2008 ESA Annual Meeting, November 16-19, 2008: SEB2 Ten-Minute Papers, Systematics, Evolution, Biodiversity

Canopy fogging reveals diversity of Scolytinae (Coleotera: Curculionidae) in the Ecuadorian Amazon
Stephanie Dole, Michigan State University; Anthony Cognato, Michigan State University; Terry Erwin, Smithsonian Institution

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0317

Multiple introductions of the invasive root weevil Diaprepes abbreviatus (L.) from the Caribbean into the United States
Marina Ascunce, USDA ARS; DeWayne Shoemaker, USDA ARS; Herb Nigg, University of Florida

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0318

Predatory and parasitic mites associated with mosquitoes in New Jersey
Anwar L. Bilgrami, Department of Mosquito Control; Peter Bosak, Department of Mosquito Control

0319

Fecal case -associated maternal effects promote postmating isolation between Neochlamisus bebbianae host forms
Daniel J. Funk, Vanderbilt University; Scott P. Egan, Vanderbilt University

0320

Native, hybrid and invasive fire ants (Solenopsis spp.) in northeastern Mexico
Sergio R. Sanchez-Peña, Universidad Autonoma Agraria Antonio Narro; Manuela C. Chacón-Cardosa, Universidad Autonoma de Nuevo Leon; Diana Resendez-Perez, Universidad Autonoma de Nuevo Leon

0321

Re-investigation of cuticular hydrocarbons in imported fire ants: Evidence for a second type of hybrid Solenopsis fire ant?
Li Chen, Auburn University; Henry Y. Fadamiro, Auburn University

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0322

Behavioral flexibility and repertoire expansion in the ant: Testing the hypothesis?
Marc A Seid, Smithsonian Tropical Research Ins

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0323

Task and venom specialization in workers and alates of Termitopone commutata
Justin Schmidt, Southwestern Biological Institute; William Overal, Museu Paraense Emílio Goeldi

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0324

Resetting the path integrator during tunnel excavation by the Formosan subterranean termite (Isoptera: Rhinotermitidae)
Paul Bardunias, University of Florida; Nan-Yao Su, University of Florida

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0325

Larval performance, adult behavior, and the colonization of alfalfa by Lycaeides melissa (Lepidoptera: Lycaenidae)
Matthew L Forister, University of Nevada, Reno; Chris C Nice, Texas State University, San Marcos; James A Fordyce, University of Tennessee; Zachariah Gompert, University of Wyoming

0326

Measuring temporal and spatial dynamics in tropical butterfly communities
Gloria Luque, Ohio State University; John W. Wenzel, The Ohio State University; Philip De Vries, University of New Orleans

0327

Population structure of the potato tuberworm Phthorimaea operculella Zeller (Lepidoptera: Gelechiidae) in the United States
Raul F Medina, Texas A&M University; Silvia I. Rondon, Oregon State University

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0328

Pathway analysis of the Mediterranean fruit fly using mitochondrial DNA
Norman Barr, Center for Plant Health Science and Tecnology

0329

Wormholes, sensory nets, and hypertrophied tactile setae: The extraordinary defense strategies of Brenthia caterpillars
Jadranka Rota, Smithsonian Institution; David L. Wagner, University of Connecticut

0330

Wind tunnel selection for an evolutionary change in pheromone blend ratio specificity in male moths
Kenneth Haynes, University of Kentucky; Jeremy Allison, University of Kentucky

0331

Caterpillars and casualty: Working a death scene in Galveston, TX
Sibyl, R. Bucheli, Sam Houston State University; Joan Bytheway, Sam Houston State University

0332

Fitness costs of insect resistance to Bacillus thuringiensis
Aaron J. Gassmann, Iowa State University; Yves Carrière, University of Arizona; Bruce E. Tabashnik, University of Arizona

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Concluding Remarks