{"title":"Museum records of California Trichoptera: potentially useful information to provide larval-adult associations for improving water quality surveys","authors":"V. Resh, P. Mendez","doi":"10.3956/2022-98.4.321","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.3956/2022-98.4.321","url":null,"abstract":"Abstract. Examination of museum records indicate that 358 species of Trichoptera belonging to 83 genera and 20 families have been collected in California. The families Limnephilidae and Rhyacophilidae exhibited the greatest richness. Museums holding species records from California are listed, which enables localities to be obtained digitally or through museum contacts. Far more digital records for Trichoptera are available from statewide, water-quality monitoring programs than from museums, but identifications are typically made at the generic level where metrics describing pollution tolerance are less valuable than when at the species level. Increased numbers of larval-adult associations may result when researchers can use these museum records to involve volunteer community scientists in making targeted collections to provide specimens for rearing, metamorphotypes, or molecular analysis. This approach could enhance both water quality monitoring and community ecology studies of Trichoptera and other aquatic insects.","PeriodicalId":56098,"journal":{"name":"Pan-Pacific Entomologist","volume":"98 1","pages":"321 - 339"},"PeriodicalIF":0.5,"publicationDate":"2022-12-20","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"48829325","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":"Umbonia crassicornis (Amyot & Serville, 1843) (Hemiptera: Membracidae) nymphal aggregation size and density affect host plant and treehopper growth","authors":"R. Dowell","doi":"10.3956/2022-98.4.340","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.3956/2022-98.4.340","url":null,"abstract":"Abstract. There was a significant negative relationship between the density of Umbonia crassicornis (Amyot & Serville, 1843) aggregations and the average length of the newest growth on its host plant, Lysiloma latisiliquum Benth. (Fabaceae). There was also a significant negative relationship between aggregation size and the dry mass of the teneral adults of both sexes. Teneral female U. crassicornis were significantly longer and had a significantly greater dry mass than their male siblings. I suggest that feeding by treehopper nymphs reduces the nutrient pool of the host plant, resulting in reduced plant and treehopper growth.","PeriodicalId":56098,"journal":{"name":"Pan-Pacific Entomologist","volume":"98 1","pages":"340 - 347"},"PeriodicalIF":0.5,"publicationDate":"2022-12-20","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"47221461","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":"Larval taxonomy of western Nearctic Polycentropus Curtis, 1835 sensu stricto (Trichoptera: Polycentropodidae), with comments on the identification of immature Nearctic Polycentropus sensu lato","authors":"A. Orfinger, R. Hix, W. Gerth, A. Rasmussen","doi":"10.3956/2022-98.4.245","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.3956/2022-98.4.245","url":null,"abstract":"Abstract. Larval taxonomy of caddisflies (Trichoptera) lags behind that of adults. Taxonomic knowledge of Nearctic representatives of Polycentropus Curtis, 1835 (Polycentropodidae) is particularly poorly resolved with the larva of only one of 30 species described and with no western Nearctic larvae known. Herein, the late-instar larvae of four of seven western Nearctic Polycentropus species are described and figured for the first time. A diagnostic matrix to assist in their identification is provided, new state records are reported, and previous records clarified. Issues regarding existing keys for larval Polycentropus sensu lato (i.e., Holocentropus McLachlan, 1878, Plectrocnemia Stephens, 1836, and Polycentropus) are discussed in light of new findings.","PeriodicalId":56098,"journal":{"name":"Pan-Pacific Entomologist","volume":"98 1","pages":"245 - 261"},"PeriodicalIF":0.5,"publicationDate":"2022-12-20","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"45784218","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 and new combination of Longileptoneta Seo, 2015 (Araneae: Leptonetidae) from southern China","authors":"Jing Guo, Yang Liu, Hongyuan Peng, Ailan He","doi":"10.3956/2022-98.4.264","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.3956/2022-98.4.264","url":null,"abstract":"Abstract. Longileptoneta luokengensis, sp. nov., is described from Guangdong, China. Longileptoneta monodactyla (Yin, Wang & Wang, 1984), comb. nov., is transferred from Falcileptoneta Komatsu, 1970. The distribution of Longileptoneta is expanded into