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Book Review: Applied Myrmecology: A World Perspective By Robert K. Vander Meer, Jaffe Klaus, And Cedano Aragua, Arnold Van Pelt
Book Review: Applied Myrmecology: A World Perspective By Robert K. Vander Meer, Jaffe Klaus, And Cedano Aragua, Arnold Van Pelt
Insecta Mundi
Applied Myrmecology provides a foundation for future concerted research efforts on economic intrusions of the ecologically diverse and abundant ants. Selections range from neurotoxins and behavior to ecology. One learns of "el venticuatro", an ant whose sting produces "the worst 24 hours of one's life", that "hormiga loca" prefers nesting under black plastic bags left in the fields when plants are transferred from nurseries, and that Pharaoh's ants transmit human diseases.
Apionidae From North And Central America. Part 3. A New Genus In The Tribe Aplemonini Kissinger From Mexico (Coleoptera, David G. Kissinger
Apionidae From North And Central America. Part 3. A New Genus In The Tribe Aplemonini Kissinger From Mexico (Coleoptera, David G. Kissinger
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A new genus, Femtapion (type species F. andersoni Kissinger, new species from central Mexico), is described in the tribe Aplemonini. Distinguishing features include body minute, globose, glabrous, polished; middle coxae not separated by union of median mesosternum and median metasternum; elytra lack humeri but (apparently) functional flying wings present; endophallus with coiled flagellum. The occurrence of a modified endophallic flagellum is unique in the New World Apioninae (with the exception of the Antilles). Perapion wickhami (Kissinger) is recorded from Scotts Bluff, Nebraska. Apion (Trichapion) memnonmonum Kissinger from North Carolina shows an unusual disjunct distribution. It is recorded on unopened flower …
Systematics And Biogeography Of Marsikomerus Attems, 1938, A Misunderstood Genus Of Centipedes (Geophilomorpha: Schendylidae), Richard L. Hoffman, Luis A. Pereira
Systematics And Biogeography Of Marsikomerus Attems, 1938, A Misunderstood Genus Of Centipedes (Geophilomorpha: Schendylidae), Richard L. Hoffman, Luis A. Pereira
Insecta Mundi
Marsikomerus (Attems 1938) is transferred from Geophilidae to Schendylidae, and shown to be a senior synonym of Simoporus (Chamberlin 1940) and Lanonyx (Chamberlin 1953). The type species M. pacificus is redescribed and illustrated in detail from the holotype; similar but less extensive treatment is provided for M. lanaius and M. texanus. The value of some traditionally used characters and the distribution of the genus (Hawaii, southwestern United States, northern Mexico) are discussed.
The Scientific Publications Of Roland Fountain Hussey 1916 - 1968, John T. Polhemus
The Scientific Publications Of Roland Fountain Hussey 1916 - 1968, John T. Polhemus
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R. F. Hussey was born in San Francisco, California 16 November 1896 and died 19 August 1968 in Gainesville, Florida. He held academic positions at New York University, Florida Southern College and the University of Florida, and was to have been retired from the latter as their first Professor Emeritus of Biology. For about twenty years following 1926 he held administrative positions in the New York Academy of Medicine and Doctors Hospital and during this time he published little except the excellent catalog of Pyrrhocoridae (which at that time included the family Largidae) as fascicle 3 of the General Catalogue …
Six New Species Of Skippers From Mexico (Lepidoptera: Hesperiidae: Pyrginae And Heteropterinae, Stephen R. Steinhauser
Six New Species Of Skippers From Mexico (Lepidoptera: Hesperiidae: Pyrginae And Heteropterinae, Stephen R. Steinhauser
Insecta Mundi
Six new species of Mexican Hesperiidae, three Pyrginae, Bolla solitaria, B. fenestra and Zobera oaxaquena, from the state of Oaxaca, and three Heteropterinae, Piruna jonka and Dalla kemneri, also from Oaxaca, and Piruna millerorum from the state of Sinaloa, are described.
