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Notes On Polyphylla Harris With A Description Of A New Species. (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Melolonthinae), Delbert A. La Rue

Insecta Mundi

Polyphylla aeolus La Rue, new species, is described from the Kelso Sand Dunes, Mojave Desert, San Bernardino County, California, U.S.A. Illustrations of dorsal habitus, significant morphological details, and adult genitalic forms are provided. A description of the type locality including geographical and ecological parameters is presented. Taxonomic problems within the genus and limitations of recently proposed methods of species identification are discussed. A modified key is provided to distinguish the new species.

The heretofore undescribed females of Polyphylla anteronivea Hardy, P. rnescalerensis Young, P. nubila Van Dyke, and P. pottsorum Hardy, are described. The larval host of P. erratica Hardy …

Cse Style Manual And Requirements For Publication In Insecta Mundi, R. H. Arnett Jr., R. E. Woodruff

Insecta Mundi

The CSE quarterly journal, Insecta Mundi, is among the very few journals that have no page charges. Even so, the Center for Systematic Entomology is entirely financed through dues, subscriptions, and donations of cash, property, and time. We have found it necessary to make certain requirements for publication in the journal. (See also information on front inside cover of the journal.)

Book Review: Microscopic Anatomy Of Invertebrates, Harrison, Frederick W. (Editor) And Michael Locke., Ross H. Arnett Jr.

Insecta Mundi

Seldom does one have the opportunity (and honor) to review a work of the magnitude of this volume, 1 volume (in 3 parts) of a series of 15 volumes. Not being a specialist in microscopic anatomy, I cannot look for, or expect to find, errors. That was the job of the peer reviewers. Only extensive usage will determine whether or not they did their job.

Generic Definitions And Species Assignments In The Family Epipsocidae (Psocoptera), Edward L. Mockford

Insecta Mundi

The family Epipsocidae is defined, with the addition of one character not previously used. The genus Dimidistriata Li and Mockford is removed from Epipsocidae and tentatively placed in the family Dolabellopsocidae. The genus Parepipsocus Badonnel remains unplaceable to family. Eleven genera are recognized within Epipsocidae. Bertkauia Kolbe, which had been synonymized with Epipsocus, is recognized as a valid genus. Definitions of genera based on the type species and seemingly close relatives result in 38 new combinations. Epipsocus Hagen, which previously held most of the species, now serves a dual function, with 15 species in the strict sense and 15 …

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Insecta Mundi

We consider articles in our journal, Insecta Mundi, archival. These articles are presented to our members in the highest state of the art. We try to do a thorough job of editing, and we employ the best printers, use the best plate makers, and a top grade of permanent paper. These articles are a lasting record of the current findings of systematic entomological research. Our Memoir Series is an outlet for larger works; these are published as separate volumes each treating single subjects.

Apionidae From North And Central America. Part 5. Description Of Genus Apionion And 4 New Species (Coleoptera), David G. Kissinger

Insecta Mundi

Apionion (type species Apion crassum Fall) is described for 14 species formerly assigned to the Apion annulatum species group of Coelocephalapion Wagner, namely, championi Sharp, crassum Fall, derasum Sharp, dilatatum Smith, fenyesi Kissinger, howdeni Kissinger, inflatipenne Sharp, latipenne Sharp, latipes Sharp, lentum Sharp, neolentum Kissinger, Samson Sharp, and subauratum Sharp from North and Central America, and annulatum Gerstaecker from South America, all originally included in Apion Herbst. Four new species are described: delion (Panama), eranion (Costa Rica, Panama), humongum (Mexico, El Salvador, Honduras), and sapphirum (Mexico, Costa Rica). New records and/or supplemental descriptions are given for championi, derasum, dilataturn, fenyesi, …

Analisis Cladistico Del Género Poecilopompilus Howard (Hymenoptera, Pompilidae) Y Clave Para Las Especies, Ma. Virginia Colomo De Correa

