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Sclerocoelus And Druciatus, New Genera Of New World Sphaeroceridae (Diptera; Sphaeroceridae; Limosininae), S. A. Marshall

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The new genus Sclerocoelus is described for a large group of New World species including Sclerocoelus sordipes (Adams) new combination, Sclerocoelus regularis (Malloch) new combination, Sclerocoelus plumiseta (Duda) new combination, and about 40 undescribed species. The widespread Nearctic species Limosina sordipes Adams is redescribed and designated as the type species of Sclerocoelus. Lectotypes are designated for Limosina sordipes Adams and Limosina evanescens Tucker. The new genus Druciatus is described for a group of 7 undescribed species fiom Central America, South America, and the Caribbean. The type species, Druciatus ovisternus n.sp., is described from Dominica and the Dominican Republic.

Geographic Distribution Of The Gerridae In Argentina (Insecta, Heteroptera), Silvia A. Mazzucconi, Axel O. Bachmann

Insecta Mundi

Distributional data for the fourteen species of Gerridae known to occur in Argentina are given: Eurygerris fuscinervis (herein first recorded from San Juan and San Luis Provinces), Limnogonus (Limnogonus) aduncus (herein first recorded from Formosa Prov.), L. (L.) ignotus, L. (L.)profugus, L. (Neogerris) lubricus (herein first recorded from Cordoba Prov.), Brachymetra albinerva albinerva (herein first recorded from Salta Prov.), Rheumatobates (Rheumatobates) bonariensis, R. (R.)crassifemur crassifemur (herein first recorded from Santa Fe Prov.), Halobatopsis platensis, H. spiniventris (herein first recorded from Entre Rios Prov.), Metrobates plaumanni plaumanni, M. vigilis, Ovatametra gualeguay (herein first recorded from Buenos Aires Prov.), and Trepobates taylori …

The Planthopper Genus Phylloscelis In The United States (Homoptera: Dictyopharidae), Stephen W. Wilson, Kenneth R. Mcpherson

Insecta Mundi

The dictyopharid planthopper genus Phylloscelis is reviewed and a key to the four species provided. The morphology ofadult male and female P. pallescens Germar, P. atra Germar, P. rubra Ball, and P. pennata Ball is described and illustrated in detail. The species are separated principally by color patterns, wing venation, and features of the male and female external genitalia.

Review Of The Nearctic Species Of Anaphothrips (Thysanoptera: Thripidae), Sueo Nakahara

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Seventeen species of Anaphothrips are here recorded and reviewed from the Nearctic Region. Six new species, A. helvolus, A. luteus, A. mexicanus, A. paludicola, A. trimaculatus, and A. univittatus, and 11 nominal species are described. A key to the females of 17 species and to males of 11 species is provided. Anaphothrips flavocastaneus Johansen is reassigned to Oxythrips, A. ripicola Hood is revived as a good species, A. sandersoni Stannard is treated as a junior synonym of A. decolor Hood, and A. sudanensis Trybom is reported from Mexico.

A New Species Of Aphodius (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae) From Alabama Pocket Gopher Burrows, Paul E. Skelley, Robert D. Gordon

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Aphodius alabama, new species, collected in burrows of the southeastern pocket gopher Geomys pinetus Rafinesque, is described. Aphodius dyspistus Skelley & Woodruff, A. hubbelli S. & W., A. platypleurus S. & W., and A. tanytarsus S. & W., collected with A. alubarna, are all recorded from southeastern Alabama.

A New Genus And Species Of Stygobiontic Dytiscid Beetle, Comaldessus Stygius (Coleoptera: Dytiscidae: Bidessini) From Comal Springs, Texas, Paul J. Spangler, Cheryl B. Barr

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A new genus and species of stygobiontic bidessine dytiscid beetle, Comaldessus stygius, from Comal Springs, Texas, is described and compared with the proposed sister epigean genus Uuarus and the only other known stygobiontic bidessine water beetles, Trogloguignotus concii Sanfilippo from Venezuela and Uvarus chappuisi (Peschet) from Africa. Distinctive characters of the adult are illustrated with pen and ink drawings and scanning electron micrographs. The new taxon is the second stygobiontic bidessine genus with rudimentary eyes known from the Western Hemisphere and the first known from North America.

