Added 10 August 2006. Last updated 26 July 2015 with article from SA 2014:4.

Periodical Index - Insects

A guide to insect articles appearing in herpetogical periodicals over the past few years



The following is a guide to insect-related articles that have appeared within herpetological magazines within the last few years. It is an ongoing project, ie I am effectively cataloguing these entries myself from the actual magazines, some of which are harder to get hold of than others (especially when they are no longer being published!). I hope however that some people will find it useful, especially if researching a single species or looking for some care guidance.

Insects covered here include those kept as pets in their own right, those raised as food insects, and those species which fall into both categories. Some listed here fall into the category of insects of economic or medical significance.

Key

Species

Article

Magazine

Issue

Author

Acanthodis

Crickets and Grasshoppers: Defense and Survival

R

59

Francesco Tomasinelli

Acheta spp, House Crickets

Crickets, Locusts and Grasshoppers

R

59

Francesco Tomasinelli

Acrida

Crickets and Grasshoppers: Defense and Survival

R

59

Francesco Tomasinelli

Acrididae

Crickets and Grasshoppers: Defense and Survival

R

59

Francesco Tomasinelli

Acromyrex, Leafcutting Ants

Small-scale farming!

PRK

8

Colin Dunlop

Blattschneiderameisen  Spezialisten im Regenwald [Leaf cutter ants - rainforest specialists]

D

15

Ralf Wanders

Acromyrex octospinosus, Leafcutting Ants

Small-scale farming!

PRK

8

Colin Dunlop

Acyrthosiphon pisum, Pea Aphid

Die Erbsenblattlaus  ein ungewöhnliches Futtertier [The pea aphid - an unusual feeder animal]

D

28

Lars Österdahl

Alienobostra brocki

Sticks on Fire

PRK

20

Ed Baker

Amaurodes passerinii, Flower Chafer

Keeping and Breeding the Flower Chafer, ~

R

46

Miguel Tomás Ráfales

Anacridium aegyptium, Egyptian Locust

The Egyptian Locust, ~

R

59

Francesco Tomasinelli

Anacridium melanorhodon

The Egyptian Locust, ~ [passim]

R

59

Francesco Tomasinelli

Anobium punctatum, Furniture Beetle/Woodworm

Nature's Secret Army

PRK

20

David C Wareham

Anopheles

Nature's Secret Army

PRK

20

David C Wareham

Anthrenus, Carpet Beetles

Nature's Secret Army

PRK

20

David C Wareham

Aretaon asperrimus

Spiny Phasmids: Family Heteropterygidae. Part 2: Subfamilies Obriminae and Dataminae

R

47

Sergei Romeu

Atta, Leafcutting Ants

Small-scale farming!

PRK

8

Colin Dunlop

Blattschneiderameisen  Spezialisten im Regenwald [Leaf cutter ants - rainforest specialists]

D

15

Ralf Wanders

Atta cephalotes, Leafcutting Ants

Small-scale farming!

PRK

8

Colin Dunlop

Atta sexdens, Leafcutting Ants

Small-scale farming!

PRK

8

Colin Dunlop

Atta texana, Leafcutting Ants

Small-scale farming!

PRK

8

Colin Dunlop

Attagenus pelli, Fur Beetle

Nature's Secret Army

PRK

20

David C Wareham

Aularches miliaris

Crickets and Grasshoppers: Defense and Survival

R

59

Francesco Tomasinelli

Batrachornis

Crickets and Grasshoppers: Defense and Survival

R

59

Francesco Tomasinelli

Blaberus sp, Blaberus Roaches

Raising Roaches

PRK

8

Dr Mark Webb

Blaberus craniifer, Death's Head Roach

Raising Roaches

PRK

8

Dr Mark Webb

Blaberus discoidalis, Discoid Roach

Raising Roaches

PRK

8

Dr Mark Webb

Blaptica dubia, Argentine/Dubia Roach

Raising Roaches

PRK

8

Dr Mark Webb

Blatta lateralis [Shelfordella tartara], Turkestan Roach

Raising Roaches

PRK

8

Dr Mark Webb

Blatta orientalis, Common Cockroach

Nature's Secret Army

PRK

20

David C Wareham

Blatteria, Cockroaches

Tropische Schaben  muntere Liebhaberinsekten, wertvolle Futtertiere oder sogar beides? [Tropical cockroaches - colourful pet insects, valuable food animals, or even both?]

