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Fauna Lepidopterologica Volgo-Uralensis" 150 Years Later: Changes and Additions
©Ges. zur Förderung d. Erforschung von Insektenwanderungen e.V. München, download unter www.zobodat.at Atalanta (August 2000) 31 (1/2):327-367< Würzburg, ISSN 0171-0079 "Fauna lepidopterologica Volgo-Uralensis" 150 years later: changes and additions. Part 5. Noctuidae (Insecto, Lepidoptera) by Vasily V. A n ik in , Sergey A. Sachkov , Va d im V. Z o lo t u h in & A n drey V. Sv ir id o v received 24.II.2000 Summary: 630 species of the Noctuidae are listed for the modern Volgo-Ural fauna. 2 species [Mesapamea hedeni Graeser and Amphidrina amurensis Staudinger ) are noted from Europe for the first time and one more— Nycteola siculana Fuchs —from Russia. 3 species ( Catocala optata Godart , Helicoverpa obsoleta Fabricius , Pseudohadena minuta Pungeler ) are deleted from the list. Supposedly they were either erroneously determinated or incorrect noted from the region under consideration since Eversmann 's work. 289 species are recorded from the re gion in addition to Eversmann 's list. This paper is the fifth in a series of publications1 dealing with the composition of the pres ent-day fauna of noctuid-moths in the Middle Volga and the south-western Cisurals. This re gion comprises the administrative divisions of the Astrakhan, Volgograd, Saratov, Samara, Uljanovsk, Orenburg, Uralsk and Atyraus (= Gurjev) Districts, together with Tataria and Bash kiria. As was accepted in the first part of this series, only material reliably labelled, and cover ing the last 20 years was used for this study. The main collections are those of the authors: V. A n i k i n (Saratov and Volgograd Districts), S. -
An Annotated Checklist of Wisconsin Handsome Fungus Beetles (Coleoptera: Endomychidae)
The Great Lakes Entomologist Volume 40 Numbers 3 & 4 - Fall/Winter 2007 Numbers 3 & Article 9 4 - Fall/Winter 2007 October 2007 An Annotated Checklist of Wisconsin Handsome Fungus Beetles (Coleoptera: Endomychidae) Michele B. Price University of Wisconsin Daniel K. Young University of Wisconsin Follow this and additional works at: https://scholar.valpo.edu/tgle Part of the Entomology Commons Recommended Citation Price, Michele B. and Young, Daniel K. 2007. "An Annotated Checklist of Wisconsin Handsome Fungus Beetles (Coleoptera: Endomychidae)," The Great Lakes Entomologist, vol 40 (2) Available at: https://scholar.valpo.edu/tgle/vol40/iss2/9 This Peer-Review Article is brought to you for free and open access by the Department of Biology at ValpoScholar. It has been accepted for inclusion in The Great Lakes Entomologist by an authorized administrator of ValpoScholar. For more information, please contact a ValpoScholar staff member at [email protected]. Price and Young: An Annotated Checklist of Wisconsin Handsome Fungus Beetles (Cole 2007 THE GREAT LAKES ENTOMOLOGIST 177 AN Annotated Checklist of Wisconsin Handsome Fungus Beetles (Coleoptera: Endomychidae) Michele B. Price1 and Daniel K. Young1 ABSTRACT The first comprehensive survey of Wisconsin Endomychidae was initiated in 1998. Throughout Wisconsin sampling sites were selected based on habitat type and sampling history. Wisconsin endomychids were hand collected from fungi and under tree bark; successful trapping methods included cantharidin- baited pitfall traps, flight intercept traps, and Lindgren funnel traps. Examina- tion of literature records, museum and private collections, and field research yielded 10 species, three of which are new state records. Two dubious records, Epipocus unicolor Horn and Stenotarsus hispidus (Herbst), could not be con- firmed. -
Elytra Reduction May Affect the Evolution of Beetle Hind Wings
