LATIN AMERICAN INSECTS AND ENTOMOLOGY Charles L Hogue 5>*il^Vc - C ,A ' ' ■ > ' ■ Xfti LATIN AMERICAN INSECTS AND ENTOMOLOGY Charles L Hogue Lantern bugs and cicadas, from Madam Merian's Metamorphoses insectorum surinamensium (1705) Note the imagined specimen at the bottom of the plate which combines features of the two insects UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA PRESS • Berkeley • Los Angeles • Oxford ! University of California Press Berkeley and Los Angeles, California University of California Press Oxford, England Copyright © 1993 by The Regents of the University of California Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Hogue, Charles Leonard Latin American insects and entomology / by Charles L Hogue p cm Includes bibliographical references (p ) and index ISBN 0-520-07849-7 (cloth) Insects—Latin America I Title QL476.5.H64 1993 595.7098—dc20 91-48184 CIP Printed in the United States of America The paper used in this publication meets the mini mum requirements of American National Standard for Information Sciences—Permanence of Paper for Printed Library Materials, ANSI Z39.48-1984 © IN M E M O R I U M To the great r e g r e t of family, his friends, a n d his colleagues, C h a r l e s H o g u e d i e d s u d d e n l y in m i d - 9 , while the m a n u s c r i p t for this book was b e i n g typeset T h e Press w o u l d like to t h a n k his son, J a m e s H o g u e , for skillfully a n d meticulously s e e i n g the b o o k t h r o u g h the final stages of p r o o f r e a d i n g a n d p r i n t i n g His care e n s u r e d that Latin American Insects and En tomology, C h a r l e s H o g u e ' s last major work, would a p p e a r w h e n a n d as his father would have wished The ubiquity of spirits and the impossibility of killing them seem to personify a feeling of helplessness in the face of an environment so beautiful and so cruel On the river or work ing in a garden the sun hurts, "It is eating," the Sharanahua say, and heads ache for the rest of the day The incessant gnats feed all day, and, as one lies in a hammock, someone leans over and slaps hard and says, "sandfly," and a black fly, fat with human blood, falls dead Sundown is a moment of relief which even a hundred mosquitoes cannot mar In the forest someone shouts to warn of an uula, the huge stinging ants that make one drunk with pain, and, reaching for a handhold on a tree, one must avoid a swarm of red fire ants Returning, one looks for ticks, huge tapir ticks, gray and voracious, or worse, the almost invisible tiny red ticks that burrow into the skin and hurt for a week The women dig the egg sacs of chiggers out of toes skillfully so that the sac does not break to leave a budding worm to swell the foot, and they break each and every tiny egg with a needle so that it does not lie in wait for an other bare foot An infected gnat drops a worm's egg into the leg while sucking blood, and two weeks later the pain of the worm turning in the leg is excruciating, and it must be removed by daubing an old, foul, drop of tobacco juice on the skin and slowly winding the worm out on a stick Women and girls pick lice out of men's hair and their own, break them in their teeth and eat them When faced by a new animal or insect, I learned to ask both, "Do we eat it?" and "Does it eat us?" Janet Siskind, To Hunt in the Morning Contents Preface Acknowledgments Introduction GENERAL ENTOMOLOGY xi xiii ECTOPARASITIC ORDERS 206 BUGS 216 BEETLES 246 ECOLOGY 48 10 MOTHS AND BUTTERFLIES 292 PRACTICAL ENTOMOLOGY 90 11 FLIES AND MIDGES 360 TERRESTRIAL ARTHROPODS AND PRIMITIVE INSECTS 12 SAWFLIES, WASPS, ANTS, 108 AND BEES 13 INSECT STUDY ORTHOPTEROIDS AND OTHER ORDERS 152 AQUATIC ORDERS 193 Included Insect and Arthropod Taxa Index 405 470 499 521 IX Preface The idea for this book germinated in my mind for many years after my christening in Latin American insect research As a result of travels to many countries, it became acutely apparent to me that a comprehensive entomological work was sorely needed to serve the many people, both visitors and residents, interested in insects and their other terrestrial arthropod relatives The curiosity of tourists and general natural historians needed satisfac tion, and the more serious minded student and practicing professional needed an upto-date review of the subject After a long period of note taking and preliminary organization of my then chaotic knowledge of the subject, I resolved to fashion such a volume Some of my colleagues were incredulous that I could cover such a vast territory But my experience writing general insect guides told me that with cautious choosing, I could make something really useful, though, of course, far from complete In fact, writing this book has been an exercise in selectivity, especially with respect to the choice of taxonomic groups to include I relied on my own experience and the experience of others in this process, and I have tried to give information on the most common, conspicuous, or otherwise nota ble (economically or historically important) units, whether species, genera, or higher groups T h e other topics of discussion, such as ecology and the study of insects, have also been presented with an eye to the reader's need for an overall understanding of what has transpired and is transpiring in Latin American entomology and to provid ing a framework for review and citation of pertinent literature Some who read this book will feel slighted because of the lack of coverage of topics of particular interest to them, or they may consider that important facts, taxa, or publications have been omitted I can only ask these readers to remember the vastness of the subject and the necessity for extreme conservatism in choices of matter for inclu sion Of course, I welcome suggestions for additions or changes in emphasis for future editions I have designed the book to answer questions In my language and in the selection of taxa/phenomena, and points of information about each, I have been guided by my perception of what most readers want to know rather than a desire to produce an encylopedia of all the facts that might be recorded The technical litera ture, to which I have so freely referred, will serve the latter purpose Indeed, to present in-depth data, keys to identification, and exhaustive treatments of even the major categories of Latin American insect life would require many volumes and years of effort to produce and would not produce the ready, readable, and portable text that I think is most needed now XI Acknowledgments For reviewing sections and offering criti cisms and information on many topics, I have been fortunate to have the expert assistance of many specialists I am greatly indebted to the individuals named below for information, identifications, and count less improvements in the manuscript (the appearance of their names does not neces sarily imply agreement with my final inter pretations and statements): J Richard An drews (Náhuatl names), Arthur G Appel (cockroaches), Phillip A Adams (Neuroptera), Richard W Baumann (Plecoptera), Vitor Becker (Lepidoptera), Jackie Belwood (Orthoptera), Harry Brailovsky (bugs), A Brindle (Dermaptera), Jacob Brodzinsky (fossils), Lincoln P Brower (but terflies), John C Brown (Lepidoptera), Richard C Brusca (Crustacea, arthropod anatomy), Gary R Buckingham (useful insects), James L Castner (Orthoptera), Gilbert L Challet (aquatic beetles), John A Chemsak (Cerambycidae), James C Cokendolpher (harvestmen), Julian P Donahue (Lepidoptera), John T Doyen (darkling beetles), Richard D Durtsche (study), W D Edmonds (dung scarabs), George F Edmunds, Jr (mayflies), K C Emerson (Mallophaga), Marc E Epstein (Lepidop tera), Terry L Erwin (beetles), Arthur V Evans (beetles), Eric M Fischer (Diptera), Oliver S Flint, Jr (Trichoptera), Will Flow ers (aquatics), Manfredo A Fritz (Sphecoidea), Richard C Froeschner (Hemiptera), David G Furth (ecology), Rosser W Garrison (Odonata), P Genty (palm pol linators), Edmund Giesbert (Cerambyci dae), Eric E Grissel (Chalcidoidea), Robert J Gustafson (botany), Alan R Hardy (Scarabaeidae), Brian R Harris (butterflies), Steven Hartman (mantids), Henry A Hespenheide (beetles), Frank T Hovore (Cer ambycidae), Chistopher A Ishida (prac tical entomology), D K McE Kevan, deceased (orthopteroids), James E Keirans (ticks), John E Lattke (general), Claude Lemaire (Saturniidae), Herbert W Levi (spiders), James E Lloyd (Lampyridae), Wilson R Lourenco (scorpions), Richard B Loomis, deceased (chiggers), Robert J Lyon (gall wasps), Volker Mahnert (pseudoscorpions), Sergio Martinez (fossils), Mildred E Mathias (botany), Eustorgio Méndez (medical entomology, parasites), Arnold S Menke (Cynipidae and other Hymenoptera), Edward L Mockford (psocids), Jacqueline Y Miller (Castniidae), Michael J Nelson (medical entomology), David A Nickel (orthopteroids), M W Nielson (leafhoppers), Lois B O'Brien (Homoptera), David L Pearson (tiger beetles), Stewart B Peck (cave insects), Norman D Penny (Neuroptera and general), Don R Perry (canopy insects), Manuel L Pescador (mayflies), John T Polhemus (aquatic Hemiptera), Diomedes Quintero Arias, Jr (whip scorpions), Shivaji Ramalingam (mos quitoes), Edward S Ross (Embiidina), H F Rowell (Acrididae), Raymond E Ryckman (ectoparasitic bugs), Ann L Rypstra (spi ders), Jorge A Santiago-Blay (scorpions), Jack Schuster (Passalidae), Terry N Seeno (beetles), Rowland M Shelley (myriapods), David R Smith (Symphyta), Roy R Snell- XIII ing (Hymenoptera), Omelio Sosa, Jr (his tory), Paul J Spangler (aquatics), Lionel A Stange (Neuroptera), Orley R Taylor (honeybee), Donald B Thomas (heteropterans and veterinary entomology), Carlos Trenary (history), Fred S Truxal (Notonectidae), Alan Watson (Lepidoptera), Thomas K Wood (Membracidae), A Willink (history and study), Stephen L Wood (Scolytidae), and Thomas J Zavortink (mosquitoes) For suggestions and information on diverse or multiple topics, I also have many other entomologists to thank, including, José Artigas, Tomás Cekalovic, Ana Lia Estévez, Carlos H W Flechtmann, Luis F Jirón, Alberto and Beatriz Larraín, Carlos Machado Allison, and Irene Rut-Wais There are several colleagues who are responsible for more pervasive involve ment in the work as a whole, who have reviewed and contributed to the entire manuscript, to whom I owe a special