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Kissinger Misprint, David G. Kissinger
Kissinger Misprint, David G. Kissinger
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Because of an unrecognized software problem, the character p did not print correctly in the paper by D.G. Kissinger. In the figure captions and in the DESCRIPTION paragraph under each species, the character should be read as μ in every case. Also, the last line of the figure caption on page 66 should be "...view. Coelocephalapion pilirostre (Wagner). 9) head of male, lateral view. Coelocephalapion schema Kissinger, new species. 10) head of male, lateral view. Scale = 121μ for Fig. 4-10, ll0μ for Fig. 11, 12, 15, 16, 54μ for Fig. 13, 27μ for detail of Fig. 11, 12, 14,15.
Book Review: Revision Of The Genus Spermophagus Schoenherr (Coleoptera, Bruchidae, Amblycerinae) , John M. Kingsolver
Book Review: Revision Of The Genus Spermophagus Schoenherr (Coleoptera, Bruchidae, Amblycerinae) , John M. Kingsolver
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Species in the genus Spermophagus are found in all of the Old World regions except Australia. Prior to this fine monograph, the taxonomy was a hodgepodge of local faunal treatments and single species descriptions with few usable keys or illustrations. Now we have available keys to 90 species with full descriptions, geographical distributions, and excellent illustrations of dorsal habitus, male genitalia, and many of the female genital valves.
Neotropical Cerambycidae (Coleoptera) Of The Canadian Museum Of Nature, Ottawa. Ill. Aerenicini (Lamiinae), Maria Helena M. Galileo, Ubirajara R. Martins
Neotropical Cerambycidae (Coleoptera) Of The Canadian Museum Of Nature, Ottawa. Ill. Aerenicini (Lamiinae), Maria Helena M. Galileo, Ubirajara R. Martins
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New species described: Antodice eccentrica, sp. n. and A. suturalis, sp. n., from Ecuador; Apagomerina rubricollis, sp. n., from Brazil. New synonyms proposed: Xenonta Lane, 1970 (originally included in Hemilophini) = Apagomerina Gilmour, 1962; Trichohippopsides Breuning, 1980 (originally described in Agapanthiini) = Recchia Lane, 1966; Trichohippopsides albicans Breuning, 1980 = Recchia albicans (Guerin- Meneville, 1844). The type species of Xenonta, X. eryhronota Lane, 1970, is transferred to Apagomerina. Mariliana ocularis (Hope, 1846) is recorded for Argentina (Salta).
Cerambycidae (Coleoptera) Of The Canadian Museum Of Nature, Ottawa. Ii. Calliini (Lamiinae), Maria Helena M. Galileo, Ubirajara R. Martins
Cerambycidae (Coleoptera) Of The Canadian Museum Of Nature, Ottawa. Ii. Calliini (Lamiinae), Maria Helena M. Galileo, Ubirajara R. Martins
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New taxa described: Callisema elongata, sp. n., from Colombia and Venezuela; Mimolaia pichincha, sp. n., from Ecuador; M. tachira, sp. n., from Venezuela; Colombicallia, gen. n., type species, C. curta, sp. n., from Colombia; Callia rubristerna, sp. n., from Peru and C. bella, sp. n., from Ecuador.
Curculionoidea Of Southern Florida: An Annotated Checklist (Coleoptera: Curculionoidea [Excluding Curculionidae; Scolytinae, Platypodinae]), Robert S. Anderson
Curculionoidea Of Southern Florida: An Annotated Checklist (Coleoptera: Curculionoidea [Excluding Curculionidae; Scolytinae, Platypodinae]), Robert S. Anderson
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The fauna of Curculionoidea (exclusive of the subfamilies Scolytinae and Platypodinae of the Curculionidae) is surveyed for Dade and Monroe Counties in southern Florida. Numbers of genera and species represented are as follows: Anthribidae (12 genera, 22 species), Belidae (1 genus, 2 species), Attelabidae (3 genera, 3 species), Brentidae (6 genera, 14 species) and Curculionidae (115 genera, 249 species). No Nemonychidae are recorded from southern Florida. Included in the totals are 26 species considered as introduced to the region and 5 species likely not established in the region.
