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Journal of Insect Physiology VOLUME CONTENTS AND AUTHOR INDEX VOLUME 42, 1996 © PERGAMON LIST OF CONTENTS VOLUME 42 NUMBER 1 David Stanley-Samuelson and Bruce Webb Preface Hemocytes J. S. Miller, R. W. Howard, T. Nguyen, Eicosanoids mediate nodulation responses to bacterial infections in lar- A. Nguyen, R. M. T. Rosario vae of the tenebrionid beetle, Zophobas atratus and D. W. Stanley-Samuelson William L. Diehl-Jones, Craig A. Monoaminergic regulation of hemoycte activity Mandato, Geoff Whent and Roger G. H. Downer Michael R. Strand and Jena A. Johnson 21 Characterization of monoclonal antibodies to hemocytes of Pseudoplu- sia includens Immune Suppression Bruce A. Webb and Shirley Luckhart 33 Factors mediating short- and long-term immune suppression in a parasitized insect M. D. Lavine and N. E. Beckage 41 Temporal pattern of parasitism-induced immunosuppression in Mand- uca sexta larvae parasitized by Cotesia congregata Anti-bacterial Peptides Peter B. Armstrong, Ralph Melchior 53 Humoral immunity in long-lived arthropods and James P. Quigley Virginia Russell and Peter E. Dunn 65 Antibacterial proteins in the midgut of Manduca sexta during metamorphosis Lei Zhao and Michael R. Kanost 73 In search of a function for hemolin, a hemolymph protein from the immunoglobulin superfamily Serguei Chernysh, Stéphane Cociancich, The inducible antibacterial peptides of the Hemipteran insect Palomena Jean-Paul Briand, Charles Hetru prasina: identification of a unique family of proline-rich peptides and and Philippe Bulet of a novel insect defensin Contents of Insect Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Diary Instructions to Authors NUMBER 2 I. Mazet and D. G. Boucias Effects of the fungal pathogen, Beauveria bassiana on protein biosynthesis of infected Spodoptera exigua larvae David Martin, Maria-Dolors Piulachs Production and extraovarian processing of vitellogenin in ovariectom- and Xavier Bellés ized Blattella germanica (L.) (Dictyoptera, Blattellidae) Josiane Girardie, Olivier Richard Detection of vitellogenin in the haemolymph of larval female locusts and Adrian Girardie (Locusta migratoria) treated with the neurohormone, Lom OMP Robert C. Jamroz, Jaap J. Beintema, Aromatic hexamerin subunit from adult female cockroaches (Blaberus Whytze T. Stam and James Y. Bradfield discoidalis): molecular cloning, suppression by juvenile hormone, and evolutionary perspectives Tetsuhiko Sasaki, Maki Kawamura Nitrogen recycling in the brown planthopper, Nilaparvata lugens: and Hajime Ishikawa involvement of yeast-like endosymbionts in uric acid metabolism iv G. A. Horridge Vision of the honeybee Apis mellifera for patterns with two pairs of equal orthogonal bars Emile Van Handel and Marc J. Klowden Defecation by the mosquito, Aedes aegypti, is controlled by the ter- minal abdominal ganglion C. A. Mandato, W. L. Diehl-Jones Insect hemocyte adhesion in vitro: inh.bition by apoliphorin I and an and R. G. H. Downer artificial substrate S. L. Sheridan, K. A. Iversen and H. The role of chemical senses in seed-carrying behavior by ants: a Itagaki behavioral, physiological, and morphological study M. Z. Sukhanova, L. G. Grenback, Alkaline phosphatase in Drosophila under heat stress N. E. Gruntenko, T. M. Khlebodarova and I. Y. Rauschenbach Jadwiga M. Giebultowicz and Jan Zdarek The rhythms of sperm release from testis and mating flight are not correlated in Lymantria moths P. Cassier, J. Lévieux, M. Morelet The mycangia of Platypus cylindrus Fab. and P. oxyurus Dufour and D. Rougon (Coleoptera: Platypodidae). Structure and associated fungi Vasant L. Kallapur, Chanana Majumder In vivo