Entomolog i cal Societe Entomologique

of du

Canada Canada

Vol. 10, 2, June·juin, 1978

Editorial Gold Medal for outstanding R . W. Stark lnsectes Forestiers lnsects for all bioloaists C. Gordon Hewitt Award- S.B.

of the Board Notice of Meetina Recent Poster Salon

Awards announcements Joan Frances Bronskill

specimen of Scolytidae study for a biological of the of Canada

Pcrsonalia lnternational Commission on Zoological Memoirs of the Entomological of Canada Books Forthcoming meetings A!filiated officers- B.C.

The Funding oj Rt!Se11rch in Entomology. /6 poges

the of

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Entomological Society of Canada

BuL/eim Entom o l o g i qu e du Canada

Vol. 10, 2 June - juln 1978

The current issue of deals funding of research Entomology Canada. intcrcst gocs far bcyond thc boun-

daries of campuscs of our of hig,hcr lcarning. Rcscarch Council of Canada has bccn sourcc of funds for profcssors and is becoming new moncy will bccomc in form of line the ••make·or-buy'' of the Oovcrnment of Canada. Scientists in general and in should normally rcjoicc the of new sources of funding.

of RC, as as somc con-sidcr to bc, is not and probably will bc policy. Who will son rcscarch from so desirable? Ad·

arc going a hcavy hand in such decisions. societics will exercisc vigilance and lcadership ensurc bono jide and other bc of con-

moncy, where thc of such is ncccssary. This is already on mind of McEwcn, as hc poinced in his addrcss the board mecting, February in

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Entomo/ogica/ Society oj Canada Go/d Medal for

Outstanding in

Canadian Entomology 1978

Presented to Ronald W. Stark

at Ottawa, Ontario

August, 1978

The Medal for in Canadian is 10 Dr. Ronald W . Professor, CoU<a< of and Range

of Moscow,

Ronald born of in on December 4, He his and hish in and

that would carecr, worked part·time a of jobs such as paper boy, dajry helpe:r, and tennis club groundskeeper. He his degree

from the in 1943, his formal carccr su<h as as pinboy in bow\ing alley, in box and as for a Upon of

he joined of of a1 Ca!gary, research

He was to his trajnina and entered tbe araduate scbool at the of Toron10 where he a of degree in Zoology in

1953, he e.nrolled at the of Columbia and was awarded the Ph.D. degrec in in 9S9, he of or California, in Be-rkeley, as proressor and was professor in

and professor in ln he Califoroia 10 beeome Coordina1or of Research Dean, of

Ron married Mary McMaM union has bem happy one, <hildren- Jean and Ronald.

Ronald has been a member of of Canada sinc:e hls araduate days in in the Jate 1940's. He was a from 1969

he has the in a of Olher ways, many gm.eral or our annual

since 1950's. His at tbosc are for scholarly tion, and deli•·ery. his name on

always ensures and audien«. Prof. as a member of the Membership of the of

Dr. Stark's research career now spanJ thirty years. his commitments ad· and hjs work ror and he has

an personal resear<h perlod. Since he has 108 anicles, his and forest biology are

1ha1 number of papers His work on needle mina, sawfiies, on bark has 10 sampUng theory, 10

and

For example, his work on needle miner in tbe Canadiao Rocky Moun. Park$ hu a only forest in

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biolo8)'. Working in and minimal laboratory and fidd in Calgary. Kananaskis, and Banff durina '40's and tarl)' •so•s, he

a series of mutuaJiy laboratory and studies elucidate t he of the rigorous an.d summer on and adult and on di.spcrsal and of the in rugged terrain. ln order assess natural for studies, he had

and schemes that we:re, at that new biology. this effort he became one of the prime dt\-tlopc:rs and popular'izers of .sequential

sin« become so in fietd studia abon·. he also

role of and of condition and in of a and or the forces needJe.mine:r

abundance in Cordillcra.