Two New Glaresis From The Desert Southwest, With Notes On The Identity Of Glaresis Mendica Horn (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Glaresinae), William B. Warner

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Diagnostic characters of Glaresis mendica Horn are discussed, and an undescribed species, confused with G. mendica by authors subsequent to Horn, is described as Glaresis gordoni new species. A second new species, Glaresis zvirgzdinsi, is described from two isolated sand dunes in Yuma County, Arizona, USA. Diagnostic characters of the new species, as well as those of G. mendica, are illustrated.

Bathycranium : Synonymised With Syntormon, Distinction Between Parasyntormon And Syntormon Discussed And S. Bicolorellus And S. Luteicornis (Diptera : Dolichopodidae) Redescribed, M. C. D. Speight, R. M. Blackith, R. E. Blackith

Insecta Mundi

It is demonstrated that there is no valid basis on which to sustain the monotypic genus Bathycranium Strobl and concluded that Bathycranium should be recognised as a junior synonym of Syntormon Loew (new status). The species Syntormon bicolorellus Zetterstedt (new combination) falls into a natural grouping of Syntormon species with downcurved facial hairs in females. This species and S. luteicornis Parent are redescribed. Distinctions between Syntormonand Parasyntormon are discussed.

Occurrence Of The Milliped Ergodesmus Compactus Chamberlin In Canada (Polydesmida: Nearctodesmidae), Carl L. Whitney, Rowland M. Shelley

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Recent collecting in southcentral British Columbia, near the International Border, has confirmed the Canadian occurrence of the milliped Ergodesmus compactus Chamberlin, which was predicted by field work in the adjacent part of the United States. With Nearctodesmus insulanus (Chamberlin) occupying the Shuswap Highlands and the Pacific Coastal region, the Nearctodesmidae is known from three separate regions of Canada, all in British Columbia. Other millipeds in the northwestern United States that may be reasonably anticipated in western Canada are discussed.

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Two New Species Of Euxesta Loew (Diptera; Otitidae), George C. Steyskal, Kurt M. Ahlmark

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Two new species of the genus Euxesta Loew are described and illustrated: E. pacifica from California and E. atlantica from Florida, in the quaternaria subgroup of the notata group. A key is presented to the two new species, as well as E. calligyna (Bigot 1857), E. quaternaria Loew (1868), E. luteocesta Foote (1960), and E. nigricans Wulp (1903) of the quaternaria subgroup.

Scorpions Of The Genus Diplocentrus (Diplocentridae) From Sonora, Mexico, With Description Of A New Species, W. David Sissom, Anne L. Wheeler

Insecta Mundi

To date, only two references place members of the genus Diplocentrus in Sonora, Mexico. The first was a passing comment by Francke (1975) that D. spitzeri Stahnke occurs in northeastern Sonora. The specimens he examined and used in his systematic studies on that species are the same as the ones reported here for the first time from a specific Sonoran locality. The second reference was by Sissom and Walker (1992) listing a single record of D. gertschi Sissom and Walker from Libertad on the northern coast.

Examination of material from the American Museum of Natural History (AMNH), the California Academy …

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Flea News 50 (July 1995), Robert E. Lewis

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Book Review: Rare And Endangered Biota Of Florida, Volume Iv. Invertebrates., Ross H. Arnett Jr.

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Of all of the Florida invertebrates that exist, or may have existed (one estimate claims 50,000 species) only descriptions of 350 species are included in this book. These are species that are thought to be, according to the many individual authors who wrote the accounts of these species, in decline or in danger of extinction. Final acceptance to be included in this book, and others in the series, is made by the Florida Committee on Rare and Endangered Plants and Animals. They believe, as do the various authors and editors, that there is enough information available to show that these …

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The Center for Systematic Entomology plans to publish four Newsletters each year, but these are usually not kept as permanent records by libraries. Therefore, some information is printed in Insecta Mundi concerning primary changes in our journal as well as matters of records concerning the CSE.

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The quarterly journal, Insecta Mundi, is among the very few journals that have no page charges. However, since the Center for Systematic Entomology is entirely financed through dues, subscriptions, and cash donations, we have certain requirements for publication in the journal. (See also information on front inside cover of the journal.)

Hydrellia Bicarina, N.Sp. (Diptera: Ephydridae), A Leafminer In Southern Watergrass, D. L. Deonier

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The species Hydrellia bicarina, n.sp. originally misidentified and described as Hydrellia spinicornis Cresson by Deonier (1971) is redescribed and illustrated. This species was first collectedon and reared from Southern Water Grass Luziola fluitans (Michaux) growing in shallow baytree swamps of southern Mississippi by Deonier (197 1). Based on the male and female genitalia and its natural history, this species is a member of the Hydrellia griseola species group.