and in vitro-tissue specific metabolism of juvenile hormone dur- and R. Michael Roe ing the last stadium of the cabbage looper, Trichoplusia ni Contents of /nsect Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Diary Instructions to Authors NUMBER 3 K. S. Johnson and G. W. Felton Physiological and dietary influences on midgut redox conditions in generalist lepidopteran larvae N. Suzuki, T. Okuda and H. Shinbo Sperm precedence and sperm movement under different copulation intervals in the silkworm, Bombyx mori D. M. Lonard, G. Bhaskaran Control of prothoracic gland activity by juvenile hormone in fourth and K. H. Dahm instar Manduca sexta larvae J. Girardie and A. Girardie Lom OMP, a putative ecdysiotropic factor for the ovary in Locusta migratoria P. B. Koch, P. M. Brakefieid Ecdysteroids control eyespot size and wing color pattern in the polyph- and F. Kesbeke enic butterfly Bicyclus anynana (Lepidoptera: Satyridae) F. Roces and G. Manrique Different stridulatory vibrations during sexual behaviour and disturbance in the blood-sucking bug Triatoma infestans (Hemiptera: Reduviidae) M. A. Leta, C. Gilbert and R. A. Morse Levels of hemolymph sugars and body glycogen of honeybees (Apis mellifera L.) from colonies preparing to swarm A. E. Douglas Reproductive failure and the free amino acid pools in pea aphids (Acyrthosiphon pisum) lacking symbiotic bacteria P. W. K. Ma, W. L. Roelofs Characterization of PBAN and PBAN-encoding gene neuropeptides in and R. A. Jurenka the central nervous system of the corn earworm moth, Helicoverpa zea . M. Renou, C. Gadenne and D. Tauban Electrophysiological investigations of pheromone-sensitive sensilla in the hybrids between two moth species T. Kotaki Evidence for a new juvenile hormone in a stink bug, Plautia stali Seiji Tanaka A cricket (Gryllus bimaculatus) neuropeptide induces dark colour in the locust, Locusta migratoria Contents of /nsect Biochemisiry and Molecular Biology Diary Instructions to Authors NUMBER 4 D. Schelling and G. Jones Analysis of induction of hsc70, hsp82 and juvenile hormone esterase genes by heat shock in Trichoplusia ni J. M. Mojica and D. L. Bruck Sperm bundle coiling: transporting long sperm bundles in Drosophila dunni dunni B. Vauchot, E. Provost, A. G. Bagneres Regulation of the chemical signatures of two termite species, Recticuli- and J. L. Clement termes santonensis and Reticulitermes lucifugus grassei, living in mixed experimental colonies C. Bressac and E. Hauschteck-Jungen Drosophila subobscura females preferentially select long sperm for storage and use J. J. Neal, D. Wu, Y. S. Hong and High affinity transport of histidine and methionine across Leptinotarsa M. Reuveni decemlineata midgut brush border membrane M. M. Balgopal, B. A. Dover, Parasitism by Microplitis demolitor induces alterations in the juvenile W. G. Goodman and M. R. Strand hormone titers and juvenile hormone esterase activity of its host, Pseudoplusia includens J. R. B. Lighton and L. J. Fielden Gas exchange in wind spiders (Arachnida, Solphugidae): independent evolution of convergent control strategies in solphugids and insects N. Tomic-Carruthers, D. C. Robacker and Identification and age-dependence of pteridines in the head of adult R. L. Mangan Mexican fruit fly, Anastrepha ludens Bronistaw Cymborowski Expression of c-fos-like protein in the brain and prothoracic glands of Galleria mellonelia larvae during chilling stress G. A. Horridge The relation between pattern and landmark vision of the honeybee (Apis mellifera) Gabriele Wiesel, Sonja Tappermann and Effects of juvenile hormone and juvenile hormone analogues on the August Dorn phase behaviour of Schistocerca gregaria and Locusta migratoria M. Stankiewicz, F. Grolleau, B. Lapied, Bot IT,, a toxin paralytic to insects from the Buthus occitanus tunet- L. Borchani, M. El Ayeb and M. Pelhate anus venom modifying the activity of insect sodium channels X. Vafopoulou, C.