Insecta Mundi

Abstract: The phylogenetic relationships of the species of the American genus Poecilopompilus Howard are analyzed, and the same relations are cleared up with its sister group Austrochares, Batozonellus, Episyron, and Sericopompilus; 38 characters were cladisticaly analyzed with the Ms-DOS Pee Wee program (Goloboff, 1993). In the resulting tree, the genera considered appear as monophyletic groups. Batozonellus is phylogenetically more related with Poecilopompilus, and those 2 with Austrochares. Poecilopompilus is monophyletic. A key for the identification of the 10 known species of Poecilopompilus, is proposed. Genera and species are illustrated.

Resumen: Se analizan las relaciones filogenéticas de …

Review Of The Family Bochicidae, With New Species And Records (Arachnida: Pseudoscorpionida), William B. Muchmore

Insecta Mundi

A history of the family is presented. All of the genera and species previously assigned to the family are reviewed, and 4 new species are described: Leucohya parva from Venezuela and Guyana, Mexobisium venii from Belize and Guatemala, M. dominicanum from the Dominican Republic, and Paravachonium sprousei from Mexico. Two subfamilies are established: Bochicinae (including the genera Antillobisium, Bochica, Troglobochica, Troglohya, and Vachonium) and Leucohyinae (including Apohya, Leucohya, Mexobisiurn, and Paravachonium).

Corrections, Clarifications, And Additions To The 1996 Checklist Of The Alticinae Of Central America, Including Mexico (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae), David G. Furth, Vilma Savini

Insecta Mundi

In our checklist of the Alticinae of Central America and Mexico (Furth and Savini, 1996), there were some species whose status or generic combination needs clarification. In preparing the 1996 checklist the authors referred to some unpublished notes of Jan Bechyne in order to understand his system of alticine names and to clarify to which genera he considered various species to belong. In almost all cases, these notes referred to published references; however, in a few cases they did not and, inadvertently, the authors listed some species in genera for the first time without fully explaining their new status or …

Reubicación Sistemática De "La Cochinilla Del Delta" (Homoptera: Coccidae), María Cristina Granara De Willink

Insecta Mundi

Resumen: Mesolecanium deltae Lizer y Trelles, 1917 y Lecanium perlatum Cockerell, 1898, son conocidas como plagas de citrus en Argentina, Brasil, Paraguay, y Uruguay. El estudio del material lleva a la conclusión de que son sinónomos, y que la especie estaría mejor ubicada en el género Parthenolecanium, por lo que se propone a Parthenolecanium perlatum (Cockerell) como una nueva combinación.

Abstract: Mesolecanium deltae Lizer y Trelles, 1917 and Lecanium perlatum Cockerell, 1898, are known as citrus pests in Argentina, Brasil, Paraguay and Uruguay. The study of the material leads to the conclusion that they are synonymous, and the species …

New Species Of Chariergus White And Ethemon Thornson. (Coleoptera, Cerambycidae, Compsocerini), Dilma Solange Napp, Dalton T. Reynaud

Insecta Mundi

Two new species of Chariergus White are described from Brazil: Chariergus caeruleus, from Bahia, Minas Gerais and Espirito Santo and C. paranaensis., from Parana, Santa Catarina and Rio Grande do Sul. Ethemon brevicorne sp. n. is described from Argentina (Cordoba). A key to species of Chariergus is added.

Needed: One-Page Articles

Insecta Mundi

We often have several pages to fill in each issue of Insecta Mundi. This is due to the practice we follow of starting each full length article on the right hand page. This provides a better appearing separate. As logic will predict, about half of the articles end on a right hand page, thus leaving the last left hand page blank. A blank page in a scientific journal is the same as throwing away money! So, we scramble around trying to find something to fill these pages, often with little success: better to leave it blank some say.