This work wa.s donc: while major in Canndian was on the spruce budworm in and in Ne:w Brunswlck. che

therefore. the ntedle.miner were ovcr·shado-.·td by the the more serious rttei'-'ed u 'Atll a5 prcss. ln of putt·

ly thc needle--miner in it5 o-.·n right addtd u useful a set mcthods and tlear a of impact of a S)'$tcm on a biotic complex as did the 19SO's Grcen Ri,·c:r a to Ronald and rela numbers of people in thc two

The that Dr. Stark in his necdlt·mincr -.•as ample scope- for fuH whcn he Canadian for

an academic carecr, first at thc of (Bcrkcley) and later. at thc of ldaho, wh<re he could be closer 10 his belo>ed moun1ains and

problems. Soon he began 10 >OOrk a1 lkrkel<y, he won award for distinguiJhed teaching- a remarkablt ror. in an • • and as

as of California. Since hc has his as an Since 1959 he also has launchcd a larae number of

some 41 on cheir own carcers in research and entomology. Several of thosc ntadc thcir own mark North American sc:ience and in bioloaical - clca.r evidence of auidance

graduate training.

Ronald has resided in S1a1es sincc 1959. he has close in Canada. ln facc, and advisory ha,·e ai"·cn any post in a of a agtncy could for collegial and a of rtsearch programs in canadian as a senior of scicnce. For ex·

his for a of a of -.•ere a imed at - and rtccived by - Canadian as well as agencies. His as

in Bark Beetle durina 1973-74 affected Canadian rorest entomological ""ork, since hc Canadian

in pine r Hc also h.as befl\ USDA Expanded Thssock Proj«:t since 1974. This tf\.ioys con-

Canadian

Prof. of Canada and Uniled S1a1es h•d as -.•ell as rcsearch Whilc or ldaho he persuadcd

join the of Canadian Studies, in They cn· and ust of Canadian in of ldaho cur-

19'77, Dr. resign..S as or and as Gradualc Dcan of ldaho more time to researc:h and as Professor of

thc College of He a one-year United as program manager supc:r-

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che or the many final manuaJs. from USDA Rescarch and rew

he has scrved a1so as or Proe«dinp or on beetle. major of the: NSF ln-

- Bark Beetle Proj«t. 1n he has been Gc:rman of Professor Franz's book on This may exp1ain, in why hc: is enrolled in an double minor foreign (Fren<h and Gc:rman).

Profcssor is a member or many scientific and has as officer at such He is recognized widely as leader in his field and this recoanition has brought him a 1arge number of offices and commit·

of reaional, narional and s.copes. ln all such he has with willingness and Prof. 'b< chairman of working in at the Union of Research Organization.5 to be held in Japan in 1980.

for such disdpJjne and appllc:ations or bioloaical re.se.arch, exce11ence. and to arrairs stature of

th< Canada in awardina Pro-fessor Rona1d W. Go1d Mcdal Award for 1978.

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L< d< Ministb-< des Torros For!ts du a de fouill<ts

l'aidc de d< Recherch<S d<s Laurcntidcs, ces sous 1a de

unt des causts l'insecte une de ce dernier. Le texte donne sur deux les le la

I< <t 1cs dommag<S. Parmi 1es les arpenteuses de l'lrablitre, la des l>ourgeons de l'fpinecte, les mineuses du bouleau, Jes de l'arpenteuse de ]a le du bouleau, les Hvraies mouches scie. C'est une on les Ces feuillets i l'adrcsse Service de Ministb-<des T01res<t 200b, Chernin St<·Foy,

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''The time is to recognize insects objects of to aJI and and ( .... ) Consid<r

are the dominant animals on Land. birds rcrcrence insects thc birds eat; and c.annot bcs,in to understand

an or animals siried and Tht of the more one million insect spccies with and prcy th< and delicat< among

land animals. Take thc and ecosystems would become shells yur. ''

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from Ersner and E.D. Wilson,

W.H. Fr<tman& Co.,1977

Society of Canada C. Gordon ward

jor Achievement

in Canadian Entomo/ogy

1978 Presented

Susan Mclver

1978 The C. Gordon Av.•ard for achie,·ement in Canadian mtomo1og:y

is awarded Dr. Susan Bertha or Miorobiology and Faculty ofMedicine,

Susan was born in California 1940. where she hcr hi&h school She took her undergraduate of Califor·

and a degree in Zoology in She then prooeeded to where she earned M.Sc. in in 1964 and her

Ph.D. in and microblology in 1967. Upon or her Ph.D. she joined the Department of School or Hygiene, of where she

her no chanae of pOSition a in& the alisnmenu. She ho\ds the rank or professor and has c:ross with of Zoology and with the of En-

Studies at of Since coming the Susan has and proaram both in rescarch and

Dr. Mclver's research b«n on of chiefly on and of and black:fiics. and on of their function host fmding and feeding Sbe this work in her early

days with Dr. R. Harwood. with on the er. of different odours, and carbon.dioxide on two spec:ies mosquitoes, Cu/ex

Coquillette and Aedes aegypti (Linnaeus). Her work showed clearly response were due a unique or any odour, but that chcmicals

a fairly aeneral among mammals. such as amino and con-most Her rcsulu the importaoce of of

odour, for examp\e C. appeared bc to the host producing tbe most CO, whereas rcsponse did increase C02 was based upon a balance of factors includjng COz_, odour and cues.

