M. Kütük, Feedan Mohammed Junaid, A. Akpınar, V. Görmez, C. Can
{"title":"Population Genetic Analysis of Euaresta bullans (Wiedemann, 1830) (Diptera: Tephritidae) on Xanthium spinosum L.","authors":"M. Kütük, Feedan Mohammed Junaid, A. Akpınar, V. Görmez, C. Can","doi":"10.3157/021.130.0202","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.3157/021.130.0202","url":null,"abstract":"ABSTRACT: This study was based on Euaresta bullans (Wiedemann, 1830) (Diptera: Tephritidae) specimens collected from seven different provinces of Turkey (Amasya, Çorum, Kahramanmaraş, Kayseri, Samsun, Sinop and Yozgat). Euaresta bullans is monophage on Xanthium spinosum L. and were swept from over the host, which is a highly invasive plant in agricultural areas. Xanthium spinosum originated from South America and has spread throughout the world as well as in Turkey. In this study, we investigated population structure of E. bullans based on mitochondrial cytochrome oxidase I (COI) gene data. We evaluated 105 adult specimens, 79 successful samples from sequence products were analysed, and 17 haplotypes were identified. Calculated nucleotide ratios of E. bullans populations (C: 16.7%; T: 38.93%; A: 29.05% and G: 15.8%), revealed that the base compounds were directed towards Adenine and Thymine (67, 98%). As a result of the study, the genetic distance between populations was found to be 0.09% - 0.046%. This showed that genetic variation among individuals of the E. bullans specimens is very low. According to the neutrality test (Tajima's D and Fu's Fs), result was p<0.05, it was determined that the populations showed a strong spread. Although E. bullans specimens have spread in different habitat characteristics and different geographic regions, they show a similar rate between populations. In particular, the high dependence of the host and the presence of the host in different habitats provide wide tolerance for this species in terms of environmental differences. Finally, it was found that gene flow continued between E. bullans populations and was not affected by any geographic and ecological barrier. Euaresta bullans have high populations on the host plant and results of this study support that it can be an effective biological control agent on X. spinosum in different regions.","PeriodicalId":11719,"journal":{"name":"Entomological News","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.4,"publicationDate":"2022-04-28","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"41300856","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"农林科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
M. de Luna, Roberto García-Barrios, G. Cuéllar-Rodríguez
{"title":"New Records of the Old World Ant Cricket Myrmecophilus americanus Saussure, 1877 (Orthoptera: Myrmecophilidae) in Mexico with an Updated List of Known Ant Hosts for Its New World Congeners","authors":"M. de Luna, Roberto García-Barrios, G. Cuéllar-Rodríguez","doi":"10.3157/021.130.0203","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.3157/021.130.0203","url":null,"abstract":"ABSTRACT: The Old World ant cricket Myrmecophilus americanus Saussure, 1877 is reported for the first time from Nuevo Leon state, Mexico. The crickets were found living with their obligate host, the Old World ant, Paratrechina longicornis (Latreille, 1802). The list of known ant hosts of native New World Myrmecophilus species is updated.","PeriodicalId":11719,"journal":{"name":"Entomological News","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.4,"publicationDate":"2022-04-28","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"41428222","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"农林科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Additional Records to the Braconid Fauna (Hymenoptera: Ichneumonoidea: Braconidae) of Iran with New Host Reports","authors":"H. Ghahari, N. Gadallah","doi":"10.3157/021.130.0205","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.3157/021.130.0205","url":null,"abstract":"ABSTRACT. In the present study, a total of 28 braconid species (Hymenoptera: Braconidae) in 19 genera and nine subfamilies, Agathidinae (two species, two genera), Alysiinae (three species, three genera), Brachistinae (four species, two genera), Braconinae (nine species, four genera), Cheloninae (three species, two genera), Euphorinae (one species), Macrocentrinae (one species), Microgastrinae (two species, one genus) and Opiinae (three species, three genera) were reared from 33 host species belonging to 18 families in the orders Coleoptera, Diptera, Hymenoptera and Lepidoptera. Seven braconid species are reported here as new for the Iranian fauna. Based on data available, eight new host records are also reported: Bacterocera sp. (Diptera: Tephritidae) for Utetes truncatus; Coleophora serratella (Linnaeus, 1761) (Lepidoptera: