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Complementary data on the genus Ischnocolus (Araneae: Theraphosidae)
Full text linkThe paper provides additional information on the taxonomy of the theraphosid genus Ischnocolus Ausserer, 1871. A new combination is proposed: Ischnocolus elongatus (Simon, 1873), n. comb. (ex Cyrtauchenius). The hitherto unknown males of I. hancocki Smith, 1990 and I. jickelii (L. Koch, 1875) are depicted and described for the first time. Illustrations of the male palpal organ showing its structure in two remaining congeners, I. valentinus (Dufour, 1820) and I. ignoratus Guadanucci & Wendt, 2014, are also provided. The following synonymy is established: Mygale valentina Dufour, 1820 = Leptopelma cavicola Simon, 1889, n. syn. The taxonomic position of species, previously included in Leptopelma Ausserer, 1871, is briefly discussed.
Cite as: Zonstein, S.L. 2018. Complementary data on the genus Ischnocolus (Araneae: Theraphosidae). Israel Journal of Entomology 48 (1): 105–118.
DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.2525281
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Redescription of the lost and found male holotype of Ummidia gandjinoi (Andreeva, 1968) (Araneae: Ctenizidae)
Full text linkThe poorly known Central Asian trap-door spider Ummidia gandjinoi was described by Andreeva (1968) from a single male as a representative of Pachylomerus Ausserer, 1871 (preoccupied in Coleoptera). Brignoli (1983) transferred this species to Ummidia Thorell, 1875, and Zonstein (2008) described the conspecific females. Although the male holotype had been described fairly adequately to distinguish U. gandjinoi from its closest congeners, its depository for a long time was considered unknown, and the specimen was assumed to be lost. However, the holotype has been quite unexpectedly detected by Dr W. Wawer, the curator of the spider collection deposited at the Museum and Institute of Zoology, Warsaw, Poland (MIZW), who sorted and prepared the loan requested for a revision of the cyrtaucheniid Anemesia Pocock, 1895. It was found among the vials with the paratypes of Brachythele karatauvi Andreeva, 1968, and with some other representatives of Anemesia. The redescription of the borrowed and examined holotype of U. gandjinoi is provided below.
Cite as: Zonstein, S.L. 2018. Redescription of the lost and found male holotype of Ummidia gandjinoi (Andreeva, 1968) (Araneae: Ctenizidae). Israel Journal of Entomology 48 (1): 17–20.
DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.1219368
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A new species of Uroballus Simon, 1902 (Araneae: Salticidae) from Hong Kong, a jumping spider that appears to mimic lichen moth caterpillars
Full text linkA new salticid spider species Uroballus carlei n. sp. (♂) from Hong Kong is diagnosed, described and illustrated. The species is unusual for the jumping spiders in its striking resemblance to lichen moth larvae. A brief discussion of the putative caterpillar-mimicry in some Uroballus species is provided as well.
РЕЗЮМЕДиагностирован, описан и иллюстрирован новый вид пауков-сальтицид Uroballus carlei n. sp. (♂) из Гонконга. Внешним видом этот паук сильно напоминает личинок лишайниц, что необычно для пауков-скакунчиков. Также дается краткое обсуждение предполагаемой мимикрии некоторых видов Uroballus с гусеницами.
КЛЮЧЕВЫЕ СЛОВА: Arachnida, Aranei, пауки-скакунчики, описание, мимикрия, Ориентальная область.
To cite: Logunov, D.V. & Obenauer, S.M. 2019. A new species of Uroballus Simon, 1902 (Araneae: Salticidae) from Hong Kong, a jumping spider that appears to mimic lichen moth caterpillars. Israel Journal of Entomology 49(1): 1–9.
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Tamarixia bicolor Mercet (Hymenoptera: Eulophidae), a parasitoid of Heterotrioza sahlbergi (Šulc) (Hemiptera: Psylloidea: Triozidae) in Israel
Full text linkTamarixia bicolor Mercet (Hymenoptera: Eulophidae: Tetrastichinae) was collected in Israel for the first time in 2015. Heterotrioza sahlbergi (Šulc) (Hemiptera: Triozidae) is now reported as a new host record for this parasitoid. This psyllid species was found in Israel in 1992, feeding on Atriplex spp. (Amaranthaceae). A study of T. bicolor on this host, including dissections of parasitized immatures of H. sahlbergi, has revealed it to be a solitary nymphal endoparasitoid.
Cite as: Yefremova, Z. & Spodek, M. 2018. Tamarixia bicolor Mercet (Hymenoptera: Eulophidae), a parasitoid of Heterotrioza sahlbergi (Šulc) (Hemiptera: Psylloidea: Triozidae) in Israel. Israel Journal of Entomology 48 (1): 1–6.
DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.1162745
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Head lice (Phthiraptera: Pediculidae: Pediculus humanus capitis) infestations in children and adults in Israel
Full text linkHead lice infestation is a public health challenge even in developed nations, and 4–14-year old children are most affected; information regarding the infestation rates of adults in developed countries is scarce. An Internet-based survey on lice infestation was distributed to mothers in Israel and their responses were analyzed. Out of 959 responders, 895 (93.3%) were mothers (73.7% with >12 years of education). Mothers were more often infested (59.2%) and more likely (3 times or more) to be infested during adulthood, compared to fathers or other family adults. Mothers of three or more children were infested more often than those with 1 or 2 children. Mothers who reported professional contact with children other than their own (child care staff, teachers etc.) were infested significantly more often than those who did not report such contact. In families with more than one child, the eldest sibling was infested significantly more often than his/her brothers and/or sisters. In families in which the eldest child was infested at least once, the subsequent children were significantly more often infested than children in families, where the eldest child was never infested. In 67.4% of families with children of both genders, girls were infested more often than boys; in 42.1% of all-boy families with more than one boy, one of the boys was infested more often than his brothers, while in 47.6% of the all-girl families with more than one girl, one of the girls was infested more often than others. Responsibility for head lice treatment rested primarily on the mother (78%); in 18.8% of families it was shared by both parents. A relatively large proportion of highly educated mothers from a developed country such as Israel self-report head lice infestation during adulthood. The article lists a series of recommendations for health care and education authorities and professionals, academic institutions, pharmaceutical companies and parents, aiming to diminish the national prevalence of head lice infestation.
Cite as: Mumcuoglu, K. Y., Alfi, S., Friger, M., Aronson, E. & Stein-Zamir, C. 2018. Head lice (Phthiraptera: Pediculidae: Pediculus humanus capitis) infestations in children and adults in Israel. Israel Journal of Entomology 48 (1): 21–31.
DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.1237648
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Development duration, longevity and fertility of Eretmocerus mundus Mercet and Encarsia sophia (Girault & Dodd) (Hymenoptera: Aphelinidae) on Bemisia tabaci (Hemiptera: Aleyrodidae) attacking cassava in Uganda
Full text linkAt least one member of the whitefly Bemisia tabaci (Gennadius) (Hemiptera: Aleyrodidae) species complex is a vector of cassava mosaic geminiviruses and cassava brown streak viruses, which cause serious damage to cassava, Manihot esculenta Crantz. The whiteflies are predominantly attacked by Eretmocerus mundus Mercet and Encarsia sophia (Girault & Dodd) (Hymenoptera: Aphelinidae). These parasitoids had, however, not been able to control B. tabaci populations on cassava. This study therefore aimed at elucidating how life history parameters limit the performance of the parasitoids. We conducted the study under fluctuating laboratory conditions to determine the development duration, longevity and fertility of these parasitoids. The initial egg count on emergence and development duration were higher in E. mundus than in E. sophia. Similarities occurred in the development duration of females and males E. mundus, whereas the females of E. sophia developed about two days earlier than their males. Mean longevity of females when provided with honey diet was 5.4 days for E. mundus and 6.6 days for E. sophia, and averaged 5.5 days and 11.3 days, respectively, when developed on whitefly nymphs. Progeny production averaged 25.6 offspring for E. mundus and 16.5 for E. sophia. The net reproductive rate of E. mundus was 13.1 as opposed to 15.5 for E. sophia. The intrinsic rate of increase was 0.10 for E. mundus and 0.11 for E. sophia. Mean generation time was 24.9 and 26.2 days for E. mundus and E. sophia, respectively. The results suggest that E. mundus is the most suitable candidate for high B. tabaci population control, whereas E. sophia may be effective under low B. tabaci populations.
Cite as: Otim, M., Kyamanywa, S., Asiimwe, P., Legg, J., Guershon, M. & Gerling, D. 2018. Development duration, longevity and fertility of Eretmocerus mundus Mercet and Encarsia sophia (Girault & Dodd) (Hymenoptera: Aphelinidae) on Bemisia tabaci (Hemiptera: Aleyrodidae) attacking in Uganda. Israel Journal of Entomology 48 (2): 141–155. <published 12 August 2018>
DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.1344116
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Two new and one newly recorded species of Zagrammosoma Ashmead (Hymenoptera: Eulophidae) from Israel
Full text linkTwo new species Zagrammosoma ramotensis sp. n. and Z. lasallei sp. n. from Israel are described and illustrated. Zagrammosoma dulanense Ca & Zhu, 2014 is record in Israel for the first time. A key to the Israeli species of Zagrammosoma is provided. Leucoptera scitella Zeller (Lepidoptera: Leucopteriidae) is a new host record for Zagrammosoma talitzkii (Bouček, 1961).
