Elijah J. Talamas

Antroscelio Kieffer (Hymenoptera: Scelionidae): Out of Oblivion

Antroscelio Kieffer is a monobasic genus that was described alongside its type species, A. lucifugax Kieffer, in 1913. The description of A. lucifugax was based on a single male specimen collected in northern Tanzania the year prior, 1912. No additional material of this species i...

Influence of Scelionids, Tachinids, and General Predation on the Survivorship of Fall Cankerworm (Alsophila pometaria) Throughout Its Life History

Outbreaks of fall cankerworm, Alsophila pometaria (Harris) (Lepidoptera: Geometridae), can be destructive and have lasting negative effects on forest health. A multi-year outbreak of fall cankerworm populations on Nantucket Island, Massachusetts, provided an ideal opportunity to...