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Morgan, N. O. Tabanid (Diptera) survey at five horge farms in Maryland, 1984.. 25-29 Staines, C. L. The Dryopidae (Coleoptera) of Maryland .....30-32 Staines, C. L. & S. L. Staines. Observatlons on, new adult host plants for, CalllrhopaIus (Pseudoceorhlnus) blfasclatus (RoeIofs) (Coleoptera: Curculionidae), with a revlew of host plants . .33-39 Stevenson, H. c. AII flve species of Metaxaglaea (Lepldoptera: Noctuidae, Cul I i inae ) at a single site in Tidelrater Maryland ...40-41 Staines, C. L. The Noteridae (Coleoptera) of Maryland EUPHYDRYAS " " '42-45 Stevenson, H. G. Dasychlra atrlvenosa (PaIm) (Lepldoptera: m Lynantriidae) in Tidewater Maryland...... 46 Platt, A. P. Northern records of Papi.Ilo (HeracIldes) creEphontes (Cramer) (Lepidoptera: Papilionidae) in the midwestern United states .....47-5I Book Review- Handbook of insect rearlng, E. J. cerberg...... 52 Stevenson, H. c. Xestla bolllt (Grote) (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae, Noctuinae) in Tidewater Maryland...... 53-54 iL Book Review- Insects, thelr blology and cultural hlstory, E. J- cerberg ....54 Editoral PoIicy of the Maryland Entomologist. . . . , . .55-56 Editori.al ...... 29 Literature Notices . .29, 4L

issued 20 May 1988

MARYLAND ENTOMOLOGIST MARYLAND ENTOMOLOGIST 3(2) t25-29 (1988) ICAL SOCIETY MARYLAID ENTOTOLG Iabanicl (Diptera) Survey at Five Horse Farms in Maryland, Executlve Conmlttee u 1 984 I Neal O. llorgan Austln P. Platt, Presldent Livestock Phll lp J. Kean, Vlce Presldent Insects Laboratory, USDA; ARS, Beltsvi11e, MD 20705 Robln G. Todd, Secretary-Treasurer Robert S. Bryant, Hlstorlan Abstract Thomas E. l{al lenmaler, Phaeton Edltor As parts of a potomac C. L. Stalnes, Jr., Journal Edltor - Horse Fever Vector investiga_ tion, 1984, the Tabanidae in Montgomery County, Mary1and, vrere.surveyed by.using Member at Largc modified New Jeisey box traps. Seven spgci,es of Tabanidae were coltected and i-dentifiedi chrysops univittatus, Elmbonitra lasiophthalma, fabanui iineofa, t. ' Davld Fl alm qulnqueyittatus, T. sinilis, T. stygiua, and I. trimacuratus. Almost 90* of the hoise ities corlected quinquevittatus. were T. The purpose of the lrhryland Entonol oglccl Soclety, whlch was formed 1 November 1971, ls to prmote the sclence of entomology ln all A_survey was conducted (Diptera) Its branches; to prwlde a meetlng place professlonal and amateur . of the Tabanidae for associated with the horse farms of northwestern Monlgomery entomologlsts resldlng ln ihryland and the Dlstrlct of Columbla; to County, an area with a recent potomac lssue perlodlcal and other publlcatlons deallng entmology and to history of Horse Fever rlth (PHF). Since 1981 more than 400 horses in Maryland have been facll ltate the exchange of ldeas and lnformatlon through lfs meetlngs diagnosed as having the disease. Although and publ lcatlons. the-etiological agent has been established as Erlichia iisticci. Holl_and l4ambershlp ln the Soclel"y ls open to al I persons lnterested ln (Ho11and, et. al., 1985). haenatophagus the study of entomology. members recelve the ltryland arthropods have not All Journal, been identified as positive vectois iHolland, 6t. a:..r I985; Ertmloglsf, and monthly netvsl etter, Phaeton. lnstltutlons may Roh1, 1985). The 1984 tabanid survey was iniended to subscrlbe to the lbryland Ertmloglst but may not become members. collect live representative species of potential vectors Prospectlve members should send to the Treasurer full dues for the from horse farms within the pHF endemic area, and preserve current year, fogether wlth thelr ful I name, address, telephone them by quick-freezing pHF number, and speclal entomologlcal Intarests. for subsequent palhogen examinations. This report concefns only the sp6cies survey. Actlve members- annual dues $5.00 Junlor members- annual dues $5.00 Materials and Methods lnstltutlonal subscrl ptlons- $6.00 Five horse farms were selected on the basis of !3yi"S a history of pHF or being adjacent to such a farm. Send remlttances, payable to i4aryland Entqnologlcal Soclety, A11 cooperating farms had and address changes to: Robln,G. Todd, 8420 I'hyreado Court, horses in-stables as well as in corrals and pastures. A1l" of the farms were within 9.5 km Baltlmore, W 21201. of the Potomac River (Fig. 1), in gently rolling terrain, and each had 1 or more intermittent streams. faims 1, 3, Back lssues of th6 ttryland Entmtoglsrt and recent lssues and 4 were equestrian schools of Piaeton are avallable, to members, frcrn the Treasurer. and boarded several privaiely owned horses. Farms 2 and 5_ were primarily horse Breeding' Phaeton ls $0.25 per number and the liryland Ertmloglsf, ls $1.25 farms. The stables and coPy. corrals were very clean, free of Per litter and each farm had several cats aid dogs, secondary hosts.for haematophagus Diptera. The modifi6d'New Jersey The l,bryland Entomol oglcal Soclety Is a non-prof It, sclentlf lc trap (Morgan & Lee, 1977) was organlzatlon. l,lgetlngs are held on the thlrd Frlday of every month the collecting device. Two were placed on each farm. At 4 farms (*1-4, the traps were (frm October to l.by) af 8:00 p. m., ln lecture hall f120 of the located 30-50 m apart, outside of l.4aryland Baltlmore County. of, but near corral oi Blol oglcal Sclences Bulldlng, Unlverslty pasture fences, and anchored to wooden stakes driven into the ground. At farm 5, for aesthetic purposes t.he traps were placed within an empty pasture. Unfoitunately, midway through the survey season several mares with foais were 26 27

placed In that pasture and that part of the survey was rapldly termlnated. The mares demol lshed the traps and the remnants uere removed on July 11. The survey was begun ltiay 29 ( f lrst col I ec+ I on date June 5) and ended September 12, 1984. 0nly I lve fl les uere col lected reekly from the traps by uslng the posltlve phototactlc response of the fl les to transfer them to smal l, more transportabl e cages. 0ne cage measurl ng 26x26x26 cm, 4 sldes of 12 mesh alumlnum screen, t of solld metal, and I contalnlng a sl ldlng metal panel of clean glass, was used to col lect the fl les from both traps at a farm. A corner of the box trap top screen was secured to the box by 20 cm strlps of Velcro o to create a resealabte openlng In the screen. The cage uas placed over the Montgomery County openl ng, the gl ass panel t,as opened hal f-w?y, a sheet of ri ii black cloth ras draped over the remalnder of the box top, t and the posltlve phototactlc reactlon of the trapped fl les q l caused them to fly Into the smal I cage. The transfer of flles to the small cage was accompllshed ln <1 mlnute. By thls method only I lve fl les uere col lected for the subseguent pathogen examl natlons. Cl osl ng the gl ass panel and the box trap top openlng and removal of the cloth readled the trap for more captors. Fl Ies so col lected, and transferred to the laboratory, survlved >24 hr. rhen a source of sugar-wafer was aval I abl e. The fl Ies were ldentlfled uslng Thompson (1967), whlch I lsts 48 specles of Tabanldae col lected ln Montgomery County, and Pechuman (197 2' .

