Thomas Say Publications In Entomology

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Monograph of Cimicidae
By Robert L. Usinger

First published in 1966, this classic text is THE definitive resource on bed bugs. As problems with this insect have grown in the US and abroad, so has interest in this hard-to-find title. ESA uncovered 6 copies of the original text and they sold out in under 8 minutes. The book covers the ecology, disease transmission, control, morphology, anatomy, physiology, embryology, cytology, systematics, and taxonomy of adults and immature Cimicids. Urban entomologists, healthcare professionals, and anyone concerned with the rise of this insect need this reprint. Reserve your copy now. ESA is doing a limited paperback reprinting of 250 copies. 585 pp. 1966.
Item #TS7
ISBN 0-9776209-2-1
Library of Congress Catalog Card no. 66-22730.
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PROCEEDINGS

For Non-Native Crops, "Whence Pollinators of the Future?”
Edited by K. Stickler, J. H. Cane

This book in our Proceedings series analyzes how the pollination needs of North American agricultural crops will be met in the 21st century. While our crops include thousands of introduced species, fewer than 1% of our bee species are non-indigenous. The book addresses the wisdom and feasibility of introducing bees to pollinate our non-native crops. The history and management of crop pollinators is discussed in the first sections, and later chapters focus on lessons learned from past introductions as well as other pollination topics. 204 pp. 2003.
Item #ESATSP28
ISBN: 0-938522-98-1
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Bees and Crop Pollination - Crises, Crossroads, and Conservation
Edited by C. S. Stubbs, F. A. Drummond

This book in our Proceedings series discusses the fact that bee populations have been steadily declining in abundance and species richness since the mid 1980’s. This is not solely an agricultural problem, however, as pollinators form the base of all terrestrial ecosystem food webs. Their health affects our health. 160 pp. 2001.
Item #ESATSP26
ISBN: 0-938522-96-5
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Balancing Nature: Assessing the Impact of Importing Non-Native Biological Control Agents (An International Perspective)
Edited by J. A. Lockwood, M. F. Purcell, F. G. Howarth

This book in our Proceedings series discusses how international travel and commerce have contributed to a greater rate of introduction of non-native pest species. Reuniting these pests with their natural enemies is seen by some as natural and safe pest control. But is it? This book explores both sides of this important debate. The authors use their differences and commonalities to try to develop mutually acceptable compromises, or at the very least, discern the least damaging alternatives. 130 pp. 2001.
Item #ESATSP24
ISBN: 0-938522-93-0
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MONOGRAPHS

Review of the Sphecosoma Genus Group Using Adult Morphology (Lepidoptera: Arctiidae)
by R. B. Simmons, S. J. Weller

Phylogenetic relationships are hypothesized, and a revised taxonomy for the Sphecosoma genus group is proposed, based on a cladistic study of adult morphological characters. The first complete treatment of the group in over 100 years! 108 pp. 2006.
Item #TSP31
ISBN: 0-938522-73-6
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Revision of the Subfamily Macrocentrinae (Hymenoptera: Braconidae) in America N. of Mexico
by K. R. Ahlstrom

This monograph covers the subfamily Macrocentrinae (Hymenoptera: Ichneumonoidea: Braconidae), which comprises koinobiont endoparasitoids that attack concealed lepidopterous larvae. The work includes 469 figures that depict the features of the head, antennae, wings, mesosoma, and metasoma for each species, as well as geographic and host information. 274 pp. 2005.
Item #TSP30
ISBN: 0-938522-72-8
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The New World Treehopper Tribe Microcentrini (Hemiptera: Membracidae: Stegaspidinae): Monographic Revision and Phylogenetic Position
by J. R. Cryan, J. A. Robertson, and L. L. Dietz.

The 25 species included in this tribe are described or re-described. Results of a morphology-based phylogenetic investigation of basal treehopper relationships are presented. Cryan, Robertson, and Dietz. 108 pp. 2003.
Item #ESATSP29
ISBN: 0-938522-99-X
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A Synopsis of Described Neotropical Blastobasinae (Lepidoptera: Gelechioidea; Coleophoridae)
By David Adamski

Taxonomic data and morphological descriptions are provided for all described species of Neotropical Blastobasinae. Photographs of images, illustrations of male and female genitalia, and keys are presented for the first time. Accounts for each species include complete synonymy, diagnosis, redescription, type information, distribution, and hosts. Fourteen new lectotypes are designated. A checklist is provided for efficient retrieval of species placement within genera. 150 pp. 2002.
ISBN: 0-938522-97-3
Item #ESATSP27
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A Cladistic Study of the Arctiidae (Lepidoptera) Using Characters of Immatures and Adults
By N. L. Jacobson, S. J. Weller

This is the first rigorous modern, cladistic study of this large family and the first available worldwide treatment using multiple character systems from both adults and immature stages. There is a clear definition of subfamilial taxa of the Arctiidae based on shared derived characters. The book includes a testable hypothesis of their relationships and of the tribes within the Arctiinae. It also provides a historical context for systematists working at lower levels within the Arctiidae. 130 pp. 2001.
ISBN: 0-938522-94-9
Item #ESATSP25
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A Comparative Taxonomic-Natural History Study of Eight Nearctic Species of Gnorimoschema that Induce Stem Galls on Asteraceae, Including Descriptions of Three New Species (Lepidoptera: Gelechiidae)
By W. Miller

