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New Distribution Records of Fishflies (Megaloptera: Corydalidae) for Kentucky, U.S.A.1 40 ENTOMOLOGICAL NEWS Volume 117, Number 1, January and February 2006 41 ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS NEW DISTRIBUTION RECORDS OF FISHFLIES The authors are deeply indebted to Professors J. H. Martin and R. L. Blackman for providing a (MEGALOPTERA: CORYDALIDAE) visiting position to the first author. Professor Blackman also helped examine the specimens. Miss 1 Kun Guo collected some of the material used in this study and Miss Caiping Liu prepared the micro- FOR KENTUCKY, U.S.A. scope slides. The project is supported by the National Natural Sciences Foundation of China (Grant 2 3 4 5 No.30270171, No. 30570214), and National Science Fund for Fostering Talents in Basic Research Donald C. Tarter, Dwight L. Chaffee, Charles V. Covell Jr., and Sean T. O’Keefe (No. NSFC-J0030092). KEY WORDS: Megaloptera, fishflies, Kentucky, county records, Kentucky, U.S.A. ABSTRACT: New distributional records (74) of larval fishflies are reported for Kentucky. Twenty- LITERATURE CITED five new county records were added for Nigronia serricornis (Say), and forty-two new county records were added for N. fasciatus (Walker), the most widely distributed fishfly in Kentucky (54 Agarwala, B. K. and D. N. Raychaudhuri. 1977. Two new species of aphids (Homoptera: Aphi- counties). These two species were sympatric in 14 streams in eastern Kentucky. One new county didae) from Sikkim, North east India. Entomon 2(1): 77-80. record was added for Neohermes concolor (Davis). Four new county records were noted for Chau- Baker, A. 1920. Generic classification of the hemipterous family Aphididae. Bulletin of the United liodes pectinicornis (Linnaeus), while two new county records were added for C. rastricornis Ram- States Department of Agriculture 826: 1-93. bur. Following this investigation, the statewide distribution of fishfly species is as follows: N. serri- Ghosh, L. K. 1972. Notes on a collection of aphids from Bhutan with description of a new species cornis (51 counties), N. fasciatus (54 counties), N. concolor (11 counties), C. pectinicornis (9 coun- (Homoptera: Aphididae). Kontyû 40(2): 72-76. ties), and C. rastricornis (9 counties). Emergence patterns are mentioned for the five species of fish- flies in Kentucky. Miyazaki, M. 1971. A revision of the Tribe Macrosiphini of Japan (Homoptera: Aphidinae). Insecta Matsumurana 34(1): 1-247. Flint (1965), Minshall (1968), Tarter et al. (1976), Harker et al. (1979, 1981), Raychaudhuri, D. N. 1980. Aphids of North-east India and Bhuntan. Zoological Society Calcutta and Call (1982) have reported distributional records for fishflies in Kentucky. VIII: 521 pp. However, much of their distribution in Kentucky is unknown. The main objec- Remaudière, G. and M. Remaudière. 1997. Catalogue of the World’s Aphididae. Homoptera tive of this paper was to report new county distribution records of fishflies for Aphidoidea. INRA, Paris, France. 473 pp. Kentucky. Shinji, O. 1923. New aphids from Saitama and Morioka. Zoological Magazine 35(417):301-309. Three eastern genera of fishflies, Chauliodes Latrielle, Neohermes Banks, and Shinji, O. 1924. New aphids from Morioka. Zoological Magazine (431): 343-372. Nigronia Banks, subfamily Chauliodinae, are widely distributed in Kentucky Shinji, O. 1941. Monograph of Japanese Aphididae. Shinkyo Sha Shein, Tokyo, Japan. 