Session: Display Presentations: Systematics, Evolution, and Biodiversity Section (2009 ESA Annual Meeting, December 13-16, 2009)

Tuesday, December 15, 2009: 7:00 AM-6:00 PM

Hall D, First Floor (Convention Center)

D0336

Adult Diptera from Ozark caves

Jeffrey K. Barnes, University of Arkansas

D0337

New data on the distribution of Mydidae in the Afrotropical and Oriental regions (Diptera: Asiloidea)

Torsten Dikow, Field Museum of Natural History

D0338

Spatial distribution of genetic variability in the New World screwworm fly from the Caribbean and South America

Pablo Fresia, University of Campinas ; Mariana Lúcio Lyra, University of Campinas ; Ana Maria Lima de Azeredo-Espin, University of Campinas

D0339

Progress towards an understanding of flesh fly evolution. New phylogenetic information from mitochondrial DNA (Diptera: Sarcophagidae)

Trevor I. Stamper, University of Cincinnati ; Gregory A. Dahlem, Northern Kentucky University ; Ronald Debry, University of Cincinnati ; Clifford Cookman, University of Cincinnati

D0341

Mitochondrial genomics in Calliphoridae (Diptera: Brachycera) and perspectives for dipteran phylogeny

Ana Carolina M. Junqueira, State University of Campinas (UNICAMP) ; Ana Maria L. Azeredo-Espin, State University of Campinas (UNICAMP)

D0342

Microsatellite analysis of cherry fruit fly (Rhagoletis cingulata (Loew): Diptera: Tephritidae) population structure across managed, unmanaged, and natural habitats

James J. Smith, Michigan State University ; Robert McClowry, Michigan State University ; Luis Teixeira, Michigan State University ; Tom Powell, University of Notre Dame ; Rufus Isaacs, Michigan State University ; Jeffrey Feder, University of Notre Dame ; Larry Gut, Michigan State University

D0343

Sperm partitioning in multiply-mated female Caribbean fruit flies

Ann Fritz, Eastern Illinois University ; Preeti Dhakal, Kansas State University ; Gary Fritz, Eastern Illinois University

D0344

Native bee diversity of Pierce Cedar Creek Institute in southwest Michigan

Sarah E. Arnosky, Kalamazoo College ; Ann M. Fraser, Kalamazoo College

D0345

Population structure of Apis cerana in Thailand

Ashley Marie Hayes, University of North Carolina-Greensboro ; Olav Rueppell, University of North Carolina at Greensboro ; Natapot Warrit, Chulalongkorn University ; Deborah Smith, University of Kansas

D0346

Diagnosis of Salina wolcotti Folsom, S. bidentata (Handschin) and S. thibaudi n. sp., with an identification key to the Salina of the Americas

Felipe N. Soto-Adames, University of Illinois

D0347

Are ctenopelmatine eggs really large: eggs and ovaries of selected sawfly parasitoids

Heather M. Cummins, University of Minnesota, St. Paul Campus

D0348

The influence of food consumption and conspecifics on the flight performance of the parasitoid Ibalia leucospoides Hochenwarch (Hymenoptera: Ibaliidae)

Deborah Fischbein, Instituto Nacional de Tecnologia Agropecuaria ; Juan C. Corley, Instituto Nacional de Tecnologia Agropecuaria ; José Villacide, Instituto Nacional de Tecnologia Agropecuaria ; Carlos Bernstein, Université Claude Bernard Lyon 1

D0349

The enigmatic genus Orwellium: key to unravelling relationships within the superfamily Platygastroidea (Hymenoptera)?

