This paper lists the Buprestidae known to occur on Southern Vancouver Island, British Columbia, with their hosts. Represented are the following tribes: Buprestini (15 spp.); Chrysobothrini (6 spp.); Acmaeoderini (1 sp.); and Agrilini (1 sp.)

Everson, P.

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38 J. E NTo.\lol. . Soc. Bil IT COl. lI M ili A 75 11978), DI·:c . 3 1. 1978 BUPRESTIDAE OF SOUTHERN VANCOUVER ISLAND P. EYERSO N Department of Biology. Universit.v of Victoria, Box 1700. Victoria. B.C. ABSTRACT This paper li s ts the Bupres tidae known to occur on Sou t hern Vancouver Is la nd . Briti sh Co lumbia. with their host s . Represented are the following tribes : Bupres tini 115 spp.) ; Chrysobothrini 16 s pp.): Acmaeoderini II sp.) : and Agrilini II sp .). I:\TROOUCTlO:\ Sou t hern Vancouver Island compri ses that area of t he is land south of la titude 49 .5". This area includes two major biotic zones. the coas t-al forest and the gulf island lowlands ICannings and Stuart 1977). These zones have modera te t emperatures and abundan t winter rain with a characteris tic Yancouveran fauna which is noted for its di vers ity of geobious a nd hydro-bious beetles IHatch 1953) . References to the Buprestidae of Southern Yancouver [sland are brief. They include those of Walker 11866). LeConte 11869). Holla nd 11888 ), a nd E vans 11957). but Hardy (1 927 . 1942 ) compiled an annotated lis t of his captures in the great er Victoria area with notes on host species . T his paper expand s the work of Hardy to include capture records from th e southern part of the is land. Specim ens examined came from the collec t ions of the University of Victoria iUY). the British Columbia Provincial Mu seum (PM) , the Pacific Fores t Research Center IPF). and the Saanich ton Research Station (S). Figures in pa rentheses represent the number of specim ens in the collection. The identifica-tions a nd classification used in this li s t follow Barr (1971) . The place names may be found in the Gazetteer of Briti sh Co lumbia and are printed in boldface type. Family Buprestidae Subfa mily Ruprestinac Tribe Buprestini Chalcuph ora anguliculli s LeC.: Victuria. 4-Y IlI-29 , W. H . A. Preece. IS ) (2 ): ·)-YIl I-33 . W. Downes , IS) (I); Er rington , 6 to 29-Y-29. G. H. Larnder. (PM) (12); Sid ney , 5-Y I-27, A. W. Nicholls . IPM) 15 ); Vicloria, 24-Y-34. G. A. Ha rdy , new cut fir , (PM) (3 ); :\anaimo. Holland (1 888 ); Walker 11866 ); LeConte (1869); Wellington, anon y mous (1906) ; Ho st s : Pinus cu n/ orta. P. p onde rosa . A bies g ran dis, A. co ncu /o r and Pseuc/o/s ilga menziesi i I Barr 1971). Trachy k ele blondeli Mars .: Errington. 3-YII-51, G . H . Larnder, IPM) II) ; Shaw ni gan L. , 30-Y-26, G. A . Hardy , (PM) 11 ); Ho st s: Th uja plicata , Cupress us and Juniperu s (Barr 1971 ). Trachykele nimbusa Fa ll : Langford . 2-YI-60, D . Eva ns. in flight . (PF) II) ; Ho st s : A. grand-is . A. conco lor. A. m agnifica and T mer /en-siul/a I Barr 1971); Possibly a new island record. ]Jicerca lenebrosa Kby. : :\anaimo. Holland 11888 ); Wellingtun . anony mous 11906); Host s : num erous coniferous s pp . I Barr 1971 ). D icerca sex ilalis Cr.: Victoria , 23-Y 1-34. G. A. Hardy, on A . gral/(li s. IPM) 110 ); Depar-ture Bay . ?-YI-08, W . Tay lor. IPM ) (1). fJ icerca cra ssico llis LeC.: Er ringtun . 