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Moths Of The Douglas Lake Region (Emmet And Cheboygan Counties), Michigan: Ii. Noctuidae (Lepidoptera), Edward G. Voss

The Great Lakes Entomologist

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The two counties which share the northern tip of the Lower Peninsula of Michigan, Emmet on the west and Cheboygan on the east, have long been taken to define the principal "region" under study by the University of Michigan Biological Station, situated since 1909 on Douglas Lake in Cheboygan County near the Emmet County line.

A List Of The Butterflies (Lepidoptera: Papilionoidea) Of The La Rue-Pine Hills Ecological Area, R. W. Sites, J. E. Mcpherson

The Great Lakes Entomologist

A survey of the adult butterfly fauna of the La Rue-Pine Hills Ecological Area, Union County, Illinois, was conducted from March through July in 1979, and March through November in 1980. Forty nine species and subspecies were collected including all six papilionids known to occur in Illinois. Notes were taken on seasonal flight periods and butterfly-plant associations.

A North American Record For Valgus Hemipterus (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae) And Information On Its Life Cycle, Joseph M. Mahar, Mark P. Oemke

The Great Lakes Entomologist

A rotting American elm log containing adults of Valgus hemipterus (L.) was discovered on 6 May 1980, at the Rose Lake Wildlife Experiment Station, Shiawassee County, Michigan. This appears to be the first record of this European species in North America. Larvae were collected in the summer, and pupae and teneral adults in the early fall suggesting a univoltine life cycle with the adults overwintering.

Seasonal And Vertical Distributions Of Planthoppers (Homoptera: Fulgoroidea) Within A Black Walnut Plantation, B. C. Weber, S. W. Wilson

The Great Lakes Entomologist

Information on the seasonal and vertical distributions of 34 species (eight families) of planthoppers was obtained from window trap collections in a North Carolina black walnut plantation in 15 and 1978. The most commonly collected species were Acanalonia conica (Acanaloniidael. Liburniella ornata (Delphacidae), Oliarus ecologus (Cixiidae), and O. quinquelineatus.

The First Report Of The Occurrence Of Mecidea Major (Hemiptera: Pentatomidae) In Illinois, J. E. Mcpherson, T. E. Vogt

The Great Lakes Entomologist

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Species of the phytophagous genus Mecidea occur in the subtropical and adjacent tem- perate parts of the world and appear to be associated with xerophytic and semixerophytic areas (Sailer, Proc. U.S. Natl. Mus. 102:471-505, 1952).

Type-Species Designation For The Jurassic Mayfly Genus Mesephemera (Ephemeroptera: Mesephemeridae), Michael D. Hubbard

The Great Lakes Entomologist

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Among the many new genera established by Anton Handlirsch in his monumental work "Die .fossilen Insekten und die Phylogenie der rezenten Fortnen: Ein Handbuch fur Palaontologen und Zoologen" (Wilhelm Engelman, Leipzig, 1906-1908) was a genus of Ephemer- optera for which he designated no type-species and for which one has still not been designated.

Wolf Spiders Of The Genus Pardosa (Araneae: Lycosidae) In Michigan, Robert J. Wolff

The Great Lakes Entomologist

Distribution, life history, and habitat information is given for 11 species of Pardosa which occur in Michigan.

A Checklist Of Illinois Centipedes (Chilopoda): Supplement, Gerald Summers, J. A. Beatty, Nanette Magnuson

The Great Lakes Entomologist

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Order SCOLOPENDROMORPHA Family CRYFTOPIDAE Subfamily CRYFTOPINAE

Cryptops hyalinus Say 1821. (Fig. 2). B (Cook; Auerbach [1951]), C (Champaign) F (Hardin, Jackson, Johnson, Pope, Saline, Williamson), G (Jackson, Jefferson, Perry, Williamson),

H (Clark), I (Randolph, Union), J (Alexander).