Dr. Mclver tumtd her the ror and numbcrs. and s:tructurc of sensilla on and maxillary

of or mosquitocs. added our undcr5tanding of rote of and or sc:nsilla in or mosquitoes, and the

neurological bases for responses.

ln of wherc remale blood-feeder, or male Studies by Dr. Mclver that males bear same or sensillar typc5 as female and that the fine structure or each type is similar in both sexes. There are r ... -., or each in the male but the ratio or the number or neurons which ....

and thermaJ cues is the same as in female. Dr. sug. sensilla stimuli ln of

meals and hosts. This latter would the males finding females.

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Dr. and her studies also on blackfiies. This work has shown that the of blackflies bear sensil1a which can responses mechanical and chemical carbon-diox5de and odours. The antennae of were shown bear .se,·en types of sensilla. and she has describtd in considerable

An on made by Dr. and a when for or Using ha-.·e been show some in and of

Dr. and her araduatc students the sensory basis for finding of and larvae of near thc

Thcsc combint f rom a.nd and fine insigbts ioto how predaceous lar·

find prey.

thc: rocus or Dr. Mclvcr-'"s research has bee:n on sensillar and and bchaviour or blood·feeding hcr and havc been

thcm. Shc has on of both human and animaJ disease her colleagues, she ha.s role of

and blackfiies as of of birds and amphibians and of of Louis bird populations in southern

Dr. proaramme in of nnd later in the of Microbiology and has bcen many forms

and degrees of by more towards which feed on man and disease· She has a for J.timulating in her subject because ber are weU researched and

a1"'11fS ..-tll Durin& carly she in a summcr course Wood's the whole or hc:r of she has some of the summer in neld: dcsert ln in and New· foundland, Arctic and locally Algonquin Park and ln and

places she material for laboratory and for her own rcscarth, and sh< has of bchaviour of blood·fcedin& insccu which she bas by

1973, Dr. on a month's of and South American disease the tropics. and in course of ac:quired knowledge of which the diseases occur, and many cases or peoplc suffcrlng from These experienoos

her and resources as a Dr. Mcl,·er's programm• includes a full )"tar c:oune

as a.nd d:isease, founh.year and studtnt:s; on of medica.l and parasitology; and

course medical

Dr. leadership in field of sensory in has won wide ac. e:laim and she has betn to in many conferences a.nd on onJy

buc broadcr fi<ld of medical and role of species. she recd\"cd a award from thc Mtdic:a.l of

thc of Africa. Mclvcr has in professionaJ and on

Board of of Canada, and as chairman or

The of Canada pleasure in awardln& C. Gordon award Dr. Mcl\·c:r for hcr in rcsearch and ber equally

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Of BOARO 23-24 1978

N.R.C. Appolntmtncs

(I) the nominations for mcmbershlp on 1978·79 Dr. D.C . Eidt and Dr. Salkeld, Anima1 Committee; Dr. F.L.

McE:wen, Dr. J.L. and Dr. L.S. Thom.pson. Plant Committee; and Dr. R. Forbes and Dr. Ce1Lular and

(2) Approv<d engage a professional agency and a trla1 period of 2 ycars for dea1ing with paid thc

(3) Agre<d that thc Soeicty rctain lnterim Govcrnln&

(4) Agre<d to recommend the Membership the 1978 Annual Meeting 1ha1 Student Mcmbership Dues be S 10.00 January 1979.

<') or Finanoc Soc:iety subs<rlbinaa.nd m<mbenhips.

Publieadons

(6) A&retd that as far a.s are c:oncemed.

(7) Announe<d names or 3 new Dr. R.D. McMu11cn (toxicology), Dr. Mukerji (ecology), and Dr. L.A. Lyons and general bio1ogy).

(8) of Dr. D.C. Eidt as Scicntific Editor and of Mr. C.A. Millcr as Asslstant Editor 22 August 1978.