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Oaxacanthaxia Viridis, A New Genus And Species (Coleoptera: Buprestidae) From Mexico With Old World Affinities, C. L. Bellamy
Oaxacanthaxia Viridis, A New Genus And Species (Coleoptera: Buprestidae) From Mexico With Old World Affinities, C. L. Bellamy
Insecta Mundi
A new genus and species, Oaxacanthaxia viridis, is described from the Mexican state of Oaxaca. The genus is distinguished in a key to the related taxa from Mesoamerica and tabularly from the Old World Philanthaxia, its putative sister genus. A brief discussion is given towards placing this new genus within the tribe Anthaxiini sensu Holynski. Philanthaxina Holynski is reduced to junior synonymy of Thomassetiina Bellamy, stat. nov.
North American Negastriinae (Coleoptera, Elateridae): The Negastriinae Of The Eastern United States And Adjacent Canada, Jeffrey N. L. Stibnick
North American Negastriinae (Coleoptera, Elateridae): The Negastriinae Of The Eastern United States And Adjacent Canada, Jeffrey N. L. Stibnick
Insecta Mundi
Eighteen species of Negastriinae (Coleoptera, Elateridae) from Eastern North America are keyed, with illustrations, diagnoses and maps for all species. Included are five new species: Negastrius arnetti, Paradonus beckeri, P. illinoiensis, P. jerseiensis and P. olivereae. One name, Negastrius exiguus (Randall) is restored from synonymy. Four species, Negastrius extricatus (Fall), Neohypdonus aestivus (Horn), Neohypdonus restrictulus (Mannerheim) and Paradonus obliquatulus (Melsheimer) represent new combinations. Illustrations of the male genitalia of all species and representative female genitalia of each genus are given.
Editorial, Ross H. Arnett Jr.
Editorial, Ross H. Arnett Jr.
Insecta Mundi
For several months in 1984 Robert E. Woodruff and I discussed the need for a new entomological journal. Naturally we were concerned about the literally hundreds of existing journals devoted to entomology in general and specific groups of insects in particular. (I had recently compiled, still unpublished, a directory of the entomological serial publications of the World.) We, therefore, searched and found an unoccupied niche for our new journal. We started Insecta Mundi, with the help of a local editorial board, in 1985. The first volume took two years to complete. (See p. 132 for publication dates of each …
Distributional, Biological And Taxonomic Notes On North American Buprestidae (Coleoptera), Richard L. Westcott
Distributional, Biological And Taxonomic Notes On North American Buprestidae (Coleoptera), Richard L. Westcott
Insecta Mundi
Distributional, biological and taxonomic data are provided for 64 species of Buprestidae belonging to the genera Acmaeodera, Acmaeoderoides, Actenodes, Agaeocera, Agrilus, Buprestis, Chrysophana, Descarpentriesina, Dicerca, Hippomelas, Melanophila, Pachyschelus, Polycesta, Ptosima, Spectralia, Taphrocerus, Trachykele and Tyndaris. Forty-six of these species are recorded for the first time from a state or province, and new larval host records are provided for 15 others. Taphrocerus sulcifrons Fisher is recorded from the U.S. for the first time. Evidence is given to eliminate the recorded occurrence of Agrilus arbuti Fisher in British Columbia and Ptosima walshii LeConte in California.
Systematic Study Of The Pantomorus Viridisquamosus Species Group (Coleoptera: Curculionidae), Analia Lanteri, Marta S. Loiacono
Systematic Study Of The Pantomorus Viridisquamosus Species Group (Coleoptera: Curculionidae), Analia Lanteri, Marta S. Loiacono
Insecta Mundi
The Pantomorus viridisquamosus species group can be separated from other Pantomorus Schoenherr, because it has recumbent setae, slender antennae with funicular article 2 almost as long as 1, glabrous scutellum, indistinct humeri, and hind tibiae lacking corbel plate and with dorsal comb about as long as apical comb. It is composed of two species, P. viridisquamosus (Boheman) from central and northeastern Argentina, Uruguay, and southern Brazil, and P. obrieni Lanteri sp.nov. from northeastern Argentina and southern Brazil. Pantomorus obrieni differs from P. viridisquamosus because it is smaller and has carinate scales, shorter and wider setae, more conical rostrum, and more …
Cycloalexy: A New Concept In The Larval Defense Of Insects, Pierre Jolivet, Joao Vasconcellos-Neto, Philip Weinstein
Cycloalexy: A New Concept In The Larval Defense Of Insects, Pierre Jolivet, Joao Vasconcellos-Neto, Philip Weinstein
Insecta Mundi
Anyone who has ever seen a Western will be familiar with the defensive tactics employed by the pioneers: The wagon train is formed into a ring, women and children on the inside, with the men firing out at the circling Indians. The larvae of some Coleoptera and Hymenoptera have long employed similar tactics, in defense against their predators (ants, bugs) and parasitoids (wasps, flies).
