Donation of the Atsushi Kawabe Lepidoptera collection to the Smithsonian Institution

2 Pages·1996·0.86 MB·English

by  Donald R Davis

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DONATION OFTHE ATSUSHI KAWABE LEPIDOPTERA COLLECTION
TOTHE SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION
Additionalkeywords:Archips, Tortricidae,Japan, Taiwan, Thailand.
On 27 November 1993, Atsushi Kawabe, aleading authorityon Japanese Tortricidae,
passedawayattheageof57inTokyo,Japan. Mr. Kawabewasbornon 10January 1936in
Ishikawa Prefecture, and after 1955 he lived in Setagaya, Tokyo and Chiba Prefecture
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where hewas aninspiringteacherinbiologyat aprivate high school. Although probably
considered an amateurbystricterstandards, his researchproductivityin entomologyex-
ceededthat ofmany"professionals." Mr. Kawabe published approximately200 scientific
papers, most dealing with the moth family Tortricidae ofJapan, Taiwan, and Thailand.
Thirtythreeofthesepapers, includingmostofhislateroneswerewrittenin English. The
publicationsforwhichhewillprobablybebestrememberedarehis"Revisionofthegenus
ArchipsfromJapan"(TyotoGa16:13-40, 1965)and"Recordsanddescriptionsofthesub-
familyOlethreutinae from Thailand" (pp. 23-82 in S. Moriuti (ed.), Microlepidopteraof
Thailand, No. 2, 1989).
Itwas Mr. Kawabes wish andourhopes thathis collection ofLepidopterabe donated
totheSmithsonianInstitution. Althoughmorethan 16familiesofpredominantlyJapanese
andTaiwanese moths are representedin this excellentcollect—ion, over 75% ofthe 22,038
specimensaccessionedaremembersofthefamilyTortricidae histaxonomicspecialty. Of
special importance are the holotypes of 95 species and subspecies described by Mr.
Kawabe andafewcoauthors.
The Smithsonian Institutionwishes to thank Mrs. Sumiko Kawabe forseeingthather
late husband's wishes concerninghis collectionwere carried out, and to his close friend
andcolleague, Mr. Yasutoshi Shibata, forallhis considerableeffortsinarrangingthe ship-
mentofthis collection.
Donald R. Davis, DepartmentofEntomology, National MuseumofNaturalHistory,
Smithsonian Institution, Washington, D.C. 20560, USA
Receivedandacceptedforpublication 11June 1996.
Date ofIssue (Vol. 50, No. 3): 11 October 1996