bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025_split huggingface dataset:
Some distinctions between the larvae and pupae of the Empididae and Dolichopodidae (Diptera)
Authors: Dyte C. E. 
Published: August 2010

SynopsisSome similarities and differences between the known immature stages of the Empididae and Dolichopodidae are discussed in relation to the recognition of these families in the larval or pupal stage. An attempt is made to distinguish similarities that result from convergence from those that may indicate affinity.
The external morphogenesis of grasshopper embryos
Authors: Chapman R. F. , Whitham F. 
Published: August 2010

SynopsisThe external morphogenesis of the embryos of Pyrgomorpha cognata and Ornithacris turbida is discussed in relation to other work on grasshopper embryos. A generalised scheme of development is given in order to facilitate direct comparisons between different species of Acridoidea.
Songs of some British Oncopsis species (Hemiptera: Cicadellidae)
Authors: Claridge M. F. , Howse P. E. 
Published: August 2010

SynopsisThe courtship songs of three species of Oncopsis, O. flavicollis, O. tristis and O. avellanae, are described and analysed by means of oscillograms and sound spectrograms. The structure and function of the songs, particularly in species isolation, is discussed.
The effect of exposure to unsaturated air on the survival and development of eggs of Tipula oleracea L. and T. paludosa Meigen
Authors: Meats A. 
Published: August 2010

SynopsisAn account is given of the survival time of different ages of eggs of Tipula oleracea and T. paludosa in 98, 92 or 76 per cent. relative humidity, and of the water content of eggs before exposure and the rate of water loss during exposure. The possibility of development during desiccation and the effect of limited survivable periods of water deficit on the total incubation period are also discussed.
The histology and histochemistry of the anterior mid‐gut of Periplaneta americana L. (Dictyoptera: Blattidae) with reference to the formation of the peritrophic membrane
Authors: Lee R. F. 
Published: August 2010

SynopsisAn account is given of the general anatomy, histology and physiology of the anterior mid‐gut of Periplaneta americana and of the formation of the peritrophic membrane.
Some unusual cell inclusions in the mid‐gut of a moth bug, Gyarina nigritarsis Karsch (Homoptera: Flatidae), and their‐possible significance in nutrition
Authors: Goodchild A. J. P. 
Published: August 2010

SynopsisAn account is given of the histology of the anterior diverticulum, intestine and hind gut of Gyarina nigritarsis. The nature of rod‐like inclusions in the cells of the diverticulum is discussed.
The structure of the egg membranes in Apanteles glomeratus (L.) (Hymenoptera: Braconidae)
Authors: King P. E. , Ratcliffe N. A. , Copland M. J. W. 
Published: August 2010

SynopsisAn account is given of the formation of the egg membranes of Apanteles glomeratus, and their structure is compared with that found in other insects.
The rectal glands of Halosalda lateralis (Fallén) (Hemiptera: Saldidae) and Hydrometra stagnorum (L.) (Hemiptera: Hydrometridae)
Authors: Goodchild A. J. P. 
Published: August 2010

SynopsisAn account is given of the histology of the hind gut in Halosalda lateralis and Hydrometra stagnorum, and in larvae of two species of Aedes. The possible mechanisms of rectal gland function are discussed.
Behaviour of the caddis fly larva Potamophylax stellatus (Curtis) (Trichoptera)
Authors: Thorne M. J. 
Published: August 2010

SynopsisAn account is given of field and laboratory investigations into the light responses and activity rhythms of the larvae of Potamophylax stellatus. Nocturnal activity is described and its significance discussed. A simple underwater actograph is described.
An apparently undescribed structure in the Coccinellidae (Coleoptera)
Authors: Eastop V. F. 
Published: August 2010

SynopsisAn account is given of brushes, composed of modified spinules, which occur on the posterior abdominal segments of several species of Coccinellidae. The different stages at which pigmentation develops in Adalia bipunctata and Coccinella septempunctata are also recorded.
The biology and morphology of all stages of Toxomyia fungicola Felt (Diptera: Cecidomyiidae) in Jamaica
Authors: Parnell J. R. 
Published: August 2010