Key Parameter Comparisons Of Fungal Induced Mortality In Alfalfa Weevil Larvae (Coleoptera: Curculionidae), Robert J. Barney, Edward J. Armbrust

The Great Lakes Entomologist

Key parameters of alfalfa weevil larval mortality by Entornophthora phytonorni were compared weekly in three alfalfa fields. Rainfall appeared to be the overriding factor in seasonal larval infection rates.

Two Entomophthora Species Associated With Disease Epizootics Of The Alfalfa Weevil, Hypera Postica (Coleoptera: Curculionidae), In Ontario, D. G. Harcourt, J. C. Guppy, D. M. Macleod, D. Tyrrell

The Great Lakes Entomologist

Recent studies have shown that disease epizootics in Ontario populations of the alfalfa weevil, Hypera postica (Gyllenhal), are caused by a complex of two fungi.

Differences In Emergence Date And Size Between The Sexes Of Malacosoma Americanum The Eastern Tent Caterpillar (Lepidoptera: Lasiocampidae), Donald N. Bieman, J. A. Witter

The Great Lakes Entomologist

Malacosoma americanum males were smaller and began to pupate earlier than females. Since the sexes spent the same amount of time as pupae, males also emerged earlier. The adaptive significance of these results is discussed. Emergence data revealed an interesting sidelight; no moths emerged from cocoons inside tents.

Ontogeny Of The Tibial Spur In Megamelus Davisi (Homoptera: Delphacidae) And Its Bearing On Delphacid Classification, S. W. Wilson, J. E. Mcpherson

The Great Lakes Entomologist

The forms of the nymphal tibial spur in Megamelus davisi Van Duzee, and their relation to Muir's classification of delphacid subfamilies and tribes, are discussed.

Notes On The Biology Of Nersia Florens (Homoptera: Fulgoroidea: Dictyopharidae) With Descriptions Of Eggs, And First, Second, And Fifth Instars, S. W. Wilson, J. E. Mcpherson

The Great Lakes Entomologist

Information on food plants and laboratory rearing of Nersia florens Stal is provided, and the eggs and Ist, 2nd, and 5th instars are described.

Hawthorn Lace Bug (Hemiptera: Tingidae), First Record Of Injury To Roses, With A Review Of Host Plants, A. G. Wheeler Jr

The Great Lakes Entomologist

Hawthorn lace bug, Coryrhucha cydoniae (Fitch), is reported for the first time as damag- ing roses. Injury to climbing and hybrid Tea roses is described, and a list of known host plants is provided based on observations in Pennsylvania and review of literature. Preferred hosts are native and cultivated species of Amelanchier and Craraegus and ornamental Cotoneasrer and Pyracanrha. Damage to crabapple. fruit trees, mountain ash. and other rosaceous plants may occur when they are grown near more favored hosts.

Fourlined Plant Bug (Hemiptera: Miridae), A Reappraisal: Life History, Host Plants, And Plant Response To Feeding, A. G. Wheeler Jr, Gary L. Miller

The Great Lakes Entomologist

Phenology of the fourlined plant bug, Poecilocapsus lineatus, is presented for southcen- tral Pennsylvania; life history and habits are re-examined. Although breeding was previously thought to occur only on woody plants, we found that nymphs develop on numerous herbs. An extensive list of hosts, more than 250 species in 57 families, is compiled from the literature and the authors' observations; preferences are noted for plants in the Labiatae, Solanaceae, and Compositae. Damage consists of lesions on foliage, the size and shape of the spots varying with leaf texture, pubescence, and venation. Plant response to feeding is immediately visible, the lesions …

Seasonal Flight Patterns Of Hemiptera In A North Carolina Black Walnut Plantation. 4. Cimicoidea, J. E. Mcpherson, B. C. Weber

The Great Lakes Entomologist

The seasonal flight patterns of 12 species of Cimicoidea collected in window traps in a North Carolina black walnut plantation are described. Flying height distributions and sea- sonal flight activities of Nabis americoferus, N. roseipennis and Orius insidiosus are considered in detail.

