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Gambrus wileyi (: ), a new Cryptine from Florida

Julieta Brambila University of Florida, Homestead, Florida

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Gambrus wileyi (Hymenoptera:Ichneumonidae), a new Cryptine wasp from Florida

Julieta Brambila University of Florida, Department of Entomology and Nematology Tropical Research and Education Center 18905 S.W. 280th Street, Homestead, Florida 33031

Abstract: Gunlbrc~swileyi is described from north Florida. Additional distributional data are provideti for three other Florida species, G. Ditunlirlosrrs, G. polyphenli and G. rrltirrli~s.GarrlDrc~s c>xtrerrtatis is included in this work, even though its presence in Florida is questionable.

Introduction lb. Prol,ocleum entirely black; scut,ellum and post scutel- lum black ...... 2 Ga,rnbrus Foerster 1868 (Cryptinae: Cryptini) is Za. Metasomal tergites 2-4 black; middle coxa black .. a of Holarctic distribution with twenty-six ...... G. biturriir~osus species described worldwide and nine described 21-1. Metasomal tergites 2-4 reddish or yellowish brown; species in the American continent and Cuba, in- middle coxa not black ...... 3 cluding three in Florida. Garr~brusis a potentially 3a. Fore, middle, and hind coxae of same color (reddish important genus in agriculture since the following brown); flagellun~without arnedian white band; are some of the families that have been first metasomal tergite not black basally ...... recorded as hosts: Coleophoridae, Gelechiidae, Hes- ...... G. ultirr~us periidae, Lasiocampidae, Lymantriidae, Noctuidae, 3b. Fore, middle, and hind coxae not of same color; Oecophoridae, Psychidae, Pyralidae, Saturniidae, flagellunl with amedian white band; first meta- soma1 tergite blaclc basally ...... 4 and Tortricidae. It has also been reared from Iiy- menoptera (Cephidae, Cimbicidae, and Tenthre- 4a. Flagellum with subapical tyloids linear (Fig. la) and brown; fore coxa dark brown; hind basitarsus dinidae) and from Coleoptera (Curculionidae). A1 (lark brown ...... G. extrerriatis Florida Gambrus have head, flagellum, and meso- 4b. Flagellum with subapical tyloids oval (Fig. lb) and soma black and abdomen reddish brown, except for silvery white; fore coxa white; klindbasitarsus G. bitu,~rii~~osus,which has the abdomen black. The white ...... G. polypherni original and other references of the known species Females in the continental United States may be found in The female of is not known. the Catalog of Hymenoptera ol" America north of G. uiileyi la. Metasomal tergites 2-3 black; femora black ...... Mexico, section Ichneumonidae (Carlson, 1979) and ...... G. biturr~itcosus descriptions and illustrations may be found in lb. Metasomal tergites 2-3 reddish brown; femora red- Townes and Townes (1962). Material studied is in dish or yellowish brown ...... 2 the following collections: AEIC (American Entomo- logical Institute) in Gainesville, Florida; CMNH (The Carnegie Museum of Natural History) in F'itts- burgh, Pennsylvania; FSCA (F'loricla State Collec- T tion of ) in Gainesville; NMNH (Nation- IX XVll al Museum of Natural History) in Washington, D.C.; Gupta, at the University of Floridain Gaines- ville; Porter, in Gainesville; andBrambila, at the Tropical Research and Education Center of the

University of Florida, in Homestead. IX XVll Key to the Gambrus species in Florida Males la. Propodeuin black with a white marking over apical carina; scutellum and postscutellum white ... Fig. 1. Antennalsegmentsg-17of malea) Gan~Drr~sextretrmtis ...... G. n)iEeyi and b) Ga~~tbri~spolypl~err~iillustratingtyloids. 248 Volume 11, Nos. 3-4, September-December, 1997, INSECTA MUNDI