SynopsisThe immature stages of Toxomyia fungicola are described, and an account of its life history is given. A revised account of the genus Toxomyia and a redescription of the adult of T. fungicola are included, and the synonymy of T. rubida with T. fungicola is established.
The immature stages of European ichneumonid parasites of siricine woodwasps
Authors: Spradbery J. P. 
Published: August 2010

SYNOPSISThe immature stages of Rhyssa persuasoria, R. amoena, Megarhyssa emarginatoria, Pseudorhyssa sternata and Odontocolon geniculatus, ichneumonid ectoparasites of European Siricidae, are described and a key based on the last larval instars of these species is included. Their relationships are discussed with reference to the morphology of the intermediate and final instars.
Growth of the embryo of Ornithacris turbida (Walker) (Orthoptera: Acrididae) with special reference to the antennae
Authors: Chapman R. F. 
Published: August 2010

SYNOPSISAn account is given of the celluIar changes underlying the growth of the antenna of the grasshopper embryo. Similar changes involved in the growth of the hind femur, and the embryo as a whole, are described.
The eye and its relation to the cranial nervous system in the larva of the brachyceron Rhagio scolopaceus (L.) (Diptera: Rhagionidae)
Authors: Roberts Michael J. 
Published: August 2010

SYNOPSISAn account is given of the central nervous system and distribution of nerves to the head in the larva of Rhagio scolopaceus. The structure of the eye is compared with that of the more advanced larvae of the Cyclorrhapha.
Field studies on the life histories of Othius (Gyrohypnus auctt.) punctulatus (Goeze) and O. myrmecophilus (Kiesenwetter) (Coleoptera: Staphylinidae)
Authors: Kasule F. K. 
Published: August 2010

SYNOPSISAn account is given of locomotor activity, seasonal fluctuations in the number of adults, breeding seasons, and the occurrence of larvae of Othius punctulatus and O. myrmecophilus in the field. The life‐history patterns of both species are discussed.
The relation of water availability and osmotic gradients to egg development in the locusts Locusta migratoria migratorioides Reiche & Fairmaire and Schistocerca gregaria Forskal
Authors: Meats A. 
Published: August 2010

SYNOPSISAn account is given of the ability of eggs of Locusta migratoria migratorioides and Schistocerca gregaria to survive and develop in contact with various sucrose solutions of known osmotic pressure and in sand/water mixtures of known pF.
The biology of Ibalia drewseni Borries (Hymenoptera: Ibaliidae), a parasite of siricid woodwasps
Authors: Spradbery J. P. 
Published: August 2010

SYNOPSISAn account is given of the life history of Ibalia drewseni, an internal parasite of siricid woodwasps. The immature stages are described, and a key is given for the separation of the adults from those of I. leucospoides. The distribution of the species is discussed.
Studies on the functional anatomy and histology of the repellent gland of Poekilocerus pictus (F.) (Orthoptera: Pyrgomorphidae)
Authors: Qureshi Saleem A. , Ahmad Imtiaz 
Published: August 2010

SynopsisAn account is given of the functional anatomy and histology of the repellent gland in nymphs and adults of Poekilocerus pictus. The systematic value of comparative studies of the gland and its functional mechanism is discussed.
STUDIES IN DOLERINI (HYMENOPTERA: SYMPHYTA)
Authors: Benson Robert B. 
Published: August 2010

SummarySeven species of Dolerus were found to occur at Abisko in Swedish Lapland in 1954. One of them had not been described before and two others belong to species shown here to have been described first in North America. Much new synonymy arises from these studies and new combinations result from the grouping together of several described species as races of polytypic species.All four European species of Loderus are shown for the first time to occur also in N. America, though as distinct races. A new species of Dolerus from Italy is described.
Meligethes rosenhaueri Reitter, M. assimilis Sturm and related species (Coleoptera: Nitidulidae)
Authors: Easton Alan M. 
Published: August 2010

