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Definition Of The Subfamily Hedobiinae Based On Larval Characteristics (Coleoptera: Anobiidae), Manuel G. De Viedma

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Recently, Espanol (1968, 1970) redefined the subfamily Hedobiinae and, using the anatomy of adults, presented a key to separate the eight genera which form it. He also introduced some notable modifications, among them the inclusion of Ptilineurus and Clada in the subfamily and the elevation of Ptinomorphus Mulsant and Rey to generic rank. The latter genus includes, among others, the species P. imperialis Linnaeus and regalis Duftschmid, from Europe and P. granosus LeConte and angularus Fall from the United States of America.

The Morphology And Histology Of New Sex Pheremone Glands In Male Scorpionflies, Panorpa And Brachypanorpa (Mecoptera: Panorpidae And Panorpodidae), Albert R. Thornhill

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The n~orphology and histology of a previously undescribed sex pheromone gland in male scorpionflies of the genus Panorpa (Mecoptera: Panorpidae) and a morphologically similar gland in Brachypanorpa (Mecoptera: Panorpodidae) are described and discussed. The gland and the associated pheromone dispersing structure consist of an eversible pouch that lies in the ventral part of the male genital bulb at the point where the basistyles diverge. The glandular layer of epithelium is composed of three types of cells that vary in size between species of Panorpa and between Panorpa and Brachyponorpa. It is suggested that the gland may have evolved from …

Moth Species New To Michigan, John H. Newman, Mogens C. Nielsen

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This is a compilation of moth species previously unrecorded from Michigan. Moore's (1955) publication has been critically examined necessitating some specific changes. All questionable material has been determined by present day specialists in their particular fields. The McDunnough (1938) checklist is followed in the arrangement of the new data together with most of the recent changes in nomenclature as presented by Forbes (1948, 1954, 1960), Hardwick (1970), Hodges (1971), and Covell (1970, 1971). With the advent of more sophisticated collecting equipment and the easier access to Michigan's Upper Peninsula a total of 154 species has been added. Many institutional and …

Moths Taken In Berrien County, Michigan (With 102 New County Records), Russell A. Rahn

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(excerpt) Moore (1955) published a listing of the moths of Michigan, exclusive of the Tineoidea, Other writers (anon., 1968; Voss, 1970) have extended the list of Michigan records. During the fall of 1970, and through the summer of 1971, I lived in Sawyer, Berrien County and collected a number of records new for that area. At the encouragement of M.C. Nielsen, a listing of these records is made available.

Cover Illustration: The Well-Dressed Entomologist, Ronald S. Wilkinson

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This issue's cover illustration is the frontispiece to a classic work of eighteenth-century entomology, Moses Harris' The Aurelian, which began to appear in parts in 1758 and was published entire in 1766 (Lisney, 1960). Harris, who was the illustrator as well as the author, pictures the contemporary entomologist with part of his array of collecting equipment. (By tradition, the frontispiece is supposed to be a self-portrait.)

Five Species Of The Ant Genus Acanthomyops (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) At The Edwin S. George Reserve In Southern Michigan, Mary Talbot

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This paper supplements one written ten years ago (Talbot 1963) concerning the Acanthomyops nesting in a two square mile area in south eastern Michigan. It presents a fifth species (A. subglaber) for the E. S. George Reserve, gives flight activities of A. claviger, adds a description of a method used by A. murphyi to invade Lasius neoniger colonies and extends some brood and flight records and habitat ranges.

John White's Drawings Of Papilio Glaucus L. (Lepidoptera: Papilionidae): New Light On The 'First American Butterfly' And The Problem Of Glaucus Versus Antilochus L. Part I: White To Moffet, Ronald S. Wilkinson

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All American lepidopterists are familiar with the "first picture of an American butterfly." William J. Holland's account of one of John White's watercolors of Papilio glaucus L. first appeared as a separate article (Holland, 1929), and was later adapted for the second edition of his immensely popular The Butterfly Book (Holland, 1931). Sub sequent research has added many facts to our knowledge of White's life, and much more can now be said about his paintings and later use of them. A reappraisal of the first identifiable record of a North American butterfly is now possible, and, more important to taxonomists, …

Perlodidae (Plecoptera) Of Wisconsin, William L. Hilsenhoff, Steven J. Billmyer

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The family Perlodidae is one of the most abundant and widespread in the order Plecoptera. These stoneflies occur in a wide variety of clean-water habitats and as indicator organisms have potential for assessing water quality. Studies of this family in Wisconsin prior to 1965 were limited to occasional collections reported by Needham and Claassen (1925) and Frison (1935, 1937, 1942). In 1965 and 1966 a survey of the Wisconsin River and its tributaries yielded nymphs of 11 species of Isoperla (W. Hisenhoff, unpublished report), and later, nymphs and adults of 9 species were found in the Pine-Popple River (Hilsenhoff and …