D

28

Andreas Bauer

Bombyx mori, Silkmoth

Nature's Secret Army

PRK

20

David C Wareham


Out of Africa: the importance of invertebrates

PRK

69 (12/14)

Paul Donovan

Brasidas samariensis

Spiny Phasmids: Family Heteropterygidae. Part 2: Subfamilies Obriminae and Dataminae

R

47

Sergei Romeu

Camponotus herculeanus

Genus Acanthodactylus, Fringe-Fingered Lizards in the Wild and in the Terrarium. Part 2. Captive Care and Reproduction

R

58

Uwe Schlüter

Cetoniidae, Flower Beetles

The European Flower Beetles of the Family Cetoniidae

R

46

Marco Uliana

Wesen der Dunkelheit - Wesen des Lichtes: Das geheimnisvolle Leben der Riesen- und Rosenkäfer [Creatures of darkness - creatures of the light: the secretive life of the rhinoceros- and flower beetles]

D

9

Arndt Löwenberg

Flower Beetles of the Family Cetoniidae

R

46

Miguel Tomás Ráfales

Championica

Crickets and Grasshoppers: Defense and Survival

R

59

Francesco Tomasinelli

Chlaenius

Predator and prey: Interactions between Carabidae (Chlaenius) beetle larvae and anurans

SA

2014:4

R Vyas, K Upadhyay & G Vora

Cimex lectularius, Bedbug

Nature's Secret Army

PRK

20

David C Wareham

Cockroaches

Élevage de blattes [Breeding cockroaches]

Si

3

Arnaud & Christophe Baudin

Coleoptera, Beetles

Did you know? Interesting facts you never knew about ~

PR

45

Russell Willis

Copiphora

Crickets and Grasshoppers: Defense and Survival

R

59

Francesco Tomasinelli

Ctenocephalides canis, Common True Dog Flea

Nature's Secret Army

PRK

20

David C Wareham

Ctenocephalides felis, Cat Flea

Nature's Secret Army

PRK

20

David C Wareham

Dares validispinus

Spiny Phasmids: Family Heteropterygidae. Part 2: Subfamilies Obriminae and Dataminae

R

47

Sergei Romeu

Datylopius coccus, Scale Insect

Out of Africa: the importance of invertebrates

PRK

69 (12/14)

Paul Donovan

Deinacrida

Crickets and Grasshoppers: Defense and Survival

R

59

Francesco Tomasinelli

Deinacrida heteracantha, Giant Weta

Crickets and Grasshoppers: Defense and Survival

R

59

Francesco Tomasinelli

Dermestes lardarius, Larder/Bacon Beetle

Nature's Secret Army

PRK

20

David C Wareham

Diapheromera femorata, Common American Walking Stick

Sticks on Fire

PRK

20

Ed Baker

Dicronorhina

~, Terrarium Emeralds

R

46

Andrea Mangoni

Dictyophorus spumans, Koppie Foam Grasshopper

Crickets and Grasshoppers: Defense and Survival

R

59

Francesco Tomasinelli

Dorcus titanus, Asian Stag Beetle

The Stag Beetle ~, the Asian Giant

R

46

Andrea Mangoni

Drosophila, Fruit Flies

Out of Africa: the importance of invertebrates

PRK

69 (12/14)

Paul Donovan

Drosophila melanogaster, Common Fruit Fly/Vinegar Fly

Die Zucht der Kleinen Fruchtfliege (Drosophila melanogaster)  viele Wege führen zum Erfolg [Breeding the Common Fruitfly (Drosophila melanogaster) - many ways to success

