An Overview of Systematics Studies Concerning the Insect Fauna of British Columbia
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Diptera: Dolichopodidae)
AUSTRALIAN MUSEUM SCIENTIFIC PUBLICATIONS Bickel, Daniel J., 1986. Australian species of Systenus (Diptera: Dolichopodidae). Records of the Australian Museum 38(5): 263–270. [31 December 1986]. doi:10.3853/j.0067-1975.38.1986.350 ISSN 0067-1975 Published by the Australian Museum, Sydney naturenature cultureculture discover discover AustralianAustralian Museum Museum science science is is freely freely accessible accessible online online at at www.australianmuseum.net.au/publications/www.australianmuseum.net.au/publications/ 66 CollegeCollege Street,Street, SydneySydney NSWNSW 2010,2010, AustraliaAustralia Records of the Australian Museum (1986) Vo!. 38: 263-270 263 Australian species of Systenus (Diptera: Dolichopodidae) DANIEL J. BICKEL Australian Museum, P.O. Box A285, Sydney South, NSW 2000, Australia ABSTRACT. Systenus australis and S. curryi, n. spp. are described from eastern Australia and Western Australia, respectively. Systenus is regarded as belonging to the dolichopodid subfamily Medeterinae. BICKEL, DANIEL J., 1986. Australian species of Systenus (Diptera: Dolichopodidae). Records of the Australian Museum 38(5): 263-270. Although adults of Systenus are rarely encountered trees. Rearings from eucalyptus cavity debris might in the field, more is known of the life history and determine the life history of Australian Systenus. immature stages of Systenus than any other dolichopodid genus. The majority of museum specimens Materials and Methods are the results of rearings from tree-hole debris and sap fluxes, supplemented by collections made using passive The abbreviations of repositories where specimens are mass-sampling techniques, such as malaise and light housed are listed in the Acknowledgements. All traps. Apart from the two new Australian species treated measurements are in millimetres. -
Diptera: Dolichopodidae), with the Description of Four New Species
Neotrop Entomol (2019) 48:604–613 https://doi.org/10.1007/s13744-018-0660-1 SYSTEMATICS, MORPHOLOGY AND PHYSIOLOGY The Genus Enlinia Aldrich in Chile (Diptera: Dolichopodidae), with the Description of Four New Species 1 2,3,4 JB RUNYON ,MPOLLET 1Rocky Mountain Research Station, USDA Forest Service, Bozeman, Montana and Montana Entomology Collection, Montana State Univ, Bozeman, MT, USA 2Research Institute for Nature and Forest (INBO), Brussels, Belgium 3Research Group Terrestrial Ecology (TEREC), Ghent Univ, Ghent, Belgium 4Entomology Unit, Royal Belgian Institute for Natural Sciences (RBINS), Brussels, Belgium Keywords Abstract Neotropical, micro-dolichopodids, Enlinia, Four new species of Enlinia Aldrich are described from Chile: Enlinia biobio Enliniinae, South America, new species, n. sp., Enlinia chilensis n. sp., Enlinia enormis n. sp., and Enlinia isoloba n. Chile, Andes, Valdivian temperate rain forest sp. These specimens were collected during a 2013 invertebrate survey in sclerophyll and Valdivian temperate rain forest habitats of the central and Correspondence JB Runyon, Rocky Mountain Research southern Chilean Andes. The only other species of Enlinia recorded from Station, USDA Forest Service, Bozeman, Chile is E. atrata (Van Duzee). Photos of holotypes and type localities and a Montana and Montana Entomology key to the five species known to occur in Chile are provided. Collection, Montana State Univ, Bozeman, MT, USA; [email protected] Edited by Patrícia J Thyssen – UNICAMP Received 20 August 2018 and accepted 26 November 2018 Published online: 19 December 2018 * This is a U.S. Government work and not under copyright protection in the US; for- eign copyright protection may apply 2018 Introduction but many species await description. -
(Hemileuca Nuttalli) and GROUND MANTID (Litaneutria Minor) SEARCHES in the SOUTH OKANAGAN VALLEY, BRITISH COLUMBIA, 2009
