Agriotes (Elateridae) including larvae. I can offer material of forest and soil insects of Washington in exchange. Edward W. Jones Would like to receive material of Elateridae (larvae and adults). Can offer Elateridae in exchange. V/ alter M. Kulash Revising the genus Limonius (Elateridae). Will determine Elateridae, hut only small lots for essential research or specialists. Would like to receive material particularly from 1T. A., rarer species of Elateridae. I can offer material of this group in exchange. H. C. Lane I would like to receive material particularly from Eastern, Southern, and Central U. S. and Canada of the subfamily Cardiophorinae of the family Elateridae. I can offer material from the Pacific Northwest in exchange. Horace Lanchester. Also: 1:3- (Baker) , 1:5- (Jones), 1 : 7- (Thomas) , 1 :l4-(Knull) , 1 : 24- (Brown) . 7S. Eucnemidae (Melasidae) 79. Perothopidae SO. Throscidae (Trixagidae) 81. Buprestidae I would like to receive material particularly from E. i:. America of Buprestidae and Cerambycidae. A. E. Brower I will determine IT. A. Cleridae and Buprestidae. I would like to receive material particularly from Central America, ilex., and Southwestern U.S. of Cymatodera. I can offer material of IT. A. Coleoptera especially from California and Idaho in exchange. William F. Barr. Will determine Buprestidae. George 3. Togt. Also: 1:89: l:3-(Beer), l:3-(Barr), 1 :4-(3ottimer) , 1 *6-(MacAndrews) , Hl4-(Knuli), l:15-(White) , 1 : 26- (Hardy) , 1 : 27- ( Summerville) , 1:32- (Helfer), 1 :54-(Barr) , 1 :55-(Harlick) , 2:S-(3rower) , 2:S-(Hayes), 2:30- (Beer) . Super f am. Cleroidea 82. Cleridae (Incl. Corynetidae as Korynetinae) Revising Cymatodera (Cleridae). I will determine North American Cleridae and Buprestidae. I would like to receive material particularly from Central America and Mexico, and Southwestern U.S. of Cymatodera. I can offer material of forth American Coleoptera, especially from California and Idaho in exchange. William E. Barr. Also: 1:91; l:3-(3arr), l:5-(Dybas), 1 :31-(Corporall) , l:54-(Barr). 84. Ostomidae (Trogosit idae, Ostomatidae, Temnochilidae) December 1948 101 84. Dermestidae (Incl. Byturidae) Vill determine Australian Dermestidae . Can offer Australian beetles for Eelodidae especially. Jack hr. T. Armstrong. Superfan. lTi tiduloidea [Thorict idae ] 85. Monotomidae (Monotomatidae) 86. 1'itidulidae 1’itidulidae of the world desired. Will determine 1’itidulidae. Exchange other Coleoptera for Eitidulidae . Lorin R. C-illogly. Also : 1:92; l:l4 -(Gillogly), 1 :31-(3aston) . : Super fan. Cucujoidea 87* Rhizophagidae 88. Cucujidae (Incl. Scalidiidae) 89. Henipeplidae 90. Biphyllidae 91. Languriidae 92. Cryptophagidae 93. Phalacridae 94. Orthoperidae ( Corylophidae) 95. Lathridiidae 96 ♦ Derodontidae [nculognathidae] Sup erf an. Colydioidea 97. Colydiidae (Incl. Murmidiidae) 9S. Mycetophagidae [Biscolonidae J Super fan. Bostrichoidea 99. Cisidae (Ciidae, Cicidae) 100. Bostrichidae (incl. Psoidae) 101. Lyctidae 102* Ptinidae. See ; 2 :30-(lClapperich) . 103* G-nostidae [Ectrephidae J 104. Anohiidae 105 . Sphindidae Superfan. Coccinelloidea 106. Endonychidae. See : 1 :26-(Strohecker) , 1:91 • 107. Mycetaeidae. See ; 1 :26-( Strohecker) , 1:91. 108. Coccinellidae I will determine Eearctic Coccinellidae. Trm. C. Stehr. Also: 1:91; 1 :4-(Dieke) , 1 j 25- (Burry) , 1 :32-(Kalkin) , ~2:3-(Dieke) . 