Nuevas Especies Del Género Amphelictogon (Diplopoda: Polydesmida: Chelodesmidae) En Cuba, Antonio R. Perez-Asso

Insecta Mundi

Resumen: Se describen 5 especies nuevas del género Amphelictogon para la isla de Cuba, estas son: A. turquinensis, A. blairi, A. loomisi, A. estebani, y A. albertoi. Se presentan los principales caracteres utilizados para la diferenciación de las especies, asi como una clave taxonómica. Se realizan comentarios sobre la ecología y biogeografía de este grupo en la isla.

Abstract: Five new species of the genus Amphelictogon (A. turquinensis,A. blairi,A. loomisi,A. estebani, and A. albertoi) are described for Cuba. A taxonomic key and some comments on the ecology and biogeography of the genus in Cuba are given.

Correction To The Known Distribution Of Prionus (Homaesthesis) Simplex (Casey) (Coleoptera, Cerambycidae), Daniel J. Heffern

Insecta Mundi

Prionus (Homaesthesis) simplex (Casey) was described (Casey, 1912:253) from one male specimen from Kansas with no further data. The specimen is in the United States National Museum and is illustrated by Chemsak (1996). Alexander (1958) reported P. simplex from two locations in Craig County, Oklahoma. Alexander's paper appears to be the basis for two localities shown in northeastern Oklahoma on the distribution maps given by Linsley (1962) and Chemsak (1996). The one locality shown in central Kansas on the map by Chemsak (1996) represents just a "state record" and not a specific collecting record (J. Beierl, Editor of Wolfsgarden Books, …

Nebline, March 1998

NEBLINE Newsletter Archive from Nebraska Extension in Lancaster County

Managing our ground water resources
March to a different drummer
1998 All-America Selections
Be A Better Gardener 4-H Youth Program.
Shamrocks for St. Patrick's Day
Watch for the magnificent bald eagle! But, watch carefully
Bzzzzzz...Beginning Beekeeping Workshop Reminder
Termite Control Workshop for Homeowners: April 22
Pesticide Waste Disposal Program March 18 at Greenwood Cooperative
Hitting the links - golfers are environmentalists too!
Volunteers are needed!
Nitrogen fertilizer sources in a wet spring
CRP panel discussion to be held March 17
CRP controlled burn school
Upcoming events
Cross fencing to improve pasture productivity
Keeping animals on an acreage
Fertilizing grasses
New …

New Species, Combinations, Synonymies, And Records Of Clytini (Coleoptera: Cerambycidae), Osvaldo R. Di Iorio

Department of Entomology: Faculty Publications

Megacyllene (Megacyllene) cryptofrasciata n. sp. from Argentina is described and illustrated. M. quinquefasciata (Melzer, 1931), and Megacyllene rotundicollis Zajciw, 1963 are transferred from the subgenus Megacyllene Casey 1912 to Sierracyllene Tippmann, 1960. Megacyllene (Sierrocyllene) tafivallensis n. sp. is described from northwestern Argentina. Dexithea spixii (Laporte & Gory, 1836), and Plagionotus latreillei (Laporte & Gory, 1836) are transferred to Megacyllene (sensu stricto), excluding Dexithea, and Plagionotus from the South American fauna of Clytini. Neoclytus famelicus(Burmeister, 1865) is synonymized with N. ypsilon Chevrolat, 1861. Additional new records of Clytini from Argentina, Paraguay, and Ecuador are also presented here. A …

Hexapod Herald - Vol. 10, No. 2, February 27, 1998

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New Species Of Hemiphileurus Kolbe (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Dynastinae) From The Dominican Republic With A Key To The West Indian Species Of Hemiphileurus, Brett C. Ratcliffe, Michael A. Ivie

University of Nebraska State Museum: Entomology Papers

Hemiphileurus ryani and H. phratrius, new species of dynastine scarabs, are described from the Dominican Republic. They are compared to their closest congeners. A new key to the nine species of Hemiphileurus Kolbe that occur in the West Indies is provided along with diagnostic illustrations of the male parameres.

