MARK f OBRIEN

NEWS ETTER of the

MICHIGAN ENTOMOLOGICAL SOCIETY Volume 24 Number 1 amp 2 March 5 1979

QUEST ONNA IRE REVEAU NG

Last issue we sent out a questionnaire pertaining to ways of improvmiddoting the Annual Meeting and the Newsletter The returns brought 26 responses or about 5 percent of the membership This leaves a silent majority which I suspect most have only passing inshyterest in the Society A large portion of the returns were from our faithful members who show up at meetings andor contribute to the Newsletter This 5 then will have a rather substantial influence on future meetings and newsletter makeup

In the questionnaire we asked whether midshyJune was favorable for the Annual Meeting Alshymost 70 preferred the time selected and a few of these didnt care what time it would be Those preferring a different time commented that the present schedule conflicted with field teaching and research Some said that more students could come if held earlier As to other meeting times preferred they varied wideshyly and included dates in March April May late June July August and September

Requesting preferences for location about 25 preferred college campuses another 25 preferred nature centers and 20 liked either college campuses or nature centers The rest had no opinion The vote was split almost in half for having some meetings held outside Michigan Locations in Ohio and Pennsylvania were requested because people their indicated they would be able to attend Suggested censhyters for future meetings included Ohio State Historical Museum in Columbus Ohio Ferris State Lake Superior State U of Michigan and Central Michigan Some wanted more southern

choices for meeting from members Chippewa Nature Center at Midland Michigan State Kellogg BioI Station E M U s Center in Lapeer A Berrien Co location and Purdue University Of those attending previous meetings 68 were satisfied none were really dissatisfied and the rest abstained from comshyment

When asked for suggested changes for the meetings we got more organized field trips with emphasis on collecting on Saturday a few less technical and more generalized papers and serve more chocolate donuts (Id like creamshypuffs myself Ed) About 80 requested more displays featuring insect oriented subjects

Suggestions for the Governing Board inshycluded these expand area to include Northshyern Ontario and Hudson Bay (another Great Lake ) better communication on time and place of field trip (handouts) and more but shorter lectures

All the above items will be taken up at the Governing Board Meeting to help improve your Society

Here are the newsletter comments First of all 50 to 80 of those commenting gave the items listed as OK as is The rest minus the 5 to 10 who could not decide wanted more or less of certain items In summary those items wanted most were more feature and short articles notices publications and news of members Highest requests were for equipment articles and book reviews (almost 50) About 20 each wanted more and less of Government publications Photos also were split but less than 20 cared for more or less About

areas or near good collecting sites Other (continued on page 3)

The NEWS~ETTER of the Michigan Entomological Society is published as four numbers yearly at 1rregular ~nter~als Please send all notes news new insect records research requests season summar1es 1mportant dates for the Entomologists Calendar other items for the NEWSshyLETER membership inquiries dues etc to the Executive Secretary Michigan Entomological Soc1ety Dept of Entomology Michigan State University East Lansing Michigan 48824

The Executive Se creta rys Page

OFFICERS OF MES President Roger Bland President-Elect Dan Young Past President Al Bratt Executive Secretary Mo Nielsen Member-at-Large Dan Mosher Member-at-Large Ron Priest Member-at-Large Dave Evans Journal Editor Dave Gosling Newsletter Lou Wilson Associate Newsletter Editor George Heaton

NonCES

FOR SALE Shrubs of Mich (1943) by Billington Mich Wildflowers by Smith (1961) and Grays New Manual of Botany by Robinson amp Fernald (1908) Contact MC Nielsen 3415 OVerlea Dr Lansing MI 48917 (517 321-2192)

FOR SALE Have several hundred Cecropia cocoons on hand If interested contact Warren A Shelton 16 Bay View Dr Hilton NY 14468

FOR SALE 2500 exotic butterflies moths beetles and entomological supplies 64 page c atalog $100 Complete Scientific P O

Box 307 Round Lake IL 60073

WANTED Collection data of Noctuidae from Ohio To be used in a forthcoming faunal list of Ohios moths Data for other families will be solicited later All replies acknowledged The authors may wish to verify some records Reply to Eric H Metzler 1241 Kildale Sq N Columbus OH 43229

WANTED Data on Michigan butterflies for use in a new publication on the butterflies of Michigan Doubtful specimens can be forwarded for determination or confirmation Especially interested in Lycaenidae and Hesperiidae recshyords Contact M C Nielsen 3415 Overlea Dr Lansing MI (517 484-3471)

FOR SALE The Insect Galls of Indiana by Cook (1905) Mon Revision of the Order StrepsiEtera by Pierce (1909) Directions for Collecting and Preserving Insects by Banks (1909) Syrphidae of Ohio by Metcalf (1913) Orthoptera of Indiana by Blatchley (1901) and Lep of NY Vol 2 (Inc Geometridae sectphingidae etc) by Forbes (1948) The Insect Book by Howard (1910) Best offer Contact M C Nielsen 3415 Overlea Dr Lansshying MI 48917

WANTED Photo preferably in color of the adult of Sibine stimulea (Clemens) the Saddleshyback with permission to publish Will pay $10 QUERY FIRST Ruth B Alford Route 1 Box 148B-2 Mass City MI 49948

FOR SALE Butterflies beetles and other insects from Malaysia Indonesia Papua New Guinea and Borneo Interested persons send for catalogue and price list to Eric Khoo Viking International Pte Ltd 423 Orchard Towers Orchard Rd Singapore 9

FOR SALE Insect pins - T-headed Asta Brand English black pins Secure heads

$600 per thousand (10 pkgs) 80 per pkg in less quantities

Sizes 2 and 3 only same length Lowest Prices prompt delivery Clair Armin 191 W Palm Ave Reedley CA 93654 Ph (209) 638-3729

~ Any insect book in print Now in stock for immediate shipment DAbrera BIRDWING BUTshyTERFLIES OF THE WORLD $6500 DAbrera BUTTERshyFLIES OF THE AUSTRALIAN REGION $2995 Pinhey MOTHS OF SOUTHERN AFRICA (1182 color photos) $3595 Edmunds et al MAYFLIES OF NORTH AND CENTRAL AMERICA $2850 Hungerford CORIXIDAE OF THE WESTERN HEMISPHERE an important new reprint $2500 Entomological Reprint Specialshyists P O Box 77224 Dockweiler Station Los Angeles CA 90007

WANTED Corbet Longfield and Moore Dragonshyflies Evans Studies on the Comparative Ethology of Digger Wa$ps of the Genus Bembix Kellogg American Insects Stone etal A Catalogue of the Diptera of America North ~f Mexico Tietz The Lepidoptera of Pennsylshyvania A Manual and Tillyard The Biology of Dragonflies Write stating condition and price to John E Holzbach 229 Maywood Drive Youngstown Ohio 44512

WANTED Papilios worldwide esp from Cuba J a maica Celebes China New Guinea Phillippines Will purchase or exchange for other rare species Virgil Warczynski 1804 Fitzhugh Bay City HI 48708

WANTED Records of Coleoptera from Isle Royale Desire specimens and ecological notes for beeshytles collected in the park for an eventual upshy

dated study of beetle distribution Contact Jim Liebherr or Daniel Young Dept of Entomoshylogy Michigan State University East Lansing MI 48824

(Continued on page 5)

