Entomologist's Gazette - Vol. 70, No. 4, 2019
Published: 10/25/2019
Article Details for this issue
Scythris subcinctella (Bruand, [1851]) (Lepidoptera: Scythrididae): changes to the scientific name and observations on the larva in England
By: R. J. HECKFORD & S. D. BEAVAN
Page: 199–207
Type: Paper
Synopsis:
A description is provided showing that the body colour and markings of the larva of Scythris
subcinctella (Bruand, [1851]) (Scythrididae) are more variable than suggested by accounts
published hitherto. Changes in the scientific name of the species in the British literature are also
considered.
Neofriseria peliella (Treitschke, 1835) (Lepidoptera: Gelechiidae): larvae found in Kent, England, feeding on leaves of Rumex acetosa L. an apparently previously unrecorded foodplant
By: S. D. BEAVAN & R. J. HECKFORD
Page: 208–210
Type: Short Notes
Lethal mutations in Euphydryas aurinea beckeri (Lederer, 1853) (Lepidoptera: Nymphalidae) from Sierra Blanca, Malaga, Spain
By: JIM PATEMAN & PETER RUSSELL
Page: 211–216
Type: Paper
Synopsis:
Two Euphydryas aurinea beckeri females from Sierra Blanca, Malaga, Spain were captured
and returned to the U.K.; each laid a single egg batch on Succisa pratensis. Both batches
hatched and the resulting larvae were reared through to adulthood. One group of larvae
produced butterflies with three different mutations: pupae with spines, legs lacking distal tarsals
and claws, and with appendages attached to the genitalia which protruded though the rear of
the abdomens in both males and females. The other group of larvae produced normal males
and females.
A new species of Ellipteroides from the Iberian Peninsula in the subgenus Ramagonomyia new to the Palaearctic Region (Diptera: Limoniidae)
By: E. GEOFFREY HANCOCK & JAROSLAV STARÝ
Page: 217–221
Type: Paper
Synopsis:
A new species of Ellipteroides (Diptera: Limoniidae) is described from a number of
specimens collected in Spain and Portugal over the last 35 years. It is placed in the subgenus
Ramagonomyia, previously unknown from the Palaearctic.
Hoverflies (Diptera) in Liverpool
By: PETER B. HARDY
Page: 222
Type: Short Notes
How important are olfactory cues for host-plant detection by migrating Danaus chrysippus (Linnaeus, 1758) (Lepidoptera: Nymphalidae, Danainae) in Cyprus?
By: EDDIE JOHN, MIKE HARDMAN & MATT SMITH
Page: 223–238
Type: Paper
Synopsis:
Danaus chrysippus, a species associated in the region with low migrant
numbers, has appeared at a small biotope in Cyprus in each of the five years,
2014–2018. We present the results of monitoring at the site and suggest that
detection of plant volatiles, perhaps in combination with the presence of male
pheromones, assist migrating D. chrysippus to detect small stands of the host-plant
Cynanchum acutum, enabling the establishment of temporary populations on the
island. We also refer to the recent appearance in Cyprus of D. c. chrysippus f.
‘alcippus’.
An extension of range and a rearing record for Parmena slamai Sama, 1986 (Coleoptera: Cerambycidae, Lamiinae, Parmenini)
By: E. GEOFFREY HANCOCK
Page: 239–241
Type: Paper
Synopsis:
The occurrence of Parmena slamai Sama, 1986 (Coleoptera, Cerambycidae) on the Greek
island Lesvos is a considerable extension of its known geographical range. Data are given for
establishing a known foodplant from the stems of which adult beetles were reared.
Attempted inter-generic courtship between Pyronia tithonus (Linnaeus, 1771) and Aglais urticae (Linnaeus, 1758) (Lepidoptera: Nymphalidae)
By: PETER B. HARDY
Page: 242–243
Type: Short Notes
Pieris rapae (Linnaeus, 1758) (Lepidoptera: Pieridae, Pierinae): a further note on trans-Mediterranean spring migrations from Cyprus
By: ALISON MCARTHUR & EDDIE JOHN
Page: 244
Type: Short Notes
A supplementary note to ‘An historical note on butterfly collecting in France during The Great War (1914–1918)’
By: W. JOHN TENNENT, STELLA BEAVAN, HUW JONES & GEOFF MARTIN
Page: 245–248
Type: Paper
Synopsis:
Following a short article regarding the collection of a specimen of Iphiclides podalirius
(Linnaeus, 1758) by A. A. Tullett, in France during the Battle of the Somme in 1916, further
personal and entomological data regarding Tullett and others is presented.
The queen is led? Bumblebee (Bombus spp.) nest-searching on sea wall banks may be influenced by cutting and sward height
By: KIMBERLEY FARGEAUD & TIM GARDINER
Page: 249–257
Type: Paper
Synopsis:
English sea wall flood defences support an important grassland habitat for bumblebees
(Bombus spp.). However, annual cutting in midsummer (July–August) could negatively affect
them. The mowing regime on a sea wall at Goldhanger Creek in Essex was changed to a late
cut (after 15 September) and nest-searching behaviour was compared with an adjacent sea wall
cut in midsummer (normal cut in August). Sward height and the number of queens nestsearching
were significantly higher on the normal cut sea wall than on the late cut one. Tall
grass swards resulting from a cut early in the previous summer may be important for nestsearching
compared to those mown late, although there is probably an interaction with sea wall
aspect and soil type. The landward slope was also more attractive for nesting than the flat
folding (berm) due to the longer vegetation where nests under construction were located (of
Bombus humilis and B. terrestris).
BOOK REVIEW: Tineidae II, by Reinhard Gaedike
By: MARK YOUNG
Page: 258–259
Type: Book Review
BOOK REVIEW: Field Guide to the Flower Flies of Northeastern North America, by Jeffrey H. Skevington, Michelle M. Locke, Andrew D. Young, Kevin Moran, William J. Crins and Stephen A. Marshall
By: PETER J. CHANDLER
Page: 260–261
Type: Book Review
BOOK REVIEW: Six Legs Walking. Notes from an Entomological Life, by Elizabeth Bernays
By: ADRIAN SPALDING
Page: 262
Type: Book Review