Following is the announcement that was emailed to club members.

Allochronic Speciation and Reproductive Character Displacement in Periodical Cicadas (Magicicada spp.)
Dr. John Cooley
Postdoctoral Fellow in Chris Simons' Lab
University of Connecticut - Storrs

I will talk about some of the research in our recent Evolution paper--

Marshall, D.C. and J. R. Cooley (2000). Reproductive character displacement and speciation in periodical cicadas with a description of a new species, 13-year Magicicada neotredecim. Evolution 54: 1313-1325.

and an upcoming Molecular Ecology paper

Cooley, J. R., C. Simon, D. C. Marshall, K. Slon, and C. Ehrhardt (Accepted). Allochronic speciation and reproductive character displacement in periodical cicadas supported by mitochondrial DNA, song pitch, and abdominal sternite coloration data. Accepted in Molecular Ecology as part of a symposium series: Phylogeography, Hybridization and Speciation. A meeting in honor of Godfrey Hewitt.

The secretary has not submitted minutes.

14 November 2000

Life History Evolution in the Lycaenidae: Cradle-robbing, Meat-eating, Ant-loving Butterflies

Professor Naomi E. Pierce
Hessel Professor of Biology
Museum of Comparative Zoology

No minutes available

12 December 2000
Entomological Fun - Without a Ph.D.
Mike Huben

No minutes available

9 January 2001

13 February 2001

The following is from HEN-L:

A Plethora of Insect Eggs (plus assorted other entomological images)
With Dan Perlman Ph.D., a graduate of Harvard's OEB program and an active educator, who has worked both independently and with Ed Wilson on topics within entomology, biodiversity, and conservation.

No minutes available.

13 March 2001

The following is from HEN-L:

The Australian Butterfly Fauna: Its Characteristics, Origin, Evolution and Larval Food Plant Associations

Butterflies are the most charismatic and best known group of insects, yet the relationships, origin and evolution of the Australian fauna are not well understood, particularly in relation to the world fauna. On a world scale the Australian butterfly fauna is depauperate, comprising little more than 2% of the global butterfly species. It is generally assumed that butterflies entered Australia relatively recently (during the late Tertiary) through migration from northern areas (SE Asia, New Guinea). Whilst an Oriental/Laurasian invasion may be true for many groups, recent evidence suggests that some endemic components in the fauna may be of a southern (Gondwanan) origin, comprising both ancient (relictual) and more recently derived elements. The most tantalising evidence for the latter scenario comes from examination of the characteristic elements, relationships with South America, and larval food plant associations. These lines of evidence will be discussed in the context of continental drift.

With Michael Braby, Ph.D., Visiting Scholar from Australia with the Pierce Laboratory.Time: 7:30pm. Location: Room 101 of the Museum of Comparative Zoology at Harvard University. Please join us for dinner at the Cambridge Common Restaurant, 1667 Massachusetts Avenue at 6:00 PM prior to the meeting. Contact: [email address suppressed]

No minutes available.

The 1058th meeting of the Cambridge Entomological Club was called to order at 7:45 PM on Tuesday, April 10, 2000. Twenty-seven members and guests were in attendance.

The minutes of the 1057th meeting were read and approved without correction. New members Lawrence Master and Joel Dunn were elected by acclamation, and the club was asked to consider new officers for next year.

The speaker for the evening was Professor Andrew Spielman, of the Harvard School of Public Health, who gave a talk entitled "Vector-Borne Disease in a Changing New England Landscape". Professor Spielman spoke about the causes and control of several serious arthropod-borne diseases, including Eastern Equine Encephalitis, West Nile Virus, Lyme disease, and Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever, and highlighted the effects of human behavior on the spread of these diseases. For example, until 1938, the white cedar swamps that harbored EEE-carrying mosquitoes were cleared, and the snowy egret that carried the disease north to New England was hunted to scarcity. In recent years, however, white cedar swamps and snowy egrets are making a comeback, and EEE is again a problem in New England.

At 9:30 the meeting was adjourned for refreshments.

Respectfully submitted,
Jennifer Mills, Secretary

8 May 2001

Burying Beetle Natural History, Conservation, and Evolution (Coleoptera: Silphidae: Nicrophorus)
Derek Sikes
Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology
University of Connecticut

And, celebrate last meeting of the season with Governor Bradford's punch!

No minutes available