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Alfalfa (Medicago sativa L.) is attacked by pests that cause serious damage when not controlled. Among the insect pests are pea aphid, Acyrthosiphon pisum Harris; spotted alfalfa aphid, Therioaphis maculata Buckton; armyworm, Spodoptera exigua Hbner; alfalfa leafhopper, Empoasca fabae Harris; and three-cornered alfalfa hopper, Spissistilus festinus...
Results of a preliminary study on adult scarab beetles (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae “Pleurosticti”) associated with maize (Zea mays L.) at the municipality of Villa de Zaachila, Oaxaca, Mexico are presented. The objective was to identify species of the white grub complex associated with the crop. Samples were collected each month from March through Au...
Este estudio estimó la diversidad de avispas del género Blacus Nees (Braconidae, Blacinae) en dos ecosistemas forestales del noreste de Michoacán, en el Eje Neovolcánico Transversal: Parque Nacional Cerro de Garnica (PN C-Garnica) y Zona Protectora Forestal Los Azufres (ZPF Los Azufres). Se elaboró un mapa de cobertura vegetal con imágenes satelita...
Adults of Phyllophaga lenis feeding on avocado leaves (Persea americana) and adults of Anomala insconstans feeding on loquat flowers (Eriobotrya japonica) are documented for the first time in Ocotlán de Morelos, Central Valleys of Oaxaca, Mexico
An updated checklist of the Dynastinae from Oaxaca, Mexico and the analysis of their distribution are presented. Data were obtained from specimens and literature review. The similarity between the altitudinal strata was compared for the observed and potential distribution. Species richness by physiographic subprovince was also analyzed. A
checklist...
Conocidas coloquialmente como cigarras o chicharras, son un grupo de insectos que pertenecen a la familia Cicadidae (Insecta: Hemiptera). Los adultos tienen una longitud de de 2 a 7cm, se reconocen fácilmente por presentar dos pares de alas membranosas transparentes y alargadas, que generalmente sobrepasan al abdomen; además del canto característic...
The presence of the carrier and vector of Pectobacterium carotovorum (Jones) (Enterobacteriaceae) was found in Agave potatorum Zucc. (Asparagaceae) (larvae and adults of Scyphopphorus acupunctatus Gyllenhaal [Coleoptera: Curculionidae], larvae of Drosophila melanogaster Macquart [Diptera: Drosophilidae] and Hermetia illucens [L.] [Diptera: Stratiom...
New host records and observations of the process of oviposition for
Diceroprocta bulgara (Distant) in Mexico are presented.
A checklist of eigth species of cicadas present in the state of Oaxaca is presented and information is provided on biology of Quesada gigas in Central Valley of Oaxaca.
Larvae of Toxomerus politus preying on Spodoptera frugiperda eggs, on corn leaves, is recorded for the first time in Oaxaca, Mexico. © 2018 Southwestern Entomological Society. All rights reserved.
In the State of Oaxaca, Mexico, taxonomic studies of parasitic hymenopterans have been made recently. A list of 103 genera and 133 species, besides another 61 morphospecies was made. The next entomological collections were studied: Colección de Hymenoptera del Museo de Insectos de la Universidad Autónoma de Tamaulipas and Colección de insectos del...
The third instar larvae of Phyllophaga lenis (Horn, 1887) is described with specimens reared in laboratory whose progenitors were captured in agriculture field of Santa Cruz Xoxocotlán, Oaxaca. The pictures of diagnostic characters, notes on it biology and habits, comments about the differences with similar species, and a key to identify larvae of...
Descriptions of two new species of June beetles from Mexico are presented: Phyllophaga (Listrochelus) herminiae, found at Teposcolula, Mixteca region, Oaxaca (2,180 m altitude); and P. (Phyllophaga) jorgevaldezi, from San Nicolás Yaxe, Central Valleys region, Oaxaca (1,550 m altitude). Images of diagnostic characters and comments about differences...
In the State of Oaxaca, taxonomical research has been made with ichneumonoid wasps. A list of 261 genera and 207 determined species, besides another 157 morphospecies, was done. Material from Oaxaca deposited in national and foreign collections were studied. A database in Paradox 11.0 program were done.
Insecticidal effect of aqueous and ethanol extracts of dried leaves of Ambrosia artemisiifolia L., Piper auritum Kunth, and Taraxacum officinale F. H. Wiggwere determined on developmental stages of potato/tomato psyllid, Bactericera cockerelli (Sulc). When aqueous extract at 0.2 g/ml was applied to psyllid nymphs, A. artemisiifolia extract was most...
A new species of Apanteles from Mexico is described and illustrated. Apanteles montezumae Sánchez, Figueroa and Whitfield, new species, attacks Argyrotaenia montezumae Walsingham and Amorbia cuneana (Walsingham) (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae) on Rubus sp. in Michoacan state, Mexico.
A list of 300 morphospecies of Braconidae from State of Oaxaca is presented, of these 83
species and 146 genera were identified. In the study the spatial distribution of braconid was analyzed,
records and data were georeferenced. A Geographic Information System with the species recorded from
literature and material deposited in scientific collectio...
The blackberry, Rubus sp., crop in the state of Michoacan, Mexico is the second-most important crop after avocado, Persea americana Mill., in relation to value of production and employment. In this study was identified a blackberry leafroller, its parasitoids, and population dynamics in two commercial orchards at Michoacan, Mexico, during the growi...
