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The Pocket Encyclopedia Of Plant Galls. Arnold Darlington. New York: Philosophical Library, 1968.191 Pp. $7.50., Louis F. Wilson

The Great Lakes Entomologist

Excerpt: Plant galls or cecidia have always fascinated and bewildered the biologist and the layman, and only recently has there been much attention paid to the biology of gall makers and the physiology of gall development. There are several 'early' definitive books on galls by British, German, and American authors, but most are out of print or are replete with errors. Few are useful for quick identification of galls in the field.

The Capability Of Some Butterflies As Carriers Of Common Milkweed Pollen, Louis F. Wilson

The Great Lakes Entomologist

The common milkweed, Asclepias syriaca L., is remarkably adapted for cross pollination by insects. Its pollen sacs (pollinia) are often found attached to the appendages of bees, wasps, butterflies, and other insects that visit milkweed for its nectar (Judd, 1955; Matheson, 1951 ; Muller, 1883).

In the summer of 1966 and 1967 I collected numerous pierid and nymphalid butterflies associated with milkweed plants in Michigan in order to examine them for their pollen-carrying capability. Species of butterflies collected were Colias interior Scudder, C. eurytheme Boisduval, Pieris rapae (L.). and Speyeria aphrodite (Fab.). These insects were taken while feeding on or …

Three New Species And A Key For The Genus Callidora (Hymenoptera: Ichneumonidae), Timothy C. Tigner

The Great Lakes Entomologist

Excerpt: The genus Callidora (subfamily Porizontinae) has traditionally contained a single European species, Callidora albovincta (Holmgren). Townes (1969) redefined the genus and included a second species (Campoplex analis Gravenhorst). At the same time he referred to three undescribed species, two from North America and one from the Philippines. Descriptions of these three are presented here together with a key to all five species now in Callidora.

Several relationships within this genus are noteworthy. The two North American species, tegularis and surata, are morphologically most alike. Quite distinct from these, but similar in body shape and propodeal sculpture …

A Study Of Spiders (Araneae) On Maple Trees (Acer Spp.), George W. Uetz, Dean G. Dillery

The Great Lakes Entomologist

We began this study to determine whether spider species occur randomly on maple species or whether they are selective in picking either their host species or their position on that host. Several papers have been published on habitat selection of spiders in relation to structural components or microclimate (Barnes, 1953; Barnes & ,Barnes, 1954, 1955; Cherrett, 1964; Duffey, 1962a. 1962b, 1966; Hackmann, 1957; Kuenzler, 1958; Norgaard, 1951). Duffey (1956) and Kuenzler (1958) also discussed the influence of microclimate on the activities of spiders. None of the above, however, dealt with arboreal spiders with the exception of Duffey (1956) who discussed …

The Tarantula Atypus Milberti In Michigan (Araneae: Atypidae), David E. Bixler

The Great Lakes Entomologist

Excerpt: The arachnid genus Atypus (family Atypidae, suborder Mygalomorphae) contains four species in North America. These tarantulas are atypical because they have retained remnants of the primitive segmentation characteristic of Mesozoic spiders; the dorsum of the abdomen has tergites which differ little or not at all from those found on Oligocene spiders in the Florissant shales or in Baltic amber. The atypical tarantulas are among the most generalized of all living spiders, lacking the specialized morphological features of more advanced families. They lack reduction, migration, or enlargement of eyes; they have simple dry silk glands only; their legs lack specialization …

A New Species Of Xiphosomella (Hymenoptera: Ichneumonidae), Keith R. Johnson

The Great Lakes Entomologist

The genus Xiphosomella belongs in the subfamily Cremastinae. This genus and Pristomerus differ from other genera of the subfamily in having a distinct thyridium on the second tergite. In Xiphosomella the thyridium is some distance from the base of the second tergite, while in Pristomerus the thyridium is very close to the base. Both genera may or may not have a spine on the under side of the hind femur. Xiphosomella may have an areolet. Most species of Xiphosomella are Neotropic. One species (dubia) has been described from the United States. This paper adds a second species.

