NEW S. of the Lepidopterists' Society ANNUAL MEETING

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1 .' Number+ NEW S of the Lepidopterists' Society 1 June ~ Editorial Committee of the NEWS E. J. Newcomer, Editor 1509 Summitview, Yakima, Washington 98902, U.S.A. J. Donald Eff John Heath H. A. Freeman G. Hesse Ibarth L. Paul Grey L. M. Martin Richard Heitzman Bryant Mather L. D. Miller F. W. Preston G. W. Rawson Fred Thorne E. C. Welling M. ANNUAL MEETING The program for the Annual Meeting at Corvallis, Oregon, June 24-25, will include two sessions, one Saturday beginn ing about loa. m., and one Sunday at the same time. Papers, mostl y on Pacific Northwest Lepidoptera, will be read and there will be a business meeting. Slides of good collecting areas in the Northwest and habitats of particular species will be shown eitherat these sessions or at the banquet. Meetings will be in Room 208, Cordley Hall, with registration in Room 233. On Saturday afternoon, weather permitting, there will be a collecting trip to the nearby McDonald Forest, owned by Oregon State Un iversity. Other trips can be arranged after the Sunday meeting. There will be an informal no-host dinner Friday evening at 6:30 at the Country Kitchen, 800 No. 9th St., Corvall is, and a banquet Saturday evening. DEALERS IN ENTOMOLOGICAL SUPPLIES The names and addresses below are published for the information of our members. believed to be reliable but the Society cannot guarantee them. These dealers are L. Clair Armin, 191 W. Palm Ave., Reedley, Cal., 93654, U.S.A. Insect pins. Chang Pi-Tzu, Box 873, Taipei, TAIWAN. Formosan insects for collections and decorative work... Bio Metals Associates, P. O. Box 61, Santa Monica, Cal., 90406, U. S. A.,Entomological supplies. Insect Museum Supply, th-Ave. So., Moorhead, Minn., 56560, U.S.A. Printed pin labels. John Staples, 275ColwickRd., Rochester, N. Y., 14624, U.S.A., Chrysalids & cocoons. Ward's Natural Science Establ ishment, Inc. Entomological suppl ies. Write to nearest address: Box 1712, Rochester, N. Y., 14603, U.S.A. Box 1749, Monterey, Cal., 93942, U. S.A. Clo Wind Co., 827 Congress Ave., Pacific Grove, Cal., 93950, U.S.A. Exotic butterflies, moths, beetles. Entomological suppl ies. Worldwide Butterfl ies, Ltd., Over Compton, Sherborne, Dorset, EN GLAND, Insects from allover. Supplies. NEW LISTING Under British Solomon Ids., the listing should read: MORGAN, Mrs. R. H., Box 175, Honiara. Ornithoptera and Papilio. CoII.Ex.Buy.Sell.

2 I, NOTICES Lepidopterists' Society members may use this section free of charge to advertise their offerings and needs in Lepidoptera. The Editors reserve the right to rewrite notices for clarity or to reject unsuitable notices. We cannot guarantee any notices but all are expected to be bono fide. Notices should be sent to the Editor and should reach him at least two- wee~ in advance of publication date for any particular issue of the NEWS. Please note that the NEWS is issued 8 times a year and NOT monthly. WANTED TO BUY: Butterflies and hawkmoths from Tropical Africa or Madagascar (Malagasy), or will exchange South African material. William H. Henning, 1 Lawrence St., Florida Park, Florida, Transvaal, SOUTH AFRICA. WANTED: