Excerpt: Our brothers in Minnesota have long taken advantage of this good fortune, but only recently has a newsletter appeared to document their activities. It is a folded 24-page silk-screen mimeograph production with heavy stock covers. The inexpensive for math as the usual drawback of muddy type, but a definite improvement can be seen through the course of publication, due to the utilization of better materials. The newsletter accepts contributions  on any aspect of entomology in any part of the world,  but  priority in publication will be given to papers of the North Central Region and to papers by members of the Association

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Volume 1 
Number 7 -- December 1967 Number 7 -- 
December 1967 
Article 8 
December 1967 
Newsletter of the Association of Minnesota Entomologists. Edi 
ted by John H. Ma s t e r s . Vol. 1, No. 1. [~ctober?1]9 66; No. 2 , 
not received; No. 3, Feb. 1967; No. 4, Aug. 1967. Free to members 
of the A.M.E., who pay $2.75 a y e a r f o r active and $1.75 for 
corresponding memberships, which are open to all by contacting 
John T. Sorensen, 5309 37th Avenue South, Minneapolis, Minn. 
55417. 
Ronald S. Wilkinson 
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Wilkinson, Ronald S. 1967. "Newsletter of the Association of Minnesota Entomologists. Edi ted by John H. 
Ma s t e r s . Vol. 1, No. 1. [~ctober?1]9 66; No. 2 , not received; No. 3, Feb. 1967; No. 4, Aug. 1967. Free to 
members of the A.M.E., who pay $2.75 a y e a r f o r active and $1.75 for corresponding memberships, 
which are open to all by contacting John T. Sorensen, 5309 37th Avenue South, Minneapolis, Minn. 
55417.," The Great Lakes Entomologist, vol 1 (7) 
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260 THE MICHIGAN ENTOMOLOGIST Vol. 1, No. 7 
I t  is a re l ie f  to find such  a s t ra igh t forward  and object ive work a s  
Lougee's The Web of the Spidev. Her  br ie f  but lucid descr ip t ions  of 
sp ide r  anatomy, s i lk  production and web construct ion will induce ap- 
prec ia t ion  and observat ion of t he se  much-maligned animals .  
The s lender  book i s  divided into twelve ma jo r  sec t ions ,  plus a con- 
clusion and suggest ions fo r  f u r t he r  study. Each sect ion is enhanced 
by photographs and o ther  i l lus t ra t ions ;  t he se  would have been more  
meaningful if l ine drawings had been labeled and living spec imens  
had been used.  Some subject  a r e a s  will be  understood only if the 
r e a d e r  h a s  previous special ized knowledge. Yet eve ry  r e a d e r  will gain 
prof i t  f r o m  th i s  enjoyable book. 
Les l i e  C.  Drew  
Peabody Museum 
Yale Universi ty 
New Haven, ~ b n n e c t i c u t  
NEWSLETTER O F  THE ASSOCIATION O F  MINNESOTA ENTOMOLO- 
GISTS. Edited by John H. Mas te rs .  Vol. 1, No. 1. [ ~ c t o b e r ? ]  1966; No. 2 ,  
not rece ived;  No. 3 ,  Feb. 1967; No. 4, Aug. 1967. F r e e  to m e m b e r s  of the  
A.M.E., who pay $2.75 a y e a r  f o r  act ive and $1.75 f o r  cor responding  
member sh ip s ,  which a r e  open to a l l  by contacting John T. Sorensen ,  
5309 37th Avenue South, Minneapolis,  Minn. 55417. 
As does Michigan, Minnesota includes a s e r i e s  of life zones  f rom 
Upper Aus t ra l  in the  south,  through the ' t ransi t ion '  to Canadian in the  
nor theas t ,  including occas iona l  Hudsonian bog a r ea s .  More wes te rn  
spec i e s  some t imes  colonize i n  Minnesota,  and the d ivers i ty  of habitats  
r e su l t s  in a good var ie ty  of spec i e s  in an in te res t ing  collecting a rea .  
Our  b r o t h e r s  in Minnesota have long taken advantage of th i s  good for -  
tune,  but  only recently h a s  a newsle t te r  appeared to document  the i r  
act ivi t ies .  I t  is a folded 24-page s i l k - s c r een  mimeograph  production 
with heavy stock covers .  The inexpensive f o r m a t h a s  the usua l  drawback 
of muddy type.but adef in i te  improvement  c a n b e  seen  through the cou r se  
of publication, due to the  ut i l izat ion of be t t e r  ma t e r i a l s .  The h'ewslettev 
accepts  contr ibut ions "on any a spec t  of entomology in  any p a r t  of the 
world," but "pr ior i ty  in  publication will be  given to p a p e r s  of the North 
Cen t r a l  Region and to p a p e r s  by m e m b e r s  of the Association." 