debt of gratitude: Terry L Erwin, Arthur V Evans, Gerardo Lamas, Jack Longino, Scott E Miller, José Palacios-Vargas, Nel son Papavero, and Allen M Young For tolerance of my many probings of their knowledge and points of view, I am particu larly appreciative of the contributions of Julian P Donahue, Chris Nagano, Roy R Snelling, and Fred S Truxal I am also indebted to the many local friends and contacts I have made on my Latin American travels—guides, foresters, farmers, Native Americans, and many oth ers, too numerous to name, who freely xiv ACKNOWLEDGMENTS shared their firsthand field knowledge of insects and thus contributed to the original ity of this book in countless ways To all who worked with the manuscript primarily in an editorial capacity, I wish to express gratitude, especially to Ernest Callenbach Several librarians contributed in no small way by finding and interpreting many difficult areas of the literature: Nicole Bouché, Katharine E S Dona hue, Jennifer Edwards, Donald McNamee, Kathy Showers (Los Angeles County Mu seum of Natural History) and Nancy Axelrod (University of California, Berkeley, Entomology Library) The preparation of the ink drawings were greatly assisted by Leland E Dietz and his Xerox machine My appreciation is also due to Don Meyers for his careful and considerate handling of my black-and-white photographic needs, as well as to Tracy Robertson and James Robertson for other technical assistance with the figures I thank James L Castner, George Dodge, and James N Hogue for allowing me to use those color photographs bearing their names in the captions Finally, I acknowledge my wife, Bar bara, for her critical role in helping this task to completion, primarily her enor mous patience with my needs for time and other of our mutual resources She also typed most of my original drafts and did a great deal of editing For these contribu tions, not only extended here but lovingly provided in support of most of my entomo logical career, I dedicate this book to her Introduction This work provides an introduction to the common and notable insects of Latin Amer ica and a foundation for their study All the countries of the Western Hemisphere south of the U.S.-Mexican border are covered, including the West Indies, the continental islands, and the oceanic islands within 2,500 kilometers of and usually associated with isthmian America and South America (but not Bermuda or Isla de Pascua or Easter Island) In discussing broad geographic regions, I use the terms "Latin America," "New World tropics," and "Neotropics" (and their adjectival forms) as precisely as possible The first refers to the most inclusive politi cal region within the bounds stated above; the second refers to lowland, moist to wet, forested biotypes only; and the third refers to the biogeographic region that includes South America, the West Indies, and tropi cal North America In this volume, I discuss true insects and other kinds of terrestrial arthropods and related creatures (arachnids, millipedes, centipedes, onycophorans, etc.) commonly thought of as "insectlike." In many places, it is overly cumbersome to be exact when referring to these groups, although I have tried to avoid misleading the reader by adding some explanatory phrase, such as "and other terrestrial arthropods," but I have found it difficult to be perfectly consistent in doing so The meaning of a broader grouping is sometimes implied by the term "insect." For each kind of insect or other ar thropod discussed in a separate section in the systematic chapters, I open with a list of the applicable scientific names of the cate gory, including the most commonly used synonyms, and its place in the nomenclatural hierarchy This is followed by estab lished vernacular names in Spanish, Portu guese, and other regional languages I use the widely familiar "Quechua" in place of the more correct "Runasimi." No attempt is made to give a complete synonymy, as this would require a lengthy treatment of its own The determination of plurals in some antique or indigenous languages is a prob lem, and some of those given may not find acceptance by purists I have replaced a few common names, for example, "wax bugs" for the order Homoptera, "dragon-headed bugs" for Fulgora spp., and "big-legged bugs" for the family Coreidae I feel that these are more appropriate and correct than previously used names and that they are useful to enhance common parlance about these often-mentioned taxa There are a few new common names (e.g., "viper worms" for Hemeroplanes sp., Sphingidae; "flag moths" for the subfamily Pericopinae of the Arctiidae; and "shiny scarabs" for the subfamily Rutelinae of the Scarabaeidae The chapter on study of insects is in cluded as information for novices and to enhance the use of the book for teaching and for ready reference for professionals Much of the information has not been compiled elsewhere Citations to the literature were chosen according to certain constraints First, they are always given as authority to, and source of further information on, topics of special interest, statistical statements, historical r e m a r k s , a n d such I also include basic refer ences to g e n e r a l subjects o r sections o r b r o a d categories b u t only t h e most m o d e r n , c o m p r e h e n s i v e , a n d well-referenced, p r e s u m i n g that the r e a d e r will find in its own bibliography all the earlier p e r t i n e n t litera t u r e M i n o r t a x o n o m i c a n d mostly regional p a p e r s a r e e x c l u d e d ; classic o r s t a n d a r d p a p e r s a r e i n c l u d e d , even if short o r out d a t e d References a r e given at t h e e n d of the sections to which they apply, r a t h e r than assembled t o g e t h e r at t h e e n d of t h e book, to facilitate c o m p i l i n g literature by subject Because I use this format, a few references have been r e p e a t e d , obviating t h e n e e d for cross listings a n d m a k i n g it easier for the r e a d e r to find t h e m I have seen all refer ences except those r a r e ones followed by "[Not seen.]." S o m e n e w observations are included a n d d e n o t e d by "(orig obs.)." I cover t h e literature p u b l i s h e d t o D e c e m b e r 31, 1991 T h i s book is i n t e n d e d for t h e widest possible a u d i e n c e : s t u d e n t s , lay p e o p l e , travelers, teachers, a n d professional ento mologists alike T h e latter will forgive my use of nontechnical t e r m s w h e n e v e r possi ble; b u t generally, I follow v e r n a c u l a r ("wing covers") with technical synonyms ("elytra") Nevertheless, t h e use of m a n y technical t e r m s has been unavoidable T h e y a r e e x p l a i n e d in c h a p t e r or a r e available in most any g e n e r a l e n t o m o l o g y textbook Illustrations I chose the species for t h e ink d r a w i n g s in the systematic p o r t i o n of t h e book as r e p r e sentative generally of those f o u n d in t h e text All t h e drawings a r e my own, a n d most a r e based o n m u s e u m specimens entirely o r in part to confirm details p r e s e n t in existing illustrations I have used t h e latter only casually as a n aid to composition T h e majority of insects a n d o t h e r types illustrated in the line d r a w i n g s a r e placed in stylized natural settings a n d a r e d e picted as living animals I have n o t d r a w n figures to scale, except that an a t t e m p t was m a d e to indicate comparative size, that is, larger species a r e larger t h a n smaller, al t h o u g h not in p r o p o r t i o n T h e n e e d occa sionally arose to greatly magnify micro scopic forms With t h e exception of those with t h e n a m e s of o t h e r p h o t o g r a p h e r s o r sources noted in t h e captions, all t h e color a n d black-and-white p h o t o g r a p h s of in sects a n d p h e n o m e n a a r e m i n e also, con verted from 35 m m transparencies taken of live specimens in the field Abbreviations T h r o u g h o u t t h e book, only t h e following t h r e e abbreviations a r e used: BL (body length, i.e., front of h e a d to tip of a b d o men); B W L (length of insect from front of h e a d to tips of wings w h e n folded in repose); WS (wingspan) J GENERAL ENTOMOLOGY Entomology (Greek: entomon insect + logos discourse) is the scientific study of insects A general k n o w l e d g e of insects a n d their a r t h r o p o d relatives is basic to an u n d e r standing of their classification a n d biology in Latin A m e r i c a T h e r e a r e m a n y good reference works (Parker 1982, K ü k e n t h a l 1923, Grassé 1949) a n d e n t o m o l o g y text books (Barth 1972, B o r r o r a n d D e L o n g 1969, B o r r o r et al , C o r o n a d o et al 1976, Daly et al 1978, C a r r e r a 1963, H a y ward 1971, Lara 1977, Richards a n d Davies 1977, 1983) as well as c o m p r e h e n s i v e treat ments of anatomy, physiology, classifica tion, phylogeny, d e v e l o p m e n t , a n d behav ior Because these works a r e t h o r o u g h a n d widely applicable, it would be r e d u n d a n t and inefficient to r e p e a t their contents in a specialized book such as this T h e r e m a i n der of this c h a p t e r offers a synopsis of f u n d a m e n t a l topics a n d an explanation of terminology to m a k e t h e book m o r e usable and instructive for g e n e r a l r e a d e r s References BARTH, R 1972 Entomología geral Fund Insto Oswaldo Cruz, Rio de Janeiro BORROR, D J., AND D M DELONG 1969 Introducáo ao estudo dos insetos Ed Edgard Bluecher, Sao Paulo Brazilian edition trans lated and edited by D D Correa et al BORROR, D J., D M DELONG, AND C H TRIPLEHORN 1981 An introduction to the study of insects 5th ed Saunders College, Philadelphia CARRERA, M 1963 Entomología para vocé Ed Univ Sao Paulo, Sao Paulo CORONADO, P., R A MÁRQUEZ, AND A MÁR QUEZ 1976 Introducción a la entomología Ed Limusa, Mexico City INTRODUCTION DALY, H V., J T DOYEN, AND P R EHRLICH 1978 Introduction to insect biology and di versity McGraw Hill, New York GRASSÉ, P., ed 1949- Traite de zoologie Vols 6-10 Masson, Paris HAYWARD, K J 1971 Guía para el entomólogo principiante 2d ed Univ Nac Tucumán, Insto Miguel Lillo, Misc no 37: 1-159 KÜKENTHAL, W 1923- Handbuch der zoologie Vol Arthropoda de Gruyter, Berlin LARA, F 1977 Principios de entomología Fac Cien Agr