Entomologist's Gazette - Vol. 66, No. 2, 2015
Published: 4/24/2015
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Butterflies (Lepidoptera: Papilionoidea, Hesperioidea) of the Adriatic islands of Cres and Lošinj, Croatia
By: T. KOREN, M. ČRNE & D. K. J. WITHRINGTON
Page: 81–94
Type: Paper
Synopsis:
The butterfly fauna of the Adriatic islands of Cres and Lošinj in Croatia is reviewed, and
observations by the authors from 2008 to 2013 include seven species recorded on Cres for the
first time. The total number of species for the island of Lošinj is 59 and for Cres 77, making it
the second most butterfly-rich of the Croatian islands. The total for Cres and Lošinj together
is 80 species compared with the 2007 total of 70.
Hyperlais lutosalis (Mann, 1862) (Lepidoptera: Crambidae, Cybalomiinae) new to the Balearic Islands
By: MARTIN R. HONEY & NICK J. RIDDIFORD
Page: 95–98
Type: Paper
Synopsis:
We record the presence of Hyperlais lutosalis (Mann, 1862) on the island of Mallorca, a
species new to the Balearic Islands.
The Pyraloidea (Lepidoptera) of the Rostov-on-Don Province of Russia, I. Family Crambidae (excluding subfamilies Crambinae, Heliothelinae, Cybalomiinae)
By: A. N. POLTAVSKY, K. S. ARTOKHIN & M. A. POLTAVSKY
Page: 99–119
Type: Paper
Synopsis:
Records of Crambidae occurring in the Rostov-on-Don Province of southern Russia are
presented, based on nine years of studies. The systematic list includes 70 species collected in
50 localities with the periods of collecting and the number of specimens.
Grapholita compositella (Fabricius, 1775) (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae, Olethreutinae) reared from flower buds of Genista tinctoria ssp. tinctoria L., a previously unrecorded foodplant
By: S. D. BEAVAN
Page: 120
Type: Short Notes
The karyotypes of Procridinae (Lepidoptera: Zygaenidae), with the first record of the karyotype of Pollanisus commoni Tarmann, 2004, a representative of the tribe Artonini
By: KONSTANTIN A. EFETOV, EKATERINA V. PARSHKOVA, LARISA G. TARASOVA & GERHARD M. TARMANN
Page: 121–125
Type: Paper
Synopsis:
An overview of all known karyotypes of Procridinae is provided. The hitherto unknown
haploid chromosome number (31) is determined for Pollanisus commoni Tarmann, 2004.
An unexplained population explosion of Lasiommata megera (Linnaeus, 1767) (Lepidoptera: Nymphalidae, Satyrinae) at Greenbooth disused quarry, Rochdale, in 2013–2014
By: PETER B. HARDY
Page: 126-128
BOOK REVIEW The Witt Catalogue – A taxonomic Atlas of the Eurasian and North African Noctuoidea, volume 7, Erebidae I, by L. Ronkay, G. Ronkay, P. Gyulai & Z. Varga
By: ALBERTO ZILLI
Page: 129-130
Type: Book Review
BOOK REVIEWS Britain’s Dragonflies. A field guide to the damselflies and dragonflies of Britain and Ireland, by Dave Smallshire & Andy Swash
By: GRAHAM A. COLLINS
Page: 138-139
Type: Book Review
BOOK REVIEW A Handbook for Lepidopterists, compiled by P. May
By: ADRIAN SPALDING
Page: 139-140
Type: Book Review
Ceremonial releases of Danaus plexippus (Linnaeus, 1758) (Lepidoptera: Nymphalidae, Danainae) in the Iberian Peninsula, the Balearic Islands and Cyprus: implications for biogeography, potential for colonisation and a provisional listing of Asclepiadoideae from these regions
By: EDDIE JOHN, CONSTANTI STEFANESCU, MARTIN R. HONEY, MERVYN CRAWFORD & DAVID TAYLOR
Page: 141–156
Type: Paper
Synopsis:
Ceremonial releases of the Monarch butterfly, Danaus plexippus (Linnaeus, 1758), are
shown as the probable reason for unexpected sightings of this species in Cyprus and Ibiza.
Further enquiries revealed that such releases are not uncommon in Catalonia and elsewhere in
Spain. The presence of D. plexippus in southern coastal areas of the Iberian Peninsula has been
recognised for decades, but these are the first known reports of this danaine species on the
Mediterranean islands of Ibiza and Cyprus. The impact of releases on biogeographical studies
of D. plexippus in the Mediterranean and the possibilities for further colonisation are discussed.