The f i r s t  i s s u e s  have been  dominated by the lep idopter i s t s .  P a p e r s  
genera l ly  fal l  into two ca t ego r i e s ;  a r e a  l i s t s  and accounts  of col lect ing 
t r ips .  Many of these  a r e  quite informative and usefu l ,  espec ia l ly  the  
month-by-month account  of "Butterfly Collecting in  Arizona" by  John 
H. M a s t e r s  in  No. 3 .  Annotated l i s t s  of the Lepidoptera  and Coleoptera  
of Minnesota a r e  appearing s e r i a l l y ,  and t he r e  have  been s e v e r a l  pape r s  
on individual spec i e s  of Coleoptex-a.% Book rev iews  appear  i n  No. 4, 
pp. 97 [ vecte 951-96. 
The usua l  e r r o r s  common tonews l e t t e r s  appear .  Frequently scient if ic  
names  a r e  not  underl ined in  the absence  of i t a l i c s ,  while o the r s  a r e .  
Linnaeus '  n ame  is consistent ly given a s  'Linneaus '  throughout a paper  i n  
No. 3 ,  pp. 61-65; ' su l fe r '  consistent ly appea r s  f o r  ' sulphur '  o r  ' su l fur '  
1
Wilkinson: Newsletter of the Association of Minnesota Entomologists.
Published by ValpoScholar, 1967
1967 THE MICHIGAN ENTOMOLOGIST 261 
in  No. 3,pp.  57-60. Other misspelled words and an occasional  incomplete 
sentence may be found. No. 4 i s  labeled a s  Vol. 1, no. 3 above the table 
of contents. Despite these 'birthing pains, '  the A.M.E. Newslettev has  
had a favorable s t a r t  with some  good mater ia l ,  and we wish i t  luck in 
the future.  
R.S. W. 
INSECTS. Ross E. Hutchins. Englewood Cliffs, New Je r sey :  Prent ice-  
Hall,  Inc., 1966. xi i ,  324 pp. $6.95. 
Contemporary entomological writing usually fal ls  into one of two 
categories:  genera l  "picture-books" designed. for  youngsters ,  and 
learned  monographs and specialized publications that a r e  general ly 
unavailable and incomprehensible to the layman. Insects f i l ls  th is  gap, 
and in terpre ts  modern findings for  the advanced ama teu r ,  the adult lay 
public, and even offers  insights into aspects  of entomology that a pro- 
fessional  entomologist,  devoted a s  he  i s  to a special ized field, will find 
to be new and interest ing.  
In s imple ,  everyday language Dr .  Hutchins sp ins  his  accounts of in- 
s ec t s  and their  ways, with emphasis  on behavior,  f o r m ,  and function 
in  such chapters  a s  The Aer ia l i s t s ,  Insect  Migration, The Water 
Realm,  The Hunters,  The F a r m e r s ,  The Bui lders ,  The Paper  and Tent 
Makers ,  The Nectar Ga the re r s ,  The Poll inators,  Chemical  Warfare,  
and o thers .  
In these chapters  we a r e  told how to calculate the tempera ture ,  
based on the r a t e  of chirping of various cr icke ts  and katydids; we l ea rn  
that  the paper nes ts  of Polistes wasps have been used a s  wadding in 
muzzle-loading f i r ea rms ;  and we delight in h is  accounts of air-condi- 
tioned t e rmi t e  mounds, of ants  that  dwell in the thorns of acacia t r e e s ,  
of beetles,  roaches ,  and c r i cke t s  that  l ive in  ant nes t s ,  the s e c r e t  of 
Mexican jumping beans ,  of ants that use their  heads  to plug the ent rances  
to the i r  homes in twigs. Many more  vignettes of the l ives of a wide 
variety of insec ts  a r e  included. 
The book i s  more  meaningful to us  because i t  deals  la rge ly  with the 
North Amer ican  faunrl, and each topic i s  i l lustrated with carefully 
chosen examples.  Dr. Hutchins a lmost  always identifies the insec t  
under discussion with a common name,  scientific name,  and, a very  
welcome fea ture  indeed, the family and o rde r  name. The author does 
not L 'wr i t e  down" to h is  audience, but explains each facet  lucidly and 
introduces such t e r m s  a s  pheromone,  t ropism,  hemolymph,  chit in,  
s tr idulat ion,  diapause,  polyembryony, bromat ia ,  t rophallaxis ,  and c i r -  
cadian rhythm,  in a way that  makes the account more  challenging and 
stimulating. 
