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Revision Of The Weevil Genus Epimechus Dietz (Coleoptera: Curculionidae: Anthonomini), Wayne E. Clark, Horace R. Burke

Insecta Mundi

Epimechus curvipes Dietz is designated as type species of the genus Epimechus Dietz. Ten additional species from western North America, including four new species, are assigned to the genus: E. aemulus Fall; E. flavirostris Fall; E. mimicus Dietz; E. adspersus Dietz; E. mobilis Fall; E. nevadicus Dietz; E. molina, new species (Arizona, Baja California Norte); E. cornbustus, new species (Arizona, New Mexico, Utah); E. signnum, new species (Arizona, Coahuila, Colorado, New Mexico, Saskatchewan, Texas, Utah) and E. hesperius, new species (Arizona, California, Colorado, Guanajuato, Idaho, Nevada, New Mexico, Nuevo Leon, South Dakota, Texas, Utah, Wyoming). These …

A New Family, Coryphoridae (Ephemeroptera: Ephernerelloidea), And Description Of The Winged And Egg Stages Of Coryphorus, Carlos Molineri, Janice G. Peters, Maria Del Carmen Zuniga De Cardoso

Insecta Mundi

ABSTRACT: A new family Coryphoridae is proposed in the superfamily Ephemerelloidea for the monotypic genus Coryphorus. Characters that distinguish Coryphoridae from all other Ephemerelloidea are discussed. The male imago, male subimago, female imago, and egg of Coryphorus aquilus Peters are described for the first time.

RESUMEN: Se propone a Coryphoridae como una nueva familia de Ephemerelloidea para el gdnero monotipico Coryphorus. Se discuten los caracteres que distinguen a Coryphoridae del resto de 10s Ephemerelloidea. Se describen por primera vez el imago macho, subimago macho, imago hembra y huevo de Coryphorus aquilus Peters.

Taxonomy, Phylogeny, And Biogeography Of The Genus Asydates Casey (Insecta: Coleoptera: Melyridae), Jonathan R. Mawdsley

Insecta Mundi

The genus Asydates Casey (Coleoptera: Melyridae) is revised, containing three species from Arizona and California: A. explanatus Casey; A. inyoensis (Blaisdell), new combination; and A. rufiventris Casey. The monotypic genus Pseudasydates Blaisdell is placed in synonymy with Asydates Casey, syn. nov., and Asydates puncticeps Blaisdell is placed in synonymy with Asydates explanatus Casey, syn. nov. A key separating adults of Asydates species is provided, and the results of a computerized cladistic analysis of Asydates species are presented. GIs mapping of Asydates species distributions indicates that these species are nearly allopatric, with A. explanatus found in the lower Colorado River basin …

Oxidative Responses Of Resistant And Susceptible Cereal Leaves To Symptomatic And Nonsymptomatic Cereal Aphid (Hemiptera: Aphididae) Feeding, Xinzhi Ni, Sharron S. Quisenberry, Tiffany Heng-Moss, John P. Markwell, Gautam Sarath, Robert Klucas, Frederick P. Baxendale

Department of Entomology: Faculty Publications

The impact of the leaf-chlorosis-eliciting Russian wheat aphid, Diuraphis noxia (Mordvilko), and the nonchlorosis-eliciting bird cherry-oat aphid, Rhopalosiphum padi (L.), feeding on D. noxia-susceptible and -resistant cereals was examined during the period (i.e., 3, 6, and 9 d after aphid infestation) that leaf chlorosis developed. After aphid number, leaf rolling and chlorosis ratings, and fresh leaf weight were recorded on each sampling date, total protein content, peroxidase, catalase, and polyphenol oxidase activities of each plant sample were determined spectrophotometrically. Although R. padi and D. noxia feeding caused significant increase of total protein content in comparison with the control cereal …

