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    The Mel itto log ist s Newsletter

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    Charles D. Michener

    Entom,logical Museum, Snow Hall

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    L ~ w P @ A c @ansas 66045

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    February, 1986

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    CURRENT PROJECTS: P h y l o g e n e t i c

    a n a l y s i s o f s u b g e n e r a o f Nom ada; c o m p a r a ti v e m orp ho lo gy o f r e p r o d u c t i v e t r a c t

    o f f e m a l e no ma dine^.^

    Wehael Arduser ( D e p a r tm e n t o f B i o l o g y , U n i v e r s i t y o f M i s s o u r i - S t . L o u i s ,

    8001 N at u ra l Br idg e Road, St . L ou is , M is so ur i 6312 1, U.S.A.) . CURRENT

    PROJECTS: 1 ) C h a r a c t e r i z a t i o n , r e l a t i o n s h i p s , a n d d i s t r i b u t i o n o f s u b g e n e ra

    a nd s p e c i e s g r o u p s o f N e a r c t i c S p he co d es ; p l a n ni n g t o r e v i s e t h e N e a r c t i c

    s p e c i e s ,

    as

    well as c l a r i f y / h y p o t h e s i z e r e l a t i o n s h i p s among t h e s u bg e n er a /s p p .

    g r o u p s o f S p h e c o d e s a t t h e w o rl d l e v e l ; 2 ) Osmia o f t h e e a s t e r n US a nd e a s t e r n

    C an ad a; 3 ) b e e s o f t h e O za rk a r e a a nd t h e

    Great L a k e s a r e a ; 4 ) o v e r w i n t e r i n g

    s i t e

    s e l e c t i o n i n h a l i c t i n e s e n HELP: L o c a t i o n s o f S p h e co d e s t y p e s ( no n- No rt h

    A m e ri ca n s p p . ) a n d E u p e t e r s i a t y p e s .

    We

    Scott bruster ( D e pa r tm e n t o f B i ol o gy , F i s h e r i e s a n d W i l d l i f e a nd

    I n s t i t u t e o f A r c t i c B i o lo g y , U n i v e r s i t y o f A l as k a, F a i r b a n k s , A la sk a

    9977 5-01 80, U.S.A.). CURRENT PROJECTS: 1) Bi og eo gr ap hy and s y s t e m a t i c s of

    t h e b e e f a u n a of A l a s k a; 2) Bee p o l l i n a t i o n o f D a le ch a m pi a ( E u p h o r b i a c e a e ) ; 3 )

    P o l l i n a t i o n o f C l u s i a ( G u t t i f e r a e ) ; 4 ) R es in c o l l e c t i o n a nd u s e by b e e s e w

    HELP: D e t e r m i n a t i o n s o f b e e s o f f a m i l i e s M e g a c h i l i d a e , H a l i c t i d a e ,

    An dren idae , An tho pho rida e, Co l l e t id a e from Alask a. GENERAL: Made ann ual

    c o l l e c t i n g t r i p i n i n t e r i o r A la sk a, e s p e c i a l l y i n s t ep p e h a b i t a t s on

    s o u th - f ac i n g b l u f f s a nd i n op en f l o o d p l a i n h a b i t a t s . We re comi ng up w i t h

    l o t s o f new r e c o r d s o f s o l i t a r y b e e s i n A la sk a. M ore d e t a i l s s h o u ld b e

    a v a i l a b l e l a t e r on.

    Emfque Asenslo de

    l a

    Sierra

    ( A g r i c u l t u r a l R e s e a r c h S e r v i c e , A p a rt ad o 7 33 ,

    47080 V a ll ad o l i d , SPAIN). CURRENT PROJECTS: w P o ll i n a t io n o f o rc h ar d s by w il d

    b e e s (Osmia c o r n u t a an d r e l a t e d s p e c i e s ) ; c o n t r o l o f p a r a s i t e s o f M e ga ch ile

    r o t u n d a t a i n S p a in ; p o l l i n a t i o n p a t t e r n s o f s u n fl o w er a nd c o l z a ; g e n e r a l

    k no w le dg e of t h e S p a n is h b e e f au n a . HELP: I d e n t i f i c a t i o n s , e s p e c i a l l y o f

    p a r a s i t e s b e l o n gi n g t o f a m i l i e s a nd o r d e r s o t h e r t h a n A po ide a.

    Ricardo

    Ayala

    jas ( ~ s t a c i 6 n e g i o l o g f a Chamela, UNAM A p a r t a d o P o s t a l

    21 , 48980 Sa n P a t r i c i o , J a l i s c o , MEXICO). CURRENT PROJECTS: 1) Fau na de

    a b e j a s d e l a ~ s t a c i 6 n e ~ i o l o g f a Chamela, UNAM. 2 ) B i o l o g i a d e D i a d a s i a

    k n a b ia n a C o c k e r e l l . 3 ) ~ i o l o g f a d e X ylo co pa m ex ic an oru m C o c k e r e l l . 4 ) E l

    g g n er o D e l t o p t i l a e n ~ 6 x i c o . HELP ~ d e n t i f i c a c i b n d e e sp ec im e ne s;

    l i t e r a t u r a e n g e n e ra l s o b r e ta xo no mfa y b i o l o g fa .

    D B er ( S t . J o h n ' s C o l l e g e , Oxfo rd OX1 3J P , UNITED KINGDOM). CURRENT

    PROJECTS: Re vis io n of ty p e m a te r ia l of F. S m it h; g e n e r i c r e v i s i o n o f Old

    W o rld b e e s ; c o m p l e ti n g r e v i s i o n o f s e v e r a l a n t h o p h o r i n e g e n e r a e n HELP: L i s t s

    o f d e s i d e r a t a a v a i l a b l e ; C k l l . ' D e s c r i p t i o n s a nd r e c o r d s . . . ' (A nn. Mag. N at.

    H i ~ t . ) . ~ GENERAL: Some y e a rs re s i d e n c e and c o l l e c t i n g SW Asia, mor -e r ecen t l y

    M a l a y s ia ; h a v e n um ero us p ro x y c o l l e c t o r s , e s p e c i a l l y i n

    W A s i a a n d I n d i a .

    rows ( D e p a rt m e n t o f B i o l o g y , G e or ge to w n U n i v e r s i t y , 3 7 t h a n d

    0 S t r e e t s N. W

    ,

    Washington, D.C. 20057, U. S. A. CURRENT PROJECTS: F in e

    s t r u c t u r e o f D u f o u r t s g l a n d s o f

    Osmia

    c o r n i f r o n s , Mate c h o ic e i n C o l l e te s

    t h o r a c i c u s .

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    sw nhe

    Y.T.

    Batra

    ( S y s t e m a t i c En to m ol og y L a b o r a t o r y , B u i l d i n g 4 76 ,

    Be1t s v i l l e A g r i c u l t u r a l R es ea rc h C e n te r ,

    USDA

    Be1 s v i l l e , M a ry la nd 2 0 70 5 ,

    U.S.A.). CURRENT PROJECTS: n B io sy st e m at ic s of No rth American D i a l i c t u s ,

    A ndrena, C o l l e t e s s p p ., e s p e c i a l l y p o l l i n a t o r s o f c r op s . I d e n t i f i c a t i o n o f

    Af r i c a n i z e d h o n ey b e e s. HELP: Nee d s a m p le s ( c a . 5 0 b e e s e a c h , in c l u d in g

    d r o n e s , q u e e n

    i f

    p o s s i b l e ) o f p r es er v ed A f r i c a n ( A pi s m e l l i f e r a s c u t e l l a t a ) ,

    A f r i c a n i z e d ( L a t i n A m e ri ca ) a nd v a r i o u s r a c e s o f E ur op ea n h o n ey b ee s t o

    c a l i b r a t e i n st ru m e nt s f o r i d e n t i f i c a t i o n s e r v i c e e n

    Luci Rolandi Bego

    (D epto . E c ol o gia , I n s t i t u t o de ~ i o c i h c i a s ,U n i v e r s i d a d e

    d e S so Pa ul o, CEP - 11461

    -

    Sgo P a u lo ( S P ) , BRASIL). CURRENT PROJECTS:

    E co lo gy o f b e e s ; b i o lo g y o f H a l i c t i d a e ; b e h a vi o u r ( H a l i c t i d a e a nd

    M elipo nina e) . HELP: L i t e r a t u r e and i d e n t i f i c a t i o n s . GENERAL: We have now a

    small c o l l e c t i o n o f b e e s f ro m Sa o P a ul o an d o t h e r a r e a s .