D

28

Marco Wagemann

Dynastinae, Rhinoceros Beetles

Wesen der Dunkelheit - Wesen des Lichtes: Das geheimnisvolle Leben der Riesen- und Rosenkäfer [Creatures of darkness - creatures of the light: the secretive life of the rhinoceros- and flower beetles]

D

9

Arndt Löwenberg

Dysonia, Lichen Katydids

Crickets and Grasshoppers: Defense and Survival

R

59

Francesco Tomasinelli

Epidares nolimetangare

Spiny Phasmids: Family Heteropterygidae. Part 2: Subfamilies Obriminae and Dataminae

R

47

Sergei Romeu

Eremiaphila, Praying Mantis

Observations in Morocco: Searching for the Montpellier Snake

R

62

Stephanie de Pury, Sascha Esser & Michel Aymerich

Eurycorypha spp

Crickets and Grasshoppers: Defense and Survival

R

59

Francesco Tomasinelli

Gongylus gongyloides, Praying Mantis

The Wandering Violin: Captive Breeding of the ~

R

26

Francesco Tomasinelli

Grasshoppers

Just some colorful ~ [The Invertebrate Corner]

RH

2:9

Jerry G Walls

Gromphadorhina portentosa, Hissing Cockroach

Raising Roaches

PRK

8

Dr Mark Webb

Gryllodes sigillatus, Banded Cricket

Live Food: The ~

R

31

Jon Coote

Gryllotalpa gryllotalpa

Crickets, Locusts and Grasshoppers

R

59

Francesco Tomasinelli

Gryllus campestris, Field Cricket

Crickets, Locusts and Grasshoppers

R

59

Francesco Tomasinelli

Haaniella dehaanii

Spiny Phasmids: Family Heteropterygidae. Part 1: Subfamily Heteropteryginae

R

45

Sergei Romeu

Haaniella muelleri

Spiny Phasmids: Family Heteropterygidae. Part 1: Subfamily Heteropteryginae

R

45

Sergei Romeu

Heteropterygidae, Spiny Phasmids

Spiny Phasmids: Family Heteropterygidae. Part 1: Subfamily Heteropteryginae

R

45

Sergei Romeu

Spiny Phasmids: Family Heteropterygidae. Part 2: Subfamilies Obriminae and Dataminae

R

47

Sergei Romeu

Heteropteryx dilatata, Malaysian Jungle Nymph

Reptilia Index of Species 44

R

44

Sergi Romeu

Spiny Phasmids: Family Heteropterygidae. Part 1: Subfamily Heteropteryginae

R

45

Sergei Romeu

Laccifer lacca, Indian Lac Scale Insect

Out of Africa: the importance of invertebrates

PRK

69 (12/14)

Paul Donovan

Lasioderma serricorne, Cigarette Beatle

Nature's Secret Army

PRK

20

David C Wareham

Lasius flavus

Genus Acanthodactylus, Fringe-Fingered Lizards in the Wild and in the Terrarium. Part 2. Captive Care and Reproduction

R

58

Uwe Schlüter

Lasius fuliginosus

Genus Acanthodactylus, Fringe-Fingered Lizards in the Wild and in the Terrarium. Part 2. Captive Care and Reproduction

R

58

Uwe Schlüter

Lasius niger

Genus Acanthodactylus, Fringe-Fingered Lizards in the Wild and in the Terrarium. Part 2. Captive Care and Reproduction

R

58

Uwe Schlüter

Lepisma saccharina, Silverfish

Nature's Secret Army

PRK

20

David C Wareham

Mantis religiosa, Praying Mantis

Observations in Morocco: Searching for the Montpellier Snake

R

62

Stephanie de Pury, Sascha Esser & Michel Aymerich

Megacrania batesii, Peppermint Stick Insect

Die australische Pfeffermins-Stabschrecke ~ - kein einfacher Pflegling [The Australian Peppermint Stick Insect ~ - not a simple captive]