American Noctuidae. Will give in exchange palearctic and African Rhopalocera and Heterocera. (Recherches par echanges Noctuides Americaines contre Rhopalocers et Heteroceres palearctiques et Africains). B. Laporte, 158 Boulevard de la Gare, 75 Paris XIII, FRANCE. FOR EXCHANGE: Still have about 500 specimens from 1965 and 1966 from northern Utah for exchange. Inluded are Parn. c1odius, Pap. indra, Anthocaris sara, Euchloe ausonides, Pieris sisymbri, Spey. callippe, Polygonia zephyrus, Pleb. icarioides and others. Write for list-.- Steven J. Kohler, Box 459, Brigham City, Utah, 84302, U. S. A. ARTIC BUTTERFLIES will be on hand by late fall, exact data at fair prices. G. F. Schirmer, 2912 N. 45th St., Milwaukee, Wis., 53210, U.S.A. FOR SALE: "A REVISION of the AMER ICAN PAPILlOS" by Rothschild & Jordan. This classic work now available in limited Facsimile Edition, 341 pp, 68 figs., black and white. $12.50 postpaid. Mrs. Lucinda Doutt, Box 328, Mill Valley, Cal., 94941, U.S.A. WANTED: Information urgently needed for biographical sketch on Ralph Beebe, former charter member of the Society and resident of Michigan and Kentucky. Beebe's interest was listed as microlepidoptera, especially distribution and foodplants. Most of his experiences and interests relate to Michigan fauna. Would like to know whereabouts of his collection, publications outside of Society, contacts with other Lepidopterists, etc. M. C. Nielsen, 3415 Overlea Drive, Lansing, Mich., 48917, U.S.A. ' WANTED: Specimens of Oeneis nevadensis,and ssp. and O. macounii. Will buy or exchange. Patrick J. Conway, Rt. 3, Box 203, Aledo, 111.,61231, U.S.A. INFORMATION WANTED on migrations of Monarch butterflies. #406, 4134 East 31st, Tulsa, Okla., 74135, U. S.A. Mrs. C. Faye Bennett, Lyons Apt. FOR SALE: Papered Formosan butterflies, moths, Attacus atlas, Actias selene formosana, dried beetle specimens and other Formosan insects, Iiving cocoons of Attacus atlas and eggs of Attacus atlas, dried butterflies processec\ with flat paper bodies and spread natural wings for art work and gift use. Mrs. Chang Pi-Tzu, Box 873, Taipei, TAIWAN (FORMOSA). FOR SALE: Ornithoptera victoria reginae, two pairs in good but not perfect condition. Offers wanted. Mrs. R. H. Morgan, Box 175, Honiara, British Solomon Islands. -2-

3 ADDITIONAL NOTE FOR ANNUAL SUMMARY At Bustamente Federal Park, near Sabinas Hidalgo, Nuevo Leon, Mexico, 23 Oct., 1966, E. E. Rem ington observed very large migrations of Danaus plexippus (flying SW, going thru all day) and Libytheana bachmanii (directionality not obvious). At night, D. plexippus roosting by the hundreds in the trees and several came aroun'd Coleman lanterns. Also nume-;:-ous there: Kricognia Iyside, Phoebis spp., Eurema spp., Zerene cesonia, Danaus gilippus Adelpha bredowii, Urbanus sp. --C. L. Remington. BAIGTS, Bioi, Carlos Rommel Beute Ispacher BRACKNEY, Dr. E. M. BRACKNEY, Roger S. CAMPBELL, G. Bruce i M. D. CAVUTO, Robert COR ELLA, Ramon Corella CORSA, Cherry DENNO, Robert F. DOUGHERTY, Kathleen DOUTT, Mrs. Lucinda FISHER, Mike S. * FLiC K, Timothy GALLAHER, Dan R. GATRELLE, Ronald R. GILBERT, Jeffrey C. HEINRICH, Kurt F. J. *HERLAN, Peter *HESSELBARTH, Gerhard HILL, Charles A. KUEBEL, Kim R. LAPORTE, B.... 