109 • Erotylidae 102 Col. Bui., Vol. II, ITo . 10 Superfam. Phytophago5.de a 110. C erambyc i dae Revising Prioninae of Africa, also a number of small revisions in the Lamiinae. Will determine Ceramhycidae (esp. Lamiinae) , Batocerini, Monachamini, etc. etc. Would like material particularly from Africa, East Indies, Par East: Sanshir Isis, of any groups. Can offer material of Ceramhycidae or almost any family of Coleoptera. E. P, G-ilmour, F.R.E.S. I would like to receive material particularly from Eastern Worth America of Buprestidae and Ceramhycidae. I can offer material of Maine forest and other Coleoptera in exchange. A. E. Brower. Also; 1:90; 1 ;4-(Dillon) , l;4-(Dreisbach) , l:5-(Enns), 1 :6- (MacAn&rews) , l:8-( Valentine), 1 :l4-(Knull) , 1 :26-(Hardy) , 1 :26-(Strohecker) , 1:27- ( Summerville) , 1 :31- (Dillon) , 1 :32-(Gressitt) , 1 :32-(Gilmour) , 1 : 33- (Monro s) , 2:8-{Eayes), 2 :8- (Brower) , 2:9-(Hamon) . 111. Chrysomelidae I will determine specimens of Chrysomelidae. Dr. Albert R. Mead. Revising the flea beetle genus Haltica (Chrysomelidae) . Will determine all Halticinae. Can offer material of named il. A. flea beetles for exchnage . Louis G-. Centner. Will determine Donaciini (Chrysomelidae). Desire material particularly from the south, middle and far west, U.S. of all species of Donaciini. Can offer material of coleoptera generally. Edward J. P. Marx. Revising Iscadida, and French ChrysomeloiGea. Will determine Chrysomel- oidea of the world. Would like material particularly from Latin America. Can offer European material in exchange. Pierre Jolivet. A1 so : 1:90; l:5-(Enns), l:6-(Ma*rx), l;7-(Smith), l:7-(Gentner) , l:7-(Smith), 1 :8-(Wilcox) , 1 :13-( Casselberry) , 1 :15-(* *hite) , 1:15- (Marx), 1 : 24- (Brown) , 1 :25-(Pattig) , 1 :32-(Jolivet) , 1 :32-(Cressitt) , 1 :3^-(Stirrett) , 2;9-(Hamon). 112. Mylabridae (Bruchidae, Acanthoscelidae) See; 1:G9; 1 :13-(Sottimer) , l:15-(White), 1:24, 1 :31-(Bottimer) , 1:31- iBondar) , 1:54 & 1 :&5-(3ottimer) • 113* Brentidae (Brenthidae) 114. Anthribidae (Platystomidae , Choragidae) Am gathering material for a revision of Anthribidae. Will determine H. A. Anthribidae. Would like to receive material from the world of Anthribidae. Can offer material of almost all families of Coleoptera from the Solomon Islands. Barry D. Valentine. Also; 1;S, 1:£>5» 2:20, & 2 :30-( Valent ine) . [proterrhinidae] 103 December 1948 115. Curculionidae (Incl. Rhynchophoridae) Revising the genus Calendra (was Sphenophorous) , Curculionidae. I will determine Languriidae. X would like to receive material particularly from western U.S. and Central America of Calendra, and Languriidae. I can offer in exchange, local Coleoptera and from So. Carolina. Mrs. Patricia Vaurie. T * Revising the Curculionid genera: Dyslobus, • and il. Amer. Ciniberinae. I will determine Dyalobus, Cimberis, Diodyrhynchus, Cimbocera, Paracimbocera, Miloderoides, Miloderes, Cryptolepidus in the Curculionidae. I would like to receive material particularly from the Rocky Mountains, both adults and larvae of Dyslobus. I can offer material of species of Eupagoderes and Dyslobus from Western states and selected species for exchange in various other genera of Rhyn chop ho r a . . Peter C. Ting. Also : 1:91; 1:3- (Biss ell) , l:31-(Bondar) , 1:34- (Ting), 1 :85-(3ondar) • 116. Belidae 