Category Archives: Insecta

Insects – Collembola, Protura, Diplura, Archaeognatha, Thysanura & Pterygota (winged insects).

Photographing the Newly Rediscovered Cicindelidia floridana

Posted on August 11, 2011 by Ted C. MacRae

When Brzoska et al. (2011) announced the rediscovery of Cicindelidia floridana last April (and also provided convincing evidence for considering it a full species), I could hardly contain my excitement. At a time when increasing numbers of species are being reported in decline or going … Continue reading →

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ID Challenge #10

Posted on August 9, 2011 by Ted C. MacRae

It’s time to begin Session #4 of the BitB Challenge Series.  Ben Coulter won Sessions #1 and #2 but was finally unseated by Max Barclay in Session #3.  We start Session #4 with a straight up ID Challenge.  Unlike previous ID … Continue reading →

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Tiger Beetle Nocturnal Perching

Posted on August 9, 2011 by Ted C. MacRae

During last week’s 48-hour blitz through Florida, I spent one evening blacklighting at the famed “Road to Nowhere” tiger beetle hot spot and encountered this male individual of Ellipsoptera hamata lacerata¹ clinging to the grass near my light.  A quick search of the … Continue reading →

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Charming Couple

Posted on August 7, 2011 by Ted C. MacRae

You may have noticed a longer than normal interval since the last post (or not)—the result of a family vacation to Florida.  I’m not much of a beach bum, so while the girls found inordinate pleasure laying on the hot … Continue reading →

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Cylindera cursitans (Ant-like Tiger Beetle) in Arkansas

Posted on August 1, 2011 by Ted C. MacRae

In late June I visited Chalk Bluff Natural Area in northeastern Arkansas.  Situated at the northeastern-most corner of the state, it is here where the St. Francis River enters Arkansas from Missouri, slicing through the loose Tertiary conglomerates of Crowley’s … Continue reading →

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Speaking of Graphisurus…

Posted on July 29, 2011 by Ted C. MacRae

Graphisurus fasciatus is the commonest of the three species in this North American genus. It is easily distinguished from G. triangulifer by its smaller, narrower form, more mottled coloration, and lack of distinctive triangular-shaped black markings on the elytra. However, it can … Continue reading →

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Graphisurus triangulifer in Missouri

Posted on July 28, 2011 by Ted C. MacRae

Of the three species of the genus Graphisurus occurring in Missouri, G. triangulifer is both the most attractive and the least commonly encountered.  Back when I surveyed the Cerambycidae of Missouri (MacRae 1994), I examined only 45 specimens of this … Continue reading →

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Elytrimitatrix at my window

Posted on July 26, 2011 by Ted C. MacRae

This evening as I was sitting in my comfy chair, I noticed Stitch (one of the cats) pawing at the window. We live in the woods, so it is common for insects to land on the outsides of the windows … Continue reading →

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