Psychodidae Research Articles

日本の刺蝶蠅及び蝶蠅に関する文献集

日本の刺蝶蠅及び蝶蠅に関する文献集

A field study on the biology of the underground grass caterpillar, Oncopera Fasciculata (Walker) (Lepidoptera: Hepialidae), in South Australia.

This paper describes field studies on the biology and behaviour of Oncopera fasciculata (Walker), an important insect pest of improved pastures in the lower south-east of South Australia and the central and western districts of Victoria. Moths fly at dusk during September-October and mate mainly on upright grasses during these flights. The onset of flights seems to be related to a light stimulus but no correlation could be found from the data collected. Eggs are laid on the ground under pasture, where the female shelters at night and during the day; most eggs are laid within 24 hr after mating. Larvae appear in from 3 to 5 wk and live for a short while in communities at the surface of the ground under silken webbing before building individual vertical tunnels in the soil. Larvae emerge from their tunnels along silken runways to feed on surface growth. Annual grasses and clovers are more susceptible to attack than perennials. Feeding continues from October to July and visible damage appears about May, depending upon seasonal conditions. Prepupae appear in July and pucae during July-September.

On the Identity and Status of Eubaphe lamae Freeman (Lepidoptera, Arctiidae)

Although lamae was described as a species (Freeman, Can. Ent., Vol. 73, p. 123. 1941), there seems to be considerable doubt in some quarters whether it should continue to stand as such. Since I am apparently the only Lepidopterist with the opportunity to observe annually large numbers of this moth flying in its native haunts, it is felt that a few comments might be of interest.

Bronchial Asthma Caused by the Trickling Sewage Filter Fly (Psychoda): Inhalant Insect Allergy

ALLERGIC sensitivity to the emanations of various insects (mayfly, caddis fly, moths and butterflies, etc.) have been reported. The trickling sewage filter fly (Psychoda spp.) can now be added to the list of such insects causing inhalant bronchial asthma.

Hydrogen Ion Concentration of the Alimentary Canal in Psychodidæ (Diptera)

INSECT physiology, and particularly the physiology of digestion, is more or less intimately correlated with the life-history and other environmental factors. An attempt has therefore been made to find out the correlation, if any, between the hydrogen ion concentration of the alimentary canal and the different feeding habits in the family Psychodidae, which contains two sub-families, namely, Phlebotominae and Psychodinae. The former is easily separable from the latter by its blood-sucking habit.

Taxonomic Importance of the Terminal Segments of Psychodid Larvæ

ALTHOUGH in the last quarter of a century a considerable amount of advance has been made in various parts of the world towards the classification and morphology of the imago of the family Psychodidae, our systematic knowledge of the immature stages of the group is surprisingly scanty. This is perhaps due in the first place to the secluded nature of the breeding places of the members of this family, and secondly to the fact that, unless and until the complete life-history of each species is studied thoroughly in the laboratory, one is not in a position to place an egg, a larva, or a pupa to a particular species. While engaged in the breeding of sandflies at the Kala-azar Research Laboratory of the Calcutta School of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, I had an excellent opportunity of studying the immature stages and more especially the larvae of the species occurring locally.

Practical Application of the Methods Recently Discovered for the Control of the Sprinkling Sewage Filter Fly

Practical Application of the Methods Recently Discovered for the Control of the Sprinkling Sewage Filter Fly

A blood-sucking species of Pericoma in Queensland (Dipt.)

Hitherto no flies of the family PSychodidae have been recorded from Australia. However, during the year 1913 three specimens of a single species were taken in Townsville, one of which was subsequently submitted to Mr. E. E. Austen, who informed the author that it belonged to the genus Pericoma and was probably a new species. As I have been unable to determine it as one of Brunetti's Oriental species, I now describe it as new.

