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Replication Data for: Ferris, J.S. and M-C. Voia, Elections, Economic Outcomes and Policy Choices in Canada: 1870 - 2015
No full textThe Data included here consist of two excel files that incorporate all the data used in the regressions of a paper entitled "Elections, Economic Outcomes and Policy Choices in Canada: 1870 - 2015" by J. Stephen Ferris and Marcel-Christian Voia. The two files consist of a) data by election and b) annual data. The database also includes an online appendix describing the data and giving their sources
Eupithecia nonanticaria Ferris, New Species
No full textEupithecia nonanticaria Ferris, New Species (Figs. 25–43) Diagnosis. This species is nearly identical in habitus to E. anticaria but is grayer with more subdued coloration and muted maculation; positive separation requires the examination of the genitalia. This species apparently replaces anticaria in the mountains of southeastern Arizona and southwestern New Mexico. Description. MALE (Figs. 25–26): Forewing length (base to apex): 9.5 –11.0 mm. Head and Body: Palpi length ca. 1.5 times eye width, laterally broad, dully checkered brown and whitish scales long and loosely compacted. Frons, head, thoracic collar, thorax, and tegulae with mixture of pale and darker brownish-gray scales. Antennae finely and evenly ciliate, light brown with dorsal darker patch on each segment, pedicel and scape concolorous with head. Abdominal segment I whitish basally with narrow black band along posterior margin (as in anticaria); remaining segments are medium-to-dark brown, slightly paler ventrally. Legs pale brownish-gray, not noticeably ringed, paler scales at distal ends of segments; hind-tibial spurs small and poorly developed. Wings: Ground color pale grayish-white but overlying darker scales generate an overall medium gray habitus. DFW: double areole in venation (as in anticaria); prominent oblong dark brown discal spot; narrow dark basal line; lower portion of dark-edged broad median band with ruddy suffusion; narrow pale band beyond median extending from costa to mid-wing; outer wing area dusky with patchy shading; pale crenulate subterminal line; broad segmented brown adterminal line; fringes grayish-brown with pale tips. DHW basal and median areas pale, darker toward margin; prominent dark discal spot; weak postmedian line; prominent adterminal line; fringes as in DFW. Wings paler ventrally with dorsal maculation repeated, lighter on VFW, darker on VHW. Dorsal terminal lines and fringes repeated ventrally. Genitalia (Figs. 31–36) [4 dissections]: Hair pencils well developed Fig. 32). Valve (Fig. 31) trigonate tapering to narrow rounded apex, blunt triangular projection from mid-ventral margin. Uncus short, dorsoventrally bifid with well-defined widely separated cusps; socii well-developed and typical. Aedoeagus (Fig. 33) length-to-width ratio ca. 3.5. Everted vesica hatchet shaped in lateral profile, cornuti two large mutually perpendicular spikes with “mushroom” or “umbrella” heads, and large convoluted folded-over piece. Genital plate (Fig. 36, 8 th sternite at top) similar to anticaria but more elongate. FEMALE (Figs. 27–28): Forewing length (base to apex): 9.0–11.0 mm. Color and maculation similar to male. Legs are paler than male with banding more diffuse. Antennae weakly setose, colored as in male. Genitalia (Figs. 11–13) [8 dissections]: Papillae anales moderately long, oval, diffuse long setae; apophyses slen- der, anterior-to-posterior ratio ca. 0.5; caudal spurs weak and embedded in genital plate. Ostium bursae weakly sclerotized, cup-like, very short membranous ductus bursae above open moderately broad colliculum. Corpus bursae globular (Figs. 37–40) with two lightly chitinized flange-like projections (Figs. 42–43) just below and on either side of colliculum base (when compressed, as on a slide, they generate a shoulder-like hump on the side opposite to the ductus seminalis); upper portion lightly chitinized without spines; the relatively narrow tubular ductus seminalis projects outward from the right ventral side of the corpus bursae, then curves downward crossing