Three New Food Plants and First Wisconsin Record of \u3ci\u3ePublilia Reticulata\u3c/i\u3e (Hemiptera: Membracidae)

Publilia reticulata was found feeding on the composites Silphium perfoliatum, S. integrifolium and Ambrosia trifida at eight sites in five Wisconsin counties in 1993-1995. This is the first report of P. reticulata using these plants and of its occurrence in Wisconsin

\u3ci\u3eLongitarsus Melanurus\u3c/i\u3e (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae) Reproduces on \u3ci\u3eOnosmodium Molle\u3c/i\u3e (Boraginaceae)

(excerpt) Longitarsus melanurus (Melsheimer) was first associated with Onosmodium Michx. by Popenoe (1877) in Kansas where the sole species is O. molle Michx. (Great Plains Flora Assn. 1986). Recent field observations over several years showed that adults of L. melanurus feed on leaves of O. molle in Wisconsin, where these beetles were collected at 43 of the 59 sites where O. molle was found growing naturally (Williams 1996)

Feeding Records of True Bugs (Hemiptera: Heteroptera) From Wisconsin

Basic to our understanding of any animal and its habitat requirements is knowing what it eats. Reported here are observations of feeding by 49 species of true bugs (Hemiptera: Heteroptera) encountered in Wisconsin over 1992-2002

Some Aspects of the Natural History of \u3ci\u3eLongitarsus Subrufus\u3c/i\u3e (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae)

This is a synthesis of historic specimen data, published information, and the results of observation and experimentation in the field and greenhouse. The primary food plant of Nearctic L. subrufus is Onosmodium molle (Boraginaceae) and the known distribution of the beetle includes most of the plant’s wide midcontinental range. Adults feed on all above ground tissues except seeds; larvae feed on roots. The species is univoltine, spending winter as larvae. Daily activity patterns of adults are presented and three predators reported (Sinea, Nabicula, Enallagma)

Feeding Records of True Bugs (Hemiptera: Heteroptera) from Wisconsin, Supplement

In order to understand any animal and its habitat requirements, we must know what it eats. Reported here are observations of feeding by 27 species of true bugs (Hemiptera: Heteroptera) encountered in various habitats in Wisconsin over the years 2003–2014. This is the first report of Anasa repetita Heidemann (Coreidae) from Wisconsin

Coleoptera (Cerambycidae, Cleridae, Languriidae) Overwintering in Stems of Wisconsin Prairie Plants

Stem samples of 20 native species of prairie plants were collected in late September, caged separately and kept outdoors over the Wisconsin winter. The samples were then brought into the lab and animals produced from each plant species were inventoried. Certain of the Coleoptera so produced (Acropteroxys gracilis, Dectes sayi, Enoclerus rosmarus) are reported here

New Food Plants and First Wisconsin Records of \u3ci\u3ePublilia Modesta\u3c/i\u3e Var. \u3ci\u3eBrunnea\u3c/i\u3e (Hemiptera: Membracidae)

Publilia modesta var. brunnea was found feeding on 14 species of Aster­aceae at three sites in three Wisconsin counties in 1994-1996. This is the first report of P. modesta using these plants and of its occurrence in Wisconsin, an eastward extension of its reported distribution

First Report of \u3ci\u3eChauliognathus Marginatus\u3c/i\u3e (Coleoptera: Cantharidae) From Wisconsin

This is the first report of Chauliognathus marginatus from Wisconsin. Beetles were collected at two Rock Co. sites in 1999 and 2001, and at a Grant Co. site in 2005 and 2006