NUTTALL’S BUCKMOTH (Hemileuca nuttalli) AND GROUND MANTID (Litaneutria minor) SEARCHES IN THE SOUTH OKANAGAN VALLEY, BRITISH COLUMBIA, 2009 By Vicky Young and Dawn Marks, BC Conservation Corps BC Ministry of Environment Internal Working Report September 23, 2009 ii EXECUTIVE SUMMARY The Nuttall’s Buckmoth (Hemileuca nuttalli) and Ground Mantid (Litaneutria minor) are two invertebrate species listed for inventory under the BC Conservation Framework (2009). The Nuttall’s Buckmoth is listed as a mid priority species on The COSEWIC Candidate List (COSEWIC 2009). The Ground Mantid may be recommended as a COSEWIC candidate (Rob Cannings, COSEWIC Arthropod subcommittee, pers. comm.). These species were included in a list of target species for the BC Conservation Corps grassland species inventory crew. The crew spent 4 days surveying antelope-brush habitats within the Southern Okanagan between August 24th and September 1st 2009. These searches did not result in any detection of either target species. This preliminary attempt to address the lack of data for these invertebrate species will help inform future inventory efforts. ACKNOWLEDGMENTS Funding for this project was provided by the BC Ministry of Environment through the BC Conservation Corps and through the BC Conservation Framework. We appreciate administrative support from the BC Conservation Foundation (Barb Waters). Guidance and mentorship was provided by Orville Dyer, Wildlife Biologist with the BC Ministry of Environment. Training regarding moth behaviour and identification was provided by Dennis St. John. Rob Cannings, Curator of Entomology, Royal BC Museum, provided insect biodiversity, insect inventory, collection of voucher specimens and identification training. Jerry Mitchell and Aaron Reid, biologists with the BC Ministry of Environment, provided assistance with Wildlife Species Inventory database submissions. -
Diptera: Dolichopodidae)
Zootaxa 3964 (5): 589–595 ISSN 1175-5326 (print edition) www.mapress.com/zootaxa/ Article ZOOTAXA Copyright © 2015 Magnolia Press ISSN 1175-5334 (online edition) http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.3964.5.10 http://zoobank.org/urn:lsid:zoobank.org:pub:8FD65E31-F9ED-4E0E-8F16-776868E8CC36 Haromyia, a new genus of long-legged flies from Dominica (Diptera: Dolichopodidae) JUSTIN B. RUNYON1,2 1Rocky Mountain Research Station, USDA Forest Service, 1648 S. 7th Avenue, Bozeman, Montana 59717, USA 2Montana Entomology Collection, Montana State University, Room 50 Marsh Laboratory, Bozeman, Montana 59717, USA. E-mail: [email protected] Abstract The new micro-dolichopodid genus Haromyia gen. nov. and the type species H. iviei sp. nov. are described from the island of Dominica in the Lesser Antilles. Males and females of Haromyia are distinguished by the large setae on a bulging clypeus, minute size, and wing veins that are nearly straight and evenly diverging from wing base. Haromyia does not fit readily into any contemporary dolichopodid subfamily, although it superficially resembles the Enliniinae and Achalcinae. Haromyia should be regarded as incertae sedis until the dolichopodid subfamilies can be refined, particularly to better incorporate the tropical diversity of this large family. Key words: Neotropical, micro-dolichopodid, Enlinia, Harmstonia, West Indies, Achalcinae, clypeal setae Introduction Robinson’s monograph of the Dolichopodidae of Dominica (Robinson 1975), a product of the multi-year Bredin- Archbold-Smithsonian Biological Survey, documented 113 species in 30 genera from the island. Three new genera, Cryptopygiella Robinson, Dominicomyia Robinson, Micromedetera Robinson, and 69 new species were described in that work (Robinson 1975). -
Georg-August-Universität Göttingen
GÖTTINGER ZENTRUM FÜR BIODIVERSITÄTSFORSCHUNG UND ÖKOLOGIE GÖTTINGEN CENTRE FOR BIODIVERSITY AND ECOLOGY Herb layer characteristics, fly communities and trophic interactions along a gradient of tree and herb diversity in a temperate deciduous forest Dissertation zur Erlangung des Doktorgrades der Mathematisch-Naturwissenschaftlichen Fakultäten der Georg-August-Universität Göttingen vorgelegt von Mag. rer. nat. Elke Andrea Vockenhuber aus Wien Göttingen, Juli, 2011 Referent: Prof. Dr. Teja Tscharntke Korreferent: Prof. Dr. Stefan Vidal Tag der mündlichen Prüfung: 16.08.2011 2 CONTENTS Chapter 1: General Introduction............................................................................................ 5 Effects of plant diversity on ecosystem functioning and higher trophic levels ....................................................... 6 Study objectives and chapter outline ...................................................................................................................... 8 Study site and study design ................................................................................................................................... 11 Major hypotheses.................................................................................................................................................. 12 References............................................................................................................................................................. 13 Chapter 2: Tree diversity and environmental context -
