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{"title":"Zoogeographical Evaluations on the Family Meloidae (Coleoptera) of Turkey","authors":"Muhammed Arif Demır, M. Kabalak","doi":"10.3157/061.146.0203","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.3157/061.146.0203","url":null,"abstract":"ABSTRACT An annotated list of the Meloidae family in Turkey and a zoogeographical study is presented. The Turkish fauna consists of two subfamilies, 23 genera, and 177 species. The Eastern Anatolia region was found to be the most diverse with 98 species. The fauna of the Aegean and Marmara regions of Turkey share the most similarities compared to other regions. Overall, the Turkish Meloidae fauna is more similar to that of Syria than to that of other adjacent countries. As a result of the evaluations, it is evident that Cerocoma dahli Kraatz, 1863, C. kunzei Frivaldszky von Frivald, 1835, C. scovitzi intermedia Mařan, 1944, C. ephesica Reitter, 1885, Hycleus zebraeus Marseul, 1870, Mylabris calida Pallas, 1782, M. fabricii Sumakov, 1924, M. quadripunctata Linnaeus, 1767, and Stenodera caucasica Pallas, 1781 are distributed throughout Turkey, and Euzonitis sexmaculata Olivier, 1789 is present both in Turkey and all adjacent countries.","PeriodicalId":51200,"journal":{"name":"Transactions of the American Entomological Society","volume":"6 1","pages":"313 - 330"},"PeriodicalIF":0.6,"publicationDate":"2020-09-25","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"81785065","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":"Notes on the Morphology and Distribution of the Himalayan Genus Pseudothilmanus, Including the First Record of the Genus from Nepal (Coleoptera: Rhagophthalmidae)","authors":"A. Roza","doi":"10.3157/061.146.0208","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.3157/061.146.0208","url":null,"abstract":"ABSTRACT Pseudothilmanus Pic, 1918 is a genus of beetles currently placed in Rhagophthalmidae. The species P. alatus Pic, 1918 and P. marginatus Pic, 1918 were described based on single holotypes from India with little descriptive information. Later, in a revision of the genus, a new specimen of P. alatus was examined, but also without specific locality. This paper provides the description of the wing venation and new distributional records for this genus, including the first record in Nepal.","PeriodicalId":51200,"journal":{"name":"Transactions of the American Entomological Society","volume":"7 1","pages":"421 - 426"},"PeriodicalIF":0.6,"publicationDate":"2020-09-25","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"87654603","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":"Geographic Distribution of the Compact Carpenter Ant Camponotus planatus (Hymenoptera: Formicidae), a Neotropical Species Spreading in Florida","authors":"J. K. Wetterer","doi":"10.3157/061.146.0207","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.3157/061.146.0207","url":null,"abstract":"ABSTRACT Camponotus planatus Roger (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) is a broadly distributed New World carpenter ant. Here, I document the geographic distribution of C. planatus and consider evidence concerning where this species may be native, particularly whether it is native to Florida. To evaluate the distribution of C. planatus, I compiled and mapped specimen records from >1500 sites. Although, C. planatus was originally described from Cuba, it remains uncertain whether it is native or exotic there. In addition to scattered records across tropical South America, C. planatus shows a largely continuous continental distribution from Panama through Central America and Mexico to southeastern Texas. Across this continental range, C. planatus shows notable color variation, suggesting that it is native to this region. In Texas, C. planatus records dating to before 1980 are spread across most of its known range. However, eight of the nine northernmost records date to 2014 or later, including all six records from the Houston area in East Texas. This pattern suggests that C. planatus is native to Texas, but populations there appear to have recently expanded, perhaps due to climate change. Camponotus planatus populations in Florida, the Bahamas, and Mississippi are probably non-native. In Florida, C. planatus was first found in Key West in 1887, but populations appear to have greatly expanded, particularly since 1980, and now extend as far north as Jacksonville. Due to continued climate change, C. planatus may soon be able to extend its range all along the Gulf coast from Texas to Florida.","PeriodicalId":51200,"journal":{"name":"Transactions of the American Entomological Society","volume":"7 1","pages":"409 - 420"},"PeriodicalIF":0.6,"publicationDate":"2020-09-25","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"86862934","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":"A New Species of Xenos (Strepsiptera: Xenidae) from Colombia, with Comments on the Neotropical Species of the Genus","authors":"J. Cook, Daniela Mayorga-Ch, C. Sarmiento","doi":"10.3157/061.146.0204","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.3157/061.146.0204","url":null,"abstract":"ABSTRACT