New Records of Ceratocombidae and Schizopteridae from Arkansas (Heteroptera: Dipsocoromorpha)

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New Records of Ceratocombidae and Schizopteridae from Arkansas (Heteroptera:
Dipsocoromorpha)
Author(s): Robert T. Allen and C. E. Carlton
Source: Journal of the Kansas Entomological Society, Vol. 62, No. 1 (Jan., 1989), pp. 125-126
Published by: Allen Press on behalf of Kansas (Central States) Entomological Society
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JOURNAL OF THE KANSAS ENTOMOLOGICAL SOCIETY 
62(1), 1989, pp. 125-126 
SHORT COMMUNICATIONS 
New Records of Ceratocombidae and Schizopteridae from Arkansas 
(Heteroptera: Dipsocoromorpha)1 
Robert T. Allen and C. E. Carlton2 
The families Ceratocombidae and Schizopteridae are predominately tropical in distribution with a 
few Nearctic representatives. Distributions of these North American species are poorly documented. 
Ceratocombidae is represented in North America by one genus, Ceratocombus, and three species: C 
hesperus McAtee and Malloch, California; C. latipennis Uhler, New Mexico, Missouri; C. vagans 
McAtee and Malloch, Maryland, District of Columbia, Florida. Schizopteridae is represented in eastern 
North America by two genera and species: Corixidea major McAtee and Malloch, Tennessee; Glyp 
tocombus saltator Heideman, Maryland, District of Columbia (Blatchley, 1926; McAtee and Malloch, 
1925; Froeschner, 1949). Froeschner's record of C. latipennis from Ste. Genevi?ve County, Missouri, 
if correct, is an interesting east-west faunal link. Ceratocombus latipennis was originally described 
from Las Vegas Hot Springs, New Mexico (Uhler, 1904). 
Emsley (1969) and Stys (1970) provide useful insights into the taxonomy of the Ceratocombidae, 
Schizopteridae, and the related Dipsocoridae as well as a wealth of morphological data for taxa in 
parts of the world other than the nearctic region. Stys and Kerzhner (1975) and Schuh (1986, see also 
papers cited therein) placed the classification of the Heteroptera in a modern framework, and our 
placement of the Ceratocombidae and Schizopteridae in the infraorder Dipsocoromorpha follows 
those authors. 
The lack of male genitalia illustrations made positive species identifications difficult. Our deter 
mination of Glyptocombus saltator was based on comparisons of the male genitalia with those of 
identified specimens from Michigan and Georgia in the American Museum of Natural History col 
lection. The "unidentified" species o? Glyptocombus from Michigan cited by Hill (1980) carried the 
same data as the specimen we examined. The genitalia of all four specimens examined, all males, 
were identical. The determination of Ceratocombus vagans was based on key characters presented by 
McAtee and Malloch (op. cit.). We report the occurrence of these two species in Arkansas and illustrate 
Figs. 1, 2. Male genitalia o? Glyptocombus saltator. 1. Dorsal aspect. 2. Lateral aspect. 
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the male genitalia of Glyptocombus saltator. The Arkansas specimens are deposited in the University 
of Arkansas Insect Collection. 
Arkansas Records 
Order Heteroptera 
Infraorder Dipsocoromorpha 
Family Ceratocombidae 
Ceratocombus vagans McAtee and Malloch (1925) 
Arkansas, Newton County, Natural Bridge Scenic Area near Deer, 1 June 1987, berlesate, collector 
Robert T. Allen, 1 female; Dallas County, 2 mi East of Ouachita on Highway 207, 26 Sept. 1988, 
burlesate, collector P. Efird, 1 male. 
Family Schizopteridae 
Glyptocombus saltator Heidemann (1905) 
Arkansas, Cross County, Village Creek State Park, cabin area, beech humus berlesate, 7 February 
1987, collector C. E. Carlton, 1 male; Chicot County, 0.2 mile east of Lake Chicot State Park, 
bottomland hardwood remnant, berlesate, 22 January 1977, collector R. G. Chenowith, 1 male. 
acknowledgments: We thank Dr. Randall T. Schuh of the American Museum of Natural History 
for the loan of identified specimens of Glyptocombus saltator. We also thank the following individuals 
for reviewing the manuscript: L. O. Warren, J. R. Phillips, and W. C. Yearian. 
Blatchley, W. S. 1926. Heteroptera or True Bugs of Eastern North America. The Nature Publishing 
Co., Indianapolis. 1116 pp. 
Emsley, M. G. 1969. The Schizopteridae (Hemiptera: Heteroptera) with the description of new 
species from Trinidad. Mem. Amer. Entomol. Soc. 25:1-154. 
