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New range records and life history observations of insects (Diptera: Dryomyzidae, Chironomidae; Coleoptera: Staphylinidae) associated with barnacles (Balanomorpha: Balanidae, Chthamalidae) on the Pacific coasts of North America and Japan

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Joel F. Gibson Open the ORCID record for Joel F. Gibson [Opens in a new window]  and
Henry H.C. Choong
Joel F. Gibson*
Affiliation:
Entomology, Royal BC Museum, 675 Belleville St., Victoria, British Columbia, V8W 9W2, Canada
Henry H.C. Choong
Affiliation:
Invertebrate Zoology, Royal BC Museum, 675 Belleville St., Victoria, British Columbia, V8W 9W2, Canada
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*Corresponding author. Email: jgibson@royalbcmuseum.bc.ca
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Abstract

Insects are usually considered to be excluded from the marine environment. A small number of species, however, are considered to be marine, due to spending some portion of their life cycle in salt water. We use natural history collection specimens, in-field observations, and molecular analysis to generate new locale records and natural history data for seven insect species. All seven species are associated with barnacles (Balanomorpha: Balanidae, Chthamalidae) along the Pacific coast of Canada, the United States of America, or Japan. Use of DNA barcode analysis confirms the monophyly of three species of Oedoparena (Diptera: Dryomyzidae). Natural history collection specimens expand the geographical range and illuminate the phenology of Oedoparena spp. In-field observations record direct associations between three species of Thalassosmittia (Diptera: Chironomidae), Diaulota densissima (Casey) (Coleoptera: Staphylinidae), and intertidal barnacles from various locations in British Columbia, Canada. Barnacle host associations and microhabitat preferences are proposed for all species. A new definition of what constitutes a marine insect is offered.

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The Canadian Entomologist , Volume 153 , Issue 2 , April 2021 , pp. 196 - 210
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© The Author(s), 2020. Published by Cambridge University Press on behalf of the Entomological Society of Canada

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