Twenty apparently undescribed species are recorded. Fifteen are assignable to genera as …
Book Review: Aquatic Insect Ecology: 1. Biology And Habitat By J. V. Ward, Ross H. Arnett Jr.
Book Review: Aquatic Insect Ecology: 1. Biology And Habitat By J. V. Ward, Ross H. Arnett Jr.
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A comprehensive treatment of the ecology of aquatic insects in one place is needed for both students and researchers. Professor Ward is doing this in two volumes. The first volume covers the biology and habitats, as indicated in the subtitle, of the 13 insect orders that are either entirely aquatic at some stage, or those with some members aquatic at some stage. The second volume will be devoted entirely to the feeding ecology of these aquatic species.
South American Oxybelus I. Notes On Types Of Spinola, F. Smith, Brethes, Pate, And Schrottky (Hymenoptera, Sphecidae, Crabroninae), Richard M. Bohart
South American Oxybelus I. Notes On Types Of Spinola, F. Smith, Brethes, Pate, And Schrottky (Hymenoptera, Sphecidae, Crabroninae), Richard M. Bohart
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The names of previously described South American species of Oxybelus are listed, annotated, and synonymy given. Nomenclature changes are: brethesi is a new name for interruptus Brethes 1913; decipiens Brethes 1913 and pamparum Brethes 1913 are synonyms of catamarcensis Schmttky 1909; fritzi is a new name for modestus Brethes 1913; agnitus Brethes 1913 is a synonym of marginatus F. Smith 1866; joergenseni Brethes 1913 is a synonym of paraguayensis Brethes 1909; and tarijensis Brethes 1913 is a synonym of platensis Brethes 1901. Neotypes are established for platensis and catamarcensis, and lectotypes for americanus, argentinus, modestus, marginatus, and tarijensis …
Variation In The Terminalia Of Neohermes Concolor With A Key To Males Of Neohermes In Eastern North America (Megaloptera: Corydalidae: Chauliodinae), David E. Bowles, Michael A. Mathis
Variation In The Terminalia Of Neohermes Concolor With A Key To Males Of Neohermes In Eastern North America (Megaloptera: Corydalidae: Chauliodinae), David E. Bowles, Michael A. Mathis
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Males of Neohermes concolor (Davis) from the interior highlands of Arkansas, Oklahoma, and Missouri, and from Illinois, Indiana, and Kentucky exhibited considerable variation in male terminalia. Differences occurred in the size of the dorsal membrane of the ninth sternite and in the shape of the tenth tergite (anal plate) which varied from rounded to truncate-shaped. This observed variation does not appear to be geographically correlated. Females of N. concolor did not exhibit broad variation in terminalii. Little variation was observed among males of N. angusticollis (Hagen) and N. matheri Flint. The broad range of variation observed in the tenninalia of …
New Records Of Bruchidae (Coleoptera) From The Dominican Republic, John M. Kingsolver
New Records Of Bruchidae (Coleoptera) From The Dominican Republic, John M. Kingsolver
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Only five species of Bruchidae have been recorded from the Dominican Republic D.R) per se although records exist for “Hispaniola” and Haiti. Collections made during a recent trip (1992) by R. Turnbow and M.C. Thomas have added data for five additional species, one of which is a new West Indian record whereas the other three are range extensions of species previously known from the West Indies. Geographical ranges for each species are briefly indicated.
Caryedon Serratus (Olivier) New To Continental United States (Coleoptera: Bruchidae), John M. Kingsolver
Caryedon Serratus (Olivier) New To Continental United States (Coleoptera: Bruchidae), John M. Kingsolver
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Vincent Golia, Delray Beach, Florida, collected a single female specimen of the tamarind seed beetle, Caryedon serratus, in an orange grove near Homestead. This is the first record of this bruchid for continental United States although the species is recorded from the Hawaiian Islands, and is often intercepted during port inspections.