2a. Fore coxa reddish brown; flagellum with a median reaching center of mesoscutum. Apical carina on white band that includes three segments; first propodeum not forming sublateral crests. Areolet metasomal tergite not black basally ...... subpentagonal with intercubiti moderately conver- ...... G. ullirraus gent anteriorly (Fig. 2c). Color. Head black with 2b. Fore coxa black or dark brown; flagellum with a median white band that includes four or more clypeus, most of mandible, and sides of face except segments; first metasomal tergite black basally near toruli, creamy white; scape and marking on ...... 3 center of face below toruli reddish brown; and 3a. Metasonlal tergite 4 reddish brown; ovipositor sheath ventral surface offlagellum brown. Mesosoma black about 0.5 as long as fore wing .... C;. po1.ypherti.i wit,h most of anterior margin of pronoturn creamy 3b. Metasomal tergite 4 black; ovipositor sheath about white; t,egula, subtegular ridge, scutellum, posts- 0.9 as long as fore wing ...... G. c?.xtrc?n~atis cutellum, and irregular marking over apical carina creamy white. Fore and middle legs yellowish brown Gambrus wileyi, new species with coxae and first trochanters partly white. Hind (Figs. 2, 3, map 1) leg reddish brown. Wings slightly brown. Metaso- ma reddish brown with basal 0.7 of first tergite Diagnosis. Garrtbrus ujileyi .are easily white, and tergites 1-3 with narrow apical yellow- distinguished from other Florida Ga,mbru.s by the ish brown band. white clypeus, mandible, tegula, scutellum, and Paratypes. Fore wing 4.3 to 6.6 mm long. Head and mesosoma black, metasoma reddish brown, fore andmiddle legs yellowish brown, and hind legs reddish brown. The following color variations were observed: Center of face black, white, or reddish brown. Anterior margin ofpronotum black to partly white to all white. White marking on propodeum from narrowly present over apical carina to cover- ing the entire area enclosed by apical carina. Fore and middle coxae from almost entirely white to almost entirely yellowish brown. Hind tibia and tarsus reddish brown or dark brown. First metaso- ma1 tergite almost entirely reddish brown to basal 0.7 white. Metasomal tergites 1-3entirely reddish brown or yellowish brown apically. Specimens. I-Iolotype: 1 il^ 16-30 March 1977, Columbia & Baker Co. line, junction Route 90, Osceola National Forest, in Malaise trap, coll. J. R. Wiley (FSCA). Paratypes: 14 d, same label data as holotype (12 FSCA, 1 AEIC, 1 Gup t,a); 1 d 29 March- 13April 77, Columbia & Baker Co. line, Jct. Rt. 90, Osceola Nat. For., Malaise trap, coll. J.R. Wiley (Brambila); 1 a" 7-8 Apr. 77, Wakulla Co., in Malaise trap, at Ochlo- ckonee River State Park [near Sopchoppy], coll. H.V. Weems, Jr., & G.B. Fairchild (FSCA); 3 d 1 Map 1. Dots: collection sites in Florida of Garnbrl~swileyi, n. May, 8 May, and 11 June 87, Lake Co., Green- sp Circles: collection sites in Florida of G. bitr~rrtirtosis. swamp Water Management District, Nigg (Gupta); postscutellum and the white marking on the propo- and 1 d 2 July 87, Lake Co., Greenswamp W.M. deum. Dist., [Malaise] Tr. 12A, Nigg (Gupta). Holotype. Male. Structure. Fore wing 6.1 mm Relationships. Although Ga,rrtbru,swileyi n. sp. long. Body elongate (Fig. 2a). Head and mesosoma somewhat resembles species of , it (thorax plus propodeum) punctate, polished, and belongs in Garrtbrus because of the presence of a setose. Clypeus broad with apical margin evenly complete apical carina on the propodeum. It is most convex. Mandibles nearly as broad at apex as at similar to the males of G. polypherrti, from which G. base (Fig. 2b). Notaulus weakly impressed and wileyi differs by lacking a white band on the flagel- INSECTA MUNDI, Vol. 11, Nos. 3-4, September-December, 1997 249