(9) the The Press Ottawa, Ontario, as for The Canadian

(10) Not<d progress of the plans for AMua1 in and 1979 An· nual in Vancouver.

(11) a Annual Entomo1ogical Society of Americ:a in 1982.

Sc1tnce Polley

(12) Ask<d Subcommitttt on of 10 submil a final draft or its 10 the by ns March 1978.

(13) progress of the Subcommittees with Extension Study and with thc or in

(14) Agrc<d 1he Soeictycontinue to be a memberofS.C.I.T .E.C.

(I') that to be a member or and membershipdues to thc of on Water

Researeh.

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By-Laws

(16) thc r<viled By·Laws of thc had b«n by of Consum<r and Corporat< 23 January 1978.

7) the a Membership Form

( 18) Announced th< namcs or 6 Fcllows r Soci<ty. 'fbcsc will be <15<" h<rc in Bullttfn.

(19) Announced thc award of thtSoeiety's 1978 Gold Medal Dr. R.W. Stark. Dr. Stark is the recipitnt of Ciold Medal.

(20) AJ!nounced that tb< fourth of th< C. Gordon Award is Dr. Susan

Scbolarsblp•

(21) A5ked tht and a mcmorial card, which c:ould be scnt tb< n<J<t or kin wben a is madt E.S.C. Scholarship Fund in mtmory of someont.

(22) a be sent to Membtrs of for E.S.C. Scholarship Fund.

Artbi•os

(23) Asked the: Directors Members. w·hom they come that Committ« would likt receive all materials Entomology and

in Canada, which would be suitable for the of

Mtmb<rs

(24) Announced six Members or (G.S. E.G. Munr<><, J.E.H. Mar· E.J. LeRoux, E.C. Bccker, and F.A . had Queen's

Jubilee Medal.

(25) th< of Board will be htld 09:00 hours on 19·20 1978 in

(26) Announoed that the 1978 Annual Meeting of tht will be hcld 16:30 hours on 22 1978 in

OF

The 1978 Annual Busincss Mecting of Soci«y of Canada be beld on 22 Matters ror the

of or of Governina Board shouJd be: communicated to the Dr. Gerbcr, Re:search Canada. Dafoe Road.

RH

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RECENT

BRON KILL, J oaa F. Ottawa, Ont. S April 1978. S3. Member E.S.C., E.S.O. (form<r Fellow A.A.A.S. Research Eleetron Mieroscope

Canada. Page )

fund to be ealled The Dr. Joan F. Fund hu been to cash femak who to be

Seeondary School level (Grades 12-13), in Th< Board of Edueation for County to admlnlst<r the fund and to present the

of Joan's 30 years of service to of was in at in County. Here, as well as beins dedicated to

her professlon and the she much en«&Y to cncouraaina and tcachins young people to and cnjoy world of around them.

Oonatlons can be, to fund, to account the Royal Bank, Front Strcct Branch, or to Dr. Salkcld, EJ<perimcntal Taxonomy Seetion,

Research Farm, OC6. or Mrs. George On-

tario

POSYER SALON

Entomological of Meetlng 20·13 August 1978

diagrams, or ror coming or of Canada from all and regular membc:rs of

the Society and any other interested study Thesc may from sin.ale charts and dlagrams. with ac:companyina or notes. com·

incJuding kodachrome slides or

of of space: individual submissions be no 2.S m. in (hci&ht may up 2.-3 m.) for or total noor area of 3 sq. m.

(hci&ht may up 2.-3 m.).

for space besubmitted tbe cl o Ms. Suzanne Allyson, Research K.W. Neatby Canada, Ot-

OC6.

submlr and detai/s as soon as possible. is not latt. and en-trits are

Author(s)

The Program

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SOCIEYY Of

Gold Medal ror Canadian and

Tht C. Gordon Htwlll ,.-ard

arc whom as eligible for awards. should bc Awards Commilltt, or Canada, 1320 On·

71<9 in an <nvelope marked and should include: namc and addrC$$ or nomincc(s); (2) a of rclcvant

and (3) namc or and one secondcr. bc by Award.s must bear a postmark no latcr than 30 Novembcr, I 978.

Tht conditions these a•·ard.s:

- should be judg<d o n basis o f

(a) researcb as a or as a associated and may in or a

field whe:re are or or

(b) in field.s or arrairs , rcsearch or

more one of eacb shall b< per )ear wh<r< cir· more onc may be in a single

Recipients need be members of the Socicty thcir contribution judged ha\'C a major impact on in Canada.