Nebline, June 2001

NEBLINE Newsletter Archive from Nebraska Extension in Lancaster County

Grilling It Safely
Handling Food Safely on the Road
Watch for Squash Vine Borer
Zoo Garden
Days Between Flowering and Harvest of Vegetables
Horticulture information center
Night Blooming Flowers Offer Evening Enjoyment
Hey Kids! Out of School and Already Bored? Try Rearing Butterflies and Moths
Latex Paint Exchange: June 23
“Itchy Chiggers”
Some Common Butterfly Larval Host Plants
What Bio-Security Issues Should You Take on Your Livestock Operation?
Pesticide Container Recycling Program
Prepare Equipment for Storage
EPA Starts Phasing Out Diazinon This Spring
Manure Handling
Shock Chlorination of Domestic Water Supplies
2001 Plants of the Year Winners Recommended for Nebraska …

Clarification Of And Comments On Northern Speyeria Hydaspe Subspecies (Lepidoptera: Nymphalidae), Norbert G. Kondla

The Taxonomic Report of the International Lepidoptera Survey

The geographic distribution and use of three northern Speyeria hydaspe subspecies names is reviewed. This is necessary due to literature errors about the type locality of subspecies rhodope (Edwards, 1874). The correct placement of the rhodope type locality renders the name S. hydaspe sakuntala (Skinner, 1911) of interior British Columbia as a junior synonym of S. hydaspe rhodope. The name S. hydaspe minor (McDunnough, 1927) is available for the coastal populations by those who recognize these as different from those of the interior.

Effects Of Stable Flies (Diptera: Muscidae) On Weight Gains Of Grazing Yearling Cattle, J.B. Campbell, S.R. Skoda, Dennis Berkebile, D. J. Boxler, G.D. Thomas, D. C. Adams, R. Davis

Department of Entomology: Faculty Publications

Differences in weight gains caused by stable flies, Stomoxys calcitrans (L.), on grazing yearling steer/calves averaged 0.2 kg per steer in a 3-yr study on canyon range pastures in West Central Nebraska. Stable fly numbers averaged 0.85 per front leg on treated calves and 3.64 per front leg on control calves. In 2 of the 3 yr after the grazing trials were completed, the calves were placed in a feedlot and fed a finishing ration. Compensatory gain did not occur in the feedlot after the stable fly stress was removed.

Nebline, May 2001

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Crop Genetic Engineering – 101
StarLink Corn—What is All the Fuss About?
Think About Apple Maggot Control Now
Three All-America Rose Selections Winners for 2001
Mulches
Perennials with Unique Flowers
Horticulture information center
It’s Springtime: Watch for Signs of Termites
We Love the Birds, But Sometimes They Drive Us Crazy!
Insects, Spiders, Mice and More
Reminder!! Household Hazardous Waste Collection for Lancaster County Residents
Controlling Volunteer StarLink™ corn
BSE (Mad Cow) and Foot & Mouth Disease, Ending the Confusion!!!
Strategic Mowing Helps Lawns Grow Healthfully
Trellis Construction
Healthy Tomatoes Result of Planning, Care
Suiting the Garden to the Gardener
Healthy …

Nebline, April 2001

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Human Diseases and Wildlife: Implications for Nebraska
Plant a Tree
Mom’s Day Garden
Annual Vines in the Landscape
What day is Arbor Day?
Summer Patch of Turfgrass
Horticulture information center
Termite Workshop on May 22
Household Hazardous Waste Collections for 2001
Safely Clean up After Rodents
Cans for Books
Test Soils for Nitrates; Adjust Application Rate Accordingly
Reduce Nitrogen and Maintain Yields; Multi-plot Research Results Show the Thresholds
Graze Conservatively Following Drought Year
Farm Labor
Diazinon Phase-Out Beginning
Lincoln Iris Society
Aerate Lawn to Improve Air Flow
How to Drive a Staple
Composting Workshops and Demonstrations for 2001
Anderson’s Post …