Numerous photographs by the author i l lus t ra te  the text. All a r e  of 
excellent quality, but the use  of dead specimens in unnatural  poses  
(such a s  the painted lady butterfly on page 82) i s  regret table.  Many of 
the photos were taken indoors,  with plain backgrounds, when a more  
na tura l  outdoor photo would have been m o r e  appealing. The photographs 
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The Great Lakes Entomologist Volume 1 Number 7 -- December 1967 Number 7 -- December 1967 Article 8 December 1967 Newsletter of the Association of Minnesota Entomologists. Edi ted by John H. Ma s t e r s . Vol. 1, No. 1. [~ctober?1]9 66; No. 2 , not received; No. 3, Feb. 1967; No. 4, Aug. 1967. Free to members of the A.M.E., who pay $2.75 a y e a r f o r active and $1.75 for corresponding memberships, which are open to all by contacting John T. Sorensen, 5309 37th Avenue South, Minneapolis, Minn. 55417. Ronald S. Wilkinson Follow this and additional works at: https://scholar.valpo.edu/tgle  Part of the Entomology Commons Recommended Citation Wilkinson, Ronald S. 1967. "Newsletter of the Association of Minnesota Entomologists. Edi ted by John H. Ma s t e r s . Vol. 1, No. 1. [~ctober?1]9 66; No. 2 , not received; No. 3, Feb. 1967; No. 4, Aug. 1967. Free to members of the A.M.E., who pay $2.75 a y e a r f o r active and $1.75 for corresponding memberships, which are open to all by contacting John T. Sorensen, 5309 37th Avenue South, Minneapolis, Minn. 55417.," The Great Lakes Entomologist, vol 1 (7) Available at: https://scholar.valpo.edu/tgle/vol1/iss7/8 This Book Review is brought to you for free and open access by the Department of Biology at ValpoScholar. It has been accepted for inclusion in The Great Lakes Entomologist by an authorized administrator of ValpoScholar. For more information, please contact a ValpoScholar staff member at scholar@valpo.edu. 260 THE MICHIGAN ENTOMOLOGIST Vol. 1, No. 7 I t  is a re l ie f  to find such  a s t ra igh t forward  and object ive work a s  Lougee's The Web of the Spidev. Her  br ie f  but lucid descr ip t ions  of sp ide r  anatomy, s i lk  production and web construct ion will induce ap- prec ia t ion  and observat ion of t he se  much-maligned animals .  The s lender  book i s  divided into twelve ma jo r  sec t ions ,  plus a con- clusion and suggest ions fo r  f u r t he r  study. Each sect ion is enhanced by photographs and o ther  i l lus t ra t ions ;  t he se  would have been more  meaningful if l ine drawings had been labeled and living spec imens  had been used.  Some subject  a r e a s  will be  understood only if the r e a d e r  h a s  previous special ized knowledge. Yet eve ry  r e a d e r  will gain prof i t  f r o m  th i s  enjoyable book. Les l i e  C.  Drew  Peabody Museum Yale Universi ty New Haven, ~ b n n e c t i c u t  NEWSLETTER O F  THE ASSOCIATION O F  MINNESOTA ENTOMOLO- GISTS. Edited by John H. Mas te rs .  Vol. 1, No. 1. [ ~ c t o b e r ? ]  1966; No. 2 ,  not rece ived;  No. 3 ,  Feb. 1967; No. 4, Aug. 1967. F r e e  to m e m b e r s  of the  A.M.E., who pay $2.75 a y e a r  f o r  act ive and $1.75 f o r  cor responding  member sh ip s ,  which a r e  open to a l l  by contacting John T. Sorensen ,  5309 37th Avenue South, Minneapolis,  Minn. 55417. As does Michigan, Minnesota includes a s e r i e s  of life zones  f rom Upper Aus t ra l  in the  south,  through the ' t ransi t ion '  to Canadian in the  nor theas t ,  including occas iona l  Hudsonian bog a r ea s .  More wes te rn  spec i e s  some t imes  colonize i n  Minnesota,  and the d ivers i ty  of habitats  r e su l t s  in a good var ie ty  of spec i e s  in an in te res t ing  collecting a rea .  Our  b r o t h e r s  in Minnesota have long taken advantage of th i s  good for -  tune,  but  only recently h a s  a newsle t te r  appeared to document  the i r  act ivi t ies .  I t  is a folded 24-page s i l k - s c r een  mimeograph  production with heavy stock covers .  The inexpensive f o r m a t h a s  the usua l  drawback of muddy type.but adef in i te  improvement  c a n b e  seen  through the cou r se  of publication, due to the  ut i l izat ion of be t t e r  ma t e r i a l s .  The h'ewslettev accepts  contr ibut ions "on any a spec t  of entomology in  any p a r t  of the world," but "pr ior i ty  in  publication will be  given to p a p e r s  of the North Cen t r a l  Region and to p a p e r s  by m e m b e r s  of the Association." The f i r s t  i s s u e s  have been  dominated by the lep idopter i s t s .  