Fig. 2. Ga11~6ruswileyi, n. sp., a) lateral view, b) left mantlible, and c) fore and hind wing lum, having a white scutellum and postscutellum, Gambrus bituminosr~s(Cushman) a white marking on the propodeurn, and entirely (Figs. 4, 5, map 1) reddish brown metasomal tergites 5-7. Etymology. This species is named after Jim Diagnosis. Ga.rr~bru.sbiturriil~osus are easily Wiley, of the Florida State Collection ofArthropocls, distinguished from other Florida Garnbrus species who collected 16of the specimens, including the one by their entirely black coloration and brown wings designated as holotype. (Figs. 4, 5). Material examined. 1 P 28 July 64, Levy Co.. "I", John D. Spooner FSCA); 1 d 9- 17 May 68, Liberty Co., Torreya State Park [near Bristol], Malaise trap, M.V. Weems, Jr. (l?SCA); 1 C? 10 Sep. 7 1, Alachua Co., Gainesville, on Alteruar~thera pi~iloxeroides[alligator weecl, Amaranthaceae] at Lake Alice WF Campus]: Neal R. Spencer (NMNH); 1 iy 6 Jan. 74, Alachua Co., Gainesville, near Doyle Conner Building, E.E. Grissel (FSCA); 1 5! 24 June 79, Levy Co., Cedar Key, "lP232", L.A. Wood (FSCA); 1 9 30 Sep. 80, Wakulla Co., on Spartir~aalterniflo- ra [marsh grass, Gramineae] [with cocoon], P.D. Stiling (FSCA); 1 Q 30 July 87, Lake Co., Green- swamp W.M. Dist., Tr. 1213, Nigg (Gupta); 1 P 10 June and 2 Q 16 Dec 87, Collier Co., Copelancl, FSSP Fakahatchee Strand State Preserve, near Cope- land], Tr. 18, GuptaIBurges (Gu~ta);and 1 ci 23 Dec., I P 30 Dec. 87, Collier Co., Copeland, FSSP [Fakahatxhee St,rand State Preserve], Tr. 18, Gup- Fig. 3. Garrtbrr~swileyi, n. sp. ta1Rurges (Rrambila). 250 Volume 11, Nos. 3-4, September-December, 1997, INSECTA MUNDI

Figs. 4 - 7. 4. Garrzbrus bitu.n~irzosus(Cushman) male. 5. Garrzbrus biturrzirzosi~s(Cushman) female. 6. Garrzbri~sextrenlntis (Cresson) male. 7. Gar~zbrusextrerrlatis (Cresson) female.

Comments. Carlson (1979) lists G, biturr~inosus tergite 4 black, and ovipositor sheath about 0.9 as from California, Connecticut, Georgia, Illinois, Lou- long as fore wing in females, and all tyloids on the isiana, Massachussetts, Minnesota, New Jersey, flagellum linear in males. and New York. This species has also been collected Material examined. 45 cr" 12 Apr. 1899, Flori- in Texas (Porter, 1977) and in Florida (Stiling and da, from cocoon of S. [Hyalophora]cecropia (40 in Strong, 1983). It has been reared from Ostrinia CMNI-I, 5 Brambila); 3 cr" 1936, Chicago, Ill. (AEIC); nubilalis (Lep. Pyralidae) on Xanthiurr~(cocklebur, and 4 9 1935, Chicago, Ill. (AEIC). Asteraceae), Ostrinia oburnbratalis, 0. penitalis, Comments. Garn.brus extrernatis has been col- and Sphenophorus pertinax (Col. Curculionidae) lected in Canada (British Columbia, Nova Scotia, (Townes and Townes, 1962). It has also been reared and Ontario) and in California, District of Colum- from larvae of Clrilo dernotellus (Lep. Pyralidae) on bia, Illinois, Kansas, Maine, Massachusetts, Mich- Spartir~aalterniflora, from salt marshes in north- igan, Minnesota, Missouri, New Jersey, New York, west Florida (Stiling and Strong, 1983). The cocoon North Dakota, Pennsylvania, South Dakota, Utah, of one of the G. biturr~inosusspecimens rearedfrom and Wisconsin (Carlson, 1979). Carlson does not Floridais 14.Omm in length, cylindrical with round- report that this species hacl been reared from a host ed ends, translucent white, with loose silk outside, collected in Florida in 1899 probably because the and with the exit hole subapical. record is questionable and incomplete, the speci- men labels do not include site of collection of host Gambrus extrematis (Cresson) or collector's name and because it has not been (Figs. 6, 7) collected or reared since then. I was advised to include G. extre~rba~tisin this work since I do not Diagnosis. Garr~brusextrernatis ichneumonids have the collector's notes to verify whether the have a mekan white band on the flagellum, base of host was collected in Florida or not; furthermore, first tergite black, andmetasomal tergites 5-7black; including it in this work can selve as reference in in the tergite with a head white mark' case this Gan~brusspecies is collected or reared in They are most similar to G. polypherni, from which Florida. Carlson (1979) reports as hosts of G. ex- they may be distinguished by having metasomal INSECTA MUNDI, Vol. 11, Nos. 3-4, September-December, 1997 25 1