2

MICHIGAN ENTOMOLOGICAL SOCIETY GETS THE SILVER No--the Michigan Entomological Society has be able to welcome not one but two guest

not taken any second place finishes in preshy speakers this year Visiting with us from the olympic competition But we are happy to be University of Illinois Dr Richard Selander celebrating our 25th anniversary this year will share some of his fascinating research And well be putting it all together during relative to the bionomics and behavior of the weekend of 15-17 June as we congregate for blister beetles We will also be welcoming the 25th Annual Meeting at the (University of back home Dr George Steyskal one of our Michigan) Douglas Lake Biological Station founders and the first MES president George Pellston Michigan will be presenting his observations on the

In an effort to stimulate a wider crossshy history of the MES and is looking forward to section of membership participation we have even doing a little old-style collecting moved the meeting site northward while conshy sounds good to me tinuing to favor the mid-June meeting time--a So mark your calender now and help us make spring-summer break for most educational insti shy our 25th anniversary meeting a memor~le event tutions And the boreal element should be Please note the enclosed Pre-Registration inforshywell represented in our program this year as mation sheet and call for papers Any quesshywe plan a loosely constructed symposium ashy tions contact Dan Young Department of Entoshyround the theme of Entomology in the Northern mology Michigan State University East LansshyGreat Lakes We are also most fortunate to ing MI 48824

Douglas Lake Biological Station on South Fishtail Bay--Burt Lake in background The station occupies 10000 acres along the two lakes in the transition zone between conifershyous and deciduous forests

ESA AFFILIATION ACCEPTED quested less of these (Perhaps these folks

lack a sense of humor or feel our making light of a delightful subject is in bad taste)The Michigan Entomological Society was

Other newsletter comments positionsrecently accepted as an affiliate of the available section include literature that isEntomological Society of America at their reshyless economic entomology want articles oncent Governing Board meeting in Houston In morphology A few accolades (which keep usaddition to receiving greater exposure as an chasing the carrot) included keep up theEAS affiliate the Society will receive their good work very pleased with newsletter andBULLETIN and NEWSLETTER and will have the Editor has done a fine job (Gracias amigosopportunity to insert announcements and news Ed)items in these publications

We will try to improve the newsletter as

indicated Remember however we are only able QUESTIONNAIRE (cont from page 1) to give what we receive from you out there

10 wanted more MES notes none wanted less We constantly request more articles and news Jokes cartoons and bug-erns captions were but only 2-3 consistantly respond There least liked as none wanted more and 20 re- are 500 members out there--LETS HEAR FROM YOU

3

MEETING OF THE GOVERNING BOARD The Governing Board of the Michigan

Entomological Society met on 8 November 1978 at the residence of Louis F Wilson Newsshyletter Editor Attending the meeting were board me mbers Roger Bland President Al Bratt recent Past-President Dan Young President-Elect Dave Gosling Journal Editor Mo Neilsen Executive Secretary and Members-at-Large Dave Evans Dan Mosher and Ron Priest The meeting convened at 815 PM and was chaired by Bland The following items were discussed

1 Nielsen gave a brief financial report as of 8 November and stated that funds are sufficient to meet remaining expenses Cash assets of $707000 and $270000 in accounts receivable would cover expenses for two more issues of the journal plus the last issue of the Newsletter The 1979 dues notices would soon produce additional revenues before the end of the year

2 At least two names were selected as nominees for President-Elect and Member-atshyLarge Nielsen agreed to be a nominee for Executive Secretary for another year Bratt will contact nominees as the chairman of the nominating committee

3 Plans were discussed for the 1979 Annual Meeting which will represent the 25th Anniversary of the Society Young will serve as the chairman of the Annual Meeting arrangements committee It was agreed that 8 June would be the first choice for the meeting Selections for the meeting places were 1st choice UM Biological Station at Douglas Lake Cheboygan County 2nd choice Northwestern College at Traverse City Grand Traverse County 3rd choice DNR Conference Center at Higgins Lake Roscommon County Further agreed to invite related organizashytions such as Pesticide Council Audubon Society

etc and to make a greater effort in getting out announcements and news releases of the Il)eeting

4 It was agreed to consider placing selected advertisements in both the journal and Newsletter as a source of additional income Ads to reflect firms catering to the needs of entomologists ie equipment and materials books and other publications specimens etc Board members are to forward names and addresses of such firms to Bratt who will contact the firms and set the schedule of fees for ads Society can still retain its non-profit status with IRS provided such income is used to further the aims of the Society and is not the sole source of Societys income

5 Gosling reported on the status of the journal Volume 11 No4 is being printed and Volume 12 No1 is now at the printer While the flow of manuscripts is adequate he needs more to complete Volume 12 Young mentioned a desire to see more short papers

4

and notes to utilize some of the blank pages in the journal However it was pointed out that authors prefer separates without material of another paper Gosling will amend Information for Authors on the inside of the journal back cover and will include information on submitting notes Also rising printing costs with our present printer will prompt the Society to inquire of other firms on printing costs Gosling agreed to investigate other firms and report at the next board meeting

6 Wilson mentioned a need for more lead articles for the Newsletter and more Entomology Notes The questionnaire that will appear in last issue of the Newsletter should give the editor a good indication of member likes and dislikes with the present format

7 Young conveyed an inquiry from a recent MSU faculty meeting concerning whether or not the Society would be interested in sponsoring the 4-H state entomology winner at the Annual Meeting in Chicago There is an annual expense of $20000 for the state 4-H representative to attend the National Delegate Congress It was agreed to sponsor

half the expense with MSU Young will report back to the Board after contacting university officials

8 Miscellaneous topics included a report on the increase in copyright fee from $600 to $1000 per journal issue and our agreement with the National Technical Information Service (NTIS) to pay the Society 50cent for each occasion an article is copied from our journal We are now awaiting a decision on affiliation from the Entomological Society of America Even though all Society expenses continue to rise and while our income is adequate to meet present obligations it was decided not to consider a dues increase at this time

The meeting adjourned at 1040 PM

SECOND INTERNATIOHAL CONGRESS OF

SYSTEMATIC AND EVOLUTIONARY BIOLOGY

The second International Congress of Systematic and Evolutionary Biology (ICSEB-ll) will be held at the University of British Columbia Vancouver Canada 17-24 July 1980

Those interested in receiving an informashytion circular in the spring of 1979 should write to the following

Dr G G E Scudder Department of Zoology The University of British Columbia 2075 Wesbrook Mall Vancouver BC V6T lWS Canada

The Executive Se creta rys Page

OFFICERS OF MES President Roger Bland President-Elect Dan Young Past President Al Bratt Executive Secretary Mo Nielsen Member-at-Large Dan Mosher Member-at-Large Ron Priest Member-at-Large Dave Evans Journal Editor Dave Gosling Newsletter Lou Wilson Associate Newsletter Editor George Heaton

NonCES

FOR SALE Shrubs of Mich (1943) by Billington Mich Wildflowers by Smith (1961) and Grays New Manual of Botany by Robinson amp Fernald (1908) Contact MC Nielsen 3415 OVerlea Dr Lansing MI 48917 (517 321-2192)

FOR SALE Have several hundred Cecropia cocoons on hand If interested contact Warren A Shelton 16 Bay View Dr Hilton NY 14468

FOR SALE 2500 exotic butterflies moths beetles and entomological supplies 64 page c atalog $100 Complete Scientific P O

Box 307 Round Lake IL 60073

WANTED Collection data of Noctuidae from Ohio To be used in a forthcoming faunal list of Ohios moths Data for other families will be solicited later All replies acknowledged The authors may wish to verify some records Reply to Eric H Metzler 1241 Kildale Sq N Columbus OH 43229

