Leschen, R. W. Lundgren, S. McCleve, J. V. McHugh, R. F. 

 Morris, G. H. Nelson, T. K. Philips, R. Prange, W. Suter, R. 

 H. Turnbow, Jr., J. E. Wappes, and J. Watts. 



For assistance in locating types, I thank W. A. Foster, 

 Cambridge University, United Kingdom; F. Hieke, Museum fur 

 Naturkund der Humboldt-Universitat zu Berlin; 

 D. S. Horning, University of Sydney; M. D. Kerley, Natural 

 History Museum, London; G. C. McGavin, Oxford University. 



For assistance with the scanning electron microscope 

 and specimen preparation techniques, I thank H. Cromroy and 

 W. Carpenter, University of Florida. For darkroom 

 assistance and other photographic reproductions, I thank J. 

 Lotz, Division of Plant Industry, Florida Department of 

 Agriculture and Consumer Services. 



I thank E. Mayr, J. McCarthy, and E. Langosy, Harvard 

 University, for the support of an Ernst Mayr Grant, which 

 allowed me to study specimens in both the Crotch Erotylidae 

 Collection, Cambridge University, and the Natural History 

 Museum, London. This study would not have been completed 

 without their assistance. 



I thank M. C. Thomas, Florida State Collection of 



Arthropods, for assistance with computer graphic programs 



used in the illustrations. I thank all of the personnel 



(too numerous to mention) at the Florida Department of 



Agriculture and Consumer Services, Florida State Collection 



of Arthropods, for their support and tolerance during my 



eight years of study. 



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