Froeschner, R. C. 1949. Contributions to a synopsis of the Hemiptera of Missouri. Part IV. Amer. 
Midi. Nat. 42:123-188. 
Heidemann, O. 1905. A new genus and species of the Hemipterous family Ceratocombidae from 
the United States. Proc. Entomol. Soc. Wash. 7:192-194. 
Hill, L. 1980. Tasmanian Dipsocoridea (Hemiptera: Heteroptera). Journ. Aust. Entomol. Soc. 19: 
107-127. 
McAtee, W. L., and J. R. Malloch. 1925. A revision of the Cryptostematidae in the U.S. National 
Museum. Proc. USNM 67, No. 13:1-42. 
Schuh, R. T. 1986. The influence of cladistics on heteropteran classification. Ann. Rev. Entomol. 
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Stys, P. 1970. On the morphology and classification of the family Dipsocoridae s. lat., with particular 
reference to the genus Hypsipteryx Drake (Heteroptera). Acta Entomol. Bohemoslov. 67:21-46. 
Stys, P., and I. Kerzhner. 1975. The rank and nomenclature of higher taxa in recent Heteroptera. 
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1 Published with the approval of the Director, Arkansas Agricultural Experiment Station, Fayette 
ville, Arkansas 72701. 
2 Professor and Research Assistant, respectively, Department of Entomology, University of Arkan 
sas, Fayetteville, Arkansas 72701. 
Accepted for publication 14 September 1988. 
	Article Contents
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	Issue Table of Contents
	Journal of the Kansas Entomological Society, Vol. 62, No. 1 (Jan., 1989), pp. 1-144
	Front Matter
	Scaptomyza nigrita Wheeler (Diptera: Drosophilidae), a Leaf Miner of the Native Crucifer, Cardamine cordifolia A. Gray (Bittercress) [pp. 1-10]
	Ecology of Necrophilous and Filth-Gathering Stingless Bees (Apidae: Meliponinae) of Peru [pp. 11-22]
	Oviposition Performance of Sitophilus zeamais Motsch. (Coleoptera: Curculionidae) on Resistant and Susceptible Maize Accessions [pp. 23-31]
	Influence of Susceptible and Resistant Maize Accessions on the Development of Sitophilus zeamais Motsch. (Coleoptera, Curculionidae) with Initial Feeding in Specific Kernel Areas [pp. 32-43]
	Nesting Behavior of Tachysphex acutus, with aDiscussion of Multicellular Nest Excavation in the Genus (Hymenoptera: Sphecidae) [pp. 44-58]
	Nesting Behavior of Four Species of Perdita (Hymenoptera: Andrenidae) [pp. 59-79]
	The Division of Labor among Worker Honey Bees (Hymenoptera: Apidae): The Effects of Multiple Patrilines [pp. 80-95]
	Effects of Leaf Removal at Soybean Growth Stage V1 on Yield and Other Growth Parameters [pp. 96-102]
	Resistance to First-Generation European Corn Borer (Lepidoptera: Pyralidae) and DIMBOA Concentration in Midwhorl Leaves of the BS9 Maize Synthetic [pp. 103-107]
	Effect of Starvation and Time of Egg Hatch on Larval Survival of the Western Corn Rootworm, Diabrotica virgifera virgifera (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae), in the Laboratory [pp. 108-116]
	Density Oscillations of Biotype E Greenbugs (Homoptera: Aphididae) Cultured on 'Piper' Sudangrass and Kentucky Bluegrass [pp. 117-124]
	Short Communications
	New Records of Ceratocombidae and Schizopteridae from Arkansas (Heteroptera: Dipsocoromorpha) [pp. 125-126]
	Amaurobius ferox (Araneae: Amaurobiidae), a New Addition to the Kansas Fauna [pp. 127-128]
	Description of Dziedzickia pentastylobia, New Species and New Combinations of Species in Dziedzickia (Diptera: Mycetophilidae) [pp. 128-131]
	Selection of a Non-Diapausing Strain of a Sunflower Stem Weevil Cylindrocopturus adspersus LeConte (Coleoptera: Curculionidae) [pp. 132-133]
	Arboreal Nesting in the Giant Tropical Ant, Paraponera clavata (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) [pp. 133-135]
	Recovery of Virulence of European Corn Borer Larvae (Lepidoptera: Pyralidae) to Damage Maize Plants after Being Reared on a Meridic Diet [pp. 135-137]
	Behavior of European Corn Borer (Lepidoptera: Pyralidae) Larvae Reared 1 to 14 Generations on a Meridic Diet [pp. 138-140]
	Nesting Biology Notes for Perdita (Alloperdita) bradleyi Viereck (Hymenoptera: Andrenidae) [pp. 140-143]
	Back Matter