Entomologist's Gazette - Vol. 66, No. 4, 2015

Published: 10/30/2015

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EDITORIAL Mr Robert J. Heckford awarded the H. H. Bloomer silver medal by the Linnean Society of London

By: W. G. TREMEWAN

Page: 227-228

Type: Editorial

Confirmation by larval head colour of the presence of Melitaea ornata Christoph, 1893 (Lepidoptera: Nymphalidae) in the Caucasus (Azerbaijan)

By: VALENTIN TIKHONOV & PETER RUSSELL

Page: 229–236

Type: Paper

Synopsis:
The presence of Melitaea ornata Christoph, 1893, in the Caucasus is confirmed from the red-brown colour of the head of instar L4 and later larvae collected from the Turanchayskom Reserve, Azerbaijan. The host-plant in this region is identified as Centaurea sosnowskyi Grossh, which is newly recorded as a host-plant for M. ornata.

Bryotropha boreella (Douglas, 1851) (Lepidoptera: Gelechiidae): discovery of the larva

By: R. J. HECKFORD, S. D. BEAVAN & S. M. PALMER

Page: 237–243

Type: Paper

Synopsis:
An account is given of the discovery of the larva of Bryotropha boreella (Douglas, 1851) at one locality in England, feeding on three species of moss. Descriptions and photographs are provided of the larva and pupa. Hitherto the larva was unknown.

Nebria brevicollis (Fabricius, 1792) (Coleoptera: Carabidae) flying on Bredon Hill, Worcestershire, England

By: PAUL F. WHITEHEAD & PETER ZACH

Page: 244

Type: Short Notes

A rearing record of Homolobus (Phylacter) meridionalis van Achterberg (Hymenoptera: Braconidae, Homolobinae) in the south of France

By: MARK R. SHAW

Page: 245–247

Type: Paper

Synopsis:
Homolobus (Phylacter) meridionalis is recorded parasitizing the noctuid Dryobota labecula (Esper, 1788) feeding in spring on Quercus in southern France. The adult parasitoid emerged in autumn; evidence is presented to suggest that it is a bivoltine species, likely to parasitize lowfeeding noctuids in its overwintering generation. Notes to separate the parasitoid from the closely related H. (P.) annulicornis are given.

BOOK REVIEW The Book of Beetles, edited by Patrice Bouchard

By: GRAHAM A. COLLINS

Page: 248

Type: Book Review

Two new subspecies of Aricia nicias (Meigen, 1830) from eastern Kazakhstan and western Mongolia (Lepidoptera: Lycaenidae)

By: ROMAN YAKOVLEV

Page: 249–254

Type: Paper

Synopsis:
Aricia nicias kechaikini Yakovlev subsp. n. is newly described from eastern Kazakhstan (Saur Mountains, Zhemenej Valley) and A. nicias tishkini Yakovlev subsp. n. is newly described from western Mongolia (Mongolian Altai, Arshantyn-Nuruu Mountains).

Migration of Lepidoptera in the vicinity of Cyprus, eastern Mediterranean, April 2014

By: EDDIE JOHN, DAVID J. SPARROW & ROSALYN SPARROW

Page: 255–262

Type: Paper

Synopsis:
Throughout most of April 2014, large numbers of migrant Lepidoptera were observed across the island of Cyprus. Here, we report briefly on the arrival of first immigrants towards the end of March and on the persistence of a significant migration, specifically of Vanessa cardui, throughout April. In addition, we comment on the presence of unusually large numbers of migrant moths, particularly of the families Sphingidae and Noctuidae.

A new subspecies of Pieris euorientis Verity, [1908] (Lepidoptera: Pieridae) from a Kirghiz mountain ridge

By: STANISLAV K. KORB & LAVR V. BOLSHAKOV

Page: 263–265

Type: Paper

Synopsis:
Pieris euorientis melkor subsp. nov. from Issyk-Ata valley in the Kirghiz Mts is described. It differs from the closely related subspecies P. e. sauron Yakovlev, 2004, by the wing pattern and shape.

BOOK REVIEW The Moths and Butterflies of Great Britain and Ireland. Volume 5 Tortricidae. Part 1: Tortricinae & Chlidanotinae. Part 2: Olethreutinae, by E. F. Hancock, K. P. Bland & J. Razowski

By: ADRIAN SPALDING

Page: 266-268

Type: Book Review

First incursion in Britain of Trionymus bambusae (Green, 1922) (Hemiptera: Sternorrhyncha, Pseudococcidae), an Asian mealybug pest of bamboo

By: CHRISTOPHER MALUMPHY

Page: 269–275

Type: Paper

Synopsis:
The mealybug Trionymus bambusae (Green, 1922) is reported for the first time from Britain. It was collected in April 2014 from containerised ornamental bamboo plants belonging to Borinda sp. and Thamnocalamus sp. (Poaceae) at a commercial nursery in Shropshire. Most of the affected plants had been at the nursery for five years and control measures are being taken. The mealybug is native to Asia and has been spreading in Europe since it was first detected in the Netherlands owing to the trade of ornamental bamboo. It is oligophagous on bamboo, feeding on species of the genera Arundinaria, Bambusa, Borinda, Fargesia, Pseudosasa, Semiarundinaria and Thamnocalamus. The mealybug has damaged ornamental bamboo in the Netherlands, occasionally causing mortality. The geographical distribution, host range, biology and economic importance of T. bambusae are reviewed. A description and illustration are provided to aid its identification.

BOOK REVIEWS African Queens and their Kin. A Darwinian Odyssey, by David A. S. Smith

By: JOHN TENNENT

Page: 276-278

Type: Book Review

BOOK REVIEW A comprehensive Guide to Insects of Britain and Ireland, by Paul D. Brock

By: GRAHAM A. COLLINS

Page: 278-279

Type: Book Review

BOOK REVIEW Tineidae I (Dryadaulinae, Hapsiferinae, Euplocaminae, Scardiinae, Nemapogoninae and Meessiinae), by Reinhard Gaedike

By: DAVID AGASSIZ

Page: 279-280

Type: Book Review

BOOK REVIEW In Pursuit of Butterflies. A Fifty-Year Affair, by Matthew Oates

By: R. L. H. DENNIS

Page: 281-284

Type: Book Review

BOOK REVIEW Britain’s Butterflies – A field guide to the butterflies of Britain and Ireland, by David Newland, Robert Still, Andy Swash & David Tomlinson

By: PETER RUSSELL

Page: 284-287

Type: Book Review

BOOK REVIEW Yponomeutoidea I: (Argyresthiidae, Attevidae, Praydidae, Scythropiidae, and Yponomeutidae), by J. A. Lewis & J.-C. Sohn

By: DAVID AGASSIZ

Page: 288-289

Type: Book Review

BOOK REVIEW Dear Sir: Sixty-Nine Years of Alfred Russel Wallace Letters to the Editor, edited by Charles H. Smith & Kelsey Patterson

By: JAMES D. WILLIAMS

Page: 289-292

Type: Book Review

BOOK REVIEW Britain’s Habitats. A Guide to the Wildlife Habitats of Britain and Ireland, by Sophie Lake, Durwyn Liley, Robert Still & Andy Swash

By: R. L. H. DENNIS

Page: 293-295

Type: Book Review

BOOK REVIEW Fossil Insects. An introduction to palaeoentomology, by D. Penney & J. E. Jepson

By: ED JARZEMBOWSKI

Page: 295-296

Type: Book Review