The Corixidae (Hemiptera-Heteroptera) of British Columbia
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34 PllOC. E I\' TOMOL. Soc. Bill'!'. C OI .l1 M RIA. V OL. 57 (1960 ), D EC. 1, 1960 THE CORIXIDAE (HEMIPTERA-HETEROPTERA) OF BRITISH COLUMBIA I. LANSBURY' Introduction Manitoba, Alberta, Saskatchewan and Prior to this list nineteen species Alaska. Apparently not very common were recorded from British Columbia; although widespread. twenty five are recorded here and Dasycorixa hybrida (Hungerford) three new species are described. Some Vernon (P.) (Hungerford, 1.c.) . of the records are from Hungerford Corisella decolor (Uhler) (1948) and Lansbury (1955) . The re Osoyoos (H.B.L.); Hope (L.D.A.). mainder are from material in the British Columbia forms the extreme collections of the Department of northern limit of this species; it Zoology at the University of British occurs abundantly in California, Utah, Columbia, Vancouver. Full descrip Nevada and Oregon. tions of the species listed, excluding Callicorixa audeni (Hungerford) the new ones, can be found in Hunger Kamloops (G.J.S.); Fraser Lake ford (1. c.). (G. J. S.); Chilcotin (G.J .S.); Nicola List o·f Captors (G.J.S.) ; Australian (N.S.W.) ; Midday A.B.A . .......................... A. B. Acton Valley, Merritt (K.F.A.) ; Oliver L.D.A . .................... L. D. Anderson (W. D.) ; Williams La k e District KF.A . .......................... K F. Auden (G.G .E.S.) ; Alkali Lake South of Clin W.B . .................... ____ .... W. Bennedict J.C.B . ...____ .................. J. C. Bradley ton (G.G.E.S.); Soda Creek, to light O.B . ......... __ ................. Owen Bryant (G.J.S.) ; Nulki Lake near Vanderhoof E.R.B. ........................ E. R. Buckell (J. A. M.); Downie Creek, Selkirk D.C.B. .... __ ................ D. C. Buckland B.C . ................................ Bueno Coll Mountains (J.C.B.) ; Prairie Hills G.C.C . ................................ G. C. Carl (J.C.B.); Paxton Valley (A.T.) ; Kere N.C... ....... __ . __ ........ __ .. __ ........ N. Carter meos (C.C.L.); Westbank (A.N.G.); W.D . ................................ W. Downes J.F . ....................................... J . Fraser Jesmond (J. K. J.); Nr. Clinton A.N.G . ..... ............... A. N. Gartrell (A.B.A.); Fort st. John (A.B.A.) ; 45 J. H ...................... __ ................ J. Hart miles N. of AWn (A.B.A.) ; Revelstoke. J .KJ. ............................ J. K Jacob H.B.L. ...... .. .................. H. B. Leech CaZZicorixa alaskensis (Hungerford) C.C.L . .............................. C. C. Loan Seymour Mountain 4,000 feet, Van V.Z.L. ........................... V. Z. Lucas couver (H. B. L.); Masset, Q.C.I. J.A.M . ....................... J. A. Munro P . ...................... __ .................. Parshley (A.B.A.); 20 miles south of Port Cle J.H.P . .......................... J . H. P epper ments, Q.C.I. (A.B.A.); Tlell, Q.C.I. W.H.P . ...... ................ W. H. Preece (A.BA); Fort st. John (A.B.A.); At G.G.E.S . ................ G. G. E. Scudder G.S.S . ........... ............ G. Stace Smith lin (A.B.A.). Hungerford (1.c.) also G.J.S . ......................... G. J. Spencer lists B.C. but no locality is given. This A.T. ................................. A. Thrupp species is most common in Alaska. U.C . .......... .................... Uhler CoIl P.N.V . ....... __ .............. P. N. Vroom CaZZicorixa vulnerata (Uhler) J.B.W . ........................... J . B. Wallis Saanich (W.D.); Milner (G.J.S.); J.W . .............................. J. Waterfield Pond, Univ. B.C. (G.J.S.); Mission N.S.W . ..................... N. S. Wright (W.D.) ; Point Grey (J.H.) ; Malahat Species Recorded (W.D.) ; Metchosin (W.D.); Bear Foot Cymatia americana (Hussey) Mts. (B.C.); Peachland (A.N.G.) ; Kamloops (G.J.S.); Brent Lake, Penticton (A.N.G.) ; Port Clements, Summerland (A.N.G.); Fort st. John Q.C.I. (A.B.A.); Tlell, Q.C.I. (A.B.A.); (A.B.A.) ; Nulki Lake near Vanderhoof Masset, Q.C.I. (A.B.A.) ; 20 miles south (J.A.M.). This species has also been of Port Clements, Q.C.I. (A.B.A.). Re collected in the North West Territory, corded from scattered localities in the • Hope Department of Entomology, University Museum, Oxford. Western United States. Pnoc. E:-iTtJ\lO I.. SIW. BlOT. CO I. L· , 'I\I.I . V I) I. ;,7 (1960) . DEc. 1. 1960. 