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Biosciences
MS-140
101 Anderson Biology Labs
6100 Main Street
Rice University
Houston, TX 77005

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Email: siemann (at) rice.edu

 

Identification of specimens is continuing.

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Order Family Taxon
Acari   fat legs
    yellow pointy
    yellow legs
    white edge
    white line
    tiny orange
    splog cup
    soft red spider
    sml white
    shiny brown hooded
    shiny flat reddish
    ripple
    red pointy
    red soft-bodied
    plastic
    peacock
    red blk hairy spotty
    Oripodidae shiny brn
    round pointy
    org filament
    orange closeup
    orange lineback
    oblong brn
    long legged hairy
    jntd legs hairy
    hooded black
    tux
    flat back brown
    flat back yellow
    dude
    hooded brn
    bread
    fluff
    fat labrum
    filamented cup
    black dorsal
    blk
    chloro
    clear spotted shiny
    ephemeral leggy
    few hairs
    hairy dappled
    hairy squishy
    Oripodidae oval brn
    Oripodidae shiny brn blk hooded
    Tydeid dappled
Coleoptera    
  Undetermined Family  
    Coleo mole
    Coleoptera
  Scirtidae  
    Coleo Scirtidae gn1
  Anthribidae  
    Ormiscus sp. Brun
    Trigonorhinus rotundatus imm.
    Trigonorhinus rotundatus
    Eusphyrus sp. pink dorsal
    Ischnocerus infuscatus
    Trigonorhinus rotundatus
    Trigonorhinus rotundatus2
  Buprestidae  
    Acmaeodera tubulus
    Taphrocerus
    Aphanisticus cochinchinae seminulum Eucnemidae flaps
  Cerambycidae  
    cheetah
    spurs
    Liopinus
    Spalacopsis twiggy
  Bruchidae  
    Coleo Bruchidae Acanthoscelides sp. 2
    Coleo Bruchidae Acanthoscelides sp.1
    Coleo Bruchidae Acanthoscelides sp.3
  Chrysomelidae  
    eumolpinae
    Ophraella notata
    Bassareus lituratus
    Disonycha fumata fumata
    Glyptina sp.
    Stenispa collaris
    Exema elliptica
    Exema dispar
    Anisostena bicolor
    Paria sp.
    Chaetocnema pulicaria
    Paria blk sp.
    Cryptocephalus pumilus
    Lexiphanes sp.
    Diachus auratus
    Longitarsus sp.
    Paria 4-guttatus
    Glyptina sp.
    Pachybrachis
    Anisostena ariadne
    Cryptocephalus fulguratus
    Cryptocephalus pumilus
    Cryptocephalus Triachus
  Coccinellidae  
    Coccinella 7-punctata
    Scymnus loewii
    Hyperaspis binotata
    Scymnus unicorn
    Nephus sp.
  Immatures  
    unknown nymph
    unknown nymph
    unknown nymph
    I Coleo larvae
    Coleo nymph
  Curculionidae  
    Baradinae gonzo
    Baris sp.
    Eudiagogus rosenschoeldi
    Listronotus leper
    curcu2
    Sitona
    Eudiagogus ulcher
    Hypothenemus dorsal
    Odontocorynus scutellum-album grizzly
    Hypothenemus
    scruffy dorsal
    SF Anthonominae circle
    SF Antonominae gonzo org legs
    SF Ceutorhynchinae Rhinoncus
  Dermestidae  
    Cryptorhopalum sp.
    Cryptorhopalum sp.
    Cryptorhopalum sp.
  Mordellidae  
    yblkstripe electra
    Mordellistena minutalis mord2
    Mordella velvet blk
    Mordellistena liturata mord3
    brown
    Mordellistena pustulata mord5
    Mordellistena bicinctella mord1
    Mordella marginata shaggy
    tiger
    Mordellistena tack rm
    fuzzback
    brown, spotted wings
    Tolidomordella discoidea discoidea
    brown, spotted wings
  Phalacridae  
    Coleo pinstripes p6 6.14.01 n7
    Coleo Phalacridae amber p1 5.9.01 n2
    Coleo Phalacridae blk pearl p6 7.25.01 n45
    Coleo Phalacridae tank p3 6.14.01 n34
    Coleo Phalacridae blk pearl p17 5.9.01 n26
    Coleo Phalacridae blk pearl S19 6.21.01 n4
    Coleo Phalacridae lined smooth shell p14 7.25.01 n14
  Scaphidiidae  
    Coleo Scaphidiidae p4 4.3.01 n47 with mite
  Scritidae  
    Cyphon sp2
    Scritidae Cyphon sp.2
  Cleridae  
    Isohydnocera aegra
    Phyllobaenus
  Monommatidae  
    Hyporhagus sp.
