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Field Biology Booklet 2011 Field Biology 2011 Leroy Percy State Park Tishomingo State Park The students and faculty of Field Biology, Summer Trimester 2011, Dr. Thomas Rauch Frank Beilmann Haley Bryant Courtney Daley Jennifer Farmer Jillian Ferrell Amy Ford Jessie Martin Rendon Martin Kayla Ross Whit Sanguinetti Katy Scott Laila Younes Nafiyah Younes would like to thank the manager of Leroy Percy State Park, Betty Bennett, for her hospitality, kindness, and generosity and the manager of Tishomingo State Park, Bill Brekeen, for his help and overwhelming support of our Field Biology class. The 2011 Field Biology class would also like to thank Ms. Heather Sullivan and Ms. Margaret Howell for helping us identify numerous species, and Mr. Bob Gresham for allowing us to explore on his property. In addition, the students would like to extend a HUGE thank you to our beloved professor, Dr. Thomas Rauch (Rauchfiki). This booklet was made by the students of the 2011 Field Biology class and is not sponsored by William Carey University (i.e. it is not used for the purpose of keying organisms). All collections were done in and around Leroy Percy State Park in the Mississippi Delta, in and around Tishomingo State Park in Mississippi, and right over the Alabama border. Various means were used to identify animals including bird calls and tracks, as well as many species identification books. We, the 2011 Field biology students, fully enjoyed our field biology experience. We hope that this booklet will give you a glimpse into all that we were able to learn, as well as all the fun times we shared. Primitive Plants Common Name Scientific Name Family Park Moss (1) Atrichum Polytrichaceae LP/T Moss (2) Polytrichum Polytrichaceae LP/T Cabomba Cabomba aquatic Cambombaceae LP Spanish Moss Tillandsia usneoides Bromeliaceae LP Switchcane Bamboo Arundinaria gigantean Poaceae LP/T Silver Moss Brynum argentem Bryaceae T Haircap Moss Polytrichum commune Polytrichaceae T Moss (3) Atrichum Polytrichaceae T Common Fern Moss Thuidium allenii Thuidiaceae T Sphagnum Moss Sphagnum sp. Sphagnaceae T Running Cedar Lycopodium digitatum Musalcapidal T Reindeer Moss Cladonia rangiferina Graphidaceae T Leafy Riverwort Porella platyphylla Hepatical T Delicate fern moss Thuldium delicatulum Thuldiaceae T Lousewort Pedicularis canadensis Scrophulanaceae T Lichens Common Name Scientific Name Family Park Boreal Button Lichen Buellia disciformis Physciaceae T Common Button Lichen Buellia stillingiana Physiciaceae LP/T Rough Eyelash Lichen Bulbothrix goebelii Parmeliaceae LP/T No Common Name Calopadia fusca Fuscideaceae T British Soldiers Cladonia cristatella Cladoniaceae T Powdered Fringe Lichen Heterodermia speciosa Physciaceae T Fluffy Dust Lichen Lepraria lobificans Uncertain LP/T Club-Mushroom “lichens” Multiclavula mucida Clavariaceae LP Unwhiskered Ruffle Lichen Parmotrema austrosinese Parmeliaceae LP Unperforated Ruffle Lichen Parmotrema michauxianum Parmeliaceae T Perforated Ruffle Lichen Parmotrema performatum Parmeliaceae LP/T Powder-Crown-Ruffle Lichen Parmotrema praesorediosum Parmeliaceae T Mesa Wart Lichen Pertusaria subpertusa Pertusariaceae T Rimmed Wart Lichen Pertusaria velata Pertusariaceae LP Dwarf Rosette Lichen Physica neogaea Physiciaceae LP Rough Speckled Shield Punctelia rudecta (syn. Parmeliaceae LP Lichen Parmelia rudecta) Craked Ruffle Lichen Rimelia cetrata Parmeliaceae T Hollow Beard Lichen Usnea baileyi Parmeliaceae T Bushy Beard Lichen Usnea strigosa Parmeliaceae T Fungi Common Name Scientific Name Family Park Hairy Rubber Cup Galiella rufa Sarcosomataceae T Yellow Fairy Cups Bisporella citrine Leotiaceae T Candle Snuff Xylaria hypoxlon Xylariaceae LP Club-like Tuning Fork Calocera cornea Dacrymycetaceae T Apricot Jelly Phlogiotis helvelloides Tremellaceae LP Smooth Chanterelle Cantharellus lateritius Cantharellaceae T Ochre Spreading Tooth Steccherinum ochraceum Hydnaceae LP Mossy Maze Polypore Cerrena unicolor Polyporaceae LP Milk-White Toothed Polypore Irpex lacteus Polyporaceae LP Orange Poria Poria spissa Polyporaceae LP Little Nest Polypore