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International Heteropterists’ Society WHAT'S NEW?

In this area we include such things as new major publications, announcements of meetings, and anything about member's in the news or their needs or activities. We will be updating this section every few months, so please let us hear from you. This is your "Bulletin Board." Take advantage of it. Send your contributions and comments about this site to David Rider NOTICE TO MEMBERS: The Bibliographic Database is now online [The Bibliographic Database is temporarily unavailable], and Active members can gain access, as well as add publications to it. Active Members can also edit their personal profiles online, so changes to personal data will be reflected on the site immediately. Access information is mailed to all current Active Members, and New Members upon receipt of payment. Go to the "Members Only" section .

Upcoming Meetings:

Members in the News:

Ludvik Hoberlandt article on the occasion of his 80^th birthday: Stehlik, J. L. 1999. The eightieth aniversary of Ludvík Hoberlandt. Klapalekiana 35: 173-181. [biographical sketch and list of publications].

John T. Polhemus Festschrift in honor of his 70^th birthday: Polhemus, D. A. (ed.). 2000. An issue in honor of Dr. John T. Polhemus in the year of his 70^th birthday. Journal of the New York Entomological Society 107: 89-288. [Introductions by wife, Irma, and son, John; list of proposed names and publications by son, Dan; and numerous contributed papers dedicated to Dr. Polhemus].

Pavel Stys Festschrift in honor of his 65^th birthday: Král, D. (ed.) 1999. Acta Societatis Zoologicae Bohemicae 63: 1-289. [Introduction by M. Papácek and J. Vilimová, and numerous contributed papers dedicated to Dr. Stys].

Obituaries:

Sir Richard Southwood: Born June 20, 1931; died October 26, 2005. British heteropterist, ecologist, and former Vice-Chancellor of the University of Oxford, best known for his early work on Heteroptera and the co-authored book "Land and Water Bugs of the British Isles," and later for his ecological and environmental focus. See "Past Workers" under "Photo Gallery" for photograph and citations.

Dr. Nils Møller Andersen: Born November 21, 1940; died May 12, 2004 Danish heteropterist, Zoological Museum, University of Copenhagen, well known for his research on Gerridae and other Gerromorpha, and his benchmark book, "The Semiaquatic Bugs." See "Past Workers" under "Photo Gallery" for photograph and citation of obituary, and "Upcoming Meeting Information" for information on the Nils Møller Andersen Award.

Richard C. Froeschner: Born March 8, 1916; died May 2, 2002. American heteropterist, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, D.C., best known for his work on the systematics of Cydnidae, Tingidae, and important catalogs. See "Past Workers" under "Photo Gallery" for photograph and citation of obituary.

Halbert M. Harris: Born July 18, 1900; died August 18, 2000. American heteropterist, Iowa State University, best known for his work on the systematics of Berytidae and Nabidae. See "Past Workers" under "Photo Gallery" for photograph and citation of obituary.

Antti Jansson: Born 1940; died July 16, 2002. Finnish heteropterist, Zoological Museum, University of Helsinki, best known for his work on the systematics of Corixidae. See "Past Workers" under "Photo Gallery" for photograph and citation of obituary.

Per Lindskog: Born November 22, 1939; died March 1, 1998. Swedish heteropterist, Swedish Museum of Natural History, Stockholm, best known for his work on ecology and systematics of Leptopodomorpha. See "Past Workers" under "Photo Gallery" for photograph and citation of obituary.

Vasiliy Georgievich Putshkov: Born November 8, 1909; died December 25, 1995. Russian heteropterist, Institute of Zoology, Ukrainian Academy of Sciences, best known for his Fauna Ukrainy studies, monographs on the Pentatomoidea and Rhopalidae, and book on injurious mirids and a world catalog of the Reduviidae (with P.V. Putshkov). See "Past Workers" under "Photo Gallery" for photograph and citation of obituary.

New Publications:

Major publications up to ten years old may be listed here.

Ambrose, D. P. 1999. Assassin bugs. Science Publishers, Enfield, New Hampshire. 337 [available from Amazon.com [ http://www.amazon.com ] for $92.00).

