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Item Insects associated with Montana's huckleberry (Ericaceae: Vaccinium globulare) plants and the bumble bees (Hymenoptera: Apidae) of Montana(Montana State University - Bozeman, College of Agriculture, 2016) Dolan, Amelia Clare; Chairperson, Graduate Committee: Michael A. IvieA key factor in understanding the success of any crop plant is knowledge of the underlying interactions between that plant and its insect associates. However, no research project has ever explored the insect community associated with Montana's huckleberries, a culturally and economically important specialty crop in the state. Additionally, baseline knowledge on the composition and distribution of Montana's insect fauna is lacking in many ways. Without baseline knowledge of what insects are present, monitoring and/or conservation efforts are impossible. In 2014 and 2015, insects were sampled from huckleberry plants at 21 study sites in the mountains of Northwest and Southwest Montana to identify possible pollinators and potential threats. Bumble bees, andrenids, and vespids were found to be the most frequent flower visitors, while a variety of Lepidoptera, Diptera, Coleoptera, Hemiptera, and Hymenoptera were collected from the plants' leaves and stems. An attempt was made to distinguish between actual biological associates and casual plant visitors. Over 30 possible associates were identified. Several new host plant records were documented and an undescribed species of Pristiphora (Hymenoptera: Tenthredinidae) was discovered. Bumble bees collected from huckleberry study sites, bumble bees collected across the state during the summer of 2015, and historic museum specimens were used to compile the first inventory of Bombus species in Montana. Over 12,000 Bombus records were examined and 28 species have now been confirmed to be present in the state while four additional species are predicted to occur here. Data have been made available to the public through an online database in order to inform future research and conservation efforts.Item A revision of the West Indian genus Nesocyrtosoma (Coleoptera: Tenebrionidae)(Montana State University - Bozeman, College of Agriculture, 2008) Hopp, Katie Jo; Chairperson, Graduate Committee: Michael A. Ivie.Nesocyrtosoma Marcuzzi is revised. There is a total of 45 species of the genus Nesocyrtosoma, 27 of them are newly described here (N. bestiola NEW SPECIES, N. lacrima NEW SPECIES, N. neibaense NEW SPECIES, N. scabrosum NEW SPECIES, N. simplex NEW SPECIES, N. bankense NEW SPECIES, N. curvum NEW SPECIES, N. dentatum NEW SPECIES, N. fernandoi NEW SPECIES, N. garridoi NEW SPECIES, N. guerreroi NEW SPECIES, +N. minisculum NEW SPECIES, N. nearnsi NEW SPECIES, N. productum NEW SPECIES, N. puertoricense NEW SPECIES, N. serratum NEW SPECIES, N. skelleyi NEW SPECIES, N. teresitae NEW SPECIES, N. altagracia NEW SPECIES, N. basilense NEW SPECIES, N. crenulatum NEW SPECIES, N. darlingtoni NEW SPECIES, N. dolosum NEW SPECIES, N. larseni NEW SPECIES, N. mutabile NEW SPECIES, N. otus NEW SPECIES, and N. purpureum NEW SPECIES). Cnodalon trinitatis Zayas is a synonymized with Cyrtosoma (Nesocyrtosoma) inflatum Marcuzzi NEW SYNONYMY. Cnodalon inflatum Zayas is synonymized with Cyrtosoma (Nesocyrtosoma) tumefactum Marcuzzi NEW SYNONYMY. Cyrtosoma (Nesocyrtosoma) gebieni Marcuzzi is recognized for the first time as Nesocyrtosoma gebieni (Marcuzzi) NEW COMBINATION. The following Zayas Cnodalon species are moved to Nesocyrtosoma under the new combinations: Nesocyrtosoma turquinense (Zayas) NEW COMBINATION, Nesocyrtosoma cuprosum (Zayas) NEW COMBINATION and Nesocyrtosoma elongatum (Zayas) NEW COMBINATION. Cyrtosoma (Nesocyrtosoma) ferruginea Garrido and Gutiérrez is recognized for the first time as Nesocyrtosoma ferruginea (Garrido and Gutiérrez) NEW COMBINATION. Cyrtosoma (Pachycyrtosoma) Marcuzzi is synonymized with Nesocyrtosoma NEW SYNONYMY. Cyrtosoma (Pachycyrtosoma) merkli Marcuzzi is here recognized as Nesocyrtosoma merkli (Marcuzzi) NEW COMBINATION, and Cyrtosoma (Pachycyrtosoma) hispaniolae Marcuzzi is here recognized as Nesocyrtosoma hispaniolae (Marcuzzi) NEW COMBINATION. Serrania Garrido is synonymized with Nesocyrtosoma NEW SYNONYMY. Serrania viridula (Zayas) is synonymized with Platydema virens LaPorte and Brullé NEW SYNONYMY, and is recognized as Nesocyrtosoma virens (LaPorte and Brullé) NEW COMBINATION. Apsida cubanensis (Kulzer) is placed in Nesocyrtosoma under the new combination Nesocyrtosoma cubanense (Kulzer) NEW COMBINATION.