Patterns of Animal Dispersal, Vicariance and Diversification in the Holarctic
Biological Journal of the Linnean Society (2001), 73: 345-390. With 15 figures doi:10.1006/bij1.2001.0542, available online at http;//www.idealibrary.comon IDE bl 0 c Patterns of animal dispersal, vicariance and diversification in the Holarctic ISABEL SANMARTIN1*, HENRIK ENGHOFF' and FREDRIK RONQUISTl 'Department of Systematic Zoology, Evolutionary Biology Centre, Uppsala University, Norbyvugen 180, SE-752 36 Uppsala, Sweden 2Zoologisk Museum, Uniuersitetsparken 15, DK-2100 Copenhagen, Denmark Received 23 October 2000; accepted for publication 25 March 2001 We analysed patterns of animal dispersal, vicariance and diversification in the Holarctic based on complete phylogenies of 57 extant non-marine taxa, together comprising 770 species, documenting biogeographic events from the Late Mesozoic to the present. Four major areas, each corresponding to a historically persistent landmass, were used in the analyses: eastern Nearctic (EN), western Nearctic (WN), eastern Palaeoarctic (EP) and western Palaeoarctic (WP). Parsimony-based tree fitting showed that there is no significantly supported general area cladogram for the dataset. Yet, distributions are strongly phylogenetically conserved, as revealed by dispersal- vicariance analysis (DIVA). DIVA-based permutation tests were used to pinpoint phylogenetically determined biogeographic patterns. Consistent with expectations, continental dispersals (WP-EP and WN-EN) are sig- nificantly more common than palaeocontinental dispersals (WN-EP and EN-WP), which in turn are more common than disjunct dispersals (EN-EP and WN-WP). There is significant dispersal asymmetry both within the Nearctic (WN+EN more common than EN+WN) and the Palaeoarctic (EP+WP more common than WP-tEP). Cross- Beringian faunal connections have traditionally been emphasized but are not more important than cross-Atlantic connections in our data set. -
Arkansas Endemic Biota: an Update with Additions and Deletions H
Journal of the Arkansas Academy of Science Volume 62 Article 14 2008 Arkansas Endemic Biota: An Update with Additions and Deletions H. Robison Southern Arkansas University, [email protected] C. McAllister C. Carlton Louisiana State University G. Tucker FTN Associates, Ltd. Follow this and additional works at: http://scholarworks.uark.edu/jaas Part of the Botany Commons Recommended Citation Robison, H.; McAllister, C.; Carlton, C.; and Tucker, G. (2008) "Arkansas Endemic Biota: An Update with Additions and Deletions," Journal of the Arkansas Academy of Science: Vol. 62 , Article 14. Available at: http://scholarworks.uark.edu/jaas/vol62/iss1/14 This article is available for use under the Creative Commons license: Attribution-NoDerivatives 4.0 International (CC BY-ND 4.0). Users are able to read, download, copy, print, distribute, search, link to the full texts of these articles, or use them for any other lawful purpose, without asking prior permission from the publisher or the author. This Article is brought to you for free and open access by ScholarWorks@UARK. It has been accepted for inclusion in Journal of the Arkansas Academy of Science by an authorized editor of ScholarWorks@UARK. For more information, please contact [email protected], [email protected]. Journal of the Arkansas Academy of Science, Vol. 62 [2008], Art. 14 The Arkansas Endemic Biota: An Update with Additions and Deletions H. Robison1, C. McAllister2, C. Carlton3, and G. Tucker4 1Department of Biological Sciences, Southern Arkansas University, Magnolia, AR 71754-9354 2RapidWrite, 102 Brown Street, Hot Springs National Park, AR 71913 3Department of Entomology, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, LA 70803-1710 4FTN Associates, Ltd., 3 Innwood Circle, Suite 220, Little Rock, AR 72211 1Correspondence: [email protected] Abstract Pringle and Witsell (2005) described this new species of rose-gentian from Saline County glades. -
