Entomologist's Gazette - Vol. 68, No. 1, 2017

Published: 1/27/2017

Article Details for this issue

EDITORIAL

By: ADRIAN SPALDING

Page: 1

Type: Editorial

Eulamprotes wilkella (Linnaeus, 1758) (Lepidoptera: Gelechiidae): further observations on the larva

By: R. J. HECKFORD & S. D. BEAVAN

Page: 1-2

Type: Short Notes

WALTER GERALD TREMEWAN, PhD

By: K. SATTLER & R. I. VANE-WRIGHT

Page: 3-8

Type: Obituary

Exaeretia ciniflonella (Lienig & Zeller, 1846) (Lepidoptera: Depressariidae): an account of the larva in all instars and the pupa

By: R. J. HECKFORD & S. D. BEAVAN

Page: 9–18

Type: Paper

Synopsis:
An account is given of the rearing of Exaeretia ciniflonella (Lienig & Zeller, 1846). All the larval instars and the pupa are illustrated for the first time. Unsuccessful searches for larvae in the wild are documented.

First record of Anarta schneideri (Staudinger, [1900]) (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) from Russia

By: ANTON V. VOLYNKIN, MATJAŽ ČERNILA & MAREK DVOŘÁK

Page: 19–22

Type: Paper

Synopsis:
A Central Asian species of Noctuidae, Anarta schneideri (Staudinger, [1900]), is recorded from Russia for the first time. The two new localities are the northernmost known for the species. The adult, male genitalia and the habitat of the species are illustrated.

Leaf-beetles (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae) of the Mongolian Altai: subfamilies Donaciinae, Criocerinae, Eumolpinae and Galerucinae

By: ELENA V. GUS’KOVA

Page: 23-36

Type: Paper

Synopsis:
Three species of leaf-beetles, Donacia dentata Hoppe, 1795, D. thalassina Germar, 1811, and Luperus xanthopoda (schrank, 1781) are newly recorded from Mongolia. Donacia thalassina intermedia Jacobson, 1899, Donacia vulgaris Zschach, 1788, and Luperus luperus (sulzer, 1776) are new for the Mongolian altai, and two of these species are also newly recorded for the administrative region Bayan-ulegei aimak, two are new for Hovd aimak and one is new for Gobi-altai aimak. a check-list of the subfamilies Donaciinae, Criocerinae, Eumolpinae, Galerucinae is provided. Currently, 38 species belonging to 17 genera of these subfamilies are known from the Mongolian altai.

New and rare Cossidae and Lycaenidae (Lepidoptera) for the Chinese fauna

By: LIUSHENG CHEN & ROMAN YAKOVLEV

Page: 37–41

Type: Paper

Synopsis:
New localities for rare Cossidae of the Chinese fauna are reported from the Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region of the People’s Republic of China, viz. Holcocerus nobilis Staudinger, 1884, Barchaniella inspersa (Christoph, 1887), Cryptoholcocerus mongolicus (Erschoff, 1882), Phragmataecia roborowskii Alphéraky, 1897, and Cecryphallus nubila (Staudinger, 1895). Holcocerus holosericeus Staudinger, 1884, and Parahypopta caestrum (Hübner, 1804) are reported as new for the Chinese fauna. Tongeia fischeri (Eversmann, 1843) (Lycaenidae) is recorded from the Tian-Shan Mountains for the first time.

Dichomeris acuminatus (Staudinger, 1876) (Lepidoptera: Gelechiidae) new to the British Isles

By: MARK S. PARSONS & MARTIN R. HONEY

Page: 42–44

Type: Paper

Synopsis:
Dichomeris acuminatus (staudinger, 1876) (Lepidoptera: gelechiidae) is reported new to the British isles following its discovery in Dorset in september 2016.

Lasius japonicus Santschi, 1941 (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) newly recorded in Britain at Winchcombe, Gloucestershire, during 2009

By: PAUL F. WHITEHEAD

Page: 45–48

Type: Paper

Synopsis:
During 2009, the ant Lasius japonicus Santschi, 1941, was found living free for the first time in Britain at Winchcombe, Gloucestershire. It is unclear whether L. japonicus survives in Gloucestershire or whether it was eliminated by competition with, or hybridisation with, nearby populations of Lasius niger (Linnaeus, 1758).

