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Tag Archives: Sierra Nevada
Another surprise in Lionepha
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
Posted in Revising Bembidiina, Taxonomic Process
Tagged DNA taxonomy, genitalia, Lionepha, Sierra Nevada
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Follow-up to “What should I name this beetle?”
In my post “What should I name this beetle?”, I discussed a pretty, spotted beetle species that lives in the Sierra Nevadas of California and which lacks a name. I’ve recently been in discussion with Don Cameron, an arachnologist and … Continue reading
David Maddison
The Subulate Palpomere 