New moth-flies (Psychodidae) bred from Bromeliaceae and other plants

New moth-flies (Psychodidae) bred from Bromeliaceae and other plants

American Bulletins on Agricultural Subjects

THE results of the investigations carried out at the American experiment stations are issued as bulletins, and are sent out broadcast to all who are interested. Perhaps none of the institutions is more prolific than the Bureau of Entomology of the United States Department of Agriculture. In bulletin 97, part iv., Dudley Moulton describes the Californian peach borer (Sanninoldea opalescens, Hy. Edw.), which has been a constant menace to fruit-growers in certain districts. The adult moths fly from June to October, but are present in maximum numbers during July and August. The eggs are placed immediately after emerging, and after about two weeks the newly hatched larva? enter the tree. The protective wash, a mixture of lime and tar oil, must therefore be applied before the middle of June. Carbon disulphide is used to a certain extent as an insecticide, but it has obvious disadvantages in that it is very volatile and combustible. Attempts have from time to time been made to replace it by a less dangerous liquid, and in bulletin 96 Messrs. Chittenden and Popenoe discuss the relative advantages of carbon tetrachloride and carbon disulphide as insecticides. It appears that the tetrachloride is less efficient and far more expensive, so that the problem is not as yet solved.

XVIII. Contribution towards the history of a new form of larvæ of Psychodidæ (Diptera), from Brazil.

XVIII. <i>Contribution towards the history of a new form of larvæ of</i> Psychodidæ (Diptera), <i>from Brazil</i>.

Supplementary Notes on Dr. Fritz Müller's paper on a new form of larvæ of Psychodidæ (Diptera), from Brazil

Transactions of the Royal Entomological Society of LondonVolume 43, Issue 4 p. 489-493 Supplementary Notes on Dr. Fritz Müller's paper on a new form of larvæ of Psychodidæ (Diptera), from Brazil Rev. Alfred E. Eaton M.A., F.E.S., Rev. Alfred E. Eaton M.A., F.E.S.Search for more papers by this author Rev. Alfred E. Eaton M.A., F.E.S., Rev. Alfred E. Eaton M.A., F.E.S.Search for more papers by this author First published: December 1895 https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2311.1895.tb02111.xRead the full textAboutPDF ToolsRequest permissionExport citationAdd to favoritesTrack citation ShareShare Give accessShare full text accessShare full-text accessPlease review our Terms and Conditions of Use and check box below to share full-text version of article.I have read and accept the Wiley Online Library Terms and Conditions of UseShareable LinkUse the link below to share a full-text version of this article with your friends and colleagues. Learn more.Copy URL Share a linkShare onFacebookTwitterLinked InRedditWechat Volume43, Issue4December 1895Pages 489-493 RelatedInformation

NOTES ON THE LIFE HISTORY OF ARGYRIA NIVALIS, DRURY

This moth was rather common at Ithaca, New york, in 1892 and 1893. The moths fly in the afternoon and early evening of the latter part of June and most of July. They are attracted to lights to some extent, but those taken are mostly males. The eggs are laid in clusters upon blades of grass. They are firmly attached to the leaf, and the five or six in a cluster over-lap more or less.

Moths Attracted by Falling Water

WHILST watching the great horse-shoe falls of the Skjálfandafljót near Ljósavatn in Iceland, I saw moth after moth fly deliberately into the falling water and disappear. Some which I noticed arriving from a distance, fluttered at first deviously, but as they neared the water flew straight in. The gleaming falls seemed at least as attractive as artificial light, and if the fact has not been observed in this country I should suppose it is because the moths likely to be attracted, fly by night, whilst in Northern Iceland there is no night during the summer. The preference trout show for pools near falls is more likely to arise from the extra food they find there, than the more aërated state of the water. The latter supposition, seeing the number of species of lake trout, always seemed to me a lame one, invented for want of a better, whilst the former explains why broken water is always inhabited by insectivorous fishes. The instinct of self-destruction in moths must be older than the introduction of artificial light, and cannot be of use exclusively to collectors, but though its benefits to salmon and trout are obvious enough, its advantages to the moths are not so apparent, unless this selfdevotion checks an increase that otherwise would be disadvantageous.