trerrmtis the Saturniidae Hya.loplrora cecropia, H. [colurnbia.] colr~rnbia,N. eu,rya.lu.s, a,fid H. [colurri- bia] gloveri; he lists several publications on the biology of this cryptine. Tuskes, Tuttle, and Collins (1996) also report it from the saturniids Ar~tlreraea pokyplrent.us and Callosu.rriiaprorr~.etliea;they state that Gu.rrrbru,s e~trerna~tishas only a narrow win- clow of o~portunityin which to locate and oviposit on spinning I-lyaloplrora colurr~biagloveri larvae because once the cocoon has hardened, the ovipos- itor cannot penetrate it. Townes and Townes (1962) stated that "parasitized host cocoons are filled solid with a mass of cocoons of t,he parasites." Gambrus polyphemi Townes (Figs. 8, 9 map 2) Diagnosis. G. yolyplrerni has a median whit,e band on the flagellum, base of metasomal tergite 1 black, apex of tergite 5 usually black, and tergites 6 and 7 black: the females with a white mark on metasomal tergite 7. It is most similar to G. exlrem- a,ttis,from which it may be clistinguished by metaso- 0" 0" malsegment 4redclish brown, andovipositor sheath about 0.5 as long as fore wing in the females, ancl Map 2. Dots: collection sites Florida of GclnlDr,L,s subapical tyloids somewhat oval and silvery white polypherrtl. Circles: collection sites of G. ultirrtus. in the mitles.

Figs. 8 - 11. 8. Garrtbruspolyplienii Townes male. 9. Gart~Druspol~ph~rtiiTownes female. 10. (;u~rtbr(isultirrtrrs (Cresson) male. 11. GartiDr~~sultirr~r~s (Cresson) female. 252 Volume 11, Nos. 3-4, September-December, 1997, INSECTA MUNDI

