{"title":"The Immatures of the Tribe Quadrinareini Deitz (Hemiptera: Membracidae: Smiliinae)","authors":"S. McKamey, Adam M. Wallner","doi":"10.4289/0013-8797.123.4.802","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.4289/0013-8797.123.4.802","url":null,"abstract":"Abstract. The nymphs of Quadrinarea Goding are described and illustrated for the first time. Previously considered endemic to Jamaica, adults were recently discovered in Dominica (new country record) and possibly Guyana. The nymphs lack the scoli on the head, thorax, or abdomen that are common among the nymphs of many membracid taxa, including some members of most other tribes of Smiliinae. We also have collection records of adults suggesting that eggs are laid in clutches and that its native host plant is Annona muricata L. (Annonaceae).","PeriodicalId":54576,"journal":{"name":"Proceedings of the Entomological Society of Washington","volume":"123 1","pages":"802 - 807"},"PeriodicalIF":0.6,"publicationDate":"2022-04-13","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"48839303","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":"Redescription of Four Little-Known Genera and One New Genus of Coreidae (Hemiptera: Heteroptera) from South America","authors":"H. Brailovsky, E. Barrera","doi":"10.4289/0013-8797.123.4.703","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.4289/0013-8797.123.4.703","url":null,"abstract":"Abstract. Four monotypic genera, and the species belonging to each genus – Arioge germainii (Signoret), Eretmophora protensa Stein, Rochrosoma subaptera Reed, and Stiroptus lineaticornis Stål – are redescribed, and one new genus and one new species from Colombia are described in the tribe Coreini. Photographs and drawings of the adults and male genitalia and new distributional records to the redescribed species are given, and a lectotype for Eldarca germainii Signoret is designated.","PeriodicalId":54576,"journal":{"name":"Proceedings of the Entomological Society of Washington","volume":"123 1","pages":"703 - 720"},"PeriodicalIF":0.6,"publicationDate":"2022-04-13","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"43679458","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":"Thelaxes suberi, an Oak Aphid (Hemiptera: Aphididae: Thelaxinae) New to the Western Hemisphere","authors":"M. Moore, S. Halbert, John D. McVay, G. L. Miller","doi":"10.4289/0013-8797.123.4.808","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.4289/0013-8797.123.4.808","url":null,"abstract":"Abstract. Thelaxes suberi (Del Guercio) was found for the first time in North America. The first collection was on a single potted oak tree in rural Marion County, Florida. Morphological and molecular techniques were used to determine the identity of this adventive species. The find was reported first only as a quarantinable pest, because the prior whereabouts of the potted plant were not known. However, suction trap collections in Polk County in 2020 indicated that the species is established in Florida. It is not known if this species will become numerous on oaks in North America.","PeriodicalId":54576,"journal":{"name":"Proceedings of the Entomological Society of Washington","volume":"123 1","pages":"808 - 819"},"PeriodicalIF":0.6,"publicationDate":"2022-04-13","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"45935144","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":"First Report of the Genus Heriaeus Simon, 1875 (Araneae: Thomisidae) from India with the Description of a New Species from Western Ghats","authors":"S. Sen, P. M. Sureshan","doi":"10.4289/0013-8797.123.4.847","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.4289/0013-8797.123.4.847","url":null,"abstract":"Abstract. The crab spider genus Heriaeus Simon, 1875 is recorded for the first time from India. Heriaeus chareshi new species is described and illustrated based on female specimens.","PeriodicalId":54576,"journal":{"name":"Proceedings of the Entomological Society of Washington","volume":"123 1","pages":"847 - 851"},"PeriodicalIF":0.6,"publicationDate":"2022-04-13","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"46138392","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 the Stalk-Eyed Bug Genus Epipolops from Colombia, with Clarification on the Identity and a Redescription of Epipolops quadrispinus Stål (Hemiptera: Heteroptera: Geocoridae)","authors":"T. Henry, Oscar Ascuntar-Osnas","doi":"10.4289/0013-8797.123.4.784","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.4289/0013-8797.123.4.784","url":null,"abstract":"Abstract. The long-misidentified stalk-eyed bug Epipolops quadrispinus Stål is redescribed and its identity is clarified, and Epipolops tuberculatus new species is described from Colombia based on specimens previously misidentified as E. quadrispinus. Dorsal and lateral habitus images of the adults and male genital capsules are provided to facilitate identification.","PeriodicalId":54576,"journal":{"name":"Proceedings of the Entomological Society of Washington","volume":"123 1","pages":"784 - 791"},"PeriodicalIF":0.6,"publicationDate":"2022-04-13","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"49128137","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 Rearing Records and Observations of Weevils with Folivorous Larvae (Coleoptera: Curculionidae)","authors":"Charles S. Eiseman","doi":"10.4289/0013-8797.123.4.727","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.4289/0013-8797.123.4.727","url":null,"abstract":"Abstract. New host plants and other observations are presented for North American weevils (Coleoptera: Curculionidae) with larvae that feed on leaves. Circaea lutetiana L. (Onagraceae) is confirmed as a larval host of Dietzella zimmermanni (Gyllenhal) and the oviposition habits of this species are described for the first time. Lysimachia borealis (Raf.) U.Manns and Anderb. (Primulaceae) is newly reported as a host of Pelenomus sulcicollis (Fåhraeus), and observations of the eggs and larvae are compared with a century-old account of this species. Anaphes Haliday (Mymaridae) was reared from an egg of P. sulcicollis. New distribution records are given for the Parthenocissus Planch. (Vitaceae) leafminer