'I' - LUCAS, A.M.. MAKIELSKI, Sally K., Ph. D. MclEOD, Len PAGLIS I, John PELHAM, Jon *POTTER, Curtis Nathan REDMAN, John F., M. D. REEVES, Dorothy TAMBURR INO, Marijo TENEN, Gary * REINSTATED NEW MEMBERS Seccion de Entomologia, Instituto de Biologia, U. N.A.M., Aptdo Postal 29817, Mexico 18, D. F., MEXICO th Avenue South, Minneapolis, Minn., U. S. A. 601 West 50th Avenue South, Minneapol is, Minn., 55419, U.S.A Elm St., Lynwood, California, 90262, U. S.A. 201 Comstock Avenue, Syracuse, N. Y., 13210, U.S.A. Box 895, Calexico, California, 92231, U.S.A. Merryall, Milford, Conn., 06776, U.S.A. Apt. 3D Solano Park, Davis, California, 95616, U.S.A St. John's Rd., Vancouver, Wash., 98661, U.S.A. The Nature Store, Box 328, Mi II Valley, Cal., 94940, U. S.A So. Dahlia St., Denver, Colo., 80222, U.S.A Lyell Rd., Spencerport, N. Y., 14559, U.S.A E. Medlock Dr., Phoenix, Arizona, 85018, U.S.A. Box H, Defiance, Iowa, 51527, U.S.A. 116 Augusta Court, York, Pa., 17404, U.S.A Montgomery Lane, Bethesda, Md., 20014, U.S.A. Box 61, Carson City, Nevada, 89701, U.S.A. 457 Quaikenbruck (Hann.), Theis 24, GERMANY Box 603, Glendale, Cal., 91209, U.S.A. Box 801, Boerne, Texas, 78006, U.S.A. 158 Boulevard de la Gare, 75 Paris XIII, FRANCE School of Biological Sciences, The FI inders Un iv. of S.A., Bedford Park, SOUTH AUSTRALIA Gilmer Hall, Univ. of Virginia, Charlottesville, Va., 22904, U. S. A. Chesterford Park Research Sta., Saffron Wa Iden, Essex, EN GLAN D 1811 Bel Air Drive, Ames, Iowa, 50010, U.S.A th Ave. E., Seattle,Wash.,98102,U.S.A. 130 Bishop Dr., Purdue Un iversity, West Lafayette, Ind., 47906, U. S.A. 401 So. Elm St., Apt. 5, Little Rock,Ark.,72205, U.S.A Hillmont Dr., Oakland, Cal., 94605, U.S.A Stevens Dr., Mansfield, a., 44905, U.S.A W. Rosemont, Chicago, 111.,60645, U.S.A. -3-

4 *THELAN DER, Jann G. TILDEN, David C. VAN DR IESCHE, Roy WAPPES, James E. WEBB, Tom WESTRA, Jim WILLIAMS, Dr. J. G. WIND, Robert YU ZURU, Akasaka BAUER, David L. BENNETT, C. Faye BREWER, Mrs. George F. CHEHEY, Robert L. COLBORNE, Robert A. CONWAY, Patrick J. COOPER, John T. CROW, PeterN.,F.R.E.S. FISHER, Richard S. FUNK, Richard S. HEDGES, William H. HUBBELL, Stephen P. JUSTICE, Lt. John A. KOHLER, Steven J. KORSMO, Gary P. LEES, Dr. E. Chairman, L1CHY, Prof. Rene MAY, Robert L. NEILL, William, M. D. NICOLAY, Col. S. S. OLSON, Walter PULSIFER, Bruce C. PYLE, Robert M. RAWSON, Dr. G. W. RICKARD, Mike A. TALENTO, Louis V. WIEN KE, James W. WILKINSON, Ronald S. WILTSHIRE, E. P. Esq. * REINSTATED A/2C U.S.A.F., 2130Miller Trunk Hwy #422,Duluth,Minn., 55811, U.S.A. 433 Crestview Rd., Ottawa 8,Ont., CANADA 382 E. Marion St., Stayton, Oregon,97383, U.S.A Marshall Dr., Purdue Vniv.,..west Lafayette, Ind., 47906, U.S.A St., Edmonton, Alberta, CANADA 3815 So.Division Ave., Grand Rapids,Mich., 49508, U.S.A. Wildlife Advisory & Research Service Ltd.,Box 929, Nairobi, Kenya, EAST AFR ICA Lista de Correos, Col ima, Col ima, MEXICO Box 6, Tobata Post Office, Kitakyushu-city, Fukuoka-pref., JAPAN NEW ADDRESSES Box 717, South Lake Tahoe,Cal.,95705, U.S.A E. 31st St., Apt. 406, Tulsa, Okla.,74135, U.S.A. 300 Islington Rd., Auburndale, Mass., 02166, U.S.A. Rt.I,Box 297,Coeur