Vol. 98, No. 4 (December 2015) | Florida Entomologist

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Published: 2016-01-01

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Research Papers

Diel flight activity patterns of the red palm weevil (Coleoptera: Curculionidae) as monitored by smart traps

Yousif N. Aldryhim, Hassan Yahya Al Ayedh

1019-1024
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Reproduction of Trichospilus diatraeae (Hymenoptera: Eulophidae) in the pupae of Diaphania hyalinata (Lepidoptera: Crambidae) of various ages

Isabel Moreira Silva, Teresinha Vinha Zanuncio, Fabricio Fagundes Pereira, Carlos Frederico Wilcken, José Eduardo Serrão, Jose Cola Zanuncio

1025-1029
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Heteroptera attracted to butterfly traps baited with fish or shrimp carrion

Joseph Edward Eger, Harry Brailovsky, Thomas J. Henry

1030-1035
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Five new species of Phyllophaga (Coleoptera: Melolonthidae) of northwestern Mexico

Miguel Angel Morón, Gabriel Antonio Lugo-García, Agustín Aragón-García

1036-1043
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Biochemical effects of cultivated and wild jute species on life stages of the broad mite, Polyphagotarsonemus latus (Prostigmata: Tarsonemidae)

N. Mitra, B. S. Gotyal, K. Selvaraj, S. Satpathy, V. Ramesh Babu

1044-1049
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Survey for spotted-wing drosophila (Diptera: Drosophilidae) in the five-county nursery production region of middle Tennessee, USA

Karla Michele Addesso, Jason B. Oliver, Paul A. O’Neal

1050-1055
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On the mature larva of the western eyed click beetle Alaus melanops LeConte, 1863 with comparison to related species (Coleoptera: Elateridae)

Marcin Kadej, Adrian Smolis, Dariusz Tarnawski

1056-1061
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Prevalence of a new genetic group, MEAM-K, of the whitefly Bemisia tabaci (Hemiptera: Aleyrodidae) in Karnataka, India, as evident from mtCOI sequences

H. K. Roopa, R. Asokan, K. B. Rebijith, Ranjitha H. Hande, Riaz Mahmood, N. K. Krishna Kumar

1062-1071
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Development and reproduction of Mallada basalis (Neuroptera: Chrysopidae) on artificial diets

Jingwen Ye, Jianqing Dai, Jun Li, Zhigang Li, Yongyue Lu, Shichou Han, Ling Zeng

1072-1076
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Discovery of the first Aximopsis (Hymenoptera: Eurytomidae) parasitoid of Lepidoptera in Brazil and notes on its biology

Wagner De Souza Tavares, Carlos Frederico Wilcken, Francisco de Souza Ramalho, Marcus Alvarrenga Soares, Flàvio Lemes Fernandes, José Eduardo Serrão, José Cola Zanuncio

1077-1080
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Reducing mowing frequency increases floral resource and butterfly (Lepidoptera: Hesperioidea and Papilionoidea) abundance in managed roadside margins

Dale A. Halbritter, Jaret C. Daniels, Douglas C. Whitaker, Lei Huang

1081-1092
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Morphological and genetic variation in Mexican wild populations of Tamarixia radiata (Hymenoptera: Eulophidae)

Kenzy I. Peña-Carrillo, Alejandro González-Hernández, J. Isabel López-Arroyo, Roberto Mercado-Hernández, Susana Favela-Lara

1093-1100
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The red imported fire ant (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) in the West Indies: distribution of natural enemies and a possible test bed for release of self-sustaining biocontrol agents

Steven M. Valles, James K. Wetterer, Sanford D. Porter

1101-1105
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Observations of Cerceris fumipennis (Hymenoptera: Crabronidae) phenology and variation in its buprestid prey in Louisiana

C. Wood Johnson, Ted C MacRae, Cavell Brownie, Warren Virgets III, Jeremy D. Allison

1106-1113
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Predation of stink bugs (Hemiptera: Pentatomidae) by a complex of predators in cotton and adjoining soybean habitats in Georgia, USA