Eremophygus Bicolor (Gutiérrez) (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Rutelinae: Rutelini): A New Tribal And Generic Placement For The Bolivian Scarab Platycoelia Bicolor (Gutiérrez) (Anoplognathini), Andrew Smith, Mary Liz Jameson

University of Nebraska State Museum: Entomology Papers

Platycoelia bicolor (Gutiérrez) (Scarabaeidae: Rutelinae) is transferred from the tribe Anoplognathini, subtribe Platycoeliina, to the tribe Rutelini. Platycoelia bicolor is placed in the genus Eremophygus Ohaus and the taxonomic history of the species is discussed. The transfer creates a new combination, Eremophygus bicolor (Gutiérrez) and places the generic name Heterocallichloris Gutiérrez as a junior synonym of Eremophygus (new synonymy). Morphological characters that warrant the transfer are discussed.

Se transfiere Platycoelia bicolor (Gutiérrez) (Scarabaeidae: Rutelinae) de la tribu Anoplognathini, subtribe Platycoeliina, a la tribu Rutelini. Se transfiere Platycoelia bicolor al género Eremophygus Ohaus y se discute su …

Bruchidae (Insecta: Coleoptera) Of The Galapagos Islands With New Host And Locality Records, New Synonyms, And Descriptions Of Two New Species, John M. Kingsolver, Cebile S. Rebeiro-Costa

Insecta Mundi

Records and descriptions are given for the 10 known species in six genera of Bruchidae from the Archipelago including Sennius falcatus New Species and Acanthoscelides rossi New Species. Amblycerus (Spermophagus) insularum (Blair) is synonymized with Amblycerus piurae (Pierce), New Synonymy. Five of the species herein treated are new records for the Archipelago, and 8 of the 10 are also known from mainland South America, principally Ecuador.

Hymenopteran Parasitoids Associated With Spiders In Florida, Julieta Brambila, Gregory A. Evans

Insecta Mundi

Five different parasitoid species associated with spiders are reported &om collections made in Florida

Nomenclatural Changes For Selected Mordellidae (Coleoptera) In North America, John A. Jackman, Wenhua Lu

Insecta Mundi

New nomenclatural changes are presented for selected North American mordellid beetles (Coleoptera: Mordellidae). The following five genera are newly recorded from the United States: Mordellaria Ermisch 1950, Falsomordellistena E rmisch 1941, Mordellaria Schilsky 1908, Mordellochroa Emery 1876, and Pseudotolida Ermisch 1950. The following species are transferred from Tornoxia and represent new combinations: Mordellaria borealis (LeConte 1862), Mordellaria fascifera (LeConte 1878), Mordellaria latipalpis (Ray 1946), Mordellaria serval (Say 1835), and Mordellaria undulata (Melsheimer 1845). The following species are transferred from Mordellistena and represent new combinations: Falsomordellistena hebraica (LeConte 1862) and Falsomordellistena pubescens (Fabricius 1798); Mordellina blatchleyi (Liljeblad 1945), Mordellina pilosella (Ray …

New Records, Nomenclatural Changes, And Taxonomic Notes For Select North American Leaf Beetles (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae), Edward G. Riley, Shawn M. Clark, Arthur J. Gilbert

Insecta Mundi

New records, nomenclatural changes and taxonoinic notes are presented for select North American leaf beetles (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae). The following genera are newly recorded from the United States: Nesaecrepida Blake, 1964; Acallepitrix Bechyne, 1959; Margaridisa Bechyne, 1958; Parchicola Bechyne and Springlovh de Bechyne, 1975; (all Galerucinae: Alticini); and Dernotina Baly, 1874 (Eumolpinae). The following species are newly recorded from the United States: Neolerna dorsalis (Olivier, 1791) (Criocerinae); Charidotella bifossulata Boheman, 1855 (Hispinae: Cassidini); Syphrea flauicollis (Jacoby, 1884) (Galerucinae: Alticini); and Prornecosolna inflatum Lefevre, 1877, and Dernotina modesta Baly, 1874 (Eumolpinae). The following new synonymies are proposed: Deloyala clauata, var. …