In Ozuluama region in northern Veracruz, Mexico, 1,888 specimens of the genus Phyllophaga were collected. Six species were recognized from three subgenera and five species groups. The most abundant species was Phyllophaga trichodes (Bates). The numbers of P. crinita (Burmeister), P. xkumuka Morón, and P. temora Saylor are new state records.
Lepidopteran erebid Zale phaeograpta (Hampson) has recently been found feeding on blackberry leaves (Rubus sp., cultivar 'Tupi') in two sites of Michoacan, Mexico. The life cycle and several life parameters of this insect, including parasitism, were examined in the laboratory. The egg, larva (seven instars), prepupa, pupa, and adult stages lasted 4...
A list of 300 morphospecies of Braconidae from State of Oaxaca is presented, of these 83 species and 146 genera were identified. In the study the spatial distribution of braconid was analyzed, records and data were georeferenced. A Geographic Information System with the species recorded from literature and material deposited in scientific collectio...
Results of collecting made with fluorescent light traps and by hand between April 2009 and July 2010 in two sites of Santa Cruz Xoxocotlán, Oaxaca are presented. These sites are located at 1550 m of altitude. Thirteen species were collected: Phyllophaga lenis (Horn), P. macrocera (Bates), P. nubipennis (Bates), P. parvisetis (Bates), P. cinnamomea...
Desmiphora hirticollis (Olivier) (Coleoptera: Cerambycidae) was found in Oaxaca, Mexico, feeding in the stems of Wigandia urens (Ruiz and Pavón) H.B.K. (Hydrophilaceae), a new host record. Information about damage in the plant stems and some observations of the insect’s biology are provided.
RESUMEN. Se reporta por primera vez en México la presenci...
E. dolichocerus Figueroa and Sanchez, new species of Eurytenes from Mexico is described and illustrated. A key to identify the described species of Eurytenes s. str. of the New World is included.
A species of Diospilus from Mexico is described and illustrated. Diospilus sisyphus Sanchez, Figueroa and Sharkey new species attacks Anthonomus sisyphus Clark (Coleoptera: Curculionidae) on the fruit of red nanche, Malpighia mexicana A. Juss. A key is included to identify the described species of Diospilus of the New World.
A key to species and descriptions are presented for 14 species of the New World genus Crassomicrodus Ashmead. Seven new species, Crassomicrodus azteca, Crassomicrodus clypealis, Crassomicrodus costaricensis, Crassomicrodus jalisciensis, Crassomicrodus mariae, Crassomicrodus oaxaquensis,and Crassomicrodus olgae are described. Crassomicrodus fenestra...
Malpighia mexicana, or red nanche, is a plant with edible fruits, used on crafts and medicine, as well as for the establishment of living fences. The objective of this work was to catalog the parasitoids associated with Anthonomus sisyphus Clark (Coleoptera: Curculionidae) in the fruit of M. mexicana in the central valleys of Oaxaca, México. The sa...
Malpighia mexicana, or red nanche, is a plant with edible fruits, used on crafts and medicine, as well as for the establishment of living fences. The objective of this work was to catalog the parasitoids associated with Anthonomus sisyphus Clark (Coleoptera: Curculionidae) in the fruit of M. mexicana in the central valleys of Oaxaca, Mexico. The sa...
A new species of Colpoclypeus Lucchese (Hymenoptera: Eulophidae) is described and illustrated. Colpoclypeus michoa-canensis Sánchez & Figueroa attacks Argyrotaenia montezumae Walsingham (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae) on blackberry plants. A key is included to separate C. michoacanensis from C. florus (Walker), the only other species in this genus.
A new species of Colpoclypeus Lucchese (Hymenoptera: Eulophidae) is described and illustrated. Colpoclypeus michoa-canensis Sánchez & Figueroa attacks Argyrotaenia montezumae Walsingham (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae) on blackberry plants. A key is included to separate C. michoacanensis from C. florus (Walker), the only other species in this genus.
Four new species of Blacus from Mexico are described and illustrated, B. basitarsis Sánchez et Wharton, sp. nov., B. huitepec Sánchez et Wharton, sp. nov., B. julianae Sánchez et Figueroa, sp. nov., and B. longipetiolatus Sánchez et Wharton, sp. nov.. Male genitalia are illustrated for comparison across all four species.
A detailed description of the adult of Crassomicrodus fulvescens (Cresson) is provided along with illustrations. New dis-tributional data in the USA and Mexico are presented, and the first records from Canada are reported. Microdus medius Cresson is found to be a junior subjective synonym of M. fulvescens. Autographa californica (Speyer) is reporte...
A detailed description of the adult of Nealiolus curculionis (Fitch), with illustrations of diagnostic characters including the male genitalia, is provided. Trichobaris championi Barber (Coleoptera: Curculionidae), a pest of Physalis ixocarpa Brot., is reported as a new host record for N. curculionis. New distribution data in Mexico and the first r...
A new species of Blacus from Mexico is described. A technique for studying the male genitalia in braconids was implemented. The male genitalia of Blacus parastigmaticus, new species is described and a terminology for morphological characters is proposed.
Se realizaron un total de 153 colectas de bracónidos en diferentes localidades del estado de Guanajuato, México, el período de colecta comprendió del 20 de mayo de 1995 al 11 de noviembre de 1996. Para complementar la información acerca de los bracónidos presentes en el estado, se revisaron las colecciones del Instituto de Fitosanidad del Colegio d...
