ABSTRACT: This study was designed to discover the effect of gamma irradiation on the vitality of Ceratitis capitata by the expression profile of 2 energy genes. Full grown pupae were exposed to 50, 70 and 90Gy and the expression levels of malate dehydrogenase and ATP synthase levels were estimated using RT-PCR. The results revealed a non-significant lowering in the activities with increasing of the radiation doses when compared to the control. Finally, it could be concluded that these doses could contribute in the SIT program and could be integrated with other control tools for C. capitata eradication.
{"title":"Changes in Two Energy Genes Expression in Gamma Irradiated Ceratitis capitata (Wied.) Males","authors":"R. Sayed, R. S. Abdalla, T. S. El sayed","doi":"10.3157/021.129.0405","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.3157/021.129.0405","url":null,"abstract":"ABSTRACT: This study was designed to discover the effect of gamma irradiation on the vitality of Ceratitis capitata by the expression profile of 2 energy genes. Full grown pupae were exposed to 50, 70 and 90Gy and the expression levels of malate dehydrogenase and ATP synthase levels were estimated using RT-PCR. The results revealed a non-significant lowering in the activities with increasing of the radiation doses when compared to the control. Finally, it could be concluded that these doses could contribute in the SIT program and could be integrated with other control tools for C. capitata eradication.","PeriodicalId":11719,"journal":{"name":"Entomological News","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.4,"publicationDate":"2021-01-21","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"48877137","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"农林科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
ABSTRACT: In this study, Abacoproeces topcui Türkeş et. al. 2015 is shown to be an inappropriate generic assignment. The male and hitherto unknown female are redescribed and the species is transferred to Pelecopsis comb.n.
{"title":"Description of the Hitherto Unknown Female of Pelecopsis topcui (Türkeş et. al. 2015), comb.n. (Araneae, Linyphiidae)","authors":"T. Danişman, İ. Coşar, R. Özkütük, K. B. Kunt","doi":"10.3157/021.129.0408","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.3157/021.129.0408","url":null,"abstract":"ABSTRACT: In this study, Abacoproeces topcui Türkeş et. al. 2015 is shown to be an inappropriate generic assignment. The male and hitherto unknown female are redescribed and the species is transferred to Pelecopsis comb.n.","PeriodicalId":11719,"journal":{"name":"Entomological News","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.4,"publicationDate":"2021-01-21","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"41881347","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"农林科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
ABSTRACT: The crown wasp Foenatopus hesperophagus Aguiar is recorded for the first time from Western parts of Iran, which is associated with xylophagous larvae, mostly Anthaxia sp (Col.: Buprestidae), collected on Pistacia vera (Anacardiaceae).
{"title":"First Report of Foenatopus hesperophagus Aguiar (Hymenoptera, Stephanidae) in Iran","authors":"Arezoo Jamshidi, H. Vahedi, A. Zamani, B. Farhadi","doi":"10.3157/021.129.0412","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.3157/021.129.0412","url":null,"abstract":"ABSTRACT: The crown wasp Foenatopus hesperophagus Aguiar is recorded for the first time from Western parts of Iran, which is associated with xylophagous larvae, mostly Anthaxia sp (Col.: Buprestidae), collected on Pistacia vera (Anacardiaceae).","PeriodicalId":11719,"journal":{"name":"Entomological News","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.4,"publicationDate":"2021-01-21","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"45199930","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"农林科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
The leaf beetle genus Phaedon (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae) contains 16 species in temperate and subtropical regions (Ge et al., 2015). Some species such as P. cochleariae Fabricius, P. armoraciae Linnaeus, and P. brassicae Baly are major pests of cruciferous crops (Ge et al., 2015). The European species P. cochleariae has been frequently used as a model species for studying the genetics, physiology, and ecology of leaf beetles (e.g. Rostás et al., 2002; Kühnle and Müller, 2011; Pauchet and Heckel, 2013; Müller and Juškauskas, 2018). Like P. cochleariae, the Asian species P. brassicae has also been recently studied (e.g. Wang et al., 2007a, b; Sato et al., 2014; Matsubara and Sugiura, 2018).
