@article {137, title = {On Pyralidina from Australia and the South Pacific}, journal = {Transactions of the Entomological Society of LondonTransactions of the Entomological Society of London}, volume = {1887}, year = {1887}, note = {French Polynesia species noted: Dolichostich trapezalis Guenee (= Marasmia trapezalis) from Tahiti \& Marquesas (p. 217); Syngamia floridalis Zeller (= same) from Tahiti (p. 218); and Pelecyntis abstitalis Walker (= ?) from Tahiti (p. 225).}, pages = {185-268}, abstract = {As the discovery or recognition of additional species in this group, and of additional synonyms for known species, continues to make preogress, I hope from time to time to publish such notes and descriptions as will keep the knowledge of the subject up to date. The present paper is a collection of such notes; but before proceeding to their systematic consideration I desire to call attention to the identification of the species of this group in the paper by Mr . Butler, published in the {\textquoteright}Transactions{\textquoteright} of this Society for 1886, pp. 420 sqq., and treating specially on Lepidoptera from these regions. In doing so I hope not to appear discourteous; I am much indebtedto Mr. Butler for the courtesy with which he has assisted me to examine the types of these and other species; and it is also only just to poit out that his paper was read before mine, published earlier in the same volume and was in print, and he therefore had not the opportunity of correctly identifying some of the Pacific species described therein.}, keywords = {Australia, Crambidae, description, distribution, LEPIDOPTERA, Pacific Insects, Pyralidae, Pyraloidea}, author = {Meyrick, E.} } @article {138, title = {Descriptions of new Lepidoptera from Australia and New Zealand}, journal = {Transactions of the Entomological Society of LondonTransactions of the Entomological Society of London}, volume = {1897}, year = {1897}, pages = {367-}, abstract = {The following descriptions are in most instances drawn up from specimens taken by Messrs. JA Kersha, GV Hudson, the late Geo. Barnard, and several other esteemed Australian correspondents, and liberally communicated by them to me; the types are in my collection, but the collectors usually possess similar examples.}, keywords = {Australia, Cacoecia, Crambidae, Gelechiidae, Geometridae, LEPIDOPTERA, New Zealand, Noctuidae, Pacific Insects, Pyralidae, TORTRICIDAE}, author = {Meyrick, E.} } @article {112, title = {Ecological correlates of the non-indigenous parasitoid assemblage associated with a Hawaiian endemic moth}, journal = {OecologiaOecologiaOecologia}, volume = {166}, number = {4}, year = {2011}, note = {ISI Document Delivery No.: 793KGTimes Cited: 0Cited Reference Count: 45Kaufman, Leyla V. Wright, Mark G.UsdaThe authors acknowledge USDA-TSTAR for funding. Hawaii Department of Land and Natural Resources and The Nature Conservancy of Hawaii are thanked for facilitating collection permits and access to field sites. Peter Follett, Russell Messing and William Haines are thanked for commenting on an earlier version of the manuscript. Numerous field assistants, particularly Clesson Higashi and Sasha Grant are thanked for assistance with rearing the larvae and growing the plants used in this study.SpringerNew york}, month = {Aug}, pages = {1087-1098}, type = {Article}, abstract = {Understanding what ecological factors might predispose indigenous habitats to invasion by invasive species is an important aspect of conservation and invasive species management, particularly when biological control is considered for suppression of the invasive species. This study seeks to identify ecological factors that might play a role in determining the structure of the parasitoid assemblage associated with caterpillars of the endemic Hawaiian moth Udea stellata (Crambidae). Parasitoids were reared from field-collected U. stellata larvae at 18 locations. Fourteen environmental variables were measured at each site. Two multivariate analyses, principal component analysis (PCA) and partial redundancy analysis (RDA), were used to analyze the parasitoid