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Support values are generally low for most basal relationships, but are still presented here to 
suggest possible relationships and areas for fiiture study. 
Acknowledgments 
First aeknowledgments go to Margaret and Will Hearst, without whose generosity the expedi¬ 
tion would not have occurred. All of the friends and partners who helped make the expedition a 
success are literally too numerous to mention here, but special acknowledgment must be given to: 
Secretary of Agriculture Proceso J. Alcala; Philippine Consul General Marciano Paynor and the 
Consular staff in San Francisco; BFAR Directors Dr. Malcom 1. Sarmiento and Attorney Asis G. 
Perez; BFAR colleagues, especially Attorney AnalizaVitug, Ludivina Labe, Alma Dickson, Cap¬ 
tain Ernaldo T. Cawaling, Rafael Ramiscal, and Loida Cainglit; PAWB Dii*ector Dr. Mundita Lim; 
U.S. Embassy staff, especially Dovas Saulys and Maria Theresa N. Villa; staff of the Department 
of Foreign Affairs; UP administi'ators and colleagues including UP Presidents Emerlinda Roman 
and Alfredo Pasqual, Vice President Giselle Concepcion, Dr. Malou McGlone, Dr. Perry Ong, Dr. 
Edwino Fernando, Dr. Daniel Lagunzad, Dr. Jun Ireneo Lit Jr., Dr. Marilou Nicolas; staff of the 
National Museum of the Phihppines, especially, Dr. Jeremy Barns and Marivene Manuel Santos; 
Dr. Benito Tan; Jessie de los Reyes; Mai'ites Pastorfide; Sol Solleza; Boy Venus; Joy Napehas; Peri 
Paleracio; Alexis Principe; Ditto de la Rosa; Darwin Raymundo; May Pagsinohin; Susan Po-Rufi- 
no; Ipat Luna; Enrnique Nunez; Jen Ediial; Anne Hazel Javier; Jay-o Castilla, Arvel Malubag; 
Malou Babilonia; Mada Rivera; and certainly not least of all, Mary Lo u Salcedo. We also thank our 
colleagues at the Academy and friends and families who picked up the slack while the expedition- 
ers were expeditioning. And lastly, sincere thanks are extended to our fellow Academy and Filipino 
teammates on the expedition. 
Appreciation is extended to Cory Pittman for his collection of specimens of Philine pittmani. 
His detailed notes and collection records greatly added to the description of this species. Since 
thanks are also extended to Philippe Bouchet and his colleagues at the Museum national d’Histoire 
naturelle, Paris for making possible the collections from Panglao, Philippines. Emily Eng also pro¬ 
duced several drawings of preserved specimens and her work is greatly appreciated. 
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