Entomology Commons^™

Lesageana Medvedev, 2003 A New Synonym Of Trichispa Chapuis, 1875 (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae: Cassidinae), C. L. Staines

Insecta Mundi

Lesageana paucispina Medvedev, 2003 is placed into synonymy with Trichispa sericea (Guérin-Méneville, 1844), new synonymy. Resulting in the synonymy of the genera Trichispa Chapuis, 1875 and Lesageana Medvedev, 2003 (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae: Cassidinae), new synonymy.

Three Anomalies Of Coleoptera (Carabidae, Staphylinidae, And Scarabaeidae) From Connecticut, Raul N. Ferreira

Insecta Mundi

Three teratological cases in Coleoptera (Carabidae, Staphylinidae, and Scarabaeidae) are reported from Connecticut. The anomaly in the genus Oxyporus Fabricius 1775 (Staphylinidae) is being reported here for the third time.

The Bruchidae (Insecta: Coleoptera) Of La Reserva De La Biósfera Sierra De Huautla, Morelos, Mexico, With Descriptions Of Two New Species And An Annotated Checklist, Jesús Romero Nápoles, Richard L. Westcott

Insecta Mundi

From 1995 to 2004 collections for Bruchidae (Coleoptera) were made in La Reserva de la Biósfera Sierra de Huautla, Morelos, Mexico. Specimens were reared from mature seedpods, but also collected by net, malaise trap, and light trap. In total 72 species in 13 genera of Bruchidae were recovered. Of those two new species are here described: Amblycerus montalvoi Romero and Acanthoscelides camerinoi Romero. We record 27 host plants for the bruchids found in the study area.

A Longitudinal Study On Anopheles Mosquito Larval Abundance In Distinct Geographical And Environmental Settings In Western Kenya, Susan S. Imbahale, Krijn P. Paaijmans, Wolfgang R. Mukabana, Ron Van Lammeren, Andrew K. Githeko, Willem Takken

All Peer-Reviewed Publications

Background: As the ecology of mosquito larvae can be complex there is need to develop a rational framework for undertaking larval ecological studies. Local environmental characteristics, such as altitude, climate and land use, can significantly impact on phenology and population dynamics of mosquito larvae, and indirectly affect the dynamics of mosquito-borne diseases. The aim of this study was to assess the feasibility of implementing an integrated approach to larval source management under the distinct ecological settings. Methods. The study was conducted in two highland villages and one village, at a lower altitude, in the Lake Victoria basin, where malaria is …

Episodic Radiations In The Fly Tree Of Life, Brian M. Wiegmann, Michelle D. Trautwein, Isaac S. Winkler, Norman B. Barr, Jung-Wook Kim, Christine Lambkin, Matthew Bertone, Brian Cassel, Keith Bayless, Alysha Heimberg

Dartmouth Scholarship

Flies are one of four superradiations of insects (along with beetles, wasps, and moths) that account for the majority of animal life on Earth. Diptera includes species known for their ubiquity (Musca domestica house fly), their role as pests (Anopheles gambiae malaria mosquito), and their value as model organisms across the biological sciences (Drosophila melanogaster). A resolved phylogeny for flies provides a framework for genomic, developmental, and evolutionary studies by facilitating comparisons across model organisms, yet recent research has suggested that fly relationships have been obscured by multiple episodes of rapid diversification. We provide a phylogenomic …

Review Of Acanthocephala (Hemiptera: Heteroptera: Coreidae) Of America North Of Mexico With A Key To Species, J. E. Mcpherson, Richard J. Packauskas Ph.D., Robert W. Sites, Steven J. Taylor, C. Scott Bundy, Jeffrey D. Bradshaw, Paula Levin Mitchell

Biological Sciences Faculty Publications

A review of Acanthocephala of America north of Mexico is presented with an updated key to species. A. confraterna is considered a junior synonym of A. terminalis, thus reducing the number of known species in this region from five to four. New state and country records are presented.

