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A New Genus And Species In The Subfamily Lamiinae, With Comments On Laticranium Mandibulare Lane In Central America (Coleoptera: Cerambycidae), Edmund F. Giesbert

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A new genus, Amplitempora, is described, and placed provisionally in the tribe Laticraniini. A single species, A. captiocula is described from Panama and illustrated. Brief comments on range and variability of the only other known member of the tribe, Laticranium mandibulare Lane, are included.

Consideraciones Sobre El Genero Cyrtosoma (Coleoptera: Tenebrionidae: Cnodalonini) En Cuba Con La Descripción De Una Nueva Especie, Orlando H. Garrido, Esteban Gutierrez

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A new species of Cyrtosoma (subgenus Nesocyrtosoma Marcuzzi 1976) for Cuba is herein described. The tribe Cnodalonini is represented in the West Indies by the genus Cnodalon and Cyrtosoma. Cyrtosoma (Nesocyrtosorna) gebieni was described by Marcuzzi from "Sitio del Infierno", Pinar del Río. C. ruficornis Chevrolat was described from Cardenas. The following taxa of the genus Cyrtosoma (Nesocyrtosoma) are considered for Cuba: C. inflatum Marcuzzi 1976, type locality "Cuba"; C. tumefactum Marcuzzi 1976, type locality "Cuba"; C. gebieni Marcuzzi 1976, type locality "Sitio del Infierno", Cordillera de los Organos, Pinar del Río; C. paralellus Zayas 1988, type locality Cupeyal, …

Consideraciones Sobre El Género Diastolinus (Coleoptera: Tenebrionidae: Pedinini) En Cuba, Con Descripción De Dos Nuevas Especies., Orlando H. Garrido, Esteban Gutierrez

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Two new species of the genus Diastolinus are described for the island of Cuba, D. alfaroi and D. orientalis. After securing and comparing large series from the type localities of Diastolinus macamboensis and D. garciai, as well as from intermediate territories, we suggest, that these two taxa are indistinguishable; therefore we consider D. garciai as a junior synonym of D. macamboensis. In the private collection of the senior author are represented several new, undescribed populations.

Amblycerus Schwarzi Kingsolver (Coleoptera: Bruchidae) Recorded New For North America, John M. Kingsolver

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In 1986, L. Leblanc collected two females of Amblycerus schwarzi in Watson's Hammock, Big Pine Key, Florida, but they remained unidentified until Stewart Peck reared 10 specimens including males and matching females from the drupaceous fruits of Hippomane mancinella L. (manchineel) (Euphorbiaceae) from Big Pine Key. One collection of A. schwarzi from Baracoa, Oriente Prov., Cuba, part of the original type series, was also reared from this host (Kingsolver, 1970:478).

Character Analysis Of The Western Hemisphere Genera Of Family Manicapsocidae (Psocoptera): Genus Epitroctes Reinstated With Descriptions Of Four New Species, Edward L. Mockford

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The characters of the named genera of family Manicapsocidae from the Western Hemisphere are reviewed: Nothoentomum Badonnel, Phallopsocus Badonnel, and Epitroctes Mockford. The synonymy of Nothoentomum andEpitroctes is refuted. Phenetically, Epitroctes stands closer to Phallopsocus than to Nothoentomum. Four new species of Epitroctes are described, one from Trinidad (West Indies), two from Costa Rica (one of these also recorded from Panama), and one from Socorro Island, Mexico. A key to the known species of Epitroctes is included.

The Genus Tyrannochthonius In The Eastern United States (Pseudoscorpionida: Chthoniidae). Part Ii. More Recently Discovered Species, William B. Muchmore

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Twenty-five new species of Tyrannochthonius, mostly cavernicolous, are described from Alabama, Florida, Kentucky, and Tennessee. Their relations are discussed, and a key is given for all species of the genus known from the United States east of the Mississippi River.

A New Mundochthonius From The Dominican Republic (Pseudoscorpionida: Chthoniidae), William B. Muchmore

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The genus Mundochthonius Chamberlin is generally Holarctic in distribution, with only a single species describedfrom amore southern area, namely M. mexicanus Muchmore (1973) in Nuevo Leon, northernMexico (see Harvey 1991). It is, therefore, of considerable interest to report a new species on Hispaniola in the Caribbean Sea, within the tropics. I am indebted to Michael A. Ivie for sending me the unique type specimen

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The Genus Nesobolus (Diplopoda: Spirobolida: Rhinocricidae) In Cuba, Antonio R. Perez-Asso

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A preliminary revision of the genus Nesobolus Chamberlin, 1918, results in three new species for eastern Cuba:- N. similis, N. piedra, and N. cuba. Nesobolusyaterus Chamberlin 1922, and Nesobolus libanonus Chamberlin, 1922, are referred to in the synonymy of Nesobolus toroanus Chamberlin, 1918.

