Revision of Ommatius Wiedemann (Diptera: Asilidae). IV. Pygommatius subgen. nov. with twenty-five Afrotropical species
- A. Scarbrough, Claudio Marascia
- Biology
- 4 July 2003
Twenty-three species are placed in the following six species groups: the bingeri, the brevicornis, the comosus, the grossus , the litoreus , and the pectinus groups, and Illustrations of morphological structures, descriptions, and a key to all species are provided, as well as brief comments on the distribution of the group.
Response to cecropia cocoons of Mus musculus and two species of Peromyscus
- A. Scarbrough, G. Waldbauer, J. Sternburg
- Biology, MedicineOecologia
- 1 June 1972
SummaryIn rural areas cocoons of overwintering Hyalophora cecropia spum close to the ground are opened and the pupae eaten by small mammals, but in urban areas, where cecropia populations are much…
Predatory Behavior And Prey Of Atomosia puella lDipterac Asilidaer
- A. Scarbrough, B. E. Sraver
- Biology
- 1979
Predatory Behavior And Prey Of Diogmites missouriensis Bromley In Arkansas (Diptera, Asilidae)
- A. Scarbrough
- Biology
- 1979
New Ommatius Wiedemann from the Americas with two new species groups, keys, and taxonomic notes (Diptera: Asilidae)
- A. Scarbrough
- Biology
- 17 March 2008
Two species groups are proposed for Ommatius Wiedemann, normus and tibialis species groups, increasing the number to eight groups from the Americas, and the spelling of O. ruficauda Curran is changed to agree in gender with the genus name, which is masculine.
Ethology Of Eudioctria tibialis Banks (Diptera, Asilidae) In Maryland - Prey, Predator Behavior, And Enemies
- A. Scarbrough
- Biology
- 1981
Coexistence in two species of Holcocephala (Diptera: Asilidae) in a Maryland habitat: predatory behavior
- A. Scarbrough
- Biology
- 1982
Afroestricus , a new Afrotropical Ommatine (Diptera: Asilidae) genus with twenty species and two species groups
- A. Scarbrough
- Biology
- 26 August 2005
The new genus Afroestricus (Diptera: Asilidae) with 20 species, is described, largely confined to the Afrotropical region, with only the range of A. vittatus extending into western Yemen.
Distribution of cecropia moth (Saturniidae) in central Illinois: a study in urban ecology
- J. Sternburg, G. Waldbauer, A. Scarbrough
- Environmental Science
- 1981
It is suggested that the cecropia moth is a fugitive species that "flees" to early stages in the succession, and the distribution of this species in relation to land use, vegetative cover, and predation pressure is discussed.
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