Hexapod Herald - Vol. 23, No. 3, April 2011

Hexapod Herald and Other Entomology Department Newsletters

Welcome

Congratulations

Grants

Faculty News

Student News

Travel

This N' That

Nebline, April 2011

NEBLINE Newsletter Archive from Nebraska Extension in Lancaster County

Feature: Supplemental Kits Make Learning Nutrition Fun

Farm Views

Horticulture

Food & Fitness

Home & Family Living

Environmental Focus

Urban Agriculture

4-H & Youth

Community Focus

Extension Calendar

Nutrition Education Program

Family and Community Education (FCE) Clubs

and other extension news and events

Draft Genome Of The Red Harvester Ant Pogonomyrmex Barbatus, Chris R. Smith, Christopher D. Smith, Hugh M. Robertson, Martin Helmkampf, Aleksey Zimin, Mark Yandall, Carson Holt, Hao Hu, Ehab Abouheif, Richard Benton, Elizabeth Cash, Vincent Croset, Cameron R. Currie, Eran Elhaik, Christine G. Elsik, Marie-Julie Favé, Vilaiwan Fernandes, Joshua D. Gibson, Dan Graur, Wulfila Gronenberg, Kirk J. Grubbs, Darren E. Hagen, Ana Sofia Ibarraran Viniegra, Brian R. Johnson, Reed M. Johnson, Abderrahman Khila, Jay W. Kim, Kaitlyn A, Mathis, Monica C. Munoz-Torres, Marguerite C. Murphy, Julie A. Mustard, Rin Nakamura, Oliver Niehuis, Surabhi Nigam, Rick P. Overson, Jennifer E. Placek, Rajendhran Rajakumar, Justin T. Reese, Garret Suen, Shu Tao, Candice W. Torres, Neil D. Tsutsui, Lumi Viljakainen, Florian Wolschin, Jürgen Gadau

Department of Entomology: Faculty Publications

We report the draft genome sequence of the red harvester ant, Pogonomyrmex barbatus. The genome was sequenced using 454 pyrosequencing, and the current assembly and annotation were completed in less than 1 y. Analyses of conserved gene groups (more than 1,200 manually annotated genes to date) suggest a high-quality assembly and annotation comparable to recently sequenced insect genomes using Sanger sequencing. The red harvester ant is a model for studying reproductive division of labor, phenotypic plasticity, and sociogenomics. Although the genome of P. barbatus is similar to other sequenced hymenopterans (Apis mellifera and Nasonia vitripennis) in …

Atlas Of Myriapod Biogeography. I. Indigenous Ordinal And Supra-Ordinal Distributions In The Diplopoda: Perspectives On Taxon Origins And Ages, And A Hypothesis On The Origin And Early Evolution Of The Class, Rowland M. Shelley, Sergei I. Golavatch

Insecta Mundi

The biogeographic significance of Diplopoda is substantiated by 50 maps documenting indigenous occurrences of the 16 orders, the three Spirostreptida s. l. suborders – Cambalidea, Epinannolenidea, Spirostreptidea – and all higher taxa including Diplopoda itself. The class is indigenous to all continents except Antarctica and islands/archipelagos in all temperate and tropical seas and oceans except the Arctic; it ranges from Kodiak Island and the northern Alaskan Panhandle, United States (USA), southern Hudson Bay, Canada, and near or north of the Arctic Circle in Iceland, continental Scandinavia, and Siberia to southern “mainland” Argentina, the southern tips of Africa and Tasmania, and …

Additions To The Hyperaspis Chevrolat (Coleoptera: Coccinellidae) Fauna Of South American, Descriptions Of Nine New Species, And Recognition Of Hyperaspis Pectoralis Crotch As A Valid Species, Robert D. Gordon, F. Guillermo González

Insecta Mundi

Nine new species of Hyperaspis from various South American localities are described, illustrated, and compared with previously described taxa. New taxa are: Hyperaspis luciae, H. corcovado, H. divaricata, H. humboldti, H. mimica, H. praecipua, H. unimaculosa, H. drechseli, and H. esmeraldas. Hyperaspis pectoralis Crotch is recognized as a valid species of Hyperaspis and integrated into the existing classification.