D

9

Christoph Seiler und Sven Bradler

Messor barbarus, Mediterranean Ant

Ant Farm

R

18

Francisco Javier Cabellero Gasca

Mimetica

Crickets and Grasshoppers: Defense and Survival

R

59

Francesco Tomasinelli

Monarch Butterflies

Migrating Monarchs

PR

46

Russ Rozell

Musca domestica, Common House Fly

Nature's Secret Army

PRK

20

David C Wareham

Myrmica rubra

Genus Acanthodactylus, Fringe-Fingered Lizards in the Wild and in the Terrarium. Part 2. Captive Care and Reproduction

R

58

Uwe Schlüter

Nauphoeta cinerea, Lobster Roach

Raising Roaches

PRK

8

Dr Mark Webb

Neostylopyga rhombifolia, Harlequin Roach

Raising Roaches

PRK

8

Dr Mark Webb

Notonecta glauca, Water Boatman

The Marbled Newt Triturus marmoratus

R

62

Sergi Trócoli

Odontotaenius disjunctus, Horned Passalus/Bess Beetle

Bess Beetle Basics [Spineless Wonders]

Rs

11:12

Arthur V Evans

Oedipoda

Crickets and Grasshoppers: Defense and Survival

R

59

Francesco Tomasinelli

Omura

Crickets and Grasshoppers: Defense and Survival

R

59

Francesco Tomasinelli

Onomarchus

Crickets and Grasshoppers: Defense and Survival

R

59

Francesco Tomasinelli

Oreophoetes peruana, Peruvian Fern Stick Insect

Pumarinri 2007

R

58

Jordi Giralt, Josep Canela & Lluis Dalmau

Sticks on Fire

PRK

20

Ed Baker

Oreophoetes topoense

Sticks on Fire

PRK

20

Ed Baker

Orestes [Datames] mouhotii

Spiny Phasmids: Family Heteropterygidae. Part 2: Subfamilies Obriminae and Dataminae

R

47

Sergei Romeu

Orthoptera

Crickets, Locusts and Grasshoppers

R

59

Francesco Tomasinelli

Crickets and Grasshoppers: Defense and Survival

R

59

Francesco Tomasinelli

Osmia rufa, Mason Bee

Nature's Secret Army

PRK

20

David C Wareham

Palembus dermestoides, "Asthma Beetle"

The "Asthma Beetle" and its use in folk medicine

R

57

Kriton Kunz

Palembus ocularis, "Asthma Beetle"

The "Asthma Beetle" and its use in folk medicine

R

57

Kriton Kunz

Panchlora nivea, Green Banana Cockroach

Die Grüne Schabe, ~ LINNAEUS, Haltung und Zucht als Futtertier [The Green Banana Cockroach, ~ LINNAEUS, husbandry and reproduction as food animal]

SA

1992:2

U Ziegler

Parasphendale affinis, Mantid

Index of Species 24

R

24

?

Pareupocnemis syriaca

Crickets and Grasshoppers: Defense and Survival

R

59

Francesco Tomasinelli

Petaloptera sp, Leaf Katydids

Crickets and Grasshoppers: Defense and Survival

R

59

Francesco Tomasinelli

Phasmids [stick insects]

Jungle Nymphs and Other Giant Walking Sticks

R&AH

4:9

Russell Willis

Phasmids

R

13

Sergi Romeu Vallés

Phasmiden (Gespenstschrecken, Stabschrecken und Wandelnde Blätter) [Phasmids (Phasmatodea, stick insects and leaf insects [?])]

D

9

Sven Bradler & Christoph Seiler

Phasmiden als Haustiere [Phasmids as pets]