-H. Sim and C. G. H. Steel Prothoracicotropic hormone in Rhodnius prolixus: in vitro analysis and changes in amounts in the brain and retrocerebral complex during larval—adult development K. Takadera, M. Yamashita, M. Hatakey- Similarities in vitellin antigenicity and vitellogenin mRNA nucleotide ama and K. Oishi sequence among sawflies (Hymenoptera: Symphyta: Tenthredinoidea) Contents of Jnsect Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Diary Instructions to Authors NUMBER 5 K.-Y. Lee and D. L. Denlinger Diapause-regulated proteins in the gut of pharate first instar larvae of the gypsy moth, Lymantria dispar, and the effect of KK-42 and neck ligation on expression G. B. Flores and C. R. Lazzari The role of the antennae in 7riatoma infestans: orientation towards thermal sources vi C. Wu, T. Yamashita, H. Taira and Free nucleotides related to the induction of diapause in the silkworm, K. Suzuki Bombyx mori J. M. Hinton, R. H. Osborne, H. Bartosz- Myotropic effects of proctolin analogues, modified in position 2 of the Bechowski and D. Konopinska peptide chain, on the foregut of the locust Schistocerca gregaria P. Wappner, T. L. Hopkins, K. J. Kramer, Role of catecholamines and B-alanine in puparial color of wild-type J. L. Cladera, F. Manso and L. A. and melanic mutants of the Mediterranean fruit fly (Ceratitis capitata) Quesada-Allué N. Balderrama, J. Nufiez, M. Giurfa, A deterrent response in honeybee (Apis mellifera) foragers: dependence J. Torrealba, E. G. De Albornoz on disturbance and season and L. O. Almeida M. Soller and B. Lanzrein Polydnavirus and venom of the egg—larval parasitoid Chelonus inanitus (Braconidae) induce developmental arrest in the prepupa of its host Spodoptera littoralis (Noctuidae) U. Gehrken and Y. O. Doumbia Diapause and quiescence in eggs of a tropical grasshopper Oedaleus senegalensis (Krauss) H. D. Prange Evaporative cooling in insects P. D. Schreuders, J. N. Kassis, K. W. Cole, The kinetics of embryo drying in Drosophila melanogaster as a func- U. Schneider, A. P. Mahowald and P. tion of the steps in permeabilization: experimental Mazur Editorial Announcement Contents of Jnsect Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Diary Instructions to Authors NUMBER 6 Yin-Fu Chang, Maurice J. Tauber and Reproduction and quality of Fl offspring in Chrysoperla carnea: dif- Catherine A. Tauber ferential influence of quiescence, artificially-induced diapause, and natural diapause Olufemi Ayoade, Surtao Morooka and Induction of macroptery, precocious metamorphosis, and retarded Sumio Tojo ovarian growth by topical application of precocene II, with evidence for its non-systemic allaticidal effects in the brown planthopper, Nila- parvata lugens F. R. Dani, E. D. Morgan and S. Turillazzi Dufour gland secretion of Polistes wasps: chemical composition and possible involvement in nestmate recognition (Hymenoptera: vespidae) Patrice Eslin and Genevieve Prevost Variation in Drosophila concentration of haemocytes associated with different ability to encapsulate Asobara tabida larval parasitoid Robert A. Bell Manipulation of diapause in the gypsy moth, Lymantria dispar L., by application of KK-42 and precocious chilling of eggs Thomas Heinbockel and Karl-Ernst Variability of olfactory receptor neuron responses of female silkmoths Kaissling (Bombyx mori L.) to benzoic acid and (+)-linalool T. M. Amos, D. B. Gelman and K. A. Steroid hormone fluctuations regulate