Contributions to the BULLETIN OF THE FLORIDA STATE MUSEUM, BIOLOGICAL
SCIENCES SERIES, may be in any field of biology. Manuscripts dealing with natural history
or systematic problems involving the southeastern United States or the New World tropics are
solicited especially. Manuscripts should be of medium length circa 35 to 200 pages
(10,500-16,000 words). Examination for suitability is made by an Editorial Board.
The BULLETIN is distributed worldwide through institutional standing orders and exchanges.
It is considered the responsibility of the author to distribute his paper to all interested
individuals. To aid in this the authors) receives) 50 copies free, and may purchase additional
separates at cost, if ordered when galley proof is returned. The author is also responsible for
any charges incurred for alterations made by him on galley or page proofs. The Museum will
send an invoice to the author for this amount upon completion of publication.

 PREPARATION OF MANUSCRIPT
Contributors should consult recent numbers of the BULLETIN for preferred style and
format. Highly recommended as a guide is the CBE Style Manual, 3rd Edition, 1972 (Amer.
Inst. Biol., Sci.). More specific instructions are available upon request.
MSS must be submitted in triplicate (NO ONIONSKIN, XEROX COPIES PLEASE) and
satisfy the following minimal requirements: They must be typewritten, double-spaced
throughout (INCLUDING tables, figure captions, and Literature Cited), with triple-spacing
around all headings, on one side of numbered sheets of standard (8-1/2 x 11 in.) bond paper,
with 1-1/2 in. margin on left and 1 in. margins on other three sides. Each table must be typed
on a separate sheet of paper; figure captions should be typed run-on. All illustrations are
referred to as figures. They must comply with the following standards: Photographs should be
sharp, with good contrast, and printed on glossy paper. Drawings must be made with dense
black waterproof ink on quality paper or illustration board and have a cover sheet. All
lettering must be medium weight, sans-serif type (e.g. Futura Medium, News Gothic) in
cutout, dry transfer, or lettering guide letters. Make allowance so that after reduction no
lowercase letter will be less than 1 mm high (2 mm is preferred) nor any capital letter greater
than 5 mm high. The maximum size for illustrations is 8-5/8 x 14 in. (twice typepage size);
illustrations should not be less than typepage width (4-5/16 in.). Designate the top of each
illustration and identify on the back with soft pencil by author's name, MS title, and figure
number.

All manuscripts not submitted in BULLETIN format will be returned to the author for
retyping.
Manuscripts and all editorial matters should be addressed to:
 Managing Editor of the BULLETIN
 Florida State Museum
 University of Florida
 Gainesville, FL 32611