Revisión Del Género Amphelictogon (Diplopoda: Polydesmida: Chelodesmidae) En Cuba, Antonio Perez-Asso

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Resumen:
La revisión del material tipo y de especímenes colectados recientemente del género Amphelictogon (Diplopoda: Polydesmida: Chelodesmidae), ofrece los siguientes resultados: Una combinación nueva (Rhacophorus magrtus pasa a Amphelictogoli. magnus); seis sinónimos nuevos (A. rubripes, A. sygethus, A. guantanamanus, A. flavipes sinónimos de A. cubanus; A. bidens sinónimo de A. subterraneus; A. atricolor sinónimo de A. magnus); tres status nuevos (A. bahamiensis, A. dolius, A. pinetorum pasan a subspecies de A. subterraneus) y dos taxones en status incierto (A. juvenis, A. maculatus). Se describen e ilustran por primera vez los machos de …

Four New Stygobiontic Beetles (Coleoptera: Dytiscidae; Noteridae; Elmidae), Paul J. Spangler

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Four new species and three new genera of stygobiontic beetles are described: Dytiscidae: Siamoporus deharvengi, new genus, new species from Thailand; Sinodytes hubbardi, new genus, new species, hom China; Noteridae: Speonotenus bedosae, new genus, new species, from Indonesia; Elmidae: Neoelmis sketi, new species, from Ecuador. All of the taxa were collected from aquatic habitats in caves and bring the total known stygobiontic beetles to 23 species, 1 subspecies, and 20 genera, in 5 families. A list of the described stygobiontic beetles is included. Line drawings and/or micrographs illustrate the taxa and a map shows the type …

A New Genus And Species Of Aquatic Beetle, Caenelmis Octomeria, From Kenya, Africa (Coleoptera: Elmidae: Elminae), Paul J. Spangler

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The new genus and species, Caenelmis octomeria, belonging to the Elmidae and subfamily Elminae, are described. Character states used for recognition of the new genus are illustrated by line drawings and scanning electron micrographs. The 8-segmented antenna of the new genus will readily distinguish it from the other 25 elmid genera knownfrom Africa.

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Book Review: The Encyclopedia Of Land Invertebrate Behavior (Rod And Ken Preston-Mafham), Thomas J. Walker

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Any book that purports to be an encyclopedic treatment of the behavior of insects, arachnids, myriapods, and terrestrial representatives of other invertebrate phyla invites skepticism. That made it all the more pleasing to find this book to be remarkably comprehensive and scholarly. Adding to this pleasure were more than 200 full-color, original photographs of live invertebrates doing what land animals do and about 40 line illustrations redrawn from the primary literature.

El Genero Cerococcus En La Argentina (Homoptera: Cerococcidae), Maria Cristina Granara De Willink

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The new species Cerococcus lizeri is described; new geographical distribution for C. catenarius and new hosts for C. badius are given. A key with the 5 species from Argentina is here provided.

Revision And Phylogeny Of The Neotropical Genus Cnernida (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Rutelinae), Mary Liz Jameson

University of Nebraska State Museum: Entomology Papers

The scarab genus Cnemida includes eight species (including C. gigantea Jameson n. sp. from Colombia and C. tristriata Jameson n. sp. from Surinam) that inhabit tropical moist and premontane forests of South America, Central America, and Mexico. Keys to adults, diagnostic characters, descriptions, and distributions are presented. The larva of C. intermedia Bates is described and integrated into a key to larvae of the tribe Rutelini. A cladistic analysis among the species of Cnemida is based on 35 morphological characters and uses members of the genera Pelidnota and Rutela as outgroups. Four equally parsimonious cladograms are discussed.

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Hexapod Herald - Vol. 8, No. 1, January 8, 1996

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Hexapod Herald - Vol. 8, No. 1, January 8, 1996

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A New Species Of Gall Midge (Diptera: Cecidomyiidae) From Subterranean Stem Galls Of Licania Michauxii (Chrysobalanaceae) In Florida, Raymond Gagne, Kenneth Hibbard

USDA Systematic Entomology Laboratory

A new species of gall midge is described from subterranean stem galls on Licania michauxii Prance from Florida. The gall former is a new species of Lopesia and the first record of this genus in North America. The limits of Lopesia, a genus previously recorded only from South America and Africa, are enlarged to accept the new species. The species is described and illustrated. The pupa of this species is unique in Cecidomyiidae for its large, robust, dorsal abdominal spines that may be used in pushing through sandy soil after leaving the gall.

