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FLORIDA ENTOMOLOGIST (An International Journal for the Americas) (ISSN 0015-4040) FLORIDA ENTOMOLOGIST (An International Journal for the Americas) Volume 66, No.4- December, 1983 TABLE OF CONTENTS 67th Annual Meeting-First Announcement & Call for Papers 373 CORTES, R.-Tachinid Flies (Diptera: Tachinidae) from Tampaca and Antofagasta P1'ovinces, Chile. III. Addendum ._. 377 BACK, R. C., II-Larva and Pupa of Oxyethira leonensis (T1'ichoptera: Hydroptilidae) _............................................................................... 389 NGUYEN, R., W. GIORDANO, AND C. POUCHER-Suitability of Citrus spp. and Ardisia solanacea for Laboratory Rearing of the Citrus BlackfiY, Aleurocanthus woglumi 393 BELMONT, R. A., AND D. H. HABECK-Parasitoids of Dioryctria spp. (pyralidae: Lepidoptera) Coneworms in Slash Pine Seed Pro- duction Areas of North Florida 399 SHELLEY, R. M.-New Records and Species of the Milliped Genus Caralinda (Polydesmida: Xystodesmidae) _ 407 SLATER, J. A., AND R. M. BARANOWSKI-The Genus Ozophora in Florida (Hemiptera: Lygaeidae) 416 BARANOWSKI, R. M., AND J. A. SLATER-The Ozophora pallescens Com- plex in the West Indies with a Description of Four New Species (Hemiptera: Lygaeidae) _......................... 440 HOLZENTHAL, R. W., AND R. W. KELLEY-New Micro-Caddisfiies from the Southeastern United States (Trichoptera: Hydroptilidae) .... 464 FRANK, J. H.-New Records of Philonthini from the Circum-Caribbean Region (Coleoptera: Staphylinidae) 473 TRAGER, J. C.-A New Paratrechina (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) from Machu Picchu, Peru _ 482 SCHUSTER, J. C.-Acoustical Signals of Passalid Beetles: Compex Repertoires _ _................................. 486 REY, J. R., AND E. D. McCoy-Terrestrial Arthropods of Northwest Florida Salt Marshes: Araneae and Pseudoscorpions (Arach- nida) ,......................................................................................... 497 CHERRY, R. H., AND J. A. DUSKY-Contact Toxicities of Ten Insecti­ cides to the Sugarcane Grub, Ligyrus subtropicus (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae) 503 ANDERSON, D. L., AND R. H. CHERRY-Fall Armyworm (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) Damage to Fifteen Varieties of Sorghum _...._............. 506 President's Message _ _ _........................ 511 Continued on Back Cover Published by The Florida Entomological Society FLORIDA ENTOMOLOGICAL SOCIETY OFFICERS FOR 1982-83 President A. C. (Abe) White President-Elect C. W. McCoy Vice-President M. L. Wright, Jr. Secretary D. F. Williams Treasurer A. C. Knapp J. R. Cassani J. L. Knapp D. C. Herzog Other Members of the Executive Committee K. Lee C. A. Morris W. L. Peters C. A. Musgrave Sutherland PUBLICATIONS COMMITTEE Editor C. A. Musgrave Sutherland Associate Editors D. C. Herzog F. W. Howard M. D. Hubbard J. R. McLaughlin A. R. Soponis H. V. Weems, Jr. Business Manager .. ._ .. ...._.._..._.. .. .,.._.. ._ A. C. Knapp FLORIDA ENTOMOLOGIST is issued quarterly-March, June, September, and December. Subscription price to non-members is $15.00 per year in advance, $5.00 per copy. Membership in the Florida Entomological Society, including subscription to Florida Entomologist, is $15 per year for regular membership and $5 per year for students. Inquires regarding membership and subscriptions should be addressed to the Business Manager, P. O. Box 7326, Winter Haven, FL 33883-7326. Florida Entomologist is entered as second class matter at the Post Office in DeLeon Springs and Gainesville, FL. Authors should consult "Instructions to Authors" on the inside cover of all recent issues while preparing manuscripts or notes. When submitting a paper or note to the Editor, please send the original manuscript, original figures and tables, and 3 copies of the entire paper. Include an abstract and title in Spanish, if possible. Upon receipt, manuscripts and notes are ac­ knowledged by the Editor and assigned to an appropriate Associate Editor who will make every effort to recruit peer reviewers not employed by the same agency or institution as the authors (s). Reviews from individuals working out-of-state or in nearby countries (e.g. Canada, Mexico, and others) will be obtained where possible. Manuscripts and other editorial matter should be sent to the Editor, C. A. Musgrave Sutherland, 4849 Del Rey Blvd., Las Cruces, NM 88001. This issue mailed February 24, 1984 Return to: James A. Reinert, Program Chairman o Oral Presentation Ft. Lauderdale Research & Project Exhibit Session Education Center D University of Florida (Formerly Poster Session) 3205 S.W. College Avenue D Student Paper Ft. Lauderdale, FL 33314 Deadline for Paper Submission is 15 May 1984 Author's Name _ Title of Paper _ Affiliation and Address _ of the First (Presenting) Author Time Required for Presentation (Max. 10 min.) Abstract: Must be Provided. Do not use more than 75 words. Suggestion for Evening Bull Session _ THE 67th ANNUAL MEETING OF THE FLORIDA ENTOMOLOGICAL SOCIETY FIRST ANNOUNCEMENT The Florida Entomological Society will hold its 67th Annual meeting on 24-27 July 1984 at the Holiday Inn, 6515 International Drive, Orlando FL ~32809; telephone-1- (305) -351-3500. Room rates