Tag Archives: taxonomy

The Festive Tiger Beetle in Southeast Missouri

Posted on October 25, 2013 by Ted C. MacRae

This past spring I returned to the lowlands of southeastern Missouri in an effort to find and photograph a population of tiger beetles that seems to be unique to the area. The beetles represent Cicindela scutellaris (Festive Tiger Beetle), a widespread … Continue reading →

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GBCT Beetle #4—Crossidius hirtipes rubrescens

Posted on October 20, 2013 by Ted C. MacRae

Linsley & Chemsak (1961) characterize the longhorned beetle species Crossidius hirtipes as “probably the most diverse species within the genus.” Occurring throughout the Great Basin and adjacent areas, the variability it expresses in punctation, color, elytral pattern and pubescence have resulted in the … Continue reading →

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Quick Guide to Armyworms on Soybean

Posted on October 12, 2013 by Ted C. MacRae

Throughout the soybean growing areas of the southern U.S. and South America, lepidopteran caterpillars are the most important pest complex affecting the crop. Millions of pounds of insecticides are sprayed on the crop each year in an effort to minimize … Continue reading →

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GBCT Beetle #3—Crossidius coralinus temprans

Posted on October 3, 2013 by Ted C. MacRae

On Day 2 of our late August Great Basin Collecting Trip (GBCT), we headed east from Reno towards Fallon (Churchill Co.) and surrounding areas of western Nevada. Our quarry on this day was one of the spectacular Crossidius coralinus subspecies—in this case C. … Continue reading →

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Cover Photo—The Coleopterists Bulletin 67(3)

Posted on October 1, 2013 by Ted C. MacRae

I hope you’ll all take note of the cover photo on the September 2013 issue of The Coleopterists Bulletin (vol. 67, no. 3), which just arrived in my mailbox. It features the adult jewel beetle, Chrysobothris octocola, that I found in September … Continue reading →

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GBCT Beetle #1: Crossidius hirtipes immaculatus

Posted on September 21, 2013 by Ted C. MacRae

In my recent Great Basin Collecting Trip (GBCT) overview, I provided some general comments about the longhorned beetles in the genus Crossidius that were the focus of the trip and, in many cases, photographs of the habitats in which the beetles were … Continue reading →

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Arizona collectors: Have you seen this beetle?

Posted on September 15, 2013 by Ted C. MacRae

If you are a collector of beetles in Arizona, you should be on the lookout for longhorned beetles (family Cerambycidae) resembling the specimen in the above photos. Determined as Placoschema dimorpha Chemsak & Hovore, in Eya 2010 by Jeff Huether, the specimen … Continue reading →

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An interesting flightless May beetle

Posted on August 21, 2013 by Ted C. MacRae

I suppose you are an entomologist? Not quite so ambitious as that, sir. I should like to put my eyes on the individual entitled to that name. No man can be truly called an entomologist, sir; the subject is too … Continue reading →

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