The application of sex pheromone traps for recording the Procridinae fauna (Lepidoptera: Zygaenidae) in Croatia

By: JOSIP RAZOV, KONSTANTIN A. EFETOV, KRISTIJAN FRANIN, TEODORA B. TOSHOVA & MITKO A. SUBCHEV

Page: 49–53

Type: Paper

Synopsis:
Two groups of sticky delta traps baited with the synthetic Procridinae sex pheromone compounds (2R)-butyl (7Z)-dodecenoate, (2R)-butyl (9Z)-tetradecenoate, (2S)-butyl (7Z)- dodecenoate and (2S)-butyl (9Z)-tetradecenoate, alone and in mixtures, were installed and operated in the field in two sites in Croatia, viz. Crno and Dračevac, 28.v–2.vii.2010 and 28.v– 2.vii.2011. In addition, two traps baited with the sex pheromone for the vine bud moth, Theresimima ampellophaga (Bayle-Barelle, 1808), were placed in vineyards in the abovementioned locations and in Dolac, and were checked regularly during the same periods in 2010 and 2011. two procridinae species were recorded in the traps in Crno and Dračevac: Jordanita (Tremewania) notata (Zeller, 1847), and Adscita (Tarmannita) mannii (Lederer, 1853). Jordanita notata males were mainly attracted to a mixture of (2R)-butyl (7Z)-dodecenoate and (2S)-butyl (7Z)-dodecenoate, while Adscita mannii males were attracted to (2S)-butyl (7Z)- dodecenoate and (2S)-butyl (9Z)-tetradecenoate, or mixtures consisting of these compounds. Theresimima ampellophaga males were found in the pheromone traps for this species in all three sites, but only as single catches.

Amischa bifoveolata (Mannerheim, 1830) (Coleoptera: Staphylinidae) and other beetles as predators of the root mealybug Rhizoecus cacticans (Hambleton, 1946) (Hemiptera: Pseudococcidae) in Worcestershire

By: PAUL F. WHITEHEAD

Page: 54–56

Type: Paper

Synopsis:
Unique findings of carabid and staphylinid Coleoptera cohabiting with root mealybugs Rhizoecus cacticans (Marshall, 1946) colonising potted plants in the open in Worcestershire, England, demonstrate opportunism and synanthropy in scarce, localised or ecologically specialised species. Some of these species may be overlooked due to their ability to form small or isolated breeding populations.

The mystery of Euzophera costivittella Ragonot, 1887 (Lepidoptera: Pyralidae) in Britain

By: DAVID AGASSIZ

Page: 57–59

Type: Paper

Synopsis:
Two specimens of Euzophera costivittella Ragonot, 1887, were found in the British and Irish collection in the Natural History Museum, London. Their possible origin is discussed.

Aquatic and semi-aquatic bugs (Hemiptera, Heteroptera) from the Karun River, south-west Iran

By: MEHDI ESFANDIARI & AMIR KHADEMPUR

Page: 60–64

Type: Paper

Synopsis:
Aquatic Heteroptera hold an important place in the ecology of freshwater ecosystems. The aquatic insect fauna of Khuzestan province in Iran has been little explored despite the fact that several rivers cross this province. In this study, undertaken between 2009 and 2011, 11 aquatic and semi-aquatic species of Heteroptera representing the families Belostomatidae, Corixidae, Notonectidae, Pleidae, Mesoveliidae, Hydrometridae, Veliidae and Saldidae were collected from the Karun River in Ahvaz city, south-west Iran. Three species proved to be newly recorded in Khuzestan province. A list of species is provided with comments on their habitats and distribution.

BOOK REVIEW: Silent Sparks: the wondrous world of fireflies, by Sara Lewis

By: P. F. WHITEHEAD

Page: 69-70

Type: Book Review