Vol. 95, No. 2 (June 2012) | Florida Entomologist

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Published: 2012-06-01

Research Papers

A New Species of Genus Goniagnathus (Tropicognathus) (Hemiptera: Cicadellidae: Deltocephalinae) from India

Naresh M. Meshram, V. V. Ramamurthy

247-252
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cDNA Cloning and Expression Analysis of the Nicotinic Acetylcholine Receptor Alpha6 Subunit in the Oriental Fruit Fly, Bactrocera Dorsalis (Diptera: Tephritidae)

Wen-Jia Yang, Yi Tian, Lin Cong, Wei Dou, Jin-Jun Wang

253-260
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Leptotrachelus dorsalis (Coleoptera: Carabidae): A Candidate Biological Control Agent of the Sugarcane Borer in Louisiana

W. H. White, T. L. Erwin, B. J. Viator

261-267
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Mating Status and Body Size in Aedes albopictus (Diptera: Culicidae) Affect Host Finding and Deet Repellency

Rui-De Xue, Arshad Ali, Donald R. Barnard

268-272
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A Method for Rearing Large Quantities of the Damselfly, Ischnura ramburii (Odonata: Coenagrionidae), in the Laboratory

Jason L. Locklin, Joshua S. Huckabee, Eben J. Gering

273-277
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Life Table Analysis of Diaphorina citri (Hemiptera: Psyllidae) Infesting Sweet Orange (Citrus sinensis) in São Paulo

Paulo E. B. Paiva, José R. P. Parra

278-284
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Diplotaxis multicarinata (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae), A New Species from a Relict Forest in Oaxaca, Mexico

Leonardo Delgado, Eder F. Mora-Aguilar

285-289
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Associations Among Ground-Surface Spiders (Araneae) and Other Arthropods in Mesic Flatwoods

David E. Jennings, G. B. Edwards, Jason R. Rohr

290-296
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Developmental and Reproductive Biology of Planococcus minor (Hemiptera: Pseudococcidae) Under Constant Temperatures

Antonio W. Francis, Moses T. K. Kairo, Amy L. Roda

297-303
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Detection of ‘Candidatus Liberibacter Asiaticus’ in Cacopsylla (Psylla) citrisuga (Hemiptera: Psyllidae)

Yijing Cen, Lina Zhang, Yulu Xia, Jun Guo, Xiaoling Deng, Wenjing Zhou, Ronald Sequeira, Junyan Gao, Ziran Wang, Jianqiang Yue, Yuanqi Gao

304-311
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Occurrence of Boisduval Scale, Diaspis boisduvalii (Hemiptera: Diaspididae), on Native Epiphytic Orchids in Collier Co., Florida, Including Fakahatchee Strand State Preserve

Haleigh A. Ray, John P. McCormick, Andrew L. Stice, Ian C. Stocks, Lawrence W. Zettler

312-318
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Diel Activity of Fauna in Different Habitats Sampled at the Autumnal Equinox

Harsimran K. Gill, Gaurav Goyal, Robert McSorley

319-325
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Spotted Wing Drosophila, Drosophila suzukii (Diptera: Drosophilidae), Trapped with Combinations of Wines and Vinegars

Peter J. Landolt, Todd Adams, Thomas Seth Davis, Helmuth Rogg

326-332
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Inhibition of Oviposition by Neem Extract: A Behavioral Perspective for the Control of the Mediterranean Fruit Fly (Diptera: Tephritidae)

Márcio Alves Silva, Gerane Celly Dias Bezerra-Silva, José Djair Vendramim, Thiago Mastrangelo

333-337
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A New Species of Adoxomyia (Diptera: Stratiomyidae) from Turkey

Turgay Üstüner

338-343
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Two Invasive Alien Insect Species, Leptoglossus occidentals (Heteroptera: Coreidae) and Cydalima perspectalis (Lepidoptera: Crambidae), and their Distribution and Host Plants in Istanbul Province, Turkey

Erdem Hizal

344-349
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Molecular Identification and Diversity of Helopeltis antonii and Helopeltis theivora (Hemiptera: Miridae) in India

