Bees of the New Genus Ctenoceratina in Africa, South of the Sahara (Hymenoptera: Apoidea)
Bees of the New Genus Ctenoceratina in Africa, South of the Sahara (Hymenoptera: Apoidea)

Author: Howell V. Daly

Publisher: Univ of California Press

Published: 1988-01-01

Total Pages: 88

ISBN-13: 9780520097254

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The African continent has a rich fauna of insects, many of which are unstudied. This monograph treats one such group known as the small carpenter bees. Thirteen biological species in a new genus are described and a key for identification and details of their nests and natural enemies are given.

Ecology and Natural History of Tropical Bees
Ecology and Natural History of Tropical Bees

Author: David W. Roubik

Publisher: Cambridge University Press

Published: 1992-05-29

Total Pages: 528

ISBN-13: 9780521429092

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Humans have been fascinated by bees for centuries. Bees display a wide spectrum of behaviours and ecological roles that have provided biologists with a vast amount of material for study. Among the types observed are both social and solitary bees, those that either pollinate or destroy flowers, and those that display traits allowing them to survive underwater. Others fly mainly at night, and some build their nests either in the ground or in the tallest rain forest trees. This highly acclaimed book summarises and interprets research from around the world on tropical bee diversity and draws together major themes in ecology, natural history and evolution. The numerous photographs and line illustrations, and the large reference section, qualify this book as a field guide and reference for workers in tropical and temperate research. The fascinating ecology and natural history of these bees will also provide absorbing reading for other ecologists and naturalists. This book was first published in 1989.

A Systematic Review of the Ectemnius (Hymenoptera
A Systematic Review of the Ectemnius (Hymenoptera

Author: Raina L. Takumi

Publisher: Univ of California Press

Published: 1999-04-15

Total Pages: 84

ISBN-13: 9780520098275

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This study is the first revision in 35 years of the native Hawaiian sphecid wasps of the genus Ectemnius. The author provides an original key to species, diagnoses, descriptions, distributions, and illustrations along with a compilation of all known biological information for each species.

Systematics and Phylogeny of Sparganothina and Related Taxa (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae: Sparganothini)
Systematics and Phylogeny of Sparganothina and Related Taxa (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae: Sparganothini)

Author: Bernard Landry

Publisher: Univ of California Press

Published: 2001-08-15

Total Pages: 132

ISBN-13: 9780520916005

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This work provides a hypothesis of evolutionary relationships within the Neotropical genus Sparganothina and between this genus and other lineages of Sparganothini (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae). Nineteen species are considered to belong to Sparganothina. Ten additional species are placed in "Sparganothina" and five in "Coelostathma" pending a better phylogenetic understanding of Coelostathma and related genera. Thirty species are described as new.

A Bibliography of Ant Systematics
A Bibliography of Ant Systematics

Author: Philip S. Ward

Publisher: Univ of California Press

Published: 1996-01-01

Total Pages: 430

ISBN-13: 9780520098145

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This bibliography is a comprehensive compilation of the literature on ant systematics. Covering the period 1758 to 1995, it contains entries for approximately 8,000 publications on the taxonomy, evolution, and comparative biology of ants. Most of the literature citations have been carefully verified and precisely dated. An introductory chapter discusses the problems associated with dating a citation of taxonomic literature. A list of all serials cited (more than 1,300 titles) and their abbreviations accompanies the bibliography.

Biosystematic Studies of Conifer-feeding Choristoneura (Lepidoptera:Tortricidae) in the Western United States
Biosystematic Studies of Conifer-feeding Choristoneura (Lepidoptera:Tortricidae) in the Western United States

Author: Jerry A. Powell

Publisher: Univ of California Press

Published: 1995-01-01

Total Pages: 288

ISBN-13: 9780520097964

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00 Forest defoliators of the Spruce Budworm complex are the most extensively studied moths in the world, yet taxonomic relationships among western populations have been poorly understood. This work distinguishes species groups using a three-dimensional definition-reproductive isolation through intraspecific recognition (pheromone chemistry and correlated behavior), ecological separation (larval hosts), and morphometric analysis of adults--where traditional study of museum specimens failed. Forest defoliators of the Spruce Budworm complex are the most extensively studied moths in the world, yet taxonomic relationships among western populations have been poorly understood. This work distinguishes species groups using a three-dimensional definition-reproductive isolation through intraspecific recognition (pheromone chemistry and correlated behavior), ecological separation (larval hosts), and morphometric analysis of adults--where traditional study of museum specimens failed.

The Cerambycidae of North America
The Cerambycidae of North America

Author: Earle Gorton Linsley

Publisher: Univ of California Press

Published: 1995-01-01

Total Pages: 308

ISBN-13: 9780520097957

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This volume concludes the taxonomy and classification of the family Cerambycidae of America north of Mexico. This part includes the remainder of the subfamily Lamiinae, tribes Acanthocinini, Cyrtinini, Saperdini, Phytoeciini, Tetraspini, and Hemilophini. The 32 genera and 138 species are all fully described with keys included to separate all taxa. Complete synonymical bibliographies are presented along with 54 illustrations.