5-YI -29 , 21-111 -40. G. H. Larnder. IPM) 117 ); LeConte 11869). Dicerca tenebrica Kby .: Mcsachi L.. 12-VII-67. R. l'vlorley. on beach , (UY) 11) : Possibly a new isla nd record. Paccilo ll o /a (ra sen' Chamb.: Vict oria , 20-YIII- 26. G. A. Hardy . on willow, IPM) 12); E van s 11957); Hosts : Salix spp.IBarr 1971). B up res /i s aurulenla L. : Victoria, 4-YII [-29 , W. H . A. Preece , IS ) 13 ); G . A. Hardy, IPM) 13); Shawnigan L. , 14 -Y 11-09, IS) (I) ; Errington . 1-YI -29 . G. H. Larnder , (PM) (6); Sid ney , 26-Y-25. G. A. Hardy. on new-cut fir. IPM) Ill). \\illstream. G. A. Hardy, IPM) 19); Walker 11 866) ; LeConte 11869) . \anaimo, Holland 11888); Wellington , anony mous 11906) ; Hos t s : P seuciolsuga m ell z iesii , A bies granciis , Pinus ponderosa . P. je((reyi. P. la berliana , P. cu n/or/a and P. (Ie xilis IBarr 1971) . B up res/is langi Mann.: Metchosin , 23-YIII-29. W. J. R. Preece , IS) 11); Duncan. 20-YII I-70. K. J. R. Bartlett , on the ground, I UY) (1); Victoria. 3-Y II 1-67, R. Ring, in grass, I UY) (1); 20-VIII-68. J. M. Campbell , on ground , IUY) (1); W alker (1 866) ; LeCon te 11869); Wellington, anon ym ous (1906); Ho st : P. m enziesii I Barr 1971 ). Bup res/ is udjecta LeC.: Erringtun. 4-YII [-46, G. H. Larnder,IPM) (1); Parksville , 4-YIII -46, G. H. Larnder, I PM) 11) ; Nanaim o, 16-YIll-98, W. Taylor , (PM) (2) ; Sidn ey, 31-Y II -25, W. C. Cornfield. (PM) 11 ); LeConte 11 869) , Wellingto n, anony mous 11906); Hosts : P. pon-derosa , P. je((rey i , P. cun /ur/a and Picea enge l-manni IB arr 1971) . Bupres/ is ru s tico rum Kby.: Saanich, 6-YIII-wi , W. H. A. Preece, (S) 12 ); eayc use, 3-YIII-62 , E . D . A . Dyer , in flight . IUY) (1); l\1t'sach i L. , 5-YII-68 . R. Storey . iUY) (1); Mills tream . 2-J. E\,TO\IOJ.. Soc B HIT COi. U:M~I ,\ 75 ( 1978), D IOc. 31. 1978 39 V III -25, G. A . H ardy, New-cut Doug las fir , (PMI18): Errington, 28-V III -28, G . H . Larnder, IP M 1171: W alker 11866): Hosts: P. ponderosa , Pseudotsuga menzies ii a nd Abies f.{ralldis I Barr 1971). Melanophila acuminuta DeG .: Nanaimo, 22-V III -99, A. W. Hanham, IPM) 11): Duncan , 10-VIII-I8, A. W. Hanham , IPM) I I) : \anaimo, Holland 11888): Hosts : P illus spp. , Abies s pp . and Picea spp . I Barr 1971). M elanophila drummolldi Kby. : Sidney, 24-V 11-26, W. H. A. Preece, IS) 131: 25-V-25, G. A . Hardy , IPM) 171: Victoria, ?-V-7 1. R. Ring, IUV) 12): 3 to 10-V I-34, G. A. H ardy, new-cu t fir. IPM) (131: Erring(on , 13-V-5 1. G. H . Larn-der, IPM) (5): Go lds trea m, 3-V I-24, G. A. Ha rdy, IPM ) 17): :'-li ana imo, Ho llan d 11888) : LeConte 11869): Hosts: numerous con ife r spp. IBarr 197 1). AnI haxia aeneugasler Cast. et Gory: Saan-ich , 13-V-29, W. H. A. Pr eece, IS) (1): S hawni-gan 1.. , II-VI-29, W . Downes , IS) II ): Erring-ton, 14- IV-5 1. G. H. Larnder, on dandelion , (PM) 17 ): \,i('(oria , 14-V-27 , G . A. Hardy , IPM ) 12): Hosts: P illus spp.IBarr 1971 ). Tribe Chrysobothrini Chry souothris syluallia Fall : Sidn ey, 21-V I-25, W. H. A. Preece, on fres h-cu t Douglas fir, IS) (I): Millstrl'am, 2-VI1I -25, G. A. Hardy, on new-cut fir, IP M ) (1): Host : Pseudolsuga m en-ziesii (Barr 197 1). Ch rysobo t h ris carinipellllis LeC.: Sidn ey, 8-V 111 -25, G. A. Hardy, new-cut Douglas fir , ( PM) 13) Chrysobolhris pseudols ugae Van Dyke: Sidn ey, 2-V-26, W. H . A. Preece, on fres h Doug-las fir, (S) (2): Victoria, 3-V II -34. G. A . Hardy , new-cut Abies grandis, (PM ) (4): Host : Pseudo lsuga men ziesii (Barr 1971) . Chryso bolhris femorala (01. ): Sidn ey, 2 1-V II-25, W. H. A. Preece, Doug las fir, IPM) ( 1) : Victoria, 21-VI-34, G . A. H ardy, a pple tree, (PM) 11): Hosts: numerous decidu ous spp. (Barr 197 1). Chrvso bulhris lIiXCl Horn: Milbtrca m, 1-V I1l-25, G, A. Ha rdy, in a gallery in Thuja plica/a. (PM) (21: Ho sts: Libuceclrus clecurrells, Thuja plicala and JUllip erus occidelllalis (Barr 19711. Chrvsubalhris caurilla Horn: Cowi chan L. , 20 -VII-40. K. Graham , Pinu s cUlllurla, (PFI (1): Welling(on, anonymous 11906): Hosts: Pillu s spp .. Abies cU llculur . Larix acci-delllalis, Pse uclotsuga menziesii and T Sll ga l11er/ellsiana IBarr 1971 ). Subfamily Acmaeuderinae Tribt' Acmaeoderini Chrvsophana placida LeC.: Yictoria, 17-VI-69, B. Cousins, (UV) 11): 5-V J-67, R. Morl ey, (UV) (1): 10-V I-34, G. A . H ardy, Abies f.{rallciis, ( P M) (4): Errington , 6- IlI -39, 24-V II -44, 9-V I-38, 2-V IJ-49 , G. H. Lar nder, IPM ) (1): Dun-can , 3I- IIl-25 , 16- 11l-18, A. W. H a nh am, (PM) (I): Nanaimo, Ho ll and (1888): H osts: Pinu s spp .. Abies s pp .. Pselidul s liga menziesii and Thujaplicala IBarr 1971). S ubfa mil~' Agril in ae Tribe Agrilini Agrillis polilus (Say): Victoria, 5 to 20-V-26, G. A. H ardy, wi llow , (PM ) ( 11): Wellington , anony m ous ( 1906): Hosts: Sufi.\' spp . and AceI' spp . (Barr 197 1). This list increases to 23, t he known number of species of Buprest idae on Southern Van-couver I s la nd. The collect ing data ind icate that buprestids a re mos t co mmon durin g the s um -mer. This agrees with the observat ions of H a rdy (1927, 1942). ACK:-;OWL EDGEII1ENTS J t hank Mr. N. Tonks of t he Saanichton Research Station , Mr . D . Evans of the Paci-fic Fores t Research Cen ter . Drs . B. Ain scough and R. Carcasso n of the Provincial Mu seum and Dr. R. Ring of t he Univers ity of Victoria for the loan and use of t he collection s entrusted to t heir car e. REFERE\CES Anonymous. 1906. The British Columbia list. Coleoptera. Fam il y Buprest id ae. Bull. B .C. E n l-Soc .. 2:4. Barr. W. F . 1971. Fam ily Buprest idae . In Beet les of t he Paci fic Northwest , Par t V, by M. H . H atch. Univ. o f Wash . Publ. BioI. 16. p . 662. Ca nnings, R. A. and K. M. Stuart, 1977 . The Dragonflies of British Colu mbia. B.C. Provo Mus. H an dbook no . 35 : p. 256. Evans, D . 1957. A revision of the gen us Pocc ilonota in America north of Mexico (Co leoptera: Buprestidae). Ann. Ent. Soc. Am. 50:21-37 . Hardy, G. A . 1927. Bupres tidae of Vanco uver I s land. Prov o B.C. Mus. Nat. Hi st. for 1926: C32-C34. ___ . 1942 . Notes on some wood -bor ing beetles of Saan ich Vancouver Is land, B,C. (Coleop tera, Cerambycidae , B uprest idae) P roc . E nt. Soc. B.C. 39:9-1 3. 40 J . E"ITOi\10I.. Soc BHIT COL UM BIA 75 (1978). D F.c 31. 1978 Ilatch. M. H . 1953. T he Beetles of t he Pacific Northwest. Part I. I ntroduction a nd Adephaga. Univ. Wash. Pub!. Bio!. 16. p. 348. Holland . W. J. 1888. Captures made while travelling from Winnipeg to Victoria . B.C. Ca n. Ent. 20:89 -92 . LeConte. J. L. 1869 . List of Coleoptera collected in Vancouver' s Is land by Henry an d Joseph Matthews. with descriptions of some new species. Ann. Mag. Nat. Hi st. Ser . 