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Monthly Archives: February 2014
Map of unrecognized species in Bembidiina
Here’s an addendum to the post about Unrecognized species in Bembidiina. The map below shows the known distribution of most (but not all) of the unrecognized taxa of Bembidiina in America north of Mexico. Notably absent are some of the … Continue reading
Posted in Revising Bembidiina
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Unrecognized species of Bembidiina in the USA and Canada
I’ve been mentioning in this blog several unrecognized species which we have been finding in the fauna of Bembidiina in America north of México. By “unrecognized” I mean both undescribed species (those without a name), and species that have already … Continue reading
Posted in Revising Bembidiina, Taxonomic Process
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Spreading the word
In 2009 I did some field work in Ramsey Canyon, in the Huachuca Mountains of Arizona. The good people of the Nature Conservancy site there gave me permission to collect, and in exchange I sent them (after the trip was … Continue reading
Posted in Public Engagement & Citizen Science
Tagged Bembidion, Huachucas, outreach, Ramsey Canyon
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The legacy of a taxonomist
I have recently been looking through the notes of Kenneth W. Cooper, a renaissance entomologist who wore many hats, one of which was as someone passionate about the same beetles I love, the genus Bembidion. Kenneth and I began corresponding … Continue reading
Posted in Academia, Taxonomic Process
Tagged discovery, quantum publication, science, taxonomy
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David Maddison
The Subulate Palpomere 