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

The Great Lakes Entomologist

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

The Great Lakes Entomologist

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

The Great Lakes Entomologist

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

The Great Lakes Entomologist

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

The Great Lakes Entomologist

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

The Great Lakes Entomologist

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

The Great Lakes Entomologist

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

The Great Lakes Entomologist

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

The Great Lakes Entomologist

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

The Great Lakes Entomologist

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

The Great Lakes Entomologist

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

The Great Lakes Entomologist

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

The Great Lakes Entomologist

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

The Great Lakes Entomologist

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.

The Great Lakes Entomologist

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

The Great Lakes Entomologist

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

The Great Lakes Entomologist

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

The Great Lakes Entomologist

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.

The Neuroptera - Suborder Planipennia Of Wisconsin Part 1 - Introduction And Chrysopidae, Alvin L. Throne

The Great Lakes Entomologist

No one to date has published on the Neuroptera of Wisconsin. The only comprchensive report dealing with the group in a neighboring state is the one by Parfin (1952) for Minnesota. I have collected Neuroptera in Wisconsin in a desultory manner from 1922 to 1957 and from then to the present datc methodically and much more extensively. I have worked in all 72 countries of the state, some in only a few places but in a number of counties spaced throughout the state, in many places and at many times. With more collecting other species may be found or the …

Notes On Feeding Behavior Of Atlanticus Testaceus (Orthoptera: Tettigoniidae), Gary V. Manley

The Great Lakes Entomologist

The Biology and Feeding behavior of Atlanticus testaceus (scudder) has received considerable attention by Gangwere (1966, 1967). While studying summer feeding of the adult Atlanticus testaceus in a Northern Michigan Jack Pine forest on the seeds of Melampyrum lineare Desr. (Scrophulariaceae), some new observations which supplement published information were made by the author.