Tetrigidae (Orthoptera) With Partly Exposed Wings, R. E. Blackith
Tetrigidae (Orthoptera) With Partly Exposed Wings, R. E. Blackith
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Long series of some species of Tetrigidae from south Asia show that the wings regularly project beyond the pronotal shield by some 15- 35 percent of their length, depending on the species. There is little intraspecific variation and alary polymorphism is not normally detectable. The role of such exposed wings is discussed and one new species is described. Most such species probably owe their evident relationship to evolution prior to the disintegration of the Gondwanaland super-continent.
A Catalog Of The Order Zoraptera (Insecta), Michael D. Hubbard
A Catalog Of The Order Zoraptera (Insecta), Michael D. Hubbard
Insecta Mundi
A catalog of references to the genus Zorotypus of the monogeneric order Zoraptera and its 30 nominal species is presented, along with other general non-specific references to the order and a complete list of literature sited.
Apionidae From North And Central America. Part 2. Description Of A New Subgenus And Two New Species Of Apion From Mexico (Coleoptera), David G. Kissinger
Apionidae From North And Central America. Part 2. Description Of A New Subgenus And Two New Species Of Apion From Mexico (Coleoptera), David G. Kissinger
Insecta Mundi
A new subgenus, Xixias (type species Apion herculanum Smith), is described for the Apion herculanum group and the Apion peculiare group formerly assigned to the Apion subgenus Ixias Sainte-Claire Deville. Unique features within Apionidae are the structure of the endophallus and the host plant families Caprifoliaceae and Rutaceae. A. nigrosparsum Suffrian formerly included in the peculiare group is excluded. Two new species described from Mexico, Apion clarki Kissinger and A. hahowdeni Kissinger, are the first North American Apion with tuberculate elytra. Supplemental descriptions and/or distribution records are given for Apion americanum Wagner, Apion basirostre Sharp, Apion lebasii Gyllenhal, Apion harpax …
Neotropical Predaceous Midges Of The Genus Bezzia (Diptera: Ceratopogonidae) Part Iii. The Gibbera Group Of Species, Gustavo R. Spinelli, Willis W. Wirth
Neotropical Predaceous Midges Of The Genus Bezzia (Diptera: Ceratopogonidae) Part Iii. The Gibbera Group Of Species, Gustavo R. Spinelli, Willis W. Wirth
Insecta Mundi
The gibbera Group of the genus Bezzia Kieffer, subgenus Bezzia, is comprised in the Neotropical Region of at least 16 species, of which the following 11 species are described as new: araucana from Argentina; catarinensis from Brazil; globulosa from Puerto Rico; grogani from Colombia, Mexico and Panama; hondurensis from Mexico and Central America; jubata, leei and megatheca from Colombia; mesotibialis from Belize and Trinidad; pseudogibbera from Honduras and Panama; and setigera from Colombia and El Salvador. A key is presented for subgenera and species groups, and for the Neotropical species of the gibbera Group.
New Neotropical Species Of Desmopachria (Desmopachria S. Str.) Babington (Coleoptera: Dytiscidae), Frank N. Young
New Neotropical Species Of Desmopachria (Desmopachria S. Str.) Babington (Coleoptera: Dytiscidae), Frank N. Young
Insecta Mundi
New species of Desmopachria (s. str.) are described and male external genitalia figured to aid in identification. The new taxa are: D. majusculus (Guatemala); D. zelota (Brasil); D. nitidoides (Paraguay); D. balfour-brownei (Brasil); D. striga (Bolivia, Brasil); D. subfasciata (Bolivia); D. geijskesi (Surinam); and D. margarita from Pearl Islands, Panama (nomen nova) for D. glabricula Sharp, 1887, nec D. glabricula Sharp, 1882 from Mexico. Related species which may be confused with the newly described taxa are diagnosed and genitalia figured.
