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SPATIAL AND TEMPORAL VARIATION IN ABUNDANCE, SEX RATIO, AND SPECIES COMPOSITION OF CONNECTICUT RHAGIONIDAE (DIPTERA)

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  31 May 2012

Chris T. Maier  and
Donald W. Webb
Chris T. Maier
Affiliation:
Department of Entomology, The Connecticut Agricultural Experiment Station, 123 Huntington Street, New Haven, Connecticut, USA06504–1106
Donald W. Webb
Affiliation:
Section of Faunistic Surveys and Insect Identification, Illinois Natural History Survey, 607 E. Peabody Drive, Champaign, Illinois, USA61820
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Abstract

Rhagionids were studied principally by capturing adults in emergence traps at Southington (1979) and in Malaise traps at Hamden (1980–1983) and Guilford, CT (1983–1985). Most captures of Chrysopilus rotundipennis Loew, C. thoracicus (Fabr.), Rhagio mystaceus (Say), and Symphoromyia hirta Johnson occurred during a 2- to 5-week period. Mean capture dates for sexes differed significantly in only a few cases. Based on percentage of total captured, S. hirta and R. mystaceus ranked first and second at Hamden whereas C. rotundipennis and S. hirta had these respective ranks at Guilford. The sex ratio of C. ornatus (Say) adults in emergence traps did not depart significantly from 1.0, but most rhagionids captured in Malaise traps had skewed sex ratios. Based on percentage and quotient of similarity, faunas at Hamden and Guilford shared many species, but relative abundances of species common at one or both sites were very different. In this study, we found 14 rhagionid species, including 4 not previously recorded from Connecticut. A total of 16 species are now recorded from the state.

Résumé

On a étudié les rhagionides du Connecticut surtout par capture des adultes au piège à émergence à Southington (1979), et au piège Malaise à Hamden (1980–1983) et à Guilford (1983–1985). La plupart des captures de Chrysopilus rotundipennis Loew, C. thoracicus (Fabr.), Rhagio mystaceus (Say), et Symphoromyia hirta Johnson ont été effectuées au cours d’une période de 2–5 semaines. Les dates moyennes de capture ont différé entre les sexes dans quelques cas seulement. D’après le pourcentage du total des captures, S. hirta et R. mystaceus arrivaient en première et deuxième place à Hamden alors que C. rotundipennis et S. hirta occupaient respectivement ces deux rangs à Guilford. Le rapport des sexes des adultes de C. ornatus (Say) dans les pièges à émergence ne différait pas significativement de 1,0, mais la plupart des rhagionides piégées au Malaise montraient un rapport des sexes biaisé. D’après le pourcentage et le quotient de similarité, la faune de Hamden et de Guilford avait plusieurs espèces en commun mais l’abondance relative des espèces communes à un ou aux deux sites était très différente. Au cours de cette étude on a identifié 14 espèces de rhagionides dont 4 n’avaient pas encore été mentionnées pour le Connecticut. Le total des espèces connues pour cet état est maintenant de 16.

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The Canadian Entomologist , Volume 119 , Issue 1 , January 1987 , pp. 55 - 65
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Copyright © Entomological Society of Canada 1987

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