An Unusual New Unicorn Species Of Copris From Nicaragua (Scarabaeidae: Scarabaeinae, Coprini), Brett C. Ratcliffe

University of Nebraska State Museum: Entomology Papers

Copris maesi, new species, is described from Nicaragua. This species is unlike any other New World Copris Miiller because of the single, long, pronotal horn. Its characters place it outside of any known Copris species group.

Nebline, February 1998

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4-H: What it's all about
Basil for everyone
1998 Perennial Plant
of the Year
Winter care of houseplants
Soap or oil—that is the question
Terrariums
Be A Better Gardener 4-H Youth Program
One starling's a darling, but a flock is not!
What's buzzing? Register for Beginners Beekeeping Workshop
today!
Grab it off the web
Pest management in and around your home: what's your strategy?
Backyard wildlife—tips for success
Volunteers are needed!
For the birds
Extension meetings scheduled
CRP Meeting and Burn School Planned
Farm Leases Seminar
Check out these winter workshops
Oats for pasture, hay and silage
Management key to …

Identification Of Mealybug- (Homoptera: Pseudococcidae) Resistant Turf-Type Buffalograss Germplasm, Jennifer Johnson-Cicalese, Frederick P. Baxendale, Terrance P. Riordan, Tiffany Heng-Moss

Department of Entomology: Faculty Publications

Two species of mealybugs, Tridiscus sporoboli (Cockerell) and Trionymus sp., have emerged as potentially serious pests of turf-type buffalograss, Buchloë dactyloides (Nuttall) Engelmann. Sixty-two buffalograss selections were screened for resistance to these mealybugs in 4 greenhouse trials. Using a 1-6 rating scale (1 = no signs of mealybugs, 6 = >75% of tillers infested), 'Prairie' and '609' showed high levels of resistance to mealybugs, whereas several experimental selections, including 90-157,84-512 and 84-412, exhibited moderate resistance. Most selections were moderately susceptible, and 85-97 was highly susceptible with almost every tiller infested and plants near death. In field tests, mealybug infestations were …

Hexapod Herald - Vol. 10, No. 1, January 19, 1998

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Mechanisms Of Thermorégulation In Flying Bees', Stephen P. Roberts, Jon F. Harrison

Biological Sciences Faculty Research & Creative Works

SYNOPSIS. Thermoregulation of Elevated Thorax Temperatures is Necessary for Bees to Achieve the High Rates of Power Production Required for Flight and is a Key Factor Allowing Them to Occupy Widely Varying Thermal Environments. However, the Mechanisms by Which Bees Thermoregulate during Flight Are Poorly Understood. Thermoregulation is Accomplished by Balancing Heat Gain and Heat Loss Via the Following Routes: Convection, Evaporation, and Metabolic Heat Production. There Appears to Be a Diversity of Thermoregulatory Mechanisms Employed during Flight among Bee Species. Some Species, Particularly Bambus Spp., Actively Increase the Distribution of Thoracic Heat to the Abdomen during Flight as Air …

Rhyparochromus Saturnius (Rossi) (Heteroptera: Lygaeoidea: Rhyparochromidae), A Palearctic Seed Bug Newly Discovered In North America, Thomas J. Henry, David Adamski

USDA Systematic Entomology Laboratory

The Palearctic rhyparochromid Rhyparochromus saturnius (Rossi) [Lygaeoidea] is reported for the first time in North America based on collections from 17 counties in California. Literature pertaining to this adventive species is reviewed, notes on its habits are given, and descriptions and photographs of the adult and fifth-instar nymph are provided to help distinguish it from other North American Rhyparochromidae. It is speculated that R. saturnius was introduced in international commerceoriginating from the Mediterranean Region, most likely Italy or nearby countries.

