NABA policy debate #4

[Chris J. Durden]

Mike,
    It is possible to genitalically resolve the identification of 
*Staphylus hayhurstii* and *S. mazans* or *Syrichtus communis* and *S. 
albescens* under a hand lens, without killing or injuring the individual - 
then release it. I do it all the time!
............Chris Durden

At 06:32 AM 6/15/2001 -0400, you wrote:
>Although NABA is not especially pro-collecting, it is carefully not
>anti-collecting as evidenced by the published instructions for the 4th
>of July Counts.
>
>FROM THE  4TH OF JULY COUNT INSTRUCTIONS
>
>Use blank lines to write in the names of species observed but not on the
>count form. Please use NABA's checklist names (as in recent count
>reports), either scientific or English.
>
>Optional: Write method of ID after number seen: S sighted, B
>binoculared, C collected, N netted and released, P photographed, G
>genitalia dissection.
>
>People may object to "binoculared" as a neologism, but the option of
>collecting, netting-releasing, and genitalia dissection are included.
>
>Genitalia dissection and releasing is, however, apparently not an
>option.
>
>M. Gochfeld
>
>
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