Matt Bowser/R7/FWS/DOI
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	Re: Alaska Delphacodes serrata
	
	

Dear Dr. Bartlett,

Thank you very much for your work on those specimens.  Yes, it would be 
fine for you to retain a pair of these specimens.  I am glad that they 
were of value.  Please let me know when the photographs are posted.

I will be doing some thorough collecting this summer.  I should be able to 
get some Delphacids with host records.

Sincerely,

Matt Bowser

Matt Bowser, Entomologist
Kenai National Wildlife Refuge
PO Box 2139
Soldotna, Alaska 99669
60.4647°N, 151.0735°W
(907) 260-2812

Charles Bartlett <bartlett@UDel.Edu> wrote on 02/09/2011 07:58:23 AM:

> hi,
> 
> Sorry for not getting back to you right away.  After more careful 
> examination and dissecting the other male, I have decided that those
> specimens are Nothodelphax albocarinata (Stal, 1858).  It is, 
> admittedly, not a species I have seen that much of - partially 
> because it has a far northern distribution.  I've taken photographs 
> of these specimens that will eventually go on my website when I 
> compose the Nothodelphax page.
> 
> As you may know, the New World species currently in Delphacodes do 
> not belong there.  It is now evident to me that Delphacodes serrata 
> belongs in the genus Nothodelphax.  Although it is something I will 
> need to confirm, it would explain the resemblance.
> 
> With your permission, I'll retain a male and a female and get the 
> others back to you.
> 
> I hope you will continue to collect planthoppers as part of your 
> work.  There remains a great deal to be done with the local fauna.  
> Locality and especially host records are quite valuable.
> 
> thanks,
> 
> Charles Bartlett
> 
> 
> ---- Original message ----
> >Date: Fri, 17 Dec 2010 09:50:29 -0900
> >From: Matt_Bowser@fws.gov  
> >Subject: Re: Alaska Delphacodes serrata  
> >To: bartlett@UDel.Edu
> >
> >   Dear Dr. Bartlett,
> >
> >   Thank you for notifying me of the specimens' safe
> >   arrival.
> >
> >   Sincerely,
> >
> >   Matt Bowser
> >
> >   Matt Bowser, Entomologist
> >   Kenai National Wildlife Refuge
> >   PO Box 2139
> >   Soldotna, Alaska 99669
> >   60.4647°N, 151.0735°W
> >   (907) 260-2803
> >   -----Charles Bartlett <bartlett@UDel.Edu> wrote:
> >   -----
> >
> >   >To: Matt_Bowser@fws.gov
> >   >From: Charles Bartlett <bartlett@UDel.Edu>
> >   >Date: 12/17/2010 07:59AM
> >   >Subject: Re: Alaska Delphacodes serrata
> >   >
> >   >Hi,
> >   >
> >   >When I arrived back from travel today the specimens had arrived.
> >   > Thank you.
> >   >
> >   >
> >   >They are similar to Delphacodes serrata and I'll want to compare 
them
> >   >with some authoritatively determined specimens to be sure.  The 
tails
> >   >appear similar to Nothodelphax umbrata Emeljanov, but superficially,
> >   >the specimens are not closely similar.  
> >   >
> >   >I'll look at them more carefully at first opportunity.
> >   >
> >   >thank you -
> >   >
> >   >-Charles Bartlett
> >   >
> >   >
> >   >
> >   >---- Original message ----
> >   >>Date: Tue, 7 Dec 2010 14:01:17 -0900
> >   >>From: Matt_Bowser@fws.gov  
> >   >>Subject: Re: Alaska Delphacodes serrata  
> >   >>To: bartlett@UDel.Edu
> >   >>
> >   >>   Dear Dr. Bartlett,
> >   >>
> >   >>   I mailed to you yesterday a series of two males and
> >   >>   two females tentatively identified as Delphacodes
> >   >>   serrata.  I would very much appreciate it if you
> >   >>   could return half of the specimens.
> >   >>
> >   >>   Sincerely,
> >   >>
> >   >>   Matt Bowser
> >   >>
> >   >>   Matt Bowser, Entomologist
> >   >>   Kenai National Wildlife Refuge
> >   >>   PO Box 2139
> >   >>   Soldotna, Alaska 99669
> >   >>   60.4647°N, 151.0735°W
> >   >>   (907) 260-2803
> >   >>   -----Charles Bartlett <bartlett@UDel.Edu> wrote:
> >   >>   -----
> >   >>
> >   >>   >To: Matt_Bowser@fws.gov
> >   >>   >From: Charles Bartlett <bartlett@UDel.Edu>
> >   >>   >Date: 12/04/2010 07:00AM
> >   >>   >Subject: Re: Alaska Delphacodes serrata
> >   >>   >
> >   >>   >Yes, Please!
> >   >>   >
> >   >>   >There are a number of species of interest from the far north, 
so
> >   >if
> >   >>   >you had any undetermined delphacids I'd be interested.
> >   >>   >
> >   >>   >Thanks,
> >   >>   >
> >   >>   >Charles
> >   >>   >
> >   >>   >
> >   >>   >University of Delaware
> >   >>   >Department of Entomology and Wildlife Ecology
> >   >>   >250 Townsend Hall
> >   >>   >531 S College Ave
> >   >>   >Newark, DE 19716-2160
> >   >>   >
> >   >>   >Dept phone (302) 831-2526
> >   >>   >Fax (302) 831-8889
> >   >>   >
> >   >>   >
> >   >>   >
> >   >>   >---- Original message ----
> >   >>   >>Date: Fri, 3 Dec 2010 16:01:08 -0900
> >   >>   >>From: Matt_Bowser@fws.gov  
> >   >>   >>Subject: Alaska Delphacodes serrata  
> >   >>   >>To: Bartlett@UDel.Edu
> >   >>   >>
> >   >>   >>   Dear Dr. Bartlett,
> >   >>   >>
> >   >>   >>   I have some specimens from the Kenai National
> >   >>   >>   Wildlife Refuge which look like Delphacodes
> >   >>   >>   serrata.  I saw that these were on your wanted
> >   >>   >>   list.  Would you like me to send them?
> >   >>   >>
> >   >>   >>   Sincerely,
> >   >>   >>
> >   >>   >>   Matt Bowser
> >   >>   >>
> >   >>   >>   Matt Bowser, Entomologist
> >   >>   >>   Kenai National Wildlife Refuge
> >   >>   >>   PO Box 2139
> >   >>   >>   Soldotna, Alaska 99669
> >   >>   >>   60.4647°N, 151.0735°W
> >   >>   >>   (907) 260-2803
> >   >>   >
> >   >>   >
> >   >
> >   >