    Darvin

    Beig (Depto .

    d e

    B io l o gi a , I n s t i t u t o d e ~ i o c i h c i a s ,UNESP - Campus

    d e R i o C l a r o , Cx. P o s t a l 17 8 , 13 50 0 - Ri o C l a r o , SP, BRASIL). CURRENT

    PROJECTS: S o c i a l r e g u l a t i o n i n b e e s: s t u d y o f t h e i n t e r r e l a t i o n s b et w ee n

    a m b i e n t a l e f f e c t s , en d o c r i n e s ys te m a c t i v i t y a nd d ev el op m en t o f o v a r i e s a nd

    g l a n d u l a r s y s te m i n w o r k e r b e e s e w HELP: n e ed r e p r i n t s .

    Nina

    H.

    Blagoveschenskaya

    ( D i v i s i o n o f Z o o lo g y , U l ya no v sk y P e d a g o g i c a l

    I n s t i t u t e , U l y an ov sk , 4 32 70 0, U. S.S.

    R. .

    CURRENT PROJECTS: F i e l d

    i n v e s t i g a t i o n s a nd p r o c e s s in g o f c o l l e c t e d m a t e r i a l ; t e x t bo o k o n 'T he E co lo gy

    o f W ild S o l i t a r y B ee s an d t h e i r P r o t e c t i o n T

    i s

    r e a d y f o r p u b l i c a t i ~ n . ~ HELP:

    Need new a p o id p u b l i c a t i o n s W w GENERAL: E v e ry y e a r t a k e p a r t i n

    e x p e d i t i o n s r e l a t i n g t o a p ro gram c on ce rn ed w i t h t h e f o r m a ti o n o f p r o t e c t e d

    t e r r i t o r i e s , w here s t ud y n a t u r a l c o l o n i e s o f b ee s and t h e i r b i o l o g i c a l

    i n t e r r e l a t i o n s h i p s W n

    Padre

    Bruno Bonelli

    ( I t a l i a n Na t io n a l Academy o f E n to mo lo g y,

    Via

    A v i s i o

    11,

    3 8 03 3 C a v a l e s e ( T r e n t o ) , ITA LY). GENERAL: My l a s t f i e l d t r i p ( f i v e y e a r s

    a g o )

    was

    t o B o l i v i a w he re c o l l e c t e d

    a

    n um ber o f A n t h o p h or i d a e; t h e y a s y e t

    h av e n o t b ee n i d e n t i f i e d .

    Derek K.

    Broemeling

    (Be e B io lo g y

    &

    S y s t e m a t i c s Lab, U ta h S t a t e U n i v e r s i t y ,

    Logan, Utah 84322-53 10,

    U.

    S oA.

    .

    CURRENT PROJECTS: R e v i s i o n s o f Nomada

    sub ge ner a Nomadita =C allin om ada and Pachynomada. HELP: nSpecim ens o f

    Callinomada, Pachynomada and similar fo rms ,

    Robert

    t;

    Brooks

    (Entomological Museum, Snow

    Hall

    U n i v e r s i t y o f K a n s a s ,

    Lawrence, Ka nsas 66045,

    U.

    S. A. . CURRENT PROJECTS: R e v is io n o f t h e

    A n t h o p ho r i ni w o r ld w i de ; r e v i s i o n o f t h e N om adinae a nd v a r i o u s h a l i c t i d

    groups. HELP:

    1

    w ould l i k e t o s e e an y h ai ry - ey e d h a l i c t i d s fro m h ig h

    a l t i t u d e s i n t h e

    New

    W orld t r o p i c s i n c l u d i n g M ex ico, t h e c o n t i n e n t a l d i v i d e i n

    C e n t r a l A m er ic a a n d t h e A nd es a n d a d j o i n i n g m o u n t a i n r a n g e s i n S o u t h A m e r ic a ,

    Any D e l t o p t i l a ( A n t h o ph o r i da e , H a b r o p o d i n i ) t h a t a ny o ne h a s w o ul d b e

    a p p re c ia t ed t o be l o an e d t o

    me

    f o r s tu d y.

    Denis

    J

    Brothers

    (De p a r tme n t o f E nto mo lo g y , U n i v e r s i ty o f Natal P,O. Box

    37 5, P i e t e r m a r i t z b u r g , 32 00 SOUTH AFRICA). CURRENT PROJECTS: w B io lo g y an d

    m o r p h o l o g i c a l

    a d a p t a t i o n s o f R e di vi va s p e c i e s i n S o ut h er n A f r i c a ( M e l i t t i d a e ) ,

    Stephen L

    Buc (USDA-ARS, C a rl Hayden Bee Re sea rch C en te r, 2000 E a st

    Al len Road, Tucson , Arizon a 85721 , U. S A. CURRENT PROJECTS:

    1

    Co mp a ra t iv e

    p o l l i n a t i o n e f f i c i e n c y of Solanum b e e p o l l i n a t o r s . 2 ) D e t e rm i n a ti o n o f

    mg

    N /bee o r p o l l e n g r a i n s n ee de d t o make a b e e an d k i l o s o f p o l l e n n e ed ed p e r

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    h e c t a r e by s o l i t a r y b e e s a nd h on ey b e e s i n S. A r i zo n a v s . N e o t r o p i c s . 3 )

    N u t r i t i o n a l e c o l o g y o f M e l i p o n a a n d T r i g o n a ( w i t h D W Roubik) . 4 ) E c o lo g y o f

    t h e v u l t u r e b e e ( T r i go n a hy po ge a) w i t h D W R o u b ik ) . 5 ) M e t a b o l i c f a t e o f

    f l o r a l v o l a t i l e s s e q u e s t e r e d by e u g l o s s i n e s . 6 ) T h e rm o r eg u la t or y p h y s io l o g y o f

    b e e s ( X yl oc op a, A p is , C e n t r i s ) . 7 ) C o m pa ra ti ve p o l l i n a t i o n e f f i c i e n c y o f A p is

    v s . n a t i v e be e s

    as

    p o l l i n a t o r s u s i ng t h e S p ea r s p o l l i n a t i o n e f f i c i e n c y i nd ex .

    8 )

    F l o r a l b i o l o g y a nd c he m ic al e co l o g y o f o i l - c o l l e c t i n g b e e s ( C e n t r i s ,

    E p i c h a r i s ) o n t r o p i c a l p l a n t g e n e r a ( A s p i ca r p a, J a n u s i a , K r am e ri a, M a l pi g hi a,

    M a sc ag ni a) . 9 ) M e t a b o li c c o n v e r s i o n e f f i c i e n c y o f t u r n i n g f o od n i t r o g e n a nd

    o t h e r f o o d s t u f f s

    (e.g. ,

    l i p i d s , s t a r c h ) i n t o b ee body n i t r o g e n . 1 0 ) N e st in g

    b i o l o g y o f D ia d as i a C e n t r i ~ . ~ ELP: w Need d a t a o n f l o r a l s o n i c a t i o n ( b u z z

    p o l l i n a t i o n ) by a ny b e e s o n f l o w e r s h a v i n g b o t h p o r i c i d a l a nd n o n- po ro se

    a n t h e r d e h i s c e n c e . Need d a t a o n d r y w e i g h t s o f b e e s a nd d r y

    w t s

    o f p o l l e n

    p r o v i s i o n s f o r as many s o l i t a r y b e e t a x a a s p o s s i b l e . Need p o l l e n l o a d s f ro m

    s o l i t a r y b e e s c o n t a i n i ng s t a r c h y p o l l e n a nd f e c e s from i mm at ur es t h a t f e d o n

    s t a r c h y p o l l e n e n GENERAL: w R e c e n t l y s p e n t tw o w e ek s i n h i g h l a n d s o f C h i a p a s

    d o i n g som e g e n e r a l c o l l e c t i n g . H i g h l i g h t o f t r i p w as v i s i t i n g S i m oj o ve l a nd

    T o t o l a p a a nd b u y i ng c r u d e u n p o l i s h e d a m be r d i r e c t l y f ro m t h e m i n e r s , Am

    i n t e r e s t e d i n a n yo ne w i t h e x t e n s i v e c o l l e c t i o n s o f am ber c o n t a i n in g b e e s

    ( e s p e c i a l l y n o n - s t i n g l e s s b e e s o l d e r t h a n M i oc en e) .