Resul ts and Dl scussl on

Durlng the May 29-September 12, 1984 perlod, 7 specles of tabanlds pl us the Muscldae, Stotoxys calcltrans (1.) were col lected ln the modlfled New Jersey box traps (Table I ). The tabanld specles rere: Chrysops unlvlttatus Macquart, Hyrborltra laslophthalra (Macquart), Figure 1. Locations of 5 horse farms surveyed for Tabanidae Tcbanus I lneola Fabrlcl us, T. qulaqueylttatus near the Potomac River, Hontgomery County, Mary'land, W,ledemann, T. slrllls Macquart, T. styglus Say, and '1984. T. trlraculatus Pal lsot de Beauvots. Al I speclmens of Tabanl dae col I ected were femal es, and the C. unlvlttatus was the flrst deer fly collected ln my box traps ln >10 yrs. of Maryland tabanld surveys. As shown ln Table 1, only 2 specles were col lected from every farm surveyed, H. laslophthalna and T. qulnquevlttatus. The I ast H. !aslophthatra ras col lected June 19, and T. gulnquevlttatus ras col lected every ueek, June 12 to August 17. From August l7 to September 12, no I lve Tabanldae or Muscldae were col lected from the traps. lnasmuch as only I lve fl les were deslred durlng the suivele no attempt was made to prevent Invaslons of the box traps' by scavenglng ants. SInce no dead fl Ies were col lected, a few other specles knorn to be Indlgenous to the area may 28 have died in the traps and been overlooked or were This paper reports the results of research only. scavenged by other insects or rodents. Mention The of a proprietary product does not constitute a Muscidae, S. calcitrans, was incLuded here recommendation for use by the United States Department of because it was a najor haematophagous pest of horses and It Agriculture. was the second most numerous species collected during the survey. Literature Cited The modified New Jersey box trap is a EuccesEful fenale horse fly trap, but is totally passlve and may Holland, capture C. iI., et. al. 1985. Brlichla risticci sp. Nov.i only a limited sanple of the horse flies endemic ln etiologie agent of monocytic ehrlichiosis (pot6mac Horse the survey area. If the traps had been emptled more than Fever). Intern. .r. Syst. Bact. 352524-526. once each week, perhaps more species could have been Morgan, N. O. & R. P. tee. L977. Vegetative barriers collected. Thompson (I967) used several methods for influences flight. direction of siltnarsh greenheads. colJ.ecting fabanidae in Maryland and was able to present a Mosq. News 37:253-267. more complete list of available species. Other than the Pechumanr L. L. L972. The silhouette type rNew Jersey horse fly trap,, he used insect horse flies and deer flies of New wuanitoba York (Diptera: Tabanidae). Search, Agric. 2(5) zl-72. nets, Cl)r-baited malaise traps, helio-thermal Robl, M. G. 1985. Potomac horse fI! trapsn, and specimens obtained from other horse fever: Closing in on an entomologi stsr collections. unknown killer. Vet. Med. 80:36-39. Thonpsone P. N. 1967. Tabanidae of Maryland. Trans. Amer. No arthropods have been implicated as positive Entonol. Soc. 93:463-519. vectors even though the etiological agent of PHF has been identified. Ottrei potential eitomotolica1 vectors in Maryland are bl-ackflies, muscids, biting miclges, fleas, and ti cks. EDITORAL Table 1. Sunmary of flies collected by modified New Jersey box traps at 5 horse farms, llontgonery County, Maryland, This issue May 29 to September of the [aryland Bntorologist 12, L984. introduces our new format. The journal is now fu1ly riil referred and will continue Total flies identified per f arm ,ilf to be issued on an irregular- tl basis. Articles on aII aspects of entomology are Farm No. I 2 3 4 5* ,ll ,iii considered for inclusion. The complete edi[oraI policy is i found in this issue. Any comments or suggestions-are Chrysops univittatus 1 0 0 oo, welcomed by the editor. Eylrbotritra lasiophthalna 1 L I 3t7i f would also like to take this opportunity thank Iabanus lineola 0 0 0 01il to I. guirquevittata Robert S. Bryant for his service as editor for ten years. 37 1L3 46 448 Eis efforts in establishing the tlaryland Bntorologist are T. simills 0 0 0 01 gratefully appricated. T. stygius 0 0 0 01 T. triuraculatus 0 1 1 10 Stonorys C. L. Staines, ilr . calcitrans 0 1 6 428 Ed itor * survey terminated July 11

Acknowl edgement. The author wishes to recognize Rose M. Noland, formerly of the tivestock Insects Laboratory, BeItsvilJ.e, Maryland, for her assistance in conducting the tabanid survey. t IIGRYLAIID H\IIOIiOLGIST 3 ( 2) : 30-32 ( 1"988) l'he Dryopidae (Coleoptera) of I'hryIand Ecolory: Under stores or suhnerged wood in streans. C. L. stairEs, Jr. OccasionailyOccasionally found in plant roots. UinqoMingo (Ig9)(1979) and SeagleSeaqle e (1982) for-nd (, 3302 Decker Place lendrig[s. ttris species in medir.rn sized streins (1ess tlan 7 m. wide). Einni & Sktnrer fourd Edgewater, MD 21037 tfSZSl this strnciessrecies in sluggistslu rivers, sna1l stoqz streans, storyz'rivers, and dnstant iiver6. Often taken at lights. Ab6tract _ Range: Canada to Florida west to hlisonsin, Iora, Oklahona and Te:las (Brorn, 1983). A kqz ttre three species of Dryopidae fourd Maryland 16 to in Specirnens e:annined: Anne Ana:del Co.- Friendstrip, presented. Also induded is biological information and clisEirbutional . gtYtr/196S, records. 30Nll/L967, light trap. Baltimore C:lty- li-grt trap. Baltimore Co.- Butler, 2VvIfi./lWS, tigtrrt trap; HebkvjJfe, yv!fi./L%2 Dryopidae are snall (1ess than 8 rm.), broun or black beetles wrrr/t961 t t L'Ntrrn%s,-t5Nrvtg61, lighr rrap. Charles Oo.- no loeliQz, 2UU/JrElg. Montgcrnery Co.- Cabin .foin, for-rrd crarrvLing about on tJre bottcm of streans. the body is elongate, 3WrrI/D29; pluruners pri6st wal, and @nvex. Head: clefle:Georgia west to Te:{as, I(ansas, and Otrio (Brcwn, 1983). 1. Uniformly orrered wittr f ire prbescene...... litho6hi1us Specimens erannired: Allegany l{ot uniformly ccrzered with plbescence. Co.- Oldtovrnt 3/X/LggO. fire ...... 2 Irlortgcmery Co.- Cabin John, 6Ax-, 3WII/1929; plurmers Island, 2. Glabrous slEce on pronotun shining; first elytral stria alnost 2UVIVl902t no localier, prince impwrctate, purctures ttre base. Z?/Tyy'lgls. George.s Co.