WANTED Data on Michigan butterflies for use in a new publication on the butterflies of Michigan Doubtful specimens can be forwarded for determination or confirmation Especially interested in Lycaenidae and Hesperiidae recshyords Contact M C Nielsen 3415 Overlea Dr Lansing MI (517 484-3471)

FOR SALE The Insect Galls of Indiana by Cook (1905) Mon Revision of the Order StrepsiEtera by Pierce (1909) Directions for Collecting and Preserving Insects by Banks (1909) Syrphidae of Ohio by Metcalf (1913) Orthoptera of Indiana by Blatchley (1901) and Lep of NY Vol 2 (Inc Geometridae sectphingidae etc) by Forbes (1948) The Insect Book by Howard (1910) Best offer Contact M C Nielsen 3415 Overlea Dr Lansshying MI 48917

WANTED Photo preferably in color of the adult of Sibine stimulea (Clemens) the Saddleshyback with permission to publish Will pay $10 QUERY FIRST Ruth B Alford Route 1 Box 148B-2 Mass City MI 49948

FOR SALE Butterflies beetles and other insects from Malaysia Indonesia Papua New Guinea and Borneo Interested persons send for catalogue and price list to Eric Khoo Viking International Pte Ltd 423 Orchard Towers Orchard Rd Singapore 9

FOR SALE Insect pins - T-headed Asta Brand English black pins Secure heads

$600 per thousand (10 pkgs) 80 per pkg in less quantities

Sizes 2 and 3 only same length Lowest Prices prompt delivery Clair Armin 191 W Palm Ave Reedley CA 93654 Ph (209) 638-3729

~ Any insect book in print Now in stock for immediate shipment DAbrera BIRDWING BUTshyTERFLIES OF THE WORLD $6500 DAbrera BUTTERshyFLIES OF THE AUSTRALIAN REGION $2995 Pinhey MOTHS OF SOUTHERN AFRICA (1182 color photos) $3595 Edmunds et al MAYFLIES OF NORTH AND CENTRAL AMERICA $2850 Hungerford CORIXIDAE OF THE WESTERN HEMISPHERE an important new reprint $2500 Entomological Reprint Specialshyists P O Box 77224 Dockweiler Station Los Angeles CA 90007

WANTED Corbet Longfield and Moore Dragonshyflies Evans Studies on the Comparative Ethology of Digger Wa$ps of the Genus Bembix Kellogg American Insects Stone etal A Catalogue of the Diptera of America North ~f Mexico Tietz The Lepidoptera of Pennsylshyvania A Manual and Tillyard The Biology of Dragonflies Write stating condition and price to John E Holzbach 229 Maywood Drive Youngstown Ohio 44512

WANTED Papilios worldwide esp from Cuba J a maica Celebes China New Guinea Phillippines Will purchase or exchange for other rare species Virgil Warczynski 1804 Fitzhugh Bay City HI 48708

WANTED Records of Coleoptera from Isle Royale Desire specimens and ecological notes for beeshytles collected in the park for an eventual upshy

dated study of beetle distribution Contact Jim Liebherr or Daniel Young Dept of Entomoshylogy Michigan State University East Lansing MI 48824

(Continued on page 5)

2

MICHIGAN ENTOMOLOGICAL SOCIETY GETS THE SILVER No--the Michigan Entomological Society has be able to welcome not one but two guest

not taken any second place finishes in preshy speakers this year Visiting with us from the olympic competition But we are happy to be University of Illinois Dr Richard Selander celebrating our 25th anniversary this year will share some of his fascinating research And well be putting it all together during relative to the bionomics and behavior of the weekend of 15-17 June as we congregate for blister beetles We will also be welcoming the 25th Annual Meeting at the (University of back home Dr George Steyskal one of our Michigan) Douglas Lake Biological Station founders and the first MES president George Pellston Michigan will be presenting his observations on the

In an effort to stimulate a wider crossshy history of the MES and is looking forward to section of membership participation we have even doing a little old-style collecting moved the meeting site northward while conshy sounds good to me tinuing to favor the mid-June meeting time--a So mark your calender now and help us make spring-summer break for most educational insti shy our 25th anniversary meeting a memor~le event tutions And the boreal element should be Please note the enclosed Pre-Registration inforshywell represented in our program this year as mation sheet and call for papers Any quesshywe plan a loosely constructed symposium ashy tions contact Dan Young Department of Entoshyround the theme of Entomology in the Northern mology Michigan State University East LansshyGreat Lakes We are also most fortunate to ing MI 48824

Douglas Lake Biological Station on South Fishtail Bay--Burt Lake in background The station occupies 10000 acres along the two lakes in the transition zone between conifershyous and deciduous forests

ESA AFFILIATION ACCEPTED quested less of these (Perhaps these folks

lack a sense of humor or feel our making light of a delightful subject is in bad taste)The Michigan Entomological Society was

Other newsletter comments positionsrecently accepted as an affiliate of the available section include literature that isEntomological Society of America at their reshyless economic entomology want articles oncent Governing Board meeting in Houston In morphology A few accolades (which keep usaddition to receiving greater exposure as an chasing the carrot) included keep up theEAS affiliate the Society will receive their good work very pleased with newsletter andBULLETIN and NEWSLETTER and will have the Editor has done a fine job (Gracias amigosopportunity to insert announcements and news Ed)items in these publications

We will try to improve the newsletter as

indicated Remember however we are only able QUESTIONNAIRE (cont from page 1) to give what we receive from you out there

10 wanted more MES notes none wanted less We constantly request more articles and news Jokes cartoons and bug-erns captions were but only 2-3 consistantly respond There least liked as none wanted more and 20 re- are 500 members out there--LETS HEAR FROM YOU

3

MEETING OF THE GOVERNING BOARD The Governing Board of the Michigan

Entomological Society met on 8 November 1978 at the residence of Louis F Wilson Newsshyletter Editor Attending the meeting were board me mbers Roger Bland President Al Bratt recent Past-President Dan Young President-Elect Dave Gosling Journal Editor Mo Neilsen Executive Secretary and Members-at-Large Dave Evans Dan Mosher and Ron Priest The meeting convened at 815 PM and was chaired by Bland The following items were discussed

1 Nielsen gave a brief financial report as of 8 November and stated that funds are sufficient to meet remaining expenses Cash assets of $707000 and $270000 in accounts receivable would cover expenses for two more issues of the journal plus the last issue of the Newsletter The 1979 dues notices would soon produce additional revenues before the end of the year

2 At least two names were selected as nominees for President-Elect and Member-atshyLarge Nielsen agreed to be a nominee for Executive Secretary for another year Bratt will contact nominees as the chairman of the nominating committee

3 Plans were discussed for the 1979 Annual Meeting which will represent the 25th Anniversary of the Society Young will serve as the chairman of the Annual Meeting arrangements committee It was agreed that 8 June would be the first choice for the meeting Selections for the meeting places were 1st choice UM Biological Station at Douglas Lake Cheboygan County 2nd choice Northwestern College at Traverse City Grand Traverse County 3rd choice DNR Conference Center at Higgins Lake Roscommon County Further agreed to invite related organizashytions such as Pesticide Council Audubon Society

etc and to make a greater effort in getting out announcements and news releases of the Il)eeting

4 It was agreed to consider placing selected advertisements in both the journal and Newsletter as a source of additional income Ads to reflect firms catering to the needs of entomologists ie equipment and materials books and other publications specimens etc Board members are to forward names and addresses of such firms to Bratt who will contact the firms and set the schedule of fees for ads Society can still retain its non-profit status with IRS provided such income is used to further the aims of the Society and is not the sole source of Societys income