117 . Pletypodidae 118. Scolytidae (Ipidae) Will determine Carphoborus (Scolytidae). Mould like material particularly from the Western Hemisphere. Can offer material of Western U.S. Scolytidae and other great Basin Coleoptera. Stephen L. TTood Doing revisional studies on Ips . Will determine Scolytidae. Would like to receive material particularly from Worth America and the world associated adults and larvae of Scolytidae in liquid preservative. Host labeled. Determination not necessary, but welcome. Can offer material of v/estern U.S. Scolytidae or arrange collection of other groups. (Some Cerambycidae and Buprestidae on Hand)* T. 0. Thatcher Also : l:93t 1 :6-(MacAndrews) , 1:7* & 1 : 27- (Thatcher) , 1 :35“(T-r°0&) * LIST OP UA1.ES AMD ADDRESSES PUBLISHED I IT VOLUMES I A II Araujo, R. L. , P.0. Box 119-A, Sao Paulo, BRASIL Armstrong, Jack W. T., Callubri, Uyngan, N.S.W., Australia. Arnett, Ross E.f*Ir., 2826 IT. Fairfax Drive, Arlington, Va. Baker, Hames E., 2800 Broadway, Baker, Oregon Balazuc, J., l6 Avenue de Lowendal, Paris 15. FRANCE Balfour-Browne, J., British Museum (Natural History), London S,W. 7.1 ENGLAND Ball, George E., Department of Entomology, Cornell University, Ithaca, U.Y. Ballou, Charles A., Jr., Lovell St., Lincolndale, U.Y. B&nniger, M., Ludvigstr. 73» ( lb) Giessen, GERMANY Barber, H. S., U. S. National Museum, Washington 25. D.C. Barr, William F., Department of Entomology, University of Idaho,, Moscow, Ida. Beer, Frank M. , Botany Department, Oregon State College., Corvallis, Ore. Benesh, Bernard, P.0. Box no. 159 » North Chicago, Ill. Benick, G. , Kohlmarkt., (24a) L&beck, GERMANY Benick, L., Viktoriastr. 7, (24a) Ldbeck, GERMANY Bissell, Theodore L., Georgia Experiment Station, Experiment, Ga. Bliss, Raymond Q,. , Zoological Lab, Univ. of Pennslyvania, Philadelphia 4, Pa. Bondar, Gregorio, Coqueiros do Furol 58, Bahia, BRAZIL 3ottimer, L. J., Box 722, Kerrville, Texas Bower, A. E. , 5 Hospital St., Augusta, Maine. io4 Col. Bui., Vol. II, No. 10 Bridwell, L. K . , Box 44, Forest "burg, Texas. Britton, E, 3., British Museum (Natural Hist.), London, S.W. 7> ENGLAIT) Brown, W. J., Division of Entomology, Science Service, Ottawa, Canada Bryant, G. E. , British Museum (Natural Hist.)* London S.W. 7« ENGLAND Cartwright, 0. L., Room 3^3» U.S. National Museum, Washington 25, D.C. Casselberry, R. C., 55 Edgmont Rd., Scarsdale, N.Y. Chandler, Harry P., Entomology Department, Univ. of California, Berkeley, Cal. Chapin, Edvard A. , Curator of Insects, U.S. National Museum, Washington, D.C. Chopard, L., 45 bis Rue de Buffon, Paris 7, PRANCE Chou, Io, Institutum Entomologicum Choui, Chang- Chi a-Kang, Shensei, CHINA Coher, Edward I., 12 Harvard Terr., Allston 34, Mass. Colas, G., 45 bis Rue de 3uffon, Paris V, Prance Cook, Carl, Crailhope, Kentucky Corporaal, J.B., Zoological Mus . , Ent. Div., Zeeburgerdi jh 21, Amsterdam 0; Crabill, Ralph, Department of Entomology, Cornell University, Ithaca, N.Y. Dahl, Richard G., 3^33 Arizona St., Oakland 2, Calif. Darlington, P. J. , Jr., Museum of Comparative Zoology, Cambridge, Mass. Dawson, R. N. , Dept, of Zoology, Univ. of Minnesota, Minneapolis l4, Minn. Debatisse, G. M., rue de Niliet, Motte-Wandre, Liege, BELGIUM DeLisle, M. , Ing. en Chef des Trav. Public, Sant-Louis, Senegal, AGP (AFRICA) Dewailly, P., 45 bis rue de Buffon, Paris V, Prance