Nearctic Achalcinae with a First Australachalcus Species of North America (Diptera: Dolichopodidae)
Eur. J. Entomol. 102: 279–288, 2005 ISSN 1210-5759 Nearctic Achalcinae with a first Australachalcus species of North America (Diptera: Dolichopodidae) MARC A.A. POLLET* Research Group Terrestrial Ecology, Department Biology, Ghent University (UGent), K.L.Ledeganckstraat 35, B-9000 Ghent, Belgium and Department of Entomology, Royal Belgian Institute of Natural Sciences (KBIN), Vautierstraat 29, B-1000 Brussels, Belgium; e-mail: [email protected] Key words. Diptera, Dolichopodidae, Achalcus, Australachalcus, Nearctic, North America, distribution Abstract. Both sexes of Achalcus bicolor sp.n., Achalcus longicercus sp.n., and Australachalcus latipennis sp.n. are described as additions to the Nearctic achalcine fauna. Diagnoses of five unnamed Achalcus species represented only by females are given. A key to Nearctic males and females including 10 unnamed species is provided. The new Achalcus records considerably extend the known distribution of the genus in North America, especially in the central and eastern states. Australachalcus latipennis sp.n. is the first known Nearctic species of this predominantly Neotropical and New Zealand genus. Achalcus bicolor sp.n. from Montana, Manitoba and Ontario clearly belongs to the Achalcus flavicollis species group. The eastern Achalcus longicercus sp.n. is not included in the latter species group due to the lack of a dorsal bristle on tibia I and the absence of a preapical anterodorsal bristle on femur III in both sexes. It features postgonites with strong hook-like apical processes possibly unique to this species. The presence and number of dorsal bristles on tibia I seem to be of both diagnostic and phylogenetic relevance. All northern achalcine species were collected between June and September, whereas some Californian species were taken in May and Australachalcus latipennis sp.n. -
New Mesochria Species (Diptera: Anisopodidae) from Fiji, with Notes on the Classification of the Family
Fiji Arthropods IV. Edited by Neal L. Evenhuis & Daniel J. Bickel. Bishop Museum Occasional Papers 86: 11–21 (2006). New Mesochria species (Diptera: Anisopodidae) from Fiji, with notes on the classification of the family F. CHRISTIAN THOMPSON Systematic Entomology Laboratory, ARS, USDA, c/o Smithsonian Institution, MRC-0169 Washington, D. C. 20560 USA; email: [email protected] Abstract. Two new species of Mesochria from Fiji are described and illustrated: M. schlingeri Thompson, n. sp. and M. vulgaris Thompson, n. sp. A key to genera of Aniso- podidae and key to the species of Mesochria species are provided, along with notes on the classification of the family. INTRODUCTION Wood gnats (family Anisopodidae) are common flies in forests as their name implies (Sylvicola Harris, the type genus, means “lover of woods” in Latin). They are found on all continents except Antarctica and on most major islands (Indonesia, Madagascar, New Zealand, Philippines, West Indies), but are less numerous on smaller, “oceanic” islands, with species only being recorded from the Canaries, Lord Howe, Maderia, New Cale- donia, Samoa, Seychelles, and now Fiji. One species has been introduced into the Hawai- ian Islands (Thompson & Rogers 1992). In the Pacific, only the genera Sylvicola (intro- duced into Hawai‘i, otherwise in Australia and New Zealand), Mycetobia Meigen (New Caledonia) and Mesochria Enderlein (Samoa, Fiji) occur. Only 10 specimens of Mesochria representing 9 species have been reported since the group was described about a hundred years ago. In the first years of the current Fiji bio- logical survey, 73 specimens representing two new species were collected. -
Amargosa River Expert Bioblitz April 7-9 , 2017 Final Report