    W i l l

    s o o n b e b u y in g

    k i l o g r a m l o t s o f a mb er fro m b o t h S i m o j o v el a nd T o t o l a p a o n a r e g u l a r b a s i s .

    W i l l in g t o t r a d e and s e l l a m b e r w i t h o t h e r c o l l e c t o r s . w

    Ilo ( D e pa r tm e n t o f B i o l o g y, F a c u l t a d d e F i l o s o f i a , C i g n c i a s e

    L e t r a s d e ~ i b e i r h r e t o , USP, 1 4 , 1 0 0 , R i b e i r b P r e t o , S go P a u l o , BR ASIL).

    CURRENT PROJECTS: 1 ) The n es t i n g b i o l og y and be hav ior o f Xylocopa f r o n t a l i s ,

    X ~ r i s e s c e n s n d X s u s p e c t a . 2 ) f o o d n i c h e o f Bom bus a t r a t u s a n d

    g

    morio .

    3 B i o n o m i c al a s p e c t s o f L i t h u r g u s co ru m ba e an d

    G.

    n u b e r i .

    J a e s He

    Cane

    (De p a r tme n t o f Z o o lo gy /E nto mo lo g y , Au bu rn U n i v e r s i t y ,

    Auburn, Alabama 368 49, U.S.A.). CURRENT PROJECTS: 1 ) P o l l i n a t i o n ec ol og y of

    L e sp e de z a c u n e a t a ( F a b a ce a e ) a nd p o l l e n - h a r v e s t i n g e f f i c i e n c y of t s a p o i d

    v i s i t o r s . 2 ) P o l l i n a t i o n o f V ac cin iu m a s h e i by w i l d b ee s. 3) O l i g o l e c t y ,

    p o l le n - ha r v es t in g and p o l l i n a t i o n e f f i c i e n c i e s o f v i s i t i n g w i l d b e es a t

    S ol an um e l e a g n i f o l i u m ( w i t h S t e v e B uch mann ). 4 ) C h e m o s y s t em a t i c s o f t h e

    A n t h o p h o ri d a e. 5 E c o lo g y v s . p h y lo g en y f o r e x p l a i n i n g t h e t a x o no m i c

    d i s t r i b u t i o n s o f D u f o u r ts g l a nd l i p i d s o f b e e s e w HELP: wNeed s o i l t e x t u r e s

    a nd m o i s t u r e s o f s u b s t r a t e o f g r o u nd - n e st i n g b ee s. T i p s o n e s t a b l i s h i n g a nd

    m a i n t a i n i n g D i a l i c t u s v e r s a t u s and M e g ac hi le c on ci nn a. I d e n t i t i e s o f b e e s

    c o l l e c t e d f o r a g i n g a t n a t i v e L e sp e de z aa n

    n (De p a r tme n t o f E n to mo lo g y a n d A p p l i e d E c o lo g y , U n i v e r s i ty

    o f Delaware, Newark, Dela ware 197 1 7 ,

    U

    S.

    A

    .

    CURRENT PROJECTS: w P o l l i n a t i o n

    o f c u c u r b i t s ; A p oi de a o f D e la w ar e a nd m id A t l a n t i c s t a t e s ; A f r i c a n i z e d h on ey

    b e e i n C e n t r a l America.

    Kenneth Y Cooper ( D e pa r tm e n t o f B i o lo g y , U n i v e r s i t y o f C a l i f o r n i a ,

    R i v e r s i d e , C a l i f o r n i a 92 52 1,

    U

    S.

    A

    CURRENT PROJECTS: w I n t e r s e x u a l i t y

    f re q ue n cy i n n a t u r a l p o p u l a t i o n s; i n t e r a c t i o n s o f m e g a c h i l i d s a nd L o tu s ;

    n e s t i n g

    a l g o r i t h m s e w

    Wollin

    E eoville

    (D iv i s io n o f E n to mo lo g y a n d P a ra s i to lo g y , 20 1 We llman

    H a l l , U n i v e r s i t y o f C a l i f o r n i a , B e r k e l ey , C a l i f o r n i a 9 47 20 , U S. A

    .

    CURRENT

    PROJECT: Behav ior and eco l ogy of C e n t r is (A ntho pho rida e) .

    Robin rwe ( D e pa r tm e n t o f Z o o lo gy , U n i v e r s i t y o f t h e W i t w a t e r s r a n d , 1 J a n

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    Smuts Ave. , Joh ann esb urg , 2001 SOUTH AFRICA). CURRENT PROJECTS:

    I

    I n v e s t i g a t i o n o f t h e p he ro mo ne s o f A p is m c a p e n s i s a n d

    A

    g s c u t e l l a t a . 2 )

    I n v e s t i g a t i o n o f s o c i a l s t r u c t u r e a nd l a y i n g w o rk er p r o d u ct i on i n A pis g

    c a p e n s i s ( w i t h M. A l l s o p p ) . 3 ) S t u d i e s o n p he ro mo ne s a n d n e s t a r c h i t e c t u r e of

    T r i g o n a .

    4

    S t u d i e s of s o c i a l s t r u c t u r e i n a l l o d a p in e b e es ( w i t h

    C.A .

    Gordon) .

    Earle A ross ( D e p a r tm e n t o f B i o l o g y , U n i v e r s i t y o f A la ba ma , T u s c a l o o s a ,

    Alabama 35486, U. S. A.

    .

    CURRENT PROJECTS: N es ti ng bi o lo g y of Andre na f l e x a

    h o p e f u l l y I w i l l be a b l e t o f i n i s h t h i s i n 1 986.

    R H Crozier

    (S ch oo l o f Zoo logy, U n iv er si ty of New So uth Wales, P.O. Box

    1 , K e n s i n g t o n , New S o u th W ale s, AUSTRALIA 2 0 3 3 ) . CURRENT PROJECTS:

    R e l a t e d n e s s a nd p o p u l a t i o n s t r u c t u r e i n a n t s a nd b e e s . HELP: 1

    am

    a l w a y s

    i n t e r e s t e d i n c o l l a b o r a t i v e e f f o r t s o n s o c i a l i n s e c t b io lo gy .

    nd da Cruz Land (D ep ar tm en to d e B i o lo g i a , I n s t i t u t o de ~ i o c i 6 n c i a s

    d e R io C l a r o , U n i v e rs i d ad e E s t a d u a l P a u l i s t a J u l i o d e M e s q ui ta F i l h o , 1 3.5 00

    R i o C l a ro ,

    S ~ O

    aulo, BRASIL). CURRENT PROJECTS: S tu d ie s on t e r g a l g l an d s of

    M e l ip o n in a e; s t u d i e s on a p o i d o v a g e n e s i s a nd s p e r m a t o g e n e s i s ; s t u d i e s o n

    d i g e s t i v e t r a c t u l t r a s t r u c t u r e . n HELP: I d e n t i f i c a t i o n s o f M e li po nin ae .

