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Post by prillbug2 on Feb 15, 2012 15:14:37 GMT -8
It's Harpalus affinis (Shrenk). My source is The Beetles of NorthEastern North America Vol. 1, by N.M. Downie and R.H. Arnett, plus my own collection. Jeff Prill
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Post by prillbug2 on Feb 14, 2012 7:43:22 GMT -8
Have you looked inside your home for spiders? There should be one somewhere in your house. Jeff Prill
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Post by prillbug2 on Feb 11, 2012 15:59:31 GMT -8
No, it's in the family Lymantriidae. This genus Pachymetana (or it's close), ranges further south into South Africa of different species. Pinhey's Moths of South Africa might help. Also, African Moths web site, on line. Jeff Prill
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Post by prillbug2 on Feb 9, 2012 7:34:52 GMT -8
Actually, mine were acquired through a trade in 1986. Jeff Prill
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Post by prillbug2 on Feb 8, 2012 14:22:10 GMT -8
I'm glad that I got mine from Spain, 25 years ago. Jeff Prill
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Post by prillbug2 on Feb 7, 2012 13:53:43 GMT -8
Anything that isn't being sold on the insect market. That you have to go out in the field and collect yourself. Jeff Prill
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Post by prillbug2 on Feb 7, 2012 8:44:31 GMT -8
All the poison ivy that I've contracted over the years while in the field, to the point where it would make my legs swell, and the itching and oozing of puss from the blisters made me very uncomfortable. Running into a nest of yellow jackets, and getting stung a few times, very painful. Disturbing a nest of European hornets down in Southern Illinois, while collecting one night. Fortunately, they didn't sting me and my friend. Getting bitten by deer ticks to the point where I had Lyme Disease, and now a slight numbness to both of my feet. I take alot of protein powder, vitamin B, niacin, and other vitamins to help the nerves in my feet. Finding that I'm in bear country while I'm collecting in Colorado back in 1996. Got the heck out of there when I saw one. Stayed near the roadside and collected. Jeff Prill
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Post by prillbug2 on Feb 6, 2012 15:06:18 GMT -8
The first beetle. Family Staphylinidae. Subfamily: Stylopodinae. genus: Stylopodus. There are several possibilities for the species. I don't have a paper for this genus, except for what's in the Biologia Centrali-Americana Volumes on line. In older literature it was named Megalops. The second beetle is in the family: Curculionidae, SF: Ceutorrhynchinae, maybe similar to Ceutorhynchus, but I can't be sure because I can't see the length of the snout. The second one is a guess. My suggestion for the Staphylinid is to contact Dr. Newton at the Chicago Natural History Museum, he could probably take it to species. Jeff Prill
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Post by prillbug2 on Feb 6, 2012 7:01:58 GMT -8
where are they from? Jeff Prill
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Post by prillbug2 on Feb 5, 2012 19:09:00 GMT -8
Clark, I've collected a number of them, myself. Jeff Prill
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Post by prillbug2 on Feb 5, 2012 7:42:58 GMT -8
Buy your own woodworking equipment and make it yourself. Cheapest way to go, in the long run. Jeff Prill
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Post by prillbug2 on Feb 3, 2012 15:50:44 GMT -8
The best source would be to look through E.O. Wilson's bibliography. Ant Genera of the World, should still be available somewhere. Or, go to BioQuip Products and check out the books on Ants there. Jeff Prill
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Post by prillbug2 on Feb 2, 2012 7:01:11 GMT -8
I could go out right now to various lights and find winter moths. Because the weather is warmer than usual. Today, we're suppose to have a 55 degree day. Jeff Prill
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Post by prillbug2 on Feb 2, 2012 4:24:17 GMT -8
I make my own cases and cabinets. The wood is cheap here, and I can design them to be any size I want, mainly 20"X 21"x 3.5" tall to acommodate a size 7 pin. I make them for less than a quarter of the price of a professionally made product. It's actually very easy. All you do is build boxes, and place a sheet of glass or plexiglass on the lid and seal it. Nothing to it. Jeff Prill
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Post by prillbug2 on Feb 1, 2012 14:59:05 GMT -8
Genus: Calligrapha
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