ganglionic fusion during meta- Mesce morphosis of the moth Manduca sexta Thomas M. Clark and Timothy J. Bradley Stimulation of Malpighian tubules from larval Aedes aegypti by secretagogues P. D. Schreuders, J. N. Kassis and P. Mazur The kinetics of embryo ¢rying in Drosophila melanogaster as a function of the steps in permeabilization: theoretical Contents of /nsect Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Diary Instructions to Authors NUMBER 7 S. J. Coulson and J. S. Bale Supercooling and survival of the beech leaf mining weevil Rhyncha- enus fagi L. (Coleoptera: Curculionidae) S.-H. Gu and Y.-S. Chow Regulation of juvenile hormone biosynthesis by ecdysteroid levels during the early stages of the last two larval instars of Bombyx mori H. L. Troyer, C. S. Burks and R. E. Lee, Phenology of cold hardiness in reproductive and migrant monarch but- Jr terflies (Danaus plexippus) in southwest Ohio K. S. Shelby and G. M. Chippendale Factors regulating lipophorin synthesis by the larval fat body of the southwestern corn borer, Diatraea grandiosella C. R. B. Boake and S. Moore Male acceleration of ovarian development in Drosophila silvestris (Diptera, Drosophilidae): what is the stimulus? S. P. Foster and R. H. Ayers Multiple mating and its effects in the lightbrown apple moth, Epiphyas postvittana (Walker) O. Yamashita Diapause hormone of the silkworm, Bombyx mori: structure, gene expression and function D. S. Koveos and A. Veerman Involvement of the circadian system in photoperiodic termination of diapause in the spider mite Tetranychus urticae G. A. Horridge Pattern vision of the honeybee (Apis mellifera): the significance of the angle subtended by the target P. Wappner and L. A. Quesada-Allué Water loss during cuticle sclerotization in the medfly Ceratitis capitata is independent of catecholamines F. Dittmann and A. Miinz Yolk formation in the telotrophic—meroistic ovariole of Dysdercus intermedius depends on extracellular sodium Contents of /nsect Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Diary Instructions to Authors NUMBER 8 H. G. McWatters and D. S. Saunders The influence of each parent and geographic origin on larval diapause in the blow fly, Calliphora vicina V. Kodital and P. Simek Biochemistry and physiology of aestivo-hibernation in the adult apple blossom weevil, Anthonomus pomorum (Coleoptera: Curculionidae) I. Yu. Rauschenbach, N. E, Gruntenko, The role of the degradation system of the juvenile hormone in the T. M. Khlebodarova, M. M. Mazurov, reproduction of Drosophila under stress L. G. Grenback, M. Jh. Sukhanova, L. V. Shumnaja, I. K. Zakharov and B. D. Hammock L. Zurek and B. A. Keddie Contribution of the colon and colonic bacterial flora to metabolism and development of the American cockroach Periplaneta americana L. G. W. M. Bothe and S. Galler Mechanical properties of active and degenerating eclosion muscles of the flesh fly, Sarcophaga bullata Vili G. A. Horridge The honeybee (Apis mellifera) detects bilateral symmetry and discrimi- nates its axis H. Zeng, B. G. Loughton and K. R. Tissue specific transduction systems for octopamine in the locust Jennings (Locusta migratoria) A. L. Deng, B. Torto, A. Hassanali and Effects of shifting to crowded or solitary conditions on pheromone E. E. Ali release and morphometrics of the desert locust, Schistocerca gregaria (Forskal) (Orthoptera: Acrididae) U. Skibbe, J. T. Christeller, P. T. Callaghan, Visualization of pH gradients in the larval midgut of Spodoptera litura C. D. Eccles and W. A. Laing using *'P-NMR microscopy G. Facciponte and A. B. Lange Control of the motor pattern generator in the VIIth abdominal ganglion of Locusta: descending