    ~ o s 6 Ricardo Cure ( D e p a r t a m e n t o d e Z o o l o g i a , U n i v e r s i d a d e F e d e r a l d o

    pa ra ng , C ai xa P os t a l 3034 , 80 .000 C u r i t i b a , Pa r ang , BRASIL) . CURRENT

    PROJECTS: Community ec olo gy of be es of ~ a r a n a '

    Sta te ,

    s o u t h e r n Brasi l ;

    h a l i c t i d s y s te m a t ic s ( r e v i s i o n o f P s e u d a g a p o s t e m ~ n ) . ~

    Giancarlo Bicciardelli DqAlbore ( I n s t i t u t o d i E nto mo lo gia A g r a ri a ,

    U n i v e r s i t a d e g l i S t u d i d i P e r u g i a , B orgo XX Giugno, 06 100 P er u gi a, ITALY).

    CURRENT PROJECTS: Bornbus i n c e n t r a l I t a l y ( e t h o l o g y , f o r a g i n g , p o l l i n a t i o n ) ;

    p o l l i n a t i o n o f C a rt hamus , B ra s s i ca , C aps icum, H edysarum, So l anum, Med icago .

    Howell V

    Daly

    ( D e p a r t m e n t o f E n t o m o l o g i c a l S c i e n c e s , U n i v e r s i t y o f

    C a l i f o r n i a , B e r k e le y , C a l i f o r n i a 9 47 20 , U. S. A. . CURRENT PROJECTS: R e v is io n

    o f C e r a t i n a a nd a l l i e s i n A f r i c a , M a d ag a sc ar , a nd C e n t r a l A m eric a.

    Morphomet r ic t e ch n i qu es f o r i d en t i f y i n g A f r i c an i ze d honey bees . GENERAL:

    D a l y c a l l s a t t e n t i o n t o a n o t h e r new n e w s l e t t e r , A f r i c a n i z e d B ee Newsw v o l . 1 ,

    no. 1 , Sep t . 18, 1 98 5, p u b l i s h e d by t h e D i v i s i o n o f P l a n t I n d u s t r y , C a l i f o r n i a

    D epa r t men t o f Food and A gr i cu l t u r e ,

    1220 N S t r e e t , S ac ra m en to , C a l i f o r n i a

    9581 4 U. S. A. ( m o st ly w r i t t e n i n E n g l i s h ) .

    Holger H.

    Dathe

    ( Ak ad em ie d e r W i s s e n s c h a f t e n d e r DDR , F o r s c h u n g s s t e l l e f i r

    W i r b e l t i e r f o r s c h u n g

    i m

    T i e r p a r k B e r l i n ) ,

    DDR

    - 1 1 3 6 B e r l i n , Am T i e r p a r k 1 2 5 ,

    EAST GERMANY ) . CURRENT PROJECT: H yl ae us fa u n a o f M on go lia .

    k Deyrup

    (A rchbo l d B i o l o g i ca l S t a t i o n , P.O. Box 2057 , Lake P l ac i d ,

    F l o r i d a 3 3 8 5 2 , U. S. A. . CURRENT PROJECTS: 1 I n v e n t o r y o f b e e s a t ABS ( 6 5

    sp p. t o d a t e ) , l i s t a v a i l a b l e . 2 ) B i og e o gr a ph ic r e l a t i o n s h i p s o f b e e f a u n a o f

    ABS.

    3

    S e a so n a l f l i g h t p a t t e r n s a nd r e l a t i v e a bu nd an ce from y e ar t o y e a r o f

    c e r t a i n s p e c i e s ( 18 s p p. ) t a ke n r e g u l a r l y i n M a la is e t r a p s i n s an d p i n e

    s c r u b . 4 ) S l o w l y a c c u m u l a t i n g p o l l i n a t i o n r e c o r d s . 5 ) N o te s o n C a u p o l ic a n a

    e l e c t a a t A BSen HELP: 1 am i n t e r e s t e d i n j o i n t p r o j e c t s , s uc h as compar ing

    f a u n a f r o m d i f f e r e n t s i t es o r a r e a s ( e . g ., p i n e b a r r e n s v s . F l o ra d a s c r u b ) o r

    d i f f e r e n c e s i n s e a s o n a l i t y b et we en ABS b e e s a nd same s p e c i e s f a r t h e r n o r th .

    GENERAL: Summary of ABS bee faun a: g en e ra l l y de pa up era te , i n s p i t e of

    i n f i n i t e s u p p ly o f d e e p s a n d f o r b ur ro w s. A nd re na a nd C o l l e t e s o n l y

    r e p r e s e n t e d b y a few s p e c i e s e a c h , p r o b a bl y b e c a u se t h e r e a r e no m a s si v e

    f l o r a l p r od u ct io n s t o s u p p o rt s p e c i a l i s t s p e c i e s .

    A

    few s c a t t e r e d f l o w e r s

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    t h ro u g h o u t t h e y e a r may s u p p o r t a r e l a t i v e l y small g e n e r a l i s t b ee f a u n a o w

    Fokelbne I D i n g 1s ( N a t u u r h i s t o r i s c h M useum, B o s q u e t p l e i n 7 ,

    6211 K J M a a s t r i c h t , THE NETHERLANDS). CURRENT PROJECTS: S ur vey o f t h e b e e

    f a u n a o f S ur in am . HELP: May n e ed h e l p i n i d e n t i f y i n g c e r t a i n g r o u p s o f l o c a l

    b e e s , e g h a l i c t i d s . A l s o n ee d r e p r i n t s on t h e W e s te rn H em is ph er e f a u n a .

    l i fton Dfxon (Depa r tment of Geography, Texas A M U n i v e r s i t y , C o l l e g e

    S t a t i o n , Texas 77843-31 47 , U S o CURRENT PROJECTS: C u r r e n t l y

    am

    i n v e s t i g a t i n g t h e r o l e o f b e e s i n t h e a g r i c u l t u r a l e co lo g y o f M ix te c, Nahua,

    a nd T l ap an e co I n d i a n s o f t h e s o u t h e r n s ierras of Mexico, t a p p e a r s t h a t

    b e ek e ep i ng h a s b ee n v e r y i m p o r t a n t t o I n d i a n a g r i c u l t u r e ( ev e n b e f o r e t h e

    i n t r o d u c t i o n o f A p i s t o t h e New W o rld ) a n d t h a t som e f o r m s o f a g r i c u l t u r e

    c o u ld n 't e x i s t w i t ho u t t h e p o l l i n a t i o n a c t i v i t i e s o f A pis and m e l i p ~ n i n e s , ~

    HELP: Any l i t e r a t u r e o n s t i n g l e s s b e e s a n d s t i n g l e s s b e e k ee p in g w o uld b e

    h e l p f u l . GENERAL:

    1 am

    c o n s t a n t l y c o l l e c t i n g i n v a r i o u s r e g i o n s o f M exico

    a nd r e c e n t l y s p e n t 2 m on th s c o l l e c t i n g i n many p a r t s o f C o s t a R ic a.

    w i l l

    be

    c o l l e c t i n g i n M exico a nd C e n t r a l A merica f o r many y e a r s t o come. I n t h i s a r e a

    am c o n s t a n t l y i n c o n t a c t w i t h b i o l o g i s t s an d f r e q u e n t l y come a c r o s s t h o s e

    o b s c u r e a r t i c l e s a n d

    items

    o f i n t e r e s t t o A me ric an r e s e a r c h e r s . M ost o f t h e

    work i s i n S p a ni sh a nd w ould be g l a d t o k ee p my e y e s o p en f o r a n y t h i n g

    s p e c i a l

    t h a t t h e y may b e l o o k i n g f o r .

    Heid E M Dobson ( D e pa r tm e n t o f B o ta n y, U n i v e r s i t y o f C a l i f o r n i a ,

    B e r k e l e y , C a l i f o r n i a

    9 4720,

    U S

    A

    .

    CURRENT PROJECTS: P o s s i b l e r o l e o f

    p o l l e n o d o r i n h o s t p l a n t r e c o g n i t i o n by n ew ly em erg ed o l i g o l e c t i c b e es .

