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Insekt-Nytt Nr. 112,1996 Medlemsblad for Norsk Entomologisk Forening Medlemsblad for Norsk Entomologisk Forening Nr. 112 1996 Arg. 21 Insekt-Nytt nr. 112,1996 Medlemsblad for Norsk Entomologisk Forening - Insekt-Nytt presenterer populaervitenskapelige oversikts- og tema-artikler om insekters (inkl. Insekt-Nytt edderkoppdyr og andre land-leddyr) Bkologi, Argang 21, nr. 112, 1996 systematikk, fysiologi, atferd, dyregeografi etc. Likeledes trykkes artslister fra ulike omdder og Redaksjonen: habitater, ekskursjonsrapporter, naturvern-, nytte- Ole J. Unnve (Redaktar) cr s1<:dedyrstoff, bibliografier, biografier, hist* rr&, uanekdotem, innsamlings- og preparerings- 0istein Berg teknikk, utstyrstips, bokanmeldelser m.m. Vi tryk- Jan Arne Stenlakk ker ogsd alle typer stoff som er relatert ti1 Norsk Devegg Ruud (Fototeknisk ass.). Entomologisk Forening og dets lokalavdelinger: hrapporter, regnshp, mote- og ekskursjons-rap Redaksjonens adresse: porter, debattstoff etc. Opprop og kontaktannonser Insekt-Nytt V/Ole J. Unnve er gratis for foreningens medlemmer. Spdket er Universitetet i Oslo, norsk (svensk eller dansk) gjerne med et kort eng- Biologisk inst., Zool. avd., elsk abstract. VAre artikler refereres i Zoobgical Postboks 1050 Bliqdern, record. 03 16 Oslo. Insekt-Nytt vil prove 6 finne sin nisje der vi ikke Tlf .: 67 53 56 84. overlapper med NEFs fagtidsskrift Fauna norv. Ser. B. Originale vitenskapelige undersBkelser, nye Sats, lay-out, paste-up: arter for ulike faunaregioner og Norge gib fortsatt Redaksjonen. ti1 fagtidsskriftet. Derimot tar vi gjerne artikler som omhandler uinteressante og sjeldne funnm, ~~kk:H~~~~~~~fi~k AS, ~~kk~~t~~ notate' om arters ebitatvalg og levevis etc., selv om det nadvendigvis ikke er unytb. Insekt-Nytt utkommer med 4 nummer Annonsepriser: hlig. 114 side b. 4-50,- 112 side kr. 675,- ISSN 0800-1804 111 side kr. 1000,- Bakside (svdhvitt) kr. 1400,- Bakside (farger) b. 2200,- Prisen pi%baksiden trykt i fire 'nrger inkluderer ikke reproarbeid. Ved bestilling av annonser i to numre etter hverandre kan vi tilby 10 % reduksjon, 25 % i fire og 30 % i 8 pAf0lgende numre. Forsidebilde: ~~~t~~j~~ld~~b~~~~,~~l~l~~~h~hippo- Abonnement: Medlemmer av Norsk Entomole castani Fabricius gisk Forening fAr Insekt-Nytt (og Fauna norv. Ser. Foto: Arild Hagen B.) gratis tilsendt. Kontingenten er for 1994 kr. 150,- pr. Ar (kr. 75,- for juniormedlemmer ti1 og med Hret de fyller 19 Ar). Henvendelse om med- - lemskap sendes sekrebzren: Jan Arne Stenlokk, Postboks 386,4001 Stavanger. Insekt-Nytt 21 (1-2) 1996 REDAKSJONELT: som har hnnet disse artene pH nye lokaliteter er redde for & offentliggjarre Artsfredning av insekter er i grenselandet eventuelle nyfunn av frykt for H bli av hva vi kan kalle misforstitt forvaltning. stemplet som faunakriminelle. I den I verste fall kan en artsfiedning medfsre at sammenheng virker artsfiedningen mot viktige opplysninger om de aktuelle artene sin hensikt, fordi slike nyfunn blir hem- uteblir fordi mange samlere ikke gidder H meligholdt. Vi kan i verste fall risikere & se etter dem. miste viktige opplysninger, sarlig med VHe to fiedete sommerfugler, apollo- tanke pH hva som kan ha vart Hsaken ti1 og mnemosynesommerfugl, kan brukes ti1 at apollo forsvant fra Ssr-landskysten. & illustrere dette. Disse artene har vart Artsfiedning bar derfor primart bare fredet siden 1989. Apollo forsvant fra gjelde insarnling fra populasjoner pH kystomrhdene i Ssr-Norge p& 1960-tallet allerede kjente lokaliteter. Funn fia nye og er i dag bare begrensert ti1 enkelte dal- steder, samt hnn fra gamle lokaliteter fsrer og fjellomrHder, mens mnemosyne hvor arten ikke har vart pHvist pH lang tid bare er kjent fra tre lokaliteter pH Vest- (f. eks. pH 20 H), bsr tillates under forut- landet. Sh er spmsmllet, utgjsr dette hele setning av at et par eksemplarer doneres ti1 utbredelsen ti1 dise artene? Neppe. I det nasjonale museer. entomologiske miljs i Norge verserer historier om at apollo og mnemosyne stadig blir obsemert ph steder utenfor det Redaksjonen kjente utbredelseomrHdet. Det skal visst- nok finnes to-tre uoffisielle lokaliteter av mnemosyne, og det ryktes at apollo finnes i Romerikdsen og i Sm-Odal. Samlere Redaksjonelt ........................................................................................................... 1 Formannen .............................................................................................................. 2 MClVNordic Congress of Entomology .................................................................... 6 Tangen, P.: Ny n~ringsplantefor dagsommerfuglen Agriades aquilo .................... 7 Haagemud, A.: Klekking av tropiske sommerfigler ........................................ 