Vet., Univ Estad Paulista "Julio de Mesquita Filho," Sao Paulo PARKER, S B., ed 1982 Synopsis and classifica tion of living organisms Vol McGraw-Hill, New York RICHARDS, O W., AND R G DAVIES 1977 Imms' general textbook of entomology, 10th ed Vols 1-2 Chapman and Hall, London RICHARDS, O W., AND R G DAVIES 1983 Tradado de entomología Imms Vol 1, Estruc tura, fisiología y desarrollo; Vol 2, Clasifi cación y biología Ed Omega, Barcelona HISTORY OF LATIN AMERICAN ENTOMOLOGY Studies on Latin A m e r i c a n insects a n d related a r t h r o p o d s began late in t h e his tory of biology because of t h e belated discovery of t h e New World by E u r o p e a n s a n d its academic isolation for almost two centuries thereafter T h e history of e n t o mology in the region is best traced as a series of o v e r l a p p i n g accomplishments by different categories of searchers a n d for mats of investigation, r a t h e r t h a n as tradi tional chronological p e r i o d s that a r e h e r e not readily identifiable T h e s e categories a r e largely d e t e r m i n e d by t h e kinds of education available or customary at the time The earliest disciples were broadly trained in philosophy, theology, or medi cine; later, the narrower disciplines of natural history, biology, and zoology evolved Not until very late in the nine teenth century did courses in entomology exist and still later full curricula leading to a degree in the subject No general discussion of Latin Ameri can entomology is available, although there are some regional treatments: Lizer y Trelles (1947) recounts the overall scene from South America, as Lamas (1981) from Peru, Willink (1969) from Argentina, Kevan (1977) from the West Indies, Barrera (1955) from Mexico, Fernández (1978) from Venezuela, and Jirón and Vargas (1986) from Costa Rica See also Bodenheimer (1929) and Chardon (1949) for many basic notes and Howard (1930) for events in the origins and growth of practical entomology in most parts of Latin America Gilbert (1977) provides an index to published biographies of deceased ento mologists (In the following sketch, dates of birth and death of major figures are given in brackets [] The titles and publica tion dates of historically important works are woven into the text; because they are well known, they are not cited in the references.) Antiquity There are many evidences of pre-Colum bian appreciation for insects, arachnids, and myriapods among the classic civiliza tions of Mexico, Central America, and northwestern South America Most refer ences are to species that affected human health and welfare Surviving Mayan (Stempell 1908) and other ancient Mexican murals and codices depict various species of economic and religious importance, in cluding stingless bees, scorpions, and but terflies (Teotihuacán) Early Mexican pot tery, also from the Teotihuacán period GENERAL ENTOMOLOGY (A.D 200-800), are adorned with insect designs, and early Mochica pottery from the northern coast of Peru shows human figures clearly engaged in delousing and infested with the chigoe Other representa tions of insect forms appear in sculptures, petroglyphs, and textiles from various cul tures (Morge 1973, Tozzer and Allen 1910) Ancient languages and myths con tain many entomological allusions, espe cially to noxious or ubiquitous species, for example, in Náhuatl, Xochiquetzal, butter fly flower goddess (Beutelspacher 1976) Chroniclers With the arrival of Columbus, the insects of the New World became known to West ern civilization One might speculate that the lights seen on the shores of Hispaniola, that night of October 11, 1492, were not native camp fires but glowing Pyrophorns beetles and thus that an insect was the first thing sighted in America: "After the Admi ral had spoken he saw the light once or twice and it was like a wax candle rising and falling" {J First Voyage) Among the conquistadors and colonists who followed were scribes and reporters appointed by the Spanish crown to chroni cle the discoveries and bring the influence of Western thinking to the new settle ments Many of the sixteenth-century tech nical reports of the natural wonders of the newfound lands contained references to insects One of the earliest, the Historia General y Natural de las Indias, Islas y Tierrafirme del Mar Océano (first 20 volumes), was written by Gonzalo Oviedo in 1535 It described for the first time such American curiosities as the cucuyo (headlight beetle), chigger, chigoe, cochineal insect, and sting less bees Mentions of the same conspicu ous species appeared in other, similar treat ments of the period, such as José de Acosta's Historia Natural y Moral de las Indias (1590) and Bernal Diaz's Historia Verdadera de la Conquista de la Nueva España (1568- 1632) Bernabé Cobo [1572-1659] wrote about white butterflies (Ascia monuste) that ittacked crops in Lima in his Historia del Suevo Mundo (1653), the most important work of the period on the natural history of Peru Fray Bernardino de Sahagún [P-1590] (fig 1.1) completed his Historia General de las Cosas de Nueva España in 1560, but it was not published until the early nineteenth century It described many insects, arach nids, and myriapods and was later accom panied by illustrations originally intended for it, but from which the text was long separated {Codex Florentino, fig 1.2.) The work explained how the Aztecs treated black widow spider bites and scorpion stings and made special mention of useful Figure 1.2 Figure from Codex Florentino The stinging arthropod is described by Sahagún in the early sixteenth century as a "scorpion," but in the figure, it is more similar to the larva of Corydalus cornutus (Megaloptera), called the "water dog" (perro del agua), an insect widely feared as venomous even today in Mexico insects such as the maguey worm and the cochineal bug (Curran 1937) Francisco García Hernández [15141578] collected natural objects of medical significance in early colonial Mexico, in cluding thirty insects and "worms." His manuscripts were published in various illus trated, annotated editions after his death, the best known being Rerum Medicarum Novae Hispaniae Thesaurus sev Planlarum Animalium Mineralium Mexicanorum Historia (published 1648-1651) (d'Ardois 195960, Barrera 1981) in which Tractatus Quarlus, Historia Insectorum Novae Hispaniae, was ostensibly the first unified work on Latin American insects Figure 1.1 Fray Bernardino de Sahagún, postconquest chronicler of insect life in the New World (Frontispiece from Historia General de la Cosas de Nueva España, Edition Pedro Ro bredo, Mexico, 1938) The chroniclers were savants not schooled in biology or in the methods of scientific investigation Consequently, their statements sometimes contained consider able errors, these often the result of believ ing too literally the accounts of the Indians But the firsthand recording of natural history by courtiers, travelers, explorers, HISTORY OF LATIN AMERICAN ENTOMOLOGY Pseudococcidae—mealybugs Dysmicoccus brevipes—pineapple mealybug Planococcus citri Pseudococcus adonidum P comstocki P longispinus—longtailed mealybug* Eriococcidae—mealy scales Dactylopidae—cochineal scales Dactylopius coccus* D opuntiae D tomentosus Superfamily F u l g o r o i d e a Fulgoridae—planthoppers Cathedra serrata* Cerogenes auricoma—flying mouse* Fulgora laternaria—dragonheaded bug* Lystra strigata* Phenax variegata* Phrictus diadema* Pterodictya reticularis—reticulate planthopper* Acanaloniidae Derbidae Cixiidae Myndus crudus Flatidae Order Thysanoptera—thrips Phlaeothripidae Leptothrips mali—black h u n t e r * Thripidae Arachisothrips Chaetanaphothrips—banana thrips Dasythrips regalis Frankliniella párvula—banana flower t h r i p s F tritici—wheat thrips Heliothrips haemorrhoidalis— greenhouse thrips* Hercinothrips bicinctus—banana thrips Scirtothrips Selemnothrips rubrocinctus—cacao thrips Taeniothrips simplex—gladiolus thrips 508 Thrips Uzelothripidae Franklinothrips vespiformis— vespiform thrips Neuropteroids O r d e r Megaloptera—alderflies a n d dobsonflies Sialidae—alderflies Corydalidae-dobsonflies Archichaulides Chloronia Corydalus armatus C cornutus* Platyneuromus Protochauliodes O r d e r N e u r o p t e r a — n e r v e - w i n g e d insects C o n i o p t e r y g i d a e — d u s t y wings Myrmeliontidae—antlions Brachynemurus Dimares Glenurus peculiaris* Maracandula Morocordula apicalis Myrmeleon* Navasoleon Mella Mantispidae—mantispids Anchieta Climaciella* Drepanicus gayi Chrysopidae—lacewings Ceraeochrysa Chrysopa slossonae Chrysoperla* Leucochrysa H e m e r o b i i d a e — b r o w n lacewings Ascalaphidae—owlflies Albardia fur cata Ameropterus Corduleceris maclachlani* Ululodes Panorpoids O r d e r Diptera—flies a n d midges T i p u l i d a e — c r a n e flies Tipula* Blephariceridae C h i r o n o m i d a e — w a t e r midges Chironomus* INCLUDED INSECT AND ARTHROPOD TAXA Siolimyia amazónica P s y c h o d i d a e — m o t h flies Clogmia albipunctata—bathroom fly* Maruina Psychoda altérnala P h l e b o t o m i n a e — s a n d flies Lutzomyia* L colombiana L longipalpis L verrucarum C e r a t o p o g o n i d a e — p u n kies Atrichopogon Bezzia Culicoides* C furens Dasyhelea Forcipomyia Lasiohelea Leptoconops Microhelea Palpomyia Pterobosca Simuliidae—blackflies Simulium* S amazonicum S callidum S metallicum S ochraceum Culicidae—mosquitoes Anophelinae Anopheles—malaria mosquitoes A albimanus A bellator A cruzii A darlingi* A gambiae A pseudopunctipennis Chagasia Toxorhynchitinae Toxorhynchites—giant mosquitoes* T haemorrhoidalis T theobaldi Culicinae Aedes—Aedes mosquitoes A aegypti—yellow fever mosquito* A taeniorhynchus—salt marsh mosquito Coquillettidea Culex—Culex mosquitoes C bahamensis C opisthopus C quinquefasciatus—southern h o u s e mosquito* Culiseta particeps Deinocerites—crabhole mosquitoes D cancer* Galindomyia leei Haemagogus—blue devils* Limatus Mansonia Orthopodomyia Phoniomyia Psorophora—gallinippers Sabethes* Trichoprosopon digitatum Uranotaenia Wyeomyia Bibionidae Cecidiomyiidae—gall m i d g e s Latrophobia brasiliensis—manioc gall m i d g e Tabanidae—horseflies Chlorotabanus Chrysops Dichaelacera Fidena Lepiselaga crassipes—mosca c o n g o * Scaptia lata—colihuacho Scione Tabanus dorsiger* C o n o p i d a e — c o n o p i d flies Stylogaster M y d i d a e — m y d a s flies My das* M rubidapex