  Anobiidae  
    Cacnocara coleo10
  Mycteridae  
    Hemipeplus sp.
  Latridiidae  
    Coleo Latridiidae Melanophthalma sp. p9 5.9.01 n4
  Oedemeridae  
    Oxycopis thoracica
  Cantharidae  
    Cantharis sp.
Collembola    
  Entomobryidae  
    orig
    globular
    wormtail
    furry
  Unknown  
    Collembola lear
    Collembola Windsor
Dictyoptera  
  Mantidae  
    posterior
    sp.
    anterior
  Blattidae  
    Nyctibora limbata
Diptera    
  unknown  
    unknown1
    unknown2
    vanilla choc
    fairy AB
    unknown3
    AB
    T3
    joined eyes
    AB
  Anthomyzidae  
    wings closeup
    Anthomyzidae head
  Cecidomyiidae  
    fur wg
    cecid2
    structure
    dorsal mudd
    cecid1 wing
    orange abdomen
  Chironomidae  
    sF Chironominae strp blk
    chiro5
    Dip Chironomidae 3 stripe thx
    Dip Chironomidae bee
    bc
    Dip Chironomidae chiro6
    chiro4
    solid
    3 striped thx
    chiro2
    chiro3
    zebra
    ylw AB
    squidge spot
    chiro2
    beige
    mint grn
    solid
    fuzzy stripe light
    fuzzy stripe light
    fuzzy stripe
    elephant
    drk orange thx striped abd
    chiro3
    beige
    chiro4 dorsal
    Chironominae grn thx side view
    chiro4
    chiro4 bc
    grn gry thx
    grn
    spotted grn knob
    elephant cut
    chiro4
    squashy dark (Orthocladiinae)
    pattern brn
  Chloropidae  
    adidas
    chloro1
    Oscinella dull & shiny
    blk streak
    blood abd
    Olcella submarginalis
    henna ventral
    Olcella gray thx
    tri stripe
    ruby
    Olcella trigamma
    org head
    Oscellinae dk gray brn legs
    Oscinella all shiny hairy
    Oscinella dk legs
    Oscellinae faint stripe
    Oscinella hairy blk
    Strong stripe
    Oscinella carbonaria profile
    Oscinella darth pale legs
    Chloropinae z
    Chloropinae 1
    Parectecephala mauliceps
  Culicidae  
    culi1
    culi2
    culi3
    culi4
    culi5
    stranger
    yetti
  Dolichopodidae  
    dark met3
    rear blk
    met grn2
    blue blk
    Condylostylus segmt abd
    striped thx
    spikey long legs
    gillette
    dolich4
    dolich3
    blu
    dolich2
    dolich1
    topaz
    Metallic
    Condylostylus
    dark met
    flt foot
    legs half met half y
    dolich5
    dark met2
  Empididae  
    empi17
    empi2 lateral
    empi2 dorsal
  Heleomyzidae  
    heleo2
    redheleo
    smokey wings
    Heleomyzidae heleo1
  Phoridae  
    Phoridae
    Phoridae
  Bibionidae  
    Plecia luv bug
  Asilidae  
    asil2
    asil1
  Pipunculidae  
    Pipunculidae
  Chamaemyiidae  
    Chamaemyiidae
  Milchiidae  
    Milchiidae
  Lauxaniidae  
    M29
    shady stripe
    laux2
    laux1
    Camptoprosopella sp.
    coffee dorsal
    meso thx spot
    shady
    laux2
    weirdo
  Muscidae  
    mus1
    musca
    spot&stripe
    spot & stripe
    mus2
    p1
    grey
  Otitidae  
    otit2
    otit3
    Chaetopsis sp.
    otit1
    spot2
    Herina sp.
