BRACHYSTELES PARVICORNUS (COSTA), AN ANTHOCORIDAE NEW TO CANADA (HEMIPTERA: HETEROPTERA)

1993 ◽  
Vol 125 (5) ◽  
pp. 965-966 ◽  
Author(s):  
John D. Lattin

New records for non-indigenous species of Hemiptera: Heteroptera continue to be reported from Canada. Schwartz et al. (1991) reported the microphysid Loricula bipunctata (Perris) from Saanichton, British Columbia, and Larivière (1992) reported the occurrence of the nabid Himacerus apterous (Fabricius) from the vicinity of Halifax, Nova Scotia.Asquith and Lattin (1990) recorded the European anthocorid Brachysteles parvicornis (Costa) from New York, and Noodline, New Jersey. Lattin and Asquith (1991) reported additional material of the species from Maine on Picea glauca (Moench) and from Massachusetts on Pinus rigida Mill. With the latter specimens, the oribatid mite Humerobates rostrolamellatus Grandjean was beaten from the trees along with the bug. This is a cosmopolitan mite that occurs on trees and is found in Europe. Pericart (1972), citing Carayon, stated that Brachysteles parvicornis fed upon oribatid mites found on trees. Pericart provided a detailed account of this species of anthocorid in Europe. Little is known of its habits in North America except that it appears to be found on conifers and seems to be associated with the oribatid mite mentioned above. Pericart (1972) reported other hosts in Europe so the bug may be found on non-conifer hosts as well. There is a brachypterous form but, thus far, only fully winged adults have been collected in North America.

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Abstract A new distribution map is provided for Chrysomyxa arctostaphyli Dietel Fungi: Basidiomycota: Uredinales Hosts: Picea spp. and Arctostaphylos uva-ursi. Information is given on the geographical distribution in NORTH AMERICA, Canada, Alberta, British Columbia, Manitoba, New Brunswick, Newfoundland, Northwest, Territories, Nova Scotia, Ontario, Quebec, Saskatchewan, Yukon, USA, Alaska, Arizona, Colorado, Idaho, Maine, Michigan, Montana, New Mexico, New York, Oregon, South Dakota, Utah, Washington, Wisconsin, Wyoming.


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Abstract A new distribution map is provided for Anoplophora glabripennis (Motschulsky). Coleoptera: Cerambycidae. Hosts: polyphagous on hardwoods. Information is given on the geographical distribution in Europe (Austria, Belgium, Czech Republic, Denmark, France, Corsica, Germany, Italy, Netherlands, Switzerland, UK, England and Wales), Asia (China, Anhui, Fujian, Gansu, Guangdong, Guangxi, Guizhou, Hebei, Heilongjiang, Henan, Hubei, Hunan, Jiangsu, Jiangxi, Jilin, Liaoning, Nei Menggu, Ningxia, Qinghai, Shaanxi, Shandong, Shanxi, Sichuan, Xinjiang, Xizhang, Yunnan, Zhejiang, Japan, Honshu, Korea Democratic People's Republic, Korea Republic), North America (Canada, British Columbia, Ontario, USA, California, Illinois, Massachusetts, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Washington).


Author(s):  
D. W. Minter

Abstract A description is provided for Arthrinium sphaerospermum, which is most frequently encountered as a saprobe on decaying leaves and stems of plants, but is also known to live as an endophyte, for example in stems of Eucalyptus, and in the phyllosphere, for example of Iris. This fungus has also been reported as the cause of poisoning through contamination of sugarcane and the causal agent of a dermatomycosis in humans. Some information on its associated organisms and substrata, habitat, dispersal and transmission, economic impacts (positive and negative), and conservation status is given, along with details of its geographical distribution (North America (Canada (British Columbia, New Brunswick, Ontario), Mexico, USA (Georgia, Iowa, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, South Carolina, Texas)), South America (Argentina, Uruguay), Asia (Armenia, China, India (Chhattisgarh, Meghalaya, Uttarakhand), Iran, Pakistan, Russia (Sakhalin Oblast), Uzbekistan), Europe (Czech Republic, Estonia, Finland, Germany, Latvia, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Russia (Leningrad Oblast), Switzerland, Ukraine, UK)).