    C om ple te d P ho D: c h e m i c a l l y a n a l y z e d l i p i d s i n p o l l e n c o a t o f 6 0 a n g i os p e r m

    s p e c i e s a nd f ou nd t h a t t h e l i p i d c o m p os it io n v a r i e s b e tw ee n s p e c i e s a nd

    i n c l u d e s v o l a t i l e s . P e rf or m ed c h o i c e p r e f e r e n c e t e s t s o n C o l l e t e s f u l g i d u s

    ( S t e p h e n ) a n d f o un d t h a t n e wl y e m er ge d b e e s show p r e f e r e n c e i n

    f e e di n g r e s po n s e s t o v o l a t i l e s (o d o r s) o f t h e p o l l e n , p o l le n c o a t l i p i d s , and

    f lo w e r s o f t h e s p e c i e s from w hich t h e i r p o l l e n p r o v i s io n s ( i n l a r v a l n e s t

    c e l l s ) w ere c o l l e c t e d . HELP: Need t o l o c a t e n e s t i n g

    s i t e s

    o f o l i g o l e c t i c

    b e e s

    -

    i n p a r t i c u l a r , need t o o b t a i n

    a t l ea st

    30-50 n e s t c e l l s o f a s i n g l e

    s p e c i e s i n o r d e r t o p e rfo rm c ho ic e tests o n n e wl y e m er ge d b e e s ( i n

    l a b o r a t ~ r y ) . ~

    y

    Donovsn

    (En t omol ogy D i v i s i on , D o

    So

    R o L i n c o l n , P r i v a t e Bag,

    C h r i s t c h u r c h . NEW ZEALAND). CURRENT PROJECTS: w P ro p a g a ti o n o f t h e in t ro d u c e d

    r b t u n d a t a a n d Nomia m e l a n d e r i f o r l u c e r n e p o l l i n a t i o n . T axonom y a n d

    f l o w e r r e l a t i o n s h i p s o f n a t i v e b e e s o f New Z e a la n d an d

    N e w

    C a l e d o n i a .

    P o l l i n a t i o n o f k i w i f r u i t w i t h s o l i t a r y b e e s . T r a p -n e s ti n g bum ble b e e s a nd

    n a t i v e H y l a e u s. D e s c r i p t i o n o f n a t i v e c h a l k b r o od f u n g i . HELP: D a t a o n

    s p e c i e s t h a t a r e m an ag ea ble f o r s p e c i f i c c r o p s o w GENERAL: R e ce nt f i e l d t r i p s :

    W th ree s ev er al -w e ek l o n g v i s i t s t o

    New

    C al e do ni a s p e c i f i c a l l y t o c o l l e c t

    n a t i v e b e e s .

    Laurence J.

    Dorr (M i s so ur i B o t an i ca l G arden , P.O. Box 299 , S t . Lo u i s ,

    M is so ur i 63166-029 9, U.S.A.). CURRENT PROJECTS: N es tin g bi ol o gy o f sy m p at ri c

    M e g a c h i li d a e i n C o l or a do ( f i e l d w ork 1 9 8 0 ). HELP: S p ec im e n i d e n t i f i c a t i o n s

    of Rocky Mountain

    Osmia

    and p a r a s i t i c A n t ho p h or id a eO w

    R i o b r d uPPield (Depa r tment of Zoology, 415 C o l l e g e S t r e e t , o , Howard

    U n i v e r s i t y , W a s h i n g t o n , D o

    C.

    20059,

    U

    S. A . HELP: Chemical a n a ly s i s of

    g l a n d u l a r e x t r a c t s b y gas c h r o m a t o g r a p h y - m a s s s p e ~ t r o s c o p y . ~

    dl y ( P l a n t P r o t e c t i o n R e s ea rc h I n s t i t u t e , P r i v a t e Bag X134,

    0001 P r e t o r i a , SOUTH AFRICA). CURRENT PROJECTS: 1) R ev is io n of t h e s o u t h e r n

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    A f r i c a n A n t h o p h o r i n i .

    2 ) C o m p i l a t i o n o f a C a t a l o g u e of t h e B e es o f S u b s a h a r a n

    A f r i c a , i n c l u d i n g I n d i a n O cean I s l a n d s . T h i s w i l l m ost p robab ly be pub l i shed

    i n s e c t i o n s w i t h p r i o r i t y g i v e n t o g r ou p s t h a t hav e b ee n r e c e n t l y r e v i s e d

    ( s u g g e s t i o n s w e l ~ o m e ) . ~ ELP: 1 ) Loan o f s o u t h e r n A f r i c a n A n t ho p ho r in i . 2

    H elp i n t h e a c q u i s i t i o n o f r a r e l i t e r a t u r e o n A f r o t r o p i c a l b ee s . GENERAL:

    H F i el d w ork c o n f i n e d , a l m o s t e x c l u s i v e l y t o S o u t h A f r i c a a nd S o u t h West

    A f r i c a . h av e some t r i p s p la n ne d f o r t h i s

    summer

    and

    w i l l

    write

    a d e t a i l e d

    a c c o u n t a t t h e en d o f o u r summ er, A p r i l o r

    May.

    P. U.

    Ebrer ( K o ns u le n t f u r W i s s e n sc h a f t d e r

    05.

    L a n d e s r e g i e r u n g ,

    K i r c h e n s t r a s s e 9 , A-4040 Puc hena u b e i L in z, AUSTRIA). CURRENT PROJECTS:

    I l l u s t r i e r t e B e st im m u ng st ab el le n d e r H a l i c t u s und L a s i o ~ l o s s u m E u r o pa s m W

    GENERAL: Recen t f i e l d t r i p s : Geb i rge ~ i i deu rop as .

    rt ( D e pa r tm e n t o f E nto mo lo gy , C o r n e l l U n i v e r s i t y , I t h a c a ,

    New York 14853, U.S.A. . CURRENT PROJECTS: Re vis ion o f t h e H a l i c t i d a e of t h e

    C a r i bb e a n ; r e v i s i o n o f D i a l i c t u s o f N or th A m eric a; c o m p a r a ti v e n e s t i n g b i o lo g y

    o f D i a l i c t u s . HELP: Would l i k e t o r e c e i v e H a l i c t i d a e f ro m t h e W est I n d i e s

    (e xc lu di ng Tr in id ad ). GENERAL: C ol le ct ed Apoidea from Bahamas (San

    S a l v a d o r

    ;

    Pu er t o R ico , Dom in ican Repub l i c , and Jam aica i n

    Summer

    1

    985

    c o l l e c t e d Apoidea f rom Rocky Moun ta in B io lo g ic a l Lab and su r ro und in g a re a ,

    Colorado, summers 1983-84.

    rge

    R

    lse

    (Depar tment of Entomology, B r i t i s h Museum (N at ur al

    H i s t o r y ) , Cromwel l Road, London SW7 5BD, UNITED KINGDOM). CURRENT PROJECT:

    1

    am c u r r e n t l y e n ga g ed o n t h e p r e p a r a t i o n o f a R oy al E n t o m o lo g i c al H andbook f o r

    t h e i d e n t i f i c a t i o n o f B r i t i s h a nd I r i s h b e e s (2 62 s p e c i e s , i n c l u d in g 9

    r e c o rd e d f ro m t h e C ha nn el I s l a n d s b u t n o t e l se w h e re i n t h e B r i t i s h I s l e s ) . My

    i n t e r e s t s a r e , how eve r, w o r l d ~ i d e . ~ GENERAL: R ec en t c o l l e c t i n g t r i p s f o r

    a c u l e a t e Hymenoptera i n Sou thern Morocco , Tu n i s i a , Greece , and

    N

    E. Su lawes i

    a s

    a

    p a r t i c i p a n t i n P r o j e c t W a l l a c e .

    Stellan Erlandason

    (S e ct io n of Entomology, Swedesh Museum of N at ur al

    H i s t o r y , Box 50 007, S- 104 0 5 Sto ck ho lm , SWEDEN). CURRENT

    PROJECT:

    Fauna

    Entomologica Sca ndin acic a: Fami ly C o l l e t i d a e m W HELP: In th e museum we have

    a n o l d c o l l e c t i o n o f A m er ic an b e e s c a p t u r e d a b o u t 1 00 y e a r s a g o by B e l f r a g e .