- or at most with snal1 not reactLtng Beltwille, 79/rVD22t Bladensbtrg .. .tscal ig | l/Xt-. Glabrous strEe on pronotun alutaceous; pmctures of first elytral tralldrrs stria larger and often reactring the base...... fastsigiatus fastigiatus (say) . Body 991o1 bqorrn to b1ack, with bronzed est to ptbes€nce. Pronotm: suddenly depressed just Eelichns (cermar) behind middLe; shallonr median lito$iIus &pression in front of scutellurn; Body color brclrn to b1ack, uniformly covered with fire lateral margins with recunbent pubesene; uniformly g:nctate, pmcAures separated [r one or tr^,o trubescence, wittr bronze cast to trubescence. Pronottm: narrcryed tfures ttreir dianeters; glabrous anteriorly; anterior and posterior angles acutei basal nrargin irea alutaeous. r\ztra: more or less parallel for basal ha1f, widest beyond middle, narrocing to a bisinute; disk cornzex; densely and firely truncAate. Elytra: striae point-at apex; lateral nrargins tonentose; purctures slightly impressed, first four more distinct; lateral margins of elytrit stria one often readring the base. Venter: last abdcxninal sterna less @rvergert behind middle; apies acute. Venter: last abdcminal densely prbescent ttnn preceding sternite nearly glabrous, reddistr in color. Legs glabrous. Length orEs. Length 4.5 to 5.5 nun. 4.4 to 5.8 rm. gcolog! Under wood in slcryer areas of streans. UinSo (1979) fourd this species in mediun sized streans. t 32 I{ARYLAND ENTOMOLOGIST 3(2) :33-39 (1988)

Range: Camda to Elorida west to lllinois, Kansas, and Observations on, and new adult host plants for, Calllrhotrnlua Oklahcma (Brom, 1983). (Pseudocneorhinus) bifasciatus (Roelofs) (Coleoptera: Specimens e:amired: Baltinpre Co.- Arbatus, l3/Y|II./.L97.6, at Curculionidae), with a review of host plants sugar 1url. Harforcl @.- Fallston, 6fix/L983t $rlewilIe, 6/ry/L98. loritgonerl' Co.- Astrton, 8/v,/1s75, 3Wrr-, no localiQr, ?UrvJlgls. C. L. Staines, ilr. and S. L. Staines Prince George's Co.- Beltsrrille, L9NII,/L{22- Queen Anne's @.- 3302 Decker PIace Sudlerwille, L7 /VI]I/1983 . Edgewater, MD 21037 Ackncnledganents Abstract I t5ank E. J. Fortl; C. Mitter, University of !{aryJ-andl R. Patll and S. Stoclarrell, St. uary's College; and P. J. Slangler, Slnithpnian FieId observations were nade on populations of Institution, for alloving me to e:Pennsylvania (Al1en, uaine. Ehtcmol. Ners 90:177-185. 1949). The earLy literature referred to this speci.es as ttrsgrave,- P. N. 1935. A syropsis of the genus Eelictts Erictrpn in Paeudocneorrhinus setosus Roelofs. Buchanan (1946) ttre United States and Canada, witfi &scritrtion of a ner corrected the identification to C. bifaaciatua. The species (Coleopteras oryopiche). koc. fficmoI. Soc. Wash. current distribution is from ConnecticuE to South Carolina 37:L37-145. and west to Indiana (OrBrien & wihner, 1982). S:eag[e, H. E. & A. C. llendricks. 1982. Distribution, &nsitl', and Britton (1932) reportecl the first instance of injury longitudinal zonation of Dryopid beetles (Coleoptera: to ornamental plants and reported the species to be Drf'opoicba) in souttnve*ern Virginia. emer. litidl. t'Iat. flightless. Efforts to locate the inmature stages were 10712).9-221. unsuccessful (Britton, I934). Buchanan (1946) found that all specimens that he exanined were fenrale and suggested that the beetle was parthenogenetic. The first publishecl research on the bioJ.ogy of C. bifasclatus was Smith (1955). Smith found that the beetle is a diurnal feeder. It is easily overlooked on its host p1ant. It is a defoliating species. It oviposits on partially eaten curLed leaves. Allen (1957) continued research on the biology of C. bifascl.atus and concl-uded that the species preferred shaded locations and greatly expa.nded the list of host plants. Unfortunately, almost all of the plants were l-isted by conmon name rather than scientific name. ALlen (1957) also described the egg, egg laying habit, ancl noted the larvae but did not describe them. Allen (1959) found that C. bl,fasclatug overwintered as eggs, larvae or aclults and associated the larvae as root feeders. zepp (1978) described the egg laying behavior. llarrone & zepp (1979) described the rnature larva and the pupa. uaier (1983b) studied the effect of host plant on the fecundity of C, bifascl.atus adults and found that fecundity was directly reLated to leaf toughness, water content of leaves, and the ffi 34 nitrogen content. IIe also determined the preoviposition Table 1. calllrhoparus period on five bosts. brrasclatus hosi pranis recorded rn the r iterafure, .Ue-ld-.a.lant {3elllAcanthaceae Isjsrejr€ ,lglg and Methods Thunbergla sp. M"ii*e f Zepp, ttlaterials Aceraceae Acer sp. Marrone a i"i'p', iglg Populations of adult C. bifaeciatua were sampled Aqulfol iaceae llsx aqulfol lur L, Mcoomb, 19g6"' l. crenata Thunb. Mcoomb; and observed in a landscaped garden in Edgewater, I{aryland Aral iaceae i 986 and H9d6ra hel lx L. Al len, 1957 various comnercial nurseries in Maryland fron 1984 to Asteraceae fg6ratu! houstontanu! Mt I l. Schudir, 1968 1987. Plants were examined visually for typical weevil Ast6r sp. At len, i957 feeding damage and Bldsns sp. Brl+ton, I 924 weevils at various times during daylight. Chrysanthoru! trarlfol lur Ramat. Smlth, i955 Plants were then sampled by the use of a beating sheet. Erlg€ron sp, Brl+ion, 1955 Data was recorded on date, host pIant, and position on host. Berberldaceae Berberls thunbergtt DC Brition; 1952 Trap (Maier, placed Ishonta sp. schuder; t968 boards 1983) were at the Edgewater site Betulaceae Corylus arerlcana l,Jalt. Al len, i957 to measure their effectiveness in detecting C. bifasciatus tslgnonlaceae Carpsls sp, Marrone & zepp, 1g7g populations. Hand picking and beating were used as a tsromel iaceae Aochrea fulg€ns Brongn. Al len, 1957 " Caprlfol iaceae Abel la sp. At len; 1957 mechanical control measure. Additional host plant records Lonlcera sp. Al I en; i 957 were obtained from the nursery inspection records of the . Iergel la x yanlcekll Brltton, l9f4 Maryland DeparHrent cel astraceae Calastrus scand€ns L. i4aler, i9g6 of Agriculture. Chenopodlaceae Chenopodlur albu. L. Al len, 1g5j No-choice feeding tests, using Burua seurlnrvirens Cornaceae Cornus florlda L. Al len, 1957 C. rac€rosa L L., PachyEandra terDinalls Siebold & zucc. (Buxaceae), and am. Ma I er, 1 9g6 Crassul aceae Scdur sp. Marrone & Zepp, lg:.g Picea abies (L.) Karst. (Pinaceae), were conducted in 100x15 Erlcaceae Kalnta lattfol la L. qrttton, l95a'' mm disposable petri dishes. Five field-collected adult Rhododondron sp. Buchana;, I 946 weevils were confined with the plant material. Evaluations R. raxltur L. Maler, lOgJb Fabaceae Alblzta Jul Ibrlssln Durazz. Smlth; 1955 were made after 48 hours. Plants were evaluated by the Corcls canadensls L. At len; 1957 number of notches each Eaeh plant was repeated Phas€olus lunafus L. Buchanan, 1946 in 1eaf. Fagaceae sp. five times. Quercus Al I en, I 657 Geranlaceae unabl e to determl ne Al I en; 1949 Choice feeding tests, using B. aenpervirens or P. Juglandaceae Juglans sp. Al len; 1957 abies with llonartla