Aukema, B. and C. Rieger (eds.). 1999. Catalogue of the Heteroptera of the Palearctic Region. Vol. 3. Cimicomorpha II. The Netherlands Entomological Society, Amersterdam, The Netherlands. 576 pp. [Miridae by I. M. Kerzher & M. Josifov, pp. 1-516]. [Available from M. B. P. Drost, The Netherlands Entomological Society ( mbpdrost@knoware.nl )].

Aukema, B. and C. Rieger (eds.). 2001. Catalogue of the Heteroptera of the Palearctic Region. Vol. 4. Pentatomomorpha I. The Netherlands Entomological Society, Amsterdam, the Netherlands. 346 pp. [Aradidae by E. Heiss, pp. 3-34; Lygaeidae by J. Péricart, pp. 35-220; Piesmatidae by E. Heiss & J. Pricart, pp. 221-226; Malcidae by I. M. Kerzhner, pp. 227-229; Berytidae by J. Pricart, pp. 230-247; Colobathristidae by I. M. Kerzhner, pp. 243-244; Largidae by I. M. Kerzhner, pp. 245-247; Pyrrhocoridae by I. M. Kerzhner, pp. 248-258]. [Available from M. B. P. Drost, The Netherlands Entomological Society, mbpdrost@knoware.nl ]

Aukema, B. and C. Rieger (eds.). 2006. Catalogue of the Heteroptera of the Palearctic Region. Vol. 5. Pentatomomorpha II. The Netherlands Entomological Society, Amsterdam, the Netherlands. 550 pp. [Stenocephalidae by W. R. Dolling, pp. 2-7; Rhopalidae by W. R. Dolling, pp. 8-27; Alydidae by W. R. Dolling, pp. 28-42; Coreidae by W. R. Dolling, pp. 43-101; Urostylididae by D. A. Rider, pp. 102-116; Thaumastellidae by J. A. Lis, p. 117; Parastrachiidae by J. A. Lis, p. 118; Cydnidae by J. A. Lis, pp. 119-147; Thyreocoridae by J. A. Lis, pp. 148-149; Plataspidae by J. Davidová-Vilímová, pp. 150-165; Acanthosomatidae by U. Göllner-Scheiding, pp. 166-181; Tessaratomidae by D. A. Rider, pp. 182-189; Scutelleridae by U. Göllner-Scheiding, pp. 190-227; Dinidoridae by J. A. Lis, pp. 228-232; Pentatomidae by D. A. Rider, pp. 233-402; Incertae sedis by W. R. Dolling, pp. 403-414]. [Available from M. B. P. Drost, The Netherlands Entomological Society, mbpdrost@knoware.nl ]

Cassis, G. and G. F. Gross. 2002. Hemiptera: Heteroptera (Pentatomomorpha). In Houston, W. W. K. & Wells, A. (eds.). Zoological Catalogue of Australia. Vol. 27.B. CSIRO, Melbourne. xiv + 737 pp.

Derjanschi V. and J. Péricart. 2005. Faune de France 90. Hémiptres Pentatomoidea. Euro-Méditerranéens. Vol. 1. 494 pp. [Available from Fédération Française des Sociétés de Sciences Naturelles (www.faunedefrance.org)

Froeschner, R. C. 1999. True bugs (Heteroptera) of Panama: A synoptic catalog as a contribution to the study of Panamanian biodiversity. Memoirs of the American Entomological Institute. Vol. 61. 393 pp. [Available from D. B. Wahl, American Entomological Instititute, Gainesville, Florida ( dr_x@afn.org ) for $75.00].

Henry, T. J. and R. C. Froeschner. 1998. Catalog of the stilt bugs, or Berytidae,of the world (Insecta: Hemiptera: Heteroptera). Contributions of the American Entomological Institute. 30(4): 1-72.

Joshi, R. C., A. T. Barrion, and L. S. Sebastian (eds.). 2007. Rice Black Bugs. Taxonomy, Ecology, and Management of Invasive Species. Philippine Rice Research Institute, Science City of Muñoz, Philippines. 793 pp.

Lariviére, M.-C. and A. Larochelle. 2004. Heteroptera (Insecta: Hemiptera): Catalogue. Fauna of New Zealand. 50: 1-330 [available from Manaaki Whenua Press: http://www.mwpress.co.nz].