Each award n\ay be on occasions samc but for in Canada.

- ror C. Gordon HtwiH be IC$$ 40 )·ears of calc:ndar )'car in is and

awardtd.

Awards

The announccmcnt concerning a"•ards and for was published in June- 1977 or 8ullc6n. The committce nomina-tions of for each award and an recommtnded Board Dr. Ronald W. Oold Medal Award and Gordon award ror J978 be Dr. Sus.an

Letters wcre nominators of c:andidates un.succ::essful in 978 renominate if in J979and rcminding such ncassary ir wish b< oonsidued

F.L. McEwen

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ENYOMOLOGIQUE DU CANADA

MMalllt d'Or pour txceptlonnelle i l' entomologie canadlenn•

et C. Gordon Htwltt

Les membres de la sont i les nonu dt qu'ils con-sidtttnl pour honntui$. nominalions ftre •

avec:: la mention Awards Comminee, of Canada. 1320 71<9. inclurc: le nom des (2) un des

par des documenu (3) le nom du au autre parrain. Pour ftre c:ons:idb"f k Jes ltre au le 30

19'78.

doivent remplics:

- Les ju.gles sur les ba.ses

a) dans lc domalne de la re<:hcrchc. seul(e) ou cn col-en wn connexe, les

d'uM granck imponancx; ou

b) services dCvoub ct rcndus la ou m de la rechcrchc, ct cn 6ducation.

- On pas piUJ d"un S<UI dans chaque par ann«. mais, si circonstances d'une pc::rsonne se- pour lc: mlmc:

- Les ne pas des mcmbres de la en quc leur en fonttion de son impatt sur

Canada.

- Chaque au mtme i oocasionj mais des l'entomologie au Canada.

- Lc au C . Gordon Hewitt O\'Oir dc 40 ans rtvolus au cours de oU le sera

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JOAN f'RANCES

BRONSKILL

Joan Frances Bronskill, onc of Canada's: best·liked and coura.geous en-died on 1978, ast of 53, a of chronic ill

Born in she was thc of Mrs. Hclen Bronskill and frank DronskiH. and spcnt hcr carly Arnprior, Ontario. She ha.s one Arnold, of Aaincourt, Ontario.

Joan from Quecn's 1948, and at Research for ftw hu Cornc11

where she a Ph.D. in 1955. Joan was rescarch workcr at the Research ror ycars. She

b«:.ame weH-known around world for her rcstarch on and embryolosy of and aimed me<hods of con-

aeted u ronsuiiJlol Research Canada London. and New York State

Cornell University. Jn 1971, when was closcd, she to join Electron Microscope of Cell Biolog:y Research of

Canada She was or of tS paptts on and em-

and microscopy: in Bio-Graphic produced a film on She was a

member of a number of including Societies of Canada, and America, and was Fellow of American for ofScience.

Joan waJ to community and hcr and to many eauses. For many years she was assodated Ouild, on ex-

and as a >Aorkcr. She a of Branch of NationaJ Quild, and in 1960-62: Drama Lcaaue; Dominion Drama of which she was an Honorary Quintc Arcs Coun· d l; Advisory Board the tnstitutc for the and of Womcn. Shc rcceived Annual

Award in 1972 of hcr and social lifc

Shc had hobbics her and her interest in people. For many years she was the leader of a Cub Pack. She owned a which she sailed on Bay or She and creattd for She loved to and her fricnds will fond1y remcmbcr many meals shc prcparcd.

Joan bad an enormous lo,·c of lifc and an She acute· I)' awarc of who needed hclp or and or hcr way assist Shc overcame personal physicaJ difficultics so complctely onc became unaware of thcm. She will bt sadly mlssed by her or who will her as a spirit.

Thelma Finlayson

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INTERNA VOUCHER SPECIMEN COLLECfiON OF SCOL YfiDAE

The of mu.seunu for spcdmcns used in ccological or has bem a number of in reeen1 years. (1976)

''lt has been a frequent of the published data in entomolog:ical studies are in the final analysis rcduc:ed in or rendered unus.able because of the

base on were made". Pte:human (1975) in a symposium one or

a (a1so mu.scum is u a repository or specimens represent· ing species used in bioloaicaL or examples of the value of

specimens are also givcn in thc same ln symposium, Kosz.tarab (197S) of vouchcr specimens in mana.acment studies. voueher >pcdmcns have bem used or endorsed by a number or Lloyd and WaJter (1967), Oman (1972), Townes (1972) and (1975) have all emphasi.zed

or voucher specimens. Lan1er (1970) that 1\e voucher specimens of used in his in C.N .C. Lloyd (1966) some specimens of as .. behavior vouchcr a11 the statements by authors

the concept a per· of refercn« for of a name on "'hich

i_s based.

