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New larval host records, parasitoid records, and DNA barcoding data for North American leaf-mining leaf beetles (Coleoptera: Chrysomeloidea)

New larval host records, parasitoid records, and DNA barcoding data for North American leaf-mining leaf beetles (Coleoptera: Chrysomeloidea)

Abstract: We discuss 46 species of North American leaf-mining leaf beetles (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae, Megalopodidae), plus one external feeder observed to spin its cocoon within the leaf mine of another insect. For each species, we review previous records of larval and adult hosts and associated hymenopteran parasitoids, augmenting these with our own observations, including the first accounts of oviposition and larval habits for many species. We present the first rearing records for 12 of these species: Anisostena californica Van Dyke, A.

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New Larval Host Records for Three Species of Leaf-Mining Weevils in the Eastern USA (Coleoptera: Curculionidae: Curculioninae), with a Review of Hosts and Larval Habits for the Genus Tachygonus Schönherr

New Larval Host Records for Three Species of Leaf-Mining Weevils in the Eastern USA (Coleoptera: Curculionidae: Curculioninae), with a Review of Hosts and Larval Habits for the Genus Tachygonus Schönherr

New larval host records for three species of leaf-mining weevils in the eastern USA

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Durant Nature Preserve Program: Ghost Chasers

Durant Nature Preserve Program: Ghost Chasers

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Join NCBP member Tracy Feldman at Durant Nature Preserve in Raleigh on a hunt for the Piedmont Blue Ghost Firefly.

Description: Piedmont blue ghost fireflies are spring fireflies. They are very elusive, so much so that they were only recently recognized as a new species in the Piedmont. We'll join the hunt as part of the City Nature Challenge 2024. Bring a flashlight and water bottle. Pre-registration is required.

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