Zoomorphology https://doi.org/10.1007/s00435-017-0388-1 ORIGINAL PAPER Elytra reduction may affect the evolution of beetle hind wings Jakub Goczał1 · Robert Rossa1 · Adam Tofilski2 Received: 21 July 2017 / Revised: 31 October 2017 / Accepted: 14 November 2017 © The Author(s) 2017. This article is an open access publication Abstract Beetles are one of the largest and most diverse groups of animals in the world. Conversion of forewings into hardened shields is perceived as a key adaptation that has greatly supported the evolutionary success of this taxa. Beetle elytra play an essential role: they minimize the influence of unfavorable external factors and protect insects against predators. Therefore, it is particularly interesting why some beetles have reduced their shields. This rare phenomenon is called brachelytry and its evolution and implications remain largely unexplored. In this paper, we focused on rare group of brachelytrous beetles with exposed hind wings. We have investigated whether the elytra loss in different beetle taxa is accompanied with the hind wing shape modification, and whether these changes are similar among unrelated beetle taxa. We found that hind wings shape differ markedly between related brachelytrous and macroelytrous beetles. Moreover, we revealed that modifications of hind wings have followed similar patterns and resulted in homoplasy in this trait among some unrelated groups of wing-exposed brachelytrous beetles. Our results suggest that elytra reduction may affect the evolution of beetle hind wings. Keywords Beetle · Elytra · Evolution · Wings · Homoplasy · Brachelytry Introduction same mechanism determines wing modification in all other insects, including beetles. However, recent studies have The Coleoptera order encompasses almost the quarter of all provided evidence that formation of elytra in beetles is less currently known animal species (Grimaldi and Engel 2005; affected by Hox gene than previously expected (Tomoyasu Hunt et al. -
Working Today for Nature Tomorrow
Report Number 693 Knepp Castle Estate baseline ecological survey English Nature Research Reports working today for nature tomorrow English Nature Research Reports Number 693 Knepp Castle Estate baseline ecological survey Theresa E. Greenaway Record Centre Survey Unit Sussex Biodiversity Record Centre Woods Mill, Henfield West Sussex RH14 0UE You may reproduce as many additional copies of this report as you like for non-commercial purposes, provided such copies stipulate that copyright remains with English Nature, Northminster House, Peterborough PE1 1UA. However, if you wish to use all or part of this report for commercial purposes, including publishing, you will need to apply for a licence by contacting the Enquiry Service at the above address. Please note this report may also contain third party copyright material. ISSN 0967-876X © Copyright English Nature 2006 Cover note Project officer Dr Keith Kirby, Terrestrial Wildlife Team e-mail [email protected] Contractor(s) Theresa E. Greenaway Record Centre Survey Unit Sussex Biodiversity Record Centre Woods Mill, Henfield West Sussex RH14 0UE The views in this report are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily represent those of English Nature This report should be cited as: GREENAWAY, T.E. 2006. Knepp Castle Estate baseline ecological survey. English Nature Research Reports, No. 693. Preface Using grazing animals as a management tool is widespread across the UK. However allowing a mixture of large herbivores to roam freely with minimal intervention and outside the constraints of livestock production systems in order to replicate a more natural, pre- industrial, ecosystem is not as commonplace. -
Studies of the Laboulbeniomycetes: Diversity, Evolution, and Patterns of Speciation