    We n ee d s p e c i e s l i s t s f o r i d e n t i f i c a i t o n .

    Jares R. Estes (Depar tment of Botany and Micro bio logy , U ni ve rs i ty of

    Oklahom a, Norman, Oklahoma 7301

    9

    U S. A CURRENT PROJECTS: w C o e v o lu t io n o f

    p o l l i n a t o r s a nd p r e d a t o r s o f P y rr ho pa p pu s ( A s t e r a c e a e : L a c t u c e a e ) .

    I n t e r a c t i o n o f a n t h o p h i l o u s b e e s o n A p ha no ste ph us s k i r r h o b a s i s ( A s t e r a c e a e :

    As te r ea e) . B io logy o f Hem iha l i c tu s and Andrena verecunda com plexm WHELP:

    I n d e n t i f i c a t i o n s . GENERAL: J i m n o t e s t h a t The L lo yd S h i n n e r s c o l l e c t i o n o f

    a n t h o p h i l o u s i n s e c t s i s now a t t h e Da l l as Museum o f N atu ra l H i s to ry [Texas ].

    cis C. b ns ( D i v i s i o n o f B i o l o g i c a l S c i e n c e s , U n i v e r s i t y of M i ch ig an ,

    Ann A rb or , M ic hi ga n 481 09-107 9, U.S.A.). CURRENT PROJECT:

    1

    have been making

    a n i n v e n t o ry o f t h e b ee fa u n a o f a n o l d f i e l d i n s o u t h e r n M ic hig an ( t h e Edwin

    S G e or ge R e s e rv e , L i v i n g s t o n C o u n t y) , r e c o r d i n g d a t e s w hen e a c h s p e c i e s i s

    f l y i n g a nd w ha t s p e c i e s o f f l o w e r

    i s

    b ein g v i s i t e d . My i n t e r e s t

    is

    t o se e how

    t h e f l o r a l r es ou rc es o f t h e f i e l d are p a r t i t i o n e d among t h e 1 70 b e e s p e c i e s

    t a k e n s o f a r . HELP: I d e n t i f i c a t i o n ( c o n f i r m a t i o n ) o f s p e c i e s c o l l e c t e d

    (m uch o f t h i s has been done, bu t as s i s t a nc e wi th Nomada, Epeo lu s , and Osm ia

    spp .

    w ou ld be v e r y h e l p f u l ) . L i t e r a t u r e o n n e s t i n g s i t e s i s a l s o n ee de d.

    Howard

    E.

    Evans ( D e p ar tm e n t o f E nt om o lo gy , C o lo r ad o S t a t e U n i v e r s i t y , F o r t

    C o l l in s , Colorado 80523, U.S .A.). CURRENT PROJECT: Monograph o f t h e b eh a vi or

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    and na tu ra l h i s to ry o f beewo lves (Sphec idae : Ph i l an thu s ) . HELP: Need h e lp

    w i t h i d e n t i f i c a t i o n of p re y , m o s t ly H a l ic t i d a e .

    a

    dim PO ( D ep ar tm e n t o f I n s e c t Taxonomy a n d F a u n i s t i c s , I n s t i t u t e o f

    Zoology , Academia S in ic a,

    7

    Zhongguancun Lu, H ai t i en , B ei j i ng , CHINA).

    CURRENT PROJECTS: w S ys te m at ic s and bi ol og y of H a l i c t i d a e O w HELP: Exchange of

    s p e c i m e n s, s p e c im e n i d e n t i f i c a t i o n a nd l i t e r a t u r e e x ch a ng e . GENERAL: 1 have

    b e e n t a k i n g p a r t i n t h e i n v e s t i g a t i o n o f H engduan a n d H a i n l i n M o u nt ai n R ange

    (1984-1985).

    don W, ( D e p ar tm e n t o f E n t o m o l o g ic a l S c i e n c e s , U n i v e r s i t y o f

    C a l i f o r n i a , B er ke le y, C a l i f o r n i a 94720, U.S.A.). CURRENT PROJECTS: 'Chemical

    e c o lo g y a nd p o p u la t io n b i o lo g y o f C e n t r i s b e e s i n t h e d r y f o r e s t o f C o s ta

    Rfca.

    Mat ing

    b e ha vi or o f C e n t r i s b e es i n t h e f i e l d a nd i n l a b o r a t o ry c a g es a t

    Berk eley . HE P: wWould l i k e t o know who s a c t i v e l y w o r k i n g o n a n t h o p h o r i d

    b e e b io l o g y a nd b e h av i o r, s p e c i f i c a l l y o n C e n t r i s , E p i c h a r i s , M e s o c he i ra ,

    a nd X y l o ~ o p a . ~ ENERAL: Make a n n u a l t r i p t o C o s t a R i c a f o r t h r e e

    t o

    s t u d y a nd c o l l e c t ( v ou c he r s o n l y ) C e n t r i s b e e s ( a b o u t 1 5 s p e c i e s ) i n

    h a b i t a t a nd i n c o a s t a l h a b i t a t s , J u s t b e gi n ni ng t o work o n

    a n d m e g a c h i l i d b e e s as

    well

    i n t h e C o st a R ic an d r y f o r e s t o w

    n

    Pmidbs~g (Depar tment of Zoology , Tel-Aviv U ni ve rs i ty , Tel -Aviv

    CURRENT PROJECT: I n t e g r a t i o n of t h e Tel-Aviv U ni v e rs it y and

    t h e B y t in s M -S a lz c o l l e c t i o n s ; t a k e n t o g e t h e r p ro ba bl y t h e l a r g e s t c o l l e c t i o n

    i n t h e Near E as t ( d e t a i l s o f t h i s c o l l e c t i o n

    w i l l

    be g i v en i n t h e n e a r

    fu tu re ) .W HELP: Id e n t i f i c a t i on s o f many t a x a O w

    Cmlos

    A

    o ( D e p ar tm e n t o f B i o l og y , F a c u l da d e d e F i l o s o f i a ,

    ~ i h n c i a s ,

    e

    L e t r a s d e R i b e i r s o P r e t o

    -

    USP, 14.100 ~ i b e i r h r e t o - SP,

    BRASIL), CURRENT PROJECTS: 1) The ne st in g b io lo gy and be ha vio r of Eug loss a

    c o s d a t a a n d E ula em a n i g r i t a . 2 ) B i on om i ca l a s p e c t s o f L i t h u r g u s c or um ba e a nd

    L,

    h u b e r i ,

    Dan

    Oerling (Depar tment of Zoology , Tel-Aviv U ni ve rs i t y , Tel-Aviv 69978,

    ISRAEL). CURRENT PROJECTS: Be ha vio r of Xylo copa s u l c a t i p e s ,

    5

    pubescens and

    X

    r sow HELP:

    WAny in f o rm at i on abou t x y loc op id s wou ld be welcom eow

    oh U, Gsss

    (De partm ent of Entomology and Arac hnolog y, Albany

    Museum Grahamsto wn 61 40, SOUTH AFRICA). GENERAL: D uring l a t e September and

    e a r l y O c t o b e r, S a r a h G e s s a n d

    I

    sp en t two weeks i n Namaqualand, w es te rn Cape

    P r o v i n c e , p r i m a r i l y i n p u r s u i t o f n e s t i n g m a s a r i d w a sp s, H ow ever, as

    s

    o u r

    u s u a l p r a c t i c e , we a l s o k e p t a l o o k o u t f o r a ny n e s t i n g a n d f o r a g i n g b e e s a nd

    c a r r i e d o u t g e ne r al c o l l e c t i n g .

    otts A H. don

    (Zoology Departm ent , U n iv er s i t y o f Wi twate r s rand , 1

    J a n Sm ut s Avenue , Joha nnesbu rg 2001 , SOUTH AFRICA). CURRENT PROJECTS: PhoD0

    s t u d y o f n e s t i n g b i o lo g y o f s e v e r a l a l l o d a p i n e b ee s p e c i e s , w i t h e m ph as is o n

    compar ing more and less s o c i a l h a b i t s . HELP: C o n f i r m a t i o n o f a l l o d a p i n e

    i d e n t i f i c a t i o n s , GENERAL: Most of

    my

    c o l l e c t i n g

    s

    don e i n t h e a r e a a ro un d

    P i e t e m a r i t z b u r g , N a t a l, S o u th A f r i ca .