11 Opprop om vepsebier .............................................................................................. 13 Stenlskk, J.: CD-rom med insekter ........................................................................ 14 Olsvik, H.: Atlasprosjekt pii oyenstikkere (Odonata) i More og Romsdal ............. 15 Olsvik, H. & Lsfall, B.P.: Stzftelsen av Nordisk odonatologiskforum ................... 26 Gjelsvik, N.: Maurfaunaen pii Nordvestlandet ....................................................... 29 Stenlskk, J.: Paleo-entomologi eller insektenesforhistorie ................................... 33 Bokomtaler ............................................................................................................. 44 Greve, L. & Fjelddalen, J.: Eikegallvepsen Biorhiza paNida (Olivier, 1791) (Hym., Cynipidae) ................... 47 Semb-Johanson, A.: Kulturell entomologi .............................................................. 50 Formannen har ordet Nok en insektsommer narmer seg slutten. interesse for insekter i befolkningen. Et av Ryktene sprer seg raskt i det entomolo- foreningens siste framstlat i den retning er giske miljnr: Tre nye nattfly for Norge i deltagelse i det nyopprettede SABIMA sommer! En ny hjortebille og en sjelden (SamarbeidsrAdet for bevaring av biolo- urskogsrelikt bille funnet i Vestfold! Biulv gisk mangfold). I lnrpet av hnrsten kommer funnet i Norge! Invasjon av gammafly, SABIMAs fnrrste produkt, etter avtale med tistelsommerfugl og admiral! Et av mange Miljravemdepartementet. Her gis en status- bernrmte Darwin-sitater er falgende: ctHver rapport over Norges artsmangfold, bide gang jeg brer om funn av en ny og av planter og dyr. Insektene vil behandles sjelden bille, fnrler jeg meg som en hund pH ordensnivi. ved lyden av et jakthom)). Jeg skjnrnner Vi skal ikke glemme gleden i seg selv han godt. ved H ha entomologi som hobby. Det er Felles for alle oss i Norsk Entomolo- spennende 5 oppdage nye insekter, det er gisk Forening er vk interesse for insekter spennende samlerturer, vinterkvelder med og gleden ved H studere dem. Noen av oss lupe, litteratur og insektkasser og forvent- fotograferer dem, andre leser om dem, ningsfull klargjsring av utstyret om viren. studerer dern i felt, tegner dem, gjnrr for- Samlerene er ryggraden i foreningen. En- s0k med dern eller samler pH dem. Vi er tusiasmen og kunnskapen hos vAre med- en liten forening, men vi forvalter kunn- lemmer er upiklagelig. I sommer kunne vi skapen om mesteparten av det biologiske f.eks. lese i Dagbladets serie (<dettesamler mangfoldet i Norge. 314 av alle Norges jeg pbom Leif Aarvik og hans imponer- dyr er insekter, samtidig er trolig over ende sommerfuglsamling. Slik entusiasme 8000 norske insektarter enni ikke funnet. smitter bHde innad i foreningen og utad. Det er en stor glede H se at interessen for Norsk Entomologisk Forening nrnsker insekter nrker blant folk flest. NRK sendte H satse mer pA amatnrrenelprivatforskerene. nylig en lang serie om insektenes utrolige Styret vil i nrkende grad besnrke lokal- verden i beste sendetid, riktignok akkom- foreningene, og vi oppfordrer hewed panert av skummel agentmusikk. foresingene om i invitere oss ti1 H holde Gammaflyets inntog ble en stor medie- foredrag eller bare komme pH besnrk. nyhet. Entomologer far stadig henvendel- Ellers minnes det om anledningen for ser fra offentlig forvaltning, massemedier gode entomologer, uten entomologi som og andre med de mest ulike spmmil om yrke, om i snrke okonomisk bistand ti1 sin insekter. hobby h NEFs fond. Foreningens binok- Norsk Entomologisk forening og dets ularlupe er stadig mulig i fa lhe. medlemmmer skal fortsatt vare utad- NEF har en aktiv publiseringspolitikk. vendte leverandmer av informasjon om Insekt-Nytt, Fauna now. Ser. B, Norske insekter, delta i arbeidet med bevaring av Insekttabeller og Atlas-serien har hittil biologisk mangfold og spre kunnskaper og vaert viire fiemste tilbud. Nytt er at styret i RIMELIGE FLYBILLETTER TIL GODE ENTOMOLOGISKE LOKALITETER OVER HELE VERDEN Noen tror man mi ti1 London for A finne rimelige flybilletter. Andre mener Kgbenhavn er best. V& rid er: Sjekk FALCONS priser ! PRISEKSEMPLER MED RUTEFLY FRA NORGE : Barcelona kr 3300 Accra krm Madrid kr3300 Addis Abeba kr5600 Lisboa kr 3300 Antananarivo krm Venezia kr3300 Bamako krm Roma kr 3300 Conakry krm Malta kr 3300 Cotonou kr6000 Bucharest kr 3300 Dakar krm Beograd kr3300 Douala kr6000 A ten kr 3300 Johannesburg kr 6200 Thessaloniki kr 3300 Lag- kr 5850 Istanbul kr3330 Lod krm Antalya kr3300 Luanda kr 6750 Lamaca kr3300 Lusaka la6800 Nairobi kr 5550 Dubai kr4000 Ouagadougou krm Sanaa kr 4900 Ilha do Sal krm Teheran kr4100 Seychellene kr 5550 Vi kan ogd tilby utreise ti1 6n destinasjon, og rehlr fra en annen. 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