The Neuroptera - Suborder Planipennia Of Wisconsin Part Iii - Mantispidae, Ascalaphidae, Myrmeleontidae And Coniopterygidae, Alvin L. Throne

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This part concludes the Neuroptera-Suborder Planipennia of Wisconsin. In Parts I and I1 (Throne 1971a, b) no keys to the species were included because satisfactory keys were readily available. However, keys are included in Part 111 either because satisfactory keys are not available or because simpler keys than those available prove adequate for the few Wisconsin species. Whenever possible I have used macroscopic structural characters. In order to separate two species of Coniopterygidae I found it necessary to use male genitalic characters. I have made free use of the keys of Dr. Martin Meinander (1972) in constructing the key for …

Notes On The Brown Widow Spider, Latrodectus Geometricus (Araneae: Theridiidae) In Brazil, Marilyn P. Anderson

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Three species of the cosmopolitan genus Latrodectus were reported by Bucherl (1964) as occurring in Brazil: L. mactans mactans (Fabricius) from Recife, Pernambuco and from P6rto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul; L. curacaviensis (Muller) from the beaches of Guanabara and Bahia; and L. geometricus C. L. Koch from the city of P6rto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul and from the states of Minas Gerais, Bahia and Rio de Janeiro. Levi (1959) cited records of L. geometricus from the states of Paraiba, Pernarnbuco, Minas Gerais and Rio de Janeiro. In the United States L. geometricus has been reported as an introduced …

Eastern Range Extension For Oarisma Powesheik Parker (Lepidoptera: Hesperiidae), Richard W. Holzman

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Excerpt: According to Klotz (1951), the range of Oarisma powesheik Parker (Figs. 1, 2) extends from Montana east to Iowa, Wisconsin, Northern Illinois, and Michigan. The first Michigan record was in Kent County made in 1893 by Wolcott who found it at Lamberton Lake. Later powesheik was collected by Newcomb in 1930, McAlpine in 1937 and 1963, Nielsen (1970) in 1963 and 1964, and Warczynski in 1968 at the same area. It was also taken at nearby Button Lake which flows into Lamberton Lake. In his list of Michigan Butterflies, Moore (1960) gave the fllght period as July 9-12, although, …

The Compleat Naturalist: A Life Of Linnaeus. Wilfrid Blunt. New York: The Viking Press, 1971. 256 Pp. $14.95., Ronald S. Wilkinson

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Excerpt: Not all historians agree thoroughly with Julius von Sachs' suggestion in the Geschichte der Botanik (1875) that the work of Carl von Linnd marked the conclusion of an old epoch rather than the beginning of a new one, but it is true that most of Linnaeus' contributions were elaborations of the views of his predecessors. Except to historians of science, his sexual system of the classification of plants is all but forgotten. Yet as the grand nomenclator of the eighteenth century, and the regulator and popularizer (if not the innovator) of binomial nomenclature in biology, his place is secure …

Notes On The Food Of Cychrini (Coleoptera: Carabidae), Andre Larochelle

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In this paper, the food of nineteen species of Cychrini is given, for three genera: Cychrus, Scaphinotus and Sphaeroderus. The beetles of this tribe seem to be nearly exclusively carnivorous, feeding principally on snails and slugs, exceptionally on insects and vegetable matter. The head is narrow and prolonged; the mandibles are elongate and prominent, with two acute median teeth in outer half, apparently well adapted for entering the opening of a snail shell. The beetles may be useful in keeping down harmful molluscs.

The purpose of this study was to compile a list of data on the food …

New Records Of Odonata From Wisconsin, William L. Hilsenhoff

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Excerpt: In 1967 Mary Davis Ries published a list of 117 species of Odonata known to occur in Wisconsin, and later (1969) reported details of the distribution of species new to the state list. Collections from the Pine-Popple River in northeastern Wisconsin (Hilsenhoff 1972) added four more species to the list. Five additional Wisconsin records are reported below as the result of occasional collections made throughout the state.

Life History And Outbreaks Of An Oak Leafroller, Archips Semiferanus (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae), In Michigan, Louis F. Wilson

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In the late 1960's an outbreak of yellow-green tortricid larvae occurred over hundreds of thousands of acres of red oaks in northeastern Lower Michigan. At first the insect was thought to be the fruit tree leafroller, Archips argyrospilus (Walker); adult specimens, however, were identified by Freeman as A. serniferanus Walker. On forest lands oak or pine was the preferred cover type. In urban areas, the problem was acute where red oaks were the predominant shade tree.