Material examined. In Florida this species has obtained from ICuau and Hawaii (Nishida, 1994). In been collected in Alachua (84 specimens), Leon (3), Florida it has been reared from Diaphar~ialryalir~a- Liberty (I), and Orange (1) counties. See appendix ta (Lep. Pyralidae), Mocis sp. and M. latipes (Lep. Afor the label data of the 89 specimens included in Noctuidae), lidea rubiga,lis (Lep. Pyralidae), and this stucly. Mnrasmin sp. (Lep. Pyralidae). Comments. According to Carlson (1979) and Townes and Townes (1962), G.polyplrerrri has been Acknowledgments reared from Telea [Ar~tlreraea]polyp her nu,^ (Lep. The above-presented material is based on the Saturniidae) and possibly also from Sa,rrt,ia[Hya,lo- M.S. thesis by the author, produced under the plrora,] cecropia (Lep. Saturniiclae). It has been direction of Drs. Henry Townes andvirendra Gup- collected in Canada in the Provinces of British ta at the University of Florida. I wish to thank Dr. Columbia, New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, Ontario, Virenclra Gup ta, Dr. Dale Habeck, and Dr. Michael and Quebec, and in the following states in United Thomas for reviewing this manuscript; Dr. Richard States: Connecticut, District of Columbia, Florida, Baranowski and Dr. James Lloyd for their support; Georgia, Illinois, Kentucky, Maine, Maryland, and the Entomology and Nematology Department Massachussetts, Michigan, Minnesota, New I-Iamp- of the University of Florida, the Division of Plant shire, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, North Industry of the Florida Department of Agriculture Carolina, Ohio, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Rhode Is- and Consumer Services, the American Entomolog- land, South Carolina, Vermont, Virginia; Washing- ical Institute, the National Museum of Natural ton, West Virginia, and Wisconsin. I-Iistory, and the Carnegie Museum of Natural Gambrus ultimus (Cresson) History for making their specimens available for (Figs. 10, 11 map 2) study. This paper was presented in part at the E.S.A. meeting of December 16, 1995. Diagnosis. Gan1bru.s ultirrrus is distinguished from other Florida Garrrbrus by having all the coxae References and the entire first metasomal tergite reddish brown Alayo, P. and G. Tzankov. 1974. Revision de la familia in both sexes, the flagellum lacking a white band in Ichneumonidae en Cuba. I. Subfamilia . the male, and the flagellum having a short median Academia de Ciencias de Cuba, Instituto de Zoolo- dorsal white band in the female. The apex of meta- gia, Serie Biologics No. 51. soma1 tergite 5 is usually black and tergites 6 and 7 Carlson, R. W. 1979. Family Ichneumonidae. Pages are black in both sexes, the female with a broad 315-741 in Krombein, K.V., P.D. Hurd, D.R. apical white mark on tergite 7. Smith, and B.D. Burks, eds. Catalog of Hy- Material examined. In Florida this species has menoptera in America north of Mexico, Vol. 1. been collected in the following counties: Alachua Smithsonian Inst. Press, Wash., D.C. 1198 pp. Nishida, G. M. 1994. Hawaiian Terrestrial (22 specimens), Charlotte (2), Clay (2), Collier (13), Checklist, second edition. Hawaiian Biological Sur- ColumbialBaker (I), Dade (1 I), Duval (a), Gulf (I), vey, Contribution 94-04. Bishop Mus.Tech. Rept. 4. Hendry (4), Highlands (24), Hillsborough (2), Levy Porter, C. C. 1977. Ecology, zoogeography, and taxon- (I), Manatee (€9, Monroe (2), Nassau (I), Orange omy of the Lower Rio Grande valley Mesostenines (I), Palm Beach (9), Pinellas (G), Polk (I), Putnam (Hymenoptem, Ichneumonidae). Psyche 84 (1): 28- (l), Sarasota (3), andSeminole (25). See appendix B 91. for the label data of the 148 specimens included in Stiling, P.D., and D.R. Strong. 1983. Weak competi- this study. tion among Spartirra stem borers, by means of Comments. According to the localities reported murder. Ecology 64 (4): 770-778. Townes, H. 1947. A Eurr~er~eswasp and six adventive in Townes and Townes (1962) this species has been ichneumonidae new to Hawaii (Hymenoptera). Proc. collected throughout the continentalunited States. Hawaiian Ent. Soc. 13 (1): 105-106. It has also been collected in Cuba (Alayo and Tzank- Townes,H., and M. Townes. 1962. Ichneumon-flies of ov, 1974) and Hawaii (Townes, 1947). Garrrbrus America north of Mexico: 3. Subfamily Gelinae, u,ltirrrus had been established in Hawaii before it Tribe Mesostenini. U.S. Nat. Mus. Bull., 216 (3): was purposefully introduced to help in controlling 602 pp. the tortricid Arrrorbia errrigratella; it has also been Tuskes, P.M., J.P. Tuttle, and M.M. Collins. 1996. reared from the larvae of the oecophorid Agor~op- The wild silk of North America: A natural teryx ulicetella (personal communications, 1996, history of the Saturniidae of the United States and Canada. Comstock Pub. Associates, Ithaca. 250 pp. from B. I(umashiro and D. Tsuda). It has been INSECTA MUNDI, Vol. 11, Nos. 3-4, September-December, 1997 253

Appendix A: Collection data for Gambrus Appendix B: Collection data for Gambrus polyphemi in Florida. u1timrr.s in Florida.