SynopsisNotes on the taxonomy and geographical distribution of Meligethes rosenhaueri, M. assimilis and related species are given, and a new species is described. A key to the species considered is included.
Two species of Epirimiinae (Siphonaptera: Chimaeropsyllidae) from South West Africa
Authors: Hopkins G. H. E. , de Meillon Botha 
Published: August 2010

SynopsisDescriptions are given of the hitherto unknown male of Macroscelidopsylla atbertyni taken on an elephant shrew (Elephantulus vandami) in the type locality of the species and of both sexes of a new species of Demeillonia, taken from the same host species in the same locality in South West Africa.
A new subspecies of Acyrthosiphon malvae (Mosley) (Homoptera: Aphidoidea) from Poterium sanguisorba L
Authors: Prior R. N. B. , Stroyan H. L. G. 
Published: August 2010

SynopsisA new subspecies of Acyrthosiphon malvae is described from Poterium sanguisorba, and its biology is discussed in relation to the other subspecies of the complex.
Lectotype designation and redescription of two Wiedemann species of Brazilian Empididae (Diptera), with new synonymy
Authors: Smith Kenneth G. V. 
Published: August 2010

SynopsisThe males of Euhybos piceus and Empis atra are described, and lectotype females designated, from the type material. A key is given for the separation of the two species of Euhybos known from Brazil.
The male genitalia of Phalix titan Fennah (Homoptera: Tettigometridae)
Authors: Ghauri M. S. K. 
Published: August 2010

SynopsisThe male genitalia of Phalix titan Fe nnah, a species originally based on a single female, are described, and the variations in colour and size are briefly discussed from new material from Uganda. A new subfamily of Tettigometridae, Phalixinae, is proposed to include this species.
Acoenonia europaea sp. n.: the first Palaearctic species of the tribe Acoenoniini (Diptera: Itonididae)
Authors: Mamajev B. M. 
Published: August 2010

SynopsisA new species of the originally monotypic genus Acoenonia, hitherto known only from the United States, is described from a male taken in the U.S.S.R.
An analysis of individual and seasonal variations occurring in the wing ornamentation of Anopheles (Cellia) funestus Giles (Diptera: Culicidae)
Authors: Service M. W. 
Published: August 2010

SynopsisAn account is given of the variation in wing pattern found in an examination of 958 adult females of Anopheles funestus, taken over a period of 12 months on the Kaduna district of Nigeria. The correlation between rainfall and the colour of the scales on the veins and the correlation between the pattern of scaling on individual veins is discussed.
A new species of Leptocera Olivier (Philocoprella Richards) from Italy (Diptera: Sphaeroceridae)
Authors: Deeming J. C. 
Published: August 2010

SynopsisA new species of Leptocera, subgenus Philocoprella, is described from males and females collected in Italy, and a key is given to the three known species of the subgenus.
Three new genera of Eurybrachyidae (Homoptera: Fulgoroidea) from West Africa and Australia
Authors: Fennah R. G. 
Published: August 2010

SynopsisThree new species of Eurybrachyid Fulgoroidea, each representing a new genus, are here described on the basis of specimens from Central and Western Australia and from the Cameroun Republic. Keys are given to the tribes Loxocephalini and Platybra‐chyini, to which, as appropriate, they are referred.
Synonymical notes on Neotropical Mutillidae (Hymenoptera)*
Authors: Mickel Clarence E. 
Published: August 2010

SynopsisThe synonymy of certain species of the mutillid genera Dasymutilla, Ephuta, Leuco‐spilomutilla, Pseudomethoca, Ptilomutilla, Sphaeropthalma, Talliwn and Traumatomutilla is discussed and reasons are given for the changes now proposed.
Two new cockroaches of the genera Pelmatosilpha and Henschoutedenia, with a key to the West Indian species of Pelmatosilpha (Dictyoptera: Blattaria)
Authors: Gurney Ashley B. 
Published: August 2010

