Notes on the Family Leptinidae Including a New Record of Leptinillus Validus (Horn) in North America (Coleoptera)1

Parks, James J.; Barnes, J.W.

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“…The leptinid, Leptinillus validus (Horn) is found in North America on the primitive rodent, Aplodontia, and on beavers, Castor (Parks 8c Barnes, 1955;Hatch, 1956). Both larvae and adults live on the host and feed on skin scrapings and, occasionally, on blood from wounds (Wood, 1964).…”

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The evolution of insect/vertebrate associations

Waage¹

1979

Biological Journal of the Linnean Society

121

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The evolution of close vertebrate associations has occurred in seven orders of insects, resulting in a great diversity of interactions which range from commensalism to true parasitism. The evolution of each taxon of vertebrate associates is discussed in turn, some new ideas on the development of certain groups are presented and, o n a broader scale, a general model for the evolution of cctoparasitic insects is proposed. It argues that all vertebrate associates have evolved along one of two niacroevolutionary pathways which differ only in the sequencing of adaptations facilitating host association and host feeding. These pathways lead to parasite types which differ greatly in their life history aiid intimacy of host association.Soine inicroevolutionary processes inHuencing the diversification of ectoparasites are discussed, in particular the process of insecthertebrate coevolution and the forms this may take. Host specificity, o w consequence of coevolution, is recognised as an important factor influencing the structure of ecroparasite coininunities, and a hypothesis is presented that competition between ectoparasite species, inediated by host defensive responses, is also important in determining community structure.

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The evolution of insect/vertebrate associations

Waage¹

1979

Biological Journal of the Linnean Society

121

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“…This is the first record of the species having been found in New Brunswick. Parks and Barnes (1955) record the collection of a small number of adults of this species in Minnesota in 1955, and previous collections by others from Hudson Rav, N.W.T., Quebec, Ontario, British Columbia, and the states of Alaska and '~a i n e , U.S.A. Hailev (1923) recorded the species from Wisconsin. T h e coIlections from Quebec and Maine were made considerably north and west, respectively of the New Brunswick border.…”

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The Life History of Aptesis basizona (Grav.) on Neodiprion sertifer (Geoff.) in Southern Ontario

Griffiths

1961

Can Entomol

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Aptesis biasizona (Grav.) is a common and widely distributed parasite of diprionid sawflies in central, western, and northern Europe, with parasitism varying from three to 90 per cent on different hosts and in different areas. One of these sawflies, Neodiprion sertifer (Geoff.), is very commonly attacked, with parasitism of 30 to 80 per cent in Czechoslovakia, 10 to 52 per cent in Hungary, and 17.5 to 40 per cent in Sweden (Morris et al., 1937).

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“…Most investigations on the biology of L.testacera have been restricted to records of host species (Claassens & O'Rourke, 1964;Claassens, 1965) and taxonomic, distributional or morphological studies (Parks & Barnes, 1955;Fairley, 1963Fairley, , 1965Jeannel, 1922). The precise nature of its relation-ship with its multitude of postulated 'hosts' is uncertain.…”

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“…However, on morphological evidence, Werner & Edwards (1948) removed L.americanus from synonymity and re-established it as a distinct species. Parks & Barnes (1955) decided that references to L.testaceits in the Nearctic were attributable to L.americanus and that L.testaceus is limited to the Palaeractic region. Despite these clarifications some confusion continues and, for example, Maser & Hooven (1 97 I ) have listed seven host species of 'L.testaceus' in Oregon, U S A .…”

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Studies on the biology and distribution of Leptinus testaceus Müller within a community of mixed small mammal species

Buckle

1976

Ecological Entomology

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1.In a mixed small mammal community L.testaceus was found to infest A.sylvaticrrs more frequently than either C.glureolrrs or M.ugrestis.2. Male and female rodents carried similar numbers of the beetle.3. Peak infestation on A.sylvuticirs occurred during spring and summer suggesting a single major emergence period. 4.There was good correlation between the beetle index and the numbers of individuals of A.sylvaticus infested; this relationship resembled that found within certain host/ectoparasite relationships.

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Notes on the Family Leptinidae Including a New Record of Leptinillus Validus (Horn) in North America (Coleoptera)1

Cited by 8 publications

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The evolution of insect/vertebrate associations

The evolution of insect/vertebrate associations

The Life History of Aptesis basizona (Grav.) on Neodiprion sertifer (Geoff.) in Southern Ontario

Studies on the biology and distribution of Leptinus testaceus Müller within a community of mixed small mammal species

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