RcS<arch biology, ecology, .• of (bark is one of advancina areas of re:search. The of is aJso

rapidly use only a fev.• ycars are no applieable, any one up onc hund.red papen or morc arc \lt'Orld on of

scolytid biology. Therefore it scem.s establlsh the of specime:ns firmJy in minds of entomologists and othcr workcrs conducting research on bark

'1"1\e purpOSe or of eslablishmenl of an Voucher Spcdmen Collroion of Scolytidae the Canadian Collection or jn Ottawa, researchcrs on ecolog,y, of a rc reque:sttd save a or the specimern used in thcir and scnd spec:imcns mc addrcs.s btlow. All

samc manner a.s in the geoera..l collec-rion. The vouche< wiiL be hown·er, and labelled pubJic:a.

erc., in 10 regular spcdmcn labels. Spcdmens sen1 sbould be moun1ed and fully labclled sincc only is availablc here. Specimcns will be loaned 10 qualified researc:h whcn requested. ln publi.shcd should publish a voucher spcdmens are a1 C.N.C. lf any qu<S·

arisc: 10 send, by (197S) should be sulttd or me for

Robinson's concluding be upo11 and hc:rc:. indeed a ll :a 10 use common names,

valid and r.....-eh and published voucher spcdmens. ln manyc:ases is 100 10 go back and is

to rescarch and to in.still thc concc:pts of aood and use or spccimens in minds of

of are bei:n& sen1 10 known researeh workors Ln world. aJ.so be sent to as their btcomt known

my

Francoeur, 1976. BuU. Soc. Canada8 (2): 23. 2. 1975. Bull. Soc. Amer. 21 (2): 9S·98. 3. G.N. 1970. Can. 102 (9): 1139·1163. 4. Lloyd, Misc. Publ., Mus. ZooL .• Mich. 130.95 pp.

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5. Lloyd,J.E. ondT.J . Walker. 1967.Sciencel58: 1525. 6. Oman, 1972. lnt. Org. Blo. Cont., Western Hcmispherc: Scc. 4: 4-S. 1. L.L. 1975. Bull. Soc. Amer. 21 (2): 91-93. 8. Robinson, Bull. Soc. Amer. 21 (3): 157·159. 9. Townes, .. Sec. 4-5.

D.E. Rescarch

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Onwio OC6

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PJLOT fOR SURVEY OfTHE INSECYS Of CANADA

summary continucs thc of quartcrly on Pilot

of tk

lnttrim pro{J05(11

The proposal (sec Bu/1. ent. Soc. Con. 10 18) was or Study as a and hou.se for informatioo,

and a.s a forum for di.scussion and of in and m--proposal was considered by or

meeting on February 27, 1978, by Dr . F.L. McEwen, Dr. K.G. Mr. J.A. Do"A'nes and Dr. Danks, thc and by Dr. D.F. represent-ing the Biological Council or Conada. age.ncies Agriculture Canada, Research Minlstry of for Scitnce and Technology,

of Scienees, Parks and Supply and Services as "'dl a.s the ror Canada submittcd brief for use at meet.ing.

praise wa.s expressed for the ideas, and work in the Study, the showed that there was far Jlttle financ.ial in-

propos4/

Thc Society thercfore prepared a proposal for a ofwork, was relatcd Biologica1 Thls and of knowledge on

and as an and 1978.

The Study had shown considered nonhern Canada, nonh-west, be that area of the most in need of first

step in of the area would draw North American and Euro-pean on and on the factors that innuence them. Such a would be timely as man's of the northlands momentum. The

therefore undmake a m-.jor scicntific of the composition. function and of a com-

be a July 1978 un-March 31, 1980.

Thi.s is presently considertd by govcrnment.

