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Post by wollastoni on Dec 12, 2015 16:00:32 GMT
Happy Birthday to the I.C.F. ! Our forum is now one year old. When we started it, we were afraid of a failure... one year later : 7.128 posts, 720 threads, 377 members and thousands of daily visitors !
Thanks to all our members, thanks to my moderator friends, thanks to our sponsors and donors.
The I.C.F. is a friendly place for entomologists all around the world, and I am glad to see it thriving !
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Post by mygos on Dec 12, 2015 17:07:44 GMT
Congratulations Olivier for that good idea and thanks to contributors for some very interesting posts There is not one day I don't visit the forum to see what's new ... A+, Michel
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Post by Adam Cotton on Dec 12, 2015 19:04:45 GMT
Congratulations to the ICF and you, Olivier. I am very happy that I have been able to contribute in a small way to such a worthwhile project.
Long may the ICF continue to grow and be a useful resource for everyone interested in insects all round the World.
Adam.
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Post by deliasfanatic on Dec 12, 2015 19:41:26 GMT
I'm pleased to see that ICF is such a success, and look forward to further years of enjoyment, knowledge, and news!
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Post by nomad on Dec 12, 2015 20:40:28 GMT
One year old, time flies. Congratulations on a very fine forum. A very nice friendly entomological community and long may it continue.
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Post by trehopr1 on Dec 13, 2015 6:42:04 GMT
My sincere congratulations to ICF, Olivier, all moderators, supporters, and contributors to this wonderful forum. My best regards for it's continued growth and enrichment !
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Post by cabintom on Dec 13, 2015 8:18:41 GMT
1 year old already?!
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papalidar
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Post by papalidar on Dec 13, 2015 9:20:08 GMT
Dear Olivier On your mail, the picture of of the male ornithoptera alexandrae, is very similar to mine. It seems captured and also prepared by AS Meek himself. Can you give me some information (pedigree) of it, because I cannot read the label on the picture. For my personal specimen it seems the label is printed by perhaps LeMoult who bought thjs specimen to President Laniel and to A Vadon who have a small entomologic shop...and finally me. The specificity of the Meek preparation is the front legs parallel to antennas.
You can see the picture of my male specimen on the wonderful book from G.Delisle & JP SCLAVO Bien amicalement
JACQUES Attachments:
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Post by nomad on Dec 13, 2015 11:02:06 GMT
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Post by wollastoni on Dec 13, 2015 14:21:45 GMT
Jacques, the label of the Manchester Museum is hand written but with exactly the same details as yours : Kumusi River North East Brit. New Guinea (low elevation) May - Sept 1907 A.S. Meek These alexandrae must be "brothers" !
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papalidar
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Post by papalidar on Dec 13, 2015 15:22:32 GMT
Merci - thank you to Olivier and Peter How many alexandrae are bred by AS Meek with the same label? Jacques
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Post by nomad on Dec 13, 2015 16:07:10 GMT
Hi Jacques. Please see this article on Meek's O. alexandrae, especially page 35. by John Tennent of the BMNH. www.linnean.org/Resources/LinneanSociety/Documents/Publications/The-Linnaen/Lin%20Vol%2026_%20no%201_%20March%202010.pdfMeek sent Rothschild eight perfect specimens of O. alexandae from the Kumusi River during 1907. The excess O. alexandrae was passed by Rothschild at Meek's request to the London dealers. The dealer Oliver Janson was sent a box of 39 pairs of O. alexandrae to sell to collectors. All bred by Meek. There must be quite a few of Meek's bred specimens of alexandrae out their somewhere. He set most of his specimens in the field.
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Post by trehopr1 on Dec 13, 2015 16:34:04 GMT
Fascinating pedigree and history associated with that gorgeous specimen !
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Post by wollastoni on Jan 9, 2017 15:57:53 GMT
We've forgotten our birthday !
ICF is now 2-year old and stronger than ever !
Thank you to all members for the fantastic content !
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