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CONTENTS (Continued) 97, No. 4 Vol. (Print ISSN 0015-1010; Online ISSN: 1938-5102) Research Papers LIN, QING-CAI, YI-FAN ZHAI, CHENG-GANG ZHOU, LI-LI LI, QIAN-YING ZHUANG, XIAO-YAN ZHANG, FRANK G. ZALOM AND YI YU—Behavioral Rhythms of Drosophila suzukii and Drosophila melanogaster (Diptera: Drosophilidae) . 1424 FLORIDA ENTOMOLOGIST LIN, QING-CAI, YI-FAN ZHAI, AN-SHENG ZHANG, XING-YUAN MEN, XIAO-YAN ZHANG, FRANK G. (An International Journal for the Americas) ZALOM, CHENG-GANG ZHOU AND YI YU—Comparative Developmental Times and Labora- tory Life Tables for Drosophlia suzukii and Drosophila melanogaster (Diptera: Droso- First on the Internet: http://www.fcla.edu/FlaEnt/ philidae) ............................................................... 1434 CARDOSO, DANON CLEMES, AND JOSÉ HENRIQUE SCHOEREDER—Biotic and Abiotic Factors Shap- ing Ant (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) Assemblages in Brazilian Coastal Sand Dunes: the Volume 97, No. 4 December, 2014 Case of Restinga in Santa Catarina ......................................... 1443 THOMAS, ASHA AND V. V. RAMAMURTHY—Multiple Gene Markers to Understand Genetic Di- versity in the Bemisia tabaci (Hemiptera: Aleyrodidae) Species Complex . 1451 TABLE OF CONTENTS MENGONI GOÑALONS, CAROLINA, LAURA VARONE, GUILLERMO LOGARZO, MARIEL GUALA, MARCELA Research Papers RODRIGUERO, STEPHEN D. HIGHT AND JAMES E. CARPENTER—Geographical Range and Labo- AVILA, A. L., M. A. VERA, J.ORTEGO, E. WILLINK, L. D. PLOPER AND V. C. CONCI—Aphid Species ratory Studies on Apanteles opuntiarum (Hymenoptera: Braconidae) in Argentina, a (Hemiptera:Aphididae) Reported for the First Time in Tucumán, Argentina ........ 1277 Candidate for Biological Control of Cactoblastis cactorum (Lepidoptera: Pyralidae) in AVILA, A. L., M. A. VERA, J. ORTEGO, E. WILLINK, L. D. PLOPER AND V. C. CONCI—Aphid (He- North America .......................................................... 1458 miptera: Aphididae) Diversity in Potato Production Areas in Tucumán, Argentina ... 1284 WU, FUZHONG, ZHIHONG LIU, HONG SHEN, FEI YU, JUN MA, XUENAN HU AND LING ZENG—Mor- DE COCK, RAPHAËL, LYNN FAUST AND SARA LEWIS—Courtship and Mating in Phausis Re- phological and Molecular Identification ofParacoccus marginatus (Hemiptera: Pseudo- ticulata (Coleoptera: Lampyridae): Male Flight Behaviors, Female Glow Displays, and coccidae) in Yunnan, China ................................................ 1469 Male Attraction to Light Traps ............................................. 1290 ZHOU, A. M., G. W. LIANG, L. ZENG, Y. Y. LU AND Y. J. XU—Interactions between Ghost Ants RAYAMAJHI, MIN B., PAUL D. PRATT, JORGE LEIDI AND TED D. CENTER—Austromusotima camp- and Invasive Mealybugs: The Case of Tapinoma melanocephalum (Hymenoptera: For- tozonale (Lepidoptera: Crambidae) Herbivory Results in Frond and Rhizome Mortality micidae) and Phenacoccus solenopsis (Hemiptera: Pseudococcidae) . 1474 Florida Entomologist of the Invasive Fern Lygodium microphyllum (Schizaeles: Lygodiaceae) ........... 1308 RUSSELL, DYRANA N., Jawwad A. QURESHI, SUSAN E. HALBERT AND PHILIP A. STANSLY—Host SIVINSKI, JOHN—The Attraction of Lepidoptera to Flowering Plants also Attractive to Para- Suitability of Citrus and Zanthoxylum Spp. for Leuronota fagarae and Diaphorina citri sitoids (Diptera, Hymenoptera) ............................................. 1317 (Hemiptera: Psylloidea) . 