SynopsisTwo new species, of Pelmatosilpha and Henschoutedenia, are described from males and females (found on imported fruit in Great Britain), the provenance of which is discussed. A key given for the species of Pelmatosilpha found in the West Indies and Trinidad includes the new species.
New Plataspidae from the Ethiopian Region (Hemiptera)
Authors: Ghauri M. S. K. 
Published: August 2010

SYNOPSISTwo new species of Pseudoponsila are described, one from a female specimen and the other from males and females taken in Ethiopia. A new genus, possibly allied to Dolichisme, is erected for one new species from Ghana, the unique male of which is described.
New or little‐known species of exotic Tipulidae (Diptera). XIII
Authors: Alexander Charles P. 
Published: August 2010

SynopsisAll species considered belong to the tribe Pediciini. Descriptions are given of one new species of Pedicia from Assam, and of one from Sikkim. Two species of Dicranota (Rhaphidolabis) from Assam and four from Sikkim are described.
A brachypterous Cercopid from the Ruwenzori range, representing a new genus and species (Homoptera: Cercopoidea)
Authors: Fennah R. G. 
Published: August 2010

SynopsisA new genus and a new species are erected to accommodate a brachypterous Hybos‐cartine Cercopid collected at over 10,000 feet in the Ruwenzori range, Uganda, and its affinities are discussed.
The female and early stages of Culex (Culex) nakuruensis Mattingly, with a description of a new subspecies of Culex (Culex) shoae Hamon & Ovazza
Authors: van Someren E. C. C. 
Published: August 2010

SynopsisThe female, larva and pupa of Culex (Culex) nakuruensis are described from material taken in Kenya. Descriptions are given of the male, female, larva and pupa of a new subspecies of Culex (Culex) shoae from Uganda.
A new species of Mydaea Robineau‐Desvoidy, 1830 (Diptera: Muscidae) from Central Asia
Authors: Pont AdrianC. 
Published: August 2010

SynopsisA new species of Mydaea Robineau‐Desvoidy, closely related to the holarctic M. ruftnervis (Pokorny), is described from a pair of specimens collected in Central Asia.
The systematic position of Coryzus semicruciatus Motschulsky, 1863 (Hemiptera)
Authors: Scudder G. G. E. , Popov Y. A. 
Published: August 2010

SynopsisThe male and female of Coryzus semicruciatus are redescribed, and the species is transferred to the genus Pylorgus in the subfamily Ischnorhynchinae.
On some Trichoptera from Northern Zululand, South Africa
Authors: SCOTT K. M. F. 
Published: August 2010

SYNOPSISAn account is given of a small collection of Trichoptera (mainly Leptocerinae) from two lakes in northern Natal, Republic of South Africa. One species of Oecetis is described as new, and the previously unknown female of Homilia knysnaensis Barnard is described. A tentative key to the males of Leptocerus species from Africa south of the Sahara is given.
Sur la taxonomie des males de l'espèce Limosina (Opacifrons) maculifrons Becker (1907) (Diptera: Sphaeroceridae)
Authors: BESHOVSKI VENELIN L. 
Published: August 2010

SYNOPSISThe hitherto unknown male of the North African species Limosina maculifrons is described from material from the Black Sea coast of Bulgaria.
New or little‐known species of exotic Tipulidae (Diptera). XV
Authors: ALEXANDER CHARLES P. 
Published: August 2010

SYNOPSISDescriptions are given of three new species of Pediciine crane flies, two belonging to the genus Ula and one to Dicronoto, all from Assam, and of five further species of Limoniini, all in the genus Antocha. The materials were collected in the Himalayan region from Kumaon in the west to Sikkim and Assam.
The adult and immature stages of a new species in the genus Paurocephala (Homoptera: Psyllidae) from South Africa
Authors: MORAN V. C. 
Published: August 2010