ALACI-IUA CO.: 1 a" 17 Apr. 55,11.V. Weems, Jr. ALACHUA CO.: 1 a" 22 Apr. 50, [no site or (AEIC); 1 Y 26 Apr. 59, Gainesville, wooded ravine, collector] [label says "cat,alog No."] (FSCA); 1 9 24 H.V. Weems, Jr. (FSCA); 8 Y 15-20 May 76, Doyle Mar. 56, at J4ediccxgo lupulir~a,F1.V. Weems, Jr. Conner Building [I911 SW 34th St.], Gainesville, (FSCA); 1 8 7 Apr. 56, atMelilotusa,lba, R.A. Morse Biological Control Lab., E.E. Grissell (6 FSCA, 2 (FSCA); 1 Y 3 Apr. 57, Gainesville, at LU~~ILUS o" NMNH); 1 Y 16-22 May 83 and 3 o' Apr. 84, Rock lu,teu.s, F.W. Mead (FSCA); 1 25 Sep. 73, Pine Hills Creek [housing development, entrance on NW 34th Estates, Malaise trap, 1I.V. Weems, Jr. (F'SCA); 1 a" St. at NW 30th Blvd.], Gainesville, M. [Malaise] 31 Dec. 75, 1 Y 3 Jan. 76 and 1 Y 26-29 Jan. 76, Pierce's Homestead [Gainesville], S9-TIOS-R18E, trap 2, Gupta (Gupta); 1 a" 23-30 Apr., 2 d 1-8May, Malaise trap, W.H. Pierce (F'SCA); I u" 7 Oct. 71, (31 d o" 3 9-15 May, 1 16-22 May, and 1 20-31 Oct. 83, Doyle Conner Building, Gainesville, Malaise trap, Rock Cr., Gainesville, M. trap 1, Gupta (Gupta); 6 H.V. Weems, Jr. & C.R. Artaucl (FSCA); 1 o" 7 Nov. i." 24-30 Apr. and 8 a" 1-4 May 86, Gainesville, 73, Doyle Conner Blclg., Malaise trap, E.E. Grissell Malaise, LaSalle (FSCA); 2 Q 24-30Apr. 86, Gaines- (FSCA); 1 a" 9 Mar. and 1 Y 10 Mar. 86, (2ainesville, ville, Malaise, John LaSalle (AEIC); 3 a' 2 Y 8-15 Malaise, LaSalle (AEIC); 2 a" 30 Mar. and 1 9 3 Apr. and 2 a" 16-23Apr. 86, Gainesville, LaSalle (AEIC); 86, Gainesville, John LaSalle (AEIC); 1 Y 24 Oct. 85 2 ~r 29 Jan., 1 d 18 Apr., 1 a" 28 Apr., and 1 a" 8 May and I Y 8 Apr. 86, UF Campus, Gainesville, M. trap 86, UF Campus vniversity of Florida], Gaines- 2, Brambila (Brambila); 2 9 16-23Apr., 1 Y 1-8May, ville, M. trap 2, Brambila (2 Brambila, 3 FSCA); 2 and 1 Y 16-30 June 83, and 1 Y Apr. 85, Rock Cr., Y 10 Feb., 1 a 8 Apr., and 1 a" 8 May 86, SW 34th St. Gainesville, M. trap 2, Gupta (Gupta). [Doyle Conner Bldg.], Gainesville, M. trap 3, Bram- CHARLOTTE CO.: 1 (."Charlotte Harbor [det. 59 bila (2 Brambila, 2 FSCA); 7 a" 16-22 Ayr. 89, Townes] [Townes anclTownes, 1962 andpers. comm. Summer Creek [housing dev. near Sta. Fe Comm. 19881 (UCDC); 1 a" 2 Apr. 53, Punta Gorda, Evans Coll.], Gainesville, Malaise trap, C. Porter, (FSCA); [(let. 59 Townes] (CUIC)[Townes and Townes, 1962 1 o" 15-22 May 89, Summcr Creek, Gainesville, wet and pers. comm. 19881. hardwood