Coleophoridae) for Agathis rufipalpis; Megaselia minuta (Aldrish, 1892) (Diptera: Phoridae) for Dinotrema concolor; Acanthocinus elegans Ganglbauer, 1884 (Coleoptera: Cerambycidae) for Vipio longicauda; Cydia pomonella (Linnaeus, 1758) (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae) for Phanerotoma tritoma; Psylliodes cuprea (Koch, 1803) (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae) for Townesilitus aemulus; Agromyza ambigua Fallén, 1823 (Diptera: Agromyzidae) for Xenobius macrocerus; and Phytomyza horticola Goureau, 1851 for Chorebus flavipes.","PeriodicalId":11719,"journal":{"name":"Entomological News","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.4,"publicationDate":"2022-04-28","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"47215348","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"农林科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Fixation of Two Original Genus-Level Spellings in Reduviidae (Hemiptera)","authors":"D. R. Swanson","doi":"10.3157/021.130.0113","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.3157/021.130.0113","url":null,"abstract":"The purpose of this note is to fix the original spelling of two genus-level names in Reduviidae (Hemiptera: Heteroptera) according to provisions set forth in the International Code of Zoological Nomenclature (ICZN 1999, Art. 24). This article governs the “precedence between simultaneously published names, spellings or acts” and requires adjudication by a First Reviser to select the correct original spelling from among the simultaneously published iterations. Each case comprises two different spellings in the original description, and each, to my knowledge, remains unresolved.","PeriodicalId":11719,"journal":{"name":"Entomological News","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.4,"publicationDate":"2021-12-09","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"48341321","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"农林科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Mintho compressa (Fabricius, 1787), a New Record for Turkish Tachinidae (Diptera)","authors":"G. Tozlu, K. Kara, T. Atay, Muhammad Tatar","doi":"10.3157/021.130.0111","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.3157/021.130.0111","url":null,"abstract":"ABSTRACT. Mintho compressa (Fabricius, 1787) (Diptera: Tachinidae) is recorded for the first time from Turkey. Taxonomically important morphological characters were photographed and an identification key for the Turkish Mintho species is presented.","PeriodicalId":11719,"journal":{"name":"Entomological News","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.4,"publicationDate":"2021-12-09","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"41677470","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"农林科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Three Aquatic True Bugs (Hemiptera: Heteroptera) Newly Reported in Illinois, with Keys to Hesperocorixa (Corixidae) and Notonectidae of Illinois","authors":"D. R. Swanson, E. E. Bilger","doi":"10.3157/021.130.0101","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.3157/021.130.0101","url":null,"abstract":"ABSTRACT. Three aquatic species of true bugs (Heteroptera), the waterboatman Hesperocorixa atopodonta (Hungerford, 1927) (Corixidae) and the backswimmers Buenoa confusa Truxal, 1953 and Notonecta insulata Kirby, 1837 (both Notonectidae), are reported for the first time from Illinois based on specimens recently caught during a biological inventory of aquatic macroinvertebrates conducted in Pine Dunes County Forest Preserve. Additionally, a record corroborating the presence of Gerris buenoi Kirkaldy, 1911 (Gerridae) in the state is presented. Supplementing these notes are dichotomous keys to the species of Hesperocorixa Kirkaldy, 1908 and Notonectidae of Illinois.","PeriodicalId":11719,"journal":{"name":"Entomological News","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.4,"publicationDate":"2021-12-09","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"48563833","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"农林科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Two Macromotettixoides Species from Hainan Island, PR China, with Taxonomic Notes for the Genus (Metrodorinae, Tetrigidae)","authors":"Tao Peng, Tian Shi, Jian-Hua Ding, L. Zha","doi":"10.3157/021.130.0104","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.3157/021.130.0104","url":null,"abstract":"ABSTRACT: Macromotettixoides angustivertex Zha & Peng sp. nov. and M. hainanensis (Liang) (= Hyboella hainanensis Liang), collected from Hainan Island, PR China, are described, photographed and compared with their allies. Based on the morphological characters of the two species, generic characteristics of the genus Macromotettixoides are updated. Pseudomacromotettix