Greetings to you all. After an unpleasantly long delay here is the new issue of Notes from Underground. Since the last issue was published things have been interesting here to say the least, my house in Hesperia was burglarized and since then I have moved twice. Needless to say these activities have put a big crimp on activities such as editing "Notes"
     The up side to this colossal delay is that we have some very good contributions for you. My feeling is that this is the best issue by far. However we can not let it stop here, we need more, many more contributions and input from you all. So please once again take a few minutes and put something together to share. In addition I need your help in the following matter, when sending out the rare but important updates, I get many bounced emails. This is usually the result of an email change which is not forwarded to me. Additionally I am sure many of you have had changes in life which are not reflected in Notes, please why not update us now so we can be current.
     We have had a great spring in the southwestern deserts, plenty of rain has meant an abundance of wildflowers and growth. Whether or not I am able to take advantage of it remains to be seen as my trusty field vehicle has recently gone to the great boneyard.
     Finally a bit of business that I find rather distasteful, I have tried to avoid the need to ask for donations to help keep the site running. If you want to see "Notes" continue on and grow as it has been, please consider helping out financially with the up keep of the site. Please remember contributions are totally voluntary and in no way required to keep your name on the subscription list, but are necessary to keep "Notes" alive and healthy. To all of those who have been able to help a huge thank you, sadly due to the theft of my computer and the resulting loss of those records, I can not put names to the contributions but thank you all the same.

Announcements & Bulletin Board
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Page 3 Festschrift

Specimens Needed
Bothriomyrmex needed by Dmitry A. Dubovikoff
In need of Army Ants by Gordon C. Snelling
In need of Camponotus by Dinah Davidson
Lasius (Acanthomyops) and relatives needed by Joe Raczkowski
In need Linepithema by Alex Wild
Leptothorax needed by André Francoeur
Neotropical Monomorium Wanted by Fernando Fernandez
Polyrhachis needed by Rudy Kohout
Specimens needed by Roy R. Snelling  
Specimens needed for excocrine analysis by Tappey Jones
In need of Pogonomyrmex by Robert Johnson
Tatuidris needed by David Donoso
WANTED: Specimens of ANY Anoplolepis species  by Kirsti Abbott
In need of Myrmecocystus by Brian O'Meara
Request for Ponerine Specimens by Chris Schmidt
Needed Tapinoma by Chris Hamm
Pavement Ants Wanted by Birgit C. Schlick-Steiner, Florian M. Steiner and Andy Suarez
Brood Samples needed by Stefanie Berghoff
West Indian and Atlantic island ant specimens by Jim Wetterer
Stenamma Needed by Michael Branstetter
Needed: Procryptocerus by Francisco Serna
Mite Identifications by John Moser
Liometopum specimens needed by Israel del Toro
Needed: Labidus cocoons by Stefani Berghoff
Wanted: Cardiocondyla by Juergen Heinze
Anecdotes needed by David Donoso