    David M, WFdon (Depar tm en t o f Entom ology , U n iv er s i t y o f Ca l i fo rn i a ,

    D av is , C a l i f o r n i a 95616 , U.S.A.). CURRENT PROJECTS: Ec olog y, m at in g b e ha vi or

    o f f e r a l h o n ey b e es ; n e s t i n g b i o l o g y o f E m p ho ro p si s s p . ( A n t h o p h o r i d a e ) ;

    r e c e n t l y c o m p l e t e d M o A o Th es i s on t he Eco logy o f Bees f rom C oa s t a l Dunes,

    Hunbold t County , Cal i fa r n i a ,

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    r

    ( B ot an is ch es I n s t i t u t I d e r J u s t u s - L i e

    t r a s s e 17-25, D-6300 G ie ss en , WEST GER

    PROJECTS: Bee p o l l i na t i o n and beh av io r i n t h e Amazon re g i on ( t og e t he r w i th

    J.M.F.

    d e Cam arg o) a nd i n t h e c e r r a d o r e g i o n o f t h e B r a z i l i a n C e n t r a l P l a t e a u .

    Katuo

    Goukon

    (B io lo g i ca l Labo ra to ry , Tohoku Gakuin Un ive r s i t y , 1-3-1

    T s u c h it o i, S en da i 980, JAPAN). CURRENT PROJECT: L if e h i s t o r y and ne s t i n g

    h a b i t s o f H y l ae u s sp p.

    emi

    m e t

    ( B i o s y s t e m a t i c s R e se a rc h I n s t i t u t e , A g r i c u l t u r e C an ad a,

    Ottawa, O n t a r i o , CANADA KIA OC6). CURRENT PROJECT: C u r a t io n o f b e e s

    ( e x c lu d i ng Bombus) i n t h e C an ad ia n N a t io n al C o l l e c t i ~ n . ~ HELP: Through

    C a n a c o l l g r a n t s we h op e t o h a ve

    a l l

    m i s c e l l a n e o u s c o l l e c t i o n s ( n o t e x t e n s i v e

    a ny m or e t h a n k s t o M cG inle y a nd B r o o k s ) down t o g e n u s , a l e v e l a t w h ic h t h e

    m a te r i a l becomes imm ediately a v a i l a b le f o r bee s tudents . GENERAL: In 1985

    b e e s w e r e m a in l y c o l l e c t e d fr om A l a sk a , Yukon an d t h e O t ta w a r e g i o n .

    W

    w i l l

    s o on r e c e i v e l a r g e s a m p le s fro m S. A f r i c a .

    Tern Grimold

    (USDA Bee Bio logy Sy s t e m a t i c s Labo ra to ry , Utah S t a t e

    U n i v e r s i t y ,

    UMC

    53 , Logan, Utah 84322-53 10 ,

    U,

    S.

    A.

    )

    CURRENT PROJECTS:

    1

    )

    C a t a l o g o f t h e M e g a c h i l id a e o f t h e W o rld .

    2

    G e n e ri c r e v i s i o n o f t h e O s m ii ni

    O s m i a

    s 1 a n d H e r i a d e s s . 1 . ) . 3 ) F a u n a l s t u d y o f t h e S an Rafael

    Desert,

    U ta h. 4 ) R e v i s i o n o f A r c h e r ia d e s . 5 ) R e v i s i o n o f b r i g h t m e t a l l i c w s p e c i e s

    of Osmia (Moni losmia) (wi th R. Rus t and G. B o h a r t ) . 6 ) R e v i s i o n o f

    M i c r a l i c t o i d e s ( w i t h G. Bo har t ) . GENERAL: T err y ha s a new p o s i t i o n a s

    en tom olo gis t w i t h th e USDA Bee Bio log y S y s t e m a t i c s L a b o r at o r y

    a t

    Logann and

    h e i s w r e s p on s i b l e f o r i d e n t i f i c a t i o n s o f p o l l i n a t i n g i n s e c t s .

    Fritz Gussnleitner

    ( D e p ar tm e n t o f E n to mo lo gy , O b e r 6 s t e r r e i c h i s c h e s

    Landesmuseum, Mu seum str. 14 , A-4020, C in z , AUSTRIA). CURRENT PROJECT: Bees

    o f A u s t r i a . HELP: E xc ha ng e o f l i t e r a t u r e a n d b e e s a w

    A

    aahel l

    ( De pa rt me nt o f B i o l o g i c a l S c i e n c e s, C a l i f o r n i a S t a t e

    U n i v e r s i t y , S t a n i s l a u s , T u r l o c k , C a l i f o r n i a 9 53 80 , U.S. A [209-667-3481].

    CURRENT PROJECTS: Bio logy and n e s t i n g b e h a v io r o f P a n u rg in u s e W HELP:

    I d e n t i f i c a t i o n s .

    V Haeseler

    (FB 7 ~ n i v e r s i t a t O l d en b ur g , A m m e rl gn d er -H e e rs tr as se 6 7- 69 ,

    D-2900 O ldenburg , WEST GERMANY). CURRENT PROJECTS: C o lo n i z a t io n o f new

    h a b i t a t s ( F r i s i a n I s l a n d s ) by A po id ea ; e c o lo gy o f s p e c i e s i n c o a s t a l r e g i o n s a w

    Hefstz

    ( D e p a r t~ e n t f Zoo logy , Te l-Aviv Un ive r s i t y , Ram at Aviv,

    699 78, ISRAEL). CURRENT PROJECTS: Ex oc ri ne p ro d uc ts of be es ; ch em ic al b a s i s

    f o r n e s tm a t e / ki n r e c o g n it i o n ; e v o l u t i o n o f g l a n d s and t h e i r p r o d uc t s i n b ee s.

    HELP:

    Any s am p le s o f g l a n d u l a r e x u d a t e s o r e x t r a c t s e s p e c i a l l y o f D u f o u r T s

    a n d m a n d i b u l a r g l a n d s .

    L R Hepburn ( D e p ar tm e n t o f P h y s i o l o g y , U n i v e r s i t y o f t h e W i t w a t e r s r a n d ,

    M ed ic al S ch oo l, York Road, Park town 219 3, Jo ha nn es bu rg , SOUTH AFRICA).

    CURRENT PROJECTS: 1) A c h a r a c t e r i z a t i o n of t h e m a t e ri a l p r o p e r t i e s o f t h e

    h on ey be e n e s t fr om t h e s e c r e t i o n o f wax s c a l e s t o t h e m a t u r a t i o n o f v e r y o l d

    combs.

    2

    T he q u a n t i f i c a t i o n o f t h e way i n w hic h i nc om in g n e c t a r s t i m u l a t e s

    t h e s y n t h e s i s a nd s e c r e t i o n o f wax a n d o f comb b u i l d i n g ( h o n e y b e e s ) . 3 ) T he

    c e l l u l a r b i o l o g y o f wax s y n t h e s i s a nd t r a n s p o r t ( h o n e yb e e s ) . HELP:

    1

    would

    b e e x t r e m e l y k e e n t o r e c e i v e t h e w ax -ba sed n e s t s o f a ny s p e c i e s o f b e e s a nd

    p a r t i c u l a r l y s o o f bum ble b e es . To t h i s e n d,

    I w o u l d h a p p i l y c o l l e c t c e r t a i n

    w i ld be es f o r o th e r s i n exchange, GENERAL:

    1

    r e c e n t l y d o n a t e d a s m a l l i s h

    c o l l e c t i o n ( a b o u t 3 museum d r a w e r s ) o f s un d r y s o u t h e r n A f r i c a n b e e s t o P r o f .