Phaedon叶甲属（鞘翅目：金蜂科）在温带和亚热带地区有16种（Ge et al.，2015）。一些物种，如P.cochleae Fabricius、P.armoratiae Linnaeus和P.brassicae Baly是十字花科作物的主要害虫（Ge et al.，2015）。欧洲物种P.cochleariae经常被用作研究叶甲虫遗传学、生理学和生态学的模式物种（例如Rostás等人，2002；Kühnle和Müller，2011；Pauchet和Heckel，2013；Müler和Juškauskas，2018）。与P.cochleae一样，最近也对亚洲物种P.brassicae进行了研究（例如，Wang等人，2007a，b；Sato等人，2014；Matsubara和Sugiura，2018）。
{"title":"A Technique for Multi-Generational Rearing of Phaedon brassicae (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae)","authors":"S. Matsubara, Shinji Sugiura","doi":"10.3157/021.129.0413","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.3157/021.129.0413","url":null,"abstract":"The leaf beetle genus Phaedon (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae) contains 16 species in temperate and subtropical regions (Ge et al., 2015). Some species such as P. cochleariae Fabricius, P. armoraciae Linnaeus, and P. brassicae Baly are major pests of cruciferous crops (Ge et al., 2015). The European species P. cochleariae has been frequently used as a model species for studying the genetics, physiology, and ecology of leaf beetles (e.g. Rostás et al., 2002; Kühnle and Müller, 2011; Pauchet and Heckel, 2013; Müller and Juškauskas, 2018). Like P. cochleariae, the Asian species P. brassicae has also been recently studied (e.g. Wang et al., 2007a, b; Sato et al., 2014; Matsubara and Sugiura, 2018).","PeriodicalId":11719,"journal":{"name":"Entomological News","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.4,"publicationDate":"2021-01-21","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"49628664","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"农林科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
L. Zha, P. Chomnunti, Jian-Hua Ding, HAI-JUN Zhang
ABSTRACT: Saussurella brevifrons sp. nov. Zha is reported from northern Thailand. The species is similar to S. decurva and S. javanica, but differs from the former by its anterior margin of vertex not protruding forward, lower margin of anterior pronotal process lacking hooked tip, and acutely angled posterior angle of lateral lobe; and from the latter by its wider vertex, larger body size and elongate posterior pronotal process. We describe it with photographs and ecological information. For the taxonomy of the genus Saussurella, we suggest a uniform standard for the measurement of the length of anterior pronotal process, and consider the variation of the anterior margin of vertex as an important taxonomical character.
{"title":"Saussurella brevifrons sp. nov. from Northern Thailand, with Taxonomic Notes for the Genus (Orthoptera: Tetrigidae)","authors":"L. Zha, P. Chomnunti, Jian-Hua Ding, HAI-JUN Zhang","doi":"10.3157/021.129.0404","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.3157/021.129.0404","url":null,"abstract":"ABSTRACT: Saussurella brevifrons sp. nov. Zha is reported from northern Thailand. The species is similar to S. decurva and S. javanica, but differs from the former by its anterior margin of vertex not protruding forward, lower margin of anterior pronotal process lacking hooked tip, and acutely angled posterior angle of lateral lobe; and from the latter by its wider vertex, larger body size and elongate posterior pronotal process. We describe it with photographs and ecological information. For the taxonomy of the genus Saussurella, we suggest a uniform standard for the measurement of the length of anterior pronotal process, and consider the variation of the anterior margin of vertex as an important taxonomical character.","PeriodicalId":11719,"journal":{"name":"Entomological News","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.4,"publicationDate":"2021-01-21","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"48500775","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"农林科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Hribar (2019) reviewed all known records and published numerous additional records of this predaceous fungus gnat. The fly was collected from many islands in the Florida Keys between Key Largo and Key West. After the original paper was published, the specimens reported above were found on an island where this species was not previously known to occur. The larval habitat of this species is as yet unknown.