1215 pp. (Hazard, 1960). Generally, larvae of lentic species, C. pectinicornis (Linnaeus) Takahashi, R. 1919. On some subaquatic Aphididae, with description of one new genus and and C. rastricornis Rambur, are found in logs near marshes, lakes, ponds, species. Insect World, Gifu XXIII: 439-442. oxbows and swamps, whereas larvae of lotic species, N. fasciatus (Walker) and Takahashi R. 1923. Aphididae of Formosa. Part II. Report of Department of Agriculture Govern- N. serricornis (Say) are found under rocks in streams (Tarter et al., 1976). Larvae ment Research Institute, Formosa 4:1-173. of N. concolor (Davis) are found under leaf litter near spring seeps (Tarter et al., Takahashi, R. 1933. Additions to the aphid fauna of Formosa (Hemiptera). Philippine Journal of 1979). Science 52:291-301. Most of the fishflies listed in this paper were collected by the authors and are Takahashi, R. 1961. The aphid genus Akkaia of Japan (Homoptera). Publication of Entomology deposited in the West Virginia Benthological Survey at Marshall University. Lab of Osaka Prefecture University 6:11-14. Other fishflies were borrowed from personnel at Morehead State University and Tao, C. C. 1958. Corrections and additions to the aphid-fauna of China. Agricultural Research (Tai- wan). 8:1-10. University of Kentucky (which now also holds the former University of Louis- ville Insect Collection). Tao, C. C. 1963. Revision of Chinese Macrosiphinae (Aphididae, Homoptera). Plant Protection Bulletin (Taiwan) 5(3):162-205. Tao, C. C. 1966. Monograph of Chinese aphids. Annual Report of Taiwan Museum 9:1-28. ______________________________ 1 Tao, C. C. 1990. Aphid-fauna of Taiwan Province, China. Taiwan Museum Press. Taipei, Taiwan. Received on April 15, 2005. Accepted on June 10, 2005. 327pp. 2 Dept. of Biol. Sciences, Marshall University, Huntington, West Virginia 25755 U.S.A. E-mail: Tao, C. C. 1999. List of Aphidoidea (Homoptera) of China. Taiwan Agricultural Research Institute [email protected], [email protected]. Special Publication 77:1-144. 3 Forest Biology Consultant, P. O. Box 814, Richmond, Kentucky 40476 U.S.A. Zhang, G. X., X. L. Chen, T. S. Zhong, and J. H. Li. 1999. Aphididae: Macrosiphinae. 344-345. 4 McGuire Center for Lepidoptera and Biodiversity, Florida Museum of Natural History, P. O. Box In, Zhang G. X. (Editor). Fauna of Agricultural and Forestry Aphids of Northwest, China. Insecta: 112710, Gainesville, Florida 32611-2711 U.S.A. E-mail: [email protected]. Homoptera: Aphidinea. China Environmental Science Press. Beijing, China. 563 pp. 5 Department of Biological and Environmental Sciences, Morehead State University, Morehead, Ken- tucky 40351 U.S.A. E-mail: [email protected]. Mailed on March 29, 2006 42 ENTOMOLOGICAL NEWS Volume 117, Number 1, January and February 2006 43 DISTRIBUTIONAL RECORDS Adults (8) of N. serricornis emerged between 11 May and 12 June in Kentucky The statewide distribution of fishfly species is as follows: Nigronia serricorrnis (Tarter et al., 1977). Throughout its range, adults from 29 states emerged from 25 (51 