Amargosa River Expert BioBlitz April 7-9th, 2017 Final Report Photo credit: Janine Knapp Please cite this document as: Parker, S.S., B.S. Cohen, N. Fraga, B. Brown, J. Cole, W. Chatfield-Taylor, K. Guadalupe, G.B. Pauly, D. Cooper, and M. Ordeñana. 2017. Amargosa River Expert BioBlitz. Unpublished Report. The Nature Conservancy. Los Angeles, California. 50 pp. ii Report Contributors: Sophie S. Parker The Nature Conservancy [email protected] Brian S. Cohen The Nature Conservancy [email protected] Naomi Fraga Rancho Santa Ana Botanic Garden [email protected] Brian Brown Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County [email protected] Jeffrey Cole Pasadena City College [email protected] Will Chatfield-Taylor [email protected] Kevin Guadalupe Nevada Department of Wildlife [email protected] Gregory B. Pauly Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County [email protected] Daniel Cooper Cooper Ecological Monitoring, Inc. [email protected] Miguel Ordeñana Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County [email protected] iii Acknowledgements We thank our agency partners at the Bureau of Land Management, particularly C. Otahal, who co-organized the Amargosa River BioBlitz. We also thank the Amargosa Conservancy for supporting the collection efforts, and private land owners B. Brown of China Ranch and S. Sorrells of Shoshone Village for hosting volunteers on their property. iv Table of Contents I. Introduction and Context: Amargosa Watershed Conservation .............................................. 1 II. What is an Expert BioBlitz? ................................................................................................... -
Volume 2, Chapter 12-17: Terrestrial Insects: Holometabola
Glime, J. M. 2017. Terrestrial Insects: Holometabola – Diptera Overview. Chapt. 12-17. In: Glime, J. M. Bryophyte Ecology. 12-17-1 Volume 2. Bryological Interaction. Ebook sponsored by Michigan Technological University and the International Association of Bryologists. Last updated 19 July 2020 and available at <http://digitalcommons.mtu.edu/bryophyte-ecology2/>. CHAPTER 12-17 TERRESTRIAL INSECTS: HOLOMETABOLA – DIPTERA BIOLOGY AND HABITATS TABLE OF CONTENTS Diptera Overview ........................................................................................................................................... 12-17-2 Role of Bryophytes ................................................................................................................................. 12-17-3 Collection and Extraction Methods ......................................................................................................... 12-17-6 Fly Dispersal of Spores ........................................................................................................................... 12-17-8 Habitats ........................................................................................................................................................ 12-17-13 Wetlands ............................................................................................................................................... 12-17-13 Forests .................................................................................................................................................. -
Biodiversity Inventory and Analysis of the Hanford Site
7 -12379 12 BIODIVERSITY INVENTORY AND ANALYSIS OF THE HANFORD SITE 1994 Annual Report .. ~ ·.•.rl •• ~ '4:-;"' PREPARED BY THE NATURE CONSERVANCY OF WASHINGTON FOR THE U.S. DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY MAY1995 olOb- lS- 1 Table 3. Bird species of special concern and the habitat in which they were observed on the North Slope and the ALE Reserve, 199 5 North S/01'8 Arid Lands Eco/oav Reserve Federal State Hanford 1995 Habitat n,pes . 1995 Habitat Types Common Name Status Status Status' Status Shb Grs Rd Rec Mfn Rip Riv Status Shb Grs Fld Rec Mfn Rip Can Common Loon Candidate R-w U-wrn X Homed Grebe · Monitor U-w U-m X X Red-necked Grebe Monitor - R-m .. X Western Grebe* Monitor U-r U-s X X Clark's Grebe* Monitor R-m U-s X American White Endangered U-r C-s X Pelican Great Blue Heron• Monitor C-r C-r X X U-r X Great Esrret Monitor R-m U-s X X Black-crowned Night Monitor U-r U-s X R-s Heron• Trumoeter Swan Candidate A-m R-m X Turkev Vulture Monitor A-m R-m X fly-over Osnrev Monitor U-m U-m X X Bald Eagle Threatened Threatened U-w C-w X X Golden Eagle Candidate U-m U-w X X X X X R-s X Swainson's Hawk• Candidate U-s U-s X X X X C-s X Ferruginous Hawk Candidate Threatened R-s R-s X U-s X Peregrine Falcon Endangered Endangered A-m R-ms X X Prairie Falcon• Monitor U-r R-w X X X X X X U-r X l Hanford Status (Landeen et al.