D

9

Christoph Seiler und Sven Bradler

Phimateus

Crickets and Grasshoppers: Defense and Survival

R

59

Francesco Tomasinelli

Pholidoptera griseoptera

Crickets and Grasshoppers: Defense and Survival

R

59

Francesco Tomasinelli

Phrynotettix

Crickets and Grasshoppers: Defense and Survival

R

59

Francesco Tomasinelli

Phrynotettix robustus, Stone Cricket

Crickets and Grasshoppers: Defense and Survival

R

59

Francesco Tomasinelli

Platymeris sp, Assassin Bugs

Assassin Bugs in the Terrarium

R

37

Paul Donovan

Polychne spp

Crickets and Grasshoppers: Defense and Survival

R

59

Francesco Tomasinelli

Princisa vanwaerebeki, Hissing Cockroach

Raising Roaches

PRK

8

Dr Mark Webb

Prionosthenus galericulatus

Six-Legged Dragons, ~

R

55

Marco Salemi

Pterochrozo ocellata, South American Eye-Winged Katydid

Crickets and Grasshoppers: Defense and Survival

R

59

Francesco Tomasinelli

Pulex irritans, Human Flea

Nature's Secret Army

PRK

20

David C Wareham

Rhypharobia maderae, Madeira Roach

Raising Roaches

PRK

8

Dr Mark Webb

Saga pedo, Bush Cricket

Crickets, Locusts and Grasshoppers

R

59

Francesco Tomasinelli

Sasima

Crickets and Grasshoppers: Defense and Survival

R

59

Francesco Tomasinelli

Schistocerca gregaria, Desert Locust

Crickets, Locusts and Grasshoppers

R

59

Francesco Tomasinelli

Nature's Secret Army

PRK

20

David C Wareham

Shelfordella tartara

Breeding Cockroaches ~

R

38

F Bruse

Sparassidae, Huntsman Spiders

Biology and Captive Breeding of ~

R

17

Francesco Tomasinelli

Sphodromantis mantids

Some Observations on Keeping, Breeding and Rearing ~

IR

6:8

Martin Eustace

Stag Beetles, various coleopterid spp.

Beetle-mania!

PR

31 (4/00)

Russell Willis

Sungaya inexpectata

Spiny Phasmids: Family Heteropterygidae. Part 2: Subfamilies Obriminae and Dataminae

R

47

Sergei Romeu

Tenebrio molitor, Morios, Giant Mealworms

Be prepared! [Setting up a breeding colony of morios]

PRK

69 (12/14)

Richard White

Tettigonia

Crickets and Grasshoppers: Defense and Survival

R

59

Francesco Tomasinelli

Theopropus elegans, Banded Flower Mantis

Biology and captive breeding of ~

PR

45

Francesco Tomasinelli

Thermobia domestica [Thermophila furnurum], Firebrat

Die Ofenfischchenzucht  eine Möglichkeit, mit geringem Aufwand für ein wenig Abwechslung im Speiseplan unserer Vivarientiere zu sorgen! [Breeding the Firebrat - the chance, for a little effort, to create a little variation in the diets of our terrarium animals!]

D

28

Marco Wagemann

Nature's Secret Army

PRK

20

David C Wareham

Trachyaretaon bruekneri

Spiny Phasmids: Family Heteropterygidae. Part 2: Subfamilies Obriminae and Dataminae

R

47

Sergei Romeu

Trogoderma granarium, Khapra Beetle

Nature's Secret Army

PRK

20

David C Wareham

Typhophyllum

Crickets and Grasshoppers: Defense and Survival

R

59

Francesco Tomasinelli

Urocercus gigas, Horntail Wasp

Nature's Secret Army

PRK

20

David C Wareham

Xestobium rufovillosum, Death-Watch Beetle

Nature's Secret Army

PRK

20

David C Wareham

Zonocercus

Crickets and Grasshoppers: Defense and Survival

R

59

Francesco Tomasinelli

General Invertebrate Articles

Magazine

Issue

Author

Breeding Crickets for Prey

R

38

F Bruse

Breeding Fruit Flies

R

38

F Bruse

Fliegen als Futter für Terrarientiere [Flies as food for terrarium animals]

AMP

2/02

Peter Janzen

Hong Kong Insects [covers mainly phasmids]

IR

6:7

Paul D Brock

Introducing Roaches [book review]

The Cage Papers

R&AH

7:2

?

Invertebrate Prey for Terrarium Animals

R

38

F Bruse and H Werning

Nature's Secret Army

PRK

20

David C Wareham

Raising Roaches

PRK

8

Dr Mark Webb



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