R. Asokan, K. B. Rebijith, K. K. Srikumar, P. Shivarama Bhat, V. V. Ramamurthy

350-358
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Xysticus tenuiapicalis sp. nov. (Araneae: Thomisidae) from Turkey

Hakan Demır

359-361
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Revision of the Planthopper Tribe, Eodelphacini, in China (Hemiptera: Fulgoromorpha: Delphacidae) with Descriptions of a New Genus and Two New Species

Xiangsheng Chen, Xiaohui Hou

362-374
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Description of a New Species of the Genus Krisna (Hemiptera: Cicadellidae: Iassinae) from India

Naresh M. Meshram, V. V. Ramamurthy

375-381
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Habitat, Body Size and Reproduction of the Leafhopper, Dalbulus elimatus (Hemiptera: Cicadellidae), during the Winter Dry Season

Gustavo Moya-Raygoza, Alejandro Muñoz Urias, Claudia A Uribe-Mu

382-386
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DNA Barcodes Suggest Cryptic Speciation in Dasineura oxycoccana (Diptera: Cecidomyiidae) on Cranberry, Vaccinium macrocarpon, and Blueberry, V. corymbosum

Snehlata Mathur, Melissa A. Cook, Bradley J. Sinclair, Sheila M. Fitzpatrick

387-394
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An Annotated Checklist of the Delphacid Planthoppers (Hemiptera: Delphacidae) of Florida with the Description of Three New Species and the New Genus, Meristopsis

Ashley C. Kennedy, Charles R. Bartlett, Stephen W. Wilson

395-421
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Comparative Densities of Beech Scale, Cryptococcus fagisuga, (Hemiptera: Eriococcidae) in the Country of Georgia and Massachusetts (USA), Parts of its Native and Invaded Ranges, on two Species of Beech

R. G. Van Driesche, G. Japoshvili

422-427
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Insecticidal Activity of Tagetes erecta Extracts on Spodoptera frugiperda (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae)

David Osvaldo Salinas-Sánchez, Lucila Aldana-Llanos, Ma. Elena Valdés-Estrada, Mirna Gutiérrez-Ochoa, Guadalupe Valladares-Cisneros, Evelyn Rodríguez-Flores

428-432
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Effect of Climate Change on Longevity and Reproduction of Sipha flava (Hemiptera: Aphididae)

Alexander Machado Auad, Marcy G. Fonseca, Tiago T. Resende, Ítalo S. C. P. Maddalena

433-444
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Occurrence and Abundance of Lissorhoptrus oryzophilus (Coleoptera: Curculionidae) Relative to Field Borders in California Rice

Luis Espino

445-453
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Evaluation of Insecticides Against the Western Flower Thrips, Frankliniella occidentals (Thysanoptera: Thripidae), in the Laboratory

Caihui Shan, Shaozhi Ma, Minghua Wang, Gongfen Gao

454-460
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Distribution of Cotesia rubecula (Hymenoptera: Braconidae) and Its Displacement of Cotesia glomerata in Eastern North America

M. V. Herlihy, R. G. Van Driesche, M. R. Abney, J. Brodeur, A. B. Bryant, R. A. Casagrande, D. A. Delaney, T.E. Elkner, S. J. Fleischer, R. L. Groves, D. S. Gruner, J. P. Harmon, G. E. Heimpel, K. Hemady, T. P. Kuhar, C. M. Maund, A. M. Shelton, A. J. Seaman, M. Skinner, R. Weinzierl, K. V. Yeargan, Z. Szendrei

461-467
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Abundance of Frankliniella schultzei (Thysanoptera: Thripidae) in Flowers on Major Vegetable Crops of South Florida

Garima Kakkar, Dakshina R. Seal, Philip A. Stansly, Oscar E. Liburd, Vivek Kumar

468-475
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Scientific Notes

Susceptibility of the Fall Armyworm, Spodoptera frugiperda (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae), at Santa Isabel, Puerto Rico, to Different Insecticides

Difabachew K. Belay, Randy M. Huckaba, John E. Foster

476-478
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Field Release in Florida of Diaphorencyrtus aligarhensis (Hymenoptera: Encyrtidae), an Endoparasitoid of Diaphorina citri (Homoptera: Psyllidae), from Mainland China