Luciana Musetti, The Ohio State University ; Norman F. Johnson, The Ohio State University ; Lubomir Masner, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada

D0350

From Namangan to Efogi on four wings and six legs: taxonomic revision of the genus Scelio Latreille for the Oriental region (Hymenoptera: Platygastridae)

Alejandro A. Valerio, The Ohio State University ; Lubomir Masner, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada ; Luciana Musetti, The Ohio State University ; Norman F. Johnson, The Ohio State University ; Matthew J. Yoder, North Carolina State University

D0351

A new species of the genus Beameria (Hemiptera: Cicadidae)

Allen Sanborn, Barry University ; Polly K. Phillips ; James E. Heath

D0352

Salivary symbionts in the potato leafhopper, Empoasca fabae

Bridget Wille, University of Maryland

D0353

Mating behavior of the glassy-winged sharpshooter, Homalodisca vitripennis

Randy Hunt, Indiana University Southeast

D0354

Regional comparison of hemlock woolly adelgid (Homoptera: Adelgidae) population dynamics

Artemis Roehrig, University of Massachusetts ; Joe Elkinton, University of Massachusetts

D0355

Predicting voltinism and its variation under different climate change scenario: a case study on grape berry moth at Lake Erie area

Shi Chen, Pennsylvania State University ; Shelby Fleischer, Pennsylvania State University ; Michael C. Saunders, Pennsylvania State University ; Patrick C. Tobin, USDA - Forest Service

D0356

A phylogeny of mimetic tiger moths based on five genes (Lepidoptera: Notuidae: Arctiinae)

Rebecca B. Simmons, University of North Dakota ; Susan J. Weller, University of Minnesota

D0357

Adaptation and speciation in Darwin’s tiger moth, Utetheisa

Michelle A. DaCosta, Wake Forest University

D0358

Phylogenetic relationships of tribes in Gelechiinae (Lepidoptera: Gelechiidae) based on analysis of morphological and molecular data

Sangmi Lee, Mississippi State University ; Richard L. Brown, Mississippi Entomological Museum

D0359

Patterns of genetic diversity and structure of three nymphalid butterfly species in Ghana: the role of forest fragmentation

Josephine Antwi, Southeastern Louisiana University ; Janice Bossart, Southeastern Louisiana University

D0360

Molecular characterization of Earias sp., populations from India based on ISSR analysis

Girish Kamble, MAHYCO ; Leela Alamalakala, MAHYCO ; Bharat Char, MAHYCO ; Srinivas Parimi, MAHYCO

D0361

Testing different storage solutions for DNA preservation and PCR success in aquatic insects (Ephemeroptera, Odonata, & Trichoptera)

Erik M. Pilgrim, US Environmental Protection Agency ; Suzanne Jackson, US Environmental Protection Agency ; Mark Bagley, US Environmental Protection Agency

D0362

Evolutionary relationships among Leptonema species inferred from molecular data (Trichoptera: Hydropsychidae: Macronematinae)

Rachel Love, Johns Hopkins University ; Christy Jo Geraci, Smithsonian Institution ; Xin Zhou, University of Guelph ; Karl M. Kjer, Rutgers University

D0363

Current range and regional population genetics of Acroneuria frisoni Stark & Brown 1991 (Plecoptera:Perlidae): a prelude to reintroduction

Ember Chabot, University of Illinois ; Rosanna Giordano, University of Illinois ; R. Edward DeWalt, University of Illinois

D0364

The influence of climate on distributions of Megarcys signata (Plecoptera: Perlodidae) and Hesperoperla pacifica (Plecoptera: Perlidae) in Colorado mountain streams

Lauren E. Culler, Dartmouth College ; Brad Taylor, Dartmouth College

D0365

Evaluation of morphometric characters of chilli thrips, Scirtothrips dorsalis (Thysanoptera: Thripidae), pertaining to different geographical regions of world

Vivek Kumar, University of Florida ; Dakshina Seal, University of Florida ; David Schuster, Univeristy of Florida ; Garima Kakkar, University of Florida

D0366

Biology of Hormosianoetus mallotae (Histiostomatidae: Astigmata), a mite restricted to water-filled treeholes

Norman J. Fashing, College of William and Mary

D0367

Insect diversity in intact versus degraded swamp ecosystems

Janice Bossart, Southeastern Louisiana University ; Ryan Clark, Southeastern Louisiana University

D0368

Forging an alliance: linking taxonomy, phylogeny and community ecology

Terry A. Wheeler, McGill University ; Christopher J. Borkent, McGill University ; Valérie Lévesque-Beaudin, McGill University ; Julia J. Mlynarek, McGill University

