In this master’s thesis the author documents the arthropods consumed by Alaskan shorebirds.
First records of Baetis vernus Curtis (Ephemeroptera: Baetidae) in North America, with morphological notes
The species group covered in this article pertains to the Alaskan fauna. The article appeared in December in the Journal of the Entomological Society of British Columbia.
https://journal.entsocbc.ca/index.php/journal/article/view/999
Corrections for the Hemiptera: Heteroptera of Canada and Alaska
The article appeared in December in the Journal of the Entomological Society of British Columbia.
https://journal.entsocbc.ca/index.php/journal/article/view/1000
Agenda for the upcoming annual meeting
The agenda for the February 9 annual meeting is now available.
http://www.akentsoc.org/doc/AKES_meeting_agenda_09FEB2019.pdf
The Biota of Canada – A Biodiversity Assessment. Part 1: The Terrestrial Arthropods
This special issue appeared on January 24 in ZooKeys.
The species of the genus Platycheirus Lepeletier & Serville, 1828 (Diptera, Syrphidae) from Taiwan, with a discussion on intersex specimens
The on-line version of this article, which does pertain to Alaskan members of the genus, appeared in online version of Journal of Asia-Pacific Entomology in December 2018.
Taxonomic Revision of the Rove Beetle Genus Phlaeopterus Motschulsky, 1853 (Coleoptera: Staphylinidae: Omaliinae: Anthophagini)
The article was published on 28.December.2018 in The Coleopterists Bulletin.
Name-bearing type specimens in the Canadian National Collection of Insects, Arachnids & Nematodes (CNC): Blattodea, Dermaptera, Notoptera, Mecoptera, Megaloptera, Myriapoda, Neuroptera, Odonata, Orthoptera, Phthiraptera, Pseudoscorpiones, Psocoptera, Raphidioptera & Siphonaptera
The article, pertaining to Alaskan type specimens and species, was published in the journal Zootaxa on November 29.
Adding attractive semio-chemical trait refines the taxonomy of Alpinobombus (Hymenoptera: Apidae)
The article, pertaining to some Alaskan bumblebees, appeared recently in Apidologie.
First comprehensive list of non-native species established in three major regions of the United States
Part of a figure from Simpson and Eyler (2018) portraying numbers of non-native taxa in regions of Alaska.
The report was published on November 6 and includes records of non-native terrestrial invertebrates in Alaska.
Report:
Simpson, A. & Eyler, M. C. 2018. First comprehensive list of non-native species established in three major regions of the United States. Open-File Report 2018-1156. U.S. Department of the Interior, U.S. Geological Survey. https://doi.org/10.3133/ofr20181156
Data:
Simpson, A.; Eyler, M. C.; Cannister, M.; Libby, R.; Kozlowski, N.; Sellers, E. & Guala, G. F. 2018. Dataset of the first comprehensive list of non-native species established in three major regions of the United States: U.S. Geological Survey data release. U.S. Department of the Interior, U.S. Geological Survey. https://doi.org/10.5066/P9E5K160