Poronidulus conchifer Polyporaceae T Turkey tail Trametes versicolor Polyporaceae LP/T Blue Cheese Polypore Tyromyces caesius Polyporaceae LP Split Gill Schizophyllum commune Schizophyllaceae LP/T False Turkey Tail Stereum ostrea Stereaceae T Ceramic Parchment Xylobolus frustulatus Stereaceae LP Sharp Scaled Lepiota Lepiota acutesquamosa Agaricaceae T Yellow Blusher Amanita flavorubescens Amanitaceae T Hated Amanita Amanita spreta Amanitaceae LP/T Burnt Orange Bolete Tylopilus ballouii Boletaceae LP (no common name) Cortinarius species Cortinariaceae T (no common name) Entoloma sp. Entolomataceae T Chanterelle Waxy Cup Hygrophorus cantharellus Hygrophoraceae T Fawn Mushroom Pluteus cervinus Pluteaceae LP Aromatic Milky Lactarius camphoratus Russulaceae T Corrugated-cap Milky Lactarius corrugis Russulaceae T (no common name) Lactarius subplinthogalus Russulaceae T (no common name) Russula romagnesiana Russulaceae T (no common name) Russula sericeonitens Russulaceae T (no common name) Russula silvicola Russulaceae T Ringless Honey Mushroom Armillariella tabescens Tricholomataceae LP/T Common Laccaria Laccaria laccata Tricholomataceae T Magnolia-cone Mushroom Strobilurus conigenoides Tricholomataceae T Wolf’s Milk Slime Lycogala epidendum Reticulariaceae LP Gem-studded Puffball Lycoperdon perlatum Lycoperdaceae T Carnival Candy Slime Arcyria denuda Stemonitaceae T Chocolate Tube Slime Stemonitis splendens Stemonitaceae LP/T Puffball Bavistella radicata T Ferns Common Name Scientific Name Family Park New York Fern Thelypteris noveboracensis Polypodiaceae T Ebony Spleenwort Fern Asplenium platyneuron Polypodiaceae T Southern Lady Fern Athyrium asplenioides Polypodiaceae T Sensitive Fern Onoclea sensibilis Polypodiaceae T Netted Chain Fern Woodwardia areolata Polypodiaceae T Christmas Fern Polystichum aerostichoides Polypodiaceae T Bracken Fern Pteridium aquilinum Polypodiaceae LP/T Purple Cliffbrake Fern Pellaea atropurpurea Polypodiaceae T Blunt-lobed Woodsia Fern Woodsia obtusa Polypodiaceae T Resurrection Fern Polypodium polypodioides Polypodiaceae LP/T Broad Beech Fern Thelypteris hexagonoptera Polypodiaceae T Northern Maidenhair Fern Adiantum pedatum Polypodiaceae T Venus Maidenhair Fern Adiantum capillus-veneris Polypodiaceae T Bristle Fern Trichomanes boschianum Hymenophyllaceae T Cinnamon Fern Osmunda cinnamomea Osmundaceae T Royal Fern Osmunda regalis Osmundaceae T Adder’s-Tongue Fern Ophioglossum vulgatum Ophioglossaceae T Triangle Grape Fern Botrychium lanceolatum Ophioglossaceae T Running Cedar Moss Lycoodium comlanatum Lycophodiaceae T Vines Common Name Scientific Name Family Name Park Bullbrier Smilax bona-nox Smilacaceae T Greenbrier Smilax rotundifolia Smilacaceae LP/T Dutchman’s Pipe Aristolochia maciophylla Aristolochiaceae LP Pipe Vine Aristolochia tomentosa Aristolochiaceae LP Climbing Hydrangea Decumaria babara Saxifragaceae T Kudzo Pueraria lobata Fabaceae LP Sensitive Vine Schrankia microphylla Fabaceae T Poison Ivy Toxicodendron radicans Anacardiaceae LP/T Pepper vine Anpelopsis arborea Vitaceae LP Virginia Creeper Parthenocissus quinquefolia Vitaceae LP/T Summer Grape Vitis aestivalis Vitaceae LP Gray bark Grape Vitis cinerea Vitaceae LP Muscadine Vitis rotundifolia Vitaceae LP/T (another grape vine) Vitus species Vitaceae T Trumpet vine Campsis radicans Bignoniaceae LP Japanese Honeysuckle Lonicera japonica Caprifoliaceae LP Yellow Honeysuckle Lonicera flava Caprifoliaceae LP Coral Honeysuckle Lonicera sempervirens Caprifoliaceae T Leather Flower Clematis viorma Ranunculiaceae T Vining Milkweed Gonolobus laevis Malpighiaceae T Wild Yam Vine Dioscorea villosa Dioscoreaceae T Sarsaparilla Variegated smilax Liliaceae LP/T Wild Flowers Common Name Scientific Name Family Park White Clover Trifolium Repens Fabaceae LP/ T Virginia Creeper Parthenocissus quniquefolia Vitaceae LP Wild Geranium (Crane’s Bill) Geranium maculatum Geraniaceae LP Common Dandelion Taraxacum officinale Asteraceae LP Buttercup Ranunculus acris Ranunculaceae LP Wild Onion Allium canadense Liliaceae LP/T Lance-Leaved Coreopsis Coreopsis lanceolata Asteraceae LP Cow Vetch Vicia cracca Fabaceae LP/ T Queen