Preliminary Checklist Of The Orthopteroid Insects (Blattodea, Mantodea, Phasmatodea,Orthoptera) Of Texas, John A. Stidham, Thomas A. Stidham

Insecta Mundi

Texas has one of the most diverse orthopteroid assemblages of any state in the United States, reflecting the varied habitats found in the state. Three hundred and eighty-nine species and 78 subspecies of orthopteroid insects (Blattodea, Mantodea, Phasmatodea, and Orthoptera) have published records for the state of Texas. This is the first such comprehensive checklist for Texas and should aid future work on these groups in this area.

Curculionoidea (Insecta: Coleoptera) From The State Of Guanajuato, Mexico, M. D. Salas-Araiza, C. W. O'Brien, J. Romero-Napoles

Insecta Mundi

Resumen: Este trabajo contribuye a1 conocimiento de las especies de curculionoideos preseiltes en el estado de Guanajuato, Mexico. Se determinaron 73 generos y 125 especies; se destacan, por el numero de Qstas, las subfamilias Baridinae. Curculioninae y Entiminae con 24, 24 y 23 especies, respectivamente. Los generos coil mayor cantidad de especies fueron Geraeus y Anthonomus con siete, y Contrachelus con seis. Se obtuvieron 18 nuevos registros para la Republica Mexicana. El 53.7% de las especies de curculioinoideos del estado de Guanajuato son de afinidad neotropical, el 26% son de afinidad neartica, el 18.4% son de distribuci6n cosmopolita, y el …

Two Generic Transfers And A Synonymy For Some North American Elateridae (Coleoptera), Paul J. Johnson

Insecta Mundi

During various studies, three instances of necessary taxonomic change were found. These changes are provided here to clarify the taxonomy of these taxa for those studies.

Nuevos Registros De Coccoidea (Homoptera: Sternorrhyncha) Para Cuba, Nereida Maestre Novoa, Avas B. Hamon, Isora Baro Oviedo, Mercedes Reyes Hernandez

Insecta Mundi

Resumen: Se dan a conocer nuevos registros de Coccoidea para Cuba, en los cuales se incluye el género Parasaissetia Takahashi (Coccidae) y las especies Saissetia neglecta DeLotto (Coccidae) y Erriococcus dubuis Cockerell (Eriococcidae). Además se relacionan las plantas hospedantes, con nuevos registros para estas especies.

Abstract: New records of Coccoidea for Cuba are given, they include new records of the species Parasaissetia nigra (Nietner) (Coccidae), Saissetia neglecta DeLotto (Coccidae) and Eriococcus dubius (Eriococcidae). Besides the host plants with new records.

Generic Homonyms In The Colydiinae (Coleoptera: Zopheridae), Michael A. Ivie, Stanislaw Adam Slipinski, Piotr Wegrzynowicz

Insecta Mundi

New replacement names are proposed: Megapnosaurus Ivie, Slipinski and Wegrzynowicz NEW REPLACEMENT NAME for Syntarsus Raath 1969 (Ceratosauria: Coelophysidae), not Syntarsus Fairmaire 1869 (Coleoptera: Zopheridae: Colydiinae); and Stephaniolus Ivie, Slipinski and Wegrzynowicz NEW REPLACEMENT NAME for Pseudotaphrus Stephan 1989 (Coleoptera: Zopheridae: Colydiinae) not Pseudoaphrus Cossmann 1888 (Mollusca: Rissoiidae). These result in the new combinations Megapnosaurus rhodesiensis (Raath 1961) NEW COMBINATION, Megapnosaurus kayentakatae (Rowe 1989) NEW COMBINATION and Stephaniolus longus (Stephan 1989) NEW COMBINATION.

