Dear blacklighters who happen to get this message...

Please pay close attention to the little brown beetles that come to your lights. The ones that are 2-4 mm and with knobs on their antennae. This one, in particular:
http://bugguide.net/node/view/37494

I'm needing specimens to do DNA barcoding to see how different they are from the European species (there is debate as to whether they are different species).

Just pop them in the freezer and contact me.

Thanks!!

由使用者 pfau_tarleton pfau_tarleton2017年06月04日 23:58 所貼文

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Don't expect to see them by the dozens, though. Mine appears to be the only one among all the sap-feeding beetles on iNat:
https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/6411876

發佈由 pfau_tarleton 約 7 年 前

Haven't had my light out for a while (trying to catch up on posting) but I'll keep my eye out when I get back to it.

發佈由 kimberlietx 約 7 年 前

The dead squirrel trick worked well...I have a dozen of them now and will be extracting DNA from their tiny legs later today (trying to anyway)..

發佈由 pfau_tarleton 約 7 年 前

Well, don't count on the squirrels to come running to you for forensic DNA tests now... in fact, you may never see one again now. Bahaha!

發佈由 kimberlietx 約 7 年 前

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