southwestern China. Detailed descriptions and illustrations of Longileptoneta luokengensis, sp. nov. are provided.","PeriodicalId":56098,"journal":{"name":"Pan-Pacific Entomologist","volume":"98 1","pages":"264 - 269"},"PeriodicalIF":0.5,"publicationDate":"2022-12-20","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"44046339","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":"On the elevation of the subgenus Kubaniellus Kalashian, 1997 (Coleoptera: Buprestidae: Agrilinae: Aphanisticini) to generic rank and descriptions of two new species from China","authors":"Zhong Peng","doi":"10.3956/2022-98.4.300","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.3956/2022-98.4.300","url":null,"abstract":"Abstract. Based on the differentiating external and genital characters of fundamental significance the subgenus Kubaniellus Kalashian 1997 is formally elevated to the generic rank; two new species of the genus Kubaniellus stat. nov. from China are described and illustrated: K. latipennis sp. nov. from Fujian province and K. olivaceus sp. nov. from Guangxi province.","PeriodicalId":56098,"journal":{"name":"Pan-Pacific Entomologist","volume":"98 1","pages":"300 - 308"},"PeriodicalIF":0.5,"publicationDate":"2022-12-20","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"43200222","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 note on increasing capture rates of Culex pipiens Linnaeus, 1758 species-group (Diptera: Culicidae) with CDC-CO2 light traps","authors":"Madison Ginestra, D. Marschalek","doi":"10.3956/2022-98.4.309","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.3956/2022-98.4.309","url":null,"abstract":"research, and control of mosquitoes and mosquito-borne diseases. Like many monitoring schemes, effective and efficient protocols are desired (Montgomery et al. 2021), with efficient detection of adult mosquitoes a common first step (Peck et al. 2018). Several types of insect traps and baits have been used to capture mosquitoes, and several studies have directly compared different trapping protocols (e.g. Kline 2006, Silver & Service 2008, Hoel et al. 2009, Dusfour et al. 2010, Roiz et al. 2012, Lühken et al. 2014, Peck et al. 2018, Gorsich et al. 2019, Mwanga et al. 2019, Hou et al. 2021, Jhaiaun et al. 2021, Murindahabi et al. 2022). These previous studies found that trapping effectiveness can vary based on characteristics and or condition of the individual mosquito (species, sex, whether the mosquito had fed or not) and trap (design, location, and attractant). Two common attractants are CO2 and light, both incorporated into the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) developed CO2 traps. Because the CDC-CO2 traps are commonly used (Silver & Service 2008, Roiz et al. 2012, Sriwichai et al. 2015), several studies have assessed its effectiveness with different light types and wavelengths. For example, Jhaiaun et al. (2021) found that some species of Anopheles preferred UV LED (377–384 nm) and UV fluorescent (354–468 nm) and some species of Culex preferred UV fluorescent, UV LED, and blue LED (416–428 nm). Some species of Culex (including Culex quinquefasciatus Say, 1823), but not all, are more attracted to UV fluorescent light (354–468 nm) than white fluorescent light (277–400 nm and above 750 nm) (Saeung et al. 2021). Costa-Neta et al. (2017) also found that Anopheles mosquitoes preferred green LED (520 ± 5 nm) compared to blue LED (470 ± 5 nm), both with higher capture rates than the standard white light in a CDC trap. Understanding preferences of target mosquito species can result in increased capture rates. The goal of this study was to compare capture rates of the CDC Miniature Light Trap Model 512 (John W. Hock Company; Gainesville, Florida, U.S.A.) equipped with different lights and wavelengths. Miniature CDC light traps were equipped with the factory installed white incandescent light, or replaced with green incandescent (roughly 520–560 nm, as specifications were not included with the product, CEC Industries Ltd.; Lincolnshire, Illinois, U.S.A.), red LED (620–625 nm, Chanzon Technology Co., Ltd.; Guangdong, China), and UV LED lights (395–400 nm, EDGELEC, Shenzhen Ruidaxin Trading Co., Ltd.; Shenzhen, China). The study site was a fallow agricultural field (38.46° -93.63°) near Calhoun, Missouri, U.S.A., with grasslands and a small pond in the immediate area. Each trap was baited with CO2 by including approximately 0.45 L of dry ice, suspended 1.75 m above the ground, and set out 30 minutes before dusk for a total of three hours during 11 nights from 8–24 August 2021. In each night of sampling, traps were rotated among the four loc","PeriodicalId":56098,"journal":{"name":"Pan-Pacific Entomologist","volume":"98 1","pages":"309 - 312"},"PeriodicalIF":0.5,"publicationDate":"2022-12-20","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"46609770","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}