Seasonal Flight Patterns Of Hemiptera In A North Carolina Black Walnut Plantation. 2. Coreoidea, J. E. Mcpherson, B. C. Weber

The Great Lakes Entomologist

The seasonal flight patterns of 16 species of Coreoidea collected in window traps in a North Carolina black walnut plantation are described. Flying height distributions and seasonal flight activities of Alydus eurinus and A. pilosulus are considered in detail.

Annotated List Of Indiana Scolytidae (Coleoptera), Mark Deyrup

The Great Lakes Entomologist

A list of 80 species of Indiana Scolytidae (bark and ambrosia beetles) is presented. Notes on known Indiana hosts and distribution in the state are included for each species.

Description Of A New Nearctic Species Of Tragosoma Audinet-Serville (Coleoptera: Cerambycidae: Prioninae), With Species Validations, New Synonymies And A Lectotype Designation, Serge Laplante

Insecta Mundi

Tragosoma soror (Coleoptera: Cerambycidae: Prioninae), a new Nearctic species, is described and compared to its North American congeners. Tragosoma harrisii LeConte, revised status, and Tragosoma spiculum Casey, revised status are both resurrected from synonymy and considered valid species distinct from T. depsarium (Linnaeus). The Mexican T. nigripenne Bates is confirmed as a valid species. Tragosoma chiricahuae Linsley, new synonym, is placed in synonymy under T. spiculum Casey, and T. sodale Casey, new synonym, T. parvicolle Casey, new synonym, and T. repens Casey new synonym are placed in synonymy under T. harrisii. Tragosoma repens is …

Social Parasitism Among Ants At The E.S. George Reserve In Southern Michigan, Mary Talbot

The Great Lakes Entomologist

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A mode of life in which one species spends all or part of its existence in close contact with, and at the expense of, another species is rather common among ants. Sudd (1%7) stated that about one sixth of all known European species are parasitic to some extent. At the Edwin S. George Reserve in Livingston County, Michigan, 28.7% (25 of the 87 species) fall into the category of forms considered to be in some way parasitic on other ants.

Persistence Of Jack Pine Budworm Choristoneura Pinus Pinus, (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae) Egg Mass Chorions On Jack Pine Foliage, Harold O. Batzer, Daniel T. Jennings

The Great Lakes Entomologist

More than one-fifth of old and nearly one-half of new jack pine budworm egg mass chorions remained on the foliage after one year, and an experienced observer could not determine accurately the age of one-fourth of them. Counts of new egg masses are used to estimate current populations, and large errors could result.

Effects Of Various Photoperiods On Color And Pubescence In Thyanta Pallidovirens Accerra (Hemiptera: Pentatomidae), J. E. Mcpherson

The Great Lakes Entomologist

The effects of a range of developmental photoperiods on adult dimorphism in Thyanta pallidovirens accerra were studied under laboratory conditions. Adults reared in photo- phases of 14L and higher had short pubescence and those in 12L and lower, long pu- bescence. No dimorphism in color was produced in these same photophases.

Effects Of Continuous And Split Developmental Photophases During Each 24 Hour Period On Adult Morphology In Euschistus Tristigmus Tristigmus (Hemiptera: Pentatomidae), J. E. Mcpherson

The Great Lakes Entomologist

Rearing immatures of Euschistus tristigmus tristigmus in 8L:16D, 8L: 4D:8L;4D, and 16L:8D showed that the length of each photophase, rather than an accumulated total of shorter photophases, during each 24 hr period was the determining factor in producing adult dimorphism in shoulder shape and number of midventral abdominal spots.

Evaluation Of Two Systems Used To Extract Alfalfa Weevil Larvae (Coleoptera: Curculionidae) From Alfalfa Samples, S. J. Roberts, D. P. Bartell, E. J. Armbrust

The Great Lakes Entomologist

A modified Berlese funnel system was developed to extract alfalfa weevil larvae (Hypera postica) from quadrats 30.5 cm on a side. Data from this system were comp.wed with simultaneous data from a hand sorting extraction system. In most instances, the modified Berlese system was as efficient as the hand sorting method and the number of man hours required to process samples by hand was far greater than that required by the Berlese system.

