. Bulletin. Natural history; Natural history. 66 Fig. 65-66.—Merope tuber, 65.—Dorsal 'iew of male terminalia. 66.—Male dististyle. lobes posterior to ninth tergum. Female terminalia lack sclerotized genital bulb. Specimens of M. tuber are rare in collections but have been collected from a variety of habitats. Illinois specimens have been collected in Mal- aise and picric acid traps. Indiana specimens have been collected by bait traps in a hickory woods near Lafay- ette. Most specimens recorded have been taken at lights, under stones, in rotting logs, and in European chafer traps. Merope appea
. Bulletin. Natural history; Natural history. 66 Fig. 65-66.—Merope tuber, 65.—Dorsal 'iew of male terminalia. 66.—Male dististyle. lobes posterior to ninth tergum. Female terminalia lack sclerotized genital bulb. Specimens of M. tuber are rare in collections but have been collected from a variety of habitats. Illinois specimens have been collected in Mal- aise and picric acid traps. Indiana specimens have been collected by bait traps in a hickory woods near Lafay- ette. Most specimens recorded have been taken at lights, under stones, in rotting logs, and in European chafer traps. Merope appears to spend a great deal of time on the ground. Nothing is known of the immature stages of this insect. M. tuber extends from northern Georgia to Maine and west to Missouri and Minnesota (Fig. 67).. Fig. 67.—Distribution of Merope tuber in North America. Illinois Records.—Collected during August in southern Illinois and during May in east-central Illinois. Cham- paign County: Urbana, Trelease Woods, K. H. Leim, 1-7-V-1972, 1 9 . Union County: Pine Hills, H. S. Dy- bas, 28-VIII-1963, 29-VIII-1963, 5-VIII- 1963, 2 3,49. PANORPODIDAE Issiki 1933 Byers (1965) first used the family name Panorpodidae but has recom- mended that Issiki (1933) be credited with the name because Issiki first sug- gested that the genus Panorpodes be raised to subfamily Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Illinois. Natural History Survey Division. Urbana, State of Illinois, Dept. of Registration and Education, Natural History Survey Division
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