counties), N. fasciatus (54 counties), Neohermes concolor (11 counties), Chau- March (Pennsylvania) to 25 November (New York). liodes pectinicornis (9 counties), and C. rastricornis (9 counties). Nigronia fasciatus (Walker) Nigronia serricornis (Say) Records are available for N. fasciatus, the most widely distributed fishfly in Nigronia serricornis occurs in the Appalachian Plateau, Bluegrass Region, and Kentucky (54 counties), from the Appalachian Plateau, Bluegrass Region, and Pen- Pennyroyal Regions of Kentucky (Fig. 1). Larvae can be commonly found inhab- nyroyal Region of Kentucky (Fig. 2). Minshall (1968), Harker et al. (1979), and iting streams that are moderately impacted by strip mining activities (Call, 1982). Tarter et al. (1976) noted records for the following 12 counties Breathitt, Clay, Tarter et al. (1976), Harker et al. (1981), and Call (1982) reported records from the Elliott, Fayette, Hart, Laurel, Meade, Menifee, Pulaski, Rowan, Trimble, and following 26 counties: Barren, Bell, Bullitt, Carter, Christian, Clay, Clinton, Crit- Wolfe. The following 42 counties are added to the statewide distribution of this tenden, Fayette, Greenup, Jackson, Jefferson, Jessamine, Laurel, Letcher, Lee, species: Bath Co.: Clear Cr., 21-IX-04; Bell Co.: Stoney Fork, 20-V-04; Boyd Co.: McCreary, Meade, Monroe, Oldham, Owsley, Pulaski, Rockcastle, Rowan, Wayne, Jacks Park, 21-III-97; Bracken Co.: Locust Fork, 17-IX-03; Carter Co.: Wells Br., and Whitley. The following 25 counties are added to the distribution of this species: 31-V-02 and Jordan Fork, 18-IV-93; Clark Co.: Long Br., 23-XI-04; Clinton Co.: McIver Br., 03-XII-04; Cumberland Co.: Crocus Cr., 03-XII-04; Estill Co.: Oak Adair Co. : Gentry Mill, 11-V-48; Bath Co.: Big Cave Run, 07-IV-01; Bracken Co.: Cr., 17-XI-00; Floyd Co.: Cow Cr., 14-XI-02; Fleming Co.: Greenbrier Br., 21-IX- Locust Fork, 17-IX-03; Breathitt Co.: Clemons Fork, 07-V-02; Estill Co.: Oak Cr., 04; Gallatin Co.: Little Sugar Cr., 25-IX-04; Garrard Co..: Frog Br., 18-XI-04; 17-XI-00; Floyd Co.: Little Mud Cr., 09-I-03; Franklin Co.: Little Bensen Cr., 18- Greenup Co.: Dry Fork, 14-X-04; Harlan Co.: Little Laurel Cr., 27-V-01, Brownies VI-03; Grant Co.: Morgan Cr., 30-VI-03; Harlan Co.: Big Laurel Cr., 29-V-03 and Cr., 19-X-99, Abner Cr., 29-V-00; Jackson Co.: Radford Hollow Br., 31-III-04; Jef- Fugitt Cr., 02-X-02; Johnson Co.: Little Paint Cr., 01-XI-02; Knott Co.: Coles Cr., ferson Co.: no stream name, 15-VII-66; Jessamine Co.: Marble Cr., 01-X-04; John- 20-XI-02; Knox Co.: Mills Fork, 09-III-01 and Trace Br., 01-X-02; Lawrence Co.: son Co.: Little Paint Cr., 01-XI-02; Knott Co.: Little Carr Cr., 20-XI-02; Knox Co.: Little Blaine Cr., 24-X-02; Leslie Co.: Sugar Cr., 13-V-04; Lewis Co.: Briary Cr., Mills Fork, 13-V-04; Lawrence Co.: Georges Cr., 28-VIII-04; Lee Co.: Willis Br., 23-V-02 and Scotts Br., 13-IV-93; Madison Co.: Muddy Creek., 24-XI-04; Magof- 19-IV-02; Leslie Co.: Sugar Cr., 28-VI-02; Lewis Co.: Briary Cr., 23-V-02; Letcher fin Co.: Puncheon Cr., 17-VI-02; Menifee Co.: Wolfpen Br., 27-V-02 and Indian Co.: Colliers Cr., 07-V-02; Lincoln Co.: no stream name, 10-V-48; Madison Co.: Cr., 12-V-03; Morgan Co.: Yocum Cr., 25-V-02; Nelson
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