ttialma L. (Lamiaceae) as the preferred Labla+ae AJuga sp. At ten; 1957 aduLts a 145x25 Toucrlu! sp. Al I on, I 957 host. rive field-collected were confined in Lamlaceae Coleus bl uiel Benth. Marrone 6,'Zepp, I 979 mm disposable petri dish. A leaf of ff. didyna and one of the Ll I laceae Conyal larra EaJll ts L. At len, .1949 L_Ilhi?::"" Lythrur sp. 1,tarrone & iepp, 1919 other plants was placed in the dish. The plants were Ma I vaceae Hrbl scus sp. Al I en, 1 g57 evaluated for feeding signs after 48 hours. Each test had .. H. syrlacus L. Smtih, 1955 five replications. Moraceae llorus sp. Marrone & Zepp, 1979 Several insecticides were tested against adults, 0l eaceae Forsythla x lnteilodla Brltton, l95i' ' Frarxlnus arerlcara L. Schuder, 196g using the recommencled dosage. rive field-collected adults Llgustru. oyal lfol lut Hassk. Brltton; l93j were placed in a 100x15 mm disposable petri dish with three L. vulgar€ L. Maler, i985b Syrlnga yulgarls L. Britton, l93J treated l"eaves of Lonicera jalnnica Thunb. (Caprifoliaceae). Hlnaceae Tauga canade[sls (1. ) Carr. Brltton; l95J Htatanaceae platanus occldsnlalls Leaves were treated by dipping them in mixed insecticide pilox L. Al len, i957 Polemonlaceae dlyarlcata L. Al len; 1957 solution and allowed to dry before placenent in the dish. p. pantcul ata p.rslcar€a Al I en, I 957 The dishes were evaluateal at 24 and 48 hours. Each test Polygonaceae sp. L. Al len; 1957 consisted of five petri dishes and each was repeated twice. Ranuncul aceae Cl€fatls sp. smlih; 1955 Rosaceae Cydonla oblonga Mil t. Al len; 1957 Fragarla sp. Smtth; I 955 llrl us sp. Results pyracanlha At I en; I 957 Adults were collected as early as 23 May and as late cocclne! M. J. Roem. Al len; 1957 Rosa sp. At len, 1949 as 12 Novenber during the study. Most weevils were R. .ulttflora Thunb. Mater, lg8jb collected near the ground. Some specimens were as high as Rubus occldontal ls L. Mal€r, 1986 Sp I raea meters x vanhoufiol Sm I +h; 1 955 1.3 on a host. Rutaceae Cr+rus sp. Schuder, .1968 Callirholnlpus bifasciatus adults were observed to Sa I icaceae Popul us sp, Marrone e Zepp, l9l9 be nore common in shady areas than in sunny locations. This Saxifragaceae D€utzla sp. Schrder, 196b" Hguchera sangulnoa Engel m. Al len, i957 occurred in both garden and nursery situations. No adults Phliadolphus sp. Schuder, 1968 were found under trap boards. Scrophulariaceae Y€ronlca sp. Al len, i949 Sol anaceae Solanur dulcar.ra L. Maler; l9g6 Theac€ae Carel I ta sp. Schud;r, ,l 968 Ulmaceae Celtts occldontal ls L. Schuder; 1968 Ultrus sp. Smtth, i955 36 37 Plants recorded in the literature as adult host adult feeding despite hand picking and beating as control plants are summarized in Table L. Hosts were generally methods. Manual control efforts were employed after leaf listed in the literature by common namei the scientific notching and minor defoliation were observed. a beating names have been assigned when possible. The only citation sheet was employed occasionally to check the effectiveness unplaceable to at least family was Smith's (1955) record of of hand picking. It was found that these preferred host fern. pLants were reinfested within six hours. This may be from The following plants are to be added to the list of a staggered emergence or reinfestation fron the pEriphery. adult food plants for C. bifasciatus: Apocynaceae- Vl.nca !{aier (}983b) found R. lultiflora as the plant on ninor L. i Asteraceae-trobroEia artenrisiifolla L., Aater which C. bifasclatus was most fecund and postulated that novlbelgii f., Dahlia pinnata Cav., Parthenirm this was because both were from Japan. This correlation does not hold Eeuchera and integrifolirn t. r Zinnia elegans Jacq. ; for Scutellaria, natives of North Bignoniaceae-Calpsis radicans (L.) Seemani Caprifoliaceae- Anerica, or Jaslnur, a native of China. Lonicera jalnnica, Viburnrn burkroodii Hort. Burkw. & Adult beetles are active longer than the earliest Skip{., V. recognitru Fern. i Caryophyllaceae- Diantbua and latest collection dates recorded here. Due to the barbatus t., D. plnarius L., Lychnis coronaria (L.) Desr.i difficulty in sighting them, darnage is usually observed Celastraceae- Euonlrlrus jalnnlca Thunb. ; Elaeagnaceae- before the first adult is discoverecl. Maier (1986) also Elaeagnus angustlfolia t . ; Geraniaceae- Geraniur maculatrn found trap-boards to be a poor sarnpling tool for C. L., G. carolinianm L. i rridaceae- Iris cristata Ait.; blfascl.atus as compared to pit-fa11 traps and beating. Lamiaceae- [onarda ditlyrra, Perilla fruteacens L., Maier (1983b) suggested the lack of insecticide Physostegia virgl.niani L. r Sa1via spendena Sello, resistance as a reason why C. bifasciatus was not a pest in Scutellaria serrata Andrews; Oleaceae- Jaolnrn nudiflortn commerical nurseries. Allen (1957) found that chlordane did Lindl. i Paeoniaceae- Paeonia sp.; Polemoniaceae- Polelonitn not controL larvae. Insecticides used against adults have caeruleun t., Polypodiaceae- Dryopteris sp. i Rosaceae- been shown to have variable effects (Srnith, 1955i AIIen, eDelaDchier sanguinea (Pursh) DC, Cotoneaater sp., Prunus 1949) . Our results show three out of five materials laurocerasus L.r P. serrulata tindl., Rubus flagellaris tested not to be effective against C. bifasciatus. From our Willd. i Rutaceae- Skiumia jalnnica Thunb. i Taxaceae-Tarus observations C. bl.fasciatus is a woodst edge inhabiting cuspidata Siebold & zucc. i Violaceae- Yl.o1a sp; and species which does not survive well in areas of bright Vitaceae-Parthenocissus quiquefolia (L. ) Planch. . sunlight and high temperatures. This may explain why it is The most commonly infested host plant in llaryland is not a pest in commerical nurseries. Lonicera jalnnica, which may have been the host species referrecl to by A1len (1957) as climbing honeysuckle. Acknowledgerrent s Lonlcera jatrnnica appears to be a preferred host since it We would like to thank W. F. Gimpel, Marylanil supports high populations while other nearby plants remain Department of Agriculture, and J. W. Neal, U. S. Departnent uninfested. of Agriculture, Florist and Nursery Crops Lab, for The following plants exhibited no feeding damage in commenting on earlier drafts of this paper. the field even when the surrounding plants were infested: Buxaceae- Burua seolnrvirens; Pinaceae- Pl.cea abies, and P. pungens Engeln.. Table 2. Effectiveness of some insecticides against adult In the no-choice feeding tests adult C. bifasciatus @llirho1nIue bifasciatus. fed on all three pLants. Picea abies vras rore heavily fed on than either B. senlErvirens or Pachysantlra teraLnalis. Avg. No. Avg. No. The two choice feeding tests showed C. bifasciatus adults Material dead 24 hrs. dead 48 hrs. always on lt. dr.dyra. No feeding was observed on Burus or Picea. acephate 3,110 .7 4.2!0.4 The results of the insecticitle tests are surnmarized chlorpyr ifos 0 .210 .4 0 .5t0 .7 in TabLe 2. Acephate was the most effective material diaz inon 1.0tI.0 3.012.0 followed by Diazinon. dimethoate 0 .7t.0 .9 1 .8t1 .8 malathion 0 .310.5 r.8!1.9 Di scussion control 0.110.3 0.2+0.4 The highest populations were found on Rosa sp., Eeuchera sanguinea, Scutellaria serrata, and Jaointur nudiflorur. These plants became more than 508, defoliated by 38 39 Literature Cited Zepp, D._8. t_978. Egg pol formation by Callirholnlus- (subg. Pseudooeorhinus ) bifasciatus- (Roelof s ) Nlen, E. vI. 1949. A ilapanese weevil apPears in danaging (Coleoptera: Curculionidae: Erenninae). Coleopts. numbers. ir. Econ. Entomol . 