Cone entomofauna of whitebark pine and alpine larch (Pinaceae): potential impact of Leptoglossus occidentalis (Hemiptera: Coreidae) and a new record of Strobilomyia macalpinei (Diptera: Anthomyiidae)

2001 ◽  
Vol 133 (3) ◽  
pp. 399-406 ◽  
Author(s):  
Laurel K. Anderton ◽  
Michael J. Jenkins
Keyword(s):  
First Record ◽  
The United States ◽  
Whitebark Pine ◽  
Larix Lyallii ◽  
Leptoglossus Occidentalis ◽  
Potential Impact ◽  
Larch Cone ◽  
Pine Cones ◽  
First Time ◽  
Alpine Larch

AbstractLaboratory and field feeding tests with Leptoglossus occidentalis Heidemann demonstrated that both immature and mature seed bugs can use cones and foliage of whitebark pine, Pinus albicaulis Engelmann, as a food source for 1- to 2-week periods. Damage to unprotected whitebark pine cones by seed bugs ranged from 0.3 to 2.1% of seeds per cone. Total insect damage ranged from 0.4 to 7.1% of seeds per cone. A seed chalcid, Megastigmus Dalman. sp. (Hymenoptera: Torymidae), was documented for the first time on whitebark pine and was found in 4.7% of examined seeds at one site. The larch cone fly, Strobilomyia macalpinei Michelsen, was reared from cones of alpine larch, Larix lyallii Parl., from the Bitterroot Range of Montana. This is the first record of this species in the United States and the first since its description in 1988. Ninety-four percent of a sample of alpine larch cones were damaged by cone fly larvae and 64% contained larvae or puparia.

scholarly journals First record of Leptoglossus occidentalis (Heteroptera: Coreidae) in Greece

2017 ◽  
Vol 20 (2) ◽  
pp. 83 ◽  
Author(s):  
P. V. Petrakis
Keyword(s):  
First Record ◽  
Wide Distribution ◽  
Leptoglossus Occidentalis ◽  
Conifer Seed ◽  
First Time ◽  
Western Conifer Seed Bug

The Nearctic coreid Leptoglossus occidentalis Heidemann 1910 (Hemiptera: Coreidae) known as the Western Conifer Seed Bug, is recorded for the first time in Greece. This highly dispersible species is well established in Europe and was collected by the authors in various areas of continental Greece (Central Evia, Attica and North Peloponnisos), suggesting a wide distribution in this country.

Non-native insect pests from the Madeira Archipelago (Portugal): new records and further data (Insecta: Orthoptera; Thysanoptera; Hemiptera; Coleoptera; Diptera; Lepidoptera; Hymenoptera)

2020 ◽  
Vol 52 (2) ◽  
pp. 369-376
Author(s):  
Salvatore Bella ◽  
Antonio Franquinho Aguiar
Keyword(s):  
Native Species ◽  
Host Plants ◽  
New Records ◽  
Insect Pests ◽  
First Record ◽  
Rhynchophorus Ferrugineus ◽  
Leptoglossus Occidentalis ◽  
Madeira Archipelago ◽  
First Time ◽  
Protopulvinaria Pyriformis

In this study, the results of recent surveys on non-native insect pests from the Madeira Archipelago are reported. Overall, 13 non-native species were recorded: Tessellana tessellata (Charpentier) (Orthoptera, Tettigoniidae), Gynaikothrips ficorum (Marchal) (Thysanoptera, Phlaeothripidae), Leptoglossus occidentalis Heidemann (Hemiptera, Coreidae), Macrohomotoma gladiata Kuwayama (Hemiptera, Homotomidae), Platycorypha nigrivirga Burckhardt and Cacopsylla fulguralis (Kuwayama) (Hemiptera, Psyllidae), Greenidea ficicola Takahashi (Hemiptera, Aphididae), Aloephagus myersi Essig (Hemiptera, Pemphigidae), Protopulvinaria pyriformis (Cockerell) (Hemiptera, Coccidae), Rhynchophorus ferrugineus Olivier (Coleoptera, Dryophthoridae), Phytoliriomyza jacarandae Steyskal & Spencer (Diptera, Agromyzidae), Lantanophaga pusillidactylus (Walker) (Lepidoptera, Pterophoridae), and Josephiella microcarpae Beardsley & Rasplus (Hymenoptera, Agaonidae). Particularly, T. tessellata, L. occidentalis, M. gladiata, P. jacarandae, and J. microcarpae are reported for the first time from the island of Madeira. L. occidentalis is also reported for the first time from the island of Porto Santo. For P. jacarandae this is the first record from Macaronesia, while for M. gladiata this is the first record also for Portugal. Most of these species are associated with allochthonous plants. Details on current distributions, host plants, biological remarks, and natural enemies are given for each species.

scholarly journals First record of the genus Diplotaxis Kirby, 1837 (Coleoptera, Scarabaeidae, Diplotaxini) in South America

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2019 ◽  
Vol 15 (3) ◽  
pp. 435-439
Author(s):  
Iván Andrés Mendoza ◽  
Sandy García-Atencia
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
South America ◽  
First Record ◽  
The United States ◽  
Caribbean Region ◽  
The Caribbean ◽  
First Time

The genus Diplotaxis Kirby, 1837 is composed of around 200 species reported from Canada to Panama. The species are most abundantly found in Mexico and the United States. This study reports for the first time the presence of Diplotaxis poropyge Bates, 1887 in Colombia. The individuals are from the departments of Atlántico and Bolívar in the Caribbean region of the country. With this discovery, we update the distribution of the genus to include South America.