Zootaxa ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 4908 (2) ◽  
pp. 205-224
Author(s):  
WILLIAM A. SHEAR

The millipede genus Amplaria Chamberlin, 1941 (senior synonym of Vaferaria Causey, 1958 and Speostriaria Causey, 1960) is endemic to western North America, from Mt. Palomar and San Luis Obispo, California, north to southwestern British Columbia, Canada, and east to northern Idaho. Seven species names are currently assigned to the genus. Below I describe ten additional new species: Amplaria crawfordi, Amplaria fontinalis, Amplaria rykkenae, Amplaria arcata, Amplaria baughi, Amplaria staceyi, Amplaria umatilla, Amplaria cervus, Amplaria mendocino and Amplaria flucticulus, and provide new records of Amplaria nazinta Chamberlin. 


Author(s):  
J. Ingham

Abstract A description is provided for Ramularia alba. Information is included on the disease caused by the organism, its transmission, geographical distribution, and hosts. HOST: Lathyrus odoratus, the sweet pea. DISEASE: White blight of sweet pea, also called white mould or Cladosporium blight. Leaf spots vary from yellow flecks to buff coloured dead areas, which may be circular or irregular in shape merging gradually into healthy leaf tissue. Leaf spots may merge together affecting most of the leaf and in such cases defoliation may result (30, 41). GEOGRAPHICAL DISTRIBUTION: Europe (Denmark, England, Sweden). North America (Canada: British Columbia, Ontario; USA: California, Massachusetts, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Texas). TRANSMISSION: By wind dispersal of air-borne conidia.


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Abstract A new distribution map is provided for Tilletia contraversa Kuhn. Hosts: Wheat (Triticum), barley (Hordeum) and other Poaceae. Information is given on the geographical distribution in Africa, Algeria, Libya, Morocco, Tunisia, Asia, Afghanistan, Iran, Iraq, Japan, Russia, Azerbaijan, Alma-ata, Armenia, Transcaucasia, Turkmenistan, Kirghizia, Georgia, Kazakhstan, Tadshikistan, Turkmenia, Uzbekistan, Siberia, Stavropol, Moldavia, Crimea, Rostov, Voronezh, Syria, Turkey, Australasia & Oceania, Australia, New South Wales, South Australia, Victoria, Europe, Albania, Austria, Bulgaria, Czechoslovakia, Denmark, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Italy, Poland, Romania, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Yugoslavia, North America, Canada, British Columbia, Ontario, USA, Colorado, Idaho, Montana, New York, Oregon, Utah, Washington, Wyoming, NW states, California, Idaho, Indiana, Montana, New York, Oregon, Utah, South America, Argentina, Uruguay.


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Abstract A new distribution map is provided for Pseudococcus comstocki (Kuwana) Hemiptera: Coccoidea, Pseudococcidae (Comstock's mealybug, white peach scale). Attacks apple, pear, mulberry, cherry, peach, litchi, coffee, pomegranate. Information is given on the geographical distribution in USSR, Armenian SSR, Azerbaijan SSR, Georgian SSR, Kirghiz SSR, Moldavian SSR, Russian SSR, Tadzhik SSR, Turkmen SSR, Ukrainian SSR, uzbek SSR, Africa, St. Helena, Asia, Cambodia, China, Hong Kong, Japan, Korea, Malaysia, Thailand, Tibet, North America, Canada, British Columbia, Ontario, USA, California, Connecticut, Delaware, Georgia, Indiana, Louisiana, Maryland, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Virginia, West Virginia.


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Abstract A new distribution map is provided for Rhizina inflata[Rhizina undulata] Fr. Hosts: Coniferae. Information is given on the geographical distribution in Africa, South Africa, Swaziland, Zimbabwe, Asia, Japan, Korea, Europe, Belgium, Bulgaria, Czechoslovakia, Finland, France, Germany, Irish Republic, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Sweden, Russia, Latvia, Lithuania, UK, England, Scotland, Wales, Northern Ireland, North America, Canada, British Columbia, New Brunswick, Ontario, Saskatchewan, USA, California, Connecticut, Idaho, Maryland, Maine, Minnesota, Montana, New York, Oregon, Vermont, Washington, NW.


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Abstract A new distribution map is provided for Phaeocryptopus gaeumanii (Rohde) Petrak. Hosts: douglas fir (Pseudotsuga menziesii). Information is given on the geographical distribution in Australasia & Oceania, Australia, Victoria, New Zealand, Europe, Austria, Belgium, Denmark, France, Germany, Irish Republic, Italy, Netherlands, Romania, Sweden, Switzerland, UK, Yugoslavia, North America, Canada, British Columbia, Ontario, USA, Arizona, California, Connecticut, Maine, Massechusetts, New Hampshire, New Mexico, New York, Oregon, Rhode Island, Vermont, Washington, Michigan, Wisconsin, Pennsylvania, Minnesota.


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