neural inhibition and coordination with the oviposition hole digging central pattern generator G. S. Wheeler, M. Tokoro, R. H. Scheffrahn Comparative respiration and methane production rates in Nearctic ter- and N-Y. Su mites D. S. Saunders and B. Cymborowski Removal of optic lobes of adult blow flies (Calliphora vicina) leaves photoperiodic induction of larval diapause intact Erratum Contents of /nsect Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Diary Instructions to Authors NUMBER 9 Carlos Ribeiro, Nelson Simées and Insect immunity: the haemocytes of the armyworm Mythimna Michel Brehélin unipuncta (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) and their role in defence reactions. In vivo and in vitro studies Elisabeth P. J. Burgess, Louise A. Malone Effects of two proteinase inhibitors on the digestive enzymes and sur- and John T. Christeller vival of honey bees (Apis mellifera) Andreas Wiesner, Daniela Wittwer and A small phagocytosis stimulating factor is released by and acts on Peter Gotz phagocytosing Galleria mellonella haemocytes in vitro Pablo E. Schilman, Josué A. Nifiez and Attributes of oviposition substrates affect fecundity in Rhodnius pro- Claudio R. Lazzari lixus Jin-Tun Lin and Chin-Yih Wu Characteristics of histamine receptors on the ocellar L-neurons of American cockroach Periplaneta americana Gary T. Wassmer, William Cain and Photoperiodic regulation of hemolymph protein in the woodroach Terry L. Page Parcoblatta pennsylvanica Fumio Hayashi Insemination through an externally attached spermatophore: bundled sperm and post-copulatory mate guarding by male _fishflies (Megaloptera: Corydalidae) Anthony D. Curtis and Deborah A. Waller The effects of decreased pO, and increased pCO, on nitrogen fixation rates in termites (Isoptera: Rhinotermitidae) Thomas J. Kelly, Timothy G. Kingan, Analysis of the ecdysiotropic activity in larval brains of the tobacco Carol A. Masler and Carol H. Robinson hornworm, Manduca sexta Charles E. Linn, Marlene G. Campbell, Effects of photoperiod on the circadian timing of pheromone response Kathy R. Poole, Wen-Q. Wu and Wendell in male Trichoplusia ni: relationship to the modulatory action of octo- L. Roelofs pamine Jon S. Miller and David W. Staniey- The pharmacology of indomethacin, a prostaglandin biosynthesis Samuelson inhibitor, in larvae of the tobacco hornworm, Manduca sexta Marcelo G. Lorenzo and Claudio R. Lazzari The spatial pattern of defaecation in Triatoma infestans and the role of faeces as a chemical mark of the refuge ix Anthony J. Zera and Seiji Tanaka The role of juvenile hormone and juvenile hormone esterase in wing morph determination in Modicogryllus confirmatus Contents of Jnsect Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Diary Instructions to Authors NUMBER 10 Mini-Review F. M. Horodyski Neuroendocrine control of insect ecdysis by eclosion hormone K.-H. Lu, J. Y. Bradfield and L. L. Keeley Age and starvation effects on hypertrehalosemic hormone-dependent gene expression of cytochrome P4504C1 in the cockroach, Blaberus discoidalis M. Blackford, B. Clarke and L. Dinan Tolerance of the Egyptian cotton leafworm Spodoptera littoralis (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) to ingested phytoecdysteroids K. Mikitani Ecdysteroid receptor binding activity and ecdysteroid agonist activity at the level of gene expression are correlated with the activity of diben- zoyl hydrazines in larvae of Bombyx mori T. Okuda, S. Tanaka, T. Kotaki and H.