Studies of the Laboulbeniomycetes: Diversity, Evolution, and Patterns of Speciation The Harvard community has made this article openly available. Please share how this access benefits you. Your story matters Citable link http://nrs.harvard.edu/urn-3:HUL.InstRepos:40049989 Terms of Use This article was downloaded from Harvard University’s DASH repository, and is made available under the terms and conditions applicable to Other Posted Material, as set forth at http:// nrs.harvard.edu/urn-3:HUL.InstRepos:dash.current.terms-of- use#LAA ! STUDIES OF THE LABOULBENIOMYCETES: DIVERSITY, EVOLUTION, AND PATTERNS OF SPECIATION A dissertation presented by DANNY HAELEWATERS to THE DEPARTMENT OF ORGANISMIC AND EVOLUTIONARY BIOLOGY in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy in the subject of Biology HARVARD UNIVERSITY Cambridge, Massachusetts April 2018 ! ! © 2018 – Danny Haelewaters All rights reserved. ! ! Dissertation Advisor: Professor Donald H. Pfister Danny Haelewaters STUDIES OF THE LABOULBENIOMYCETES: DIVERSITY, EVOLUTION, AND PATTERNS OF SPECIATION ABSTRACT CHAPTER 1: Laboulbeniales is one of the most morphologically and ecologically distinct orders of Ascomycota. These microscopic fungi are characterized by an ectoparasitic lifestyle on arthropods, determinate growth, lack of asexual state, high species richness and intractability to culture. DNA extraction and PCR amplification have proven difficult for multiple reasons. DNA isolation techniques and commercially available kits are tested enabling efficient and rapid genetic analysis of Laboulbeniales fungi. Success rates for the different techniques on different taxa are presented and discussed in the light of difficulties with micromanipulation, preservation techniques and negative results. CHAPTER 2: The class Laboulbeniomycetes comprises biotrophic parasites associated with arthropods and fungi. -
The Avifauna of Mt. Karimui, Chimbu Province, Papua New Guinea, Including Evidence for Long-Term Population Dynamics in Undisturbed Tropical Forest
Ben Freeman & Alexandra M. Class Freeman 30 Bull. B.O.C. 2014 134(1) The avifauna of Mt. Karimui, Chimbu Province, Papua New Guinea, including evidence for long-term population dynamics in undisturbed tropical forest Ben Freeman & Alexandra M. Class Freeman Received 27 July 2013 Summary.—We conducted ornithological feld work on Mt. Karimui and in the surrounding lowlands in 2011–12, a site frst surveyed for birds by J. Diamond in 1965. We report range extensions, elevational records and notes on poorly known species observed during our work. We also present a list with elevational distributions for the 271 species recorded in the Karimui region. Finally, we detail possible changes in species abundance and distribution that have occurred between Diamond’s feld work and our own. Most prominently, we suggest that Bicolored Mouse-warbler Crateroscelis nigrorufa might recently have colonised Mt. Karimui’s north-western ridge, a rare example of distributional change in an avian population inhabiting intact tropical forests. The island of New Guinea harbours a diverse, largely endemic avifauna (Beehler et al. 1986). However, ornithological studies are hampered by difculties of access, safety and cost. Consequently, many of its endemic birds remain poorly known, and feld workers continue to describe new taxa (Prat 2000, Beehler et al. 2007), report large range extensions (Freeman et al. 2013) and elucidate natural history (Dumbacher et al. 1992). Of necessity, avifaunal studies are usually based on short-term feld work. As a result, population dynamics are poorly known and limited to comparisons of diferent surveys or diferences noticeable over short timescales (Diamond 1971, Mack & Wright 1996). -