Maw, H. E. L., R. G. Foottit, K. G. A. Hamilton, and G. G. E. Scudder. 2000. Checklist of the Hemiptera of Canada and Alaska. National Research Council (NRC) of Canada, NRC Research Press, Ottawa. [available from NRCR Press ( http://www.monographs.nrc.ca ) for $39.95].

McPherson, J. E. and R. M. McPherson. 2000. Stink bugs of economic importance in America north of Mexico. CRC Press, Boca Raton, Florida. 253 pp. [available from CRC Press ( http://www.crcpress.com/us ) for $69.95].

Péricart, J. 1998. Hémiptères Lygaeidae Euro-Mediterranéens. Faune de France. France et régions limitrophes. Fédération Française des Sociéte de Sciences Naturelles, Paris. 3 volumes. 1: 1-468, 6 color plates; 2: 1-453, 3 color plates; 3: 1-487, 2 color plates.

Schaefer, C. W. and A. R. Panizzi (eds.). 2000. Heteroptera of economic importance. CRC Press, Boca Raton, Florida. 828 pp. [available from CRC Press ( http://www.crcpress.com/us )for $94.95].

Schuh, R. T. 2000. Biological systematics, Principles and applications. Cornell University Press, Ithaca, New York. 256pp. [$45 cloth; order through Cornell Press

Schuh, R. T. 2001. Revision of the New World Plagiognathus Fieber, with comments on the Palearctic fauna and the description of a new genus (Heteroptera: Miridae: Phylinae). Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History 266. 267 pp.

Schwartz, M. D. and R. G. Foottit. 1998. Revision of the Nearctic species of the genus Lygus Hahn, with a review of the Palaearctic species (Heteroptera: Miridae). Memoirs on Entomology, International. Vol. 10. Associated Publishers, Gainesville, FL, USA. 428 pp.

Tinerella, P. P. and R. W. Gunderson. 2005. The water boatmen (Insecta: Heteroptera: Corixidae) of Minnesota. Schafer-Post Foundation, North Dakota Insects, Publication no. 23, 119 pp. [order through: http://corixoidea.ndsu.nodak.edu/html/mn_corixidae_announcement.htm]

Wheeler, A. G., Jr. 2001. Biology of the Plant Bugs (Hemiptera: Miridae). Pests, Predators, Opportunists. Cornell University Press, Ithaca and London. 507 pp. [$95.00 cloth; order through Cornell Press.]

Other publications available:

Eyles, A. C. 1973. Monograph of the genus Dieuches Dohrn (Heteroptera: Lygaeidae). Christchurch, New Zealand. 465 pp. [still available from Dr. A. C. Eyles (30 Mahan, Paraparaumu Beach, New Zealand) for $25 (US) or equivalent UNESCO Coupons].

Henry, T. J. and R. C. Froeschner (eds.) 1988. Catalog of the Heteroptera, or true bugs, of Canada and the United States. E. J. Brill, Leiden and New York. 958 pp. (Only $25 USD plus postage outside U.S., [previously $79]; all proceeds from the sale of this book go to IHS; order from R.J. Packauskas, Treasurer.

NEW ENGLISH TRANSLATION: We are pleased to present a translation of the Keys to the Insects of the Far-Eastern USSR, Volume II, the Homoptera and Heteroptera (Hemiptera). Thanks to funding provided by the Systematic Entomology Laboratory, Agricultural Research Service, United States Department of Agriculture, Washington, D.C., and the monumental efforts of Dr. I. M. Kerzhner (Zoological Institute, St. Petersburg) and his colleagues (translations by Vera A. Richter: Cicadina; Lilyana I. Farka: Heteroptera; and A. V. Stekolshchikov; all other groups) all 972 pages of this important volume in six parts (Cicadinea [515 pp], Psyllinea [56 pp], Aleyrodinea [16 pp], Aphidinea [157 pp], Coccinea [53 pp], and Heteroptera [232]) are now available FREE as PDF Files.

To download, click on any of the below Suborders.

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See "OTHER SITES OF INTEREST" for online versions of Carl Stål's Enumeratio Hemipterorum AND the following WORLD CATALOGS:
Carvalho's mirid catalog, Drake and Ruhoff's tingid catalog, Goellner-Scheiding's rhopalid catalog, Maldonado's reduviid catalog, Slater's Lygaeidae catalog, and Slater and O'Donnell's Lygaeidae catalog update.


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