  Scatopsidae  
    scato3
    scatot2
    Scato2
    scato1
  Sciaridae  
    downy
    scaly wgs dorsal
    sciari2
    sciari1
    hulk
    Dip Sciaridae latex
    sciari4 side
    scaly wgs side
    light
    sciari3
    black hd
    n36
    downy eye and side
    downy wing and top
  Sciomyzidae  
    scio5
    scio3
    scio2
    scio4
    scio1
    scarlet
  Syrphidae  
    syrph2
    syrph3
    syrph1
    fluffy grn
    lateral
  Tephritidae  
    AB
    bigred
  Tipulidae  
    tip1
    Tipulidae
    Tipulidae tip2
Hemiptera    
  Nymphs  
    n37
    "wasp"
    n24
    n3
    n7
    n15
    n17
    n19
    n6
    n20
    n50
    n28
    n65
    n8
    n64
    Coreidae Acanthocephala
    brn domino
    pink brown halfnhalf
    domino
  Lygaeidae  
    Oedancala nymph
    Blissus leucopterus
    imm
    Paromius longulus
    Oedancala dark
    lyg3
    lyg1
    lyg4
    Oedancala crassimana
    Pachybrachius
    Oedencala
  Miridae  
    Lygocoris sp.
    pokey
    imm
    Keltonia tuckeri tic tac
    Polymerus basalis
    Trigonotylus
  Pentatomidae  
    pent3
    pent2
    Homaemus proteus1
    pent1
    Thyanta custator
    Homaemus proteus2
    Euschistus tristigimus
    Oebalus pugnax
    Euthyrhynchus floridanus
    nymph closeup
    nymph
    Euthyrhynchus floridanus
    Mormidea lugens
    Euschistus servus servus
    Homaemus sp.
  Phymatidae  
    phym1
    phym1
    Phymata phym1
  Corimelaenidae  
    Corimelaenidae
  Anthocoridae  
    Orius sp.
  Nabidae  
    Nabis americoferus
  Thyreocoridae  
    Galgupha atra
  Alydidae  
    Hyalymenus tarsatus
  Berytidae  
    Jalysus wickhami
  Reduviidae  
    n21
    nymph
    Zelus
    Zelus
    Repipta
    Zelus sp.
  Tingidae  
    Teleonemia scrupulosa
    Corythucha ting2
    Corythucha ting1
    Atheas mimeticus Monanthia
Homoptera    
  Nymphs  
    nymph
    n45
    bright orange nymph
    traffic cone nymph
    spikey nymph
    p7
    n20
    n19
    n53
    big bum
  Aleyrodidae  
    yellow
    spotted wgs
    copper
    cream soda
  Aphididae  
    gray
    n13
    w wings
    blk bubble
    n3
    n43
    suckers
    soft brn
    sml brn
    saucepan
    porcu
    peachy
    red grape
    mr org
    mincer
    heavy
    grass
    gold bubble
    dead reddish
    boring
    black mirror
    shiny peach w wings
    w wings
    winged dorsal
    blk winged blk
    mr org
    w wings
    peachy
    brn
    winged wing
    clear point
    polka dots
    peach
    ballet dancer
    long cornicles
    patent black
  Cicadellidae  
    snobby
    Scaphoideus sp.
    nemo
    nemo
    Balclutha punctata
    Scaphoideus sp.
    Dikraneura
    Chlorotettix viridius
    Tinobregmus vittatus
    ghost
    Erythroneura sp.
    Gypona 8-lineata
    Draeculacephala navicula
    Tinobregmus vittatus
    grn smoke tips
    Graphocephala coccinea
    Gypona 8-lineata bc
    kimmel
    Tinobregmus vittatus
    Stirellus bicolor
    Empoasca solana
    lateral
    Xestocephalus
    nymph
    Aceratagallia uhleri
    Xestocephalus pulicarius acne
    Mesamia nigridorisum head
    Scaphytopius cinereus
    Mesamia nigridorisum
    Paraphlepsius
    quantum
    Texananus excultus
    Scaphytopius frontalis
    Scaphytopius cinereus
    Scaphytopius cinereus
    Homalodisca insolita
    Flexamia pectinata
    Scaphytopius cinereus
    Flexamia sp.