D0369

New genome size estimates in arthropods

Shawn Hanrahan, Texas A&M University ; Spencer Johnston, Texas A&M University

D0370

Development of genetic markers to facilitate genetic studies in the lyme disease tick, Ixodes scapularis (Acari: Ixodidae)

Catherine Silva, Purdue University ; Jason Meyer, Purdue University ; Brian Abernathy, Purdue University ; Catherine A. Hill, Purdue University

D0371

The beetles of St. Lucia, West Indies: literature records vs. expedition findings vs. predicted outcomes

Michael A. Ivie, Montana State University ; Donald E. Bright, C.P. Gillette Museum of Insect Diversity ; Andrew R. Cline, CDFA ; Ian A. Foley, Montana Department of Agriculture ; Matthew L. Gimmel, Louisiana State University ; Katie J. Hopp, Santa Barbara Museum of Natural History ; Eli A. Ivie, Montana State University ; LaDonna L. Ivie, Montana State University ; JB. "Ding" Johnson, University of Idaho ; Crystal A. Maier, Montana State University ; Stewart B. Peck, Carleton University ; Ross C. Winton, Montana State University

D0372

The Coleoptera of Saba, West Indies

Michael A. Ivie, Montana State University ; Derek S. Sikes, University of Alaska ; Crystal A. Maier, University of Kansas ; Ross C. Winton, Montana State University

D0373

Differentiation of flea beetle species: concordance among DNA sequence, structure and morphology

Michael W. Ruhl, University of Georgia ; Tracie M. Jenkins, University of Georgia

D0374

Genetic diversity of Iranian populations of melolonthids (Coleoptera: Scarabaeoidea: Melolonthidae) based on mtDNA analysis

Javad Karimi, Ferdowsi University of Mashhad ; Mehdi Modarres-Awal, Ferdowsi University of Mashhad ; Javad Hassan-Janpoor, Ferdowsi University of Mashhad ; Mohammad Reza Nassiry, Ferdowsi University of Mashhad ; Hussein Sadeghi N, Ferdowsi University of Mashhad ; Reyhaneh Darsoei, Ferdowsi University of Mashhad

D0375

Carrion beetles associated with human decomposition in southeast Texas

Melissa S. Sisson, Sam Houston State University ; Natalie K. Lindgren, Sam Houston State University ; Jeff D. Kelly, Sam Houston State University ; Alan D. Archambeault, Sam Houston State University ; Brent C. Rahlwes, Sam Houston State University ; Sibyl R. Bucheli, Sam Houston State University ; Joan A. Bytheway, Sam Houston State University

D0376

Cyclodiene resistance in the western corn rootworm as a tool to understand population genetics

Hong Chen, University of Nebraska-Lincoln ; Haichuan Wang, University of Nebraska-Lincoln ; Blair Siegfried, University of Nebraska-Lincoln

D0377

Diversity of selected groups of leaf beetles (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae) in the Caribbean

Maria Lourdes Chamorro-Lacayo, Smithsonian Institution, National Museum of Natural History ; Alexander S. Konstantinov, Systematic Entomology Lab. USDA

D0378

Weevils intercepted at New York ports of entry, a trip back to the 1960’s (Coleoptera: Curculionidae)

James Korecki, USDA-APHIS-PPQ ; Dan Lee, USDA-APHIS-PPQ ; Harry Rasmussen, USDA-APHIS-PPQ

D0379

Phylogeography of the citrus root weevil, Diaprepes abbreviatus (Coleoptera: Curculionidae: Entiminae), in Puerto Rico and surrounding islands

Anyimilehidi Mazo-Vargas, University of Puerto Rico ; Nico M. Franz, University of Puerto Rico

D0380

Preliminary studies on rostrum development in the rice weevil, Sitophilus oryzae (Coleoptera: Curculionidae)

Steven Ray Davis, University of Kansas

D0381

New records of weevils (Coleoptera: Curculionoidea) from Mona Island, Puerto Rico

Charles O'Brien, University of Arizona ; Nico Franz, University of Puerto Rico

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