The Late Ross H. Arnett, Jr., Ph.D. Michael C. Thomas, Ph.D. Paul E
VOLUME 2 AMERICAN BEETLES Polyphaga: Scarabaeoidea through Curculionoidea VOLUME 2 AMERICAN BEETLES Polyphaga: Scarabaeoidea through Curculionoidea Edited by the late Ross H. Arnett, Jr., Ph.D. Michael C. Thomas, Ph.D. Paul E. Skelley, Ph.D. and J. Howard Frank, D. Phil. CRC Press Boca Raton London New York Washington, D.C. COVER FIGURES: Center - Coccinellidae, Harmonia axyridus (Palles) [Photo by Fred J. Santana]. Outer rim, clockwise from top: Ripiphoridae, Macrosiagon cruentum (Germar) [by Fred J. Santana]; Meloidae, Lytta magister Horn [by Charles L. Bellamy]; Carabidae, Rhadine exilis (Barr and Lawrence) [by James C. Cokendolpher]; Melyridae, Malachius mirandus (LeConte) [by Max E. Badgley]; Lampyridae, Microphotus angustus LeConte [by Arthur V. Evans]. Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data American beetles / edited by Ross H. Arnett and Michael C. Thomas. p. cm. Contents: v. 1. Archostemata, Myxophaga, Adephaga, Polyphaga: Staphyliniformia. Includes bibliographical references (p.). ISBN 0-8493-0954-9 (alk. paper : v. 2)) 1. Beetles—North America. I. Arnett, Ross H. II. Thomas, M. C. (Michael Charles). 1948– QL581 .A43 2002 595.76¢097—dc21 00-050809 CIP This book contains information obtained from authentic and highly regarded sources. Reprinted material is quoted with permission, and sources are indicated. A wide variety of references are listed. Reasonable efforts have been made to publish reliable data and information, but the authors and the publisher cannot assume responsibility for the validity of all materials or for the consequences of their use. Neither this book nor any part may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopying, microfilming, and recording, or by any information storage or retrieval system, without prior permission in writing from the publisher. -
Of Agrocenosis of Rice Fields in Kyzylorda Oblast, South Kazakhstan
Acta Biologica Sibirica 6: 229–247 (2020) doi: 10.3897/abs.6.e54139 https://abs.pensoft.net RESEARCH ARTICLE Orthopteroid insects (Mantodea, Blattodea, Dermaptera, Phasmoptera, Orthoptera) of agrocenosis of rice fields in Kyzylorda oblast, South Kazakhstan Izbasar I. Temreshev1, Arman M. Makezhanov1 1 LLP «Educational Research Scientific and Production Center "Bayserke-Agro"», Almaty oblast, Pan- filov district, Arkabay village, Otegen Batyr street, 3, Kazakhstan Corresponding author: Izbasar I. Temreshev ([email protected]) Academic editor: R. Yakovlev | Received 10 March 2020 | Accepted 12 April 2020 | Published 16 September 2020 http://zoobank.org/EF2D6677-74E1-4297-9A18-81336E53FFD6 Citation: Temreshev II, Makezhanov AM (2020) Orthopteroid insects (Mantodea, Blattodea, Dermaptera, Phasmoptera, Orthoptera) of agrocenosis of rice fields in Kyzylorda oblast, South Kazakhstan. Acta Biologica Sibirica 6: 229–247. https://doi.org/10.3897/abs.6.e54139 Abstract An annotated list of Orthopteroidea of rise paddy fields in Kyzylorda oblast in South Kazakhstan is given. A total of 60 species of orthopteroid insects were identified, belonging to 58 genera from 17 families and 5 orders. Mantids are represented by 3 families, 6 genera and 6 species; cockroaches – by 2 families, 2 genera and 2 species; earwigs – by 3 families, 3 genera and 3 species; sticks insects – by 1 family, 1 genus and 1 species. Orthopterans are most numerous (8 families, 46 genera and 48 species). Of these, three species, Bolivaria brachyptera, Hierodula tenuidentata and Ceraeocercus fuscipennis, are listed in the Red Book of the Republic of Kazakhstan. Celes variabilis and Chrysochraon dispar indicated for the first time for a given location. The fauna of orthopteroid insects in the studied areas of Kyzylorda is compared with other regions of Kazakhstan. -