The Diversity And Distributions Of The Beetles (Insecta: Coleoptera) Of The Northern Leeward Islands, Lesser Antilles (Anguilla, Antigua, Barbuda, Nevis, Saba, St. Barthélemy, St. Eustatius, St. Kitts, And St. Martin-St. Maarten, Stewart B. Peck

Insecta Mundi

This paper summarizes the published information on the beetle fauna of the northern Leeward Islands (Anguilla, Antigua, Barbuda, Nevis, Saba, St. Barthélemy, St. Eustatius, St. Kitts, St. Martin-St. Maarten, and smaller associated islands, excluding Montserrat). These islands are generally smaller, lower, and drier than the remaining Leeward and Windward islands of the Lesser Antilles island arc. The fauna contains 26 families, with 155 genera, and 218 species. The families with the largest number of recorded species are Staphylinidae (36), Cerambycidae (28), Scarabaeidae (25), Tenebrionidae (23), Curculionidae (18), and Carabidae (15). At least 7 species (3.2% of the fauna) were probably …

A Distributional Checklist Of The Spider Wasps (Hymenoptera: Pompilidae) Of Florida, John M. Leavengood, Cecilia Waichert, Juanita Rodriguez

Insecta Mundi

The Florida fauna of Pompilidae is investigated and a total of 115 species are recorded. Among them, 30 are new records for the state. The species and subspecies are presented by subfamily and tribe accompanied by county-based distributional accounts for each of the lower taxa.

Resumen. Se investiga la fauna de Pompilidae de Florida, reportándose un total de 115 especies. De estas, 30 especies son nuevos registros para el estado. Se presenta la subfamilia y tribu correspondiente a las especies y subespecies. La distribución en condados se enumera para los taxones de más bajo rango.

A New Genus And Species Of Brontine Silvanidae From Australia (Coleoptera: Cucujoidea), Michael C. Thomas

Insecta Mundi

Notophanus bellicilifer Thomas, n. gen., n. sp., is described and illustrated from Australia. A key is provided to all of the species of the tribe Brontini known to occur in Australia.

Examination of specimens from the Australian National Insect Collection (ANIC) revealed a single specimen in the silvanid subfamily Brontinae from Victoria different from any known Australian genus. Further searching of the collection produced additional specimens from Victoria and South Australia. Interestingly, the first specimen examined possessed hind wings, while all the other specimens lacked hind wings. There appear to be no differences other than the lack of metathoracic wings …

Beetles (Coleoptera: Histeridae And Scarabaeidae) From Previously Unsampled Populations Of Pocket Gopher Burrows In Louisiana, Matthew B. Connior

Insecta Mundi

Pocket gopher burrows (Rodentia: Geomyidae) were sampled from five previously unsampled localities in northern Louisiana to determine the associated faunal composition of Histeridae and Scarabaeidae (Coleoptera). Sampling produced four species of Histeridae and seven species of Scarabaeidae, all of which had been previously reported from Louisiana. The most commonly collected scarab beetle was Cryptoscatomaseter haldemani (Horn) followed by Geomyphilus insolitus (Brown). Onthophilus kirni Ross was the most commonly collected hister beetle.

Additions And Deletions To The Known Cerambycidae (Coleoptera) Of Bolivia, James E. Wappes, Steven W. Lingafelter, Robert Perger

Insecta Mundi

An additional 137 species and two tribes are added to the cerambycid fauna of Bolivia while 12 species are deleted. This brings the total number of species known from Bolivia to 1,561. Comments and statistics regarding the growth of knowledge on the Bolivian Cerambycid fauna and species endemicity are included.

Resumen. Ciento treinta y siete especies y dos tribus se añaden a la fauna conocida de cerambícidos en Bolivia, mientras que 12 especies se eliminan. Esto aumenta el numero total de la especies que se conocen en Bolivia a 1,561. Se incluyen comentarios y estadísticas acerca del incremento del conocimiento …

A Catalogue Of Aphid Parasitoids (Hymenoptera: Braconidae: Aphidiinae) From India, Mir Samim Akhtar, Debjani Dey, Mohd. Kamil Usmani

Insecta Mundi

A catalogue of aphidiine parasitoids (Hymenoptera: Braconidae: Aphidiinae) associated with various aphids species occurring in India was compiled. The present catalogue with 125 species under 22 genera has been further reinforced with not only all the latest taxonomic changes but also host names, host plants, distribution in India etc.