422540. BulI.32:311-313. N1en, E. I{. 1957. A Japanese weevil abundant in the Philadelphia area. Entomol. Nevrs 58:169-L7 4. Allen, H. v[. 1959. The ilapanese weevil PgeudocneorhLnus bl.fasciatus Roelofs. J. Econ. Entonol. 52:586-587. Britton, w. E. 1924. A Japanese weevil in Connecticut. Conn. RXCENT LIIERATURE Agric. Expt. Stn, 8u11. 256:313-314. Britton, W. E. 1932. Injury by a ilapanese weevil, \ Carroll, J. F. & L. G. Pickens. 1.987. Spectral sensitivity Pgeudocneorrhhug setosua Roelofs. J. Econ. Entomol. to light of two species of ticks (Acarina: 25: 931. Ixodidae). Ann. Entomol. Soc. llmer. 802256-262. Britton, I{. E. 1933. Injury by a weerril from the Orient. Larew, H. G.r et. al. 1987. Fungal gall caused by a new species of Ledoryia (Dipteri: Cecidomyiidae) on Conn. Agric. Expt. Stn. BuII. 3492434-437. (Ascomycetes Britton, w. E. 1934. Further damage by Pleualocneorrbinus Iylarla enterogena : Xylaiiaceae) . setoEua Roelofs. Ibid. 360:475. Ann. Entomol. Soc. Amer. 80:502-507. Wheeler, A. G. e S. W. Wilson. f982. Life history of the Buchanan, L. L. 1946. The Japanese weevil, Paeudocoeorhinus issid planthopper Ttioaia ellfittca (Honoptera: bifasciatus RoeLofs, in Anerica (P. aetosug of Fulgoroiclea) American records, not Roelofs) (Coleoptera: with description of a new frionia sp. Curculioniclae). Bu11. Brooklyn EntonoL. Soc. 4l:143. fron Texas. J. New York Entomol. Soc. 93:440-451. trap-boards detecting adults Wheeler, A. G. 1987. Hedge bindweed, @Iystegi.a sepiur Maier, C. T. 1983a. Use of for (Convolvulaceae), an adventitious host of the of the black vine weevil, Otiorbfnchus sulcatua chrysanthemum lace bug, Corytbucha uarnorata (rabricius) (Coleoptera! CurcuJ.ionidae). Proc. (Ileteroptera: proc. Entomol. Soc. Wash. 85:37 4-37 6. Tingidae). Entonol. Soc. wash, Maier, C. T. 1983b. fnfluence of host plants on the 89:200. reproductive success of the parthenogenetic Wheeler, A. G. & ,r. E. Fetter. L987. Cllacis tl1,hae two-banded Japanese weevil, Calllrholnlus (Eeteroptera: Lygaeidae) and the subfamily bifasclatus (RoeLofs) (Coleoptera: Artheneinae new to North America. proc. Entomol. Curculionidae). Environ. Entonol. 12:1197-L203. Soc. Vtash. 892244-249. Maier, C. T. 1986. Relative abundance of adults of Platt, A. P. 1987. Banded admirals from western Maryland: Callirho1nlus blfascl.atus (Roelofs) and three Analysis of the Ll.nenitts (Basilarc.hia) artielis- aEtyaDar (Lepidoptera: Nymphalidae) at creen Ridge OtlorhlrnchuB spp. (Coleoptera: Curculionidae) on proc. and wild plants in Connecticut. State Forest. Entomol. Soc. Wash. 89:633-G45. certain cultivated Larew, H. G. 1987. fivo cynipid wasp acrongalls preserved in J. New York Entonol. Soc. 94270-77. the (Ear1y Marrone, P. G. & D. B. zepp. 1979. Descriptions of the larva La Brea Tar Pits Holvcene). Droc. and pupa of Calllrho1nlus (subg. PSeudocneorbinuE) Entomol. Soc. Wash. 89:831-833. bifascl.atua, the twobanded Japanese weevil, with Carroll, J. F. 1987. Larvae of solider beetle, Chaultognathus pennsylvanl cus (DeGeer ) new host plant records. Ann. Entonol. Soc. Amer. 72: (CoJ.eoptera: 833-835. Cantharidae) : predators of engorged llcComb, C. vI. 1986. A field guide to insect pests of holly. tick larvae and nymphs in the laboratory. iroc. Holly Soc. Amer.7 Baltimore. L22 p. Entomol. Soc. Wash. 89:837. O'Brien, C. w. & G. J. Wihrer. 1982. Annotated checklist of the weevils (Curculionidae scll€ll lE!B) of North America, Central America, and the West fndies (Coleoptera: Curculionoitlea) . Mem. Aner. Entonol. Inst.34r1-382. Schuder, D. L. L968. A Japanese weevil discovered in Indiana. Indiana Acacl. Sci. 78:255. Smith, F. F. 1955. Notes on the biology and control of PseudocneorhLnus bl.fasciatus. J. Econ, Entornol. 482628-629. Ii{ARYLAND (21 (1988) ENTOMOLOGIST 3 t40-4L 41 AI1 five species of f,etanglaea (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae, This report extends the range of lt. australis Cuculliinae) at a single site in fidewater ltaryland I even further than originally suspected and is the first rA report of the occurrence of vl,olacea and auetralis In revision of the genus f,etaraglaear (Postilla in Maryland. It is of further interest that it aLso *178, l979tt Dale F. Schweitzer (DFS) described two nevr yiolaea. represents another instance of a southern species not species- !t. auatralis and I. At that previously reported from Maryland. Tidewater appears to be time he commented'Every species of the genus occurs in a fertile area for discovery of extended ranges of southern partial no sympatry with at least three congeners, but il species. single locality is known to have all five species.' His ALl five species of ltletaraglaea have now been surnise apparently stemmed from his inability to locate I australis specimens from north of the type locality reported from Mary1and. (McC1e1lanvi11e, Specimens of tl. australis and violacea have S. C.), although he did speculate that Museum Natural trthis species will ultinately be found in the Atlantic and been deposited with DFS and the National of Gul-f coastal plains from eastern Texas to eastern North History. Carolina and perhaps southeastern virginia". II. G. Stevensonr 720 Riverview Terrace, AnnapolisT Maryland Dr. Schweitzer recently identified the following 21401-7119. Ietaraglaea collected at Southhaven, Anne Arundel County (UTM UU 61): f,. inulta (Grote): Hodges Number 9943i 23 Sept.- 3I Oct.3 14 specimens. RECENT TITERATURE f,. viatica (Grote): Hodges Number 9944t 6 Oct.; 1 specinen. It. seritaria Franclemont: Ilodges Number 9945i 23 Oct- 6 Wheeler, A. G. 1987. Scynnus (PuIIus) suturalis Thunberg: Nov., 5 specimens. Southermost records of an immigrant coccinellid in tt. australis: Hodges Number 9945.!i 23 Oct.