P. Glynn Tillman, Matthew H. Greenstone, Jing S. Hu

1114-1126
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Exposure to tea tree oil enhances the mating success of male Mediterranean fruit flies (Diptera: Tephritidae)

Todd E. Shelly, Nancy D. Epsky

1127-1133
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New and revised life history of the Florida hairstreak Eumaeus atala (Lepidoptera: Lycaenidae) with notes on its current conservation status

Sandy Koi, Jaret Daniels

1134-1147
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- Erratum published in FE 99.2
Effects of a pathogenic Beauveria bassiana (Hypocreales: Cordycipitaceae) strain on detoxifying and protective enzyme activities in Xylotrechus rusticus (Coleoptera: Cerambycidae) larvae

Jun-Nan Ding, Hui-Hui Zhang, De-Fu Chi

1148-1156
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First report of the papaya mealybug, Paracoccus marginatus (Hemiptera: Pseudococcidae), in China and genetic record for its recent invasion in Asia and Africa

Muhammad Z. Ahmed, Ri-Rong He, Mu-Tao Wu, Yu-Juan Gu, Jing-Mei Ren, Fan Liang, Hai-Lin Li, Xue-Nan Hu, Bao-Li Qiu, Catharine M. Mannion, Jun Ma

1157-1162
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Morphology of the nymphs of Euschistus convergens (Hemiptera: Pentatomidae)

Kim R. Barão, Kayan V. Mostardeiro, Viviana C. Matesco, Anne G. Cohen, Jocelia Grazia

1163-1168
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Physical post-harvest techniques as potential quarantine treatments against Brevipalpus yothersi (Acarina: Tenuipalpidae)

Jorge E Peña, Katia Santos, Ignacio Baez, Daniel Carrillo

1169-1174
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Geographic distribution of Trachymyrmex jamaicensis (Hymenoptera: Formicidae)

James K. Wetterer

1175-1178
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Seasonal abundance of Thysanoptera species in Tillandsia usneoides (Poales: Bromeliaceae)

Ozan Demirozer, Kara Tyler-Julian, Joe Funderburk

1179-1181
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The ectoparasitoid Scleroderma guani (Hymenoptera: Bethylidae) uses innate and learned chemical cues to locate its host, larvae of the pine sawyer Monochamus alternatus (Coleoptera: Cerambycidae)

Zhen Li, Baishu Li, Zhenjie Hu, J. P. Michaud, Jie Dong, Qingwen Zhang, Xiaoxia Liu

1182-1187
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Impact of food diversity on biological parameters of Apolygus lucorum (Hemiptera: Heteroptera: Miridae)

Yanrong Li, Zhen Li, Yuhui Yang, Qingpo Yang, Xiaoxia Liu, Qingwen Zhang

1188-1192
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Comparative phenology and cohort survival of beech scale (Hemiptera: Eriococcidae) in part of its native range (Caucasus Mountains, Georgia) and in an invaded area (Massachusetts, USA)

George Japoshvili, Michael Fizdale, Roy Van Driesche, Giorgi Kirkitadze

1193-1198
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Response of the sapote fruit fly, Anastrepha serpentina (Diptera: Tephritidae), to commercial lures and trap designs in sapodilla orchards

C. Rodriguez, E. Tadeo, J. Rull, R. Lasa

1199-1203
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A new species of Myrmecina (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) from southeastern North America

Mark Deyrup

1204-1206
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Temporal dynamics of fruit-feeding butterflies (Lepidoptera: Nymphalidae) in two habitats in a seasonal Brazilian environment

Geraldo de B. Freire Júnior, Ivone Rezende Diniz

1207-1216
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Sucrose triggers honeydew preference in the ghost ant, Tapinoma melanocephalum (Hymenoptera: Formicidae)

A. M. Zhou, B. Q. Kuang, Y. R. Gao, G. W. Liang

1217-1222
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Thermal requirements and annual number of generations of Diachasmimorpha longicaudata (Hymenoptera: Braconidae) reared in the South American fruit fly and the Mediterranean fruit fly (Diptera: Tephritidae)