Asilidae Bombyliidae P a n t o p h t h a l m i d a e — t i m b e r flies Opetiops Pantophthalmus* Phoridae Apocephalus paraponerae Melaloncha Syrphidae—flower flies Copestylum Fristalis tenax—drone fly* INCLUDED INSECT AND ARTHROPOD TAXA 509 Metasyrphus americanus* Ornidia obesa—green flower fly* S t r a t i o m y i d a e — s o l d i e r flies Hermetia illuscens—wasp fly* Merosargus E p h y d r i d a e — s h o r e flies Dimecoenia D r o s o p h i l i d a e — p o m a c e flies Drosophila carcinophila D endobranchia D melanogaster* L o n c h a e i d a e — l o n c h a e i d flies Neosilva perezi—cassava shoot fly T e p h r i t i d a e — f r u i t flies A nastrepha fraterculus—South A m e r i c a n fruit fly A ludens—Mexican fruit fly A suspensa—Caribbean fruit fly Ceratitis capitata—Mediterranean fruit fly* Euxesta Rhagoletis lycopersella Toxotriparta curvicauda—papaya fruit fly Milichiidae Pholeomyia Phyllomyza Braulidae Braula coeca C h l o r o p i d a e — f r u i t flies Hippelates Liohippelates pusio c o m p l e x — e y e gnats* Pseudogaurax Coelopidae Chamaemyiidae Paraleucopis mexicana Micropezidae—stilt-legged flies Plocoscelus arthriticus Taeniaptera* Agromyzidae Anthomyiidae Fucellia—kelp flies* F marítima M u s c i d a e — m u s c i d flies Fannia canicularis—lesser house fly* Haematobia irritans—horn fly* Limnophora 510 Musca domestica—house fly* Muscina stabulans—green house fly Neivamyia Ophyra aenescens—black g a r b a g e fly* Philornis Stomoxys calcitrans—stable fly* Sarcophagidae—flesh flies Bercaea haemorrhoidalis* Dexosarcophaga Doringia acridiorum Peckia Sarcophaga C a l l i p h o r i d a e — c a r r i o n flies Calliphora Chrysomya Cochliomyia hominovorax— screwworm* C macellaria—secondary screwworm Luc ilia illustris—greenbottle fly Phoenicia cuprina P eximia P sericata—green blowfly* Phormia regina—black blowfly T a c h i n i d a e — t a c h i n i d flies Androeuryops Calodexia Lixophaga diatraeae—Cuban fly Metagonistylum mínense—Amazon fly \ C u t e r e b r i d a e — r o b u s t botflies Alouattamyia Cuterebra Dermatobia hominis—human botfly* O e s t r i d a e — b o t flies Oestrus ovis—sheep botfly* H y p o d e r m a t i d a e — c a t t l e grubs Hypoderma bovis—northern cattle grub H lineatum—common cattle grub* G a s t e r o p h i l i d a e — h o r s e botflies Gasterophilus haemorrhoidalis— nose botfly G intestinalis—horse botfly* G nasalis—throat botfly INCLUDED INSECT AND ARTHROPOD TAXA H i p p o b o s c i d a e — l o u s e flies Hippobosca equina—horse louse fly Lipoptena mazamae Melophagus ovinus—sheep ked Olfersia fassulata* Pseudolynchia canariensis—pigeon louse fly S t r e b l i d a e — b a t flies Trichobius dugesii* N y c t e r i b i i d a e — b a t tick flies Basilia ferrisi* Order Siphonaptera—fleas Pulicidae Ctenocephalides canis—dog flea C felis—cat flea* Leptopsylla segnis—mouse flea Nosopsyllus fasciatus—northern rat flea Pulex irritans—human flea Xenopsylla cheopis—Oriental rat flea* Tungidae Echidnophaga gallinácea— sticktight flea Tunga penetrans—burrowing flea* Ceratophyllidae Ceratophyllus Dolichopsyllidae Dasypsyllus lasius* Ischnopsyllidae Malacopsyllidae Rhopalopsyllidae Pygiopsyllidae S t e p h a n o c i r c i d a e — h e l m e t e d fleas O r d e r Trichoptera—caddisflies Anamolopsychidae Helicophidae Helicopsychidae Helicopsyche Hydrobiosidae Atopsyche callosa* Hydropsychidae Leptonema albovirens* Hydroptilidae Kokiriidae Lepidostomatidae Leptoceridae Atanalolica Grumichella Hudsonema Nectopsyche punctata* Notalina Triplectides Limnephilidae Philorheithridae Sericostomatidae Grumicha Phylloicus Stenopsychidae Tasimiidae O r d e r Lepidoptera—butterflies and moths Moths Saturniidae—wild silk m o t h s Ceratocampinae Githeronia—regal moths C laocoon* Lacles—imperial moths E imperialis decoris* Arsenurinae Arsenura A ponderosa Gopiopteryx semiramis* Dysdaemonia Loxolornia Paradaernonia Rhescyntis Saturniinae Copaxa—copaxas C cydippe C decrescens C lavendera* G rnoinieri Lonornia achelous Rothschildia—window-winged saturnians R aurota R erycina* R orizaha* Hemileucinae Automerella Automeris—eyed saturnians INCLUDED INSECT AND ARTHROPOD TAXA 511 A illustris* Dirphia—dirphias D avia* Camelia Hylesia—hylesias H canitia H linéala* H metabus Hyperchiria Leucanella Paradirphia Pseudautomeris Sphingidae—sphinx moths Macroglossinae Erynnis—ashy sphingids E ello—ashy s p h i n x * Eumorpha—harlequin sphingids E fasciata* E labruscae Hemeroplanes—viper worms H ornatus* Isognathus Pachylia ficus—fig s p h i n x * Pseudosphinx tetrio—frangipani sphinx* Sphinginae Agrius cingulata Amphimoeca walkeri Cocytius antaeus—giant sphinx* Manduca quinquemaculata— tomato hornworm M sexta—tobacco hornworm* Sematuridae—eyetails Nothus luna* Uraniidae—rainbow moths Urania fulgens U leilus* Arctiidae—arctiids Arctiinae—tiger moths Bertholdia Cratoplastis diluta Eucereon Hypercompe decora* Idalus herois* Leuconopsis Opharus bimaculatus Paranerita Viviennea moma* 512 Ctenuchinae—wasp moths Antichloris viridis Correbia* C lycoides Correbida assimilis Macrocneme chrysitis* Pseudopompilia Pseudosphex Pericopinae—flag m o t h s Che tone angulosa* Daritis howardi* Dyssckema jansoni D leucophaea* Lithosiidae Ptychoglene coccínea P phrada Zygaenidae—smoky moths Harrisina tergina* Seryda constans Dioptidae—dioptid moths Dioptis restricta* Josia Castniidae—giant day-flying moths Castnia cyparissias C licoides* Microcastnia Agaristidae—forester m o t h s Noctuidae—owlet m o t h s Erastrinae Cydosia Agrotinae Agrotis Ípsilon—black c u t w o r m A malefida—palesided cutworm A subterránea—granulate cutworm* Euxoa Mamestra Mods Peridroma saucia—variegated cutworm* Polia Prodenia Spodoptera exigua—beet armyworm* frugiperda—fall armyworm S latifascia—lateral lined armyworm INCLUDED INSECT AND ARTHROPOD TAXA S ornithogalli—yellow-striped armyworm Heliothidinae Helicoverpa zea—corn e a r w o r m * Catocalinae Alabama argillacea—cotton leaf worm* Plusiinae Pseudoplusia includens Rachiplusia ou—upsilon looper* Trichoplusia ni—cabbage looper* Ophiderinae Ascalapha odorata—black witch* Dipthera festiva — h i e r o g l y p h i c moth* Thysania aggrippina—birdwing moth* T zenobia—Zenobia's birdwing moth* Hadeninae Pseudaletia adultera P unipuncta—armyworm* Xanthopastis timáis—Spanish moth* Notodontidae—prominents Cliara croesus* Lasiocampidae—lappet moths Euglyphis cribraria* Gloveria psidii Geometridae—measuring worm moths Atyria dicroides Pantherodes pardalaria—polka dot moth* Megalopygidae—flannel moths Endobrachus revocans Megalopyge lanata* Poda lia Trosia Limacodidae—shag moths Acharia nesea* Phobetron hipparchia—monkey slug* Stenoma cecropia Dalceridae Dalcerina tijucana Lymantriidae—tussock moths Elnoria noyesi Bombycidae—silk m o t h s Bombyx mori—domestic silk m o t h Tineidae Tinea pellionella—case-bearing clothes m o t h Tineola bisselliella—webbing clothes m o t h Tischeriidae Nepticulidae Psychidae—bagworm moths Oiketicus kirbyi* O platensis Tortricidae—tortricids Cydia deshaisiana—Mexican jumping bean moth* Lyonetiidae—lyonetiids Leucoptera coffeella—coffee leaf miner Pyralidae—pyralid m o t h s Epipaschiinae Chilozela Macalla thrysisalis—mahogony webworm Chrysauginae Cryptoses choloepi—sloth m o t h * Crambinae Diatraea centrella D considerata D grandiosella D magnifactella D saccharalis—sugarcane borer* Myelobia smerintha* Phycitinae Anagasta kuehniella— M e d i t e r r a n e a n flour m o t h * Cactoblastis cactorum—cactus moth* Ephestie Plodia interpunctella—Indian meal m o t h * Galleriinae Gallería mellonella—greater wax moth* Gelechiidae Pectinophora gossypiella Phthorimaea operculella Sitotroga cerealella—Angoumois grain m o t h INCLUDED INSECT AND ARTHROPOD TAXA 513 Cossidae—cossid m o t h s Comadla redtenbacheri—agave worm moth* Butterflies Papilionidae—swallowtail butterflies Battus Eurytides—kites E bellerophon* E philolaus* Papilio—true swallowtails P anchisiades P andraemon P cresphontes—giant swallowtail P homerus P multicaudata P thaos—giant swallowtail* P zagreus Parides—aristolochias P ascanius P iphidamas* L y c a e n i d a e — b l u e s , hairstreaks, a n d metalmarks Riodininae—metalmarks Amarynthis menaria* Chlorinea faunus* Helicopis acis* Juditha molpe* Thisbe irenea Lycaeninae—blues and hairstreaks Arawacus aetolus* Chitaría Tmolus basilides—pineapple hairstreak P i e r i d a e — w h i t e s a n d sulfurs Ascia monuste—great southern white* Catasticta semiramis* Colias lesbia Dismorphia amphiona* Eucheira socialis—madrone butterfly Phoebis sennae—cloudless sulfur* Pieris brassicae—European cabbage butterfly Nymphalidae—brush-footed butterflies 514 Satyrinae—satyrs Argyrophorus argenteus—silverwinged butterfly* D a n a i n a e — m o n a r c h butterflies Danaus cleophile—Jamaican monarch D eresimus—soldier D erippus—southern monarch D gilippus—queen D plexippus—monarch* Lycorea cleobaea—large tiger L halia* L ilione Nymphalinae—nymphalines Anaea Anartia amathea—red anartia* A chrysopelea A fatima—fatima A jatrophae—white peacock A lytrea Callicore Callidula Catacore Colobura dirce—head-for-tail butterfly* Consul fabius* Diaethria asíala D clymena* Dynamine Eresia phillyra* Hamadryas—crackers H feronia* Historis odius—cecropia butterfly* Memphis M arachne Paulogramma Perisama Siproeta stelenes—malachite green* Acraeinae Ithomiinae—ithomiines Creta Hypoleria andromica* Hypolhyris Mechanitis polymnia* Melinaea ethra* Oleria INCLUDED INSECT AND ARTHROPOD TAXA Heliconiiae—passion vine butterflies Agraulis vanillae—gulf fritillary* Dryas iulia—Julia* Heliconius charitonius—zebra butterfly H erato* H ismenius* H melanops* Laparus doris Philaethria dido*—green heliconius Morphinae—morphos Morpho achillaena—Achilles morpho* M hecuba*—hecuba M peleides M polyphemus M rhetenor Brassolinae Caligo—owl butterflies Dynastor darius—Darius* Hesperiidae—skippers Calpodes ethlius—canna skipper* Hylephila phyleus—fiery skipper Urbanus proteus—bean leafroller Chioides C eurilochus* Elbella polyzona* Phocides thermus Tarsoctenus papias Jamadia gnetus Megathymidae Aegiale hesperiaris—agave worm butterfly* O r d e r s of U n c e r t a i n Affinities Order Coleóptera—beetles C a r a b i d a e — g r o u n d beetles Agra* Calosoma alternans* Enceladus gigas Eurycoleus Lebia Notiobia peruviana* Selenophorus* C i n c i n d e l i n a e — t i g e r beetles Cincindela carthagena* Ctenostoma