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(lSSN 0015-4040) FLORIDA ENTOMOLOGIST (An International Journal for the Americas) Volume 72, NO.4- December, 1989 TABLE OF CONTENTS Announcement 73rd Annual Meeting .. Anouncement Forum Section . MAHMOOD, F., AND J. K. NAYAR-Effects of Dirofilaria immitis (Nematoda: Filarioidea) Infection on Life Table Characteristics ofSusceptible and Re­ fractory Strains ofAedes aegypti (Vero Beach) (Diptera: Culicidae) ...... 567 MAHMOOD, F., AND J. K. NAYAR-Effects of Dirofilaria immitis (Nematoda: Filarioidea) Infection on the Rate ofDiuresis in Susceptible and Refractory Strains ofAedes aegypti (Vero Beach) (Diptera Culicidae) 579 ALI, A., M. S. WEAVER, AND E. COTSENMOYER-Effectiveness of Bacillus thuringiensis serovar. israelensis (Vectobac 12 As) and Bacillus sphaericus 2362 (ABG-6232) Against Culex spp. Mosquitoes in a Dairy Lagoon in Central Florida 585 HAACK, R. A., R. F. BILLINGS, AND A. M. RICHTER-Life History Parameters ofBark Beetles (Coleoptera: Scolytidae) Attacking West Indian Pine in the Dominican Republic 591 PECK, S. B.-A Survey of Insects of the Florida Keys: Post-Pleistocene Land- Bridge Islands: Introduction 603 PECK, S. B., AND C. BENINGER-A Survey ofInsects ofthe Florida Keys: Cock­ roaches (Blattodea), Mantids (Mantodea), and Walkingsticks, (Phas- matodea) 612 SCHEFFRAHN, R. H., N.-Y. Su, AND J. R. MANGOLD-Amitermes floridensis, aNew Species and First Record ofa Higher Termite in the Eastern United States (lsoptera: Termitidae: Termitinae) 618 KEFFER, S. L., J. T. POLHEMUS, AND J. E. MCPHERSON-Notes on Critical Character States in Telmatotrephes (Heteroptera: Nepidae) 626 FAIRCHILD, G. B., AND R. S. LANE-A Second Species ofFossil Stenotabanus (Diptera: Tabanidae) in Amberfrom the Dominican Republic 630 GLANCEY, B. M., R. K. VANDER MEER, AND D. P. WOJCIK-Polygyny in Hybrid Imported Fire Ants 632 HOWARD, F. W., B. J. CENTER, AND F. W. MEAD-Eye Color Changes Due to Pigment Migration in Some Species ofHeteroptera and Homoptera ....... 637 KIDDER, G. W., III, AND S. K. SAKALUK-A Simple and Inexpensive Electronic Device for Automatic Recording and Analysis ofInsect Acoustical Activity 642 GIESEL, J. T., J. F. ANDERSON, AND C. A. LANCIANI-Gomparative Energetics ofTwo Species ofDrosophila in Florida 649 WALKER, T. J., AND T. G. FORREST-Mole Cricket Phonotaxis: Effects ofInten- sity of Synthetic Calling Song (Orthoptera: Gryllotalpidae: Scapteriscus acletus) 655 PORTER, C. C.-New Chilean Itamuton (Hymenoptera: Ichneumonidae: Mesoste­ nini) Reared from Elicura litigator (Neuroptera: Myrmeleontidae) ......... 660 PORTER, C. C.-Compsocryptus ofthe Northern Caribbean with Description ofa New Species from Hispaniola (Hymenoptera: Ichneumonidae) 665 HILBURN, D. J., AND R. D. GORDoN-Goleoptera ofBermuda 673 SCHUSTER, J. C.-Petrejoides salvadorae sp. nov. (Coleoptera: Passalidae) from El Salvador 693 Continued on Back Cover Published by The Florida Entomological Society FLORIDA ENTOMOLOGICAL SOCIETY OFFICERS FOR 1989-90 President J. E. Eger President-Elect J. F. Price Vice-President J. L. Knapp Secretary J. A. Coffelt Treasurer A. C. Knapp Other Members of the Executive Committee R. S. Patterson J. E. Pena F. D. Bennett M. Lara M. Camara R. Coler PUBLICATION COMMITTEE J. R. McLaughlin, USDA/ARS, Gainesville, FL Editor Associate Editors Agricultural, Extension, & Regulatory Entomology Ronald H. Cherry-Everglades Research & Education Center, Belle Glade, FL Michael G. Waldvogel-North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC Apiculture Stephen B. Bambara-North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC Biological Control & Pathology Ronald M. Weseloh-Connecticut Agricultural Experiment Sta., New Haven, CT Book Reviews J. Howard Frank-University of Florida, Gainesville Chemical Ecology, Physiology, Biochemistry Louis B. Bjostad-Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO Ecology & Behavior Theodore E. Burk-Dept. of Biology, Creighton University, Omaha, NE John Sivinski-Insect Behavior & Basic Biology Laboratory, Gainesville Forum & Symposia Carl S. Barfield-University of Florida, Gainesville Genetics & Molecular Biology Sidhar K. Narang-Insects Mfecting Man & Animals Laboratory, Gainesville Medical & Veterinary Entomology Arshad Ali-Central Florida Research & Education Center, Sanford, FL Resumen Omelio Sosa, Jr.-USDA Sugar Cane Laboratory, Canal Point, FL Systematics, Morphology, and Evolution John B. Heppner-Florida State Collection of Arthropods, Gainesville Michael D. Hubbard-Florida A&M University, Tallahassee Howard V. Weems, Jr.