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    M ic he ne r, P e rh ap s s p e c i a l i s t s m i gh t l i k e t o know t h a t t h ey e x i s t a t Snow

    M u ~ e u m . ~Also, W i t i s r a t h e r a n no yi ng t o see t h e p ro m is cu o us g ro w th i n t h e

    u s e o f t h e d e s i g n at i o n A pis m e l l i f e r a s c u t e l l a t a f o r t h e b ee a d a n s o n ii i n t h e

    a b s en c e o f a f u l l a nd p r o p er t r e a t m e n t o f t h i s p ro bl em by a p r o f e s s i o n a l

    t a x on o m i s t, Any t a k e r s ? T hose o f u s who a r e n o t t r a i n e d s y s t e m a t i s t s c l e a r l y

    w i s h t o h a v e t h e p ro ble m r e s o l v e d .

    ( E n t o m o l o g i c a l L a b o r a t o r y , F a c u l t y o f A g r i c u l t u r e ,

    Kyushu U n i v e r s i t y , Fuku oka , 81 2 JAPBN), CURRENT PROJECT:

    Bees

    of Papua New

    Guinea.

    GENERAL: F i e l d t r i p s t o P ap ua

    New

    Guinea i n 1982 and 1984 f o r bees .

    T ( 6 ~ r ~ r

    ogstcen

    ( W e s t e r n A u s t r a l i a n

    Museum,

    F ra n ci s St r e e t , P er th , WESTERN

    AUSTRALIA 6000). CURRENT PROJECTS: 1) Re vis ion of A u s t ra l i an Hylaeu s

    (subgenus Pseudhy laeus ) .

    2)

    R e v i si o n o f S t e n o t r i t i d a e .

    3)

    Bionomics of

    C t e n o c o l l e t e s ( S t e n o t r i t i d a e ) a nd som e s y m b io t ic a c a r i d mites.

    4

    Trace

    f o s s i l s o f bees. HELP:

    A

    copy of Ta rl to n Rayment 's

    V

    C l u s t e r o f Bees'

    (Endeavour Press: Sydney) i s sough t f o r p u r c h a ~ e . ~ GENERAL: From 1978 t o

    1985 y c o l l e c t i n g h a s been r e s t r i c t e d t o W este rn A u s t r a l ia ( a l l a r e a s e x ce p t

    t h e K i m b er le y D i v i s i o n ) .

    Shui (Lab ora to ry of Biology , Kagoshima Women's Ju n io r Co l lege ,

    1-59-1 , M ura sak iba ru, Kagoshima 890, JAPAN). CURRENT PROJECTS: 1) R e v i s i o n o f

    o f J ap a n an d O r i e n t a l R eg io n; 2) c l a d i s t i c a n a l y s i s o f t h e c a r p e n t e r

    bee s i n th e Nor the rn Ryukyus; 3 ) p o l l in a t io n o f k iw i f r u i t s . GENERAL: Recen t

    f i e l d t r i p t o n o r t h e r n R yukyus ( T a k a r a - r e t t o ) t o c o l l e c t H y la eu s a nd X ylo co pa

    i n p a r t i c u la r .

    31 wua ( E n to m o l o g ic a l L a b o r a t o r y , C o l l e g e o f A g r i c u l t u r e , yot to

    University, Kyoto 606, JAPAN). CURRENT PROJECTS: Swnatra N at ur e P r o j e c t ;

    Eco logy o f

    stingless

    b e e s a nd h on ey b e e s. HELP: L i t e r a t u r e o f t r a d i t i o n a l

    a p i c u l t u r e i n S o u th - ea st A s ia ,

    n

    (Depar tment o f B io logy , Unive rs i ty o f Pennsy lvan ia ,

    P h i l a d e l p h i a , P e n n s y l v a n i a 1 9 104, U. S.

    A

    CURRENT PROJECTS: O bta in c o r r e c t

    nam es a nd r e f e r e n c e c o l l e c t i o n f o r t h e b e e s o f S a n t a R osa N a t i o n a l P a r k , C o s t a

    Rfca, Bees a s f l o w e r v i s i t o r s w i t h i n S a n t a Ro sa N a t i o n a l P a r k. HELP:

    D st em in at io n s of Cos ta Rican dry f o r e s t bees . GENERAL: 1 l i v e i n S an ta

    R osa N a t i o n a l P a r k a b o u t h a l f o f e a c h y e a r , a nd

    am

    w i l l i n g t o d i s c u s s ways i n

    which may he l p bee b io lo g i s t s t o come t o know t h i s a r e a b e t t e r . The a r e a

    i s

    r o ug h ly r e p r e s e n t a t i v e o f t h e P a c i f i c c o a s t a l d r y f o r e s t l ow l an d s o f C e n t r a l

    America,W P.S.: 1 h av e n o t d i e d ( b u t t h e m a i l i n a nd o u t o f C o s t a R ic a c a n

    be

    slow),W

    on (Sw edish Museum of N at ur al H is to ry , Box 50007, S-104 05

    .

    CURRENT PROJECT: Mating sy st em s of t h e c a r p e n t e r b ee

    f l a v o r u f a ( w i t h Bo

    G.

    S v e n s s o n ) ,

    on (Department o f B i o l og ica l S c ienc es , DePauw Un ive rs i ty

    ,

    G r e e n c a s t l e , I n d i a n a 46 1 35 , U. S. A. ) CURRENT PROJECTS: R el at io n sh ip betwee n

    c e l l s i z e an d p r o v i s i o n m ass a nd t h e s e x p ro du ce d by f e m a l e s o f C e r a t i n a

    c a l c a r a t a , R e a ri ng o f m e g ac h li d s a nd a n d r e n i d s c o l l e c t e d from n e s t s f r o m l a s t

    summeren HELP: C o n f i r m a t i o n o f i d e n t i f i c a t i o n s .

    B, P.

    apil H aryana A g r i cu l t u r d U n i v e r s i ty , Hissar-125004, I N D I A ) .

    CURRENT

    PROJECTS: Management and co ns er va t io n of me gach i l id be es f o r a l f a l f a

    c r o p p o l l i n a t i o n ; a l l - I n d i a C o o r d in a t ed R e se ar ch P r o j e c t o n h o ne yb ee s;

    a n a l y s i s o f f a c t o r s r e s p o n s i b l e i n b ee -f l ow e r r e l a t i o n s h i p s . HELP

    I d e n t i f i c a t i o n s , l i t e r a t u r e , and i n f o r m a t io n o n c o n f er e n ce s , s ym p os ia b e in g

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    h e l d i n v a r i o u s p a r t s o f t h e w o rl d on v a r i o u s a s p e c t s of b ee s.

    Xijipy4 i (Depar tm en t o f B io logy , Un ive r s i t y o f ~y v i i sk y l % , SF-40 100

    J y v a s k y l g 10 , FINLAND), CURRENT PROJECT Flo w er p r e f e r e n c e s o f H yl ae us

    s pe c ie s i n F in la nd . HELP: Exchange of papers .

    L

    (Depar tm en t o f En tom ology , Un iver s i t y o f Ca l i fo rn i a , Dav i s ,

    C a l i f o r n i a 9 5 6 1 6 ,

    U.

    S. A

    .

    CURRENT PROJECTS: 1 ) The fu nc t i on a l m orpho logy o f

    n e c ta r - fe e d i ng i n E u g l o s s i ni ; 2 ) p h y l o g e n e ti c r e l a t i o n s h i p s o f t h e e u g l o s s i n e

    g e n e r a ; 3 ) b i o l o g y o f E u g l o ss a i m p e r i a l i s a nd Eu la em a m e r i a na ;

    4

    male

    e u g l o s s i n e p o p u l a t i o n d y n a m i c s .

    Judith

    King (Depar tm en t o f , Entom ology , Un ive