1481 REBIJITH, K. B., R. ASOKAN, V. KRISHNA, H. H. RANJITHA, N. K. KRISHNA KUMAR AND V. V. QIN, DAOZHENG, SIHAN LU AND CHRISTOPHER H. DIETRICH—A Key to the Genera of Empoas- cini (Hemiptera: Cicadellidae: Typhlocybinae) in China, with Descriptions of Two New RAMAMURTHY—DNA Barcoding and Elucidation of Cryptic Diversity in Thrips (Insecta: Genera and Two New Species .............................................. 1493 Thysanoptera) .......................................................... 1328 LOPES-ANDRADE, CRISTIANO, AND ALFREDO LÜER—The Invasive Beetle Cis bilamellatus (Co- SHI, LI AND DING YANG—Three New Species of Subgenus Frendelia (Diptera: Lauxaniidae: Minettia) in Southern China, with a Key to Species Known Worldwide ............ 1511 leoptera: Ciidae) Arrives in America . 1348 AUAD, ALEXANDER MACHADO, JULIANA CRISTINA SANTOS AND MARCY G. FONSECA—Effects of FALEIRO, J. R., H. A. F. EL-SHAFIE, A. M. AJLAN AND A. A. SALLAM—Screening Date Palm Cultivars for Resistance to Red Palm Weevil, Rhynchophorus ferrugineus (Coleoptera: Temperature on Development and Survival of Harmonia axyridis (Coleoptera: Coc- Curculionidae) .......................................................... 1529 cinellidae) and Chrysoperla externa (Neuroptera: Chrysopidae) Fed on Rhopalosiphum padi (Hemiptera: Aphididae) . 1353 NAVARRETE, BERNARDO, DANIEL CARRILLO, ANA Y. REYES-MARTINEZ, SERGIO SANCHEZ-PEÑA, JOSE AVGIN, SAKINE SERAP—New Collection Records of Perileptus areolatus (Coleoptera: Carabi- LOPEZ-ARROYO, HEATHER MCAUSLANE AND JORGE E PEÑA—Effect of Zelus longipes (Hemip- dae) from the Amanos Mountains of Turkey .................................. 1364 tera: Reduviidae) on Diaphorina citri (Hemiptera: Liviidae) and its Parasitoid Tamar- ixia radiata (Hymenoptera: Eulophidae) under Controlled Conditions ............. 1537 LASA, RODRIGO AND ALEJANDRA CRUZ—Efficacy of New Commercial Traps and the Lure Cera- trap® against Anastrepha obliqua (Diptera: Tephritidae) . 1369 SUN, MENG, XIAO-TIAN TANG, MING-XING LU, WEI-FEI YAN AND YU-ZHOU DU—Cold Tolerance Characteristics and Overwintering Strategy of Sesamia inferens (Lepidoptera: Noctui- MOYA-RAYGOZA, GUSTAVO AND ADELINA VALLE MARTINEZ—Ants (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) dae) ................................................................... 1544 and Trophobiont Leafhopper Nymphs (Hemiptera: Cicadellidae) Become More Abun- dant in Shaded Conditions: Implications for Mutualism . 1378 BAQUERO, ENRIQUE, GURUpada MANDAL AND RafaEL JORDANA—Singular Fauna of Entomobry- idae (Collembola) from “Land Of Passes” in the Himalayas, India . 1554 SMOLIS, ADRIAN AND MARCIN KADEJ—A New Saproxylic Paleonurini (Collembola: Neanuri- dae) Species from North America with the First Record of Galanura agnieskae from the SOHN, JAE-CHEON—A Taxonomic Review of Stachyotis (Lepidoptera: Yponomeutoidea: Continent .............................................................. 1386 Plutellidae) with Description of a New Species from China ...................... 1588 PRADO RIBEIRO, LEANDRO DO, LUIZ HENRIQUE COSTA MOTA, CELESTE PAOLA D’ALESSANDRO, JOSÉ WATSON, GILLIAN W., RANGASwamY MUNIappaN, B. MERLE SHEpaRD, DANTJE T. SEMBEL, AUNU DJAIR VENDRAMIM AND ITALO DELALIBERA JÚNIOR—In Vitro Compatibility of an Acetogenin- RAUF, GERALD R. CARNER AND ERIC P. BENSON—Sap-Sucking Insect Records (Hemiptera: Based Bioinsecticide with Three Species of Entomopathogenic Fungi .............. 1395 Sternorrhyncha and Thysanoptera: Thripidae) from Indonesia . 1594 CHEN, XULIN AND PHILIP A. STANSLY—Biology of Tamarixia radiata (Hymenoptera: Eulophi- LIU, XIAOYAN, MENGQING WANG AND DING YANG—Genus Euhybus (Diptera: Empididae) New- dae), Parasitoid of the Citrus Greening Disease Vector Diaphorina citri (Hemiptera: ly Found in Shaanxi Province with Description of a New Species ................. 