Entomologist's Monthly Magazine - Vol. 152, No. 3, 2016
Published: 7/29/2016
Article Details for this issue
EDITORIAL
Page: 155
Type: Editorial
Some records of barkflies (Psocoptera) from the Isle of Man
By: KEITH N.A. ALEXANDER
Page: 155-156
Type: Short Notes
A European record of the Nearctic species Nephrotoma suturalis wulpiana (Bergroth, 1888) (Diptera: Tipulidae) in Portugal
By: BY E.G. HANCOCK, J. KRAMER & R.M. LYSZKOWSKI
Page: 157-161
Type: Paper
Synopsis:
The circumstances of finding a second North American species of cranefly, Nephrotoma suturalis (Loew, 1863), in the iberian Peninsula are given. The specimens are of the subspecies wulpiana (Bergroth, 1888), whose known distribution is in western North America.
BOOK REVIEW: ‘COEVOLUTION OF LIFE ON HOSTS – INTEGRATING ECOLOGY AND EVOLUTION’ by DALE H. CLAYTON, SARAH E. BUSH & KEVIN P. JOHNSON.
By: H CHARLES J GODFRAY
Page: 162-163
Type: Book Review
BOOK REVIEW: ‘HALF-EARTH: OUR PLANET’S FIGHT FOR LIFE’ by EDWARD O. WILSON.
By: ANDREW WAKEHAM-DAWSON
Page: 163-164
Type: Book Review
Boothia, a new genus with four new species from Borneo (Coleoptera: Staphylinidae, Staphylininae)
By: GUILLAUME DE ROUGEMONT
Page: 165-171
Type: Paper
Synopsis:
A new genus, Boothia (type species: Boothia harrissoni sp. n.), and four new species, Boothia bansengi, B. caroli, B. harrissoni and B. torreyi are described.
BOOK REVIEW: ‘THE STING OF THE WILD’ by JUSTIN O. SCHMIDT.
By: ANDREW WAKEHAM-DAWSON
Page: 172
Type: Book Review
A remarkable new species of Megaselia Rondani and the hitherto undescribed female of Triphleba truncata Michailovskaya (Diptera: Phoridae) from Russia
By: R.H.L. DISNEY
Page: 173-179
Type: Paper
Synopsis:
Megaselia tubularia sp. n. is described and its unique features of the female discussed. The female of Triphleba truncata Michailovskaya is described.
BOOK REVIEW: 'THE BEES IN YOUR BACKYARD: A GUIDE TO NORTH AMERICA'S BEES' by J.S. WILSON.
By: MICHAEL S. ENGEL
Page: 180-182
Type: Book Review
A contribution to knowledge of the ground beetle fauna (Coleoptera: Carabidae) of Iran.
By: MARZIEH AHMADI, MEHDI ESFANDIARI, JAN MUILWIJK & HADI OSTOVAN
Page: 183-188
Type: Paper
Synopsis:
A list of 20 species and subspecies of Carabidae belonging to nine genera and three subfamilies are reported from date palm gardens and rice fields in south-west Iran. Among them, Tachyura (Sphaerotachys) variabilis (Chaudoir, 1876) is newly recorded for Iran. 956 carabid taxa are currently recorded for Iran.
A new species of Phalacrotophora Enderlein (Diptera: Phoridae) from England
By: R.H.L. DISNEY & D.A. SMITH
Page: 189-192
Type: Paper
Synopsis:
Phalacrotophora harveyi sp. n. is described from near an untidy industrial site, Essex, England.
Trapping confirms aerial recruitment of pine tortoise scale (Toumeyella parvicornis (Cockerell)) (Hemiptera: Coccidae) in the Turks and Caicos Islands
By: CHRIS MALUMPHY, MARTIN A. HAMILTON, MICHELE D. SANCHEZ & PAUL W.C. GREEN
Page: 193-200
Type: Paper
Synopsis:
The highly invasive Nearctic pine tortoise scale (Toumeyella parvicornis (Cockerell)) has devastated the pine forests of the Turks and Caicos Islands and there are now relatively few live Caicos pine trees remaining. In order to understand the rapid spread of the insect and confirm circumstantial evidence of wind dispersal of the first instar or crawler stage, sticky traps were deployed in three of the Turks and Caicos Islands during May 2014. Crawlers were recorded on most of the traps and although the numbers caught varied, the insects trapped per day did not vary significantly between Pine Cay, Middle and North Caicos. These data indicate the sustained airborne recruitment of the first instars into the pine forests and that isolation of healthy trees does not prevent the risk of infestation. The factors that are likely to have facilitated the rapid spread of the scale insect across the Turks and Caicos Islands are discussed.
First report of the genus Oethecoctonus Ashmead (Hymenoptera: Platygastroidea, Scelionidae) for the Oriental region with description of a new species
By: VEENAKUMARI KAMALANATHAN & PRASHANTH MOHANRAJ
Page: 201-206
Type: Paper
Synopsis:
The wasp genus Oethecoctonus, which consists of egg parasitoids of tree crickets (Orthoptera: Oecanthidae), is reported for the first time from the Oriental region. A new species Oethecoctonus suryaseni sp. n. is described and figured.
A new species and new records of Zethus Fabricius in the pallidus-group (Hymenoptera: Vespidae, Eumeninae)
By: M. COOPER
Page: 207-210
Type: Paper
Synopsis:
Zethus silvicola sp. n. and its nest are described and new records for some species in the pallidus-group of Zethus presented.
A new record of Neoleonardia delicatula (Laing) (Hemiptera: Coccoidea, Diaspididae) from Western Australia
By: YAIR BEN-DOV
Page: 211-212
Type: Paper
Synopsis:
The scale insect Neoleonardia delicatula (Laing) is recorded for the first time from Western Australia.
Flower flies of the Seychelles Islands (Diptera: Syrphidae)
By: F. CHRISTIAN THOMPSON
Page: 213-217
Type: Paper
Synopsis:
The flower flies of the Seychelles Islands are reviewed. Errors in a previous work are corrected and seven species are reported. One species represents a new record for the Afrotropical fauna (Eristalinus arvorum (Fabricius, 1787)).
Birch-feeding sawflies (Hymenoptera: Symphyta, Tenthredinidae) in Portugal
By: A.D. LISTON
Page: 218-219
Type: Short Notes
BOOK REVIEW: ‘A FIELD GUIDE TO THE TIGER BEETLES OF THE UNITED STATES AND CANADA’, 2nd Edition, by DAVID L. PEARSON, C. BARRY KNISLEY, DANIEL P. DURAN & CHARLES J. KAZILEK. 2015
By: TERRY L. ERWIN
Page: 220-221
Type: Book Review
BOOK REVIEW: ‘THE GEOMETRID MOTHS OF EUROPE: VOLUME 5 − ENNOMINAE I’ by PEDER SKOU & PASI SIHVONEN. Hardback, 2015
By: PEDRO PIRES
Page: 221-222
Type: Book Review
BOOK REVIEW: ‘THE STONEFLY (PLECOPTERA) OF IRELAND − DISTRIBUTION, LIFE HISTORIES & ECOLOGY’ by HUGH B. FEELEY, JAN-ROBERT BAARS & MARY KELLY-QUINN.
By: PETER C. BARNARD
Page: 223-224
Type: Book Review