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 (10,500-60,000 words). Examination for suitability is made by an
Editorial Board.
 The BULLETIN is distributed worldwide through institutional
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(they) 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 (American Institute of Biological Sciences, Washington, D.C.).
 Manuscripts must be submitted in duplicate and satisfy the following
 minimal requirements. Please submit duplicate copies of manuscripts. They must be double-
 spaced throughout, including tables, figure captions, and literature citations. Figure legends
 and tables should be typed on separate sheets. Also, please submit a copy of the complete
 text and tables on one or more 51/4" flexible diskettes.
 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. If the background of photographs (especially those of specimens) is not desired,
 amberlith should be cut out and used to cover the background. 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 9" x 14" (twice
 BULLETIN typepage size); illustrations should not be less than typepage width (4/2"). With
 soft lead pencil on the back of each illustration, designate the top and identify each by
 author's name, manuscript 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