@article {210, title = {New species of Hyposmocoma (Lepidoptera, Cosmopterigidae) from the remote Northwestern Hawaiian Islands of Laysan, Necker, and Nihoa}, journal = {ZootaxaZootaxaZootaxa}, number = {2272}, year = {2009}, note = {ISI Document Delivery No.: 509MKTimes Cited: 0Cited Reference Count: 10Schmitz, Patrick Rubinoff, Daniel}, pages = {37-53}, type = {Article}, abstract = {The endemic Hawaiian cosmopterigid moth genus Hyposmocoma Butler, 1881 contains 315 described species, making it one of the Archipelago{\textquoteright}s most diverse radiations. However, only one species was previously described as endemic to the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands (NWHI), and prior taxonomic work in the region has been problematic. The NWHI represent a series of much older island remnants and atolls that were formerly high islands of much greater diversity. Systematic relationships within and between Hyposmocoma on the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands may have implications for understanding not only the biogeography of Hyposmocoma but of Hawaiian radiations in general. We describe eight new species of Hyposmocoma endemic to the NWHI: H. laysanensis sp. nov. and H. ekemamao sp. nov. from Laysan Island, H. opuumaloo sp. nov. and H. mokumana sp. nov. from Necker Island, and H. nihoa sp. nov., H. kikokolu sp. nov., H. menehune sp. nov., and H. papahanau sp. nov. from Nihoa Island. This work represents the first inclusive taxonomic treatment of Hyposmocoma in the NWHI and may serve as a basis for studies both of Hyposmocoma, and broader biogeographic research on the NWHI.}, keywords = {Cosmopterigidae, Gelechioidea, HAWAII, Hyposmocoma, LEPIDOPTERA, Pacific Insects, Phylogeny, radiation}, isbn = {1175-5326}, author = {Schmitz, P. and Rubinoff, D.} } @article {116, title = {Biology and distribution of a recently rediscovered endemic Hawaiian leafroller moth, Omiodes continuatalis (Crambidae)}, journal = {Journal of the Lepidopterists SocietyJournal of the Lepidopterists SocietyJournal of the Lepidopterists Society}, volume = {63(1)}, year = {2009}, note = {ISI Document Delivery No.: 441XPTimes Cited: 0Cited Reference Count: 17King, Cynthia Rubinoff, Daniel Haines, William}, month = {Apr}, pages = {11-20}, type = {Article}, abstract = {The endemic Hawaiian leafroller moth Omiodes continuatalis was documented by early entomologists to be one of the most common species encountered during initial collecting trips in the Hawaiian Islands at the end of the 19th century. The species was declared extinct in 1982, and while subsequent surveys have resulted in their "rediscovery", it is evident that O. continuatalis population have experienced declines and localized extinctions throughout their historical range. The objective of our research was to document the life history, biology, general morphology, and behavior of this little studied species. To complete the investigation, we observed both wild caught and laboratory reared O. continuatalis. We also conducted light trap surveys to document the current distribution of O. continuatalis, to create a document which can be refferenced for future research relating to the biology or conservation of this species.}, keywords = {biology, Crambidae, development, distribution, extinction, fossorial, HAWAII, LEPIDOPTERA, Omiodes, Pacific Insects, Pyraloidea}, isbn = {0024-0966}, author = {King, C. and Rubinoff, D. and Haines, W.} } @article {84, title = {A recent outbreak of the Hawaiian koa moth, Scotorythra paludicola (Lepidoptera: Geometridae), and a review of outbreaks between 1892 and 2003}, journal = {Pacific SciencePacific Science}, volume = {63}, number = {3}, year = {2009}, note = {Cited Reference Count: many ref.}, pages = {349-369}, type = {article}, abstract = {The koa moth, Scotorythra paludicola, is an endemic Hawaiian moth that undergoes sporadic outbreaks in koa forests in Hawai{\textquoteright}i, causing vast defoliations of its host plant, Acacia koa. We studied one such outbreak that occurred on East Maui in 2003, in which approximately 16 km2 of forest were defoliated. We collected adult moths and larvae, and recorded size-class distribution of larvae in defoliated regions. Larvae at a given site tended to be of a similar size class, suggesting that outbreaks were synchronous, and mean development time from first instar to adulthood was 42 days under laboratory conditions. Mortality of field-collected, laboratory-reared larvae due to disease was high (80\%), making it impossible to quantify meaningful parasitism rates, but three non-native hymenopteran primary parasitoids were reared (the braconids Meteorus laphygmae and Cotesia marginiventris, and the ichneumonid Hyposoter exiguae). One ichneumonid hyperparasitoid, Gelis sp., was also reared. No native parasitoids were reared. We found no relationship between occurrence of five koa moth outbreaks on East Maui between 1920 and 2006 and annual or monthly precipitation or temperature during that period.}, keywords = {Acacia koa, Geometridae, HAWAII, HOST, LEPIDOPTERA, Maui, outbreaks, Pacific Insects, PARASITISM, Scotorythra}, isbn = {0030-8870}, author = {Haines, W. P. and Heddle, M. L. and Welton, P. and Rubinoff, D.} } @article {43, title = {Rapid spread of male-killing Wolbachia in the butterfly Hypolimnas bolina}, journal = {Journal of Evolutionary BiologyJournal of Evolutionary Biology}, volume = {23(1)}, year = {2009}, note = {10.1111/j.1420-9101.2009.01891.x}, pages = {231-235}, abstract = {Reproductive parasites such as Wolbachia can spread through uninfected host populations by increasing the relative fitness of the infected maternal lineage. However, empirical estimates of how fast this process occurs are limited. Here we use nucleotide sequences of male-killing Wolbachia bacteria and co-inherited mitochondria to address this issue in the island butterfly Hypolimnas bolina. We show that infected specimens scattered throughout the species range harbour the same Wolbachia and mitochondrial DNA as inferred from 6337{\textdagger}bp of the bacterial genome and 2985{\textdagger}bp of the mitochondrial genome, suggesting this strain of Wolbachia has spread across the South Pacific Islands at most 3000{\textdagger}years ago, and probably much more recently.}, keywords = {endosymbionts, French Polynesia, Hypolimnas, LEPIDOPTERA, mtDNA, Nymphalidae, Pacific Insects, Papilionoidea, Wolbachia}, isbn = {1420-9101}, author = {Duplouy, A. and Hurst, G.D.D. and O{\textquoteright}Neill, S.L. and Charlat, S.} }