The Southwestern Research Station of The American Museum of Natural History.
Psyche 62:41, 1955.

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19551 Carpenter - Eocene Bittacus 4 1
minimus, with a fore wing length of 11.5 mm., was the smallest bittacid known; egestionis, with a fore wing 8 mm. long, is even smaller. However, the other amber bit- tacids, as well as Palaeobittacus, show that not all of the early Tertiary Bittacidae were small; the range in size of these fossils is more an indication of the extent of the diversity of the family during Tertiary times. "The Baltic Amber Mecoptera. Psyche, 61 : 31-40. 1954. THE SOUTHWESTERN RESEARCH STATION OF THE AMERICAN MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORY - The American Museum of Natural History has announced the establishment of The Southwestern Research Statilon. It is located on the eastern slope of the Chiricahua Mountains, near Portal, Cochise County, in southeastern Arizona. The property is within the limits of the Coronado National Forest at an elevation of 5400 feet.
The station was established for the purpose of making available research facilities for scientists and students in all branches of science, who have problems that can be investigated through the utilization of the faunal, floral and geological features of the area. It will be open dur- ing the entire year.
It is operated by the American Museum of Natural History, Central Park West at 79th Street, New York 24, New York and under the direction of Dr. Mont A. Cazier, Chairman and Curator of the Department of Insects and Spiders, to whom all inquiries should be addressed. Any- one interested in the station should write to the above named individual for the booklet which gives the details of the operation and a general description of the area.



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