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Tbinl of Sdtndfk Commilltt

Tht Pilot mttting of place on 16-17 March, 1978.

were htld basis of a of or especially 1he draf1 recommendatioos conwoed plans ror

durin& period Pilol were a\10 discussed. On of 17 1978, the Committee met with of

leadins especially a helpful exchange of on recommcnda·

brlef supplement the ... based on additional in-submltted as a result or thc wide of the Hst, was

scn1 oul a1 end of 1978. few 10 Q[ rtquests for ... was at thc same

Thc for and Jts (59 nearly some becn delayed. is wi\1 be

published early in 1979 as Mtmoir of Socicty of Canada.

Flnal Rtpo<t

The ealled ror by \s being prepared ror submis-sion by end of June, when ends. This repon will an of resources needs and Canada. thc suc-

of effons, aod in earlier articles.

The wiH make numeroas as caHed for by Pilo'" concerning scope. form and roles of a thc

roic of Parks or Canada in a. Bioloaleal of of Canada, and the of a banK for

or and conclusions of that will be madc to member> in due eoursc and Annual Mecting of Soci•·

Project 102

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PERSONALIA

Dr. Canada, Summerland, B.C., Ciba-Gcigy Award for Research in of E.S.A., November 1977.

New Canada: Ltroux, ASSI>tant (Racarch); J.J. Dirtctor General, :Eastern Rqion; W. Dircctor General,

R. for Protection.

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INTERNA COMMISSION ZOOLOGICAL TURE ANNOUNC EM ENT

The requ.ired nocice given of possible u.se of plenary by lncernational Commission on Nomenc1ature following names by case number: (see Bu/1. Zool. 34, pan 3, 9 1977).

2199 Pongonfa Bigot, 18$7: designation as of 186S(Insec1a, TABANIDAE).

2209 Linnaeus, 1758 for of tion or

2.217 Shiino, 1936 (Crustacea, l sopoda): under the pawers.

Bull. Zool. Nom. 34, pan 4, FebNary, 1978).

Comments should be (i f possible six of of publication of this Bu/1, Zool. Nom. 34. 3-4), case number

R.V.

Commission on Zoologjcal c/o British Museum Cromwcll Road, LONDON, SW7 580,

Those carly will be published in the Bulletin or Zoolosical Nomenclature.

Th< foUowina (listed by number) have published recently by the Commiuion on Nomen<:lature.

34, 3, 9 1971

Opinlon 1093 (p. 143)

1094 (p. 147)

Oplnlon 1096 (p. 155)

Apis Fabriclus, 1787 designation under the powas

of a

Refusal or to the fo11owina on th< Official or Family-Group Names in Zooloay:

61 Kelloag, 1896 (lnsecta: Mallophaga)

139 PYR.ALIDA.E Latreille, 1809 (Jnsecta: l..epidoptera)

199 1852 l..epidoptera)

200 Kellhack, 1909 (Crustacea, Phyllopoda)

213 TRETASPINAE 1941 (frilobita)

Eich1er, 1941 (lnsec18:

Psednura longicornis, Sjostedt, 1920 desianation und<r plenary paw<rs.

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Opinion 1099 164) & Wheeler, 1942 (lnsecta. of;

1901, of.

Volume 34, 4, 18 1978

203)

1103 218)

Opinion IIOS 234)

Opinion 1106 237)

of Mu= frit Linnaous. 1758, of Bcck..-, 1909

CHLOROPI DAE).

of nine names in family (lnsecta,

of a for Lonomia Walktr, 1855

of the generic name Rhopolum 1829(1nsecta,

The Commission cannot

MEMOIRS OF SOCJE'fY OF

104. Feeding and mating in the (Dipttra) by J Downes.62pp. luued 1978.

Revislon of the subfomily SphatridiiMe oj Mtxico (Coltoptera: Hydrophilidat) by 292 luued 4 1978.

106. revislon the North (Coltopttra: rhe Halda Keen, Hatch, ond Eudtctoldts new gtnus, 2. The

J.M. 87 luued 19

ERRATUM

R 104, The Society of 60, followios line 16, moment of isa a«q><or of prey and probably all is done by males before sptdfic

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1978. for Wildlife. The of Canada. Press. + 283 $19.95.

Union ror of Sociallnsects. 1m. Prooeedioss of the 8th Congress, Waaenin.gen, The Centre ror Publishing and

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Annual New JtrS<Y Con· 1976. of and disease 1975. Helen

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education. Gerard D. Chairman, S.f.I.W.C., and Highway, LA 73160.

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