Sonoma spp. Poster
Few people have an opportunity to see a poster devoted entirely to the genitalia of a beetle genus, but now you can! Here are the illustrated male genitalia of all 57 species of the beetle genus So...
Paper Published!
The paper is published, new species are out! The pretty pictures and cool drawings start on page 21. Download the paper here: http://spongymesophyll.com/Ferro_2016_Sonoma.pdfThanks for the well wis...
Many thanks!
Well, it looks like this little venture didn't quite take off like I had hoped. Never fear, the paper is nearly done and the species I have on hand will get described and published (hopefully early...
The Beast!
Here is the beast, a little brown hairy beetle. It uses it's antennae and palps (the things sticking out of the sides of the front of the face, under the antennae) to feel, herd, ca...
Quick Thank You!
Many thanks to all of you that have donated to my little adventure into the unknown. I just got back from the big EntSoc Annual Conference and then Thanksgiving with the family. (Driving back home ...
Done!
The key to rove beetle subfamilies for the US and Canada is finally done!Access the key here: http://keys.lucidcentral.org/keys/v3/nastaphylinid...Many, many thanks to everyone who donated!Lucid ke...
A visit to the Field Museum in Chicago!
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Update!
It's been a while since the last update.Currently I have a working lucid key based on relatively easycharacters, but it will need more tweaking to accommodate "exceptional"taxa. I'm...