Pictures from Maria Hartley's thesis projects

Identification of specimens is continuing.

All pictures and content copyright Rice University 2003

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