C. Clem, Brittany D. Wingert, Andrea R. Kautz, Amanda L. Roe, Teagan Mulford, David J. Bettman, Robert T Conrow, G. A. Dahlem, Heloísa Fernandes Flores, Latoya Foote, Silvia Gisondi, J. Hogue, Janis N. Matsunaga, Maricelle Méndez-Soto, K. Mochizuki, Ketzaly Munguía Ortega, William K. Rawson, Jing‐Li Xuan, B. Brown
{"title":"Checklist of true flies (Diptera) from San Luis Obispo County, California, U.S.A.: an outcome of the Fly School II taxonomic workshop","authors":"C. Clem, Brittany D. Wingert, Andrea R. Kautz, Amanda L. Roe, Teagan Mulford, David J. Bettman, Robert T Conrow, G. A. Dahlem, Heloísa Fernandes Flores, Latoya Foote, Silvia Gisondi, J. Hogue, Janis N. Matsunaga, Maricelle Méndez-Soto, K. Mochizuki, Ketzaly Munguía Ortega, William K. Rawson, Jing‐Li Xuan, B. Brown","doi":"10.3956/2022-98.4.270","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.3956/2022-98.4.270","url":null,"abstract":"Abstract. True flies (Diptera) are a hyper-diverse group of insects which are considerably under-studied compared to many other organisms. Here we report a list of taxa collected during the 2019 Fly School held in San Luis Obispo County, California, a region of the California Floristic Province biodiversity hotspot. From June 20th to July 6th, an international team of 35 entomologists collected and identified Diptera at 17 main sites across the county. The team identified a total of 68 families, 188 genera, and 133 species/species groups. Of these, we uncovered 21 potential new county records for California, expanding knowledge of geographic distributions for these taxa. We discuss the strengths and limitations of this list and suggest ideas for streamlining the publication of similar lists for other specialized taxonomic workshops.","PeriodicalId":56098,"journal":{"name":"Pan-Pacific Entomologist","volume":"98 1","pages":"270 - 299"},"PeriodicalIF":0.5,"publicationDate":"2022-12-20","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"48654147","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":"Seven replacement names for bees in the genus Protandrena Cockerell, 1896 (Hymenoptera: Andrenidae: Panurginae)","authors":"S. Bossert, J. Neff","doi":"10.3956/2022-98.3.226","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.3956/2022-98.3.226","url":null,"abstract":"The Protandrenini is a New World tribe of 436 species of andrenid bees (Ascher & Pickering 2022, Bossert et al. 2022). The North American protandrenines form a single clade (Bossert et al. 2022, Ramos et al 2022) of 186 species (Ascher & Pickering 2022). Over the past 170 years, the North American protandrenine bees have been placed in many different genera, including Panurginus Nylander, 1848 and Psaenythia Gerstäcker, 1868 (Michener 1944). More recently they have been considered to consist of between two (Ascher & Pickering 2022, Michener 1944, Michener, 1951, Mitchell 1960), three (Michener 2000, 2007), five (Ramos et al. 2022), six (Michener et al. 1994, Timberlake 1973), or seven (Hurd 1973) genera, sometimes including South American taxa (Michener 1944, 2000, 2007; Mitchell 1960). A recent molecular analysis (Bossert et al. 2022) has shown that none of these classifications adequately reflects the phylogeny of the group, all being paraphyletic. Pending further research, we believe the best solution for now is to recognize a single genus (Protandrena) with five subgenera: Anthemurgus Robertson, 1902, Heterosarus Robertson, 1918, Metapsaenythia Timberlake, 1969, Pseudopanurgus Cockerell, 1897, Pterosarus Timberlake, 1967 and Protandrena (s. str.). A possible taxonomic alternative would be to recognize Pseudopanurgus along with Anthemurgus and the currently recognized subgenera of Protandrena (sensu Michener 2007) as genera. Unfortunately, however, it is not at all obvious that either Heterosarus (see Ramos 2011) or Pterosarus (see Ramos 2011, Timberlake 1967) is monophyletic. Far more extensive sampling is necessary to resolve the relationships of the North American protandrenines. In the absence of such a study, the one genus solution is most adequate to retain genera that correspond to natural groups. This results in seven cases of secondary homonymy for which we provide replacement names below. Only one of these species is relatively common, the rest being known from only one sex, often just the holotype.","PeriodicalId":56098,"journal":{"name":"Pan-Pacific Entomologist","volume":"98 1","pages":"226 - 229"},"PeriodicalIF":0.5,"publicationDate":"2022-09-16","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"42141784","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}