ventrad as it tapers sharply; remainder of corpus bursae densely spined, patch of long robust spines originating at ventral middle of upper border curving to the left and dorsad (Figs. 42–43). Based on the material examined, other than wing length, there appears to be little variation in this species. Holotype: male: ARIZONA, Cochise Co., Chirichahua Mts., Rustler Park, 8500 ’ (2590 m), 12.vii. 1972, J. Powell, deposited in EME. Paratypes: 4m, 16 f. ARIZONA, Cochise Co., Chiricahua Mts., Rustler Park, 2.viii. 1973, J. Powell & S. Szerlip (3 f, EME); Onion Saddle, 30.vii– 1.viii. 1999, E. Buckner & P. A. Opler (3 f, GMAD, 1m, author’s collection); Upper Pinery Canyon C.G., 2135 m, 30.vii– 1.viii. 1999, E. Buckner & P. A. Opler (1m, 3 f, GMAD, 1 f, author’s collection); Upper Pinery Canyon C.G., 2135 m, 15.viii. 2006, C. D. Ferris (1 f, author’s collection); Pinery Canyon, 2075 m, 9.viii. 1964, R. Leuschner (1 f, R. Leuschner collection), 13.viii. 1964, R. Leuschner (2 f, R. Leuschner collection). NEW MEXICO, Grant Co., Black Range, Lower Gallinas Canyon, 2040 m, 14.viii. 1980, C. D. Ferris (1m, author’s collection), 30–31.vii. 1989, C. D. Ferris (1 f, author’s collection); Pinos Altos Mts., Cherry Creek Canyon, 2075 m, 5.viii. 1989, C. D. Ferris (1m, author’s collection). MEXICO, Chihuahua, 14 mi, W. of Cuauhtemoc, 28.402 °N, 107.074 °W, 2235m, 2.viii. 1998, P. M. Jump (1 f, R. Leuschner collection, 1 f, G. J. Balogh collection). Etymology. The adjectival prefix “ non “ is added to the name anticaria to denote similarity of the two species. Biology. Unknown; found in mixed coniferous–deciduous forest above 1760 m (Figs. 59–61). Flight period. Late July to mid-August. Distribution. Grant County, New Mexico (Pinos Altos Mts.; Black Range) and Cochise County, Arizona (Chiricahua Mts.); Chihuahua, Mexico. Discussion. Based on habitus, presence of the double areole in the DFW venation, and male genitalic characters, E. nonanticaria is affiliated with the mutata group (sensu Bolte, 1990).Published as part of Ferris, Clifford D., 2007, Three new species of Eupithecia Curtis from Arizona and New Mexico with discussion of associated species (Lepidoptera: Geometridae: Eupitheciini), pp. 49-60 in Zootaxa 1516 on pages 54-57, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.27382
Ferris M. Weddle papers
No full textFerris Weddle was an American author of western stories, juvenile fiction, non-fiction and outdoor columns. Collection comprises personal and professional correspondence, diaries and journals, manuscripts of books, short stories and non-fiction articles. The collection also contains research materials related primarily to conservation and wildlife as well as correspondence with experts and activists in those fields
The Ferris Wheel
No full textWeekly newspaper from Ferris, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising
Men playing Lebanese musical instruments
No full textPhotograph shows Anthony R. Ferris, Sr., M. K. Hage, Sr., and William Shea with musical instruments
Eupithecia macfarlandi Ferris, New Species
No full textEupithecia macfarlandi Ferris, New Species (Figs. 1–13) Diagnosis. This is the dullest and least maculated of the North America species, appearing almost uniformly brownish-gray when viewed from a distance; DFW and DHW discal spots are nearly obsolete, but visible ventrally. Maculation (D, V) consists of multiple obscurely defined, thin brownish transverse lines and bands. Description. MALE (Figs. 1–2): Forewing length (base to apex): 9.0– 9.5 mm. Head and Body: Palpi length about eye width, porrect, triangular in side view with mixture of whitish and dark brownish-gray scales, dark scales at tips. Frons, head, thoracic collar, thorax, and tegulae with mixture of brownish-gray and whitish scales. Antennae finely and weakly ciliate, brown with dorsal dark patch on each segment, scape with dark brown ring. Abdominal segments dorsally grayish-brown, paler ventrally, not conspicuously ringed but with intersegmental paler scales. Legs broadly ringed with dark gray and whitish scales; upper pair of hindtibial spurs well developed. Wings: DFW in gross appearance medium-to-dark