{"title":"New Distributional Records for Diptera (Ceratopogonidae, Keroplatidae, Drosophilidae) from the Florida Keys","authors":"L. Hribar, Michael B Boehmler, C. Pruszynski","doi":"10.3157/021.129.0416","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.3157/021.129.0416","url":null,"abstract":"Hribar (2019) reviewed all known records and published numerous additional records of this predaceous fungus gnat. The fly was collected from many islands in the Florida Keys between Key Largo and Key West. After the original paper was published, the specimens reported above were found on an island where this species was not previously known to occur. The larval habitat of this species is as yet unknown.","PeriodicalId":11719,"journal":{"name":"Entomological News","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.4,"publicationDate":"2021-01-21","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"41665682","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"农林科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
ABSTRACT: The type locality (Korea) of the dung beetle Paragymnopleurus singularis (Waterhouse, 1890) (Gymnopleurini, Scarabaeidae, Coleoptera) has been questioned. For example, Génier (2003) synonymized P. singularis with P. maurus (Sharp, 1875) and considered P. maurus to be endemic to Borneo. Accordingly, the aim of the present study was to investigate the occurrence of P. singularis in Korea and to infer its actual type locality by reviewing available literature. Several faunistic studies have documented P. singularis in Korea, albeit without specimen confirmation. However, the species has not been collected in Korea since its original description. The voyage log of E. Belcher, who captained the H.M.S. Samarang from 1843 to 1846, suggests that the P. singularis type specimens were collected from Sarawak, Borneo, and mislabeled as specimens from Korea. Therefore, the actual type locality of P. singularis is likely Sarawak in Borneo, and Gymnopleurus mopsus (Pallas, 1781) is the only member of the tribe Gymnopleurini that actually occurs in Korea.
{"title":"Type Locality of Paragymnopleurus singularis (Waterhouse, 1875) (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae)","authors":"Changseob Lim, Y. Bae","doi":"10.3157/021.129.0414","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.3157/021.129.0414","url":null,"abstract":"ABSTRACT: The type locality (Korea) of the dung beetle Paragymnopleurus singularis (Waterhouse, 1890) (Gymnopleurini, Scarabaeidae, Coleoptera) has been questioned. For example, Génier (2003) synonymized P. singularis with P. maurus (Sharp, 1875) and considered P. maurus to be endemic to Borneo. Accordingly, the aim of the present study was to investigate the occurrence of P. singularis in Korea and to infer its actual type locality by reviewing available literature. Several faunistic studies have documented P. singularis in Korea, albeit without specimen confirmation. However, the species has not been collected in Korea since its original description. The voyage log of E. Belcher, who captained the H.M.S. Samarang from 1843 to 1846, suggests that the P. singularis type specimens were collected from Sarawak, Borneo, and mislabeled as specimens from Korea. Therefore, the actual type locality of P. singularis is likely Sarawak in Borneo, and Gymnopleurus mopsus (Pallas, 1781) is the only member of the tribe Gymnopleurini that actually occurs in Korea.","PeriodicalId":11719,"journal":{"name":"Entomological News","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.4,"publicationDate":"2021-01-21","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"49337844","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"农林科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
ABSTRACT: Sabroksy's Cellosolve-xylene method was used to restore insects stored in ethyl alcohol so they could be dry mounted. Large- to medium-sized insects from five orders (Megaloptera, Neuroptera, Trichoptera, Hymenoptera, Diptera) (some of which had been stored in ethyl alcohol for 50 years) were processed using this method. Most processed specimens were found to be of high to acceptable quality once they were pinned and dried and were similar to freshly pinned specimens. The Sabrovsky method is a relatively simple and cost effective alternative to other methods commonly used for restoring insects preserved in alcohol.
{"title":"An Evaluation of Sabrosky's Cellosolve-Xylene Method for Dry Mounting Some Adult Insects Stored in Alcohol","authors":"D. Bowles","doi":"10.3157/021.129.0411","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.3157/021.129.0411","url":null,"abstract":"ABSTRACT: Sabroksy's Cellosolve-xylene method was used to restore insects stored in ethyl alcohol so they could be dry mounted. Large- to medium-sized insects from five orders (Megaloptera, Neuroptera, Trichoptera, Hymenoptera, Diptera) (some of which had been stored in ethyl alcohol for 50 years) were processed using this method. Most processed specimens were found to be of high to acceptable quality once they were pinned and dried and were similar to freshly pinned specimens. The Sabrovsky method is a relatively simple and cost effective alternative to other methods commonly used for restoring insects preserved in alcohol.","PeriodicalId":11719,"journal":{"name":"Entomological News","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.4,"publicationDate":"2021-01-21","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"46407096","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"农林科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
ABSTRACT: Insect behavior during solar eclipses has been the subject of numerous observations and studies. A total solar eclipse that passed through Clemson, South Carolina, USA, during 21 August 2017 offered a rare opportunity to test for beetle flight activity during the short-lived daytime-darkness. Ultraviolet light traps were run during three periods: 1) during the eclipse; 2) again the next day (22 August) at the same time; and 3) later in the evening the day after the eclipse. Forty-nine specimens within 16 species and eight families of Coleoptera were collected. The number of specimens collected was not significantly different between the eclipse and the next day, indicating the eclipse had no effect on beetle flight activity. A list is provided of all published studies and notes that could be found on insect behavior during solar eclipses.