P a p e r s  genera l ly  fal l  into two ca t ego r i e s ;  a r e a  l i s t s  and accounts  of col lect ing t r ips .  Many of these  a r e  quite informative and usefu l ,  espec ia l ly  the  month-by-month account  of "Butterfly Collecting in  Arizona" by  John H. M a s t e r s  in  No. 3 .  Annotated l i s t s  of the Lepidoptera  and Coleoptera  of Minnesota a r e  appearing s e r i a l l y ,  and t he r e  have  been s e v e r a l  pape r s  on individual spec i e s  of Coleoptex-a.% Book rev iews  appear  i n  No. 4, pp. 97 [ vecte 951-96. The usua l  e r r o r s  common tonews l e t t e r s  appear .  Frequently scient if ic  names  a r e  not  underl ined in  the absence  of i t a l i c s ,  while o the r s  a r e .  Linnaeus '  n ame  is consistent ly given a s  'Linneaus '  throughout a paper  i n  No. 3 ,  pp. 61-65; ' su l fe r '  consistent ly appea r s  f o r  ' sulphur '  o r  ' su l fur '  1Wilkinson: Newsletter of the Association of Minnesota Entomologists.Published by ValpoScholar, 19671967 THE MICHIGAN ENTOMOLOGIST 261 in  No. 3,pp.  57-60. Other misspelled words and an occasional  incomplete sentence may be found. No. 4 i s  labeled a s  Vol. 1, no. 3 above the table of contents. Despite these 'birthing pains, '  the A.M.E. Newslettev has  had a favorable s t a r t  with some  good mater ia l ,  and we wish i t  luck in the future.  R.S. W. INSECTS. Ross E. Hutchins. Englewood Cliffs, New Je r sey :  Prent ice-  Hall,  Inc., 1966. xi i ,  324 pp. $6.95. Contemporary entomological writing usually fal ls  into one of two categories:  genera l  "picture-books" designed. for  youngsters ,  and learned  monographs and specialized publications that a r e  general ly unavailable and incomprehensible to the layman. Insects f i l ls  th is  gap, and in terpre ts  modern findings for  the advanced ama teu r ,  the adult lay public, and even offers  insights into aspects  of entomology that a pro- fessional  entomologist,  devoted a s  he  i s  to a special ized field, will find to be new and interest ing.  In s imple ,  everyday language Dr .  Hutchins sp ins  his  accounts of in- s ec t s  and their  ways, with emphasis  on behavior,  f o r m ,  and function in  such chapters  a s  The Aer ia l i s t s ,  Insect  Migration, The Water Realm,  The Hunters,  The F a r m e r s ,  The Bui lders ,  The Paper  and Tent Makers ,  The Nectar Ga the re r s ,  The Poll inators,  Chemical  Warfare,  and o thers .  In these chapters  we a r e  told how to calculate the tempera ture ,  based on the r a t e  of chirping of various cr icke ts  and katydids; we l ea rn  that  the paper nes ts  of Polistes wasps have been used a s  wadding in muzzle-loading f i r ea rms ;  and we delight in h is  accounts of air-condi- tioned t e rmi t e  mounds, of ants  that  dwell in the thorns of acacia t r e e s ,  of beetles,  roaches ,  and c r i cke t s  that  l ive in  ant nes t s ,  the s e c r e t  of Mexican jumping beans ,  of ants that use their  heads  to plug the ent rances  to the i r  homes in twigs. Many more  vignettes of the l ives of a wide variety of insec ts  a r e  included. The book i s  more  meaningful to us  because i t  deals  la rge ly  with the North Amer ican  faunrl, and each topic i s  i l lustrated with carefully chosen examples.  Dr. Hutchins a lmost  always identifies the insec t  under discussion with a common name,  scientific name,  and, a very  welcome fea ture  indeed, the family and o rde r  name. The author does not L 'wr i t e  down" to h is  audience, but explains each facet  lucidly and introduces such t e r m s  a s  pheromone,  t ropism,  hemolymph,  chit in,  s tr idulat ion,  diapause,  polyembryony, bromat ia ,  t rophallaxis ,  and c i r -  cadian rhythm,  in a way that  makes the account more  challenging and stimulating. Numerous photographs by the author i l lus t ra te  the text. All a r e  of excellent quality, but the use  of dead specimens in unnatural  poses  (such a s  the painted lady butterfly on page 82) i s  regret table.  Many of the photos were taken indoors,  with plain backgrounds, when a more  na tura l  outdoor photo would have been m o r e  appealing. The photographs 2The Great Lakes Entomologist, Vol. 1, No. 7 [1967], Art. 8https://scholar.valpo.edu/tgle/vol1/iss7/8

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