-Florida State Collection of Arthropods Willis W. Wirth-Florida State Collection of Arthropods Business Manager A. C. Knapp FLORIDA ENTOMOLOGIST is issued quarterly-March, June, September, and De­ cember. Subscription price to non-members is $30 per year in advance, $7.50 per copy; institutional rate is $50 per year. Membership in the Florida Entomological Society, including subscription to Florida Entomologist, is $25 per year for regular membership and $10 per year for students. Inqutries regarding membership, subscriptions, and page charges should be addres­ sed 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 Winter Haven, FL. Manuscripts from all areas of the discipline of entomology are accepted for consider­ ation. At least one author must be a member of the Florida Entomological Society. Please consult "Instructions to Authors" on the inside back cover. Submit the original manuscript, original figures and tables, and 3 copies of the entire paper. Include an abstract in Spanish, if possible. Page charges are assessed for printed articles. Send to: John R. McLaughlin, 4628 NW 40th Street Gainesville, FL 32606. This issue mailed December 22, 1989 ANNOUNCEMENT 73RD ANNUAL MEETING FLORIDA ENTOMOLOGICAL SOCIETY The 73rd annual meeting of the Florida Entomological Society will be held August 5-9, 1990 at the Camino Real Hotel in Cancun, Mexico. Travel and hotel arrangements are being handled through Holbrook Travel, 3540 N.W. 13th Street, Gainesville, FL 32609 (Phone 1-800-345-7111), Attn: Ms. Joyce Rickard. Registration forms and addi­ tional information will be mailed to members and will appear in the Newsletter and March issue of Florida Entomologist. SUBMISSION OF PAPERS The deadline for submission of papers and posters for the 73rd annual meeting of the Florida Entomological Society will be May 15, 1990. The meeting format will contain seven symposia so there will be concurrent sessions. Submitted papers will be eight minutes allocated for the oral presentation with two minutes for discussion. A separate Poster Exhibit Session is planned. There will be student paper and poster sessions with awards as in previous years. Students participating in these judged sessions must be members of the Society and registered at the meeting. For additional information contact: Joseph L. Knapp, Chairman Program Committee, FES University of Florida Citrus Research and Education Center 700 Experiment Station Road Lake Alfred, FL 33850 813-956-1151) • •• • • • • • • •• •• FORUM ANew Type of Article for our Authors and Subscribers We are proud to announce that, beginning in 1990, scientists may submit articles for publication in a FORUM section of Florida Entomologist. FORUM articles (1-2 per issue) will appear at the beginning of each issue in a section marked FORUM. Ifavail­ able, the first FORUM articles will appear in the June 1990 issue. Articles for the FORUM section must follow the general style guidelines for all other articles submitted to Florida Entomologist. FORUM articles must be of high scientific quality, demonstrate acceptable experimental design and analysis, and cite appropriate sources to support findings. FORUM articles will include "cutting edge" science, scientifically meritorious but controversial subjects, new methodoloqies (de­ signed and tested), experimentally-based designs and tests of pedagogical methods, and documented challenges to existing entomological techniques, philosophies or experimen­ tal paradigms. Submitted articles should include "Submitted to Florida Entomologist: FOR UM" on the title page. Three or more peer reviews will be acquired by the Associate Editor for FORUM publications. We feel the addition of a FORUM section will' expand the scope of Florida En­ tomologist and allow readers and publishing scientists an additional creative outlet that will complement our symposia, research articles, and notes. Mahmood & Nayar: Filarial Infection ofAedes aegypti 567 EFFECTS OF DIROFILARIA IMMITIS (NEMATODA: FILARIOIDEA) INFECTION ON LIFE TABLE CHARACTERISTICS OF SUSCEPTIBLE AND REFRACTORY STRAINS OF AEDES AEGYPTI (VERO BEACH) (DIPTERA: CULICIDAE) FARIDA MAHMOOD AND J. K. NAYAR IFAS-University of Florida, Florida Medical Entomology Laboratory 200 9th Street S.E., Vero Beach, Florida 32962 ABSTRACT The effects of Dirofilaria immitis (Leidy) infection on the life table characteristics of selected refractory and susceptible Aedes aegypti L. (Vero Beach) strains were studied under uninfected and infected conditions. The expectation of life at emergence (ex) of the infected susceptible females was significantly lower than that of both of the uninfected strains and of the refractory infected strain. The net reproduction rate (Ro) was the highest in uninfected refractory females, while it was lowest in the infected susceptible females. The uninfected refractory strain had the highest values of instan­ taneous birthrate (b) and instantaneous death rate (d); whereas the lowest