A New Species Of Berosus From Florida (Coleoptera, Hydrophilidae), Eileen R. Van Tassell
A New Species Of Berosus From Florida (Coleoptera, Hydrophilidae), Eileen R. Van Tassell
Insecta Mundi
A new species, Berosus arnetti, is described from roadside ponds in Liberty County, Florida. SEM photographs of the new species and a new couplet for a modified key to the Southeastern U.S. species are provided.
Eggs, Larvae And Biological Notes On Disonycha Leptolineata Blatchley (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae), John R. Watts
Eggs, Larvae And Biological Notes On Disonycha Leptolineata Blatchley (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae), John R. Watts
Insecta Mundi
The early stages of the alticine Disonycha leptolineata Blatchley are discussed with the known biological history. A brief summary of the systematic placing of the species in relation to other Disonycha species is mentioned.
Las Especies Argentinas Y Paraguayas Del Género Cerceris Latreille, Des Los Grupos "Pollens" Y "Rugulosa", Manfredo A. Fritz
Las Especies Argentinas Y Paraguayas Del Género Cerceris Latreille, Des Los Grupos "Pollens" Y "Rugulosa", Manfredo A. Fritz
Insecta Mundi
The "pollens" group of Cerceris is established for C. furcifera Schletterer (Paraguay), C. mariusi sp. n. (Paraguay), C. nigrosa sp. n. (Argentina), C. pollens Schletterer (Argentina and Paraguay), C. serrana sp. n. (Argentina), and C. willineri Fritz (Argentina), and the "rugulosa" group for C. rugulosa Schrottky (Argentina). A key to the species of the "pollens" group is included. The subspecies Cerceris r. dismorphia Schrottky is not regarded as valid.
Book Review: Soil Biology Guide, Ross H. Arnett Jr.
Book Review: Soil Biology Guide, Ross H. Arnett Jr.
Insecta Mundi
Under the skillful direction of Professor Dindal of Syracuse University, the work of 54 authors, 11 years in the making, is blended into one large, useful volume treating the systematics and biology of all organisms involved in the soil ecology of North America, north of Mexico. The separate authors treat their special groups following a similar format throughout, covering the biology, taxonomy, and ecology of each soil biotic group. The amount of data presented varies with the extent of knowledge of the group treated. The 43 chapters cover all taxa from soil bacteria through the insects. The insects are covered …
Apionidae From North And Central America. Part 1. Notes On The Classification Of The Apion Subgenus Trichapion Wagner With Description Of New Species From The United States Of America. (Coleoptera), David G. Kissinger
Insecta Mundi
Selected taxonomic characters of Apion species are redefined and explained including subcephalic ridge, sensory seta and macrochaeta. New species described are Apion (Trichapion) memnonmonum Kissinger, Black Mountains, North Carolina and Apion (Trichapion) nelsoni Kissinger from Davis Mts, Texas and Santa Rita Mts, Arizona. Supplemental descriptions or new records are given for the following species: Apion aequabile Fall, A. brunnicornis Fall, A. eccentricum Fall, A. minor Smith, A. punctulirostre Sharp and A. submetallicum Boheman.
A statistical test is used to evaluate the importance of a character in defining species groups in the Apion subgenus Trichapion Wagner. Eighteen characters met this criterion …
Sandhill Crane Press Catalogs
Insecta Mundi
This is a catalog of the books now published by or available directly from The Sandhill Crane Press, Inc. All of the Flora & Fauna Publications books are now stored in our warehouse. They may be ordered from us, some at a significant discount, by using the order form sent with this catalog. Note that some books are in press, but they may be ordered at a prepublication price.
My Association With William Steel Creighton, George C. Wheeler
My Association With William Steel Creighton, George C. Wheeler
Insecta Mundi
The recent (1986) publication of “My Association with William Morton Wheeler” evidently stirred my latent autobiographical urge. It is quite reasonable that I should next apply it to William Steel Creighton, for he certainly ranks next to W. M. Wheeler among American myrmecologists. It will be quite different, however, because my actual association with Creighton was very brief twice a dinner guest in New York City and two visits in La Feria, Texas. Correspondence, however, is quite different. I received 45 letters from W. M. Wheeler between 1919 and 1936; the last was dated four months before his death. They …
Book Review: Crop And Plant Protection, The Practical Foundations By Rudolph Heitefuss, V. K. Gupta
Book Review: Crop And Plant Protection, The Practical Foundations By Rudolph Heitefuss, V. K. Gupta
Insecta Mundi
This book integrates present knowledge in crop protection from the theoretical and practical points of view. Pest control Information derived from field like plant pathology, entomology, nematology and weed science is analyzed with reference to plant breeding and nutrition, agronomy and agricultural economics, and some general conclusions are drawn about prognoses, forecasting, and integrated pest control.