The adult male of Xenos colombiensis n. sp. is described from a specimen extracted from the pupal case of its host, Polistes meyersi. While several species of Strepsiptera are known to parasitze species of Polistes in South America, this is the first species known to parasitize P. meyersi. An identification key is provided for adult males of Xenos species parasitizing Polistes species in the New World.","PeriodicalId":51200,"journal":{"name":"Transactions of the American Entomological Society","volume":"115 1","pages":"331 - 339"},"PeriodicalIF":0.6,"publicationDate":"2020-09-25","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"80836828","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":"A Key to Species Groups of the Genus Hercostomus (Diptera: Dolichopodidae) from China, with Description of One New Species","authors":"Qilemoge ., Lili Zhang, Ding Yang","doi":"10.3157/061.146.0202","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.3157/061.146.0202","url":null,"abstract":"ABSTRACT At present, most species of Hercostomus were divided into 25 species groups in China. In this paper, we proposed a new species group, the Hercostomus furcatus group, on the basis of the black body and legs, the yellow middle and lower postocular bristles, and the furcated cercus with distinct marginal denticles. Here one new species, Hercostomus liangi sp. n., from China and it is described as new to science. A key to species groups of Hercostomus is provided.","PeriodicalId":51200,"journal":{"name":"Transactions of the American Entomological Society","volume":"C-21 1","pages":"305 - 321"},"PeriodicalIF":0.6,"publicationDate":"2020-09-25","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"85085501","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":"Revision of the African Ants of the Bothroponera talpa Species Complex (Hymenoptera: Formicidae: Ponerinae)","authors":"Abdulmeneem M. A. Joma, W. Mackay","doi":"10.3157/061.146.0206","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.3157/061.146.0206","url":null,"abstract":"ABSTRACT The B. talpa species complex includes 8 valid species and 4 synonyms, including: Bothroponera cribrata, B. fugax, B. pachyderma (= B. pachyderma var. attenata syn. nov., = B. pachyderma var. postsquamosa syn. nov., = B. pachyderma var. funerea syn. nov.), B. rubescens, B. sanguinea, B. sculpturata (= B. mlanjiensis syn. nov.), B. talpa (= Psalidomyrmyx clavicornis) and B. zumpti. These species share similar characters such as the shape of the clypeus, the relative length of the antennal scape, mandibular shape and sculpture. The anterior medial margin of the clypeus is convex or straight with a slightly concave anterior border. The scape does not reach or barely reaches the posterior lateral corner of the head. The mandibles are triangular with striae and 6–7 teeth. There is no metatibial gland on the distal anterior surface of the posterior tibia. Diagnoses, descriptions, comparisons, illustrations, distributions, photographs and other ecological and biological information are provided. A taxonomic key is provided for the worker caste. Key words: Afrotropical, ants, Formicidae, biodiversity","PeriodicalId":51200,"journal":{"name":"Transactions of the American Entomological Society","volume":"22 1","pages":"355 - 408"},"PeriodicalIF":0.6,"publicationDate":"2020-09-25","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"74238922","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":"The Presence of Little-Known Flea Caenopsylla laptevi laptevi (Insecta: Siphonaptera) in Turkey with a Re-Description Outside the Type Locality","authors":"A. Keskin, B. Dik, M. Karatepe, B. Karatepe","doi":"10.3157/061.146.0109","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.3157/061.146.0109","url":null,"abstract":"ABSTRACT The presence of the little-known flea Caenopsylla laptevi laptevi Mikulin & Zagniborodova, 1958 is reported for the first time in Turkey. All known hosts and distribution reports of C. laptevi laptevi are outlined and the significance of the new record is discussed. Also, re-descriptions of male and female of C. laptevi laptevi based on Turkish specimens are given. All specimens (three males and two females) of C. laptevi laptevi were collected from a European brown hare, Lepus europaeus Pallas, 1778, which represents a new host record.","PeriodicalId":51200,"journal":{"name":"Transactions of the American Entomological Society","volume":"15 1","pages":"258 - 264"},"PeriodicalIF":0.6,"publicationDate":"2020-04-27","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"86324614","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 Endemic Species of Hawaiian Bark Beetles Newly Recorded from the Island of Moloka‘i (Coleoptera: Curculionidae: Scolytinae)","authors":"C. Gillett, David Honsberger, Christine H. Elliott, D. Rubinoff","doi":"10.3157/061.146.0108","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.3157/061.146.0108","url":null,"abstract":"ABSTRACT A sampling survey for scolytine bark beetles undertaken in Pēpē‘ōpae Bog, part