Megacephala* Odontocheila* Pseudoxychila bipustulata* Cucujidae—flat bark beetles Oryzaephilus Nitiduidae Haptoncus Mystrops D e r m e s t i d a e — d e r m e s t i d beetles Anthrenus Dermestes Thylodrius Bostrichidae—branch borers Apate A n o b i i d a e — d e a t h - w a t c h beetles Lasioderma serricorne—cigarette beetle Stegobium paniceum—drugstore beetle L y c t i d a e — p o w d e r p o s t beetles Lyctus T e n e b r i o n i d a e — d a r k l i n g beetles Cuphotes* C irnmaculipes Gyriosomus* Mylaris* Nyctelia* Poecilesthus Proacis bicarinatus* Scotobius gayi* Strongylium* Tauroceras* Tenebrio Tribolium Trogoderma granarium Zophobas—attic beetles* Zopherinae Zopherus chilensis—ma'kech* Erotylidae—giant fungus beetles Cypherotylus dromedarius* Erotylus* Priotelus Pselaphicus giganteus Dytiscidae—predaceous diving beetles Cybister* Megadytes giganteus* INCLUDED INSECT AND ARTHROPOD TAXA 515 H y d r o p h i l i d a e — w a t e r scavenger beetles Berosus* Gillisius Hydrophilus insularis* Tropisternus laleralis* H e l o d i d a e — m a r s h beetles G y r i n i d a e — w h i r l i g i g beetles Dineutus Gyretes* Gyrinus* H i s t e r i d a e — h i s t e r beetles Ptiliidae—feather-winged beetles Nanosella fungi Silphidae S t a p h y l i n i d a e — r o v e beetles Amblyopinus* Bledius* Cryptomimus Dioploeciton Ecitophya* Odontolinus Paederus irritans—whiplash beetle* Quichuana Spirachtha Termitogaster* Termitonannus Limulodidae—horseshoe crab beetles P s e p h e n i d a e — w a t e r - p e n n y beetles Dryopidae Elmidae Elateridae—click beetles Aeolus Chalcolepidius bonplanni* Conoderus* Pyrophorus—headlight beetles P nyctophanus* Semiotus* Lampyridae—fireflies Aspisoma Cratomorphus Lucidota* Photinus* Photuris* C a n t h a r i d a e — s o l d i e r beetles Phengodidae—glowworms 516 Phrixothrix* Passalidae—passalid beetles Passalus* Ptichopus L u c a n i d a e — s t a g beetles Chiasognathus granti—Chilean stag beetle* S c a r a b a e i d a e — s c a r a b beetles Aphodiinae Ataenius S c a r a b a e i n a e — d u n g scarabs Canthidium Canthon—dung rollers C smaragdulum* Coprophanaeus lancifer* Dichotomius carolinus—black dung beetle* Eurysternus deplanatus* Glaphyrocanthon Liatongus Onlhophagus Phanaeus—dung diggers P demon* Scarabaeus Trichillum, Uroxys U gorgon D y n a s t i n a e — h o r n e d scarabs Cyclocephala* INCLUDED INSECT AND ARTHROPOD TAXA Dynastes hércules—Hercules beetle* D hyllus D neptunus D satanás Enema pan—pan beetle* Golofa aegeon G eacus G porteri—caliper beetle* Megaceras jasoni—great horned scarab Megasoma aclaeon M elephas—elephant beetle* M mars Oryctes Strategus—ox beetles aloeus* S oblongus—coconut rhinoceros beetle S talpa—sugarcane rhinoceros beetle Cetoniiae—flower scarabs Cotinus mutabilis—green fruit beetle* Gymnetis holocericae circumdata* R u t e l i n a e — s h i n y scarabs Chrysina* Chrysophora chrysochlora—greengold beetle* Heterosternus Macropoidelimus Macropoides Paraheterosternus Pelidnota sumptuosa* P virescens Plusiotus batesi—gold beetle* P chtysargyrea—silver beetle M e l o l o n t h i n a e — J u n e beetles Ma crodactylus—cockchafers* Phyllophaga portiricensis* B u p r e s t i d a e — m e t a l l i c wood b o r e r s Agrilus Euchroma gigantea—giant metallic ceiba b o r e r * Coccinellidae—ladybird beetles Cycloneda sanguínea* Epilachna paenulata—melon beetle E tredecimnotata—southern squash beetle* E varivestis—Mexican bean beetle Rodolia cardinalis—vedalia beetle L y c i d a e — n e t - w i n g e d beetles Galopteron brasiliense* Lycus arizonensis L fernandezi O e d e m e r i d a e — f a l s e blister beetles Meloidae P l a t y p o d i d a e — a m b r o s i a beetles S c o l y t i d a e — b a r k beetles Hypothenemus hampei—coffee borer* Platypus parallelus Xyleborus ferrugineus—cacao borer* C e r a m b y c i d a e — l o n g - h o r n e d beetles Acrocinus longimanus—harlequin beetle* Acyphoderes sexualis* Ancistrotus cummingi Callichroma velutinum Gallipogon—imperious sawyers C armillatum—giant imperious sawyer* G barbatum—bearded imperious sawyer* C senex Elytropeltus apicalis Eplophorus velutinus Hypocephalus armatus—mole beetle* Lycoplasma Macrodontia cervicornis—giant j a w e d sawyer* M dejeani—big jawed sawyer* M fiavipenriis Neoptychodes trilineatus—threelined fig t r e e b o r e r * Oncideres sara* Plinthocoelium* Psalidognathus friendi* P modes tus Schwarzerion Stenygra Taeniotes scalaris* Thelgelra* Tillomorpha Titanus giganteus—titanic longhorn* C h r y s o m e l i d a e — l e a f beetles Alticinae Donaciinae Eumolpinae Colaspis hypochlora Cassidinae—tortoise beetles Acromis spinifex* Gharidotis circumducta* Goptocycla arcuata Cyclosoma mirabilis* Omaspides pallidipennis Omocerus eximius* Polychalca Stolas cyanea* Tauroma INCLUDED INSECT AND ARTHROPOD TAXA 517 H i s p i n a e — m i n i n g leaf beetles Cephaloleia Chelobasis—rolled-leaf hispine beetles C bicolor* Pseudocalaspidea cassidea* Xenarescus monocerus Galerucinae Diabrotica undecernpunctata— s p o t t e d c u c u m b e r beetle* B r u c h i d a e — s e e d beetles Acanthoscelides* Callosobruchus Pachymerius nucleorum—bicho de coco Curculionidae—weevils Anthonomus grandis—cotton boll weevil Cosmopolites sordidus—banana weevil Entimus—jeweled weevils E imperialis—jeweled weevil* E nobilis Rhinostotnus barbirostris—bearded weevil* Rhynchophorus cruentatus R palmarum—palm weevil* Sitophilus Brentidae—brentids Brentus anchor ago* O r d e r H y m e n o p t e r a — w a s p s , ants, a n d bees Suborder Symphyta P e r g i d a e — p e r g i d sawflies Acordulecera A r g i d a e — a r g i d sawflies Orussidae T e n t h r e d i n i d a e — c o m m o n sawflies Syzgonia cyanocephala Waldheimia ochra* S i r i c i d a e — h o r n tails Sirex Urocerus californicus* U- gigas fpgas U patagonicus S u b o r d e r Apocrita I c h n e u m o n i d a e — i c h n e u m o n wasps 518 Rhynchophion Tetragonochora Thyreodon* B r a c o n i d a e — b r a c o n i d wasps Apanteles congregatus* Iphiaulax Superfamily Chalcidoidea—chalcids Torymidae Idarnes Myrmaridae Alaptus Eurytomidae Bruchophagus plaiyptera Desantisca Trichogrammatidae Trichogramma minutum—minute egg parasite* Eulophidae Aphelinus mali* Eupelmidae Encyrtidae Tetracnernus peregrinus Pteromalidae Chalcididae Agaonidae—fig wasps Blastophaga dugesi* Tetrapus O t h e r Superfamiles Cynipidae—gall wasps Atrusca spinuli* Scelionidae C h r y s i d i d a e — c u c k o o wasps Neochrysis carina* Trichrysis Mutillidae—velvet ants Hoplocrates Hoplomutilla xanthocerata Leucospilomutilla Pappognatha myrmiciformis Traumatomutilla indica* S c o l i i d a e — m a m m o t h wasps Campsomeris ephippium* P o m p i l i d a e — s p i d e r wasps Pepsis* S p h e c i d a e — d i g g e r wasps A mmophila Bembix—sand wasps INCLUDED INSECT AND ARTHROPOD TAXA B americana B citripes* Larra Microstigmus comes* Sceliphron—mud daubers S asiaticum S assimile* S fistularium Trypoxylon albitarsi* Eumenidae—caterpillar hunters Eumenes—potter wasps E consobrinus* Montezumia azurescens* Packodynerus galapagensis P nasidens—wanderer* Zethus matzicatzin* Zeta Vespidae—social wasps Polistinae Apoica—parasol wasps A pallens* Brachygastra—honey wasps B leche guana* Chartergus chartarius—bell wasp Mischocyttarus—long-waisted p a p e r wasps M ater M drewseni* Parischnigaster Polistes—Polistes p a p e r wasps P canadensis—varied paper wasp* P carnifex P dorsalis clarionensis P erythrocephalus P fuscatus Polybia—polybia p a p e r wasps P dimidiata P emaciata P jurinei P rejecta P scutellaris* P singularis Synoeca—drumming wasps cyanea S septentrionalis S surinama* Vespinae Formicidae—ants P o n e r i n a e — g i a n t h u n t i n g ants Dinoponera australis D gigantea? Ectatomma tuberculatum—kelep: Odontomachus—trap jaw ants* Pachycondyla villosa—cobra ant : Paraponera clavata* E c i t o n i n a e — a r m y ants Eciton E burchelli E hamatum* La Indus Neivamyrmex Myrmicinae Acromyrmex Allornerns Atta—leaf cutter ants A cephalotes A sexdens Cephalotes* Crematogaster—acrobat ants C limata C stolli* Daceton Pheidole—big-headed ants P fallax* Pogonomyrmex Solenopsis—fire ants S geminata S invicta* S richteri S saevissima Wasmannia auropunctata ants Zacryptocerus—cork-head Z maculatus Z texanus Z varians* Dolichoderinae Azteca—aztec ants A alfari A chartifex A delpini A instabilis* A muelleri A olitris A traili A trigona INCLUDED INSECT AND ARTHROPOD TAXA 519 A ulei Dolichoderus Hypoclinea Iridomyrrnex humilis—Argentine ant* Tapinoma—stink ants T melanocephalum Formicinae Camponotus—carpenter ants C abdominalis C femoratus C planatus C rufipes C senex C sericeiventris* Pseudomyrmecinae Pseudomyrmex—fever ants P ferrugineus* Superfamily A p o i d e a — b e e s Megachilidae—leaf c u t t e r bees Chrysosarus Cressoniella Megachile leucographa* Pseudocentron Halictidae Agopostemon Augochlora 520 INCLUDED INSECT AND ARTHROPOD Augochlorella Lasioglossum* Anthophoridae Anthophora Centris—centris bees C inermis* Xylocopa—carpenter bees X darwini X fimbriata* X frontalis X ornata Apidae Aglae Apis mellifera mellifera—honeybee* A m scutellata—African bee Bombus—bumblebees B dahlbomi B tucumanus* Eufriesea Euglossa purpurea* Eulaema meriana* Exeaerete Lestrimelitta limao Melipona beecheii Trígona duckei T fulvivetitris* T fuscipennis* T jaty TAXA Index All taxa h a v e b e e n i n d e x e d at t h e g e n e r i c o r species level, a n d all a r t h r o p o d s a n d plants a r e i n d e x e d by family C o m m o n n a m e s for a r t h r o p o d species a r e i n d e x e d , but v e r n a c u l a r n a m e s a n d c o m m o n n a m e s at t h e family level o r h i g h e r a r e g e n e r a l l y not i n d e x e d R e f e r e n c e s to illustrations a r e p r i n t e d in boldface A b r o c o m o p h a g i d a e , 207 Acacia, , 2 , ; cornígera, 4 ; decurrens, , 3 A c a n a l o n i i d a e , 237 Acanthaceae, 347, 349 Acanlhagrion, 199 Acanlhophrynus, 139 Ac anthops fale ataría, 176—177 Acanlhoscelides, , 8 Acanthoscurna, 115 Acari, , 56, , , , 70, 76, , , , , 9 , 1 , 126— 137, , , , , 409, 433, 444, 469 A c a r i d a e , 129, - Adiaría, , ; nesea, Acheta domeslicus, 159 Achroblalta luleola, 170, 171, , 312,326 Achurum sumichrasli, 162, 163 Acordulecera, Acrdidae, 63, 64, 91, 161-165, 397 Acrocinus longimanus, , 140, 282-284, pl.2a Acrocomm, , Acromis, ; spimfex, Acromyrmex, , 4 - 4 Acyphoderes sexualis, , , 4 Acyrthosiphon pisum, 4 Aedes, , , , , 380, 38\;aegypti, 97, 375, 376, ; taenwrhyndius, , , 379 Aegiale hesperiaris, 3 Aeneolamia i'aria saccharina, 92— 93, 242, 243 Aeolus, Aetalion reliculatum, 241 A e t a l i o n i d a e , 241 Aganacris, , A g a o n i d a e , 84, , - Agaristidac, , 1 , Agavaceae, 272, 333 Agave, , 3 Aglae, 461 Agopostemon, 457 Agra, , Agrauhs, 354; vanillae, 351 A g r i c u l t u r a l e n t o m o l o g y , 11 — 12, 86,90,91-94,487 Agnlus, 4 Agnus cingulatus, 306 A g r o m y z i d a e , 72 Agrolis: ípsilon, ; malefida, ; subterránea, Alabama argillacea, 12, - Alaptus, 30, Albardia furcala, 191 Aldrovandi, U , Aleurocanlhus woglumi, 103 A l e y r o d i d a e , 92^ 103 Algae, 392 Allamanda, AUomerus, Alnus, Aloualtamyia, 401 Alydidae,'217 Amacala penai, 143 Amanoa caribaea, A m a r y l l i d a c e a e , 324 Amaryllis, 324 Amarynthis menaria, 339, 341 Amblyanthera versicolor, 309 Amblyomma, 135; cajennense, 132, 135, 136; variegatum, 136 Amblyopinus, A m b l v p y g i , , , , , 111, 138-139 Amblyscartidia albofasciala, , 243 A m e r i c a n locust, 163, 164 Ameropterus, 192 Amitermes, 180 Arnmophila, 3 , 81 Amnestus, A m m o t r e c h i d a e , 143 Ampelopsis, 309 Amphiacusta, ; annulipes, 158, 159; maya, 158 A m p h i b i a n ( s ) : as host o r prey, 115, 135 147, , , 4 ; as m i m e t i c m o d e l ; as p r e d a tors, 76, , , 312 Amphimoeca walkerx, 307 Amphinemura, 201 A m p h i p o d a , , 109, 1 - 1 Amplinus, 145 Anacardiaceae, 234, 297, 298, 9 , 301 Anacardium, 301 Anacroneuria, 201 Anaea, 349 Anagasta, 9 ; kuehmella, 3 , 3 A n a l g i d a e , 128 Anamolopsychidae, 204 Anarlia, - ; amalhea, , ; chrysopelea, ; falima, ; jatrophae, ; lytrea, 349 Anasa 218, 219 Anaslrepha, 92, ; fralerculus, ; ludens, 102, ; suspensa, 390 Anchiela, 189 Ancislrocercus, 154 Ancislrolus cummingi, 281 Androeuryops, 4 Anelosimus eximius, 112 Angela, 177 A n i s e m b i i d a e , 185 Anisolabiidae, 60, 178, 179 Anisolabis marítima, 179 Anisomorphidae, 168-169 A n i s o p t e r a , 196, - Anobiidac, 99 Anolis, Annona, ; glabra, Annonaceae, 304, 307, 338 Anopheles, , , , ; albimanus, , ; bellalor, ; cruzii, ; darling!, 59, , ; gambiae, ; pseudopunctipennis, 378 A n o p l u r a , 38, 39, 206, - 2 Ant(s): a c r o b a t , , , 4 , 450, 451, 452; Argentine, 453, 521 Ant(s) (continued) 454; army, 76, 82, 256, 257, 336, 351, 442-445, 482, pl.2h; aztec, 183, 434, 435, 436, 449, - , 452, pl.3c, pl.4g; bigheaded, 436, 453; carpenter, 177,217,241,432,436,451452; cobra, 439, 441; corkhead, 449-450, 451; fever, 434, 435, 453; fire, 435, 445-446; kelep, 439, 441-442, 453, pl.3b; leafcutter, 91, 171, 263, 265, 385, 446-449; stink, 117, 453, 454; trap jaw, 439, 4 441 See also Formicidae Ant gardens, 436, 451, pl.4h Antennophoridae, 128 Anthomyiidae, 58, 72, 392-393 Anlhonomus granáis, 92, 288, 442 Anthophora, 455 Anthophoridae, 455, 456 460 Anthrenus, 493 Anthurium, 436 Antichloris viridis, 314 Antiteuchus Iripterus, 219 Antricola, 136 Aonidiella aurantii, 92, 235 Apúnteles congrégalas, 407 Apate, 91 Aphantochilus, 116, 117 Aphelinus mali, 410 Aphid: bean, 93; black citrus, 91; cotton, 92, 244; pea, 244; spotted alfalfa, 93, 244; yellow sugarcane, 93, 244 See also Aphididae Aphididae, 64, 74, 83, 91, 92, 93, 187,232,243-245,386, 409,410,432,433,454 Aphis, 244; fahae, 93; gossypü, 92, 244; sacchari, 93 Apidae, 77, 81, 86, 95, 105 128, 333, 455, 459, 460-469 Apiomerus, 222; lanipes, 223; pictipes, 223 Apioscelis, 167, 168 Apis, 95; mellifera adansonii, 467; mellifera mellifera, 77, 86, 105, 128^ 333, 388, 461, 462, 463, 466-469; mellifera scutellata, 77, 467 Apocephalus paraponerae, 440 Apocynaceae, 293, 307, 308, 309,351 Apoica, 427; pallens, 425, 427, pl.4f Apoidea, 74, 77, 84, 455-469 Aponomma, 135 Apterygota, 37, 38 Aquatic insects, 54, 57-60, 66, 70, 76, 106, 128, 162, 170, 205,227-231,253-256,285, 522 INDEX 365-385, 393; fossil, 40; respi ration, 28-29, 58-59, 375, 382 Araceae, 85, 382, 384, 436 Arachisothnps, 188 Arachnida, 37, 38, 58, 111-144 Arachnocoris albomaculalns, 217 Aradidae, 220, 221 Araneae, 38, 54, 56, 57, 58, 59, 81, 111, 112-125,200,409, 416,417,418,433,444 Araneidae ( = Argiopidae), 119122, 200 Araneus, 119 Araucanioperla, 58 Araujia sericofera, 85, 293 Arawacus aelolus, 3413-341 Arbutus, 328 Archemyobia latipilis, 127 Archichauhdes, 202 Arctiidae 1, 79, 276, 277, 292, , , , 1 , 312-315, 326, 417,pl.2e, pl.3f Arctiinae, 292, 310, 31 1, 313, 326 Arecaccae ( = Palmae), 86, 115, 270, 272,281, 287.289,290 316,327,358, 383 Argas, 136; miniatus, 132, 136; moreli, 136; persicus, 136; transversus, 136 Argasidae, 132, 134-137 Argia, 199; vivida, 199 Argidae, 407 Argiope, 119; argentata, 119, 120; aurantia, 119; trijasciala, 19 Argyrodes, 121 Argyrophorus argenteus, 342, 343 Arhaphe,2\l Arilus carinatus, 222, 223 Anstolochia, 85 315, 339 Aristolochiaceae, 85, 315, 339 Armadillidae, 110 Armadillidiidae, 109, 110 Armadillidium vulgare, 109, 110 Armyworm: beet, 318, 319; fall, 320; lateral-lined, 319-320; yellow-striped, 319 Arnaurotnastigon, 138 Arrhenuridae, 128 Arrhenurus, 128 Arribálzaga, E., 10 Arribálzaga, F., 10 Arsenura, 304; ponderosa, 297 Arthropoda, 37, 38 Artocarpus, 283 Ascalapha odorala, 322-324 Ascalaphidae, 189, 191-192 Ascia monuste, 5, 342 Ascidae, 127 Asclepiadaceae, 85, 220, 293, 307, 343, 344 Asclepias, 343; curassavica, 220, 344 Asilidae, 277 Asiopsocidae, 63 Aspidiotus destructor, 93 Aspisoma, 170, 171 Asleraceae ( = Compositae), 293, 299,312,313, 314,344 Astigmata, 127 Ataemus, 56 Atanatolica, 203 Áteles, 211 Atopsyche callosa, 204 Atnchopogon, 370 Atrusca, 412; spinuli, 410 Atta, 91, 171, 263, 265,385 446-449; cephalotes, 446, 447; sexdens, 447 Attalea, 281,289 Atticolidae, 170, 171, 293, 312, 326 Attinae, 73, 91, 171, 263, 265, 385, 446-449 Atliphila, 171 Atyria dicroides, 325 Augochlora, 457 Augochlorella, 457 Austroperlidae, 201 Autographa brassicae, 321 Automerella, 301 Automeris, 298, 301-302, pl.2d; illustris, 301 Avocado, 241,300 Axin 233, 234 Azteca, 183, 434, 435, 436, 449, 450-451, 452, pl.3c; alfan, 450, 451; chartifex, 450; delpini, 451; inslabilis, 450; muelleri, 450; olilris, 451; tradi, 451; trigona, 450, pl.4g; ulei, 45\ Babesia bigemina, 136 Baccharis, 299 Bacillometra woytkowskii, 57 Bacillus thuringiensis 75 103 Bacopa monmeri, 349 Bacteria, 75, 96, 103, 116, 362, 363,394 Bacteriidae, 57, 168 Bactridium grande, 168 Bacunculidae, 57, 169 Bean leafroller, 358 Baetidae, 195 Bagassa guianensis, 283 Baleja ftavoguttata, 242, 243 Banana, 92, 187 314, 327, 357 392 Barbenella, 217 Barydesmus, 145 Bas'dia, 403; ferrisi, 402 Bates, Henry Walter, 8-9, 78, 155,352,446 Bats, 56, 123, 127, 131, 136, 153, 207.212,213, 226,227, 296, 312,403-404 Battus, 339 Bedbug, 37, 216, 224, 226, 227 Bee; African, 77, 467; honey 77, 86, 105, 128, 333,388,461', 462, 463, 466-469; Beebe, William, 9, 268 Beetle: bearded imperious saw yer, 281, 282; big jawed sawyer, 281; black dung, 265, 267; ca cao borer, 276; caliper, 271; Chilean stag, 8, 261, 263-264; cigarette, 99; coconut rhinoc eros, 272; coffee borer, 91, 276, 278; drugstore, 99; elephant, 30, 269, 270; giant imperious sawyer, 281, 282; giant jawed sawyer, 280, 281; giant metallic ceiba borer, 274, 275, pl.lh; gold, 273; great horned scarab, 274; green fruit, 271; greengold, 273-274; harlequin, 83, 140, 282-284, pl.2a; headlight, 4, 6, 23, 46, 239, 256, 259-260, 293, 312; hércules, 30, 246, 268, 269; khapra, 99; melon, 276; Mexican bean, 276; mole, 279, 284; pan, 274; silver, 273; southern squash, 276; spotted cucumber, 285; sugarcane rhi noceros, 272; titanic longhorn, 279, 280; three-lined fig tree borer, 283, 284; vedalia, 276; whiplash, 256 See also Coleóptera Behavior, 31-34 Belaphapsocus, 63 Belbenoit Rene, 334 Belostomatidae, 228-229 Belt, Thomas, Bembix,&\, 405, 413, 419; ameri cana, 419; citripes, 418, 419 Bercaea haemorrhoidalis, 396, 397 Berosus, 254, 255 Bertholdia, 312; excelsa, 86 Betulaceae, 284 Be7.ua, 59, 370 Bibionidae, 79 Bicho de coco, 287 Bignoniaceae, 273, 299, 302 Biogeography, - Biolley, P., 10 Bioluminescence, 23, 259, 261 Biovularia, 76 Biramia, 38 Birds, 56, 183, 263, 304, 336, 405, 414, 423; ant bird, 76, 351, 444; as competitors, 77; as host or prey, 115, 127, 128, 133, 134, 135, 136,207,208,212 , 2 , , , , 391, 393, 403; oil bird, 56, 263; as predators, 76,84, 103,312, 327,334,343,351,444 Bixa, 436 Bixaceae, 436 Blaberidae, 56, 171, 174 Blaberus, 56, 171, 174-175; co/avseus, 17'4; craniifer; \75; giganteus, 174, 175; parabólicas, 175 Black witch, 322-324 Blastophaga, 411; dugesi, 410 Blatella germánica, 174 Blatellidae, 171, 173, 174, 1/5 Blatta orientalis, 174 Blattidae, 56, 60, 172-173, 174 Blattodea, 39, 56, 60, 70, 73, 82, 100, 123, 169-176,286,433, 444 Blechum, 347, 349 Bledius, 256 Blephariceridae, 58, 79 Blissus leucopterus, 220 Bocydium, 241 Bodkin, G E., 12 Bombacaceae, 275, 281, 283, 291,304 Bombacopsis, 275, 304 Bombax, 291, 304 Bombus, 461-463; dahlbomi, 462: tucumanus, 462 Bombycidae 298, 327-328 Bombyliidae, 84 Bombyx man, 298, 327-328 Bonpland, Aimé, 8, 147, 362, 377 Booklouse, 185, 186 Boophilus, 135; microplus, 135, 136 Boraginaceae, 287, 293, 312, 313.343, 350, 435, pl.3c Borrelia, 97, 136 Bostra scabrinota, 57, 169 Bostrichidae, 91,99 Botfly: horse, 98, 398, 400: hu man, 96, 98, 401-403; sheep, 364, 398, 400 Bothrops, 309; bilineatus, 309 Bovicola, 208 Brachygastra, 429-430; lecheguana, 422, 429 Brachynemurus, 190 Brachypelma smithi, 88, 115 Brachystola magna, 166 Braconidae, 407, 408-409 Bradypus, 330 Braula coeca, 469 Braulidae, 469 Brazilian chicken bug 226 Brentidae, 288, 291 Brentus anchorago, 288, 291 Bromeliaceae, 59, 76, 86, 115, 170,203, 247,365,371,375, 378,379, 383,384,436,451 Bruchidae, 287-288 Bruchophagus platyptera, 410 Buenoa, 229; pallens, 228, 229 Buprestidae, 72, 95, 274-275, 449, pl.lh Burmeister, H., Bursera, 291 Burseraceae, 291 Buthidae, 95, 141-142 Butterfly: Achilles morpho, 356, pl.2f; agave worm, 333; cecropia, 348, 350; cloudless sul fur, 342-343; Darius, 358-359; European cabbage, 342; fatima 349; giant swallowtail, 338; green heliconius, 347, 354; great southern white, 5, 342; gulf fritillary, 351; head-for-tail, 344 346-347; hecuba, 30, 356; Jamaican monarch, 344; Julia, 351, 354; large tiger, 344; madrone, 328; malachite green, 344, 346, 354; monarch, 88, 344; owl, 358, pl-2g; pineapple hairstreak, 341; queen, 344; red