Flea News 55 (January 1998), Robert E. Lewis

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Efficacy Of Maxforce Bait For Control Of The Argentine Ant (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) In Haleakala National Park, Maui, Hawaii, Paul D. Krushelnycky, Neil J. Reimerz

Entomology Papers from Other Sources

In an effort to develop a chemical control strategy for the invasive Argentine ant. Linepithema humile (Mayr), in Haleakala National Park, Maxforce, which is formulated with 0.9% hydramethylnon, was used in test plots to determine the efficacy of the ant bait in the field. Initially, Maxforce was tested at 2 application rates: broadcast at 2.25 kg/ha (2 lb/ acre) and 4.5 kg/ha (4 lb/acre). Later, the following treatments were also tested: a Maxforce and honey granule mix, Maxforce with 0.5% hydramethylnon, Maxforce with a different solvent, Maxforce distributed in exposed piles, and Maxforce distributed in covered piles. Although there were …

Nebline, January 1998

NEBLINE Newsletter Archive from Nebraska Extension in Lancaster County

Cooperative Extension takes advantage of geographic technology
Wood for your fireplace
Humidity in the home affects plants, too
Using garden catalogs
Houseplant maintenance
An evergreen for all seasons
Honey bees are dying by the millions!
Congratulations!
Boxelder bugs and the cluster fly
Pesticides and child safety
Extension meetings Scheduled
Crop management winter workshops
City purchases manure spreaders
for use in biosolids program
Feeding high quality hay after calving
Prepare calves for feedlots
Acreage development in Lancaster County
Learning about chemicals
Acreage owners workshop
Indulging without bulging
Focus on Food
A safe kitchen
Healthy Eating: Rib Eye Roast (Prime Rib)
Fast, …

Random Amplified Polymorphic Dna Used To Identify Genetic Variation In Ecotypes Of The European Corn Borer (Lepidoptera: Pyralidae), Saowaluck Pornkulwat, Steven R. Skoda, Gustave D. Thomas, John E. Foster

Department of Entomology: Faculty Publications

The European corn borer, Ostrinia nubilalis (Hubner), has 3 morphologically indistinguishable voltinism ecotypes. Random amplified polymorphic DNA-polymerase chain reaction (RAPD-PCR) was used to discriminate ecotypes of the European corn borer. Genomic DNA samples from the European corn borer were screened with a total of 120 random primers. Ten of these primers yielded 21 clear and reproducible RAPD markers after agarose gel electrophoresis. Dendrograms constructed using the Nei and Li distance matrix of the phylogenetic relationships, among and within ecotypes, of the European corn borer showed the multivoltine ecotype to be genetically separated from univoltine and bivoltine ecotypes. The dendrogram of …

What Mosquitos Smell These Days, David A. Carlson

Entomology Papers from Other Sources

The CIBA Foundation sponsored a symposium on olfaction in mosquito-host interactions in London (31 October-2 November 1995) at the suggestion of John Hildebrand, of the University of Arizona. Given my own interest in this topic, I was curious about the resulting volume, to which some of the major workers in the field contributed.

Dose-Response And Age- And Temperature-Related Susceptibility Of The Diamondback Moth (Lepidoptera: Plutellidae) To Two Isolates Of Beauveria Bassiana (Hyphomycetes: Moniliaceae), John D. Vandenberg, Mark Ramos, Jennifer Altre

Entomology Papers from Other Sources

Two isolates of Beauveria bassiana (Balsamo) Vuillemin were used in bioassays against the diamondback moth, Plutella xylostella (L.). One isolate, ARSEF 4543, originated from a diamondback moth larva collected in New York and the other, Mycotech CHA, is the active ingredient in Mycotrol, a product registered for control of insect species belonging to several orders. Doseresponse assays of suspended spores sprayed on larvae resulted in similar LD_50^S (518 and 614 spores per square centimeter for ARSEF 4543 and Mycotech CHA, respectively) but different slopes for the probit regression lines (0.64 and 0.89). Survival times for larvae inoculated at …