of The Nature Conservancy's Kamakou Preserve on the Hawaiian island of Moloka‘i, revealed the presence there of two native species of the xyleborine genus Xyleborus Eichhoff not previously known from the island: X. obliquus Sharp, 1885, and X. vulcanus Perkins, 1900. We report these new records in detail, discussing their significance to our understanding of the distribution of Hawaiian bark beetles, list all known native species from Moloka‘i together with their known host plants, and provide photographs of the newly recorded beetles, together with a locality map.","PeriodicalId":51200,"journal":{"name":"Transactions of the American Entomological Society","volume":"56 1","pages":"251 - 257"},"PeriodicalIF":0.6,"publicationDate":"2020-04-26","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"82640944","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":"Geographic Distribution of Camponotus sexguttatus (Hymenoptera, Formicidae), a Neotropical Carpenter Ant Spreading in Florida","authors":"J. K. Wetterer","doi":"10.3157/061.146.0107","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.3157/061.146.0107","url":null,"abstract":"ABSTRACT The Neotropical carpenter ant Camponotus sexguttatus (Fabricius) has widespread records from the West Indies, Mexico, Central America, and South America. Across its broad native range, C. sexguttatus shows great variation, most notably in color, ranging from almost black to pale yellow. Non-native populations of C. sexguttatus were recorded for the first time in Florida in 1993, and in the Bahamas in 1995. Here, I examine the known native and non-native geographic distribution of C. sexguttatus. I compiled and mapped C. sexguttatus specimen records from >850 sites, including my own records from 583 sites. Camponotus sexguttatus has West Indian range from Hispaniola, Puerto Rico, and the Virgin Islands in the Greater Antilles through all major islands of the Lesser Antilles. On at least ten islands of the Lesser Antilles, two distinctly different C. sexguttatus color morphs coexist, the typical dark brown/black form plus a lighter form, suggesting that there are at least two separate lines of C. sexguttatus on these islands. Light forms have been previously described on four of these islands as three different subspecies. Camponotus sexguttatus has a continental range from Mexico, through Central America, to subtropical parts of Argentina, Uruguay, and Brazil. Records from the northern parts of this range, however, are very sparse, e.g., just a single record each from Mexico, Belize, Guatemala, and Honduras, and no records from El Salvador. In addition to the typical C. sexguttatus sexguttatus, seven currently valid subspecies have been described from South America. Genetic analyses should examine whether the different subspecific forms in the West Indies and South America should be considered distinct species. In its non-native range in peninsular Florida, C. sexguttatus is now known from 16 counties (Brevard, Broward, Collier, Glades, Hendry, Highlands, Indian River, Lee, Martin, Miami-Dade, Monroe, Okeechobee, Orange, Osceola, Palm Beach, and St Lucie), where it is often one of the most common and conspicuous arboreal ants. Variation among C. sexguttatus populations in Florida suggest that they descend from introductions from at least two different source populations. In Bahamas, there are just five records of C. sexguttatus, all from New Providence. It is likely that C. sexguttatus will continue to spread in Florida and the Bahamas, possibly impacting both native and non-native arboreal ants.","PeriodicalId":51200,"journal":{"name":"Transactions of the American Entomological Society","volume":"96 1","pages":"239 - 250"},"PeriodicalIF":0.6,"publicationDate":"2020-04-24","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"85743767","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":"New Distribution Records for Melanoplus punctulatus (Scudder) in Western Nebraska and Notes on Behavior","authors":"M. Brust, A. J. Harman","doi":"10.3157/061.146.0106","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.3157/061.146.0106","url":null,"abstract":"ABSTRACT Since the discovery of Melanoplus punctulatus (Scudder) in the western Great Plains in Dawes County, Nebraska in 2014, this grasshopper was later found in northeastern Wyoming in 2018. In 2019 this grasshopper was found in a new county in western Nebraska (Sioux County) at two locations. The Sioux County record represents only the fifth county record for Nebraska and the third county record for any state in the western Great Plains. In addition, many observations of the behavior of this species were made, and are discussed here, particularly in regard to thermoregulation and to how these and other behaviors affect our ability to detect new populations.","PeriodicalId":51200,"journal":{"name":"Transactions of the American Entomological Society","volume":"16 1","pages":"235 - 238"},"PeriodicalIF":0.6,"publicationDate":"2020-04-23","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"89868238","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}