Current Disposition of Earwigflies, Merope tuber Newman and Austromerope poultoni Killington (Mecoptera: Meropeidae), in the Florida State Collection of Arthropods
Dunford JC, Somma LA, Serrano D. 2016. Current Disposition of Earwigflies, Merope tuber Newman and Austromerope poultoni Killington (Mecoptera: Meropeidae), in the Florida State Collection of Arthropods. Insecta Mundi. 0467:1-14
ABSTRACT: We provide the current holdings of Meropeidae in the Florida State Collection of Arthropods (FSCA). To date, FSCA holds a well-curated collection of extant meropeids representing 17 U.S. states and Western Australia (n = 316 Merope tuber Newman, fi ve Austromerope poultoni Killington). Merope tuber records from Vermont, Texas, and South Carolina are published here for the fi rst time. A total of 298 pinned M. tuber and four pinned A. poultoni; six M. tuber specimens preserved in 95% ethanol; and 12 M. tuber and one A. poultoni sputter-coated with gold-palladium for SEM are available for researchers interested in studying this unique family of insects.
- Type
- Journal Article
- Authors
- Dunford, James; Somma, Louis; Serrano, David
- Units
- GRSM
- Keywords
- All Taxa Biodiversity Inventory, APHN, Appalachian Highlands Network, arthropods, ATBI, earwigflies, Great Smoky Mountains National Park, GRSM, GRSM-00069, Insects, Mecoptera Meropeidae, Merope tuber, SER, Southeast Region