assemblage across a range of habitats varying in environmental characteristics. The PCA analysis showed that the occurrence of some species were highly correlated, and associated with less disturbed sites, whereas other species were associated with sites of medium and high levels of disturbance. The RDA analysis showed that only three of the measured environmental variables (U. stellata density, elevation, and level of habitat disturbance) significantly explained variability in the parasitoid assemblage among sites. There was greater parasitoid species richness associated with U. stellata larvae at higher elevation sites with a lower degree of habitat disturbance by exotic vegetation. The purposely introduced parasitoid species were associated with the non-target moth at sites located at higher elevations with low levels of disturbance. Multivariate analysis has the potential to provide valuable insights into the identification of important environmental factors that mediate parasitoid assemblage structure and level of parasitism on a particular target or non-target species, and therefore facilitate identification of suitable target habitats or susceptible non-target habitats.}, keywords = {Australia, biocontrol, carabid assemblages, community, elevation, Environmental variables, gradient, HAWAII, host-specificity, LEPIDOPTERA, Multivariate analysis, Non-target impacts, Pacific Insects, Parasitoid assemblage}, isbn = {0029-8549}, author = {Kaufman, L. V. and Wright, M. G.} } @article {118, title = {Larval hosts of Uresiphita Hubner (Crambidae)}, journal = {Journal of the Lepidopterists{\textquoteright} SocietyJournal of the Lepidopterists{\textquoteright} Society}, volume = {51(2)}, year = {1997}, month = {1997}, pages = {139-148}, type = {Article}, abstract = {A survey of the literature and museum collections of Uresiphita indicates larval hosts are primarily quinolizidirie-bearing plants in tribes of the Fabaceae. Three species, Uresiphita reversalis, U. ornithopteralis and U. polygonalis, were collected from seven genera in the Genisteae (Chamaecytisus, Genista, Lupinus, Spartium, Laburnum, Ulex and Cytisus) and from three genera in the Sophoreae (Sophora, Pericopsis and Bolusanthus). Two species, U. reversalis and U. polygonalis, were collected from three genera in the Thermopsidae (Baptisia, Anagyris and Piptanthus) and two, U. reversalis and U. ornithopteralis, were collected from two genera in the Bossiaceeae (Hovea and Templetonia). A few legume species that are not known to bear quinolizidine alkaloids were also reported. In particular, U. reversalis, U. polygonalis, and U. ornithopteralis were each collected from Acacia (Mimosaceae) in areas as widely distributed as Australia and the United States (California, Texas and Hawaii). This is a consistent anomaly in the overall host-use pattern. Other nonleguminous species have been reported but are probably not indicative of hosts upon which development may be completed.}, keywords = {Acacia, Australia, California, Crambidae, distribution, fabaceae, HAWAII, HOST, LEPIDOPTERA, North America, Pacific Insects, Pyraloidea, Sophora chrysophylla, Texas, Uresiphita}, isbn = {0024-0966}, author = {Leen, Rosemary} } @article {16, title = {New species of Microlepidoptera from Norfolk Island}, journal = {Journal of Natural HistoryJournal of Natural History}, volume = {16(3)}, year = {1982}, pages = {367 - 379}, abstract = {Six new species of micro-moths are described from Norfolk Island, in the South Pacific: Monopis nigroleuca (Tineidae), Orthenches celeterica, Thecobrathra dilechria (Yponomeutidae), Imma celtiphaga (Immidae), Anarsia lechriosema (Gelechiidae) and Cryptaspasma pullata (Tortricidae). Illustrations of wing-patterns and figures of the male and female genitalia of the adults are given. Two of the species, I. celtiphaga and C. pullatana, are recorded also from New Caledonia.}, keywords = {Australia, Cryptaspasma, description, distribution, Gelechiidae, genitalia, immidae, LEPIDOPTERA, Norfolk Island, Pacific Insects, Tineidae, TORTRICIDAE, Yponomeutidae}, isbn = {0022-2933}, author = {Bradley, J. D.} }