    Agallia lingula spotty forehd
    dorsal
    Driotura gammaroides ninja
    Mesamia nigridorisum
    Scaphytopius cinereus
    Xestocephalus pulicarius dk acne
    brn stripe
    brn stripe
    apew stripe
    grn imm
    grn nymph
    nymph
    punk pink nymph
    nymph
  Coccidae  
    scale eggs
    Pulvinaria innumerabilis
    light brown
    onyx
    flt brn
    flat brn
    Coccoidea eyeball
  Delphacidae  
    Homop nymph
    delph5
    delph3
    costa spt
    delph7
    delph8
    delph9
    mundane face
    mundane head
    yoda
    rbb hd dk wg
    smokey pale stripe
    yellow and blk stripe nymph
    ribbed hd
    delph6
    delph2
    delph1
    lg spot
    3 spot lateral
    delph4
    beige stripe
    Pissonotus albovenosus
    bow tie
    Liburniella ornata
    nymph
    dipper nymph
    rbb hd dk wg
    wormy nymph
    mundane side and wing
  Dictyopharidae  
    Phylloscelis atra
    Phylloscelis atra
    Rhynchomitra recurva
    Scolops pungens
    Scolops pungens
  Issidae  
    n7
    iss1
    Aphelonema simplex
  Membracidae  
    Stictocephala lutea
    Stictocephala lutea
    Spissistilus festinus
    nymph
    Acutalis tartarea
    Acutalis tartarea
    Acutalis tartarea
  Psyllidae  
    pale grn
    grn
    grn
    grn
    shiny blk
    nymph
    org angel wing
    angel wing
    pale grn
    gold medal dorsal
    blk shiny bod
    org angel wing nymph
  Cixiidae  
    Homop Cixiidae Oliarus sp. SG10 6.8.01 n4
    Homop Cixiidae Oliarus sp. p17 5.9.01 n4
    Homop Cixiidae cixi1 top down SG17 5.10.01 n13
  Phylloxeridae  
    Phylloxeridae
  Clastopidae  
    Clastoptera saint-cyri anceps
  Derbidae  
    Apache degeerii
  Flatidae  
    Metcalfa pruinosa coffee
  Acanaloniidae  
    Acanalonia decens
     
     
Hymenoptera    
  Misc.  
    sF Apidae
    Specidae SF Trypoxyloninae
    Halictidae green metalic
    Gasteruptiid
    Ichneumonidae ich1
    Vanhorniidae
    Hymen unknown
    Specidae SF Trypoxyloninae
    Hymen
    sF Apidae
    Hymen
    Hymen wing
    Hymen cryptic legs
    Hymen
    Chalicididae chal3
    Encyrtidae
    Pteromalidae
    Trichogrammatidae
    Ichneumonidae
    Hymenoptera butt view
    Hymenoptera top view
    Ichneumonidae
    Ichneumonidae
    Eupelmidae
  Braconidae  
    brac4
    n6
    brac11
    brac8
    brac7
    red 1spot
    brac3
    brac2
    n10
    brac6
    red 2spot
    brac10
    n7
    brac5
    dev
    brac8
    brac12
    n7
    night
    3spear
    brac9
    pronotum top blk orange underneath
    brac1
    ghost
    n8
    n10
    n6
    n3
    n8
    yello
    baskerville
    Ichneumonidae?
  Colletidae  
    SF Hylaeinae chinook
    SF Hylaeinae fighter jet
  Formicidae  
    M16 5.10.01 n6
    n9
    Camponotus sp.
    Formica pallidefulva
    Myrmica
    Myrmica
    Paratrechina terricola
    Pseudomyrmex pallidus
    Solenopsis xyloni
    Solenopsis invicta
    Pseudomyrmex pallidus
    Pheidole dentata
    Pseudomyrmex gracilis
    Pseudomyrmex seminole
    Pseudomyrmex brunneus
  Chalcidoidea  
    ski slope
    n26
    n39
    n39
    antfly
    Chalcidoidea
  Cynipidae  
    Cynipidae
  Aphelinidae  
    Hymen Aphelinidae Encarsia Enca1 p2 7.25.01 n45
    Hymen Aphelinidae Encarsia macaroni
  Chalcididae  
    Conura chal2
    Brachymeria chal1
    Brachymeria chal3
  Elasmidae  
    Elasmidae elas2
    Elasmidae elas1
  Encyrtidae  
    encyr9
    bk hd shld
    encyr4
    Stemmasteres encyr6
    melon
    antlers
    org met
    encyr2
    encyr7
    wingless org
    circle face
    Anagyrus crutches
    encyr3
    encyr10
    encyr1
    circle face y
    encyr11
    Anagyrus stripey antn
    blk circle face
    Ooencyrtus encyr4
    Encarsia skullback
    Metaphycus big eyes
    fabellated antenna
    Ooencyrtus encyr5
  Eulophidae  
    eulo5
    eulo9
    eulo3
    wht antn
    eulo11
    emerald
    eulo6
    bc
    fudge
    blk feet
    eulo1
    eulo8
    eulo10
    eulo12
    eulo2
    eulo4
    eulo7
    maid
    fuzzy feelers
    knight rider