taiwanensis Zheng, Li & Lin, syn. nov. is synonymized with M. taiwanensis (Liang) (= Hyboella taiwanensis Liang), and the monotypic Pseudomacromotettix Zheng, Li & Lin, syn. gen. is synonymized with Macromotettixoides Zheng, Wei & Jiang. We also give ecological information for the two described species.","PeriodicalId":11719,"journal":{"name":"Entomological News","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.4,"publicationDate":"2021-12-09","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"44050714","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"农林科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Xylopertha reflexicauda (Lesne, 1937) a New Species to the Turkish Fauna with a New Pest Record on Fig in Turkey","authors":"I. Özgen, J. Háva","doi":"10.3157/021.130.0112","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.3157/021.130.0112","url":null,"abstract":"ABSTRACT. This study was carried out in 2017 to detect populations of the xyllophagous fig pest Xylopertha reflexicauda (Lesne 1937) (Coleoptera: Bostichidae) in Diyarbakır Province of Turkey. This species has been determined to be a pest after culturing dead fig trees. This is the first report of its spread in Turkey, and the first reported damage to fig in Turkey. Features of the exit hole of the species and some feeding characteristics of the species are provided. This is an important addition to the fauna in Diyarbakır Province.","PeriodicalId":11719,"journal":{"name":"Entomological News","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.4,"publicationDate":"2021-12-09","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"41902889","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"农林科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Isonzyme Changes and DNA Damage Associated with Sterility by Gamma Radiation in Trogoderma granarium Everts Males","authors":"R. Sayed, Nilly A. H. Abdelfattah","doi":"10.3157/021.130.0107","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.3157/021.130.0107","url":null,"abstract":"ABSTRACT: The present study aimed to investigate the impact of gamma radiation on isoenzymes (peroxidase and polyphenyl oxidase) and DNA damage in Trogoderma granarium. The newly emerged male adults were irradiated with substerilizing and sterilizing doses of gamma radiation for the experiments (100 and 200Gy). The results showed that there was no difference in the distribution of peroxidase and polyphenyl oxidase isoenzymes, and the intensity of peroxidase isoenzymes was the same between the tested samples when compared to the control population and each other. There was a variation in the intensity of the detected polyphenyl oxidase isoenzyme. The DNA electrophoresis showed fragmentation in the gamma irradiated adults as compared to the control. Therefore, it could be concluded that these parameters could be used as a biomarker for identification of gamma irradiated T. granarium males.","PeriodicalId":11719,"journal":{"name":"Entomological News","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.4,"publicationDate":"2021-12-09","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"49649131","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"农林科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Ndahita De Dios-Avila, Orlando Estrada-Virgen, J. Coronado-Blanco, C. Rios-Velasco, Carlos Bustillos-Rodríguez, J. Cambero-Campos
{"title":"Parasitoids and Entomopathogens Associated with the Avocado Stem Weevil, Copturus aguacatae (Coleoptera: Curculionidae) in Nayarit, Mexico","authors":"Ndahita De Dios-Avila, Orlando Estrada-Virgen, J. Coronado-Blanco, C. Rios-Velasco, Carlos Bustillos-Rodríguez, J. Cambero-Campos","doi":"10.3157/021.130.0105","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.3157/021.130.0105","url":null,"abstract":"ABSTRACT: The natural enemies of the avocado stem weevil, (Copturus aguacatae Kissinger) (Coleoptera: Curculionidae), in the state of Nayarit, Mexico, were identified. Branch samples were taken biweekly during Feb–Dec 2015 in avocado orchards located in Tepic and Xalisco. The branches with C. aguacatae larvae were placed in cages and checked weekly until parasitoids or adult borers emerged. Eleven species of parasitic Hymenoptera were found; particularly abundant was Heterospilus bruchi (Viereck) (Braconidae). In addition, three species of entomopathogenic fungi (Metarhizium pingshaense, Metarhizium anisopliae and Beauveria bassiana) were identified associated with avocado stem weevil in Nayarit.","PeriodicalId":11719,"journal":{"name":"Entomological News","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.4,"publicationDate":"2021-12-09","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"43655488","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"农林科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}