5 Gosling reported on the status of the journal Volume 11 No4 is being printed and Volume 12 No1 is now at the printer While the flow of manuscripts is adequate he needs more to complete Volume 12 Young mentioned a desire to see more short papers

4

and notes to utilize some of the blank pages in the journal However it was pointed out that authors prefer separates without material of another paper Gosling will amend Information for Authors on the inside of the journal back cover and will include information on submitting notes Also rising printing costs with our present printer will prompt the Society to inquire of other firms on printing costs Gosling agreed to investigate other firms and report at the next board meeting

6 Wilson mentioned a need for more lead articles for the Newsletter and more Entomology Notes The questionnaire that will appear in last issue of the Newsletter should give the editor a good indication of member likes and dislikes with the present format

7 Young conveyed an inquiry from a recent MSU faculty meeting concerning whether or not the Society would be interested in sponsoring the 4-H state entomology winner at the Annual Meeting in Chicago There is an annual expense of $20000 for the state 4-H representative to attend the National Delegate Congress It was agreed to sponsor

half the expense with MSU Young will report back to the Board after contacting university officials

8 Miscellaneous topics included a report on the increase in copyright fee from $600 to $1000 per journal issue and our agreement with the National Technical Information Service (NTIS) to pay the Society 50cent for each occasion an article is copied from our journal We are now awaiting a decision on affiliation from the Entomological Society of America Even though all Society expenses continue to rise and while our income is adequate to meet present obligations it was decided not to consider a dues increase at this time

The meeting adjourned at 1040 PM

SECOND INTERNATIOHAL CONGRESS OF

SYSTEMATIC AND EVOLUTIONARY BIOLOGY

The second International Congress of Systematic and Evolutionary Biology (ICSEB-ll) will be held at the University of British Columbia Vancouver Canada 17-24 July 1980

Those interested in receiving an informashytion circular in the spring of 1979 should write to the following

Dr G G E Scudder Department of Zoology The University of British Columbia 2075 Wesbrook Mall Vancouver BC V6T lWS Canada

MICHIGAN ENTOMOLOGICAL SOCIETY GETS THE SILVER No--the Michigan Entomological Society has be able to welcome not one but two guest

not taken any second place finishes in preshy speakers this year Visiting with us from the olympic competition But we are happy to be University of Illinois Dr Richard Selander celebrating our 25th anniversary this year will share some of his fascinating research And well be putting it all together during relative to the bionomics and behavior of the weekend of 15-17 June as we congregate for blister beetles We will also be welcoming the 25th Annual Meeting at the (University of back home Dr George Steyskal one of our Michigan) Douglas Lake Biological Station founders and the first MES president George Pellston Michigan will be presenting his observations on the

In an effort to stimulate a wider crossshy history of the MES and is looking forward to section of membership participation we have even doing a little old-style collecting moved the meeting site northward while conshy sounds good to me tinuing to favor the mid-June meeting time--a So mark your calender now and help us make spring-summer break for most educational insti shy our 25th anniversary meeting a memor~le event tutions And the boreal element should be Please note the enclosed Pre-Registration inforshywell represented in our program this year as mation sheet and call for papers Any quesshywe plan a loosely constructed symposium ashy tions contact Dan Young Department of Entoshyround the theme of Entomology in the Northern mology Michigan State University East LansshyGreat Lakes We are also most fortunate to ing MI 48824

Douglas Lake Biological Station on South Fishtail Bay--Burt Lake in background The station occupies 10000 acres along the two lakes in the transition zone between conifershyous and deciduous forests

ESA AFFILIATION ACCEPTED quested less of these (Perhaps these folks

lack a sense of humor or feel our making light of a delightful subject is in bad taste)The Michigan Entomological Society was

Other newsletter comments positionsrecently accepted as an affiliate of the available section include literature that isEntomological Society of America at their reshyless economic entomology want articles oncent Governing Board meeting in Houston In morphology A few accolades (which keep usaddition to receiving greater exposure as an chasing the carrot) included keep up theEAS affiliate the Society will receive their good work very pleased with newsletter andBULLETIN and NEWSLETTER and will have the Editor has done a fine job (Gracias amigosopportunity to insert announcements and news Ed)items in these publications

We will try to improve the newsletter as

indicated Remember however we are only able QUESTIONNAIRE (cont from page 1) to give what we receive from you out there

10 wanted more MES notes none wanted less We constantly request more articles and news Jokes cartoons and bug-erns captions were but only 2-3 consistantly respond There least liked as none wanted more and 20 re- are 500 members out there--LETS HEAR FROM YOU

3

MEETING OF THE GOVERNING BOARD The Governing Board of the Michigan

Entomological Society met on 8 November 1978 at the residence of Louis F Wilson Newsshyletter Editor Attending the meeting were board me mbers Roger Bland President Al Bratt recent Past-President Dan Young President-Elect Dave Gosling Journal Editor Mo Neilsen Executive Secretary and Members-at-Large Dave Evans Dan Mosher and Ron Priest The meeting convened at 815 PM and was chaired by Bland The following items were discussed

1 Nielsen gave a brief financial report as of 8 November and stated that funds are sufficient to meet remaining expenses Cash assets of $707000 and $270000 in accounts receivable would cover expenses for two more issues of the journal plus the last issue of the Newsletter The 1979 dues notices would soon produce additional revenues before the end of the year

2 At least two names were selected as nominees for President-Elect and Member-atshyLarge Nielsen agreed to be a nominee for Executive Secretary for another year Bratt will contact nominees as the chairman of the nominating committee

3 Plans were discussed for the 1979 Annual Meeting which will represent the 25th Anniversary of the Society Young will serve as the chairman of the Annual Meeting arrangements committee It was agreed that 8 June would be the first choice for the meeting Selections for the meeting places were 1st choice UM Biological Station at Douglas Lake Cheboygan County 2nd choice Northwestern College at Traverse City Grand Traverse County 3rd choice DNR Conference Center at Higgins Lake Roscommon County Further agreed to invite related organizashytions such as Pesticide Council Audubon Society

etc and to make a greater effort in getting out announcements and news releases of the Il)eeting

4 It was agreed to consider placing selected advertisements in both the journal and Newsletter as a source of additional income Ads to reflect firms catering to the needs of entomologists ie equipment and materials books and other publications specimens etc Board members are to forward names and addresses of such firms to Bratt who will contact the firms and set the schedule of fees for ads Society can still retain its non-profit status with IRS provided such income is used to further the aims of the Society and is not the sole source of Societys income

5 Gosling reported on the status of the journal Volume 11 No4 is being printed and Volume 12 No1 is now at the printer While the flow of manuscripts is adequate he needs more to complete Volume 12 Young mentioned a desire to see more short papers

4

and notes to utilize some of the blank pages in the journal However it was pointed out that authors prefer separates without material of another paper Gosling will amend Information for Authors on the inside of the journal back cover and will include information on submitting notes Also rising printing costs with our present printer will prompt the Society to inquire of other firms on printing costs Gosling agreed to investigate other firms and report at the next board meeting

6 Wilson mentioned a need for more lead articles for the Newsletter and more Entomology Notes The questionnaire that will appear in last issue of the Newsletter should give the editor a good indication of member likes and dislikes with the present format

7 Young conveyed an inquiry from a recent MSU faculty meeting concerning whether or not the Society would be interested in sponsoring the 4-H state entomology winner at the Annual Meeting in Chicago There is an annual expense of $20000 for the state 4-H representative to attend the National Delegate Congress It was agreed to sponsor

half the expense with MSU Young will report back to the Board after contacting university officials