hammock, C. Porter, (F'SCA); 2 < 2-8 CLAY CO.: I Y I- 16 Dec. 94, GolclheadState Park Apr. ancl7 c? 16-22 Apr. 89, Summer Creek, Gaines- [Gold Head Branch State Park, near Iceystone ville, Malaise trap (Porter); 2 a" 6- 12 May 89, ,. S um- Heights], rosemary-turkey oak, det. C. Porter, C. mer Creek, Gainesville, Malaise trap, wet hard- Porter & L. Stange (Porter); 1 Y 8 Dec. 95, Goldhead woodhammock (Porter); 1 Q 1 Mar., 1 $21 ~ar.,1 i! State Park, Malaise, scrub, det. C. Porter, C. Porter 26 Apr. 90, and 1 9 15 Apr. 95, Doyle Conner Bldg., & L. Stange (Porter). Gainesville, C. Porter (FSCA); 1 o" 9 Mar. and IF 24 COLLIER CO.: 1 d 5 Apr. 72, 5 mi. S. of Cork- screw Swamp Sanctuary, on Florida 846, 1I.V. Apr. 90, Doyle Conner Bldg., Gainesville, C. Porter Weems, Jr. (F'SCA); 1 Q 6-7 Apr. 72, Corkscrew (Porter); 1Y 17Nov. 90, Doyle Conner Bldg., Gaines- Swamp Sanctuary, H.V. Weems, Jr. (FSCA); 1 Y 10 ville, pine & hardwoods, C. Porter (Porter); 19 4 Apr. 72, Ochopee, H.V. Weems, Jr. (F'SCA); 1 o" 30 May 90 ancl IY 9 May 94, Doyle Conner Bldg., June, 1 Y 28 Oct., 1 Y 5 Nov., 1 a" 9 Dec., and 1 d 16 Gainesville, pine andhardwoods, C. Porter (F'SCA); Dec. 87, and 2 Y 9 Mar. 88, Copeland, FSSP [Faka- 1 ~r 10 Apr. 95, 610 NW 54 Terr., Gainesville, oak hatchee Strand State Preserve], Tr. 18, Guptal hammock, L. Stange (FSCA); 1 a" 20 Apr. 95, 610 Burges (6 Gupta, 1 Brambila); 1 d 17 May 87, 1 o" 14 NW 54 Terr., Gainesville, mixed oak hammock, L. Nov. 87, and I o" 1 Jan. 88, Naples, Tr. 17, Belmont Stange (FSCA). (Gupta). LEON CO.: 1 Y 18-24May and 1 o" 7-12 Nov. 83, COLUMBIA CO.: la' 8-20 Oct. 76, Osceola N.F. Tall Timbers R. S. [Research Station], M. trap 6, [National Forest,], Columbia & Baker Co. line, Rt. Gupta (Gupta); 1 u" 17-22 Oct. 83, Tall Timbers R. 90, Malaise trap, J.R. Wiley (FSCA). S., M. trap 7, (2upta (Gupta). DADE CO.: 1 Y March, Larkins [no other data] LIBERTY CO.: 1 9 9-17 May 68, Torreya State [det. 59 Townes] (MCZC) [Townes and Townes, Park, Malaise trap, H.V. Weems, Jr. (F'SCA). 1962 and pers. comm. 19881; 1 a' March, South ORANGE CO.: 1 Y 9 Aug. 90, Plymouth, A. Miami [no other data] [det. 59 Townes] (MCZC) Capitano (F'SCA). [Townes ancl Townes, 1962 andpers. comm. 19881; 1 o" 21 Mar. 51, Florida City, sweeping grasses, I-I.V. Weems, Jr. (FSCA); 1 9 June-Aug. 72, Opa-Locka Airport near NSY, W.H. Pierce (FSCA); 1 d 1-2Oct. 254 Volume 11, Nos. 3-4, September-December, 1997, INSECTA MUNDI