A Revision Of The New World Species Of Norrbomia (Diptera: Sphaeroceridae), Including All American Species Previously Placed In Borborillus, Stephen A. Marshall, Allen L. Norrbom
A Revision Of The New World Species Of Norrbomia (Diptera: Sphaeroceridae), Including All American Species Previously Placed In Borborillus, Stephen A. Marshall, Allen L. Norrbom
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The New World species formerly placed in Borborillus Duda (Sphaeroceridae: Copromyzinae) are transfemdto Norrbomia Papp. These are: N. lacteipennis (Malloch), n. comb., N. fumipennis (Stenhammar), n. comb., N. frigipennis (Spuler), n. comb., N. scripta (Malloch), n. comb., and N. sordida (Zetteretedt). Norrbomia fulvipennis, N. singusta, N. mexicana, N. triglabra, and N. yukonensis are described as new. Borborus articus Malloch is synonymized with N. fumipennis, and Borborus singularis Spuler is synonymized with N. scripta. All ten New World species of Norrbomia are keyed, illustrated and described. Their relationships are discussed and a cladogram is provided. Species in two …
A New Species Of Epichernes From Costa Rica (Pseudoscorpionida, Chernetidae), William B. Muchmore
A New Species Of Epichernes From Costa Rica (Pseudoscorpionida, Chernetidae), William B. Muchmore
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Epichernes guanacatensis, a new pseudoscorpion phoretic on the spiny pocket mouse, Liomys salvini (Heteromyidae), in Costa Rica, is described and compared with the other two species in the genus. A key is provided to separate the three.
A New Species Of Amblycerus Thunberg, 1815 (Coleoptera: Bruchidae) And A Lectotype Designation, Cibele S. Ribeiro-Costa, John M. Kingsolver
A New Species Of Amblycerus Thunberg, 1815 (Coleoptera: Bruchidae) And A Lectotype Designation, Cibele S. Ribeiro-Costa, John M. Kingsolver
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A new South American Amb1ycerus Thunberg, A. sosia is described and illustrated. Geographic distribution and comments about related species are also presented. A lectotype is designated for A. centralis (Sharp, 1885) =A. cistelinus (Gyllenhal, 1833).
A New State Record For Rhizophagus Sayi Schaeffer (Coleoptera: Rhizophagidae), R. W. Lundgren
A New State Record For Rhizophagus Sayi Schaeffer (Coleoptera: Rhizophagidae), R. W. Lundgren
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A specimen of Rhizophagus sayi Schaeffer collected in a flight trap at 29°34½N82°29'W in Alachua County, Florida, on 23-1-1993, by R.W. Lundgren prompted a search of unidentified specimens in the Florida State Collection of Arthropods. The search resulted in the discovery of seven additional Florida specimens with the following data: "FLA., Dixie Co. 3.5mi. N. Old Town 13-1-1980 Coll. M.C. Thomas", 2; "FLORIDA: Alachua Co. Gainesville 3-XII-1983 Coll. M.C. Thomas", 1; "FLORIDA: Alachua Co. San Felasco Hammock 4-11-1983 M.C. Thomasn, 3; same, except date is 12-II-1983. These specimens comprise a new state record for R. sayi, which Bousquet (1990) …
Neotropical Cerambycidae (Coleoptera) Primarily In The Canadian Museum Of Nature, Ottawa. I. Falsamblesthiini (Lamiinae), Urbirajara R. Martins, Maria Helena M. Galileo
Neotropical Cerambycidae (Coleoptera) Primarily In The Canadian Museum Of Nature, Ottawa. I. Falsamblesthiini (Lamiinae), Urbirajara R. Martins, Maria Helena M. Galileo
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The following new species are described: Nyctonympha andersoni, sp. n., and N. howdenarum, sp. n., both from Colombia; N. genieri, sp. n., from Ecuador; N. taeniata, sp. n., from Trinidad; Falsamblesthis microps, sp. n., from Venezuela; Bactriola circundata, sp. n., from Brazil (Rio de Janeiro); B. maculata, sp. n., from Venezuela and Ecuador; and B. falsa, sp. n., from Brazil (Minas Gerais to Rio Grande do Sul). A redescription of Bactriola vittulata Bates, 1886, herein designated as the type species of the genus, is provided. Accurate data on the occurrence of Saepiseuthes …
The Delphacidae Of Yukon Territory, Canada (Homoptera: Fulgoroidea), Stephen W. Wilson
The Delphacidae Of Yukon Territory, Canada (Homoptera: Fulgoroidea), Stephen W. Wilson