anartia, 348, 349; silverwinged, 342, 343; soldier, 344; southern monarch, 344; white peacock, 349; zebra, 354 Byrstmima, 302 Byttneria, 436 Cacao, 86, 91, 188,221,272, 278, 370, 375, 383 Cactaceae, 105, 332, 436 Cactoblastis caclorum, 105, 331, 332 Caesalpiniaceae, 40, 239, 301, 303, 323, 342, 435 Calathea, 357,371, 383,389 Caligo, 357-358, pl.2g; eunlochus, 358 Calhandra, 84, 342 Callibaetis, 195 Callichroma, 282; velutinum, 282 Callicore, 348 Callidula, 348 Calliphora, 397 Calliphoridae, 72, 98, 364, 393, 396, 397-400 Callipogon, 282; armillatum, 281, 282; harbatum, 281, 282; senex, 282 Catlosobruchus, 287 Calodexia, 444 Calopteron, 170, 276; brasiliense, 276 Calopterygidae, 199 Calotropis procera, 344 Calpodes ethlius, 358, 359 Calosoma, 248; alternans, 248 Calven, A S., Camponotus, 177, 217, 241, 436, 451-452; abdominalis, 451, 452; INDEX 523 Camponotus {continued) femoralus, ; planalus, ; rufipes, ; senex, , ; sericeiventns, , Campsomens ephippium, Campsums, 194, 195; albicans, 195 Cane leafhopper, 93 Canna, 357 C a n n a c e a e , , 357 Cantharidae, 277, 280 Canthidium, Canlhon, , 6 ; smaragdulum, 265 C a r a b i d a e , 56, 70, - , 253, pl.lg Carcinophora, ; americana, Cardiacephala myrrnex, 392 Cardiospermum, Cardisoma, Carludomca divergens, 437 Carpoglyphidae, 130-131 Carpoglyphus lactis, 131 Cassia, 342; fistula, 3 Castianeira rica, 113 CastHia, - , pl.3f; 178 cyparissias, ; licoides, 3 , C a s t n i i d a e , 72, , 1 , 3 , - , pl.3f Catacore Calagramma, Calasticta, ; semiramis, Cathedra serrata, , Cattle g r u b , , , 0 - C a v e n d i s h , Sir T h o m a s , Ceanothus, 301 Cebidicola, C e c i d i o m y i i d a e , 72 Cecropia, , , , ; adenopus, 4 Cedrela odorata, 303 O d r a s , 282 CWia, ; pentandra, , 281 Celidophylla albimacula, 155 C e n t i p e d e , 20, - ; giant, 30, 145, 147; h o u s e , 145, 147 Cenlris, ; mermis, Centruroides, , - ; //)«p¡í/m, 142; suffusus, - Cephaloleia, 60 Cepbaloles, 116, 117, 4 Ceraeochrysa, 189 C e r a m b y c i d a e , 72, 78, , , 140, , , , 7 , 284, 4 , , p l a Ceratipsocus, 186 Ceralitis capitata, 92, 102, , 390 Ceratophyllidae, 213 Ceratophyllus, C e r a t o p o g o n i d a e , 19, 58, , 84, 86, , 100, 102, 169, , , 369, - , 524 INDEX Cercopidae, - , 242, 243 Cerogenes auricoma, 237—238 Chaelanaphothrips, 188 Chagas, C , 11,224 C h a g a s ' disease, 96, 9 , 2 Chagasia, Chalcididae, 298, 410 C h a l c i d o i d e a , 84, , - Chale olepidius, ; bonplanni, 256 C h a m a e m y i i d a e , 391 Championica, 156 Chaquihua, 194, 195 Charidotis circumducta, 285, 286 Charinides, 139 C h a r o n t i d a e , 139 C h a r r i é r e , H e n r i , 334 Chartergus charlarius, , 428— 429, pl.4e C h e i r i d i i d a e , 140 Cheiridium museoruni, 140 Chelicera, 185 C h e l i c e r a t a , , , 111 Chetifer cancroides, 138, 140 C h e l i f e r i d a e , 138, 140 Che/obasis bicolor, 285, 286 C h e l o d e s m i d a e , 145 C h e r n e t i d a e , 140, Chetone angulosa, pl.3f C h e y l e t i d a e , 128 Cliiasognatlius granti, 8, 263— 264 ' C h i g g e r ( s ) , vii, 132, 3 - ; sweet p o t a t o 132, 134 C h i g o e , See also Tunga peuetrans C h i l o p o d a 20, , 56, 145, 148 Chiloporter, 194, 195 Chilozela, Chineh bug, 220 Chinchemoyo, 168-169 Chwides, Cliinnus, 139 C h i r o d i s c i d a e , 127 C h i r o n o m i d a e , 23, - , 59, 63, 365, 6 - Chironomus, , , , 366 C h i r o r h y n c h o b i i d a e , 127 Chliaria, 341 Chlorinea, ; faunus, Chlorochroa ligata, 217 219 Chloronia, 202 Chlorophora, 284 C h l o r o p i d a e , 124, , , 391 Chlorotabanus, 384 Choeradodis rhombicollis, 177 Choloepus, 3 Chondrodesmus, 145 Chonsia, , , 304 Chromacris, 166; speciosa, 165, 166 Chrysididae, 4 - Chrysina, , Chrysomelidae, 60, 78, 92, 280, 285-287, pl.2b Chrysomya, 397 Chysopa slossonae, 189 Chrysoperla, 189 Chrysophora chrysocldora, - C h r y s o p i d a e , 189 Chrysops, 385 Clnysosarus, 457 Chuspi, 43 Citadellidae, 78, 93, 232, 243, 420, 482 C i c a d i d a e , ii, , - Cicindela, , ; carthagena, 248 Cicindelinae, 58, 181, 248, 250, p l l g Cimex: hemipterns, 2 , 2 ; lectulanus 37, , 2 , 2 227 Cimicidae, 37, 0 , , 224, 2 - 2 Cirplus, Citheronia, - 9 ; laocoon, 299 C i t r u s , 92, , , , 465 Cixiidae, Classification, - Chara croesus, , Clifford, Sir G e o r g e , Climaciella, 189 Climate, - Clogmia albipunclala, , 367 Clolhoda urichi, 185 C l o t h o d i d a e , 185 C l u b i o n i d a e , 113 Cnidoscolus, 307 C o b o , P B e r n a b é , 4, C o c c i d a e , , , 341 Coccinellidae, - Coccoidea, , 187, , 237, 386, 409, 432, 3 , 435 Cocconotus, 154, 155 C o c h i n e a l b u g , 4, 5, , Cochhomyia: hominovorax, , 364, - 0 ; macellana, 399 Cochlospermaceae, 299 Cochlosperrnum, 299 C o c k r o a c h : A m e r i c a n , 172, 173; A u s t r a l i a n 172, 173; b r o w n b a n d e d , ; C u b a n , 174, 176; d e a t h ' s - h e a d , 174, 175; Ger m a n , 174; h a r l e q u i n , ; lob ster, 174; M a d e i r a , ; O r i e n tal, 174; S u r i n a m , 173 Coco I s l a n d , 198, , , 2 , 485 Cocos, , , , , , 358 Cocytms anlaeus, , 307 Codonanthe, C o e l o p i d a e , 58 C o e n a g r i o n i d a e , 199 Coenaletidae, - Coffee, , 3 , , Coffee leaf m i n e r , 91 Cogwheel bug, 222, 223 Colaspis hypochlora, C o l e ó p t e r a , , , , , 60, 72, 2 , - , 3 , 409,415,428,433,492 Colias lesbia, 342 C o l i h u a c h o , 384 Collection a n d p r e s e r v a t i o n methods, - Collembola, , 54, , , 70, 82, - , Colobura dirce, 4 , 346—347 Columbicola columbae, Columbus, Cristopher, Comadla redtenbacheri, 46, 3 Combophora, 241 C o m p e t i t i o n , 7 , 287 Conchuela, C o n i o p t e r y g i d a e , 188, 189 Coniungoptera, 158 Conocephalus, 157 Conoderus, , Conopidae, 444 Conopistha, 121 C o n s e r v a t i o n , 87—89 Consul fabias, p l f Cook, O F., 4 Copaxa, 0 - ; cydippe, 0 ; decrescens, 0 ; lavendera, 299; moinieri, 0 Copestylum, 60 Copiopteiyx, ; semiramis banghaasi, Copiphora, 157 Coprophanaeus, ; lancijer, Coptocycla arcuata, Coplotermes, , 9 ; havilandi, 181; niger, 181 Cordia, , , p l c Coquillettidea, , 382 Corduleceris, ; maclachlani, 189 C o r d u l i i d a e , 198 Cordyceps, , ; auslralis, Cordylochernes, ; scorpioides, 140, C o r e i d a e , 1, , Consella, Conum: solará, 4 ; viatorum, 244 Corixidae, 58, , 2 , 230 C o r n , , , , , 331 Corn e a r w o r m , 92, 320, 321 Cornilermes cumula ns, 180 Cornops aquaticum, 162 Correbia, , 3 ; lycoides, Correbidia assimilis, 3 Corvanthes, - C o r y d a l i d a e 5, - 2 Corydalus: armatus, ; cornutus, 5,201 Corythucha gossypii, 220, 222 C o s m e t i d a e , 126 Cosmopolites sórdidas, 92 Cossidac, 46, 72, 3 - 3 Costas, Cotinus, ; mutabilis, 271 C o t t o n , , 101, 222 4 , , 442 C o t t o n b o l l w o r m , See also Helicoverpa zea C o t t o n lace b u g , 2 , 222 C o t t o n leaf w o r m , 12, - Cowdria ruminantium, 136 Coya, Cratomorphus, 170, , 312 Cratoplastis dilata, , , 326 Crematogaster, , , , : límala, 4 ; slolli, Cressoniella, 457 Cricket: h o u s e , 159; I n d i a n h o u s e , 159 See also Gryllidae Crotalana, , 312 Crotón, 9 C r u s t a c e a , 37, 38, - 1 Crypliocncos, 58 Ciyptocerus, 449 Cryptomimas, 256 Ciyptoses choloepi , 329, 3 331 C r y p t o s t i g m a t a , 54, 127 Ciyptotermes brevis 181 C t e m d a e , , 113, 116, 1 - 1 Clenocephalides: cams, ; jells, 213 Clenocyrlinus prodigas, 149 Ctenolepisma longicaudala, 149, 150 Clenosoma, 249 C t e n u c h i n a e , 79, , , , 296,311,313-314,417 Cieñas, 119 C u c u j i d a e , 99 Cucurbitaceae, 218, 353 C u c u y o , 4, , - See also Pyrophorus C u l e x , 60, , , , 382; bahamensis, ; opislhopus, 374; quinquejascialus, 376, 381 Culicidae, , - , 76, , , , , 100, 102, , , 370,373-383,401 Cu/tcoides, , , 370; furens, 370 Culisela parliceps, C u n o n i a c e a e , 264 Cuphotes, , ; immaca/ipes, 25.3 Curculionidae, 78, 86, 92, 95, 99,247,264,287,288-291, 433, 442 Cuterebra, 0 Cuterebridae, 96 98 364, 0 403 C u t w o r m : black, ; g r a n u l a t e , 318; palesided, 318; variegated, 318 Cybister, Cyclanthaceae, 85, 437 Cyclanthus, 85 Cyclocephala, , pl.3h Cycloneda sanguínea, Cycloptera, 155; speculala, 154 Cyclosoma mirabilis, p i b Cydia deshumana - 3 C y d n i d a e , 217 Cydosia , Cyenwmys, C y n i p i d a e , 72, , , Cypherotylus, ; dromedarius, 250, Cyplioma, 218, 241 Daceton, 454 Dactylopidae, 235, - Daclylopius: coccus, ; opuntiae, , ; tomentosas, Daesiidae, 143 Dahlberg, C , Dalbulus, D a l c e r i d a e , 327 Dalcerina tijucana, 327 Dalechampia, ; scandeus, 346 D a m o n i d a e , 139 Danainae, 292, - , pl.3f Danaus, 343—345; cleophi/e, 4 ; eresimus, 4 ; erippus, 4 ; gilippus, 4 ; plexippas 8 , 4 Daritis howardi, 3 , 14 D a r w i n , C h a r l e s , 8, 164, , 335 Dasyhelea, Dasypsyl/us lasius, Dasylhnps regalis, 187 Datura, d e Acosta, | o s é , d e S a h a g ú n , Fray B e r n a r d i n o , 5, d e Ulloa, A n t o n i o , Deinocentes, , , , ; cancer, 381 Demodex: boiñs, \'5l; canis, ; caprae, ; cali, ; equi, ; folliculorum, 129, - ; mis, Ví\; phylloides, 131 D e m o d i c i d a e , , 129, - D e n g u e , , 362 D e r b i d a e , 237 Dermacenlor, 135; nitem, 132, 135 D e r m a n y s s i d a e , 127 Dermanyssus, 127 D e r m a p t e r a , 37, 39 , 179 Dermatobia hominis, 96, , 403 Dermatophagoides: jarinae, 130; neotropicalis, 129; pteronyssinus, 129 INDEX 525 Dermestes, 99 Dermestidae, 72, 99 Dermoglyphidae, 128 Desantisca, 124 Desmodium, 320 Dexosarcophaga, 397 Diabrotica, 285; undecempanetata, 285 Diactor bitineatus, 217, 218 Diaethna, 347-348; asíala, 348; clymena, 348 Dia/eurodes, 92 Diamphipnoidae, 201 Diapause, 22 Diaspididae, 92, 93, 235 Diastatops, 198; dimidiata, 196 Diatraea, 92, 93, 103; centrella, 332; considérala, 332; grandiosella, 332; magnifactella, 332; saccharalis, 93, 331-332 Diaz, Bernal, Dichaelacera, 385 Dichotomius, 266; carolinus, 265, 267 Didelphis, 258 Dieffenbachia, 85 Dimares, 189 Dimecoenia, 61 Diueutus, 255 Dinoponera, 45, 437-438, 439; australis, 438; gigantea, 438— 439, pl.3a Dioploeciton, 256 Dioptidae, 293,311,313, 315 £>!0/;fe restricta, 313, 315 Diplopoda, 23, 38, 56, 59, 78, 82,95, 144-146,433 Diplura, 38 Diptera, 38, 39, 57, 60, 62, 72, 76, 113,360-403,409,412, 415,433,460 Dipthera festiva, 322, 324 Dirofilaria irnitis, 96, 98 DiV^m, 298, 303; «wa, 301 303 Dismorphia amphiona, pl.3f Dispersal, 19, - , 70, 83, 335, 390 Sff a/io Migration Diversity, 68, - , 204, 246, 294, 334, 406 408 Dolichoderinae, 433, - , 454 Dolichoderus, 