Food Plant and Distribution of \u3ci\u3eMeligethes Saevus\u3c/i\u3e (Coleoptera: Nitidulidae)

Meligethes saevus (Coleoptera: Nitidulidae) is here reported to be a spe- cialist on its food plant Onosmodium molle (Boraginaceae). The geographic distributions of these taxa are discussed. This is the first report of M. saevus from Wisconsin

Notes on the Life Histories of \u3ci\u3eChlosyne\u3c/i\u3e (Lepidoptera: Nymphalidae) and \u3ci\u3eAgrypon\u3c/i\u3e (Hymenoptera: Ichneumonidae)

Ambrosia trifida is reported for the first time as a larval food plant of Chlosyne nycteis. Chlosyne nycteis and C. harrisii are reported as hosts of Agrypon prismaticum and A. alpinum, respectively; the first report of wasps in Agrypon parasitizing species in Nymphalidae

\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)

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

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

Feeding Records of Caterpillars (Lepidoptera) From Wisconsin Prairies and Savannas

Basic to our understanding of any animal and its habitat requirements is knowing what it eats. Presented here are feeding observations of 18 species of caterpillars encountered in Wisconsin prairies and savannas over 1992-2002. These food plants are previously unreported for these insects

New Larval Host Plant and Behavior of \u3ci\u3eChlosyne Gorgone\u3c/i\u3e (Lepidoptera: Nymphalidae)

(excerpt) On 31 July 1994, at 1600 hr, an aggregation of eight larvae of Chlosyne gorgone (Hubner) was found at Bush Clover Prairie, in Grant Co., Wisconsin. The larvae were feeding on the upper surface of a leaf of Echinacea pallida (Asteraceae), eating away the top tissue and leaving the translucent lower epidermis in place in an area about 1 cm wide and 4 cm long, oriented length- wise along the lanceolate leaf

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