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    The Coleopterists Bulletin, 71(2): 301–314. 2017. ETHNOENTOMOLOGICAL AND DISTRIBUTIONAL NOTES ON CERAMBYCIDAE AND OTHER COLEOPTERA OF GUERRERO AND PUEBLA,MEXICO JONATHAN D. AMITH Research Affiliate, Department of Anthropology, Gettysburg College, Campus Box 2895, Gettysburg, PA 17325, U.S.A. and Research Associate, National Museum of Natural History, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, DC 20013-7012, U.S.A. AND STEVEN W. LINGAFELTER Systematic Entomology Laboratory, Agriculture Research Service, United States Department of Agriculture, National Museum of Natural History, Smithsonian Institution,Washington, DC 20013-7012, U.S.A. Current address: 8920 South Bryerly Ct., Hereford, AZ 85615, U.S.A. ABSTRACT This article presents both ethnoentomological notes on Nahuatl and Mixtec language terms as they are applied to Cerambycidae (Coleoptera) and distributional records for species collected during three projects carried out in the states of Guerrero and Puebla, Mexico. Some comparative data from other Mesoamerican and Native American languages are discussed. Indigenous common names are mapped onto current taxonomic nomenclature, and an analysis is offered of the logical basis for Indigenous classification: the exclusion of some cerambycids and the inclusion of other beetles in the nominal native “cerambycid” category. New state distributional records for the Cerambycidae collected in this study are offered for Guerrero: Bebelis picta Pascoe, Callipogon senex Dupont, Neocompsa macrotricha Martins, Olenosus ser- rimanus Bates, Ornithia mexicana zapotensis Tippmann, Stenygra histrio Audinet-Serville, Strongylaspis championi Bates, Lissonotus flavocinctus puncticollis Bates, and Nothopleurus lobigenis Bates; and Puebla: Juiaparus mexicanus (Thomson), Ptychodes guttulatus Dillon and Dillon, and Steirastoma senex White. Key Words: linguistics, etymology, Nahuatl, Mixtec, longhorned beetle, wood-borer DOI.org/10.1649/0010-065X-71.2.301 The present article emerges from two language shapes.
  • Phasmida (Stick and Leaf Insects)

    Phasmida (Stick and Leaf Insects)

    ● Phasmida (Stick and leaf insects) Class Insecta Order Phasmida Number of families 8 Photo: A leaf insect (Phyllium bioculatum) in Japan. (Photo by ©Ron Austing/Photo Researchers, Inc. Reproduced by permission.) Evolution and systematics Anareolatae. The Timematodea has only one family, the The oldest fossil specimens of Phasmida date to the Tri- Timematidae (1 genus, 21 species). These small stick insects assic period—as long ago as 225 million years. Relatively few are not typical phasmids, having the ability to jump, unlike fossil species have been found, and they include doubtful almost all other species in the order. It is questionable whether records. Occasionally a puzzle to entomologists, the Phasmida they are indeed phasmids, and phylogenetic research is not (whose name derives from a Greek word meaning “appari- conclusive. Studies relating to phylogeny are scarce and lim- tion”) comprise stick and leaf insects, generally accepted as ited in scope. The eggs of each phasmid are distinctive and orthopteroid insects. Other alternatives have been proposed, are important in classification of these insects. however. There are about 3,000 species of phasmids, although in this understudied order this number probably includes about 30% as yet unidentified synonyms (repeated descrip- Physical characteristics tions). Numerous species still await formal description. Stick insects range in length from Timema cristinae at 0.46 in (11.6 mm) to Phobaeticus kirbyi at 12.9 in (328 mm), or 21.5 Extant species usually are divided into eight families, in (546 mm) with legs outstretched. Numerous phasmid “gi- though some researchers cite just two, based on a reluctance ants” easily rank as the world’s longest insects.