8 Miscellaneous topics included a report on the increase in copyright fee from $600 to $1000 per journal issue and our agreement with the National Technical Information Service (NTIS) to pay the Society 50cent for each occasion an article is copied from our journal We are now awaiting a decision on affiliation from the Entomological Society of America Even though all Society expenses continue to rise and while our income is adequate to meet present obligations it was decided not to consider a dues increase at this time

The meeting adjourned at 1040 PM

SECOND INTERNATIOHAL CONGRESS OF

SYSTEMATIC AND EVOLUTIONARY BIOLOGY

The second International Congress of Systematic and Evolutionary Biology (ICSEB-ll) will be held at the University of British Columbia Vancouver Canada 17-24 July 1980

Those interested in receiving an informashytion circular in the spring of 1979 should write to the following

Dr G G E Scudder Department of Zoology The University of British Columbia 2075 Wesbrook Mall Vancouver BC V6T lWS Canada

MEETING OF THE GOVERNING BOARD The Governing Board of the Michigan

Entomological Society met on 8 November 1978 at the residence of Louis F Wilson Newsshyletter Editor Attending the meeting were board me mbers Roger Bland President Al Bratt recent Past-President Dan Young President-Elect Dave Gosling Journal Editor Mo Neilsen Executive Secretary and Members-at-Large Dave Evans Dan Mosher and Ron Priest The meeting convened at 815 PM and was chaired by Bland The following items were discussed

1 Nielsen gave a brief financial report as of 8 November and stated that funds are sufficient to meet remaining expenses Cash assets of $707000 and $270000 in accounts receivable would cover expenses for two more issues of the journal plus the last issue of the Newsletter The 1979 dues notices would soon produce additional revenues before the end of the year

2 At least two names were selected as nominees for President-Elect and Member-atshyLarge Nielsen agreed to be a nominee for Executive Secretary for another year Bratt will contact nominees as the chairman of the nominating committee

3 Plans were discussed for the 1979 Annual Meeting which will represent the 25th Anniversary of the Society Young will serve as the chairman of the Annual Meeting arrangements committee It was agreed that 8 June would be the first choice for the meeting Selections for the meeting places were 1st choice UM Biological Station at Douglas Lake Cheboygan County 2nd choice Northwestern College at Traverse City Grand Traverse County 3rd choice DNR Conference Center at Higgins Lake Roscommon County Further agreed to invite related organizashytions such as Pesticide Council Audubon Society

etc and to make a greater effort in getting out announcements and news releases of the Il)eeting

4 It was agreed to consider placing selected advertisements in both the journal and Newsletter as a source of additional income Ads to reflect firms catering to the needs of entomologists ie equipment and materials books and other publications specimens etc Board members are to forward names and addresses of such firms to Bratt who will contact the firms and set the schedule of fees for ads Society can still retain its non-profit status with IRS provided such income is used to further the aims of the Society and is not the sole source of Societys income

5 Gosling reported on the status of the journal Volume 11 No4 is being printed and Volume 12 No1 is now at the printer While the flow of manuscripts is adequate he needs more to complete Volume 12 Young mentioned a desire to see more short papers

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and notes to utilize some of the blank pages in the journal However it was pointed out that authors prefer separates without material of another paper Gosling will amend Information for Authors on the inside of the journal back cover and will include information on submitting notes Also rising printing costs with our present printer will prompt the Society to inquire of other firms on printing costs Gosling agreed to investigate other firms and report at the next board meeting

6 Wilson mentioned a need for more lead articles for the Newsletter and more Entomology Notes The questionnaire that will appear in last issue of the Newsletter should give the editor a good indication of member likes and dislikes with the present format

7 Young conveyed an inquiry from a recent MSU faculty meeting concerning whether or not the Society would be interested in sponsoring the 4-H state entomology winner at the Annual Meeting in Chicago There is an annual expense of $20000 for the state 4-H representative to attend the National Delegate Congress It was agreed to sponsor

half the expense with MSU Young will report back to the Board after contacting university officials

8 Miscellaneous topics included a report on the increase in copyright fee from $600 to $1000 per journal issue and our agreement with the National Technical Information Service (NTIS) to pay the Society 50cent for each occasion an article is copied from our journal We are now awaiting a decision on affiliation from the Entomological Society of America Even though all Society expenses continue to rise and while our income is adequate to meet present obligations it was decided not to consider a dues increase at this time

The meeting adjourned at 1040 PM

SECOND INTERNATIOHAL CONGRESS OF

SYSTEMATIC AND EVOLUTIONARY BIOLOGY

The second International Congress of Systematic and Evolutionary Biology (ICSEB-ll) will be held at the University of British Columbia Vancouver Canada 17-24 July 1980

Those interested in receiving an informashytion circular in the spring of 1979 should write to the following

Dr G G E Scudder Department of Zoology The University of British Columbia 2075 Wesbrook Mall Vancouver BC V6T lWS Canada

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FOR SALE OR EXCHANGE Living cocoons of the Hyalophora hybrid--~ cecropia 0 x ~ gloveri 0 also ~ cecropia Actias luna and Callosshyamia promethea Papered material (with data) including Catocala cara and ~ innubens Graphium marcellus f lecontei a few other Ohio species and two A-I pairs of Speyeria nokomis apacheana Will exchange for Catocala ova Saturniid cocoons and Papilio pupae from southern and western US and for cocoons of columbia John W Peacock 185 Benzler Lust Rd Marion OH 43302

FOR SALE The Insect Galls of Indiana by Cook (1905) Mon Rev of the Order Strepsiptera by Pierce (1909) Dir for Colshylecting and Preserving Insects by Banks (1909) Orthoptera of Indiana by Blatchley (1901) Mon of Mordellidae of NA by Liljeblad (1945) Annotated List of Mich Trichoptera by Leonard (1949) Contact MC Nielsen 3415 OVerlea Dr Lansing MI 48917 (517 321-2192)

WANTED Color photograph or slide of adult of Sibine stimulea (Clemens) with permission to publish Will pay $10 QUERY FIRST Ruth B Alford Route I Box 148B-2 Mass City MI 49948

JOURNALS FOR SALE GEORGE H BICK ST MARYS COLLEGE NOTRE DAME IND 46556 MUP Bulletin 1961 (vol 47) - 1975 (vol 61) Entomol News 1968 (vo~9 s 8 9 10) 1969 (vol 80) - date 1973 (vol 84 8 is missing) Animal Behavior 1962 (vol 10) - 1971 (vol 19) 1965 (vol 13 s 2 3) missing 1967 (vol 15 s I 2) missing The Can Entomol -- -- ------------=shy1964 (vol 96) - vol 104 (1972) Complete except 10 vol 103

The Southwestern Naturalist 1956 (vol 1) - 1972 (vol 17) Animal Behavior 1968 thru 1971 11 entities Amer Scientist 1961 (vol 49) - 1974 (vol 62) 1964 (vol 52 1 missing) 1973(Vol 61 6 missing) Annals Entomol Soc Arner 1947 (vol 40) to date Set complete all numbers Pro Okla Acad Soi 1964 (vol 45) - 1971 (vol 51) Proc Louisiana Acad Sci 1941 1942 (vols 5 6) 1947 1948 (vols 10 11) 1950 (vol 13) 1952-1961 (vols 15 - 23) 1962 (vol 25) Proc Entomol Soc Ontario 1963 (vol 94) - 1966 1968 1969 Proc Indiana Acad Sci 1961 (vol 70) - 1975 (vol 84)