78, Fuch's I-Iammock near Homestead, flight (SEMC) [Townes and Townes, 1962 andpers. comm. trap, Terhune Dickel & H.V. Weems, Jr. (FSCA); 1 19881; 1 Y 15 Dec. 70, Bradenton, H.R. Dodge Y 20 Oct. 83, Homestead AREC [TREC], ex. Di- (FSCA); 1 9 17 Apr. and 1 9 1 May 87, Bradenton apha,nia ltyalir~a,ta,quarantine [in alcohol with GCIZEC [Gulf Coast Research and Education Cen- cocoon], J.E. Peiia (FSCA); 1 d 19 Nov. and 1 d 4 ter], Tr. 16, Schuster (Gupta); 1 d 21 Dec. 87, Dee. 87, and 1 d 7 Jan. and 2 d 15 Jan. 88, Bradenton GCREC, Tr. 16, Gupta (Gupta). Homestead TREC [Tropical Research and Educa- MONROE CO.: 1 17" 18-20 and 1 d 22 Jan. 80, tion Center], Tr. 15, Gupta (Gupta). Fleming Key, insect flight trap, John A. Acree & DUVAL CO.: 1 d 14 NOV.65; 1 P 30 Dec. 73; 1 Q I-I.V. Weems, Jr. (FSCA). Id 3 Feb., and 4d 8 Feb. 74, Jacksonville, Charles NASSAU CO.: 1 P 18 Mar. 92, Ft. Clinch State F. Zeiger (FSCA). Park [in Fernandina Beach], Stange (FSCA). GULF CO.: 1 d 19 Apr. 71, 15 miles W. of ORANGE CO.: 1 9 19 Dec. 56, Orlando, F.W. Apalachicola on US 98, I-I.V. Weems, Jr. (FSCA). Mead (FSCA). I-IENDR'I' CO.: 1 Y 4 Nov. 87, J.R. Brushwein, 1- PALM BEACH CO.: 2 d 2 Y Sep. 46, Belle Glade, 1, [with cocoon]; Id 7 Nov. 87, J.R. Brushwein, 1-4, [abclomen of one female in a capsule], "Hyperpara- [with cocoon]; I P G Nov. 87, D.G. Suitor, 1-2, [with site of Aparcteles sp. on Pilocrocis rarrter~talis",(let. cocoon]; I 9 15 Nov. 87, D. G. Suitor, ex. female Townes 47, W.D. Wylie, (FSCA); 1 specimen, 20 pupa in dead weed stem, 1-3. All of the above from Oct. 71, Belle Glade, reared from Marasmia sp., CPI Citrus Groves, SECG TWP45 R28, ex.prepupa W.G. Genung [det. Porter 721 [data from FSCA of Selert,isarnorLotropa [sueroides] (Lep. Noctuidae) records]; 1 O 10 Feb. 72, Belle Glade, AREC [Agri- coll. 30 Oct., [with green label "Voucher Specimen"] culture Research and Education Center], insectary (FSCA). screen, C.E. Seiler (FSCA); 1 Y 9 Jan. 74, Belle HIGHLANDS CO.: I d 24 Mar. 77, 9 miles west Glade, Everglades Exp. Sta., C.E. Seiler (FSCA); 2 of Childs on Fla. 70, sweeping roadside ditch vege- Y 8 Aug. 83, both reared from same Mocis sp. pupa tation, H.V. Weems, Jr. (FSCA); 1 Y 4 Aug. 78, from sugarcane [cocoon on separate pin and label], Archbold Biol. Sta., insect flight trap, E-1.V Weems, D.G. Hall (FSCA). Jr. & Richard I<. Frolich (FSCA); 1 9 20-21 Jan. 19, PINELLAS CO.: 1 Y 8 Mar. 13, Pasadena, Det. Archbold Biol. Sta., insect flight trap, F1.V. Weems, Townes 60, (NMNI-I) [Townes and Townes, 1962 Jr. & Del Guenther (FSCA); 1 9 6-8 Jan., 1 Q 17 and pers. comm. 19881; and 5 d 21 Mar. 50, Tarpon Jan., 1 914 Mar., 1 Y 17 Feb., I P 22 Feb., 1 P 15 Springs, Townes [AEIC]. Mar., 1 d 1 Y 20 Mar., 1 O 3 Apr., 1 d 4 Apr., X O 23 POLK CO.: 1 d 19 Dec. 62, Lakeland, John Apr., and I P 12-13 May 79, Archbold Biol. Sta., Hayward (FSCA). insect flight trap, H.V. Weems, Jr. & Sylvia Halkin PUTNAM CO.: I d 13 0ct.-5Nov. 75,2 miles NW (FSCA); 1 Y 7- 10 Mar. and 1 Y 18Mar. 80, Archbold Orange Spring, Malaise trap, J.R. Wiley (FSCA). Biol. Sta., insect flight trap, H.V. Weems, Jr. & SARASOTA CO.: 1 P 12 Apr. 52, Englewood, Fred E. Lohrer (FSCA); 1 Y 7 Sep. and 1 P 5 Nov. 79, Walley (CNCI) [Townes and Townes, 1962andpers. Archbold Biol. Sta., insect flight trap, H.V. Weems, comm. 19881; 1 9 13 Apr. 66, Oscar Scherer State Jr. & Thomas A. Webber (FSCA); 2 9 20 Mar. 50, 1%. [near Osprey], sweeping in roadside ditch, H.V. Sebring, on Bidem bipiru~a~tta,H.V. Weems, Jr. Weems, Jr., (FSCA) 1 Y 13-15 Mar. 78, Myakka (FSCA); 1 P 20 Mar. 55, Sebring, H.V. Weems, Jr. State Park near Sarasota, flight trap in palmetto- (FSCA); 1 Y 24 Mar. 57, Highlands I-lamm. St. Pk. ericaceous scrub, (2.13. Fairchild (FSCA). [near Sebring], H.V. Weems, Jr. (FSCA); and 1 O 14 SEMINOLE CO.: 1 P 10 June 26, Sanford, Apr. 68, Highlands I-Iamm. State Park, Malaise (NMNH) [Townes and Townes, 1962 and pers. trap, H.V. Weems, Jr. (FSCA). comm. 19881; 1 d coll. 17 May, em. 27 May 1927, IHILLSBOROUGH CO.: 19 Apr. 27, Lutz, Carn. Sanford, from celery, (NMNH) [Townes and Mus. Acc. 8096, coll. f