First Record Of The Agave Snout Weevil, Scyphophorus Acupunctatus Gyllenhal (Coleoptera: Curculionidae: Dryophthorinae), In Puerto Rico, Gregory P. Setliff, Jesse A. Anderson

Insecta Mundi

The agave snout weevil, Scyphophorus acupunctatus Gyllenhal (Coleoptera: Curculionidae: Dryophthorinae), is reported from Puerto Rico for the first time. It was collected on feral sisal, Agave sisalana Perrine (Agavaceae), in the Guánica Dry Forest Reserve in the southwestern part of the island.

World Catalogue Of Propalticidae, With A Replacement Name For Discogenia Kolbe (Coleoptera: Cucujoidea), Matthew L. Gimmel

Insecta Mundi

An annotated world catalogue and bibliography of the cucujoid family Propalticidae (Coleoptera) is presented. Each taxon is accompanied by a complete taxonomic history, including a full annotated synonymy with original references cited, and current location and status of primary types. The name Slipinskogenia nom. nov. is proposed to replace Discogenia Kolbe, 1897, junior homonym of Discogenia LeConte, 1866, resulting in 11 new combinations. A key is provided for separation of the two genera included in the family. Complete published and previously unpublished distributional data are given.

Adaina Ipomoeae Bigot And Etienne, 2009, New Records For Florida And The West Indies (Lepidoptera: Pterophoridae), Deborah L. Matthews, Cees Gielis

Insecta Mundi

Specimens of a recently described pterophorid, Adaina ipomoeae Bigot and Etienne, 2009 (Lepidoptera: Pterophoridae), were identified from Grenada, Dominican Republic, and Florida. All are new country records.

Bigot and Etienne (2009) recently published the results of collecting and rearing of Pterophoridae from Guadeloupe Island. Eleven plume moth species were reported from the island, including Adaina ipomoeae Bigot and Etienne, 2009, collected 6 June 2006 and associated with Ipomoea tiliacea (Wild) Choisy and Merremia umbellata (L.) H. Hall [Convolvulaceae]. Gielis (2011) reported the distribution of A. ipomoeae to include Cuba, Jamaica, and Puerto Rico as well as Guadeloupe. Label data were …

A New Species Of Phyllophaga Harris From The Island Of Navassa In The Caribbean (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Melolonthinae), Robert E. Woodruff, Warren E. Steiner

Insecta Mundi

The small Caribbean island of Navassa (U.S. possession) is unoccupied by humans, but recent surveys have detected a surprising number of endemic (precinctive) invertebrates. A new species of May beetle, Phyllophaga navassa, is here described and compared to the Hispaniolan Phyllophaga fauna.

The large genus Phyllophaga Harris is estimated to contain over 500 species (Morón 1997:229); perhaps the largest genus of New World Scarabaeidae. In the recent revision of the species for the island of Hispaniola (Woodruff and Sanderson 2004), 48 species were treated, of which 22 were described as new. All 48 are endemic only to Hispaniola, and …

Tracking The Feeding Patterns Of Tsetse Flies (Glossina Genus) By Analysis Of Bloodmeals Using Mitochondrial Cytochromes Genes, Catherine N. Muturi, Johnson O. Ouma, Imna I. Malele, Raphael M. Ngure, Jane J. Rutto, Klaus M. Mithöfer, John Enyaru, Daniel K. Masiga

All Peer-Reviewed Publications

Tsetse flies are notoriously difficult to observe in nature, particularly when populations densities are low. It is therefore difficult to observe them on their hosts in nature; hence their vertebrate species can very often only be determined indirectly by analysis of their gut contents. This knowledge is a critical component of the information on which control tactics can be developed. The objective of this study was to determine the sources of tsetse bloodmeals, hence investigate their feeding preferences. We used mitochondrial cytochrome c oxidase 1 (COI) and cytochrome b (cytb) gene sequences for identification of tsetse fly blood meals, in …

Dry Season Ecology Of Anopheles Gambiae Complex Mosquitoes At Larval Habitats In Two Traditionally Semi-Arid Villages In Baringo, Kenya, Albert O. Mala, Lucy W. Irungu, Josephat I. Shililu, Ephantus J. Muturi, Charles C. Mbogo, Joseph K. Njagi, John I. Githure

