Strepsiptera from the Mississippi Coast

Abstract

Triozocera mexicana Pierce, Caenocholax fenyesi Pierce, and Elenchus koebeli (Pierce), all new records for Mississippi, were the Strepsiptera collected in a light trap study. Around forty light traps were operated in 1966, for a period of 2-6 months during the season of activity, in various locations in southern Mississippi. Strepsiptera were extremely rare, with very small numbers of males being found in only 20 of the traps. Three species, all of which represent new state records, were encountered. Their distribution is given in Table 1. Triozocera mexicana Pierce: 196 specimens were collected between mid-April and mid-September. Most of the material, however, was collected in the last week of April, the first week of May, the second half of July, and the third week of August. Caenocholax fenyesi Pierce: Nine specimens were collected, two of them from Louisiana at the Junction of Hwy. 90 and 190. Elenchus koebeli (Pierce) : Seven specimens were collected, one of them from Avery Marsh, St. Tammany Parish, Louisiana. TABLE 1.-STREPSIPTERA MALES COLLECTED IN SOUTHERN MISSISSIPPI. Locations T. mexicana C. fenyesi E. koebeli Hancock County: Ansley 1 Edwards Bayou 3 Gainesville (Stone House) 27 Gainesville (T-360) 49 Kiln 32 NASA Info. 1 Pearlington 4 4 2 Waveland 1 W. Cowan Bayou 1 Harrison County: Biloxi 1 Gulfport 1 Long Beach 1 1 Pass Christian 1 Saucier 35 Jackson County: Ocean Springs 1 Pascagoula 1 Vancleave 1 Pearl River Cy.: McNeil 2 Nicholson 2 Poplarville 36 1 1 This investigation was supported by an Academic Grant from Loyola University. The Florida Entomologist 52(1) 1969 This content downloaded from 207.46.13.148 on Sun, 11 Sep 2016 04:09:36 UTC All use subject to http://about.jstor.org/terms