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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D">A very big thanks y’all to everyone for all the great advice and links. My apologies for not specifying in my hastily dashed off post that the specimen is dead. But with all the great help we now have a way
to move forward. Mostly I just wish we already had a specimen in our ento collections that could be utilized.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D">As we all head off into the weekend here’s a small token of my appreciation. I leave you with the totally hypothetical beginnings of a mythological museum tale which you can spin acting as your own Scheherazade.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D">A click beetle falls from a tree at an outdoor party.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D">Its preservation fluid is vodka.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D">Apparently there are no entomologists at this party.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D">Many thanks again.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#1F497D">Donna Meadows</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#1F497D"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#1F497D">Registrar, Acquisitions</span><span style="color:#1F497D"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#1F497D">Houston Museum of Natural Science</span><span style="color:#1F497D"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#1F497D">5555 Hermann Park Drive</span><span style="color:#1F497D"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#1F497D">Houston, Texas 77030-1799</span><span style="color:#1F497D"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#1F497D"><a href="mailto:dmeadows@hmns.org"><span style="color:blue">dmeadows@hmns.org</span></a></span><span style="color:#1F497D"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#1F497D">713.639.4676 tel</span><span style="color:#1F497D"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#1F497D">713.639.4767 fax</span><span style="color:#1F497D"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b>From:</b> Donna Meadows <br>
<b>Sent:</b> Friday, June 15, 2018 10:31 AM<br>
<b>To:</b> 'nhcoll-l@mailman.yale.edu' <nhcoll-l@mailman.yale.edu><br>
<b>Subject:</b> laws concerning transport of Agrypnus notodonta<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Dear Colleagues –<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">I have done internet searches on this topic and asked our entomologists but haven’t found any hard information. Would someone please guide me to a website concerning laws and any restrictions on a possible hand-carry of a single specimen
of <i>Agrypnus notodonta</i> from Egypt to the United States? The specimen is intended for exhibit in our Egyptian hall, not for research.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">From what I’ve been told this species is not endangered but I have concerns about it getting confiscated in customs for whatever reason. Many thanks in advance for any guidance given, much appreciated!<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Donna Meadows</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Registrar, Acquisitions</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Houston Museum of Natural Science</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">5555 Hermann Park Drive</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Houston, Texas 77030-1799</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><a href="mailto:dmeadows@hmns.org"><span style="color:blue">dmeadows@hmns.org</span></a></span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">713.639.4676 tel</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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