Records And Descriptions Of Costa Rican Cerambycidae, Part 1 : The Turrialba Valley, Frank T. Hovore
Records And Descriptions Of Costa Rican Cerambycidae, Part 1 : The Turrialba Valley, Frank T. Hovore
Insecta Mundi
Records from the Turrialba Valley region of Costa Rica are given for species of Cerambycidae heretofore unknown from Central America, or for which no previous specific information was recorded. The following species are recorded from Central America for the first time: Sphallambyx chabrillaci, Cycnoderus barbatus, Cylicasta nysa, Oncideres minuta, Dufauxia sp. indet., Onalcidion fibrosum, Nyssodrysola corticalis, Neoeutrypanus mutilatus, Anisopodus affinis, and Lithargyrus melzeri. Previously unrecorded locality or behavioral data are given for Xenochroma azurea, Chontalia cyanicolor, Omosarotes singularis, and Cephalodina crassiceps. New taxa described are: Ommata (Ecliptophanes) tommyi, sp. n., Eupogonius cryptus, sp. n., …
Lectotype Designations In The Buprestidae Collections Of The National Museum Of Natural History (Coleoptera), C. L. Bellamy, G. H. Nelson
Lectotype Designations In The Buprestidae Collections Of The National Museum Of Natural History (Coleoptera), C. L. Bellamy, G. H. Nelson
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Lectotypes are designated for the following species: A. aureocoerulans Obenberger, A. auroguttatus Schaeffer, A. cannulus Obenberger, A. carinellifer Obenberger, A. dolli Schaeffer, A. exclusus Obenberger, A. ferrisi Dury, A. huachucae Schaeffer, A. optatus Obenberger, A. pictithorax Obenberger, A. simillipictus Obenberger, A. subtropicus Schaeffer, Aphanisticus peninsulae Obenberger, Brachys fascifera Schwam, Buprestis adducta Casey, B. caliginosa Casey, B. disruptans Casey, B. fastidiosa Casey, B. flavopicta Casey, B. fulgens Casey, B. fusca Casey, B. graminea Casey, B. gravidula Casey, B. leporina Casey, B. maculipennis deficiens Casey, Chalcophora angulicollis montana Casey, C. laurentica Casey, Cinyra prosternalis Schaeffer, Conognatha fisheri Hoscheck, C. neutra Hoscheck, Cypriacis …
Revised Techniques For The Study Of Ant Larvae, George C. Wheeler, Jeanette Wheeler
Revised Techniques For The Study Of Ant Larvae, George C. Wheeler, Jeanette Wheeler
Insecta Mundi
In 1960 we published "Techniques for the study of ant larvae." We referred to it in 1976 and again in 1986. In the intervening years three authors have cited it and the quality of their drawings suggest they have benefited from our suggestions. The poor quality of most other recent drawings suggest they have not seen our article. Perhaps a 1960 reference is too old to be caught in latter-day "literature searches." Or, if the searcher did find it, he was unwilling to take the trouble to follow the recommended techniques. And troublesome they are, especially if one does not …
A Revision Of The South American Hairstreak Butterfly Genera Tergissima And Femniterga (Lycaenidae: Theclinae), Kurt Johnson
A Revision Of The South American Hairstreak Butterfly Genera Tergissima And Femniterga (Lycaenidae: Theclinae), Kurt Johnson
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Tergissima Johnson and Femniterga Johnson, originally described from four sympatric south-central Andean species, are revised to include, respectively, four and nine South American species (of which six are previously undescribed). New combinations include Femniterga cissusa (Hewitson), F. cinniana (Hewitson) and F. plumans (Druce), all transferred from Thecla; new species include Tergissima montanensis and T. shargeli, and Femniterga itaituba, F. megana, F. splendida and F. strobilata. A lectotype is designated for Thecla cissusa. Femniterga and Tergissima are part of a largely undescribed eumaeine assemblage also including Calycopis Scudder and Calystryma Field.