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A New Genus Of Moss-Inhabiting Flea Beetles (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae) From The Dominican Republic, Alexander S. Konstantinov, Maria Lourdes Chamorro-Lacayo
A New Genus Of Moss-Inhabiting Flea Beetles (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae) From The Dominican Republic, Alexander S. Konstantinov, Maria Lourdes Chamorro-Lacayo
USDA Systematic Entomology Laboratory
Kiskeya new genus and two new species (K. baorucae and K. neibae), from the Dominican Republic are described and illustrated. Kiskeya is compared to Monotalla Bechyne, Normaltica Konstantinov, and Clavicornaltica Scherer. Geographic ranges in which Greater Antillean endemics have closest relatives in the Old World are discussed.
Two Species Of Cecidomyiidae Predacious On Citrus Rust Mite, Phyllocoptruta Oleivora, On Florida Citrus, Raul T. Villanueva, Raymond Gagne, Carl Childers
Two Species Of Cecidomyiidae Predacious On Citrus Rust Mite, Phyllocoptruta Oleivora, On Florida Citrus, Raul T. Villanueva, Raymond Gagne, Carl Childers
USDA Systematic Entomology Laboratory
Larvae of two undescribed species of Cecidomyiidae (Diptera) were found preying upon Phyllocoptruta oleivora (Ashmead) (Acari: Eriophyidae) on Florida citrus. Identifications to genus were made from adults reared in the laboratory. The two species had distinctive larval coloration. One larval type was completely yellow and was identified as Feltiella n. sp., while the second larval type had an orange color with a transverse white band close to the mouthparts. The latter cecidomyiid was identified as belonging to a genus near Lestodiplosis in the broad sense. Feltiella n. sp. (n = 17) and the species near the genus Lestodiplosis ( …
Rediscovery And Redescription Of The Remarkable Phoenicus Sanguinipennis Lacordaire (Coleoptera: Cerambycidae: Trachyderini) From The Dominican Republic, Steven Lingafelter, Eugenio Nearns
Rediscovery And Redescription Of The Remarkable Phoenicus Sanguinipennis Lacordaire (Coleoptera: Cerambycidae: Trachyderini) From The Dominican Republic, Steven Lingafelter, Eugenio Nearns
USDA Systematic Entomology Laboratory
Phoenicus sanguinipennis was described by Lacordaire in 1869 based on one male specimen of unknown origin. We rediscovered this species 135 years later in the Punta Cana region in La Altagracia Province of eastern Dominican Republic (18°30.477’N, 68°22.499’W). Twenty-seven specimens were collected at lights and on dead Maclura tinctoria (Linnaeus) D. Don ex Steudel (Moraceae). We provide a thorough description of the species and the previously unknown female, and a discussion of the previous and current knowledge of the species.
Review Of Lady Beetles In The Cycloneda Germainii Species Complex (Coleoptera; Coccinellidae: Coccinellinae: Coccinellini) With Descriptions Of New And Unusual Species From Chile And Surrounding Countries, Guillermo González, Natalia J. Vandenberg
Review Of Lady Beetles In The Cycloneda Germainii Species Complex (Coleoptera; Coccinellidae: Coccinellinae: Coccinellini) With Descriptions Of New And Unusual Species From Chile And Surrounding Countries, Guillermo González, Natalia J. Vandenberg
USDA Systematic Entomology Laboratory
A complex of lady beetle species including Cycloneda germainii (Crotch) is reviewed and seven valid species recognized, including C. germainii, C. eryngii (Mulsant), C. sicardi (Brèthes), C. boliviana (Mulsant), and three new species, C. lacrimosa González & Vandenberg, n. sp., C. disconsolata Vandenberg & González, n. sp., and C. patagonica González & Vandenberg, n. sp. Cycloneda duplaris (Berg) and Arrowella albilacus Brèthes, previously synonymized with C. areata Mulsant, are placed as new synonyms of C. germainii; C. boliviana is removed from synonymy with C. areata and reinstated as a full species; C. sicardi (Brèthes) is recognized as the valid replacement …
Taygete Sphecophila (Meyrick) (Lepidoptera; Autostichidae): Redescription Of The Adult, Description Of The Larva And Pupa, And Impact On Polistes Wasps (Hymenoptera; Vespidae) Nests In The Galapagos Islands, Bernard Landry, David Adamski, Patrick Schmitz, Christine Parent, Lazaro Roque-Albelo
Taygete Sphecophila (Meyrick) (Lepidoptera; Autostichidae): Redescription Of The Adult, Description Of The Larva And Pupa, And Impact On Polistes Wasps (Hymenoptera; Vespidae) Nests In The Galapagos Islands, Bernard Landry, David Adamski, Patrick Schmitz, Christine Parent, Lazaro Roque-Albelo
USDA Systematic Entomology Laboratory
Taygete sphecophila (Meyrick) (Lepidoptera; Autostichidae) is reported on the Galapagos Islands. The morphology of the moth, larva, and pupa are described and illustrated in details. Part of the mitochondrial DNA was sequenced and made available on GenBank. The incidence of predation by T. sphecophila on nests of Polistes versicolor Olivier (Hymenoptera; Vespidae) was measured in four different vegetation zones of Floreana and Santa Cruz Islands. The percentages of infested nests varied greatly (from 13.9% to 66.7% on Floreana and from 20.0 to 100% on Santa Cruz) and no clear ecological trends could be ascertained.
Key To Selected Pyraloidea (Lepidoptera) Larvae Intercepted At U. S. Ports Of Entry: Revision Of Pyraloidea In “Keys To Some Frequently Intercepted Lepidopterous Larvae” By Weisman 1986, M. Alma Solis
USDA Systematic Entomology Laboratory
A key to frequently intercepted lepidopterous larvae, designed for U. S. Department of Agriculture, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (USDA, APHIS) identifiers at U.S. ports, was last revised in 1986. Since then many changes have occurred in the classification, nomenclature, and the nature of commodities being imported into the U.S. In this revision of the section on Pyraloidea, species recently intercepted are included, the most recent generic combinations are used, and families and subfamilies are now included in the key. Distributions are updated, stating if the species occurs in Hawaii or restricted areas of the continental United States. A …
Discovery Of A New Species Of Smicronyx Schoenherr (Coleoptera: Curculionidae), Donald M. Anderson, Boris A. Korotyaev, Steven W. Lingafelter
Discovery Of A New Species Of Smicronyx Schoenherr (Coleoptera: Curculionidae), Donald M. Anderson, Boris A. Korotyaev, Steven W. Lingafelter
USDA Systematic Entomology Laboratory
Smicronyx obrieni Anderson, Korotyaev, and Lingafelter, a new species associated with ragweed [Ambrosia grayi (A. Nelson) Shinners], was discovered in Krasnodar (Russia) and Texas (United States), and is described.