Dewailly, M., 45 bis rue de Buffon, Paris V, Prance. Dibb, John R., F.R.S.S., The Cottage, Plantation Rd., Wollahon, Nottingham, ENG. Dieke, G. K., 1101 Argonne Dr., Baltimore, MG. Dietrich, Henry, Comstock Hall, Ithaca, N.Y. Dillon, L. S., Agr. & Mech. College of Texas, Dept, of Biol., College Stat. TEX Downie, N. M., Washington State College, Pullman, Wash. Dreisbach, Robert R., 301 Helen St., Midland, Mich. du3ois, John J., 205 Wayside Drive, Turlock, California Duffy, E. A. J., British Museum (Natural History), London S.W. 7» ENGLAND Duncan, J. Bruce, 27&2 Rollingwood Dr., Richmond, California Dybas, Henry S., Div. of Insects, Chicago Nat. Hist. Mus., Chicago 5» Ill. Easton, Alan M. , Roadside Cottage, Lower Road, Great Booksham, Surrey, ENG J Easton, Norman S., 458 High St., Fall River, Mass. Enns, Wilbur R., Dept, of Ent., Univ. Missouri, Columbia, Missouri Ermisch, Karl, Lehrer, Haus nr. 84, (10) Sohl fiber Adorf, Yogtland, GERMANY Everly, Ray T., 4299 Yr. High St., Columbus 2, Ohio Evers, H., Dfirerstr. 13, (22) Krefeld, GERMANY Fattig, P. W., Box 788, Emory University, Ga. Pender, Kenneth M., Route 3» McMinnville, Oregon Ferguson, William E., 6l80 Moraga Ave., 0 ale land 11, Calif. Fernand, Barthe M. , 8 rue Hubert Giraud 8, Mirames, (3d R) , FRANCE Pitch, Richard John, Rivercourse P.O., via Lloydminster, Sask., CANADA Furry, Prank W., 1&33 Virginia Ave., Glendale 2, Calif. Gamier, G., 45 bis rue de Buffon, Paris V, PRANCE Genest, Lucien Charles, 12 rue Bernard, Bourg (Ain), PRANCE Gentner, Louis G., 22 Groveland Ave., Medford, Oregon Gillogly, LorinR., 5462 l4thAve., Sacramento 17, Calif. Gilmour, E. P., P.R.E.S., "East View", Milnsbriase, Huppersf ield, Yorkshire, ENG Goecke, H. , von Beckeralhplatz 9> (22) Krefeld, Germany Green, J. W., R.D. 2, Easton, Pa. Gressitt, J.^insley, Lingnan University, Canton, China. Guppy, Richard, R.R. no. 1, Wellington, 3.C., Canada Gutierrez, R. , Sector 47, San Diego 46o, Santiago, Chile. Hafez, M. , Foud I University, Abbassia, Cairo, EGYPT Hagen, Kenneth S. , Div. of Biol. Control, Univ. of Calif., 1050 San Pablo Ave. Albany 6, Calif. December 1948 105 Hamon, Jacoues H. , Villa Ariel, rue A. Braind, Orsay, S.et 0., FRAHCS Eardy, George A., Office Provincial Museum , Victoria, B.C., CAUADA Harlick, Robert, 831 - 3^ Ave., San Francisco 21, Calif. Hatch, Melville H., Department of Zoology, University of Mash., Seattle 5* Vash. Kayes, Joseph 3., 1905 V * Pulaski Rd., Chicago 39 » HI* Heifer, J. R., Mendocino, Calif... Hendrichs, Jorge, Gelati 3S* Tacuhaya, D. P. , MEXICO Kicks, Stanton, Div. Systematic Ent., Science Service, Ottawa, Ont., CAR. Hinton, K. E., British Museum (Eat. Hist.), London S.V. 7> EHGLAi'T) Janvrin, Edmund R. P., 33 East 85th St., Hew York 28, H.Y. Jaroslav, M. R. G. , Benesova 56, Pilzen, CZECHOSLOVAKIA Jarrige, J., 45 his, Rue de Buffon, Paris V, France Jolivet, Pierre, 6 rue de Balzac, Franconville, S. et 0., FRANCE Jones, Edward. V. , 9^1 Boyer Ave., Valla Valla, Vash. Kapur, A. P., British Museum (Hat. Hist.), London S.V. 7, EH GLAZ'D King, Vilbur L., 503 Main St., Bethlehem, Pa. Klapperich, H. , Kaiserstr. 