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