    tiger
    tiny spot
    Zagrammosoma fairy cakes
  Eupelmidae  
    eupel16
    eupel9
    eupel8
    eupel13
    eupel11
    eupel14
    eupel15
    eupel7
    eupel2
    brownie
    eupel10
    eupel6
    polished brn
    eupel5
    eupel12
  Eurytomidae  
    chunky
    eury1
    n12
    eury3
    eury2
    bubble butt
    eury4
    rough smooth
    blk w y legs
  Mymaridae  
    myma1
    myma7
    myma10
    myma13
    mymablk
    myma9
    sting
    brn rd wg
    myma5
    myma12
    myma8
    myma2
    myma14
    myma3
  Pteromalidae  
    ptero6
    n8
    ptero10
    ptero8
    ptero13
    ptero 20
    smoke screen
    n22
    ptero9
    ptero21
    lightning dash
    ptero12
    ptero14
    stubble2
    azure
    ptero19
    ptero15
    beauty
    big hairy
    ptero18
    ptero22
    camel
    fury
    ptero1
    ptero4
    mali
    ptero17
    stubble dorsal
    ptero2
    ptero16
    mali
    pale face
  Torymidae  
    martian
    tory4
    tory2
    tory3
    tory1
    pimento
  Trichogrammatidae  
    trich1
    spotted stripe
    brn head
    trich2
    trich5
    boots
    trich4
    trich3
    trich6
    trich7
  Platygasteridae  
    mordell
    platy1
    Inostemma
    step back
    tally
    Isocybus
  Scelionidae  
    scel1
    scel2
    Macroteleia scel3
    scel4
    brok marg v
    half org half blk
    scel5
    scel5
    scel5
     
Lepidoptera    
    lep2
    moustache
    robe wgs
    cover head
    2y spot
    shiny stripes
    big bob
    lep3
    lep5
    cover head
    cover head
    lep4
    sulfur
    silver moth
    sandy wgs
    crossbar
    grainy
    fan
    Nymphalidae SF Nymphalinae
    lep6
    gold robe wggs
Neuroptera    
  Ascalaphidae  
    Ululodes macleayana
    Ululodes sp. nymph
  Hemerobiidae  
    Micromus posticus
    Micromus posticus
    Micromus posticus
    hemer1
  Chrysopidae  
    Chrysoperla Leucochrysa explorata
    Chrysoperla Leucochrysa explorata
    Chrysoperla Leucochrysa explorata
    Chrysoperla nymph
    Chrysoperla rufilabris
    imm
    Chrysoperla (oculata) Leucochrysa explorata
    Chrysoperla
    Leucochrysa explorata
  Coniopterygidae  
    Coniopteryx Conio2 male
    Coniopteryx Conio2 male
    Coniopteryx conio1
    Coniopteryx Conio2 female
    Coniopteryx Conio2 female
Orthoptera  
  Gryllidae  
    gryl1
    Oecanthinae
    gryl1
    gryl2
    Oligacanthopus prograptus
  Acrididae  
    Amblytropidia mysteca
    Melanoplus anterior
    Melanoplus
    Chloealtis
    Melanoplus
    sF Oedipodinae
    Amblytropidia mysteca
    nymph
    Melanoplus
    sF Oedipodinae
    Melanoplus
    sF Oedipodinae nymph
    Amblytropidia mysteca
    sF Oedipodinae
    sF Oedipodinae
    sF Oedipodinae
    Amblytropidia mysteca
    Melanoplus
    Melanoplus
    Amblytropidia mysteca
    Amblytropidia mysteca
    Melanoplus sanguinipes
  Tettigoniidae  
    Conecephelus bark
    green striped shrt hrn body
    Conecephelus bark
    nymph
    Conecephelus
    Conecephelus
    Conecephelus Sharp bulb
    green striped shrt hrn head
    green striped shrt hrn tarsi
    Conecephelus bark
    Conecephelus grn striped shrt hrn
    Conecephelus grn striped shrt hrn
    Tettigoniidae
    Neoconecephelus pale elong
    Conecephelus Striped short horn
    Conecephelus jason nymph
    Conecephelus
    Conecephelus sharp bulb
Odonata    
  Coenagrionidae  
    head
    Ischnura hastata
    butt
Psocoptera    
  Psocidae  
    moonless
    psocid2
    psocid1
    psocid1
    psocid4
    psocid3
    Ceratipsocus sp.
    psocid5
    psocid3
    dalmatian
  Unknown  
    Psocoptera rusty AB TC 7H 4.12.01 n1
  Pseudocaeciliidae  
    pseudo3
    coal
    pseudo1
    yells
Thysanoptera    
  Aeolothripidae  
    aeolo3
    n13
    aeolo2
  Phloeothripidae  
    phloe1
    long face
    short wgs blk
    long wgs e
    level head
  Thripidae  
    brn
    croc
    grn
    y
    speckled
    round bum
    abd dot
    brn w y tarsi
    inverse croc

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