d'alene, Idaho, 83814, U.S.A. Box 5403, Duke Sta.,Durham, N. C., 27706, U.S.A. Rt. 3, Box 203, Aledo, III., 61231, U. S.A Clay St., Newport Beach, Cal.,92660, U.S.A. % Westminster Bank Ltd., Harpenden, Herts., ENGLAND 1434 Anderson Drive, Palatine, III., 60067, U.S.A. 301 South Beaver Street, Flagstaff, Ariz., 86001, U.S.A U. S, Hwy 80, Sp. 1, Lakeside, Cal iforn ia U. S. A Parker Street, Berkeley, California, U.S.A Palm Drive, Fairchild A.F.B., Wash., 99011, U.S.A. Box 459, BearRiver Bird Refuge, Brigham City,Utah,84302, U.S.A Birchwood Lane, Hopkins, Minn., 55343, U.S.A. Postgraduate School of Studies in Biological Sci~nces, University of Bradford, Bradford 7, Yorkshire, EN GLAN D "Yavita", Chemin des Claies 95, Saint Leu-La-Foret, FRANCE 58 Johnson Ave.,West Caldwell,N.J., 07006, U.S.A S. W. Palatine Hill Road, Portland, Oregon, 97219, U.S.A Wakefield Drive, Virginia Beach, Va., 23455, U. S.A Magnolia Avenue, Apt. 3A, Saint Louis, Mo., 63110, U.S.A. Cherry Tree Hill, Benson, Vt., 05731, U. S.A Brooklyn N. E.,#308, Seattle, Washington 98105, U.S.A Amherst Avenue, Silver Spring, Md., 20902, U. S.A Oakdale, Bellaire, Texas, 77401, U. S.A. 157 E. 2nd Street, New York, N. Y., 10009, U.S.A. 500 Parnassus Avenue, San Francisco, California, 94122, U. S.A Hamilton R., Okemos, Mich., 48824, U.S.A. Cartwheel Cottage, Kiln Green, Twyford, Berks., ENGLAND -4-

5 .,.. Memoirs of the Lepidopterists' Society, Number 1 (Feb. 1964) A SYNONYMIC UST OF THE NEARCTIC RHOPALOCERA by Cyri IF. dos Passos Price: Society members - $4.50, others: $6.00 postpaid (hard-cover binding $].50 additional) Order from Society Treasurer. Membership in the Lepidopterists' Society is open to all persons interested in any aspect of Lepidopterology. Prospective members should send the Treasurer the full dues for the current year ($6.00 U. S. A.) together with their full address and special Lepidopterological interests. Remittanc~s in dollars (U. S.A.) shmuld be made payable to the Lepidopterists Society. Information on membership in the Society may be obtained from the Treasurer, Roy O. Kendall, 135 Vaughan Place, San Antonio, Texas, 78201, U. S.A. Changes of address should be sent to the Treasurer at this address. Please DO NOT send requests for membership or changes of address to the Editors of the NEWS or of the JOURNAL. All members in good standing receive the NEWS of the Lepidopterists' Society which is issued eight times a year and which includes the biennial Membership List, and the JOURNAL of the Lepidopterists' Society which is issued quarterly. Manuscripts for formal publ ication in the JOURNAL of the Lepidopterists' Society should be sent to the Editor of the JOURNAL, Dr. J. A. Powell, 122 Giannini Hall, University of California, Berkeley, California, 94720, U.S.A. Items for inclusion in the NEWS should be sent directly to the Editor of the NEWS, E. J. Newcomer, 1509 Summitview, Yakima, Washington, 98902, U. S. A..-~" from: THE LEP IDOPTER rsts' SOC IETY Zoology Department Southern Illinois University Carbondale, 111.,62901, U.S.A. Bulk Rate U. S.POSTAGE PAID Permit No. 1 Yakima, Wash. Non-Profit Qrg8niEetion MR. J. DONALD EFF 445 THERESA DRIVE FAIRVIEW ESTATES BOULDER, COLORADO Return Requested