4.6:369-:385. Walker. r. 1866 . List of Coleoptera. In Lord' s Naturali st in Vancou ver Is land and Bri tish Co lum-bia Vol. 2: 309-334 . EUTROMULA PAR/ANA (CLERCK) (LEPIDOPTERA: CHOREUTIDAE), THE CORRECT NAME OF THE APPLE-AND-THORN SKELETONIZER JOH N B . H EPPNER Department of Entomology National Mu seum of Natural History Smithsonian Insti t ut ion . Wash ington, D.C . 20560 ABSTRACT Nomenclatural problems are noted which make Eutromula pariana (Clerck) t he correct name of the apple-and-thorn skeletonizer . P revious ly used generic names are di st inct genera (Anth op hila Haworth and H emero-phila Hubner. [18 17[ ). synonyms ISimaethis Leach). or unavailable names I"Hemerophila" Hubner, 1806). The species is now placed in the family Choreutidae ISesioidea) which has been separated from Glyphipterigidae (Copromorphoidea ). The apple-and-thorn skeletonizer . Eutromula pa riana (Clerck). is an occasional pest of apple trees, in troduced from Europe this century . It is now firmly established in apple growing a reas of the northeastern Uni ted States a nd sout heastern Canada, and in British Columbia. going sou t h to Oregon . Idaho, a nd Colorado. The specific name of the species has been com-bined with several generic names in the past , mostly Anthoph£La, Simaethis. and Hem ero-phila. The latter generic association was most recenLly affirmed by Danilevsky and Kuznet-sov (1973) and noted by Doganlar (1977). In a for t hcom ing revision of t he North American Choreutidae (H eppner , in prep.) . the nam e used for the species will be Eutro-mula pariana, following the combination used in a recent British checklist of Lepidoptera !Bradley. 1972). Danilevsky and Kuznetsov (1973 ). unfortunately, used an 1806 Hubner generic name that is now unavailable for use due to t he rejection of Hubner' s 1806 paper by the I nternationa l Commission on Zoological Nomenclature (Opinion 97 , 1926) . The next avai lab le generic name is Eutromula Fr·olich . 1828, with E. pariana as its ty pe-species . The avai lab le and valid Hemerophila Hubner , [1 817 [ (not Hubner , 1806) , refers to a Neotropi-cal gen us . SimaRthis Leach. 18 15 is a junior synony m of Anthophila Haworth , [1 8 11[ . which refers to a genus distinct from Eutromula . Although there are dark and light forms of E. parialla. both in the Nearctic and the P alearctic, Doganlar (1977) correctly noted t hat only one s pec ies is involved. A recent paper has noted the reasons for t he sepa ra tion of gly-phipterigid moth s into two families. Glyphip-terigidae' and Choreutidae (Heppner, 1977) . The two families actually are unrelated and belong in different superfamilies based upon morphological a nd biological features, thus , Copromorphoidea and Sesioidea, respectively, with Choreutidae being relatively closely relat-ed to the specialized Sesiidae . 1. Glyphipterigidae is based on the original spelling of Glyphiptcrix as required by the Interna-tional Code of Zoological Nomencla ture. rather than the emendation Glyphipteryx (G ly-phipterygidae ). 

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Buprestidae of southern Vancouver Island

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