Unless …

Odonata New To The Wisconsin State List, Mary Davis Ries

The Great Lakes Entomologist

The only extensive paper dealing primarily with the Odonata of Wisconsin is that of Muttkowski (19081, in which he included not only 78 species taken but 30 to be expected in the state. Subsequent records and corrections leave a total of 103 species for which definite evidence has been published (Ries, 1967:113).

The following account of new records of Anisoptera and Zygoptera taken during five seasons of collecting in the northern part of Wisconsin confirms the presence of four of the expected species mentioned by Muttkowski, and includes eleven others, making a total of 15 additions to the state list. …

An Emergence Trap For Aquatic Insects, Armond E. Lemke, Vincent R. Mattson

The Great Lakes Entomologist

Excerpt: The identification of organisms is a prerequisite to developing water quality criteria for aquatic life. Identification is necessary because differences in water quality requirements are specific and may be different for closely allied species. The taxonomy of various species, particularly those associated with the aquatic environment, is much more detailed and better known for adults than for immature instars. To facilitate correlation of adult and larval forms, a trap was needed to collect the emerging adults from the various streams.

Shoreline Aggregation Behavior Of Adults Of A Midge, Chironomus Sp. (Diptera: Chironomidae) At Solberg Lake, Wisconsin, Louis F. Wilson

The Great Lakes Entomologist

Excerpt: Adult chironomid midges are well known to visitors at northern Wisconsin lakes during the spring and summer. Although the larval stages of chironomids supplement the diet of fish, the adults are often a nuisance because they aggregate in huge aerial swarms near beaches, collect at lights, alight on various objects including people, and deposit green specks wherever they rest. The most familiar midge in Wisconsin is Chirononmus plumosus (L.) which has been studied at Lake Pepin (Johnson and Munger, 1930) and at Lake Winnebago (Burrill, 1913; Hilsenhoff, 1959,1966,1967).

United States Records Of Williamsonia Fletcheri (Odonata: Corduliidae), G. H. Beatty, A. F. Beatty

The Great Lakes Entomologist

Excerpt: Foley (1966) reported specimens of Williamsonia fletcheri Williamson from rand Traverse County, Michigan as the first record of the species from the lower peninsula and "the second for the United States." However. two other records for the United States were overlooked and this was actually the fourth

A Pictoral Key And Annotated List Of Michigan Pseudoscorpions (Arachnida: Pseudoscorpionida), Gary V. Manley

The Great Lakes Entomologist

Excerpt: Berlese or Tullgren funnel methods of extraction of forest litter fauna often produce minute arthropods called pseudoscorpions. These are relatively common but have received little attention. Because of the author's involvement with the Michigan State University soil zoology research project the potential significance of these animals has become a matter of interest. The Pictorial Key (Figs. 1 and 2) has been designed to assist in the identification of Michigan pseudoscorpions, and will be a useful starting point for further study of our species. Because pseudoscorpions are predaceous on many soil arthropods (Hoff, 1949), they are important in soil arthropod …

Agricultural Chemicals. Book I--Insecticides. W.T. Thomson. Thomson Publications (P.O. Box 989, Davis, California 95616), 1967. 366 P. $10.00., Norman C. Leeling

The Great Lakes Entomologist

Excerpt: This book contains a wealth of information which would be extremely useful to people dealing with various aspects of insecticide usage ranging from laboratory investigations to field applications.

The Comparative Ethology And Evolution Of The Sand Wasps. Howard E. Evans. Cambridge: Harvard University Press, 1966. Xviii, 526 Pp. $15.00., Vincent G. Dethier

The Great Lakes Entomologist

Excerpt: In one sense, ethology is natural history. In a more restricted sense, it is the description and classification of behavior viewed as a necessary prerequisite to analysis. The analyses that follow become more and more physiological as the tangle of facts unravels so that the ethology of the field inevitably becomes the ethology of the laboratory.