-J. Role of the corpora allata and juvenile hormone in the control of Ferenz imaginal diapause and reproduction in three species of locusts I. A. Glitho, A. Lenga, D. Pierre and J. Changes in the responsiveness during two phases of diapause termin- Huignard ation in Bruchidius atrolineatus Pic (Coleoptera: Bruchidae) D. E. Wheeler and N. A. Buck A role for storage proteins in autogenous reproduction in Aedes atro- palpus H. Dorr, D. HeB and S. Gramoll Interstitial voltage and potassium concentration in the mesothoracic ganglion of a stick insect at rest and during neuronal activation M. G. Wolfersberger Localization of amino acid absorption systems in the larval midgut of the tobacco hornworm Manduca sexta C. Hirayama, K. Konno and H. Shinbo Utilization of ammonia as a nitrogen source in the silkworm, Bombyx mori Erratum Contents of /nsect Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Diary Instructions to Authors NUMBERS 11-12 S. Greenberg and A. Ar 991 Effects of chronic hypoxia, normoxia and hyperoxia on larval development in the beetle Tenebrio molitor M. K. Petersen, B. Ekbom and H. P. Ravn 997 Temperature dependent winter survival of Bembidion lampros and Tachyporus hypnorum T. Chapman, Y. Choffat, W. E. Lucas, 1007 Lack of response to sex-peptide results iin increased cost of mating in E. Kubli and L. Partridge dunce Drosophila melanogaster females J. A. Harvey 1017 Venturia canescens parasitizing Galleria mellonella and Anagasta kuehniella: is the parasitoid a conformer or regulator? S. W. Nicolson and L. C. Isaacson 1027 Mechanism of enhanced secretion in the warmed Malpighian tubule of the tsetse fly, Glossina morsitans morsitans E. Down, A. M. R. Gatehouse, 1035 Snowdrop lectin inhibits development and decreases fecundity of the . D. O. Hamilton and J. A. Gatehouse Glasshouse Potato Aphid (Aulacorthum solani) when administered in vitro and via transgenic plants both in laboratory and glasshouse trials x M. P. J. De Winther, P. M. M. Weers, Apolipophorin III levels in Locusta migratoria. Developmental regu- J. Bogerd and PD. J. Van Der Horst lation of gene expression and hemolymph protein concentration P. D. Blake, I. Kay and G. M. Coast Myotropic activity of Acheta diuretic peptide on the foregut of the house cricket, Acheta domesticus (L.) . R. Palli, S. S. Sohi, B. J. Cook, RNA- and protein-synthesis inhibitors induce apoptosis in a midgut cell . J. Brownwright, G. F. Caputo and line from the Spruce Budworm, Choristoneura fumiferana . Retnakaran . Kovac and S. Schmaranzer Thermoregulation of honeybees (Apis mellifera) foraging in spring and summer at different plants . J. Siegert Phosphorylase activities in pharate adult and adult tobacco hornworms, Manduca sexta . Y. Mumcuoglu, R. Galun, Y. Kaminchik, Antihemostatic activity in salivary glands of the human body louse, . Panet and A. Levanon Pediculus humanus humanus (Anoplura: Pediculidae) . K. Visscher, K. Crailsheim and How do honey bees (Apis mellifera) fuel their water foraging flights? . Sherman . Schinuch Receptor responses in labellar taste hairs of the housefly Musca dom- estica to aqueous solutions of KCI and CaCl, . J. Loeb and R. S. Hakim Insect midgut epithelium in vitro: an insect stem cell system P. Sanchez, H. Cerda, A. Cabrera, Secretory mechanisms for the male produced aggregation pheromone E. H. Caetano, M. Materan, F. Sanchez of the palm weevil Rhynchophorus palmarum L. (Coleoptera: and K. Jaffé Curculionidae) A. Brune and M. Kihl pH profiles of the extremely alkaline hindguts of soil-feeding termites (Isoptera: Termitidae) determined with microelectrodes H. Shinbo, K. Konno, C. Hirayama and K. Digestive sites of dietary proteins and absorptive sites of amino acids Watanabe along the midgut of the silkworm, Bombyx mori Contents of /nsect Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Diary Instructions to Authors