Effect On Constant Versus Fluctuating Temperature Regimes On Bathyplectes Curculionis (Hymenoptera: Ichneumonidae) Activity, Robert J. Barney, E. J. Armbrust, R. D. Pausch, S. J. Roberts

The Great Lakes Entomologist

Individual female Bathyplectes curculionis parasites were exposed to either a series of constant or fluctuating temperature regimes and supplied with a new group of host Hypera postica larvae every day. The fluctuating temperatures were calculated from an average of weekly air temperatures during a period of actual field oviposition by the parasite. The rearing of adult parasites under a constant versus fluctuating temperature regime resulted in no significant difference in parasitism, longevity, or fecundity. The threshold for B. curculionis activity was estimated to be 6-8°C.

Biology Of The Hyperparasitic Wasp Perilampus Similis (Hymenoptera: Perilampidae), Foster Forbes Purrington

The Great Lakes Entomologist

Planidia of the hyperparasitic wasp, Perilarnpris similis Crawford, enter their braconid host, Agathis rnetzneriae Muesebeck, during that host's active growth phase, returning to the outer surface when the host is prepupal. Second instar perilampids search for and destroy conspecific larvae on the surface of the braconid prepupae, thus eliminating super- parasitism. Planidia in primary hosts, Metzneria lappella Zeller moth larvae in burdock seeds, unparasitized by the braconid persist without further development through pupation and occur in various tissues of the adult moth.

Effects Of Salmon Spawning Activity On Macroinvertebrates In A Small Michigan Stream, Douglas L. Denison, Peter G. Meier

The Great Lakes Entomologist

Density and composition of macroinvertebrate populations were examined prior to and during the migration and spawning of coho and chinook salmon in a small stream in Michigan. Data gathered from bottom samples indicated that disruption of substrate in the experimental area resulted in a significant decrease in the numbers and species of the macroinvertebrate community. This reduction of invertebrates can create a severe stress on native trout populations.

Additions To The Checklist Of The Illinois Spiders, J. A. Beatty, J. M. Nelson

The Great Lakes Entomologist

Five families and 140 species of spiders not included in former Illinois checklists are recorded. Two of these families, Antrodiaetidae and Scytodidae, and 40 of the species have been cited in earlier revisionary or other literature. The families Oonopidae, Symphytognathidae (slat.) and Ctenidae, and the remaining 100 species of spiders are recorded from Illinois for the first time. Locality data are given as counties only, and months of capture of mature specimens are presented. The total known spider fauna of Illinois now stands at 500 species in 27 families.

An Outbreak Of The Saddled Prominent Caterpillar, Heteocampa Guttivitta (Lepidoptera: Notodontidae) On Beaver Island, Michigan, Alice Loesch, Jeffry Foran

The Great Lakes Entomologist

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In 1975 and 1976 an outbreak of the saddled prominent caterpillar, Heterocarnpa guttivitta (Walker) was observed in Beech-Maple climax forests on Beaver Island, Michigan. The adult guttivitta moths emerge in late May and early June, mate, and lay small (1 mm) eggs on the underside of leaves. One female lays about 500 of the green spheres. In 9-10 days the eggs hatch, and the larvae go through characteristic changes in form and markings through the following five instars (Allen, 1972).

Diagnoses, Distribution, And Comparative Life History Notes On Aaroniella Maculosa (Aaron) And A. Eertmoedi N.Sp. (Psocoptera: Philotarsidae), Edward L. Mockford

The Great Lakes Entomologist

Two species formerly confused under the name Aaroniella maculosa (Aaron) are separated in all life history stages. Application of the name maculosa was determined by examination of the type. The other species is new and is named (A. eertmoedi) and described. It is parthenogenetic, apparently with no males. The ranges of the two species are largely distinct but show some overlap.