The September 1998 issue of American Conchologist has an interesting and even inspiring article, "The rediscovery of a lost land shell species?", by Richard L. Goldberg. This species, Asperitas stuartiae (Sowerby, 1845), was lost from 1886 and only rediscovered recently on the island of Sulawesi, Indonesia. There are many examples of molluscan species whose locality was lost and rediscovered later. And other cases where the species was feared to be extinct, but proved to be living in some unobvious corner. This is fascinating. I'd like to hear from people who have rediscovered lost species, or who have stories to tell about others who did so. Do lost species simply turn up by chance, or as a pleasant surprise during regional surveys, or as a result of deliberate searching? What are the best strategies for rediscovering a lost species? Andrew K. Rindsberg Geological Survey of Alabama