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Twenty nine species of Delphacidae are recorded from the Yukon Territory, Canada, two additional ones from an adjacent region of Northwest Territories, and one species from coastal Alaska. Two new genera are described: Aschedelphax Wilson and Yukonodelphax Wilson. Six new species are described: Aschedelphax hochae Wilson, Delphacodes anufrievi Wilson, D. emeljanovi Wilson, Javesella lla Wilson, Nothodelphax glacia Wilson, and Yukonodelphax kendallae Wilson. Aschedelphax coloradensis (Beamer), Javesella kilmani (Van Duzee), Yukonodelphax pediforma (Beamer) and Y. stramineosa (Beamer) are new combinations. Kusnezoviella matisi Anufriev and Emeljanov is a junior synonym of K. macleani Wilson and Delphacodes hyalina Beamer is a junior synonym …
The American Species Of The Annulatipes Group Of The Subgenus Lepidohelea, Genus Forcipomyia (Diptera: Ceratopogonidae), Willis W. Wirth, Gustavo R. Spinelli
The American Species Of The Annulatipes Group Of The Subgenus Lepidohelea, Genus Forcipomyia (Diptera: Ceratopogonidae), Willis W. Wirth, Gustavo R. Spinelli
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The annulatipes group of the genus Forcipomyia Meigen, subgenus Lepidohelea Kieffer, is represented in the Western Hemisphere by 12 species. Keys are presented for their identification, and to distinguish them from other groups of the subgenus Lepidohelea. The three previously known species, annulatipes Macfie, brasiliensis Macfie, and kuanoskeles Macfie, from southern Brazil, as well as the following nine new species, are described and illustrated: bahiensis, basifemoralis, bifida, convexipenis, euthystyla, gravesi, herediae, hobbsi, and weemsi
A Preliminary Checklist Of The Caddisflies (Insecta: Trichoptera) Of Oklahoma, David E. Bowles, Michael L. Mathis
A Preliminary Checklist Of The Caddisflies (Insecta: Trichoptera) Of Oklahoma, David E. Bowles, Michael L. Mathis
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One hundred forty-five species of caddisflies representing 15 families and 46 genera are reported from Oklahoma. Thirty-nine species are new state records. Families having the greatest species richness were Hydroptilidae (44 species), Leptoceridae (31 species), Hydropsychidae (26 species), and Polycentropodidae (13 species).
Upper Eocene Robber Flies Of The Genus Ommatius (Diptera: Asilidae) In Dominican Amber, A. G. Scarbrough, George O. Poinar Jr.
Upper Eocene Robber Flies Of The Genus Ommatius (Diptera: Asilidae) In Dominican Amber, A. G. Scarbrough, George O. Poinar Jr.
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Ommatius fimbriatus and O. subtus are based upon four specimens embedded in Dominican amber from the El Mamey Formation in the Dominican Republic. The amber is from the Lower Oligocene - Upper Eocene, originating between 25 and 40 million years ago. The specimens are the first reported fossils of Ommatius. Both species are described and compared with modern species. Significant characters are illustrated and/or photographed.
Occurrence Of The Milliped, Stenodesmus Tuobitus (Chamberlin), West Of The Rio Grande (Polydesmida: Xystodesmidae), Rowland M. Shelley
Occurrence Of The Milliped, Stenodesmus Tuobitus (Chamberlin), West Of The Rio Grande (Polydesmida: Xystodesmidae), Rowland M. Shelley
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New records of the xystodesmid diplopod Stenodesmus tuobitus (Chamberlin) extend its range and those of the family and suborder Chelodesmidea into southwestern New Mexico, west of the Rio Grande. They confirm that it inhabits arid juniper environments at relatively low elevations as well as moist deciduous fir forests at high elevations, thereby lending credence to past records from the former habitat in Lincoln County. Discovery of the milliped in neighboring mountain ranges to the north and west is now likely, with the distant possibility that it may occur in eastern Arizona.
Center For Systematic Entomology, Inc.: Condensed Summary Of 4 February 1993 Board Of Directors Meeting
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The Board elected Howard Weems as President, Harold Denmark as Vice-President, and Gene Gerberg as Secretary/Treasurer.
Ross Arnett is to be Chairman of the Editorial Board, to oversee and coordinate production for Insecta Mundi. Mike Thomas is the Editor.
