From: 	"Emily Degrove" <DegroveEA@Cardiff.ac.uk>
To:	<acarology@nhm.ac.uk>
Date: 	11/4/02 11:55PM
Subject: 	dust mite sieving

Hello everybody, I'm a final year Zoology student in Cardiff and I've 
started a practical project on the ecology of house dust mites.  I've 
been investigating all the different sampling techniques and think 
I'm probably going to have to use a hand held vacuum cleaner with 
adapted filter, but the lab techniques are really bothering me.  I 
really don't want to use the flotation technique and have been 
looking at the use of sieves.  However, every paper I have read seems 
to use a different number of sieves all with different mesh sizes.  
Can any one recommend a really good sieving method?  Thanks very 
much, Emily

From: 	"Allan Smith-Pardo" <ahsmith@ku.edu>
To:	<acarology@nhm.ac.uk>
Date: 	11/5/02 8:05AM
Subject: 	Collection Manager possition at University of Kansas

Dr. Steve Ashe
Chief Curator of the Snow Entomological Collection
History Museum and Biodiversity Research Center
University of Kansas

Asked me to send this to the list, if any interested please contact him at:
Dr. Steve Ashe, (785) 864-3030, ashe@ku.edu.

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PLEASE POST

 

POSITION ANNOUNCEMENT

COLLECTION MANAGER

 

The collection manager for the Division of Entomology of the Natural
History Museum and Biodiversity Research Center administers a
world-class collection of specimens.  The collection consists of pinned,
alcohol, and slide preparations.  Current (2002) collection strengths
and collection development are in Hymenoptera, Coleoptera, Diptera,
Mecoptera, Hemiptera, Acari, and fossil insects.  The collection is used
extensively by university curators and students, and national and
international scholars for research and education.  The collection
manager (assistant/associate/senior specialist) is responsible for
day-to-day activities in the collection and reports to the
curator-in-charge.

 

Duties:

1.     Collection management and conservation

2.     Acquisition and collection development

3.     Museum operational service

4.     Supervision - graduate and undergraduate students and volunteers

5.     Professional development

6.     Other duties as appropriate.

 

Required qualifications:

*       Master's degree or Ph.D. in museum studies, systematics, or
entomology from an accredited university or five years experience
working with museum collections in a position with similar
responsibilities (with proof of sound training in entomological
collection management, recent graduates will be considered to have
demonstrated, equivalent experience).

*       Working knowledge of the taxonomy and identification of insects.

*       Demonstrable knowledge of care and management of natural history
collections, with a special emphasis on those techniques pertaining
uniquely to entomological collections.

 

Preferred qualifications:

*       Previous collection management experience in a natural history
collection, with a special emphasis on entomological collections.

*       Experience with use of relational databases.

*       Expertise in one or more taxa that constitute divisional
strengths and programmatic priorities.  

*       International field experience with knowledge of numerous
techniques for the collection of insect specimens.

*       Experience with outreach and education programs in systematics
and natural history.




Application procedures: Submit a cover letter addressing qualifications,
a curriculum vita/ resume, three letters of reference and a statement of
collection management philosophy and priorities to:

Anna Ancil

Natural History Museum and Biodiversity Research Center

1345 Jayhawk Blvd.

The University of Kansas

Lawrence, KS 66045

Phone: (785) 864-4540

FAX: (7685) 864-5335

 

For specific information, contact Dr. Steve Ashe, (785) 864-3030,
ashe@ku.edu.

 

Review begins: 13 December 2002

 

Salary/Position: This is an academic staff (non-tenured), full-time,
permanent appointment. Salary is $32,000 - $38,000 a year depending on
qualifications and experience.

 

The University of Kansas is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action
Employer. The University encourages applications from underrepresented
group members. Federal and state legislation prohibits discrimination on
the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, ancestry sex, age,
disability, and veteran status. In addition, University policies
prohibit discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation, marital
status, and parental status.

 ______________________________________________________________

Allan H. Smith-Pardo
Graduate Student
Division of Entomology
Snow Hall, 1460 Jayhawk Blvd.
University of Kansas
Lawrence, Kansas 66045-7523
Tel: (785) 864-2397
Fax: (785) 864-5260

From: 	Kimiko Okabe <kimikook@ffpri.affrc.go.jp>
To:	<acarology@nhm.ac.uk>
Date: 	11/7/02 2:48PM
Subject: 	reprint search

Dear colleagues,
One of Japanese graduate students would like to have a photocopy of the 
paper:
Lombardini,G *1950* "Canestriniidae dell'America del Sud (Acarina)" In 
Arthropoda*1,*279-290.
 
I would appreciate your information about it (where and how to access to 
the book or a reprint, etc.).
Thanks,
Kimiko Okabe

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Kimiko Okabe, PhD  
kimikook@ffpri.affrc.go.jp
Forestry & Forest Products Research Institute
P.O.Box 16, Norin Kenkyu-danchi, Ibaraki
305-8687, JAPAN
Phone +81-298-73-3211 ex.416 
Fax +81-298-74-3720

From: 	Kimiko Okabe <kimikook@ffpri.affrc.go.jp>
To:	<acarology@nhm.ac.uk>
Date: 	11/9/02 7:39PM
Subject: 	Fwd: reprint search

Dear colleagues,
Thank you for your attention.  I received several nice responces. 
Dr. Ronal Ochoa nicely sent me a copy of the paper.
Best wihses to you all,
Kimiko




Kimiko Okabe wrote:
Dear colleagues,
One of Japanese graduate students would like to have a photocopy of the 
paper:
Lombardini,G *1950* "Canestriniidae dell'America del Sud (Acarina)" In 
Arthropoda*1,*279-290.
 
I would appreciate your information about it (where and how to access to 
the book or a reprint, etc.).
Thanks,
Kimiko Okabe

----
Kimiko Okabe, PhD  
kimikook@ffpri.affrc.go.jp
Forestry & Forest Products Research Institute
P.O.Box 16, Norin Kenkyu-danchi, Ibaraki
305-8687, JAPAN
Phone +81-298-73-3211 ex.416 
Fax +81-298-74-3720

From: 	"Louise Coetzee" <acarol@nasmus.co.za>
To:	<acarology@nhm.ac.uk>
Date: 	11/21/02 2:56AM
Subject: 	terminology

Dear Colleagues,
Could anybody please explain the correct terminology for the dorsal regions 
of oribatid nymphal stages - aspis / aspidosoma / prodorsum etc. and 
gastronotum / gastronotal region / notogaster etc. 

Would it be correct / incorrect to use the same terminology as for adults - 
i.e. prodorsum and notogaster?

Thank you in advance
Louise Coetzee


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Louise Coetzee         
Dept of Acarology      
National Museum        
P.O. Box 266           
Bloemfontein 9300
South Africa
Tel: + 27 51 4479609
Fax: + 27 51 4476273
www.nasmus.co.za