229» Bonn, GERMA1T Knull, Joseph IT., Dept. Zoology & Ent., Ohio State Univ. , Columbus, Ohio. Kulash, Valter M. , Dept. Zool. & Ent., E.C. State College, Raleigh, E.C. Lanchester, Horace, College Place, ’’ash. Lane, Merton C. ,. P.0. Box 6l6, Valla Valla, "'.’ash. Larsen, E. B., Universitetct s Zoologishe Mas. Copenjiague, DEEMARK Last, A., 12 Vink worth Rd., Banstead, Surrey, EHC-LAED Lechanteur, Francis, Institut de Zoologie, 22 quai vanBeneden, Liege, BELGIUM Leech, Hugh 3., Cur. of Coleoptera, Calif. Acad. Sciences, Golden Gate Park, San Francisco IS, Calif. Legros, E. , 45 bis, B.ue de Buffon, Paris V, FPAI'TCE Lugnibill, Philip, Box 490, Lafayette, Ind. MacAndrews, A. E., il.Y.S. College of Forestry, Syracuse 10, 2T.Y. MacIntyre, Villiam Clark, Cojimies, Manabi, ECUADOR McDermott, F. A., 815 V. 3^nd St., 1‘ilmington, Del. McKey-Fender , Dorothy, Mrs., Route 3» McMinnville, Oregon. Mackenzie, G. P., 1284 Sherwood Road, San Marino 9» Calif. Maehler, Kenneth L., U.S. Dept. Agr., P.0. Box 3*4) S., Honolulu, T.E. Malkin, Borvs, ■ niversity of Oregon, Eugene, Ore. Mange, Emerson ’ ., 307 Vest T"alnut St., Hanover, Pa. Marshall, Sir Guy A. K., British Museum (Hat. Hist.) London S.V. 7, EHGLAHD Marshall, M. Y.t Veterans Adminstrat ion, Murfreesboro, Tenn. Mar;:, Edward J. F. , 115 Plymouth Place, Merchantville, 1T.J. Ma.ulik, S. , British Museum (Hat. Hist.), London S.V. 7» EHGLAUD Mead, Albert R. , Dept, of Zoology, Univ. of Arizona, Tuscon, Arizona. Meiners, Edwin P., 6651 Enright Ave., St. Louis 5, Mo. Monros, Francisco, Calle Bolivar 1.484, dt. E., Buenos Aires, ARGE1TIHA Mouchamps, Raymond, rue Paul Janson 29, Hcrstal, BELGIUM Mouchet, J., 90 rue de Martyrs, Paris 18, FRu.-ii.~CE Eathan, P. Susai, Xurumbagaram P . 0 . , via Karikal, Tanjore Dist., South India Hava.jas, Eduardo, Instituto Biologico, Caixa Postal 119-A, Sao Paulo, BRAZIL Hegre, J., 45 bis Rue de Buffon, Paris V, FRAUCE Hicolle, Henri, Ing. E.C.P., Saint-Blaise paer Mantieramey, Aube, FRAUCS Ouellet, Brother Joseph, C.S.V., 7^00 Boul. St. Laurent, Montreal l4, CAIT . Padron, Agustin Gonzales, Primo Rivera, 23, Santa Cruz de Teneufe, Canarias, Spain. 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Wilcox, John a. , La C-range, Ohio Williams, Eliot C., Jr., The Chicago Academy of Science, 2001 M. Clark St., Chicago 14, Ill. Wolfrum, P., Rtftterstr. 11, Ohrdruf ( Th&r ingen) , GERMANY Wood, Stephen L., River Heights, Logan, Uthh. IMDEX TO VOLUME II Active Coleopterist s . . . . . . • . 26 Addresses . . . . 103 Additions to ’’List of Determines and Revisors" . . . S Arnett, R. E., Jr. A preliminary key . .genera. . Oedemeridae. .world. . . . 13 Biography of Auguste Dejean . 15 Biography of Fredrich Ernest Melsheiraer . 27 December 1948 107 Editorial . 1 194S list of determiners and revisors and exchange notices. 94 Xestipyge geminatum (LeC.) on a shrew . 2 Austrian Coleopterists . . . . 23 Beer, Frank M. , Vinter Collecting of Coleoptera . 24 Beetle Ecology (1) . • . . . 73 Beetle Ecology (2) . . * . 79 Biography of Auguste Be jean . . 15 3iography of Friedrich Ernest Melsheimer . 27 Book notice . ■ . . 65 Carabidae. . .Olympic Mountains . 51 Chamberlain, K. F., Collection . 89 Chapin, E. A. , Totes on the genus Palorus (Tenebrionidae) . 52 " Comp 1 eat " Taxonomist . 71 Coleopterists, German . 67 Coleopterorum Catalogus . 34 Collecting . 31 Collecting larvae . 66 Collection, Chamberlain . 89 Collections, German . 67 Collector of Tropical Insects . CO Corrections . . 35 Corrections and additions to "Some record . Van. Island" . 75 Deaths . 25 Death Totice . . . 