Hexapod Herald - Vol. 13, No. 1, March 2001

Hexapod Herald and Other Entomology Department Newsletters

Welcome

Congratulations

Condolences

Grants

Publications

Travel

From the office

Calendar of events

ENTO 905 seminars

Awards presented at the North central Branch ESA meetings, 2001

Nebline, March 2001

NEBLINE Newsletter Archive from Nebraska Extension in Lancaster County

Earth wellness festival! In its seventh year!
Curbside Recycling Offered Through NDEQ Grant!
Youth Are Making A Difference!
Coloring Eggs with Natural Dyes
Perennial Plant of the Year 2001
Purchasing Trees for Landscape Planting
Horticulture information center
Easter Lily Care
Increased Landfill Rates Are Still A Bargain
Are you Ready for Some Spring Invaders?
Where Wastes Should Go in Lancaster County: Suggest Disposal Options
Stunned by Fuel Bills? Reduce Energy Consumption
Termite Workshop on May 22
Following NU Nitrogen Recommendations Can Help Producers Cope with Fertilizer Costs
What do we Really Know About BSE “Mad Cow Disease”
Poor Germination and …

Book Review: Fauna Iberica, Volume 14: Coleoptera, Scarabaeoidea I. (Martin-Piera, F. And J. I. Lopez-Colon), Brett C. Ratcliffe

University of Nebraska State Museum: Entomology Papers

At over 500 pages, this is only the first volume of a probable three volume Spanish language treatment of the Scarabaeoidea of the Iberian peninsula. Volume one is a comprehensive and detailed piece of work in the grand tradition of faunas and floras. This first volume treats all of the "lower" scarabaeoids (Laparosticti) except for the Aphodiidae and Aegialiidae, which will appear in the next scarabaeoid volume. The third volume will treat the "higher" scarabs (Pleurosticti).

The book begins with a brief overview of the morphology and life cycle of scarabaeoids followed by a discussion on various relationship hypotheses of …

Nebline, February 2001

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We’re Here When You May Need Us Most! http://lancaster.unl.edu
It's a Hit!
“But I don’t have a computer”
What Does the Future Hold for This Web Site?
Pruning Mature Deciduous Shrubs
2001 All America Selection
Basil for Your Garden
We need your help!
Beginning Beekeeping Classes: Kearney and Omaha
Editors Comment
Prevent Rabbit Damage to Trees and Shrubs
Computerized Financial Recordkeeping
What is Organic? Now We Know
New EPA Regulations
Display Tips for Farmers Markets
Egg Eating by Chickens
Lawn Care Management Focus of March UNL Workshop
It’s Garden Seed Catalog Time
Top Ten List
Healthy Eating
Helping of Holiday …

Review Of Hazel Rue, Bomby The Bombardier Beetle, Brett C. Ratcliffe

University of Nebraska State Museum: Entomology Papers

Well, I thought that the style of brainwashing seen in this revisionist book went out with the 1950s Cold War era. However, the Institute for Creation Research demonstrates that brainwashing is alive and well as it continues to wage its own cold war against reason in order to replace it with superstition. In this highly disjointed little book, the target is young children, which makes the authors’ sin of deliberate ignorance even more reprehensible. Educating children about the wonders of nature is a delightful endeavor, but here it is a vehicle for blatantly meshing pseudo-natural history with creationist dogma that …

Review Of Cetoniimania, A Publication Devoted To Cetoniinae, Valginae, And Trichiinae., Brett C. Ratcliffe

University of Nebraska State Museum: Entomology Papers

This beautifully produced publication devoted to Cetoniinae (Scarabaeidae) and their relatives is the brainchild of Robert Alexis (editor) and Michel Delpont (director of publication). Volume 1 (No. 1, 52 pp) was printed in September 2000 and contained articles clarifying the status of Potosia cuprea Fabr. (with magnificent color illustrations of beetles, habitats, and range maps), collecting on Krk island in Yugoslavia, the cetoniine fauna of Lesbos island in Greece, and Cetoniidarum Specierum Lexicon, which is a supplemental but integral part of Cetoniimania in which new taxa are described in both French and English (again, with excellent color illustrations and line …