436 Dolichopsyllidae, 213 Doringia acridiorum, 397 Doru lineare, 178 Dorylus, 442 Dragon-headed bug, ii, 1,6,7, 238, 239-240, pl.le Drake, Sir Francis, 378 Drepanicus gayi, 189 Drosera, 76 Droseraceae, 76 Drosophila, 30, 388-390; 526 INDEX carcinophila, 389; endobranclua, 389; melanogasler, 106, 388, 389 Drosophilidae, 30, 60, 106, 8 390 Dryasiulia, 351, 354 Drymopsocus, 187 Dryopidae, 58 Durango scorpion, 141-142 Dynamine, 348 Dynastor darius, 358-359 Dynastes, 21, 78, 246, 268-269; hércules, 30, 246, 268, 269; hyllus, 269; neptunus, 269; mtona.s, 269 Dysdaemonia, 304Dysdercus, 12 Dysmicoccus, 91; brevipes, 92, 235 Dysodius lunatus, 220, 221 Dysonia Juscifrons, 156 Dysschema: jansoni, 314; leucophaea, 313 Dytiscidae, 253, 254-255 Eac/es, 298-299; imperialis decoris, 299 Earwig: European, 179; lined, 178; maritime, 179; ringlegged, 179; shore, 178, 179 S«" tf/vo Dermaptcra Echidnophaga gallinácea, 213 £rtócs, 309 Eaton, 257, 336, 442-445; bvrchelli, 443, 444; hamatum, 443, 444, pl.2h Ecitoninae, 433, 442-445 Eatophya, 256, 257 Ecpanlhena, 312 Ectatomma luberculatum, 439, 441-442, 453, pl.3b Edessa, pi Id Education, 470-474, 496-497 Eichornia, 382 Elaeis guineensis, 86, 289, 316, 327 Elateridae, 4, 6, 78, 239, 256, 258-260,277,293,312 £7¿W/o polyzona, 358, 359 Elipsocidae, 187 Elizabeth, Queen (of England), 356 Elmidae, 58 Elnoria noyesi, 105-106 F.lyphonidae, 137-138 Elytropeltus apicalis, 277 Embiidina, 39, 184-186 Empicoris rubromaculalus, 224 Empoasca, 243; fabae, 243; kraemeri, 243 Enceladus gigas, 248 Encephalitises, 97, 362 376 Encyrtidae, 103 Endobrachys revocans, 293, 326 Enema pan, 274 Eneoplera surinamensis, 159 Engytalus, 221 Enterolobium, 283, 287 Enlimus, 290-291; imperialis, 288; nobilis,29i Entomobryidae, 149 Entomology: literature, 486; museums and collections, 474-477; research, 486-497; schools, 470-474 Fnyaliodes, 239 Eotetranychus sexmaculatus, 92 Epeorus, 58 Ephemcroptcra, 37, 38, 58, 193 194-196 Ephestia, 99, 332 Ephydra, 61 Ephydridae, 58, 61 Epüachna, 276; paenulata, 276; Iredeamnotala, 276; varivestis, 276 Epilampra, 54, 170, 171 Epilampridae, 54, 170, 171 Fpiphyllum, 436 Eplophorus velutinus, 452 Erebus odoru, 323 Eremobates, 141, 143 Eremobatidae, 141, 143 Eremopedes colonialis, 154 Eresia plullyra, pl.3f Ericaceae, 328 Eriococcidae, 235 Eriophyes: guerreronis, 93, 129; sheldom, 129 Eriophyidae, 72, 93, 127, 129, 130 Enstalis tenax, 386-387 Erotylidae, 170,250,253 Erotylus, 170, 250, 253 Ermnis, 306-307; f //o, 92, 306, 307 Erythnna, 167,235,301 Etiborellia annuhpes, 179 Eucalyptus, 94 Eucereon, 312, 313 F.ucheira socialis, 328 Euchroma gigantea, 274, 275, pl.lh Eucyphonia, 241 Eufriesea, 460 Eugeropteron, 39 Euglossa, 460-461; purpurea, 459 Euglyphis cribraria, 325 Eulaema, 460-461; meriana, 459, 460 Eulophidae, 410 Eumastacidae, 163, pl.lc Eumaslax, 163, pl.lc Eumenidae, 420-423 Eumenes, 420—421; consobnnus, 420, 421 Eumorpha, 305, 309; fasciata, 308, 309; labruscae, 309 Eupatorinm 293, 343 Eupelmidae, 410 Euphorbia, 312 Euphorbiaceae 269, 299, 307, 310,312,329, 346, 348, 356 Eurhinocricis, 56 Eurycoleus, 247, 253 Eurysternus, 265; deplanatus, 265 Eurytides, 338; bellerophon, 338; philolaus, 338 Eurytomidae 124, 410, 411 E use his tus, 219 Eustheniidae, 201 Eustala anistera, 119, 120 Euthyrrhaphidae, 170 Futrombicula, 133—134; «/freddugesi group, 134; batatas, 132, 134 Euxesla, 93 Euxoa, 317 Evolution, - Exaerete, 461 Extinction, 63 Extrafloral nectaries, 340, 353, 434, 436 439, 442, pl.3b Fabaceae Sec Caesalpiniaceae; Mimosaceae; Papilionaceae Fagaceae, 158, 238, 264, 273, 301,413 Fabricius, J C , Fannia, 393; camcularis, 393, 395 Fawcett, Col P H., 362-363 Felicolafelis, 208 Fftoo, 318 Ferruginous skimmer 198 Rfw, 84, 220, 283,284, 301, 306,410-411 fVrfraa, 383 Fidicina: chlorogena, 233; mamfera, 233 Filariasis, 96, 362, 376, 382 Finlay, Carlos 11, 380 Fish, 103, 254, 256, 353, 366 Flacourtiaceae, 350 Flatidae, 237 Flea: burrowing, 213, 214-215; cat, 213; dog, 213; human, 213; mouse, 213; northern rat, 213; Oriental rat, 213; sticktight, 213 See also Siphonaptera Fly: Amazon, 12, 103, 331-332, 361; bathroom, 365, 367; black blowfly, 397; black garbage, 396; cassava shoot, 92; Cuban, 361; drone, 386-387; green blowfly, 396, 397; green flower, 387; green house, 395; greenbottle, 397; horn, 98, 362, 393, 395-396; house, 393, 394; lesser house, 393, 394; pigeon louse, 404; stable, 98, 362, 393, 395,401; wasp, 387, 388 Flying mouse, 237—238 Food: insects as food for hu mans, 46, 106, 147, 160-161, 203,219.229,230, 247,264 272, 275, 287, 289, 333, 447; re lations of insects, 71-74 Forcipomyia, 19, 86, 169, 370 Forensic entomology, 72 397 Forest entomology 90, 94-95, 106 Forfícula aiiricu/aria, 179 Forhculidae, 178, 179 Formicidae, 44 45, 54, 57, 59, 70, 71, 73, , , , , 9 , 100, 183,208, 236, 336,352 406 431-455,482, pl.2h, pl.3c; as biological control agents, 136: fossil, 40; as host or prev, 397, 409; as mimetic model! 79, 113, 116, 117, 177, 188, 217, 279, 280, 392; in sym biosis - , 171,232,234, 241, 244-245, 335, 340, 341, 353, 423, pl.3b, pl.3c pl.4g Formicinae 208, 433, 451-452 Fossil insects, - , 407 Frankliniella, 188; párvula, 187; tritici, 93 Franklinothnps vespiformis, 188 Fruit flv: Caribbean, 390; Medi terranean, 92, 102, 389, 390; Mexican, 102, 390; papaya, 390; South American, 390 Fucellia, 58, 392-393; marítima, 393 Fucus, 392 Fulgora, ii, 6, 7, 237, 238, 239-240; ¡alemana, 238, 240, pl.le Fulgoridae, ii, 1, 6, 7, 232 240, 482, pl.le Fulgoroidea, 237-240 Fungi, 75, 83, 92, 93, 263, 278 283 438, 447 Gagrellidae, 123, 125 Galápagos Islands, 64, 128, 165, 231,372,380,422,441,446, 459, 484, 488 Galindomyia leei, 382 Gallería mellonella, 71, 333 Galls, 72.92,244, 410,412 Gamella, 301 Gardner, G., Gasteracanlha, 122, 200; canenformis 120, 122; letraeanlha, 122 Gasterophilidae, 98, 364, 398, 400-401 Gasterophilus, 98, 400; haemorrhoidalis, 400; intestinalis, 398, 400; nasalis, 400 Gastropoda, 397 Gay, C , Geíechiidae, 92, 93, 99, 102, 332 Genetics, - , 103, 106, 389, 487 Geochelone, 181 Geocoris punctipes, 220 Geography, 48-52 Geometridae, 311, 321, 325-326 Geomydoecus, 208 Geophilomorpha, 147 Geropteron, 39 Gerridae, 57, 228, 230-231 Gems remigus, 228, 231 Gesner, K., Gesneriaceae, 436 Gillisius, 60 Glaphyrocanthtm, 265 Glenurus, 189, 190, \9\; pecu lio ris 189 G/iricola porcelli, 208 Globetrotter, 196, 198 Glossina, 362 Gloveria psidii, 325, 328 Gmelina arbórea, 94 Godman, F Goeldi, E., 10 Golofa, 246, 270-272; aegeon, 271: eacus 271: porten 271 Gomphomacromia chilensis, 198 Gonyleptidae, 123, 125-126 Gonyleptus janthinus, 123 Gorgas, William, 11 Graphocaecilius, S() Graptocleptes, 223 Greta, 351 Grew Nehemiah, 7, 239 Gripopterygidae, 58, 201 Ground pearls, 233, 234 Growth and development, 22 34-36 Grumicha, 203 Grumichella, 203 Gryllidae, 56, 158-160, 433 Grylloides supplicans, 159 Grylloptera, 37 39 153-161 Gryllotalpidae, 159, 160-161 Gtyllus, 159; assimilis, 159 Guenther, Konrad, Gymnetis, 272; holocericea circumdata, 271 Gymnocladus dioica, 323 Gynerium, 289 Gyretes, 254, 256 Gyrinidac, 253, 254, 255-256 Gynnus, 254, 256 Gyriosomus, 250, 251—252 Gyropidae, 208 Gyropus ova/is, 208 Haemagogus, 376, 380-381 Haemaphysa/is, 135 Haemalobia irntans, 98, 362, 393, 395-396 INDEX 527 Hacmatopinidae 209, 210 Haematopinus suis, Haematosiphon inodorus, 226 H a l a c a r i d a e , 58 H a l a r a c h n i d a e , 127 Halictidae, , Halobates ; micans 228, ; robustus, 231 Halysidola, Hamadryas, 345—'A46;feronia, 4 Hapalopus, 115 Haptoncus, 86 Hamsina tergina, 3 Hawks, H „ l l H e a r t w o r m , 96, 98 Hedycluum, 357 Heliamphora, , 76, Helicoma, , 115, , , , 371,375,383,389 H e l i c o n i a c c a c , 60, 115, , , 357,371,375,383,389 Heliconiinae, 347, 351, - 5 , pl.3f Helicomus, 352—355; charitonius, 354; erato, ; ismenius, pl.3f; melanops,354 H e l i c o p h i d a e , 204 Helicopis, 3 ; acts, 341 Helicopsyche, Helicopsychidae, 203 Helicoverpa, ; zea, 92, , H c l i o c h a r i t i d a e , 199 Heliuthis, Heliothrips haemorrhoidalis, 185, 188 Heliotropiam, 3 , , ; fedegoso, Helodidae, 59 H e m e r o b i i d a e 189 Hemeroplanes, 1, - ; ornatus, , p l e Hernikyptha, 241 H e m i p t e r a , 38, 39, 58, - H c p t a g e n i i d a e , 58 Hercinothrips bicinclus, 92 Hermetic, illuscens, , 8 H e r n n d e z , F G., 5, 11 Herrania, 85 Herse angulatus, H e s p e r i i d a e , 7 , , 359 Hesperoctenes, 2 , 2 Helaerina, 199; americana, 199 Heteronotusflavomaculalus, 241 Heterophrynus longicurnus, 138, 139 Heteropoda venatoria, 2 - Heteropodidae, 122-123 H e t e r o p t e r a , 39, - Heterosternus, 274 H e x a p o d a , , , 148 Hibiscus, 301 H i n g s t o n , R., Hippelates,36'A, 391 528 INDEX Hippobosca equina, Hippoboscidac, 98, 402, 404 Hiranetix, 2 Histeridae, 444 Historis odius, , 350 History, of Latin A m e r i t a n Ento mology, - Holocampsa, 170 H o m o p t e r a 57, 70, 78, , 216, 231-245,433,453,454 Honey, 463, 464, 466 Hoplocrales, Hop/omutilla, ; xanlhucerala 415 Hoplopleura, 210 Hoplopleuridae, 210 H o r m o n e s , 24, 102 Hudsonema, Hyale, 111 Hyalymenus, Hydrobiosidae, 58, 204 H y d r o m e t r i d a e , 57 H y d r o p h i l i d a c , 60, 254, 5 Hydroplulus, 254, 5 ; insulans, 254 Hydropsychidae 204 H y d v o p t i l i d a e , 203 Hyleplula phyleus, 359 Hylesia, , , - 3 ; canina, ; linéala, , 3 ; melabas, 302 Hymenaea, 40, ; courbanl, 303 Hymenitis, 351 Hymenolepis, 99 H y m e n o p t e r a , , , 74, 78, , , 154, , , 3 , , 405-469 Hyperchina, 301 Hypoaspis dasypus, 127 Hypocephalus armalus, 279, 284 Hypoclinea, , 454 Hypercompe, ; decora, H y p o c t o n i d a e , 138 Hypoderma: bovis, 0 ; lineatum, 398, 0 H v p o d e r m a t i d a e , 98, 398, 0 401 Hypoleria, ; andromica, 351 Hypotlienemus hampei, , 276, 278 Hypothyris, 351 / m - w purchasi, , , 276 l c h n e u m o n i d a c , 223, 277, 407, 408-409 Ma/iM, ; /¡croi'j Idarues, 411 Identification, - Iguanacarus, 128 Illustration, - ¡ncisitennes snyderi, 181 I n d e p e n d e n c e g r a s s h o p p e r , 165, 166 /»#«, , , , 3 , , , pl.3b Iphiaulax, Iridomyrmex, ; humilis, 454 ' l s c h n o p s y l l i d a e 213 Isognalhiis, l s o p o d a , , 38, 109, 110 l s o p t e r a , , 56, , , , , 100, 109 - , 187, 397 I t h o m i i n a e , 292 , , 352, pl.3f Itzpapálotl, , 300 Ixodes, 135; pararicinus, 136 l x o d i d a e , 132, - Jacaranda, 9 Jamadia gne/us 359 Jalropha, 299 jessenia weberbauri, 281 '/own, 315 V«rf