1598 Psylloidea): A Mini Review ................................................ 1404 CHANG, ZHIMIN AND XIANGSHENG CHEN—A New Genus of the Tribe Eporini (Hemiptera: HÁVA, JIřÍ AND MARCIN KADEJ—Contribution to Knowledge of the Dermestidae (Coleoptera) Fulgoromorpha: Tropiduchidae) with Description of Three New Species from Yunnan, December 2014 from Afghanistan with Description of Three New Species ....................... 1414 China .................................................................. 1602 LEE, SEUNG-GYU AND KEE-JEONG AHN—Description of Aloconota elongata sp. nov. (Coleop- Continued on Back Cover tera: Staphylinidae: Aleocharinae) in Korea .................................. 1613 Published by The Florida Entomological Society Continued on Inside Back Cover FLORIDA ENTOMOLOGICAL SOCIETY CONTENT (Continued) OFFICERS FOR 2014-2015 President .......................................................Cindy L. McKenzie LANDOLT, P. J., D. H. CHA, C. T. WERLE, J. J. ADAMCZYK, R. L. MEAGHER, R. L. GILBRIDE, T. President-Elect . .Philip A. Stansly S. CLEPPER, H. C. REED, P. E. A. TEAL AND B. J. SAMPSON—Polistes spp. (Hymenoptera: Vice-President ...................................................Rui-De (Rudy) Xue Vespidae) Orientation to Wine and Vinegar . 1620 Secretary ...........................................................Chris Tipping MUSTafa, FATIMA, MUHAMMAD IRfaN ULLAH, KATE M. KNEELAND, THOMAS A. COUDRON, DAVID Treasurer .........................................................Teresa DuChene W. STANLEY, W. WYATT HOBACK, STEVEN R. 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  • Dyfed Invertebrate Group

    Dyfed Invertebrate Group

    DYFED INVERTEBRATE GROUP NEWSLETTER N° 12 March 1989 ISSN 0952 - 5327 Editor- AP Fowles, % NCC, Plas Gogerddan, Aberystwyth, Dyfed, SY23 3EE. Subscriptions are due now for 1989. If you wish to continue to receive the Dyfed Invertebrate Group Newsletter please ensure that you send four First Class stamps to the Editor as soon as possible. A few members have already renewed their subscription but the majority of you have not - if you have not yet subscribed, do so now or you will not receive any further issues. If you are in any doubt - check with me rather than let your subscription lapse. There will be three field meetings in the county again this year - be prepared for typical summer weather and bring a packed lunch. The meetings are to be held at the following venues : Saturday 10 June 1989 - West Williamston (Dyfed Wildlife Trust reserve), Pembrokeshire. Meet in the car park at West Williamston (22/032058) at ll.00 am. This diverse area was described in the last DIG newsletter (DIG 11:7-10) and consists of a mixture of limestone grassland and scrub bordering onto saltmarsh. There is plenty of potential for interesting discoveries. Sunday 16 JULY 1989 - Royal Aircraft Establishment Aberporth, Cardiganshire. Meet at the main entrance to the base (22/247514) for a full day on this excellent coastal SSSI, finishing around 5.00 pm. We will concentrate on surveying the cliff-top maritime heath and north-facing hanging oakwoods which overlook Cardigan Bay. The Ministry of Defence will require details of nationality, address, and the organisation you represent (where applicable) in advance for each member attending and therefore members wishing to attend must forward these details to - AP Fowles, Nature Conservancy Council, Plas Gogerddan, Aberystwyth, SY23 SEE - by 30 June at the latest.