In 1969 and 1970 I observed this insect to learn about its life history, habits, and distribution. Besides regular field collections, some cage studies …

The Singing Insects Of Michigan, Richard D. Alexander, Ann E. Pace, Daniel Otte

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Excerpt: The so-called "singing" insects are all those that make loud, rhythmical noises. They include members of three groups of Orthoptera (Gryllidae, Tettigoniidae, and Acridoidea) and one family of Homoptera (Cicadidae). There are about 300 noisy species in these four groups in eastern North America, perhaps a thousand in all of North America, and 25-30 thousand in the entire world. Only about 1000 of the world species have been studied in any detail, mostly in North America, Europe, Japan, and Australia.

Noctuidae Of North America, By Augustus R. Grote. E. W. Classey Limited, London, 1971. 85 Pages With 4 Coloured Plates. Price U.S. $16.95, (£7, 2s. Ster1ing)Plus Postage, Handling And Applicable Sales Taxes. Distributed In North America By Entomological Reprint Specialists, P.O. Box 77971, Dockweiler Station, Los Angeles, California, 90007., John H. Newman

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0007. Seeing the appearance of this desirable reprint of "Noctuidae of North America" by Augustus R. Grote is like finding a long-lost friend on a country collecting trip. It is full of valuable lore relating to the pursuit and description of many new noctuid species of yesteryear. The four coloured plates depicting 45 species are reproduced with remarkable fidelity when compared with the originals.

The Distribution Of Saperda Inornata And Oberea Schaumii (Coleoptera: Cerambycidae) Within The Crowns Of Large Trembling Aspens, Populus Tremuloides, John C. Nord, Fred B. Knight

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The larvae of Saperda inornata Say and Oberea schaumii LeConte inhabit the stems of trembling aspen (Populus tremuloides Michaux) root suckers and the twigs of larger trees. Nord et al. (1972a, 1972b) reported the biologies of these species in Upper Michigan and northern Wisconsin. S. inornata has a one or two year life cycle, probably depending on how early the egg is laid. Most (77.5%) 0. schaumii develop in three years while 5.0% require only two years and 17.5% require four years to develop.

Knight (1963) described the distribution of galleries made by S. inornata and 0. schaumii in …

A Life History Study Of Caecilius Aurantiacus (Hagen) (Psocoptera: Caeciliidae), R. Scott Dunham

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Caecilius aurantiacus is a common, widely distributed psocid in well established forested areas of North America. Published information on this species is fragmentary and limited primarily to taxonomy. This paper is a description of the habits and biology of this small, little-known, but common insect. Of the 212 named species in the genus Caecilius (Smithers, 1967), the bionomics of only Caecilius manteri have been published.

Some Stenus Latr, From Michigan (Coleoptera: Staphylinidae) 107th Contribution To The Knowledge Of Steninae, Volker Puthz

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Our knowledge of the nearctic Stenus-fauna is very poor. The main work on the Steninae has been done at the end of the last century by the well-known coleopterist Th. L. Casey who is known for his peculiar systematic methods. He published the "Revision of the Stenini of America North of Mexico.. ." (Philadelphia, 1884), in which he described about 80% of the known species from North America.

Last year I had the opportunity to revise all the types of the Casey Collection in the U.S. National Museum, Washington, D.C. and found numerous synonyms which wiU be published in …

New And Little-Known Agromyzidae From Michigan (Diptera: Acalyptratae), George C. Steyskal

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The latest major work on North American Agromyzidae, The Agromyzidae of Canada and Alaska (Spencer, 1969), lists 290 regional species. Of that number, half (147) are new species and 23 are previously described species newly recorded for the continent. It is thus evident that the North American Agromyzid fauna is still poorly known. Among material recently determined for the collection of Michigan State University, East Lansing, were the 5 additional new species herein described. A male allotype for Melanagromyza inornata Spencer (1969), described from the female only, is also described, and more detailed figures of the male postabdomen of Melanagromyza …

Spiders From Heading Bluegrass (Poa Prantensis L.) In Roseau County, Minnesota, Bruce Cutler

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Northwestern Minnesota is one of the principal producers of Kentucky bluegrass (Poa pratensis L.) seed in the United States. Extensive areas of cropland in Roseau County are devoted to this seed production. The natural vegetation of Roseau County is in itself interesting, since the county straddles the ecotone between boreo-nemoral forest and prairie. The types of plant cover include the following: prairie, jack pine forest, black spruce-larch bog, aspen woods, spruce-fir forest, and river flood plain forest. The soil types are consequently, quite complex. Generally, bluegrass is grown on burnt and drained peatland, or former prairie sites. The topography …

The Malaise Trap: Its Utility And Potential For Sampling Insect Populations, Robert W. Matthews, Janice R. Matthews

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Slightly over three decades have elapsed since Malaise (1937) first published plans for the insect trap now bearing his name a stationary mesh tent with open sides, a central baffle, and a top-mounted collecting apparatus (Fig. 1). A non-attractant device, the Malaise trap is based upon the observation that most flying insects hitting an obstacle respond by flying (or crawling) upward (and thus into captivity).