Nimfal Conocephalus Fuscus Fuscus (Fabricius, 1793) (Orthoptera, Tettigoniidae)’Ta Proventrikulusun Histomorfolojik Özellikleri
ISSN 2757-5543 GÜFFD 2. Cilt (1): 68-76 (2021) DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.4843474 Gazi Üniversitesi Fen Fakültesi Dergisi http://sci-fac-j.gazi.edu.tr/ Nimfal Conocephalus fuscus fuscus (Fabricius, 1793) (Orthoptera, Tettigoniidae)’ta Proventrikulusun Histomorfolojik Özellikleri Damla Amutkan Mutlu1,* , Irmak Polat2 , Zekiye Suludere2 1 Gazi Üniversitesi, Fen Fakültesi, Biyoloji Bölümü, 06500, Ankara, Türkiye 2 Çankırı Karatekin Üniversitesi, Fen Fakültesi, Biyoloji Bölümü, 18200, Çankırı, Türkiye Öne Çıkanlar • Nimfal Conocephalus fuscus fuscus’ta proventrikulusun morfolojik ve yapısal özellikleri incelenmiştir. • Çalışmada ışık mikroskobu ve taramalı elektron mikroskop yöntemleri kullanılmıştır. • Diğer böcek türlerinin proventrikulusu ile benzerlikleri ve farklılıkları ortaya konmuştur. Makale Bilgileri Özet Böceklerde sindirim sisteminin morfolojisindeki çeşitlilik, birçok araştırmacıyı, proventrikulusa özel vurgu Geliş: 29.03.2021 yaparak, onu sistematik ve filogenik karakter olarak kullanmaya yöneltmiştir. Bu çalışmada, nimfal Kabul: 06.05.2021 Conocephalus fuscus fuscus (Fabricius, 1793) (Orthoptera, Tettigoniidae), 2017 ve 2018 yıllarının Haziran ayında Ankara-Çankırı yolu üzerindeki arazilerden toplanmış ve disekte edilen proventrikulus yapısı ışık mikroskobu ve taramalı elektron mikroskop yöntemleriyle incelenmiştir. C. fuscus fuscus dıştan içe doğru Anahtar Kelimeler kas tabakası ve epitel tabakasından oluşmaktadır. Epitel tabakasının apikal yüzeyinde farklı kalınlıklarda kütikül tabakası yer almaktadır. C. fuscus fuscus, 6 skletorize -
Glimpsing at the Rove Beetle Fauna of Vjosa River, Albania (Coleoptera: Staphylinidae) 307-314 © Zool.-Bot
ZOBODAT - www.zobodat.at Zoologisch-Botanische Datenbank/Zoological-Botanical Database Digitale Literatur/Digital Literature Zeitschrift/Journal: Verhandlungen der Zoologisch-Botanischen Gesellschaft in Wien. Frueher: Verh.des Zoologisch-Botanischen Vereins in Wien. seit 2014 "Acta ZooBot Austria" Jahr/Year: 2018 Band/Volume: 155_1 Autor(en)/Author(s): Degasperi Gregor Artikel/Article: Glimpsing at the rove beetle fauna of Vjosa River, Albania (Coleoptera: Staphylinidae) 307-314 © Zool.-Bot. Ges. Österreich, Austria; download unter www.zobodat.at Acta ZooBot Austria 155, 2018, 307–314 Glimpsing at the rove beetle fauna of Vjosa River, Albania (Coleoptera: Staphylinidae) Gregor Degasperi The determination of by-catches from a field trip to Vjosa River in April 2017 revealed 74 different species of staphylinid beetles. 28 species were reported for the first time for Albania, which impressively confirms the poor knowledge of Albania’s rove beetle fauna. Further intensified investigations also considering specific catching methods are recommended to generate a well-founded data set of riverine staphylindae from Vjosa River for detailed evaluation. The importance of staphylindae as indicators in flood- plain habitats is discussed. DEGASPERI G., 2018: Einblicke in die Kurzflügelkäferfauna der Vjosa Auen, Alba- nien (Coleoptera: Staphylinidae). Die Auswertung von Beifängen einer Vjosa Exkursion nach Albanien im April 2017 erbrachten 74 verschiedene Arten. 28 Arten Staphylindae werden zum ersten Mal aus Albanien gemeldet, was den geringen Kenntnisstand der Staphyliniden Fauna Alba- niens demonstriert. Für eine ökologische Auswertung werden zusätzliche und inten- sivere Aufsammlungen unter Anwendung spezifischer Sammelmethoden empfohlen. Die zentrale Bedeutung von Kurzflügelkäfern als Indikatoren in Auen Lebensräumen wird diskutiert. Keywords: Albania, floodplain, Staphylinidae, new records, riparian, river. -