Memoirs Entomol Soc of Can 1964 (33) - 197~85)~s 77 and 84 missing Ecology 1958 (vol 39) - 1972 (vol 53) 1959 (vol 40 3 is missing)

Mich Entornol-Great Lakes Entomol 1969 (vol 2) ~ d~t~et complete except 1970 (vol 3 2) J Kansas Entomol Soc 1965 (vol 38) 19~(Vol 39) 1967 (vol 40 1 2 3) Proc North Central Br Entomol Soc Arner 1964-~(vols 19 =-21) -- ---

Proc Entomol Soc Wash 1964 (Vol 66 to date Set complete except 1970 (vol 3 2)

SPIDER BOOK REVISED

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This profusely illustrated natural history of the Araneae focuses on their numbers and kinds morphology life histories and behavior It illuminates the great diversity in appearance and habits and many of the striking peculiarities of these solitary predaceous animals

Dr Gertsch provides a brief overview of outstanding spider characteristics and discusses mankinds historical attitudes toward spiders as reflected in literature and mythology He examines the relationship of spiders to other animals and traces the life history of the spider from its emergence from the egg sac through courtship mating and egg laying Most species of spiders are greatly dependent on silk spinning and the volume describes the use of silk for locomoshytion shelter mating protection of eggs and as a trap for ensnaring prey Examined in fascinating detail are the bizarre courtshyship and mating behaviors practiced by spiders including the ways that males of various species protect themselves from their rapacious mates

Separate sections are devoted to each of the major groups of spiders Also examined are the distribution of spiders over the US and Canada their role in maintaining the ecological balance and their medical importance to man A listing of spider families and their systematic divisions a glossary of terms referring to spiders and an extensive bibliography round out the volumes usefulness as a comprehensive sourcebook

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E Lansing MI 48823 CRAIN LAWRENCE J 498-B Allen Ct Wheeling

ILL 60090 CRESS DONALD C 1709 Sherffield Cir

Manhattan KS 66502 DAILEY PATRICK J Dept Zoology Univ of

Vermont Burlington Vermont 05405 EAVY ALLEN LEE Dept of Entomology Michigan

State Univ E Lansing MI 48824 EVANS MICHAEL D Dept of Entomology

Michigan State Univ E Lansing MI 48824

FERGE LESLIE A 2530 Commonwealth Ave Madison WI 53711

FOWLER RICHARD F 6357 Silver Ridge Circle Alexandria VA 22310

FRITZ VINCENT A Dept of Entomology Michigan State Univ E Lans ing MI 48824

GARON RICHARD Dept Des Sciences Bio l ogiques Un i v Du Quebec A Montreal Case Pos t a Ie 8888 Succ A Mont real P Q CANADA H3C- 3P8

GENRICH EDWIN G II The Up john Co Dept 9602- 50- 1 Ka lamazoo MI 49001

GREEN LAWRENCE A 2314 Todvi l le Rd Seabr ook TX 77586

GRIER JON 7221 Tama Rd Georgetmm 1123 Columbia SC 29209

HEADINGS MARK E 3956 Millbrook Rd lVooster OH 44691

HEDGES F lV MD III Essex Dr St Louis MI 48880

JOHNSON DONN T Dept of Entomology 317 Agric Bldg Univ of Arkansas Fayetteville AR 72701

KENP WILLIAM P Environmental Associates Inc PO Box 30 Orono Maine 04473

KEYEY KATHLEEN F Dept of Entomolo gy Michigan State University E Lansing MI 48824

LORD ROBERT J 578 Rimrock Trail Stone Mountain GA 30083

LUCAS JILLIAM J JR 5625 Eastern SE Kentwood MI 49508

MAHAR JOSEPH M 22104 Haslett Rd E Lansing MI 48823

MYERS IJAYNE L 1909 N Oak Lane State College PA 16801

NICKELL LONNIE B 408 E Maid St PO Box 364 Apt 2 Centreville MI 49032

NORDIN JOHN S 3828 Hopemont Dr Lexing ton KY 40503

PARKINSON JAMES C 945 Woodward Ave Apt 17 Kingsford MI 49801

PURRINGTON FOSTER F INSTOY Program 163 Natural Res Bldg Univ of Illinois Urbana IL 61801

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ROBERTSON -JILLIAM J 2901 Blairmont Dr Midland MI 48640

SASTRY KSS 8713 Contee Rd Apt 203 Laurel MD 20811

SCHEIRING JOSEPH F Dept of Biology Univ of Alabama University AL 35486

SCHI~WffiL JOHN C Lansing School District Environmental Education Center 3400 Second St Wayland MI 49348

SHAW SCOTT R Dept of Entomology Univ of Maryland College Pk MD 20742

STIBICK JEFFREY N L 2936 Helen St Orlando FL 32804

TIEDGEN CAROL ANN 2268 Dixon Rd Caro MI 48723

VAN ARKEL ROBERT G 7150 Reber Rd Utica MI 48087

VANZUILEN DONALD H RR 113 Lake Templene 61789 Crestlane Dr Sturgis MI 49091

VOGT DEBBY L Star Rt 1 Box 200 Hanksville Utah 84734

WACKER JEFFREY 1425 Meadow View Ct Adrian MI 49221

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ARNOLD WALTER T 525 Lockwood St Alpena MI 49707 (Student) Coleoptera Diptera Hemiptera

BALOGH GEORGE 3607 N 98th St Milwaukee WI 53222 Lepidoptera

COWAN DAVID P Museum of Zoology-Insect Div Univ of Michigan Ann Arbor MI 48109

DESPINS JOSEPH L 424 Grand Ave Superior WI 54880 Trichoptera Odonata

FARMER JOHN 221 Ideal St Milan MI 48160 Teaching biology

GALL WAYNE K Univ of Wisconsin Dept of Entomology 237 Russell Labs Madison WI 53706 Trichoptera Diptera

HELLENTHAL RONALD A Dept of Biology Univ of Notre Dame Notre Dame IN 46556 Aquatics esp Diptera and Trichoptera

HOPPE ALLAN R 2332 S Lapeer Rd Lapeer MI 48446

(continued next page)

MARTIN WILLIAM A Dept of Zoology Natural Science Bldg Michigan State Univ E Lansing MI 48824 Ephemeroptera Heptageniidae Trichoptera

McELMURRY DARYL 7730 Grayfield Dearborn Heights MI 48127

NEWMAN DENNIS L 1920 North 27 St Decatur 11 62526

SHELTON WARREN 16 Bayview Dr Hilton NY 14468 Lepidoptera

SITES ROBERT W Dept of Zoology Southern Illinois Univ Carbondale ILL 62901

SUNDBERG JERRY H 1308~ Lyons Mt Pleasant MI 48858 Diptera Chironomidae stream ecology

WEBSTER REGINALD P Dept of Entomology Michigan State Univ E Lansing MI 48824 Lepidoptera

INSECTS CAN HELP SET TIME OF MURDER

Picture this a murder trial in which the telltale piece of evidence is a fly shydelivered by a college biology professor who moonlights as a sleuth

Sherlock Holmes mystery Television drivel Not in the case of Dr Omar E Smith a

professor of biology at Memphis State University and to his knowledge the only state forensic entomologist in the nation

Farfetched as it may seem Smiths job is to assist medical examiners in Tennessees 95 counties in determining the time of death for bodies found outdoors by checking for signs of insect activity

Many times insects can be used to pinpoint the time of death Smith said Its kind of an unusual thing to use but it does happen

