1955] 
Carpenter — Eocene Bittacus 
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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. 
3 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 Station. 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. 
