[Nhcoll-l] laws concerning transport of Agrypnus notodonta

[Donna Meadows]

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.

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.

A click beetle falls from a tree at an outdoor party.

Its preservation fluid is vodka.

Apparently there are no entomologists at this party.

Many thanks again.

Donna Meadows
Registrar, Acquisitions
Houston Museum of Natural Science
5555 Hermann Park Drive
Houston, Texas 77030-1799
dmeadows at hmns.org<mailto:dmeadows at hmns.org>
713.639.4676  tel
713.639.4767  fax

From: Donna Meadows
Sent: Friday, June 15, 2018 10:31 AM
To: 'nhcoll-l at mailman.yale.edu' <nhcoll-l at mailman.yale.edu>
Subject: laws concerning transport of Agrypnus notodonta

Dear Colleagues -

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 Agrypnus notodonta from Egypt to the United States?  The specimen is intended for exhibit in our Egyptian hall, not for research.

>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!

Donna Meadows
Registrar, Acquisitions
Houston Museum of Natural Science
5555 Hermann Park Drive
Houston, Texas 77030-1799
dmeadows at hmns.org<mailto:dmeadows at hmns.org>
713.639.4676  tel
713.639.4767  fax

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