Cite as: Yefremova, Z. & Kishinevsky, M. 2021. Two new and one newly recorded species of Zagrammosoma Ashmead (Hymenoptera: Eulophidae) from Israel. Israel Journal of Entomology 51: 47–59.
DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.4736115
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First host record for Old World Yelicones (Hymenoptera: Braconidae: Rogadinae) adds to evidence that they are strictly parasitoids of Pyralidae (Lepidoptera)
Full text linkThe highly distinctive parasitoid wasp genus Yelicones is cosmopolitan and not infrequently collected, but very little is known about its biology. Here we report that Y. iranus is a parasitoid of caterpillars of the pyralid moth Phycita diaphana in Israel, the first host record for the genus from outside of the Americas. We illustrate the wasp’s mummified host, emergence hole and the wasp’s own cocoon which is constructed within the tanned mummified host remains. We hypothesize that a physiological or behavioural association of Yelicones parasitoids with the Pyralidae commenced at least during the early Miocene (ca. 16 Mya).
Cite as: Quicke, D.L. J., Kuslitzky, W.S. & Butcher, B.A. 2018. First host record for Old World Yelicones (Hymenoptera: Braconidae: Rogadinae) adds to evidence that they are strictly parasitoids of Pyralidae (Lepidoptera). Israel Journal of Entomology 48 (1): 33–40.
DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.1244102
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Metoecus paradoxus (Linnaeus, 1760) (Coleoptera: Ripiphoridae), a new species for the fauna of Israel
Full text linkThe Ripiphoridae (wedge-shaped beetles) contain approximately 450 species worldwide. Like the Meloidae, many wedge-shaped beetles are hypermetamorphic parasitoids. The majority of them attack wasps and bees whilst others attack cockroaches and beetles (Ptinidae and Cerambycidae) (Batelka et al. 2018). The first record of a ripiphorid species from Israel was published by Sahlberg (1912), who reported that Ptilophorus dufourii (Latreille, 1817) was collected at Dayr Aban (a village East of Bet Shemesh, Judean Hills) by Unio Saalas. Pic (1927) mentioned Pterydrias debilis Reitter, 1895, and Bodenheimer (1937) records two species for Israel, Macrosiagon bimaculata (Fabricius, 1787) and Macrosiagon ferruginea (Fabricius, 1781). Argaman and Mendel (1988) reported two Ripiphoridae species as new for Israel, Ripidius vaulogeri Chobaut, 1893 and Evaniocera dufouri Latreille, 1817, but the latter had been already published by Sahlberg (1912). Chikatunov et al. (2006) added Macrosiagon praeusta (Gebler, 1829) and Ripiphorus subdipterus Bosc, 1792 to the list of Israeli wedge-shaped beetles. Metoecus paradoxus (Linnaeus, 1760), commonly referred to as ‘the wasp nest beetle’, is hereby recorded in Israel for the first time. On the 23rd of June 2018 a large nest of Vespula germanica (Fabricius, 1793) was removed by the second author from the vicinity of Merom Golan (a kibbutz at the Golan Heights in the northern part of Israel; 33°08'N 35°46'E). The ruined nest was then exposed to pesticides. Near the nest a female of M. paradoxus was observed. Soon afterward a search inside the ruined nest yielded dead and still alive adults and pupae of M. paradoxus. In total, 33 specimens of M. paradoxus were found: nine pupae and seven newly hatched adults (five females and two males) were found inside closed cells, and 16 adults (14 females and three males) were found freely in the nest. A male and three females were found alive. The living females were observed and photographed while laying eggs on different parts of the nest. A pair of adults is currently deposited at the collection of the first author, housed at the Steinhardt Museum of Natural History, Tel Aviv University.
Cite as: Rittner, O. & Dafny, R. 2018. Metoecus paradoxus (Linnaeus, 1760) (Coleoptera: Ripiphoridae), a new species for the fauna of Israel. Israel Journal of Entomology 48 (1): 79–83.
DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.1342522
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Wound and furuncular myiasis caused by Wohlfahrtia magnifica (Diptera: Sarcophagidae) in a child with kerion
Full text linkWe report a unique case of a mixed-type, wound and furuncular, myiasis caused by the larvae of Wohlfahrtia magnifica in a 5-year old child, who was diagnosed with a kerion two months prior to admission. Removing the larvae, and treatment with systemic antibiotics and antifungals resulted in a quick and full recovery of the patient.
Cite as: Zenaty, Y., Horev, A., Ben-Shimol, S., Shalom, G. & Mumcuoglu, K.Y. 2018. Wound and furuncular myiasis caused by Wohlfahrtia magnifica (Diptera: Sarcophagidae) in a child with kerion. Israel Journal of Entomology 48 (1): 85–88.
DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.1403114
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