{"title":"Beetles Collected in Light-Traps During the North American Total Solar Eclipse of 21 August 2017 with a Review of Arthropod Behavior During Solar Eclipses","authors":"M. Ferro","doi":"10.3157/021.129.0402","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.3157/021.129.0402","url":null,"abstract":"ABSTRACT: Insect behavior during solar eclipses has been the subject of numerous observations and studies. A total solar eclipse that passed through Clemson, South Carolina, USA, during 21 August 2017 offered a rare opportunity to test for beetle flight activity during the short-lived daytime-darkness. Ultraviolet light traps were run during three periods: 1) during the eclipse; 2) again the next day (22 August) at the same time; and 3) later in the evening the day after the eclipse. Forty-nine specimens within 16 species and eight families of Coleoptera were collected. The number of specimens collected was not significantly different between the eclipse and the next day, indicating the eclipse had no effect on beetle flight activity. A list is provided of all published studies and notes that could be found on insect behavior during solar eclipses.","PeriodicalId":11719,"journal":{"name":"Entomological News","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.4,"publicationDate":"2021-01-21","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"43765668","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"农林科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
ABSTRACT: Apis cerana japonica Radoszkowski population on Amami Island is thought to be hereditarily isolated from the mainland population. On Amami Island, the absence of a major mainland predator, Vespa mandarinia japonica Radoszkowski, which mass-attacks various social bees and wasps, is another marked difference. In this paper, we preliminarily report the possibility of Vespa analis eisa Yamane as an influential natural enemy according to beekeepers' observations, photographs and video recording on the attack of Vespa analis eisa and the subsequent formation of bee defensive balls (14 times). The body-size ratio of Vespa analis eisa to Amami A. cerana was more similar to that of V. mandarinia to mainland A. cerana, than it was to that of Vespa analis insularis Dalla Torre to mainland A. cerana. Furthermore, V. analis colonies on Amami had larger colonies than on the mainland. Overall, it appears that V. analis eisa is a potential predator of A. cerana, though more information on the ecological relationship between these species is needed before a firm conclusion can be drawn.
{"title":"A Preliminary Report on Vespa analis eisa (Hymenoptera: Vespidae) as a Potential Natural Enemy of Apis cerana japonica (Hymenoptera: Apidae) on Amami Island","authors":"A. Fujiwara, Haruka Kudo, I. Washitani","doi":"10.3157/021.129.0410","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.3157/021.129.0410","url":null,"abstract":"ABSTRACT: Apis cerana japonica Radoszkowski population on Amami Island is thought to be hereditarily isolated from the mainland population. On Amami Island, the absence of a major mainland predator, Vespa mandarinia japonica Radoszkowski, which mass-attacks various social bees and wasps, is another marked difference. In this paper, we preliminarily report the possibility of Vespa analis eisa Yamane as an influential natural enemy according to beekeepers' observations, photographs and video recording on the attack of Vespa analis eisa and the subsequent formation of bee defensive balls (14 times). The body-size ratio of Vespa analis eisa to Amami A. cerana was more similar to that of V. mandarinia to mainland A. cerana, than it was to that of Vespa analis insularis Dalla Torre to mainland A. cerana. Furthermore, V. analis colonies on Amami had larger colonies than on the mainland. Overall, it appears that V. analis eisa is a potential predator of A. cerana, though more information on the ecological relationship between these species is needed before a firm conclusion can be drawn.","PeriodicalId":11719,"journal":{"name":"Entomological News","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.4,"publicationDate":"2021-01-21","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"48157796","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"农林科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
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