Until two years ago Smiths work outside the classroom was confined to advising farmers on insect control and the harvesting of crops

That was before Dr Jerry T Francisco chief medical examiner for the State of Tennessee and for Shelby County read a paper on forensic entomology and asked Smith to set up a program for Tennessee

It didnt take long for Smiths program to be put to the test About 18 months ago he was called to testify as an expert witness in a Shelby County murder trial

The man was convicted partly on Smiths testimony that fly larva found on the victims body pinpointed the time of death A month after the trial Francisco offered Smith the job as the states forensic entomologist a nonshypaying position

There are different type of larvae who lay eggs in dead wounds and others that lay eggs in living flesh he said Flys will find dead animals day or night But a fly will lay eggs only in dead flesh and that body has to be so many hours old before a fly will lay its eqgs

7

Taking that into account and checking his facts against the medical examiners findings Smith said he can usually come up with a reasonshyable estimate of the time of death up to a week after a person has died

He put together a manual which has been distributed to all 95 medical examiners in the state

He also designed a kit - containing forceps a magnifying glass insect nets and presershyvatives - to be used by medical examiners and police in the field

This kit is primary to assist authorishyties in collecting insects so they can send them back to me Smith said

What happened before when police or someone would pick up these insects they would put them into a container and take them into the lab and freeze them These things are soft-bodied insects and thats the worse thing you can do because when they thaw they decompose and you cant identify it

NEW JOURNAL OF SYSTEMATICS

International Journal of sectystematics Entomologica Scandinavica is a journal

on entomological systematics and taxonomy shyentomology taken in a broad sense including millipeds spiders and mites

Entomologica Scandinavica contains papers dealing with such general systematic problems as genetic taxonomy nomenclatural problems revisions studies of new species and genera (preferably including keys) descriptions of hitherto unknown forms of sexes techniques relevant to these fields and questions concerning museums and collections

It should be noted incidentally that the journals Scandinavian background should be seen mainly in the sense of ownership the journal is owned jointly by the Entomological Societies of Denmark Finland Norway and Sweden and receives financial support from the governments of these countries As many of the different taxa are found in various parts of the world Entomologica Scandinavica has no geographical limitation The scope of the journal is thus truly international although for obvious reasons Nordic fauna receives the main attention Most of the papers on taxonomy written in Scandinavia are published here

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E Lansing MI 48823 CRAIN LAWRENCE J 498-B Allen Ct Wheeling

ILL 60090 CRESS DONALD C 1709 Sherffield Cir

Manhattan KS 66502 DAILEY PATRICK J Dept Zoology Univ of

Vermont Burlington Vermont 05405 EAVY ALLEN LEE Dept of Entomology Michigan

State Univ E Lansing MI 48824 EVANS MICHAEL D Dept of Entomology

Michigan State Univ E Lansing MI 48824

FERGE LESLIE A 2530 Commonwealth Ave Madison WI 53711

FOWLER RICHARD F 6357 Silver Ridge Circle Alexandria VA 22310

FRITZ VINCENT A Dept of Entomology Michigan State Univ E Lans ing MI 48824

GARON RICHARD Dept Des Sciences Bio l ogiques Un i v Du Quebec A Montreal Case Pos t a Ie 8888 Succ A Mont real P Q CANADA H3C- 3P8

GENRICH EDWIN G II The Up john Co Dept 9602- 50- 1 Ka lamazoo MI 49001

GREEN LAWRENCE A 2314 Todvi l le Rd Seabr ook TX 77586

GRIER JON 7221 Tama Rd Georgetmm 1123 Columbia SC 29209

HEADINGS MARK E 3956 Millbrook Rd lVooster OH 44691

HEDGES F lV MD III Essex Dr St Louis MI 48880

JOHNSON DONN T Dept of Entomology 317 Agric Bldg Univ of Arkansas Fayetteville AR 72701

KENP WILLIAM P Environmental Associates Inc PO Box 30 Orono Maine 04473

KEYEY KATHLEEN F Dept of Entomolo gy Michigan State University E Lansing MI 48824

LORD ROBERT J 578 Rimrock Trail Stone Mountain GA 30083

LUCAS JILLIAM J JR 5625 Eastern SE Kentwood MI 49508

MAHAR JOSEPH M 22104 Haslett Rd E Lansing MI 48823

MYERS IJAYNE L 1909 N Oak Lane State College PA 16801

NICKELL LONNIE B 408 E Maid St PO Box 364 Apt 2 Centreville MI 49032

NORDIN JOHN S 3828 Hopemont Dr Lexing ton KY 40503

PARKINSON JAMES C 945 Woodward Ave Apt 17 Kingsford MI 49801

PURRINGTON FOSTER F INSTOY Program 163 Natural Res Bldg Univ of Illinois Urbana IL 61801

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ROBERTSON -JILLIAM J 2901 Blairmont Dr Midland MI 48640

SASTRY KSS 8713 Contee Rd Apt 203 Laurel MD 20811

SCHEIRING JOSEPH F Dept of Biology Univ of Alabama University AL 35486

SCHI~WffiL JOHN C Lansing School District Environmental Education Center 3400 Second St Wayland MI 49348

SHAW SCOTT R Dept of Entomology Univ of Maryland College Pk MD 20742

STIBICK JEFFREY N L 2936 Helen St Orlando FL 32804

TIEDGEN CAROL ANN 2268 Dixon Rd Caro MI 48723

VAN ARKEL ROBERT G 7150 Reber Rd Utica MI 48087

VANZUILEN DONALD H RR 113 Lake Templene 61789 Crestlane Dr Sturgis MI 49091

VOGT DEBBY L Star Rt 1 Box 200 Hanksville Utah 84734

WACKER JEFFREY 1425 Meadow View Ct Adrian MI 49221

WARD ROBERT D 5054 Cliffhaven Dr Annanshydale VA 22003

WI LSON BRUCE V PO Box 655 OOSSO MI 48867

YOUNG CHRIS A 18870 Delaware Redford MI 48240

NAME CHANGE

Former Name K~~R K JANENE VERHEY K JANENE RR 3 Box 227 Veedersshy

burg I N 47 98 7

NAME AND ADDRESS CHANGE Former Name ALFORD RUTH B MacFARLANE RUTH B 129 N Evergreen Ave

Middletown KY 40243

NEVI MEMBERS

ARNOLD WALTER T 525 Lockwood St Alpena MI 49707 (Student) Coleoptera Diptera Hemiptera

BALOGH GEORGE 3607 N 98th St Milwaukee WI 53222 Lepidoptera

COWAN DAVID P Museum of Zoology-Insect Div Univ of Michigan Ann Arbor MI 48109

DESPINS JOSEPH L 424 Grand Ave Superior WI 54880 Trichoptera Odonata

FARMER JOHN 221 Ideal St Milan MI 48160 Teaching biology

GALL WAYNE K Univ of Wisconsin Dept of Entomology 237 Russell Labs Madison WI 53706 Trichoptera Diptera

HELLENTHAL RONALD A Dept of Biology Univ of Notre Dame Notre Dame IN 46556 Aquatics esp Diptera and Trichoptera

HOPPE ALLAN R 2332 S Lapeer Rd Lapeer MI 48446

(continued next page)

MARTIN WILLIAM A Dept of Zoology Natural Science Bldg Michigan State Univ E Lansing MI 48824 Ephemeroptera Heptageniidae Trichoptera