35 Cenoco7'ixa bifid a (Hungerford) H .B.L.) ; Chilliwack; C ran b roo k Kamloops (G.J.S.) ; Chi I cot in (J.H.P.); Sahacks La ke (U.C.); Vic (G.J.S. ) ; Nicola (G.J.S.); Malahat toria, Swan Lake (A.B.A.) . Apparent (W.D.); Vernon (E.R.B., W.D.); 6 ly an abundant species in the lower miles South of Clinton (G.G.E.S.); par t of the province. Found over most 149 mile lake, Cariboo (G.G.E.S.); of the United Sta t es, but not very Soda Creek, to light (G.J.S.); Miln er common a long the Eastern seaboard; (G.J.S.) ; Westwick Lake, Cariboo it h a s been r ecorded from Mexico. (G.G.E.S.); Risk e Creek, North Range H espel'ocorixa vulgaris (Hungerford) (G.G.E.S.); Boitano Lake, Cariboo Oliver (W.D.); Williams Lake dis (G.G.E.S.) ; Peachland (J.B.W.); Nul trict (G.G.E.S.); Cra nbrook (O.B.) ; ki La ke (J.A.M.) ; West bank (A.N.G.) ; Sooke (KF.A.) ; Clinton district, Bea Summerland , Fish La ke (A.N.G.) ; verda m Lake (H.B.L.). Seemingly on Oliver (A.N.G.); Hope Mt., 4,500 feet the ed ge of its distribution, this Cor (A.N.G.); J esmond (J.KJ.); Minnie ixid is found principa lly in Michigan Lake (N.C.); Nicola (P.N.V.) . This is and Minnesota and there a re records an extremely common species over the for mos t of the United States. Plateau region, most common in Mon H espel'ocol'ixa rnichiganensis tana in the United Sta tes. (Hunger ford) Cenocorixa utahensis (Hungerford) Saanich (W.D.); Chilcotin, Riske Creek (G.G.E.S.) . Found in scattered V ern 0 n (W. D.) ; Windermere (O.B.); Copper Ht. (G.J .S .) ; Brent localities across Can ada, but not Lake, Summerland (A.N.G. ); P entic along th e Eas tern seaboard. ton (A.N.G .). British Columbia seems H esp e1'Ocorix a atopodonta to be the northern limit of this (Hungerford) Corixid. Saanich (W.D.) ; Riske Creek, North R an ge (G.G.E.S.) . A n ew record for Cenocorixa andel'soni Hungerford British Columbia, this species is found Vic tori a (KF.A.); Golds trea m m ost common ly in Michigan, Min (KF.A.). Not hitherto r ecorded from nesota and Wisconsin. Canada; known only from Oregon A l'ctocorisa convexct (Fieber) and Washington where it is not very R evelstoke (Wa lley, 19 36). Known common. in B .C . only from this locality. Found Cenocorixa expZeta (Uhler) principa lly so far in La brador. Kamloops (G.J.S.) ; 6 miles South A rctocorisa sutilis (Uhler) of Clinton (G.G.E.S.) ; Risk e Creek , K a mloops (G.J.S.) ; 45 miles N. of North Range (G.G.E.S.). Not pre AWn (A.B.A .). Not previously record viously recorded from British Colum ed from British Columbia. This Al'cto bia; found most commonly in North cO ,"isa has a wide distribution extend Dakota and a lso known from Mani ing from Alask a to Colorado. toba and Saskatchewa n. Sigam ( Arctos-tgam) decoratella Hespel'ccorixa laevigata (Uhler) (Hungerford) Kamloops (G.J.S.) ; Vernon (W.D.) ; K a mloops (G.J.S.); La c la J eune Pond, Univ. B.C. (V.Z .L.); Osoyoos (A. C. T.); Smi the r s; Chilcotin (H.B.L.) ; Vancouver (H.B.L., G.J.S. ) ; (G.J.S. ); Oliver (P.N.V.) ; Shafer Lake Nicola (G.J.S.); Metchosin (W.D.) ; (J.A.M.) ; Nicola La k e (E.R.B.). Not a Midday Valley, Merritt (KF.A.) ; comm on species; the main centre of Mission (W.D.); Oliver (W.D.); Point dis tribution is Michigan a nd Min Grey (J.H.); Alkali Lake South of nesota. Clinton (G. G . E. S.) ; Riske Creek, Sigam (Al'ctosigam) IJenniensis North Range (G. G. E. S.) ; Cariboo (Hungerford) (G.G.E.S.) ; Peachland (J.B .W., A.N.G., Prince Rupert (N.C.) . 36 PIWC. EX"lU\LOI.. Soc. firaT. C OlX~.II:I.\. ' ·or.. :. 7 ( 1960) . DEc. 1. 1960 Sigara (Vermicorixa) bicoloripennis Sigara (Vermicorixa) mulletensis (Walley) (Hungerford) Chilcotin (G.J.S.); Cariboo, West Chief Lake (J.A.M.) . Found prin wick Lake (G.G.E.S.); Brent Lake, . cipally in Michigan and Minnesota. Summerland (A.N.G.). Found mainly Cenocorixa hungertordi n. sp. Fig. 1 in Manitoba, Michigan and Minnesota. Size : length 7.7 mm. to 8 mm.; Sigara (Vermicorixa) washington- width of head across eyes 2 mm. to ensis Hungerford 2.1 mm. Windermere (O .B.); Adams Lake Colour: general facies light; pro (K.F.A.); Vernon (L.D.A., W.D.); Oli notum crossed by 8 to 10 dark lines ver (L.D.A.); Quesnel Lake (W.B.) ; narrower than the pale interlinea Needles (H.B.L.); Mill Creek, Kel tions, the median dark lines being owna (A.N.G.) . A fairly common broken in the centre of pronotum; species in British Columbia, although claval pattern broken, vermiculate this province appears to be the north dark splotches with colour etched ern limit. away from inner angle; coria1 pattern Sigara (Vermicorixa) grosslineata vermiculated dark splotches arranged Hungerford in three indistinct longitudinal series; Quesnel (G. J. S.); Burns Lake membrane and corium distinctly sep (G.J.S.). Not previously recorded from arated by pale smoky line; embolium, British Columbia. Recorded princip head and limbs pale, venter pale to ally from Manitoba in Canada and black.