Contributions to the BULLETIN OF THE FLORIDA STATE MUSEUM,
BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES SERIES, may be in any field of biology. Manuscripts deal-
ing with natural history of 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 suitabili-
ty is made by an Editorial Board. The BULLETIN is distributed worldwide through in-
stitutional subscriptions 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 he may purchase additional separates at cost if ordered
when page 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
(Washington, D.C., Amer. Inst. Biol. Sci.).
MSS must be submitted in duplicate (please no onionskin) and satisfy the following
minimal requirements: They should be typewritten, double-spaced (especially tables,
figure captions, and "Literature Cited"), on one side of numbered sheets of standard
(8-1/2 x 11 in.) bond paper, with at least one-inch margins all around. Figure legends and
tables should be typed on separate sheets. 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 should be made with dense black
waterproof ink on quality paper or illustration board. All illustrations should have a
cover sheet. All lettering will 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 lower case 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
 Museum Road
 University of Florida
 Gainesville, FL 32611