Rafael Narciso Meirelles, Luiza Rodrigues Redaelli, Cláudia Bernardes Ourique

1223-1226
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New findings on Lonchaeidae (Diptera: Tephritoidea) in the Brazilian Amazon

Lailson do Nascimento Lemos, Ricardo Adaime, Salustiano V. Costa-Neto, Ezequiel da Glória de Deus, Cristiane Ramos de Jesus-Barros, Pedro Carlos Strikis

1227-1237
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Scientific Notes

First record of Helicoverpa armigera (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) feeding on Plectranthus neochilus (Lamiales: Lamiaceae) in Brazil

Diones Krinski, Ana Flávia Godoy

1238-1240
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Seasonal oviposition activity of Aedes aegypti (Diptera: Culicidae) in San Miguel de Tucumán, northwestern Argentina

Giselle A. Rodriguez, Cecilia A. Veggiani Aybar, Guillermo L. Claps, Mercedes S. Lizarralde de Grosso

1241-1243
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First report of an egg parasitoid reared from Neomusotima conspurcatalis (Lepidoptera: Crambidae), a biological control agent of Lygodium microphyllum (Schizaeales: Lygodiaceae)

Ellen C. Lake, Michael W. Gates, Melissa C. Smith, Gloria L. Witkus, Paul D. Pratt

1244-1246
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Helionothrips errans (Thysanoptera: Thripidae): a new threat to native orchids in Brazil

Delio Endres Júnior, Márcio H. Sasamori, Adriano Cavalleri, Annette Droste

1247-1249
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First record of Paratelenomus saccharalis (Hymenoptera: Platygastridae) on kudzu bug Megacopta cribraria (Heteroptera: Plataspidae) in Florida

Julio Medal, Andrew Santa Cruz, Kevin Williams, Suzanne Fraser, Danielle Wolaver, Trevor Smith, Bobbie Jo Davis

1250-1251
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First record of Conotrachelus perseae (Coleoptera: Curculionidae) in Comitán, Chiapas, Mexico

Miguel A. Vázquez, Leopoldo Cruz-López, E. R. Chamé-Vázquez

1252-1253
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Testes and spermatozoa as characters for distinguishing two ant species of the genus Neoponera (Hymenoptera: Formicidae)

Marcelo S. Barcellos, Luiza C. B. Martins, Jamile F. S. Cossolin, José Eduardo Serrão, Jacques H. C. Delabie, José Lino-Neto

1254-1256
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The distribution of overwintering brown marmorated stink bugs (Hemiptera: Pentatomidae) in college dormitories

John Cambridge, Allison Payenski, George C. Hamilton

1257-1259
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Manduca rustica (Lepidoptera: Sphingidae) damage on olive (Olea europaea; Lamiales: Oleaceae) trees in Florida

Jennifer L. Gillett-Kaufman, Sandra A. Allan, Lyle J. Buss

1260-1261
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Species richness of noctuid moths (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) from the State of Guanajuato, Mexico

Manuel Dario Salas-Araiza, Rafael Guzmán-Mendoza, Oscar Alejandro Martínez-Jaime, Marcos Antonio González-Márquez, Alejandra López Figueroa

1262-1265
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First report of Xyleborus glabratus (Coleoptera: Curculionidae: Scolytinae) and laurel wilt in Louisiana, USA: the disease continues westward on sassafras

Stephen W. Fraedrich, C. Wood Johnson, Roger D. Menard, Thomas C. Harrington, Rabiu Olatinwo, G. Susan Best

1266-1268
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Rice leaf folder Cnaphalocrocis medinalis (Lepidoptera: Crambidae) on wheat (Triticum aestivum; Poales: Poaceae) in India

M. Shankara Murthy, S. K. Nagaraj, A. Prabhuraj, C. M. Kalleswaraswamy

1269-1270
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Miscellaneous

Miscellaneous

1271-1276