In recent years, the Malaise trap has become increasingly popular among insect taxonomists and collectors as a means of augmenting catch and collecting rare or ephemeral representatives. Many variations have been developed (e.g., Townes, 1962; …

Ectoparasites Of Isle Royale, Michigan, Nixon Wilson, Wendel J. Johnson

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Isle Royale National Park is a rocky archipelago of approximately 200 islands and islets in northwestern Lake Superior. Politically it belongs to the State of Michigan situated 50 miles to the southeast. The main island lies parallel to the Canadian shore, which is from 12 to 15 miles to the northwest. It is 45 miles long, and 9 miles wide at its broadest point. A review of the climatological, vegetational, and geological features of the island is given by Mech (1966).

Most of the material included in this paper was collected incidently by Johnson during a three-year study (1966-68) of …

Insects Taken At Japanese Beetle Traps Baited With Anethole-Eugenol In Southern Michigan In 1968, Stanley G. Wellso, Roland L. Fischer

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A survey of the populations of Jap.anese beetles, Popillia japonica Newman, is made each year in southern Michigan to determine the abundance and distribution of this pest insect. Since little information is available about the insects that are attracted by Japanese beetle attractants in Michigan or anywhere in the United States, a study was made of the insects captured in Japanese beetle traps.

Spanish Entomology: Past And Present, M.G. De Viedma

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Excerpt: The history of pure entomology in Spain begins during the Eighteenth Century and continues until today with emphasis upon systematics. The reasons for this are several, but chief among them must be mentioned the extraordinary richness and diversity of the Iberian entomological fauna. This peninsula was a landbridge that in earlier geological times linked Europe and Africa. It is highly zoned and stratified, and supports a variety of faunal elements including European, Mediterranean, African, Atlantic and indigenous. This rich fauna, together with a paucity of skilled entomologists, has resulted in insufficient study of Iberian insects. Except for the Orthoptera, …

Phoresy By Pseudoscorpions, Sigurd Nelson Jr.

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Excerpt: Phoretic behavior involving a non-parasitic association of a larger animal by a smaller animal resulting in transportation is well-documented in some pseudoscorpions. Muchmore (1971) summarized the records of pseudoscorpion phoresy in Central and North America as presented by Beier and as published since 1948.

Gynandromorphism In The Odonata, Leonora K. Gloyd

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In the Odonata, gynandromorphism has been rarely observed or mentioned in the literature. In 1929, Ris reported that only three cases were known to him. Two were in the Calopterygidae, and one in the Libellulidae. Since the gynandromorphic specimens have been recorded for one species of Aeshnidae and five more for the Libellulidae. For the latter family, I can add another record which is the first for the subfamily Corduliinae and the second for North America.

Evaluation Of Three Aldrin Application Methods For White Gzrub, Phyllophaga Spp., Control (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae), Richard F. Fowler, Louis F. Wilson

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White grubs, the larvae of May beetles (Phyllophaga spp.), feed on the roots of newly planted red pine (Pinus resinosa Ait.) seedlings in the Lake States region. A 1/2 or 1% solution of aldrin insecticide is recommended to control these grubs (Shenefelt and Benjamin 195; Speers and Schmiege 1961). Treatments of white grubs in Michigan using a 1% solution dispersed from the planting machine (standard method) have given erratic control and therefore reevaluation appeared necessary. We decided to retest the standard application method and to test two new methods.

The Neuroptera - Suborder Planipennia Of Wisconsin Part Ii - Hemerobiidae, Polystoechotidae, And Sisyridae, Alvin L. Throne

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Excerpt: This family is represented in the Wisconsin fauna by five genera: Hemerobius, Micromus, Sympherobius, Psectra, and Kimminsia, with the possibility that Wesmaelius and Boriomyia may be found with more extensive collecting. Carpenter (1940) has keys for separating the genera and species. I have collected 904 specimens in Wisconsin representing 14 species and have examined 139 other Wisconsin specimens from the collections of the University of Wisconsin, Madison; the Public Museum, Milwaukee: and Carroll College, Waukesha.