will be $58.00, for single, double, triple, or quadruple. Questions concerning the local arrangements should be directed to: FREDERICK L. PETITT, Chairman Local Arrangements Committee Florida Entomological Society Walt Disney World-Epcot Center-The Land P.O. Box 40 Lake Buena Vista, Florida 32830 USA Phone: 1- (305) -827-7256 To present a paper, the tear out sheet must be postmarked and sent no later than 15 MAY 1984, to: JAMES A. REINERT, Program Chairman Ft. Lauderdale Research and Education Center University of Florida 3205 S.W. College Avenue Ft. Lauderdale, Florida 33314 USA Eight minutes will be allotted for presentation of oral papers, with 2 minutes for discussion. In addition, there will be a separate session for members who may elect to present a Project (or Poster) Exhibit. The 3 oral student papers judged to be the best on content and delivery will be awarded monetary prizes during the meeting. Student authors must be Florida Entomological Society Members and must be registered for the meeting. Awards will be $125.00, 75.00 and 50.00. Registration Schedulel for Annual Meeting: Preregistration Registration On Site Full & Sustaining Members $35.00 $40.00 Student not in Student Contest 18.00 20.00 Student in Student Contest 13.00 15.00 Each Extra Banquet Ticket 10.00 10.00 1 Each fee includes one banquet ticket. PAPER SUBMISSION Deadline: 15 May 1984 • • • • •• • . .. SLIDE POLICY FOR ANNUAL MEETINGS The following slide policy will govern slide presentations at the Annual Meetings. Only Kodak Carousel projectors for 2 x 2 slides will be available. However motion picture projectors will be available by special request to the Local Arrangements Chairman prior to the date of the meeting. Authors should keep slides simple, concise, and uncluttered with no more than 7 lines of type on a rectange 2 units high by 3 units wide. All printed information should be readable to an audience of 300 persons. A previewing room will be designated for author's use. A projectionist will be available in the previewing room at least one hour before each session. Authors are expected to give the projectionist their slides in the previewing room prior to each session. Slides will be returned to the authors after each session in the meeting room. Authors are expected to organize their slides in proper order in their personal standard Kodak Carousel slide tray (no substitution, please). Only a few slide trays will be available in the previewing room from the projec­ tionist for hardship cases. Slides in the tray should be in correct order start­ ing with slot #1 of the tray and positioned correctly (position of slides to go into tray: 1. upside down, and 2. lettering readable from this position upside down and from right to left). A piece of masking tape should be placed on the slide tray by the author and the following information should be written on the tape: 1. author's name, 2. session date, and 3. presentation time. Cortes: Tachinids from Chile 377 TACHINID FLIES (DIPTERA: TACHINIDAE) FROM TARAPACA AND ANTOFAGASTA PROVINCES, CHILE III. ADDENDUM RAUL CORTES Graduate Research Professor Facultad de Agronomia, Universidad de Chile Casilla 1004, Santiago, Chile ABSTRACT A consolidated key to 47 genera and a comprehensive list of 70 species of parasitic Tachinidae (Diptera) from the desert provinces of Tarapaca and Antofagasta in northern Chile are provided in this paper. Hypsomyia hispida Cortes is described as a new genus and species of Eryciini, and Spanipalpus hiemalis Cortes as a new species of Cuphocerini. New data on several other species are also included. RESUMEN Este trabajo ofrece una clave consolidada para 47 generos y una lista comprehensiva de 70 espeeies de taquinidos parasitos (Diptera) de las provincias deserticas de Tarapaca y Antofagasta en el extremo norte de Chile. Hypsomyia hispida Cortes se describe como nuevo genero y especie de Eryciini, y Spanipalpus hiemalis Cortes como nueva especie de Cuphocerini. Se incluye tambien nuevos antecedentes de especies ya conocidas. This is the third addendum to the study of the Tachinidae of Tarapaca and Antofagasta, two of the desert provinces in northern Chile extending south from the border with Peru. The original monograph was published in 1971 (Cortes and Campos), while two previous addenda (Cortes and Campos 1974, Cortes and Richins 1979) augmented the reported species from this dry desert to 42 genera and 64 species, all of them coming from small agricultural valleys and ravines. The agriculture of this region is represented by corn, alfalfa, beans, and potatoes, as well as numerous other horticultural crops. Citrus, olives, pears, peaches, apples, and grapes are the main perennial crops (Cortes and Campos 1970). The provinces of Tarapaca and Antofagasta together occupy an area of 183,378 square kilometers. This territory is a desert plateau where no rain has been reported for 70 years. In spite of this fact, ground water Professor Cortes is a renowned authority on Tachinidae and one of the senior entomologists in Chile. During ,his professional career he has been influential in developing agricultural entomology in Chile and is a former Director of Agricultural Research.
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