Eric A. Rohrig, David G. Hall, Jawwad A. Qureshi, Philip A. Stansly

479-481
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Efforts to Establish a Biological Control Agent Against Incipient Infestations of Old World Climbing Fern in Southwest Florida

Anthony J. Boughton, Brian Nelson, Ted D. Center

482-484
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New Host Records for Caliothrips striatus (Thysanoptera: Thripidae) on Magnolia spp. with the Description of the Second Instar

Kara Tyler-Julian, Ozan Demirozer, Richard Figlar, Thomas Skarlinsky, Joe Funderburk, Gary Knox

485-488
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The use of Citizen Scientists to Record and Map 13-Year Periodical Cicadas (Hemiptera: Cicadidae: Magicicada) in South Carolina

De Anna E. Beasley, Eric P. Benson, Shane M. Welch, Laurie S. Reid, Timothy A. Mousseau

489-491
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Black Cutworm (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) Flight Activity on a Golf Course in Central Alabama

Seung Cheon Hong, David W. Held, R. Chris Williamson

492-493
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Confirmation of the Genome Position and Mass of the Viral Protein, Vp3, of Solenopsis invicta Virus 1 (Picornavirales: Dicistroviridae) Infecting the Red Imported Fire Ant (Hymenoptera: Formicidae)

Steven M. Valles, Charles A. Strong

494-496
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Diets for Rearing Scyphophorus acupunctatus (Coleoptera: Curculionidae)

Ma. Elena Valdés-Estrada, Lucila Aldana-Llanos, Alfredo Jiménez-Pérez, Mirna Gutiérrez-Ochoa, Maria C. Hernandez-Reyes

497-500
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Response of Catolaccus hunteri (Hymenoptera: Pteromalidae) to Colored Sticky Traps in the Laboratory

David J. Schuster

501-502
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New Data on Conorhynchus hololeucus (Coleoptera: Curculionidae)

Levent Gültekin

503-505
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The Fire Ant (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) Pathogen, Vairimorpha invictae (Microsporidia: Burenellidae), Not Detected in Florida

David H. Oi, Steven M. Valles, Sanford D. Porter

506-508
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Host Specificity Testing of the Solenopsis Fire Ant (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) Pathogen, Kneallhazia (=Thelohania) Solenopsae (Microsporidia: Thelohaniidae), in Florida

David H. Oi, Steven M. Valles

509-512
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Method for Collection of Live Redbay Ambrosia Beetles, Xyleborus glabratus (Coleoptera: Curculionidae: Scolytinae)

Paul E. Kendra, Wayne S. Montgomery, Jorge S. Sanchez, Mark A. Deyrup, Jerome Niogret, Nancy D. Epsky

513-516
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First Record of a Native Heteropteran Preying on the Introduced Eucalyptus Pest, Thaumastocoris peregrinus (Hemiptera: Thaumastocoridae), in Brazil

Gabriely K. Souza, Tiago G. Pikart, Filipe C. Pikart, José Eduardo Serrão, Carlos F. Wilcken, José C. Zanuncio

517-520
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Rediscovery of Pseudotinea caprina (Lepidoptera, Riodinidae): Remarks on Its Distribution and First Description of the Female

Eduardo Carneiro, Diego R. Dolibaina, Luis Anderson R. Leite, Olaf H. H. Mielke, Mirna M. Casagrande

521-523
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First Record of Rhyssomatus nigerrimus (Curculionidae: Molytinae: Cleogonini) Infestations in Soybeans in Mexico

G. López-Guillén, A. P. Teran-Vargas, J. Gómez Ruiz, J. San-Juan Lara, G. H. Rosado-Neto, C. W. O'Brien, L. Cruz-López, L. A. Rodríguez-Del-Bosque, R. Alatorre-Rosas

524-528
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New Host Plant Record for The Poison Ivy Sawfly, Arge humeralis (Hymenoptera: Argidae), and Its Performance on Two Host Plant Species

Nicole Benda, Jennifer Possley, Devon Powell, Catherine Buchanan-Mcgrath, James Cuda

529-531
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Book Reviews

Dragonflies and Damselflies of the East

Dennis Paulson

532-534
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