- 6 Nov.; 18 the United States. Coleopts. Bull. 41:150. specimens. Staines, C. L. 1987. The correct generic placement of ll. violacea: Hodges Nunber 9945.2i 24 Oct.- 14 Jan. i 23 Suritrosis gracilis (Horn) (Coleoptera: specimens. Chrysomel idae : Hispinae). Coleopts. Bull. 41: 319-32I . Southaven is a peninsula of approxinately 2 1000 Wheeler, A. G. & J. F. Stimnel. 1988. Heteroptera acres extending into the headwaters of the South River, a overwintering in magnolia leaf litter in tidal estuary of the Chesapeake Bay. It is four to five Pennsylvania. Entomol. News 99:65-71. niles west-south-west of Annapolis, !,Iaryland. Geographi- Scarbroughr A. c. 1988. New robber flies (Diptera! cally its is within UTM UU 61 at 38o 58r north latitude and Asilidae) fron Mayaguana Is., Bahamasr ond Cuba. 76 55r west longitude. Physiogeographically it is on the Entomol. Neh,s 99:90-94. Upper CoastaL Plain. The maximum elevation is I00 feet, with nunerous ravines but no permanent streams or ponds. Hardwood trees to 100 feet high, in decreasing frequency, are various oaks, sweetgun, tulip poplar, bLack locust, dogwood, maple, etc. The predominant softwood is scrub pine. Waterplants have disappeared conpletely in the past 20 years. Ivlinute areas of wetland plants are lirnited due to extensive bulkheading, steep slopes, and cliffs that drop to the waterrs edge. Rock formations are occasional stratas of ferritite. The water in the South River varies from brackish to nearly fresh after heavy rains. Housing development has eliminated farmlands. Lush undergrowth is rapidly being replaced by lawns. lARu,eND E{IOIDI,GISI 3(2) :42-45 (1988) 43 fhe Noteridae (Coleoptera) of lhryJ.and 3. Apex of prosternal proess at least twice its breadtLt betreen n'etacome, rpt bredei ttran lorg; 1a*, segment of maxillrf falPs C. L. StairEs, Jr. anrargimti: at apex...... s$feffus.....4 3302 Decker Pl. to 3 tin'es its aper-of posteriat-between Proess very bred, .at least 2.5 Edlgavater, !D 2L037 bieaDasychira atrivenosa (PaIn) (Lepidoptera: Lymantriidae) in Northern Records of Papl ! lo (Heracl ldes) cresphontes Tidewater tlaryland (cramer) (Lepldoptera: Paplllonldae) ln the ltlldwestern u. s. Dasychira atrlvenosa (Pa1m) (Hodges Number 8299) is Aust I n P. Pl att not listed in CoveII (Pield Guide to the Moths, 1984) nor in Department of Blologlcal Sclenc.es-, Unlverslty of Maryland Hollantl (The Moth Book, 1903). Forbes (Lepidoptera of New ' Bal tl more County, Bal tl more, t[O 21228 York, Part Ir:243) gives a very brief description and notes adults are active in July and known fron southwest Arkansas Abstract (I},pe locality: Red River region). D. C. Ferguson (DCF) (The MoEhs of Arnerica north of The recent caPture of a sPecl men of the gl ant Mexico fasc. 22.2243-44, 1978) said that atrivenosa is swal lowtall from southeastern Mlnnesota ls documented and extremely rare in collections, with only four specimens records of the northern dlstrlbutlon of thls specles ln fhe taken prior to L964, including the two type specimens. mldwestern Unlted States are brelfly revleved' Since that time about 50 specimens were exanined by DCF, who also reared a brood at McC1eI1anville, SC. He notes that Papll lo (Heracl ldes) cresphontes . {Cramer ) I owtal l' I s a reared specimens tend to be larger and darker than field (Lepldopfeia: Papl I lonldae), the glant. -swal collectecl ones. It was then regarded as a southeastern uUlij uttbus specles ln the southern portions of- l.ts range, species and had not been collected further north than where lts larvae often feed on varlous members of the cltrus Carteret Co.1 NC. fvo additional comments of interest are iamlly (Rutaceae). In the south, the la.rvae, known the flight periods of two broods lL7-25 May and I0 August-6 col loqulal ly as rrorange dogstrr,-sometlmes are lnJurlous to Septernber) and the preferred host plant of sweetgum young'i.""s'and shrubs'(Weed, 1923; Klots, 1951 )' The.glant (Liquiclalber styraciflua L., Hamamelidaceae) . swallowtall belongs to a neotroplcal grouP, and ls,much less The following specinens have been taken by the corron northward] lt I s qirt te rare above 42o north author at blacklight in Southaven, Anne Arundel Co. r latltude, although lt has been taken occaslonal ly along the I.!aryland (UTM Uu61) : coast oi Malner- and ln Quebec and 0nfarlo, where lts L7 August I985 Tdetermined DCF; 1 August 1986r deterrninecl ls consldered trexceptlonalrr' Scott (1986) August appearance DCE;4 June 1987;10 June 1987i 1 August 1987;15 ibiror+s that Its habltats lnclude troplcal l^".g1.91?l u ll I L987i 15 August L987, a female;22 August 1987;29 August transltlonal woodlands,'i-ecehi' -ca'p+uie and cl-trus qroves' Thls note 1987; 5 september I987r 7 September 1987i B September 1987r ;;;;;;.+- in'e bt a f r"esh male P' cresPhontes a female. from southeastern Ml nnesota. A brl ef rev I ew of some Trrselve specimens of D. atrivenosa have been northern records of thls specles from the mldwestern U. s. collectecl at a single site in Southaven. Collections have al so I s I ncl uded. I have prevlously reported +h9-occurrence been made twice daiIy, before sunrise and circa 10 txt,, for specles ln Maryland and Wyonlng (Platt, 1980)' three years. Ten of the twelve specinens have been taken "i-inis cluring the morning collection. No more than one specimen Qn 24 J uly 1987 about 1200 hr., I was drlvlng wesf has been taken on the same day. on lnterstate 90;lth my father, when we stopped for gas,at This report is the first for D. atrivenosa in AMOC0 statlon at Dreibach (WJnona Co.), Mlnnesota, havlng an wisconsln' uaryland anil extencls the range northwaril consiclerably. It Jrrt iiot.ed the Mlsslsslppl Rlver dt-La Crosse, I also suggests that breeding populations exist, but are in" gus statton ta+ upprirxtmatet.y 43o 53t N lat, 9lo 4l lil undiscovered, because of itsr rarity and inconsistent iong."l ls located west'of the lnters+ate, and about.1.5 to 2 collecting efforts. Daily rnorning collection between 1 ml.-west of the rlver. The weather was vtarm, clear, and August and 15 September in sites where L. styracuflua is b."".y, fol lowlng heavy thunderstorms, whlch occurred durlng comron may further extend the range of this easily the prevlous nlght. recogniz ed Lymantri id. As I was pumplng gasol lne, I notlced a l-arge dark A1l- specimens are presently in the private swal loyrtall butterity' pairot I tng and rtmud puddl lngrt- around a colLection of the author. Comment is invited to the address iinay l.orn, cleared' ,ilrt area-at the north end of the gas below. statlon. After pumpl ng the gasol I ne, I approached the I thank J. Cheevers, D. Chiles, and J. Wheeler for lnsect closely, and dete-rmlned that lt was a f resh male P. 