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Category Archives: Entomology
New Pterostichus for Hilary
In 2015 David Maddison blogged about a trip we took to meet Hilary Hacker in Northern California (A Love of Leptoferonia). It was so amazing to meet her after being an admirer of her field work and her publication on … Continue reading
Posted in Carabids, Coleoptera, Entomology, Pterostichines
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Enigmatic La Brea Tar Pit Insect Fossils
Anna Holden who recently wrote a guest post here on insects from the La Brea Tar Pits as paleoenvironmental indicators has a lot more stunning insect fossils that have turned up during her studies. She is looking for help to identify … Continue reading
Poster previews for the 4th International Symposium of Carabidology in Athens, Georgia
Draft copies of two posters on carabid phylogeny and chemical defense evolution available for viewing. Continue reading
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One less Pterostichus for Montana
Previous report of Pterostichus restrictus from Montana proved to be an identification error and all specimens are P. protractus. Continue reading
Posted in Carabids, Coleoptera, Entomology, Pterostichines
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Two Ph.D. student positions available at UCB and SDSU
Students will be team members in an NSF-funded multidisciplinary research project: The Genetic Basis, Biosynthetic Pathways and Evolution of Geadephagan Chemical Defense that includes collaborations among researchers at UC, Berkeley; San Diego State University; University of Arizona; and Steven’s Institute of Technology. … Continue reading
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DIY, heavy-duty, weather-proof UV light and photo-switch system
Perhaps you are like me and need to run a UV light for insects even when it rains, or especially when it rains (think rain beetles). I have chewed through a bunch of the off the shelf UV lights over … Continue reading
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Nevada Carabids: Part 5: Death March to Dead Lake and Heading West
See also part 1, part 2, part 3, part 4 Day 5 – June 13, 2015 [by Riva Madan] Our last day going out in the field at GBNP. We started off by picking up all the traps we … Continue reading
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Patronym, matronym & filionym
Creative control over the formation of names is one privilege taxonomists have. While most are run of the mill descriptive or locality-based names, patronyms are also very common. Flies have been named for Beyoncé’s voluptuous derrière, carabid beetles named for Governator’s … Continue reading
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