All Peer-Reviewed Publications

Background: Pre-adult stages of malaria vectors in semi-arid areas are confronted with highly variable and challenging climatic conditions. The objective of this study was to determine which larval habitat types are most productive in terms of larval densities in the dry and wet seasons within semi-arid environments, and how vector species productivity is partitioned over time. Methods: Larval habitats were mapped and larvae sampled longitudinally using standard dipping techniques. Larvae were identified to species level morphologically using taxonomic keys and to sub-species by polymerase chain reaction (PCR) methods. Physical characteristics of larval habitats, including water depth, turbidity, and presence of …

Isolation By Distance Explains Genetic Structure Of Buggy Creek Virus, A Bird-Associated Arbovirus, Abinash Padhi, Amy T. Moore, Mary Bomberger Brown, Jerome E. Foster, Martin Pfeffer, Charles R. Brown

School of Natural Resources: Faculty Publications

Many of the arthropod-borne viruses (arboviruses) show extensive genetic variability and are widely distributed over large geographic areas. Understanding how virus genetic structure varies in space may yield insight into how these pathogens are adapted to and dispersed by different hosts or vectors, the relative importance of mutation, drift, or selection in generating genetic variability, and where and when epidemics or epizootics are most likely to occur. However, because most arboviruses tend to be sampled opportunistically and often cannot be isolated in large numbers at a given locale, surprisingly little is known about their spatial genetic structure on the local …

Nebline, March 2011

NEBLINE Newsletter Archive from Nebraska Extension in Lancaster County

Feature: Connect, Learn, and Share With Extension

Farm Views

Horticulture

Food & Fitness

Home & Family Living

Environmental Focus

Urban Agriculture

4-H & Youth

Community Focus

Extension Calendar

Nutrition Education Program

Family and Community Education (FCE) Clubs

and other extension news and events

Weed Awareness Insert

Campylomma Bug Sampling Form, Usu Extension

All Current Publications

Campylomma Bug Sampling Instructions.

Crop Updates 2011 - Pests And Diseases, Jeff Russell, Paul Umina, Svetlana Micic, Laura Fagan, Mark Seynour, Tony Dore, Pam Burgess, John Majewski, Manisha Shankar, Rob Loughman

Crop Updates

This session covers four papers from different authors:

1. Grains biosecurity – everyone’s business, Jeff Russell, Department of Agriculture and Food

2. Control of insect and mite pests in grains – insecticide resistance and integrated pest management (IPM), Paul Umina¹, Svetlana Micic² and Laura Fagan³, ¹CESAR and The University of Melbourne, ²Department of Agriculture and Food, ³University of Western Australia

3. Effect of cropping rotations on pest mites of broadacre agriculture, Svetlana Micic, Mark Seymour, Tony Dore and Pam Burgess, Department of Agriculture and Food

4. Common bunt resistance in …

Improvement Of A Synthetic Lure For Anopheles Gambiae Using Compounds Produced By Human Skin Microbiota, Niels O. Verhulst, Phoebe A. Mbadi, Gabriella Bukovinszkiné Kiss, Wolfgang R. Mukabana, Joop J.A. Van Loon, Willem Takken, Renate C. Smallegange

All Peer-Reviewed Publications

Background. Anopheles gambiae sensu stricto is considered to be highly anthropophilic and volatiles of human origin provide essential cues during its host-seeking behaviour. A synthetic blend of three human-derived volatiles, ammonia, lactic acid and tetradecanoic acid, attracts A. gambiae. In addition, volatiles produced by human skin bacteria are attractive to this mosquito species. The purpose of the current study was to test the effect of ten compounds present in the headspace of human bacteria on the host-seeking process of A. gambiae. The effect of each of the ten compounds on the attractiveness of a basic blend of ammonia, lactic and …

Hexapod Herald - Vol. 23, No. 2, February 2011

Hexapod Herald and Other Entomology Department Newsletters

Welcome

Congratulations

Grants

Faculty News

Student News

Travel

Meeting/ Workshop News

PHREC News

Nebline, February 2011

NEBLINE Newsletter Archive from Nebraska Extension in Lancaster County

Feature: Got Bed Bugs? Don't Panic! There are Steps You Can Take

Farm Views

Horticulture

Food & Fitness

Home & Family Living

Environmental Focus

Urban Agriculture

4-H & Youth

Community Focus

Extension Calendar

Nutrition Education Program

Family and Community Education (FCE) Clubs

and other extension news and events