Tag Archives: Lionepha

Ten years later: the Lionepha paper is out

Posted on 3 April 2020 by David Maddison

In September of 2009, I arrived in Oregon, excited to begin my new position at Oregon State University. I was also excited to live near Marys Peak, as the top of Marys Peak was the locality of capture of the … Continue reading →

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Happiness is a Big Tree on the Wall

Posted on 4 December 2016 by David Maddison

  In the hallway outside my lab, about 800 species of Bembidiina, together in one tree.  🙂

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Sheep Creek in the Cascades of Oregon

Posted on 28 December 2013 by David Maddison

Here’s a lovely creek in the Cascades of Oregon.   This part of Sheep Creek is at 795m elevation.  It has a rich bembidiine fauna living in the gravel patches along the shoreline.  In addition to two species of Lionepha … Continue reading →

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Examining name-bearers at the USNM

Posted on 27 October 2013 by David Maddison

I’m at the Smithsonian Institution for the next three days, working in the United States Museum of Natural History (the “USNM”).  My main goal is to look at type specimens, especially Casey types, so that I can figure out what … Continue reading →

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Shutting down Lionepha lummi

Posted on 11 October 2013 by David Maddison

I am quite sure that this is the habitat of Lionepha lummi.  The picture below shows American Camp, on San Juan Island, not far from Friday Harbor, in Washington state.  And I think tomorrow would be a perfect day to … Continue reading →

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Rainy-season beetles

Posted on 30 September 2013 by David Maddison

The rains have returned to the Pacific Northwest.  During the last few days a rain-drop symphony has been playing in my house in the woods, and the douglas fir and oaks are weeping in thanks for fall’s arrival after a … Continue reading →

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Another surprise in Lionepha

Posted on 20 September 2013 by David Maddison

Two days ago I had a post about an unexpected species of Lionepha in the Sierras, of which I became aware when I looked at a specimen that my graduate student John Sproul caught on the South Fork of Bishop … Continue reading →

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A surprise in Lionepha

Posted on 18 September 2013 by David Maddison

In the late spring I was in the final stages of a manuscript about the genus Lionepha.  This paper will describe the new species I have mentioned earlier, describe the male of Lionepha chintimini for the first time, document DNA … Continue reading →

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Names approved!

Posted on 15 April 2013 by David Maddison

In two earlier posts, I wrote about the dangers of naming species after the name of the first peoples of an area, as well as the concerns about using a word from a native language. In the first of those … Continue reading →

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Sculpture on a very small scale

Posted on 7 March 2013 by David Maddison

If one looks up close onto the back of a carabid beetle, one will see (in most species) very fine, engraved lines which form a pattern, usually looking like honeycombs, or bricks, or long, thin parallel lines.  This is called … Continue reading →

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