Additions to the Fauna of Braconidae (Hym., Ichneumonoidea) of Iran Based on the Specimens Housed in Hayk Mirzayans Insect Museum with Six New Records for Iran
J. Ins. Biodivers. Syst. 06(4): 353–364 ISSN: 2423-8112 JOURNAL OF INSECT BIODIVERSITY AND SYSTEMATICS Research Article http://jibs.modares.ac.ir http://zoobank.org/References/F59BDACD-3A4E-42A4-9DE6-4ABA3744048F Additions to the fauna of Braconidae (Hym., Ichneumonoidea) of Iran based on the specimens housed in Hayk Mirzayans Insect Museum with six new records for Iran Ali Ameri1* , Ebrahim Ebrahimi1 & Ali Asghar Talebi2 1 Insect Taxonomy Research Department, Iranian Research Institute of Plant Protection, Agricultural Research Education and Extension Organization (AREEO), Tehran, Islamic Republic of Iran. [email protected]; [email protected] 2 Department of Entomology, Faculty of Agriculture, Tarbiat Modares University, P. O. Box: 14115-336, Tehran, Iran. [email protected] ABSTRACT. This study was based on examination of specimens of the family Braconidae (Hymenoptera: Ichneumonoidea) deposited in Hayk Mirzayans Insect Museum. Totally thirteen species from eleven genera and seven Received: subfamilies, including Braconinae (One genus – One species), Cardiochilinae (1- 02 December, 2019 1), Doryctinae (1-4), Macrocernrinae (1-2) , Opiinae (2-2), Rhyssalinae (1-1), Rogadinae (1-2) were identified, of which six species including Biosteres Accepted: spinaciaeformis Fischer, 1971, Heterospilus rubicola Fischer,1968, Utetes fulvicollis 12 July, 2020 (Thomson, 1895), Aleiodes arcticus (Thomson, 1892), Macrocentrus turkestanicus Published: (Telenga, 1950) and Rhyssalus longicaudis (Tobias & Belokobylskij, 1981) are new 28 July, 2020 records for the Iranian braconid founa. Subject Editor: Ehsan Rakhshani Key words: Taxonomy, Parasitoid wasps, first record Citation: Ameri, A., Ebrahimi, E. & Talebi, A.A. (2020) Additions to the fauna of Braconidae (Hym.: Ichneumonoidea) of Iran based on the specimens housed in Hayk Mirzayans Insect Museum with six new records for Iran. -
A Baseline Invertebrate Survey of the Knepp Estate - 2015
A baseline invertebrate survey of the Knepp Estate - 2015 Graeme Lyons May 2016 1 Contents Page Summary...................................................................................... 3 Introduction.................................................................................. 5 Methodologies............................................................................... 15 Results....................................................................................... 17 Conclusions................................................................................... 44 Management recommendations........................................................... 51 References & bibliography................................................................. 53 Acknowledgements.......................................................................... 55 Appendices.................................................................................... 55 Front cover: One of the southern fields showing dominance by Common Fleabane. 2 0 – Summary The Knepp Wildlands Project is a large rewilding project where natural processes predominate. Large grazing herbivores drive the ecology of the site and can have a profound impact on invertebrates, both positive and negative. This survey was commissioned in order to assess the site’s invertebrate assemblage in a standardised and repeatable way both internally between fields and sections and temporally between years. Eight fields were selected across the estate with two in the north, two in the central block