  • Aphididae Lachninae) Associated with Cedrus Atlantica in the Tell Atlas of Algeria

    Aphididae Lachninae) Associated with Cedrus Atlantica in the Tell Atlas of Algeria

    Bulletin of Insectology 73 (2): 275-283, 2020 ISSN 1721-8861 eISSN 2283-0332 A new species, Cinara tellenica Binazzi F. et Strangi (Aphididae Lachninae) associated with Cedrus atlantica in the Tell Atlas of Algeria Sarra AYACHE1, Agostino STRANGI2, Gahdab CHAKALI1, Lydia DAHMANI1, Meriem CHELLALI1, Fabrizio PENNACCHIO2, Pio Federico ROVERSI2, Francesco BINAZZI2 1École Nationale Supérieure d’Agronomie, El-Harrach, Alger, Algeria 2Consiglio per la ricerca in agricoltura e l’analisi dell’economia agraria (CREA), Research Centre for Plant Protec- tion and Certification (CREA-DC), Cascine del Riccio, Florence, Italy Abstract A new species of Cinara, C. tellenica Binazzi F. et Strangi, is described from apterous viviparous females recorded in the Tell Atlas of Algeria on the endemic cedar Cedrus atlantica (Endl.) Manetti. Morphological and molecular data are provided to support the identification of the new species. A taxonomic key is also presented to differentiate the Mediterranean cedar-inhabiting Cinara species. Gene sequences were submitted to GenBank and type specimens deposited in the CREA Research Center collection. Key words: aphids, new taxon, Atlas cedar, mountain range, North Africa, Mediterranean basin. Introduction hectares. The average monthly temperatures range from 5 °C in winter to 22 °C in summer with an annual rainfall Cinara Curtis (Aphididae Lachninae), is a genus widely of about 700 mm (Ozenda, 1991). For its geographical distributed in the Northern Hemisphere and comprising position and topographical features the Chréa Reserve is more than 200 monoecious species all associated with co- characterized by a typical vegetation gradient with three nifers. The vast majority of them are native to North bioclimatic types: the Thermo-Mediterranean stage (200- America (Voegtlin and Bridges, 1988) while in Europe 800 m) with mixed formations of Pinus halepensis and more than 50 species have been reported so far.
  • The Coleopteran Fauna of Exposed Riverine Sediments on the River Dane, Cheshire: a Survey Report

    The Coleopteran Fauna of Exposed Riverine Sediments on the River Dane, Cheshire: a Survey Report

    The Coleopteran fauna of exposed riverine sediments on the River Dane, Cheshire: A survey report Item Type monograph Authors Bell, D; Sadler, J.P. Publisher Environment Agency Download date 24/09/2021 13:28:48 Link to Item http://hdl.handle.net/1834/26920 THE COLEOPTERAN FAUNA OF EXPOSED RIVERINE SEDIMENTS ON THE RIVER DANE, CHESHIRE: A SURVEY REPORT Dr. D. Bell & Dr. J.P. Sadler Ecological Consultants Dr. D. Bell * c/o 48 Doddington Road Wellingborough Northants NN8 2JH Dr. J.P. Sadler School of Geography, Earth and Environmental Sciences University of Birmingham Edgbaston Birmingham B152TT * Correspondence Address Cover: Top - Site 6, Pinfold Rough Bottom - Meotica anglica Benick in Muona ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS The authors wish to make principal acknowledgement to the Environment Agency (EA) who funded the survey. More specific thanks are directed towards the EA's Rob McHale who generated the original site list and accompanied us during fieldwork. LIST OF CONTENTS EXECUTIVE SUMMARY 1. INTRODUCTION 1 2. METHODS 2 2.1 Site Selection & Characteristics 2 2.2 Sampling Methods 6 2.2.1 Pitfall Trapping 6 2.2.2 Hand Searching 7 2.2.3 Excavation 7 2.3 Sorting & Identification 7 2.4 Analysis 8 2.4.1 Species Richness and Abundance 8 2.4.2 Species Rarity 8 2.4.3 Species Fidelity 8 2.4.4 Site Quality Indices 9 3. RESULTS 11 3.1 Sample Recovery 11 3.2 Species Richness and Abundance 11 3.3 Species Rarity 12 3.4 Species Fidelity 13 3.4 Site Quality Indices 15 4. DISCUSSION 16 4.1 Species Richness and Abundance 16 4.2 Species Rarity 17 4.3 Species Fidelity 19 4.4 Site Quality Scores 20 4.5 Summary 22 5.