The Moth Book: A Popular Guide To A Knowledge Of The Moths Of North America. W.J. Holland. Edited By A.E. Brower. New York: Dover Publications, 1968. Xxiv, 479 Pp. 48 Colored Plates. $5.00., Ronald S. Wilkinson

The Great Lakes Entomologist

Excerpt: Despite its obvious limitations, Holland's Moth Book has been the standard amateur guide to the Heterocera of the United States since its original publication in 1903. Its remarkable popularity has largely been due to its colored plates, which illustrate a good selection of American moths, including a large proportion of such widely collected families as the Sphingidae and Saturniidae, as well as many of the Noctuidae. Holland's work has been the great standby of young collectors for many years, although the text could not really pass muster in 1903, and is so badly out of date in 1968 that …

Polykatianna Batchi: A New Species For North America (Collembola: Sminthuridae), Richard J. Snider

The Great Lakes Entomologist

While examining a collection of Collembola from Illinois, I came across a small specimen which looked like an immature Katiannina (Maynard and Downs, 1951). Using Salmon's key (1964), I traced the species to the tribe Katiannini, of which Katiannina is not a member. The species dealt with in this paper belongs to the genus Polykatianna Salmon (1946).

Three New Species Of Hyperaspis From Eastern North America (Coleoptera: Coccinellidae), W. Y. Watson

The Great Lakes Entomologist

Excerpt: A number of apparently related species, including the three which are newly described in this paper, belong to the large binotata group of Dobzhansky (1941). It has been found necessary to re-examine this group and to divide it into smaller, more homogeneous species clusters. These new species clusters may indicate more clearly the relationships of the species involved.

Some Effects Of Photoperiod And Cold Storage On Oviposition Of The Cereal Leaf Beetle Oulema Melanopus (Coleptera: Chrysomelidae), R. V. Connin, O. K. Jantz

The Great Lakes Entomologist

An expanded program of research on the cereal leaf beetle, Oulema melanopus (L.), in various north-central states has made it necessary to develop methods of rearing all stages of the beetle for laboratory use. Because the insect survives diapause in the adult state (Castro, 1964 and Connin, et al., 1968) it must presently be stored 10-12 weeks at 38" F before consistent oviposition is obtained. Hoopingarner, et al. '(1965) indicated that, while males are sexually mature in the prediapause condition, the female was unwilling to mate until after diapause and was not mature sexually until after mating.

More recent …

Culture Techniques For Rearing Soil Anthropods, Richard J. Snider, James H. Shaddy, James W. Butcher

The Great Lakes Entomologist

Excerpt: Interest in soil biology has been prompted by recent investigations into the action of insecticides on plants and animals. Observations in the field must be supplemented by laboratory investigations conducted under controlled conditions. Consequently, it becomes necessary to rear and handle soil animals under artificial situations for bio-assay and life cycle studies. When large numbers of individuals are required, special problems in maintenance and manipulation arise. Relatively inexpensive and simple methods for such projects are essential and this paper describes some of those techniques which we have found expedient.

Rearing And Description Of The Early Stages Of The Nearctic Species Of Peridea, With Special Reference To P. Basitriens (Lepidoptera: Notodontidae), J. Charles E. Riotte

The Great Lakes Entomologist

Excerpt: The genus Peridea Stephens, according to Forbes (1948), is composed of two subgenera: Lophodonta Packard and Peridea. To the former belong the two species, angulosa (J.E. Smith, 1797) and ferruginea Packard, 1864; to the latter only one species, basitriens (Walker, 1855). The foodplant of angulosa is given by Forbes (1948) as "oak," that of ferruginea as "birch." The larva of basitriens has never been described, while the larvae of the other two species have been described and figured in color by Packard (1895).

Efforts to fill this gap in our knowledge have been made by several lepidopterists, but …

Honey Bee Gut Dysbiosis: A Novel Context Of Disease Ecology, Kirk E. Anderson, Vincent A. Ricigliano

United States Department of Agriculture-Agricultural Research Service / University of Nebraska-Lincoln: Faculty Publications

The honey bee microbiota has become a hot-spot of recent research. Highly co-evolved with its host, the hindgut microbiota of a worker honey bee consists of six bacterial species shown to occur reliably in particular proportions. Altered microbiota structure is associated with host deficiencies, and a variety of bacteria found throughout the hive environment can dominate the worker gut suppressing or displacing microbiota function. The synthesis presented here suggests environmental insults alter gut bacterial balance, leading to decreased host function and disease progression. Specific functional groups of native bacteria represent a model system to investigate dysbiosis and the evolution of …