Five new species and three new subspecies of Erebidae and Noctuidae (Insecta, Lepidoptera) from Northwestern North America, with notes on Chytolita Grote (Erebidae) and Hydraecia Guenée (Noctuidae) [PDF]
This is the publisher’s final pdf. The published article is copyrighted by Pensoft Publishers and can be found at: http://www.pensoft.net/journals/zookeys/.Several taxonomic issues in the moth families Erebidae and Noctuidae are addressed for ...
Crabo, Lars+4 more
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First record of Labium (Hymenoptera: Ichneumonidae: Labiini) in South America with description of a new species from Brasil [PDF]
Labium is a primitive transantarctic genus which parasitizes ground-nesting halictid bees and until now has been known only from the Australian Region.
Porter, Charles C.
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Observations of the parasitism of Phloeoborus punctatorugosus (Curculionidae: Scolytinae) by Apechoneura longicauda (Ichneumonidae: Labeninae) are presented. This is the first host record for a species of Apechoneura.
Paul E. Hanson+2 more
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A new tribe, genus, and species of limnichid beetle, Wooldridge us perforatus, from Malaysia (Coleoptera: Limnichidae: W ooldridgeini) [PDF]
A new tribe is established in the Limnichidae, Limnichinae, for a new genus and species, Wooldridge us perforatus, from Sabah, Malaysia. Two autapomorphic characters distinguish Wooldridgeini from the two other tribes ofthe subfamily Limnichinae; 1) the ...
Spangler, Paul J.
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Parasitoid ovipositor size importantly affects host choice; those attacking exposed hosts usually have shorter ovipositors compared to those needing drilling deeper through substrates such as plant tissue and gall tissue. Most studies treat this theme at
Fernando Albuquerque Luz+2 more
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Influence of temperature on host location and multisensory orientation in the parasitoid Pimpla turionellae (L.) (Hymenoptera) [PDF]
The ichneumonid wasp Pimpla turionellae (L.) (Hymenoptera) is a specialist parasitoid of lepidopteran pupae, and has to overcome the challenge of reduced chemical and visual cues as pupae are immobile, do not feed and do not emit excrements.
Dorn, Silvia+3 more
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Gynandromorphs in the genera Ophiogomphus Selys, 1854 and Ischnura Charpentier, 1840 (Odonata: Gomphidae,Coenagrionidae) [PDF]
A gynandromorph of Ophiogomphus smithi Tennessen and Vogt from Wisconsin and a gynandromorph of Ischnura hastata (Say) from Alabama are described. The specimens appear to be bilateral in that they display mostly left/right separation of male and female ...
Tennessen, K. J.
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New species and records of Rhyssa and Rhyssella (Hymenoptera: Ichneumonidae: Rhyssinae) from Florida and Central America [PDF]
Rhyssa neotropicae n. sp. is the first Rhyssa to be recorded from the New World tropics, where it was collected in cloud forest at 1800 m on Monte Uyuca near Zamorano, Honduras. It is closely related to the Nearctic R. hoferi Rohwer and R.
Porter, Charles C.
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