This book uses plant response to identify insect species. This is the first real study of eight monothalamous gall-inducing moths. It includes adult and gall traits, distribution point maps, insect and gall biology, diagnostic characteristics, and intra/intersite incidence. 80 pp. 2000.
Item #ESATSP22
ISBN: 0-938522-88-4
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Revision of the New World Delphacid Planthopper Genus Pissonotus (Hemiptera: Fulgoroidea)
By C. Bartlett and L. Deitz

This comprehensive study of nearly 10,000 plant-hoppers corrects the ambiguities in the key and descriptions of Pissonotus by Morgan and Beamer (1949), applies their definitions to world fauna, addresses the suspicion that there were undescribed species in the genus, and presents a phylogenetic analysis of the genus. The end result is identification aid of the genus. 234 pp. 2000.
Item #ESATSP23
ISBN: 0-938522-87-6
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Catalog of the Names of Cimex Linnaeus, with Comments on Early Works Concerning the Heteroptera
By W. R. Dolling, D. A. Rider, L. H. Rolston

At one time nearly all species of Heteroptera were placed in Cimex. The end result was a confusing array of names for systematists. This publication is the result of 20 years of research. It helps to determine the current status and placement of trivial names first used in Cimex, including nonbinomial names proposed by DeGeer and Goeze. 210 pp. 1999.
Item #ESATSP19
ISBN: 0-938522-84-1
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Systematics of the Dobsonfly Genus Corydalus (Megaloptera: Corydalidae)
By A. Contreras-Ramos

This monograph’s main goals are to clarify the alpha taxonomy of the genus Corydalus and to elaborate the first species level phylogenetic analysis for all Corydalus species. It also provides a species identification key, updates distribution data for each species, reviews morphology and terminology, analyzes the genus’ biogeography, and introduces the literature on natural history. 360 pp. 1998.
Item #ESATSP16
ISBN: 0-938522-70-1
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Systematics and Host Plant Affiliations of Hummingbird Flower Mites of the Genera Tropicoseius Baker and Yunker and Rhinoseius Baker & Yunker (Acari: Mesostigmata: Ascidae)
By P. Naskrecki and R.K. Colwell

This is a cladistic analysis and systematic revision of these two primarily neotropical mite genera. The two genera and five of their species are redescribed, and eleven species of Tropicoseius and one species of Rhinoseius are described as new. 186 pp. 1998.
Item #ESATSP14
ISBN: 0-938522-67-1
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Systematics of the Genus Rhagovelia Mayr (Heteroptera: Veliidae) in the Western Hemisphere (Exclusive of the Angustipes Complex)
By D. A. Polhemus

This book contains keys, descriptions, illustrations of key characters, and detailed range maps for the 105 species of riffle bugs with a long or medium length pronotum occurring in the Western Hemisphere. 410 pp. 1997.
Item #ESATSP10
ISBN: 0-938522-59-0
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Systematics of the New World Pipunculus Latreille (Diptera: Pipunculidae)
By J. Skevington, S.A. Marshall

This illustrated revision of the 29 New World species of Pipunculus Latreille with thirteen new species added includes a phylogenetic analysis key and a zoogeography of the genus discussion. 1997.
Item #ESATSP11
ISBN: 0-938522-63-9
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Nymphs of the Genus Ixodes (Acari Ixodidae) of the US: Taxonomy, Identification Key, Distribution, Hosts, and Medical/Veterinary Importance
Edited by L.A. Durden, J.E. Keirans

Enables 34 U.S. tick nymphs to be identified, including those that transmit the bacterium that causes Lyme disease. Covers taxonomy, hosts, distribution, and importance. 95 pp. 1996.
Item #ESATSP9
ISBN: 0-938522-57-4
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Taxonomic Synopsis of the Asopine Pentatomids of the Western Hemisphere

D. Thomas; 156 pp. 1992.
Item #ESATS16
ISBN: 0-938522-40-X
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A Synthesis of Holarctic Miridae: Distribution, Biology, and Origin, with Emphasis on North America

A. Wheeler, T. Henry; 306 pp. 1992.
Item #ESATS15
ISBN: 0-938522-39-6
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Systematics and Ecology of the Subgenus Ixodiopsis

R. Robbins, J. Keirans; 159 pp. 1992.
Item #ESATS14
ISBN: 0-938522-38-8
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Classification, Cladistics, and Natural History of Native North American Harpalus Latreille

G. Noonan; 310 pp. 1991.
Item #ESATS13
ISBN: 0-938522-35-3
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Abstracts, References, and Key Words Relating to the Cotton Leafworm, Alabama Argillacea

S. Gravena; 140 pp. 1985.
Item #ESATS10
ISBN: 0-938522-25-6
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Eriophyid Mites of Alfred Nalepa

R. Newkirk; 128 pp. 1984.
Item #ESATS9
ISBN: 0-938522-22-1
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Anopheline Names - Their Derivations & Histories

J. Kitzmiller. 632 pp. 1982.
Item #ESATS8
ISBN: 0-938522-17-5
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