Plea for help in current research

[stu longhorn]

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>I am contacting the list as i am desperately in search of 
preserved specimens of butterflies from the family Danainae 
for research that will be carried out at the university of 
Southampton, UK.
Samples of a range of butterflies (listed below)are 
required for genetic analysis, and therefore donations from 
listsubscribers are welcome in any condition provided they 
are identifiable. Ideal specimens should be preserved in 
alcohol, but dried ones are also fully adequate. Whole 
specimen would be ideal including wings where 
possible as these will be useful as a method of identifying 
the samples. I fully understand listmembers would be 
unwilling to part with whole specimens so partial remains
(even simply the legs alone) would be highly useful to our 
work.
>Where possible any costs incurred will be met.
>
>Genera (any spp.is useful):  upto 10 individuals required
>
>Amauris
>Tiradelphe
>Lycorea
>Protoploea
>Anetia
>
>Genus Danaus: upto 10 individuals
>Species:
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>cleophile
>erippus
>plexippus (samples from the eastboard, not the westboard)
>plexaure
>
>Thankyou in advance for your help
>

>Would it also be possible to direct replies (pref. via 
>e-mail either myself at the e-mail address below) or to:
>
>Dr. Gagan  Lushai
>University of Southampton,
>School of Biological Sciences,
>Biodiversity and Ecology Division
>Basset Crescent East
>Southampton SO16 7PX
>
>Tel/Fax: +44(0)1703 594468
>e-mail:  gl1 at soton.ac.uk 
>
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stu longhorn
sjl197 at soton.ac.uk