SYNOPSISThe adult and immature stages of a new species of Paurocephala (Psyllidae) from South Africa, which is found on Cape chestnut trees (Calodendrum capense), are described, and the relationships of the species are discussed.
Chemical composition of the defensive secretion in carabid beetles and its importance as a taxonomic character
Authors: MOORE B. P. , WALLBANK B. E. 
Published: August 2010

SYNOPSISThe defensive secretions of 52 species of Australian and New Caledonian Carabidae, representing 34 genera and 15 subfamilies, have been analysed by thin‐layer and gas chromatographic techniques. The new information, together with all comparable data available from the literature, is used to test the value of composition of the defensive secretion as a taxonomic character, and the findings are compared with those previously derived from purely morphological studies.
A new Deraeocorine (Hemiptera: Miridae) predacious on Mesohomotoma tessmanni (Aulmann) (Hemiptera: Psyllidae) on cocoa
Authors: LESTON DENNIS , GIBBS D. G. 
Published: August 2010

SYNOPSISThe male, female and larvae of a new species of Deraeocoris from Ghana are described. Systematic, biological and population data are presented.
Notes on Colobathristidae (Heteroptera), including descriptions of new species and a suspected virus vector of Musa in Sabah
Authors: GHAURI M. S. K. 
Published: August 2010

SYNOPSISThe genera Phuenacantha and Symphylax are redescribed. A tentative key is given to the seven species of Symphylax. Two of these species are described as new, and the type‐species, S. picticollis, is redescribed.
Further descriptions of Halictophagus pontifex Fox and H. regina Fox (Strepsiptera: Halictophagidae) from Uganda
Authors: GREATHEAD D. J. 
Published: August 2010

SYNOPSISThe larval stages and the female of Halictophagus ponfifex Fox and the triungulin, male puparium and female of H. regina Fox are described from material collected at Kawanda Research Station.
Four new species and a new genus of Coccidae (Homoptera: Coccoidea) from Africa
Authors: Hodgson C. J. 
Published: August 2010

SYNOPSISA new species of Coccus, close to Coccus subacutus (Newstead), from Malawi, and two other species of Coccus close to Coccus viridulus De Lotto, one from Egypt and the other from Malawi, are described. A new genus is erected, into which Akermes nitidulus De Lotto and a new species from Rhodesia have been placed.
Some African Nymphalidae (Lepidoptera)
Authors: Howarth T. G. 
Published: August 2010

SYNOPSISDescriptions are given of three new forms of the nominate subspecies ofAcraea ansorgeiand of a newly separated subspecies and its ten forms; a key for the separation of the subspecies and all described forms is included. A new subspecies ofEuphaedra neophron, a new subspecies ofCharaxes fournieraeand the hitherto unknown male ofCh.lydiae, and a new form ofEuxanthe eurinomeare described.
A new species of Tetrastichus Haliday, 1844 (Hymenoptera: Eulophidae) parasitic on the nymphs of Paurocephala calodendri Moran (Homoptera: Psyllidae)
Authors: Brothers D. J. , Moran V. C. 
Published: August 2010

SYNOPSISA new species of Tetrastichus Haliday, 1844, parasitic on the nymphs of the Psyllid Paurocephala calodendri Moran, is described from South Africa. The affinities of the parasite to closely related species are briefly discussed.
A revision of Idiosystatus Berg (Homoptera: Fulgoroidea, Delphacidae)
Authors: Fennah R. G. 
Published: August 2010

SYNOPSISThe genus Idiosystatus Berg (Fulgoroidea: Delphacidae) is revised on the basis of series from most of the provinces of Chile and of southern Argentina; five species, three of which are new, are recognised and described.
Some Torymidae (Hymenoptera: Chalcidoidea) new to Britain, with notes on other British species
Authors: Graham M. W. R. de V. 
Published: August 2010