Orchestomerus eisemani Yoshitake and Anderson, and its habits and phenology are discussed, along with an unusual rearing from Vitis aestivalis Michx. Betula alleghaniensis Britton, B. lenta L., B. papyrifera Marshall, Carpinus caroliniana Walter, and Ostrya virginiana (Mill.) K.Koch (Betulaceae) are newly reported as larval hosts for the leafminer Orchestes mixtus Blatchley, and Zagrammosoma interlineatum Girault (Eulophidae) is newly reported as its parasitoid. Amelanchier Medik. spp., Aronia melanocarpa (Michx.) Elliott, Prunus americana Marshall, P. maritima Marshall, P. pensylvanica L.f., P. persica (L.) Batsch, P. serotina Ehrh., and Sorbus americana Marshall (Rosaceae) are new larval hosts for the leafminer O. pallicornis Say, and its parasitoids include Chrysocharis cf. nephereus (Walker) and C. pentheus (Walker) (Eulophidae). Records of other Orchestes spp. on Alnus Mill. are given, including the first rearing of O. testaceus (Müller) from A. serrulata (Aiton) Willd. The leaf mine is described for the first reared specimen of the Salix L. (Salicaceae) leafminer Tachyerges niger Horn.","PeriodicalId":54576,"journal":{"name":"Proceedings of the Entomological Society of Washington","volume":"123 1","pages":"727 - 740"},"PeriodicalIF":0.6,"publicationDate":"2022-04-13","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"43303292","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":"Synonyms of Velvet Ants of the Genus Dasymutilla Ashmead (Hymenoptera: Mutillidae)","authors":"D. Manley, K. Williams, J. Pitts","doi":"10.4289/0013-8797.123.4.895","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.4289/0013-8797.123.4.895","url":null,"abstract":"commonly encountered velvet ant genus in North America (pers. obs.). They are marked by extreme sexual dimorphism and intraspecific variation (Pilgrim et al. 2009; Williams et al. 2012). Several papers have increased the number of synonyms in the genus Dasymutilla (Manley and Pitts 2007; Pilgrim et al. 2009; Williams et al. 2011; Williams et al. 2012; Manley et al. 2020). A table that listed these names was to have been included in the recent paper by Manley et al. (2020); however, that table was inadvertently left out of the paper. The table is included here (Table 1) as an addendum to that paper. This table will help researchers keep track of synonymous names, many of which were very recently in active use. Additionally, because these names were synonymized only recently, many museum specimens PROC. ENTOMOL. SOC. WASH. 123(4), 2022, pp. 895–899","PeriodicalId":54576,"journal":{"name":"Proceedings of the Entomological Society of Washington","volume":"123 1","pages":"895 - 899"},"PeriodicalIF":0.6,"publicationDate":"2022-04-13","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"46926911","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":"Survey of the Bee (Hymenoptera: Apoidea) Fauna of Northwestern Louisiana","authors":"H. Hall, R. Tyler","doi":"10.4289/0013-8797.123.4.766","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.4289/0013-8797.123.4.766","url":null,"abstract":"Abstract. From seven parishes in the northwestern region of Louisiana, 1053 bees were collected representing 133 species in 36 genera. Prior to this survey, there had been no thorough sampling of the bee fauna in the entire northern half of the state. Twenty-three described and 6 undescribed species had not been reported from Louisiana previously. Most of these are known from adjacent states, whereas others had been known only from more distant locations. This study documents bee species' visits to ninety-three host plants.","PeriodicalId":54576,"journal":{"name":"Proceedings of the Entomological Society of Washington","volume":"123 1","pages":"766 - 783"},"PeriodicalIF":0.6,"publicationDate":"2022-04-13","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"42769933","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}
B. Sinclair, T. Simmons, M. B. Cole, J. M. Webb, S. Sullivan
{"title":"Confirmation and Description of the Larva of the Aquatic Dance Fly, Proclinopyga Melander (Diptera: Empididae: Clinocerinae)","authors":"B. Sinclair, T. Simmons, M. B. Cole, J. M. Webb, S. Sullivan","doi":"10.4289/0013-8797.123.4.852","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.4289/0013-8797.123.4.852","url":null,"abstract":"Abstract. The larva of the aquatic dance fly genus Proclinopyga Melander is described for the first time. The larval association with adult stages was facilitated using COI mitochondrial DNA barcode sequences. The larvae of Proclinopyga are found in coarse substrates of riffles and other swift-flowing sections of streams and small rivers. The larvae infrequently occur in benthic samples collected from these habitat types, where they may co-occur with the larvae of other Empididae genera. The final instar larva is described and illustrated and a key to the larvae of genera of Clinocerinae of North America is updated.","PeriodicalId":54576,"journal":{"name":"Proceedings of the Entomological Society of Washington","volume":"123 1","pages":"852 - 861"},"PeriodicalIF":0.6,"publicationDate":"2022-04-13","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"48466100","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 Nearctic Predaceous Midge in the Genus Sphaeromias from Alabama and New Records of Sphaeromias bifidus Wirth and Grogan (Diptera: Ceratopogonidae)","authors":"W. L. Grogan","doi":"10.4289/0013-8797.123.4.759","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.4289/0013-8797.123.4.759","url":null,"abstract":"Abstract. A Nearctic predaceous midge, Sphaeromias gilvus Grogan, new species, is described from Alabama based on adult females, and new locality records are provided for S. bifidus Wirth and Grogan. Diagnostic characters of this new species are included in photomicrographs and a key is provided to the three Nearctic species of Sphaeromias.","PeriodicalId":54576,"journal":{"name":"Proceedings of the Entomological Society of Washington","volume":"123 1","pages":"759 - 765"},"PeriodicalIF":0.6,"publicationDate":"2022-04-13","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"43831512","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}