Two bylaw changes were suggested, and the membership will be polled. The bylaw regarding bonding of the Secretary/Treasurer should be changed. A motion was also made to change the position of Secretary/Treasurer to two positions, a Secretary and a Treasurer. A motion was also made to increase the Board to 12 members, and was seconded and approved.
It was suggested that …
Book Review: The Biology Of Mosquitoes. Vol. 1 Development, Nutrition And Reproduction By A. N. Clements, Eugene J. Gerberg
Book Review: The Biology Of Mosquitoes. Vol. 1 Development, Nutrition And Reproduction By A. N. Clements, Eugene J. Gerberg
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This is a rewriting and expansion of The Physiology of Mosquitoes, published in 1963. The expansion of the work into two volumes reflects the extent and diversity of mosquito research.
A New Genus And Species Of Flightless Longhorned Beetle From Central America (Coleoptera: Cerambycidae), Frank T. Hovore
A New Genus And Species Of Flightless Longhorned Beetle From Central America (Coleoptera: Cerambycidae), Frank T. Hovore
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An undescribed genus and species of flightless longhorned beetle, Apteralcidion lupierrei new genus, new species, in the subfamily Lamiinae, has been collected from giant thistle, Cirsium subcoriaccum, at high elevations in Costa Rica and Panama. This new taxon appears most-closely related to genera in the tribe Acanthocini.
Los Meloidae De Salta, Argentina (Coleoptera), Antonio R. Martinez
Los Meloidae De Salta, Argentina (Coleoptera), Antonio R. Martinez
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The following species of Meloidae are recorded, together with notes on adult seasonal distribution and food plants, from the northwestern Argentine province of Salta: Protomeloe wagneri, Spastica sphaerodera, Acrolytta colon, Pyrota homcioi, P. signata, P. vittigera, P. wagneri, Pseudopyrota riojanensis, Wagneronota aratae, Pseudomeloe andensis, P. gracilior, P. ogloblini, Epicauta atomaria, E. bruchi, E. excavata, E. floydwerneri, E. fourcadei, E. fulvicornis, E. grammica, E. griseonigra, E. leopardina, E. lizeri, E. monachica, E. nigripes Borchmann (=E. langei Borchmann, syn. nov.), E. pluvialis, E. rosiilloi, E. rubella, E. rutilifirons, E. talpa, E. tristis, E. zebra, Tetraonyx brunnescens, T. kirschi, T. …
Révision Du Genre Carolinaia Et Description De Nouveaux Taxa (Homoptera, Aphididae), Georges Remaudiere, Ana Lilla Munoz Viveros
Révision Du Genre Carolinaia Et Description De Nouveaux Taxa (Homoptera, Aphididae), Georges Remaudiere, Ana Lilla Munoz Viveros
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A new status is proposed for the genera Glabromyzus Richards, 1960 and Juncomyzus Hille Ris Lambers, 1965, which are now treated as subgenera of Carolinaia Wilson, 1911. The relationship between Carolinaia and Utamphorophoro Knowlton, 1947 is discussed. The new name C. (C.) tissoti is given for Carolinaia rhois Tissot, 1928 nec rhois Monell, 1879. The species known as Juncomyzus rhois (Takahashi, 1924) becomes C. (J.) japonica (Takahashi, 1961). The oviparous female of C. (G.) schlingeri, C. (J.) japonica, and C. (J.) nigra are described as well as the alate viviparous female and the male of the last species. …
Distribution Of The Centipede Scolopocryptops Sexspinosus (Say) In Alaska And Canada (Scolopendromorpha: Cryptopidae), Rowland M. Shelley
Distribution Of The Centipede Scolopocryptops Sexspinosus (Say) In Alaska And Canada (Scolopendromorpha: Cryptopidae), Rowland M. Shelley
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Specific Alaskan and Canadian localities are recorded for the chilopod Scolopocryptops sexspinosus (Say) (Cryptopidae), the only indigenous Nearctic scolopendromorph species occurring north of the lower 48 states. It occurs west of the crest of the Coast Range in British Columbia, extending northward to the southernmost islands of Alaska, and is recorded for the first time from eastern Canada, from Niagara Gorge, Ontario. Reports of S. rubiginosus Koch from southern Alaska are based on a misidentification of S. sexspinosus, and records from the north-central United States are too distant from the international border for it to be plausible for Manitoba …