First record of the superfamily Proctotrupoidea from French Polynesia (Hymenoptera)

2020 ◽  
Vol 125 (4) ◽  
pp. 404-406
Author(s):  
Thibault Ramage
Keyword(s):  
First Record ◽  
French Polynesia ◽  
Society Islands ◽  
First Time

A Helorid wasp, Helorus ruficornis Förster, 1856, is reported for the first time on Tahiti (Society Islands), which is also the first record of both Proctotrupoidea and family Heloridae in French Polynesia. The potential hosts of Helorus ruficornis in French Polynesia are discussed.

FIRST RECORD OF MANTIDS (MANTODEA: INSECTA) FROM INDIA

2018 ◽  
Vol 24 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
SHVETA PATEL ◽  
RAJENDRA SINGH
Keyword(s):  
Uttar Pradesh ◽  
First Record ◽  
Target Area ◽  
Extensive Survey ◽  
First Time

Extensive survey of mantids in the northeastern Uttar Pradesh was conducted. Two mantid species were recorded for the first time from the target area, viz.: Pyrgomantis pallida, 1917 and Bactromantis mexicana.

First Record of Trichodina magna Van As and Basson, 1989 (Ciliophora: Trichodinidae) from Gills of Blue Tilapia Oreochromis aureus (Steindachner, 1864) in Iraq

2018 ◽  
pp. 59
Author(s):  
Kefah Naser Abdul-Ameer ◽  
Fatima Khalaf Atwan
Keyword(s):  
First Record ◽  
Oreochromis Aureus ◽  
Tigris River ◽  
Blue Tilapia ◽  
First Time

   The Ciliophoran Trichodina magna Van As and Basson, 1989 is recorded for the first time in in Iraq from gills of the blue tilapia Oreochromis aureus (Steindachner, 1864) Iraq from Al-Graiat location on the Tigris River at Baghdad city. The description and measurements of this external parasite as well as its illustrations are given.  

Alkaliphilic species Euastrum lacustre (Charophyta, Zygnematophyceae), first record from Russia

2020 ◽  
Vol 54 (2) ◽  
pp. 313-320
Author(s):  
O. V. Anissimova
Keyword(s):  
Cell Wall ◽  
New Species ◽  
First Record ◽  
European Russia ◽  
Similar Species ◽  
Morphological Differences ◽  
First Time ◽  
Kursk Region

Euastrum lacustre is reported for Russia for the first time. This alcaliphilic species was found in the periphyton and plankton of three lakes in the Kursk Region (European Russia). A description of morphology, including the relief of cell wall, and habitats where this taxon is found are represented. LM and SEM microphotographs are provided. Morphological differences of E. lacustre from similar species are discussed. New species for region, namely Closterium aciculare, Cosmarium formosulum, C. granatum, C. pseudoinsigne, C. reniforme and Staurastrum pingue, are found in the samples together with E. lacustre.

First record of the soil cyanobacterium Nodosilinea epilithica (Synechococcales, Cyanobacteria) in Russia

2016 ◽  
Vol 50 ◽  
pp. 125-141
Author(s):  
A. D. Temraleeva ◽  
S. A. Dronova
Keyword(s):  
Chestnut Soil ◽  
First Record ◽  
Molecular Analyses ◽  
Dry Steppes ◽  
Cyanobacterial Culture ◽  
Volgograd Region ◽  
First Time

Nodosilinea epilithica Perkerson et Casamatta is reported for the first time for Russia. The sample was isolated from a typical chestnut soil in the zone of dry steppes (Volgograd Region) and its identity was confirmed by morphological and molecular analyses. The specific feature of the studied strain is its ability to form nodules at normal (60–75 μmol photons ∙ m-2 ∙ sec-1) light. The number of nodules is supposed to be related to the age of a cyanobacterial culture.

The first record of Gyalideopsis helvetica (Graphidaceae, lichenized Ascomycota) for Russia from the southern part of Lake Baikal Region

2015 ◽  
Vol 49 ◽  
pp. 282-288 ◽  
Author(s):  
I. N. Urbanavichene
Keyword(s):  
Lake Baikal ◽  
Baikal Region ◽  
First Record ◽  
Identification Key ◽  
Lake Baikal Region ◽  
First Time

Until recently only two species of Gyalideopsis (G. piceicola and G. alnicola) were known from very few localities in Russia. Gyalideopsis helvetica is reported for the first time for Russia from the southern part of Baikal area (KhamarDaban Range, Baikalsky Zapovednik). Description of the collected specimen and its comparison with the literature data are provided; morphology, ecology and distribution of G. helvetica are discussed. The hyphophores of G. helvetica are recorded and described for the first time. An identification key to Gyalideopsis species known in Russia is provided.

The first record of Jaapia ochroleuca (Basidiomycota) in the European part of Russia

2013 ◽  
Vol 47 ◽  
pp. 68-73
Author(s):  
S. V. Volobuev
Keyword(s):  
Nature Reserve ◽  
First Record ◽  
European Part ◽  
European Russia ◽  
Taxonomic Position ◽  
Morphological Description ◽  
Microscopic Structure ◽  
European Part Of Russia ◽  
Distribution And Ecology ◽  
First Time

The corticioid basidiomycete Jaapia ochroleuca (Bres.) Nannf. et J. Erikss. is recorded for the first time in the European Russia from the «Bryansky Les» Nature Reserve (Bryansk Region). The taxonomic position of the species is defined briefly. Its morphological description and data on distribution and ecology are provided. The details of microscopic structure of the collected specimen are illustrated.

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