'The half of both of the lnsectts talls their assistance in collecting. cresphontes.'been lower cllpped of f horlzontally (possl!ly. ny a.blrd)' but' had portlons of the H. G. Stevenson, 720 Rivervj.ew Terrace, Annapolis, Maryland as lt hovered'above the -patchesground, ihe proximal 21 401-7119. imal I yel I o,, trlangul ar stl I I uere vl sl bl e on the 49 48 from l{ood co., rest of remalnlng tall bases. The dorsal lemon yellot rrxr strlplng E ual lck (1972) record P. cresphonfes Edwards, as vrel l. Evldenily, the specles ls I lmlted to al so was qulte evldent as the lnsect hovered. Although I Port '(oak-savanna) of had no lnsect net wlth tn€r I was able to capture the tnL pialrleldeclduous forest ecotones l{J sconsl n, and I s absenf from the more norfhern speclmen by dropplng my fatherts basebal I cap over lf, as lt southirn conlfers (plnes' hovered a few Inches above fhe ground. The speclmen was meslc broadleaf forests, domlnated by sPruces, and f I rs ). plnched, and placed ln a labeled glasslne envelope. The heml' ocks, lsabella'. papered speclmen, unfortunately, has since been lost, durlng t.' $tgi'l gan - Otfawa, Kent, Mo-ntca.lrn, Cl and 5t. ctdtr Countles' Plus 1.4 my subsequent trl p to Ilyoml ng and return to Mary I and. Gratlot, lnton,-il'iron, I s tount I es farther south. Papl I lo cresph.ontes HoHever, an I nsect pl n w lth compl ete data I abel s has beEn otn". penl nsul I n t trft"O to the soutt'e.n hal f of +ha I ower a pl aced I n the UIBC col lectlon, to repr€sent the mlsslng dates are f rom l4 May to 6 spec I me n. i.{i;hia;r. lnclus-l ve'Col lectlon SepteilUer ln Mlchlgan (M9o-re-,- 1959, 1960)' The butterfly was large, and could not be told apart Flnally, S'cott (1986) llsts a North Dakofa record' ( by v I sual comparl son ) from another mal e col I 6cted at Key 'tie extreme presumab ly I n v lcl nl-ty of Rlchland Co', I n the Largo, Fl or I da I n J une 1987 . Thus the MI nnesota specl men southeastern corner of the state, Judgl ng from the most I lkely represenfed typlcal cresphonfes rather than the book (p. 177)' Thls small map also northern form P. c. pennsylvanlcus Chermock & Chermock accompanylng map ln hls (1945), (at ir,*i'tri. ipecies as posslbly occurrlng throughout south whlch most) ls poorly dlfferentlated from oit

Acknow I edgement I appreclate the comments of tro anonymous revleuers r h I ch have been I ncorporated I nto the manuscr I pt. Llterature Clted Chermock, F. H. E R. L. Chemrock. 1945. Two nerv races of North Amerlcan butterfl les. Proc. Penn. Acad. Scl s. 19:38-43 , Gall, L, F. 1987. Book Revlews- The butterflles of North Amerlca: a natural hlstory and fleld gulde, by J.A. Scott. W I ngs 12(21 t15. Jaques, H. E. 1946. How to know the trees. Wm. C. Brown Co., Publs., Dubuque, lA. 166 pp. Johnson, K. & J. M. Mallck. 1972. An annotated llst of central lIJsconsln butterfl les. Rpt. No. 7 Fauna and Flora WJsc., Unlv. l{lsc.-Stevens Pt., 6 pp. Klots, A. B. 1951. A fleld gulde to the butterfl les of North Amerlca, east of the great plalns. Houghton Mlffl ln Co., Boston, MA.149 pp. Macy, R. ltl. & H. H. Shepard. 1941, Butterfl les, a handbook of the butterfl Ies of the Unlted States, complete for the reglon north of the Potomac and 0hlo Rlvers and east of the Dakotas. Unlv. Mlnn. Press, Mlnneapol ls, MN. 247 pp. Moore, S. 1939. A llst of butterflles of Mlchlgan. Occas. Papers Mus. Zool. (Unlv. Mlch. ) No. 4l 1, 23 pp. I'IARYLAND ENToMoLoGIST 3(2) :53-54 (I988) IIARYLAND ENTOUOLOGISE 3 (2) ! 52 (1988) Xestla bolIlt (Grote) (Lepidoptera: Noctutdae, Noctulnae) in DlaryIand Book Review Ttdewater (Grote) (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae), Hodges Eandbook of heect ncarlDg vols. I & II. P. Singh and R. Xestla bolIli Number I0956, is recorded 1n Forbes (Lepldoptera of New York E. lloore (eds.). Elsevier sci. Pub1., Amsterdan, 1985. 488 This is aII of the 5J.4 pp., Part III:62, 1954) as Noctua bol11i. pp., and $95.00 literature avallable on thls species and 1t is merely stated "approaches the southwest corner of our area". Bryant Mather This two volume set is intended as a standard book records of LZ specimens to provide guidelines for rearing insects. The infonnation (pei. Comm.) advised me that he has generally provided ior lnterlor Mlssisstppl, no coastal records- is in 8 sections- introduction, on 5 october lgg6 i speclmen of xestla was collected at facilities and equipment, diet or food, rearing or colony This maintenance, procedure, black ltght at Quaker Neck Landing, Kent Co',. Maryland' insect holding, life cycle, supply location ls six miles south of Chestertown on the banks of the and references. The authors have succeeded admirably in from aI I in my obtaining a somewhat uniform fornat. Eowever, the rearing Chester Rtver . The specimen differed techniques collection and was set aslde. are the individual cooperatorrs methods, not On l0 March 1987, D. Schwettzer recognized the spectmen as necessarily standard methods. x. bollli, but suggested conflrmatlon at the National Museum volume I consists of a series of general articles On II March we vlslted D. C. Ferguson who on rearing. There sections on both and of Natural Histoiy. are diets, naturaL compared 1t rrith s[eclmens at that collection and verified the artlfical; diseases; quality assessment; design of rearing ldentiftcation. facilities and insect rearing managenent. These are Thls ts a puzzling record as there was no extreme weather, followed by species-specific rearing procedures for t.e.nohurricane,exceptforacoldfrontwhlchpassed Coleoptera, ColLembola, Dictyoptera, Hemiptera, through the night of 3 October (barometrlc pressure at 0700' Hynenoptera, Neuroptera, and Orthoptera. 