American Journal of Entomology

Volume 4, Issue 3, September 2020

  • Assessment of Earthworm (Lumbricidae) Species Suitability for Processing into Powder

    Ilga Gedrovica

    Issue: Volume 4, Issue 3, September 2020
    Pages: 45-50
    Received: 16 October 2020
    Accepted: 26 October 2020
    Published: 4 November 2020
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    Abstract: In recent years, there has been a lot of talk of the need to reduce the use of traditional sources of protein (from ruminants, pigs, chickens) due to adverse effects on the environment. Alternative sources of protein are encouraged, for example, people should consume different insects and larvae. Crickets, grasshoppers, locusts and mealworms have a... Show More
  • A New Genus and a New Species of the Scopariinae Guinée, 1854 (Lepidoptera: Crambidae) from the Southern Arabian Peninsula

    Michael Seizmair

    Issue: Volume 4, Issue 3, September 2020
    Pages: 51-57
    Received: 22 October 2020
    Accepted: 6 November 2020
    Published: 16 November 2020
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    Abstract: New taxonomic and faunistic results on the Scopariinae Guinée, 1854 (Lepidoptera: Crambidae) are presented on the basis of a sample of four specimens collected by the author in three research expeditions to the south-western province Dhofar of Oman in the years 2018 and 2019. The attribution of the material to the subfamily Scopariinae Guinée, 1854... Show More