gray; under magnification covered with mixture of light and dark brownish scales forming a pattern of very fine irregular transverse lines, diffuse postmedian paler band from costa to mid-wing; poorly developed small discal spot. Segmented brown adterminal line; fringes brown-gray, paler at tips. DHW colored as in forewings with alternating pale and dark banding; small dark discal spot present; fringes as in FW. Ventrally paler with more clearly defined maculation of alternating light and dark brownish-gray bands; discal spots repeated and better defined. Dorsal terminal lines and fringes repeated ventrally. Genitalia (Figs. 7–13) [2 dissections]: Hair pencils poorly developed (not illustrated). Valve basally broad, with very slightly irregular ventral margin, tapering to moderately narrow rounded tip (Fig. 7); uncus dorsoventrally bifid; socii well developed and typical. Aedoeagus (Fig. 8) broad (width one-third of length). Vesica (Fig. 9) pleated, stippled with small chitinous papillae, shagreened crown, one large half-cylinderlike chitinized plate with straight end. Genital plate (Fig. 10, 8 th sternite at top) basally broad, tapering distally with expanded apical apex, apex with shallow cleft approximately one-third apical width. FEMALE (3–4): Forewing length (base to apex): 9.5 –11.0 mm. Color and maculation similar to male in all respects, except D and V discal spots less distinct. Legs paler than male with banding more diffuse. Antenna essentially filiform, only very weakly setose, colored as in male. Genitalia (Figs. 11–13) [5 dissections]: Papillae anales small, broadly oval and weakly setose; apophyses delicate and slender, anterior-to-posterior ratio ca. 0.6; caudal spurs weak and embedded in genital plate. Ostium bursae weakly sclerotized and wide mouthed tapering to very short ductus bursae above an open, moderately broad colliculum. Corpus bursae vertically ellipsoidal with narrow band of diffuse spines just below colliculum followed by a clear membranous band above the densely spinose fundus. Just below the colliculum, the basally broad tubular ductus seminalis projects outward from the right ventral side of the corpus bursae, then curves downward crossing ventrally as it tapers sharply. Other than wing length, there appears to be little variation in this species. Holotype: male: ARIZONA, Cochise Co., Ash Canyon, Huachuca Mts., 31 ° 23.17 ’N, 110 ° 14.28 ’W, 1575 m, 24.viii. 2006, N. McFarland, to be deposited along with a female paratype in USNM. Paratypes: 3m, 12 f. ARIZONA, Cochise Co.: same locality as holotype, 10.ix. 1992 (1 f, McFarland collection), 25.viii. 2006, N. McFarland (1 f, USNM); 14.ix. 2004 (2 f), 24.viii. 2006 (1m, 1 f), 25.viii. 2006 (1m, 4 f), N. McFarland; 22.viii. 2004 (1 f) C. D. Ferris; Carr Canyon, Huachuca Mts., 31 ° 26.38 ’N, 110 ° 15.87 ’W, 1710 m, 21.viii. 2004 (1m, 1 f); 22.viii. 2006 (1m, 1 f), C. D. Ferris. Except where indicated otherwise, all currently deposited in author's collection with eventual deposition in McGuire Center for Lepidoptera and Biodiversity, Gainesville, Florida. Etymology. I am pleased to name this species for Noel McFarland in recognition of his many contributions to the study of southeastern Arizona moths and in-depth study of South Australian geometrids (McFarland 1988). Biology. Unknown; found in oak and oak-conifer habitats (Figs. 57–58). Flight period. Late August–mid-September. Distribution. Canyons on the east side of the Huachuca Mountains, Cochise Co., Arizona. Discussion. The male genitalia (valve, uncus, genital plate) and female genitalia (arrangement of spines on the bursa copulatrix and geometry of ductus seminalis) suggest affiliation of E. macfarlandi with E. nimbicolor (Hulst) and E. strattonata Packard. Placement is thus in the satyrata group (sensu Bolte, 1990).Published as part of Ferris, Clifford D., 2007, Three new species of Eupithecia Curtis from Arizona and New Mexico with discussion of associated species (Lepidoptera: Geometridae: Eupitheciini), pp. 49-60 in Zootaxa 1516 on pages 50-51, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.27382
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