30.20 in., wrrlch bottomed out at 29.65 at 1700 on 4 October). VoIume II follows the same pattern, covering the Further it 1s suscepted that this storm was of northern origin orders Diptera and Lepidoptera. Most of the rearing pieclpltatton assoclated urith it. Nor is the techniques are agriculturally important Both as there was no for moths. apecimen "lrorn", but 1s in excellent condition' volumes contain an index to common ancl scientific names. \{h11e vlsiting the Maryland Department of Agrtculture Agricultural insect rearing techniques far showed me two outnumber lnsect collectlon, its curator, G- L. lriIliams, those of nedical./veterinary importance. For pinned specimens of xestta. After relaxlng and spreading them exanple, no mention is made of rearing techniques for were X. bollll, a male and a female' Anopheles mosquitoes, major No it rrau obvtous that they a vector of a disease. Identificatlon was subsequently confirmed by D' C' Ferguson' mention is made of rearing Anoplura (i.e. Eediculus Ilght of the hrlanus), or Siphonaptera (i.e. Ctenocepbalides fells) or Both speci.mens were taken a black *I2 (Cluer (granted Maryland Agricuttural Pest survey on 12 October 1987. The bedbugs sp. ) or any tick species they are trap is Iocitea at the University of Maryland Vye Institute not insects). Another rearing technique ornitted is the Anne's Co. (uTM VU00). rather commonly reared milkweed bug (Lygaeus kahii) . Research center near carmichel, Queen Surprislng, mealworm (Tenebrio rearing onitted The specimens were not uorn. sp.) is fron The occurrence of a slngle speclmen seems to be all-to- the order Coleoptera. in the first The two voltrmes any frequently referred to as a "stray" , Horrever, will be a handy adjunct to case there seemed to be no weather-related vector that could facillty that rears or intends to rear insects. The of x. bollt1 this far from styletr of rearing instructions The have resulted in the displacement "cookbook is excellent. lts presumed normal range. The two additional speclmens taken listlng of the sources of suppties with addresses is km raises extremely heIpfuI. The list references withiir a week of the prevtous year and within 20 of at the end of several questions- is this an indlcation of a breeding each rearing technigue could have been expa.nded. It is is it a recent range hoped that a nuch more complete vol.une will be produced population ln tidewater Maryland? If so, that the gaps the present volumes. extension or has it been present for some time? will fill in A single "stray" slems to warrant a hlgh degree of populations as noted E. .r. Gerberg, Insect suspiclon that there may exist undetected Control & Research, Inc., 1330 Dillon elswhere ln this Journal (see pp. 40 & 43) ' It strongly Heights Ave., Baltimore, MD 2L228, suggests that intensifled collectlng DURING THE SAME TIME PERIOD of a slngle Or Unusual occurrence confirm this supposition, IAREAND E'IIOIIU.GIST 3 (2) :55-55 (1988)

ilaryfad EtmlogidE. Editorial 9o1 ic.y The first record of Xestia bolItt tn Maryland and perhaps east of the Mlssissippi is reported. Additional records would the f,arlild r+mlo.dst is &voted to ttre adrancenent and be welcomed by the author. dlls6emination of knoviledge of iJtsects. fhe journal will consider for publication manuscrilts ot ary length dealing witlr original re€earch irr H. c. Stevenson, 720 Riverview Terr., Annapolls, MD 2L401. 6ntcmology. Book reviers and other itqns of interest are solicited. lff nanuscrilts are edited for grammar and conciseress. Changes nay be required to addeve uniformity of style, clariQr of presertation, and eonony of words. - lffEE: Itre title strould be an uuique ard concise description of tle contents of ttre articLe. Classification as to order and MARYLAND ENTOMOLOGIST 3(2):54 (1988) fanily strouLd be induded in the title, excetrt wtrre not tErtirnnt or appropriate to ttre content of the FaPerr or when the paper does not Book Review &al with sSncific ta:oncnric groq)s. An ABSRACI is required for aII rnanuscripts o\rer 3 Insects, their blology and cultural hlstory. B. typevrritten pages. It strould be a con&nsation of the text and must Klausnitzer. Universe Books, New York, 1988. 238 pp. be careful.ly wor&d. s40 .00 . SCIBITIFIC I{AI,IES sfiould be written in fuIl (genus, species, auttror) the first tine used and must be urderlired or in bofd face. This "coffee-table" 'book 1s beauttfully lllustrated wlth Subseqrrnt use strorrlcl indtde first leLter(s) of geleric name. Do photos by Manfred Forster and is replete \,rith interesting not begin a sentence wittr an abbrerriation. facts and figures. The text starts out with Insect Diversity TEXI: Follov a gereral fonnat of irrtroduction (no heading) r and includes many historical items of interest, from nethods, results, and discussion. Taxonomlc keys must be Aldrovandi's System ( I602 ) of insect classiflcatlon to dictrotcrnous. Ebrrnal &scriptions of ta:a may be telegraShici use of classlfication today. The author then discusses various d and I Embols is acce;table exe[t for headings. Abbreviate orders of lnsects, aI\^rays including some hlstorical notes and ollectiqr dates with Rcman ntmerals for monLhs ard Arabic nunerals i I Iustrations. These t idbi ts of informat ion are qui te for @'s and yearss 17-VII-1986. !{etric llEastuerErts are hi_ghly fascinating. For example, 1n the chapter on Mantids, the preferied (r.nits of U. S. wei$rts arri measures may be used in author presents information from the pen ts'ao, a classical parentheses for ccnrtrnrative purposes), e:q)ress quantities as Arabic Chinese pharmacological writing from about I108. It describes nunerals excett as the first word of a sentene to arroid ambiguity. how to collect and prepare mantis egg cases, how to remove CfINIfOt€: Use the nane{ate format; Snittl (1986); (Snittt, warts on the skin or arrows from wounds, by means of mantids 1986)i Snith &.lones (1986), (Srlith & Jones, 1986); Snitlt (in Press)i and croton beans. Snith (personal canrnr:nication) e use et. aI. for 3 or nore authors. In his chapter on crasshoppers, the author discusses ProTi& evi&ne of accetrtance for works pressi, otherwise cite npersonal 'in locusts in art, in the Bible, in ancient \.rritings, as food and ttrsn as "unptrblislredo or cormunication". Proride written medicine, and in hlstory. permission f rcm personal quurications. Each chapter covers a different order, and as the title ACKIIO^TLEreEMENXS: Place discllairners, iournal series nunbers, indlcates, includes information on the blology and fr.rrding soures, address ctranges ottrer than correq)on&nt, etc. tere. particularly the cultural history. REImBICES CIts: List alphabetically at end of text. It is an lnteresting book to read and contains many tlanuscritrts wittr missing or incornplete referenes wiJ-l be returred. references to obscure Iiterature that notes the relevance of Abbrerriations of periodicals stpuld be as in ttre world List of insects to the culture of mankind. hriodicals. Article in periodical: E. J. Gerberg, Insect Control & Research, Inc. , I330 D111on Essig, E. O. 1y26. A hrtterfJ.y migration. ParFPac. Entcrnol. Heights Ave. , Baltimore , VID 2L228. 2z2LL-2.12. Serial: We1&n, t. ll., ets. aI. 1969. @nnpn aquatic weeds. U. S. Dept. Agric., Agric. Eandb. 352. 43 pft. Book: Leng, C. W. 190. 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