Descriptions Of The Larvae Of Chlorota Cincticollis Blanchard And Chasmodia Collaris (Blanchard) (Scarabaeidae: Rutelinae: Rutelini) With A Key To The Larvae Of The American Genera Of Rutelini, Mary Liz Jameson, Miguel Angel Moron

University of Nebraska State Museum: Entomology Papers

Larvae of the genera Chlorota Burmeister and Chasmodia Macleay (Scarabaeidae: Rutelinae: Rutelini) are described for the first time based on the larvae of Chlorota cincticollis Blanchard and Chasmodia collaris (Blanchard). The pupa of C. cincticollis is also described. A key to the larvae of 19 American genera of Rutelini and a list of the described species are provided.

The Potential For Spread Of Codling Moth (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae) Via Commercial Sweet Cherry Fruit: A Critical Review And Risk Assessment, C. H. Wearing, J. D. Hansen, C. Whyte, C. E. Miller, J. Brown

USDA Systematic Entomology Laboratory

The identity, geographical distribution, and host range of codling moth is reviewed, and the evidence for sweet cherry being a host is critically analyzed. A model is described which assesses the risk of codling moth being spread through international trade in sweet cherries, as exemplified by exports from, respectively, New Zealand and USA to Japan in winter and summer. The model is based on the recorded incidence of codling moth in cherries and its estimated probability of survival during storage, transport to, and arrival in Japan, using data from specific studies and from wider knowledge of the phenology, life history, …

Effects Of Fire Ants (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) On Hatching Turtles And Prevalence Of Fire Ants On Sea Turtle Nesting Beaches In Florida, Craig R. Allen, Elizabeth A. Forys, Kenneth G. Rice, Daniel P. Wojcik

Nebraska Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit: Staff Publications

Red imported fire ants (Solenopsis invicta Buren) have increasingly been observed in loggerhead (Caretta caretta L.) and green (Chelonia mydas L.) sea turtle nests in Florida, and in the nests of freshwater turtles. They may be attracted to the disturbance, mucous and moisture associated with turtle nesting and establish foraging tunnels into turtle nests shortly after egg-laying, thus increasing the vulnerability of hatchlings to fire ant predation. We conducted experiments on a freshwater turtle (Pseudemys nelsoni Carr) to determine the potential impacts of S. invicta on turtle hatchlings. Over 70% of hatchlings were killed by …

Cladistic Analysis Of The Pennatulacean Genus Renilla Lamarck, 1816 (Coelenterata, Octocorallia), Carlos D. Pérez, Federico C. Ocampo

University of Nebraska State Museum: Entomology Papers

The genus Renilla is an interesting taxon for phylogenetic studies, which includes six species endemic to America with an anphiamerican distribution (Pacific–Atlantic Ocean). A cladistic analysis of Renilla Lamarck, 1816 using eight characters from external morphology produced one cladogram (length 14, CI = 0.92, RI = 0.87), and the characters were polarized using Echinoptilum macintoshii Hubrecht, 1885 as an outgroup. In the cladogram the following phylogenetic sequence results: ((R. koellikeri (R. muelleri, R. musaica)) (R. octodentata (R. reniformis, R. tentaculata))).

Influence Of Western Corn Rootworm (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae) Larval Injury On Yield Of Different Types Of Maize, Mario A. Urías-López, Lance J. Meinke

Department of Entomology: Faculty Publications

Two field experiments were conducted in 1995-1996 to determine if there are common yield responses among maize hybrids to larval western corn rootworm, Diabrotica virgifera virgifera LeConte injury. Three yellow dent hybrids, five white food grade dent hybrids, and a popcorn hybrid were included in the study. The minimum level of rootworm injury as measured by root damage ratings (3.2-4.2) that significantly reduced yield was similar across the hybrids included in the study. However, the pattern of yield response to different rootworm injury levels varied among hybrids. This suggests that maize hybrids may inherently differ in their ability to tolerate …