Cuticular Hydrocarbons Of Glacially-Preserved Melanoplus (Orthoptera: Acrididae): Identification And Comparison With Hydrocarbons Of M. Sanguinipes And M. Spretus, Bruce D. Sutton, David A. Carlson, Jeffrey A. Lockwood, Richard A. Nunamaker

Entomology Papers from Other Sources

The cuticular hydrocarbons of four groups of grasshoppers were identified and quantified by capillary column gas-liquid chromatography (GLC) and GLC-mass spectrometry (GLC-MS), including samples of: 1) a modern species, M. sanguinipes (Fabricius), 2) a morphologically similar extinct species, M. spretus Walsh, 3) 650- year old fragments recovered from a receding glacier in southwestern Montana, and 4) 140-year old whole bodies from a glacier in northwestern Wyoming.

Sequential Sampling Plans For The Red Sunflower Seed Weevil (Coleoptera: Curculionidae) In Oilseed Sunflower, Chengwang Peng, Gary J. Brewer

Department of Entomology: Faculty Publications

Decision making on control of the red sunflower seed weevil, Smicronyx fulvus LeConte, requires a reliable and efficient method for classifying the pest population. The objective of this study was to develop sequential sampling plans for red sunflower seed weevil control in oilseed sunflower. Sequential classification sampling plans were developed from Wald's sequential probability ratio test (SPRT) by using a negative binomial distribution. Operating characteristic and average sample number functions were computed for a range of k values. Two sampling plans were developed for the economic thresholds of six and eight weevils per sunflower head, based on a k value …

Population Genetics And Gene Variation Of Stable Fly Populations (Diptera: Muscidae) In Nebraska, Allen L. Szalanski, David B. Taylor, Richard D. Peterson Ii

Department of Entomology: Faculty Publications

Genetic variation in stable fly, Stomoxys calcitrans (L.),populations from Nebraska, Canada, and Texas was sampled. Four of 12 allozyme loci were polymorphic, with an average of 1.7 alleles per locus. Observed and expected heterozygosities were 0.086 and 0.070,respectively. Nei's genetic distance between populations averaged 0.001 and ranged from 0.000 to 0.005. Wright's F statistics revealed greater variation within than among populations. Allele frequencies were homogeneous among temporal samples from a single population. Polymerasechain reaction—restriction fragment length polymorphism (PCR—RFLP) analysis of 6.4 kb of the mitochondrial DNA genome with 16 restriction enzymes revealed no variation in stable fly populations from Canada, …

Identification Of Screwworm Species By Polymerase Chain Reaction-Restriction Fragment Length Polymorphism, David B. Taylor, Allen L. Szalanski, Richard D. Peterson Ii

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Restriction fragment length polymorphisms in polymerase chain reaction amplified fragments (PCR-RFLP) of mitochondrial DNA were used to differentiate species of New World screwworms (Diptera : Calliphoridae) . Twenty-seven restriction enzymes were screened on five regions of mtDNA . Eleven restriction fragment length patterns differentiated New World screwworm, Cochliomyia hominivorax (Coquerel), from secondary screwworm, Cochliomyia macellaria (F.) . Five restriction fragment length patterns were polymorphic in C. hominivorax while all fragment patterns were fixed in C. macellaria. Diagnostic restriction fragment length patterns were used for species diagnosis, whereas intraspecific variable patterns were used to characterize field samples and laboratory strains …

Mitochondrial Dna Variation In Screwworm, David B. Taylor, Allen L. Szalanski, Richard D. Peterson Ii

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Polymerase chain reaction-restriction fragment length polymorphism (PCRRFLP) analysis was used to characterize mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) variation in screwworms, Cochliomyia hominivorax, and secondary screwworm, C. macellaria, from the Caribbean, North America and South America. Four amplicons, totaling 7.1 kb, were analysed with sixteen restriction enzymes. A total of 133 restriction sites was observed in the two species, 104 in C. hominivorax, of which nineteen were variable, and ninety-five in C. macellaria, none of which was variable. Fourteen mtDNA haplotypes were observed among eighteen C. hominivorax examined. Mean divergence between C. hominivorax haplotypes (d) was 0.0064 …

Oviposition And Calling Behavior Of Codling Moth (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae) In The Presence Of Codlemone, Thomas J. Weissling, Alan L. Knight

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The effect of the major component of codling moth, Cydia pomonella (L.) sex pheromone (codlemone, E,E-8,10-dodecadien-l-ol) on female calling and oviposition behavior was investigated. Calling by virgin females was similar between moths placed in sealed containers containing codlemone or codlemone-free air. However, when pheromone emitted by females was removed by a continuous air stream, calling in codlemone-permeated air was significantly higher than in clean air. The temporal pattern of calling was unaltered by the presence of codlemone. In a laboratory no-choice test, oviposition rates by codling moth females were similar in the presence of codlemone and in codlemone-free air. However, …