SYNOPSISAn account is given of one species of Syntomaspis and five species of Torymus new to Britain, and notes are given on a number of other Torymidae already recorded from Britain. A new specific character found in the genera Torymus and Callimomus is discussed.
A generic diagnosis of Bodenheimera Bodenheimer (Homoptera: Coccidae) with a redescription of B. rachelae (Bodenheimer)*
Authors: Ben‐Dov Yair 
Published: August 2010

SYNOPSISThe genus Bodenheimera Bodenheimer is redefined and assigned to the family The first instar larva and female of the type‐species, B. rachelae (Boden‐Coccidae. heimer), are redescribed.
Some Eupelmidae (Hymenoptera: Chalcidoidea) new to Britain, with notes on new synonymy in this family
Authors: Graham M. W. R. de V. 
Published: August 2010

SYNOPSISAn account is given of three species of Eupelmus new to Britain, and notes are given on a number of other Eupelmidae already recorded from Britain. The diagnostic characters of Calosota vernalis and C. aestivalis are redescribed, and a key is given to the females of the British species of Calosota. Some lectotypes are validated.
The Picicola (Mallophaga: Ischnocera) of the Picidae (Aves: Picifonnes)*
Authors: Dalgleish Robert C. 
Published: August 2010

SYNOPSISNine species of Picicola from the Picidae are recognised and a key is given to the three species‐groups. Three of the species are described as new: one from Dendropicos fuscescens, one from Geocolaptes olivaceus and one from Colaptes spp. The following are newly synonyrnised: P. praeposterus Clay & Meinertzhagen, 1938; P. praeposterus americana Carriker, 1956; P. dissors Zlotorzycka, 1965 and P. contiguus Zlotorzycka, 1965.
Species of Trypoxylon Latreille (Hymenoptera: Sphecidae) from Cuba
Authors: Richards O. W. 
Published: August 2010

SYNOPSISAn account is given of species of Trypoxylon (Trypargillum) from the Greater Antilles, and a key for their separation is included. A new species of Trypoxylon (Trypoxylon) and additional specimens of T. (T.) succinctum are described.
Further observations on Cleroidea (Coleoptera)
Authors: Crowson R. A. 
Published: August 2010

SYNOPSISRevised keys are given to the families of adult and larval Cleroidea. Two new families are defined, one including a new genus and species from New South Wales and the other comprising the genus Acanthocnemus. A new subfamily of Peltidae is erected, and a new genus and species from Queensland and a new species from Chile are described. Two new monotypic genera of Trogossitidae are described from material taken in Queensland. Descriptions are given of the supposed larvae of Egoliinae and Acanthocnemus. The evolutionary relationships of the Cleroidea are discussed.
Three new aphid species from North America
Authors: Stroyan H. L. G. 
Published: August 2010

SYNOPSISDescriptions are given of the apterous and alate viviparous females of a new species of Aphis from North Carolina, the apterous and alate viviparous females of a new species of Chuetosiphon from Colorado and of the fundatrix and alate viviparous female of a new species of Pemphigus from Utah.
New species of Blissinae from Madagascar (Hemiptera: Lygaeidae)*
Authors: Slater James A. , Wilcox Darleen B. 
Published: August 2010

SYNOPSISTwo new species of Micaredemus and two new species of Ischnodemus from Madagascar are described. Micaredemus decolor Slater is synonymised with Micaredemus antennatus Slater and the variability of this species is discussed. A note on theaffinities of the Madagascar blissine fauna is included.
Some new and unrecorded species of Drosophila (Diptera: Drosophilidae) from India
Authors: Gupta J. P. , Ray‐Chaudhuri S. P. 
Published: August 2010

SYNOPSISAn account is given of 19 specics of Drosophila. representing five subgenera. Keys to species are given for the three larger subgenera. Five species are described as new, and three species are recorded from India for the first time. A list of species so far recorded from India is given.