46, CS Determiners . • . 94 Dibb, J.R. Beetle Ecology (l) . 73 Beetle Ecology (2) . • . 79 The Eco-Taxonomic Appr. to the study of beetles . 6l Dietrich, H., Th& K. F. Chamberlain Collection of Coleoptera.. . S9 Distribution. .... Lucaniaae . 43 Eco-Taxonomic Approach to the study of beetles . 6l Editorial . .•.•.» . 1 Editor's .Section . . . IS, 29, 39» 60, 70» 7S Enns, V. R., Special offer to foreign Coleopterists . 7 Exchange notices . 94 FifTth Supplement. . . . . . 74 French Col-.opterology, . 4l Froast, C. A., Kenyon Field Chamberlain . . . . 35 German Coleopterists..- . 23 German Coleopterists and collections . . . . 67 Guppy, Richard A list of - Coleoptera . 21 Corrections and additions to "Some record. ... Island" . 75 note's on the life history of Di.tylus quadricollis . . . 33 Guia de Taturalistas Sudamericanos . . 72 Hatch, K. E. Carabidae from the Olympic Mountains . 51 Collecting . . . .Vashington . 45 The "Compleat" Taxonomist . . .... . 71 Study. .color pattern. . other intraspecidic var. .coleoptera. . 3 A syst. index to key & catalogues col. in L'Abeille . SI Vhy Locality Labels?..'. . 76 Hemming, Francis, Tmnort. Adv. Z'ool. Tomen. 13th Inter. Cong. Zool... 54 Hincks, T. D.r Coleopterorum Catalogus . 34 Host record . 75 Col . Bui . , Vol . II , ITo . 10 10 S Important announcement . ^ Important Notice . »••• . 50 Important ... International Congress of Zoology . 54 Institutum Entomologicun Choui . International Congress of Zoology . 54 35 10 Kenyon Field Chamberlain . Keys to species . Klapperich, K. ■ : ■■■ ' Deaths reported by . 55 rotes about German and Austrian Coleopterists . 23 Notes about German and Austrian Coelopt ersits and Collect.. 67 L1 Abe ill e, systematic index to. . Leech, H. B., Collecting larvae of two species of Ditylus . 6b * Host records for Calopus angustus LeC . . 75 Ralph Hopping Collection now in Calif. Acad. Sciences . 06 Les Insects' des Palmiers, Review . 17 Life History. . . 33 List of Coleoptera collected near Lagoon Head, Wellington, Y.I . 21 List (194s) of determiners and revisors and exchange notices . 94 List of names and addresses appearing in volumes I and II . 103 Local i tv label s , why? . . . . * . . 76 Luginbill, Philip, methods of collecting & Pres. Hay beetles . 31 McKey-Fender, Dorothy, Dist. on certain Lucanidae . 43 Methods . - . . . 31 Hamas ....... . 1^3 44 54 News . notes. . .Palorus (Tenebrionidae) . . . Notices. ^ . . . 6, 20, 30, 4o, 50, 60, 70, 76 On collecting beetles in Washington . 45 Paulian, R. , Wliy and wherefore of French coleopterology . 4l Prelimnary key to. .. . . 13 Preserving . 31 Punching for binding . 1^ Ralph Hopping collection. ........ . 56 Recent literature . 10, 17* 20, 36, 47, 57 » 6S, 7°» 69, 93 Revi ew . . . . . . .. . . . . 17 Revisors . 9^ Society of Systematic Zoologists . 49 Special offer, 4. R. ^nns . 7 Strohecker, H.?., "Lqs Calosones” - A review . 12 Study of color pattern... intraspecific variation, M.H.Hatch . 3 Systematic index. . .L’Abeille . 61 Technique for orienting beetle genitalia for illustration..... . 11 Theodor ides, J. Active Coleopterists . List . 9 Werner, F. G., A technique for orient! ng beetle genitalia for ill.... 11 Why and Wherefore of French Coleopterology . 4l Why locality labels? . 7° Winter collecting . 24 Xestipyge geminatum (LeC.) on a shrew . 2 26 „ Ki ' .-V - V v . • ■ i