McELMURRY DARYL 7730 Grayfield Dearborn Heights MI 48127

NEWMAN DENNIS L 1920 North 27 St Decatur 11 62526

SHELTON WARREN 16 Bayview Dr Hilton NY 14468 Lepidoptera

SITES ROBERT W Dept of Zoology Southern Illinois Univ Carbondale ILL 62901

SUNDBERG JERRY H 1308~ Lyons Mt Pleasant MI 48858 Diptera Chironomidae stream ecology

WEBSTER REGINALD P Dept of Entomology Michigan State Univ E Lansing MI 48824 Lepidoptera

INSECTS CAN HELP SET TIME OF MURDER

Picture this a murder trial in which the telltale piece of evidence is a fly shydelivered by a college biology professor who moonlights as a sleuth

Sherlock Holmes mystery Television drivel Not in the case of Dr Omar E Smith a

professor of biology at Memphis State University and to his knowledge the only state forensic entomologist in the nation

Farfetched as it may seem Smiths job is to assist medical examiners in Tennessees 95 counties in determining the time of death for bodies found outdoors by checking for signs of insect activity

Many times insects can be used to pinpoint the time of death Smith said Its kind of an unusual thing to use but it does happen

Until two years ago Smiths work outside the classroom was confined to advising farmers on insect control and the harvesting of crops

That was before Dr Jerry T Francisco chief medical examiner for the State of Tennessee and for Shelby County read a paper on forensic entomology and asked Smith to set up a program for Tennessee

It didnt take long for Smiths program to be put to the test About 18 months ago he was called to testify as an expert witness in a Shelby County murder trial

The man was convicted partly on Smiths testimony that fly larva found on the victims body pinpointed the time of death A month after the trial Francisco offered Smith the job as the states forensic entomologist a nonshypaying position

There are different type of larvae who lay eggs in dead wounds and others that lay eggs in living flesh he said Flys will find dead animals day or night But a fly will lay eggs only in dead flesh and that body has to be so many hours old before a fly will lay its eqgs

7

Taking that into account and checking his facts against the medical examiners findings Smith said he can usually come up with a reasonshyable estimate of the time of death up to a week after a person has died

He put together a manual which has been distributed to all 95 medical examiners in the state

He also designed a kit - containing forceps a magnifying glass insect nets and presershyvatives - to be used by medical examiners and police in the field

This kit is primary to assist authorishyties in collecting insects so they can send them back to me Smith said

What happened before when police or someone would pick up these insects they would put them into a container and take them into the lab and freeze them These things are soft-bodied insects and thats the worse thing you can do because when they thaw they decompose and you cant identify it

NEW JOURNAL OF SYSTEMATICS

International Journal of sectystematics Entomologica Scandinavica is a journal

on entomological systematics and taxonomy shyentomology taken in a broad sense including millipeds spiders and mites

Entomologica Scandinavica contains papers dealing with such general systematic problems as genetic taxonomy nomenclatural problems revisions studies of new species and genera (preferably including keys) descriptions of hitherto unknown forms of sexes techniques relevant to these fields and questions concerning museums and collections

It should be noted incidentally that the journals Scandinavian background should be seen mainly in the sense of ownership the journal is owned jointly by the Entomological Societies of Denmark Finland Norway and Sweden and receives financial support from the governments of these countries As many of the different taxa are found in various parts of the world Entomologica Scandinavica has no geographical limitation The scope of the journal is thus truly international although for obvious reasons Nordic fauna receives the main attention Most of the papers on taxonomy written in Scandinavia are published here

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[J Student Member (including those currently enrolled in college programs)--annual dues $200

[J Active Member--annual dues $400 [J Institutional Member (organizations libraries

etc)--annual dues $1000 [J Sustaining Member--annual contribution $2500 or

more bull [NOTE Membership is on a calendar year basis (Jan

l-Dec 31) Memberships accepted before July 1 shall beshygin on the preceeding January 1 memberships accepted at a later date shall begin the following January 1 unless the earlier date is requested and the required dues are paid)

I enclose $ (cash check or money order) as dues for the cafendar year (s) approprishyate for the class of membership checked above (Please make remittance payable to Michigan Entomological society) NAME (please print) ________________________~ ADDRESS___

CITY amp STATE ZIP Please provide the information requested be~l-o-w---s-o--shy

that it may be included in our directory of members MY SPECIFIC INTERESTS ARE (orders families genera geoshy

graphical area) __________________________________________ _

bull Publications THE GREAT LAKES ENTOMOLOGIST a journal dealing with all aspects of entomology with emshyphasis in the Great Lakes Region and a quarterly NEWSshyLETTER Student members receive o~ly the NEWSLETTER

The Michigan Entomological society a non-profit orshyganization derives its sole support from membership dues contributions and bequests all of which are deductible for income tax purposes ~ MAIL TO Michigan Entomological society Department

of Entomology Michigan State University East Lansing Michigan 48823

MARTIN WILLIAM A Dept of Zoology Natural Science Bldg Michigan State Univ E Lansing MI 48824 Ephemeroptera Heptageniidae Trichoptera

McELMURRY DARYL 7730 Grayfield Dearborn Heights MI 48127

NEWMAN DENNIS L 1920 North 27 St Decatur 11 62526

SHELTON WARREN 16 Bayview Dr Hilton NY 14468 Lepidoptera

SITES ROBERT W Dept of Zoology Southern Illinois Univ Carbondale ILL 62901

SUNDBERG JERRY H 1308~ Lyons Mt Pleasant MI 48858 Diptera Chironomidae stream ecology

WEBSTER REGINALD P Dept of Entomology Michigan State Univ E Lansing MI 48824 Lepidoptera

INSECTS CAN HELP SET TIME OF MURDER

Picture this a murder trial in which the telltale piece of evidence is a fly shydelivered by a college biology professor who moonlights as a sleuth

Sherlock Holmes mystery Television drivel Not in the case of Dr Omar E Smith a

professor of biology at Memphis State University and to his knowledge the only state forensic entomologist in the nation

Farfetched as it may seem Smiths job is to assist medical examiners in Tennessees 95 counties in determining the time of death for bodies found outdoors by checking for signs of insect activity

Many times insects can be used to pinpoint the time of death Smith said Its kind of an unusual thing to use but it does happen

Until two years ago Smiths work outside the classroom was confined to advising farmers on insect control and the harvesting of crops

That was before Dr Jerry T Francisco chief medical examiner for the State of Tennessee and for Shelby County read a paper on forensic entomology and asked Smith to set up a program for Tennessee

It didnt take long for Smiths program to be put to the test About 18 months ago he was called to testify as an expert witness in a Shelby County murder trial

The man was convicted partly on Smiths testimony that fly larva found on the victims body pinpointed the time of death A month after the trial Francisco offered Smith the job as the states forensic entomologist a nonshypaying position

There are different type of larvae who lay eggs in dead wounds and others that lay eggs in living flesh he said Flys will find dead animals day or night But a fly will lay eggs only in dead flesh and that body has to be so many hours old before a fly will lay its eqgs

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Taking that into account and checking his facts against the medical examiners findings Smith said he can usually come up with a reasonshyable estimate of the time of death up to a week after a person has died

He put together a manual which has been distributed to all 95 medical examiners in the state

He also designed a kit - containing forceps a magnifying glass insect nets and presershyvatives - to be used by medical examiners and police in the field

This kit is primary to assist authorishyties in collecting insects so they can send them back to me Smith said

What happened before when police or someone would pick up these insects they would put them into a container and take them into the lab and freeze them These things are soft-bodied insects and thats the worse thing you can do because when they thaw they decompose and you cant identify it

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