Anne’s Lace Daucus carota Apiaceae LP Sedge Carex stricta Cyperaceae LP Groundsel Tree Baccharis halimifolia Asteraceae LP Blanket Flower Gaillardia pulchella Asteraceae LP Dewberry Rubus flagellaris Rosaceae LP Poison Ivy Toxicodendron radicans Anacrdiaceae LP Primrose Oenothera speciosa Onagraceae LP Beggar Ticks Bidens aristosa Asteraceae LP Poor-Man’s Pepper Lepidium virginicum Brassicaceae LP Common Blue Violet Viola papilionacea Violaceae LP Soft Rush Juncus effuses Juncaceae LP Swamp Leather-Flower Clematis crispa Ranunculaceae LP Venus’ Looking Glass Triodanis perfoliata Apiaceae LP Hof-Fennel Oxypolis filiformis Apiaceae LP Butterfly Pea Clitoria mariana Fabaceae LP Common Cattail Typha latifolia Typhaceae LP Carolina Mallow Modiola caroliniana Malvaceae LP Curly Dock Rumex crispus Polygonaceae LP/T Blue Vervain Verbena hastate Vervenaceae LP Horse Nettle Solanum carolinese Solanaceae LP Red Clover Trifolium pretense Fabaceae LP Rattlesnake Master Eryngium yuccifolium Apiaceae LP Spotted Cat’s Ear Aster Hypochoeris radicata Asteraceae LP Hedge Parsley Torilis arvensis Apiaceae LP Ironweeed Vernonia gigantea Asteraceae LP Spring Cress Cardamine bulbosa Brassicaceae LP Spanish Moss Tillandsia usneoides Bromeliaceae LP Bull Thistle Cirsium vulgare Asteraceae LP Duckweed Lemna minor Lemnaceae LP Coast Sandspur
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    Checklist of the Spheciform Wasps (Hymenoptera: Crabronidae & Sphecidae) of British Columbia Chris Ratzlaff Spencer Entomological Collection, Beaty Biodiversity Museum, UBC, Vancouver, BC This checklist is a modified version of: Ratzlaff, C.R. 2015. Checklist of the spheciform wasps (Hymenoptera: Crabronidae & Sphecidae) of British Columbia. Journal of the Entomological Society of British Columbia 112:19-46 (available at http://journal.entsocbc.ca/index.php/journal/article/view/894/951). Photographs for almost all species are online in the Spencer Entomological Collection gallery (http://www.biodiversity.ubc.ca/entomology/). There are nine subfamilies of spheciform wasps in recorded from British Columbia, represented by 64 genera and 280 species. The majority of these are Crabronidae, with 241 species in 55 genera and five subfamilies. Sphecidae is represented by four subfamilies, with 39 species in nine genera. The following descriptions are general summaries for each of the subfamilies and include nesting habits and provisioning information. The Subfamilies of Crabronidae Astatinae !Three genera and 16 species of astatine wasps are found in British Columbia. All species of Astata, Diploplectron, and Dryudella are groundnesting and provision their nests with heteropterans (Bohart and Menke 1976). Males of Astata and Dryudella possess holoptic eyes and are often seen perching on sticks or rocks. Bembicinae Nineteen genera and 47 species of bembicine wasps are found in British Columbia. All species are groundnesting and most prefer habitats with sand or sandy soil, hence the common name of “sand wasps”. Four genera, Bembix, Microbembex, Steniolia and Stictiella, have been recorded nesting in aggregations (Bohart and Horning, Jr. 1971; Bohart and Gillaspy 1985).
  • Sphecos: a Forum for Aculeate Wasp Researchers

    Sphecos: a Forum for Aculeate Wasp Researchers

    SPHECOS Number 12 - June 1986 , A Forum for Aculeate Wasp Researchers Arnold S. Menke, Editor , Terry Nuhn, E(lj_torial assistant Systematic Entcnology Laboratory Agricultural Research Service, USDA c/o U. s. National Museum of Natural History \olashington OC 20560 (202) 382 1803 Editor's Ramblings Rolling right along, here is issue 12! Two issues of that wonderful rag called Sphecos for the price of one! This number contains a lot of material on collections, collecting techniques, and collecting reports. Recent literature, including another vespine suppliment by Robin Edwards, rounds off this issue. Again I owe a debt of thanks to Terry Nuhn for typing nearly all of this. Rebecca Friedman and Ludmila Kassianoff helped with some French and Russian translations, respectively. Research News John Wenzel (Snow Entomological Museum, Univ. of Kansas, Lawrence, Kansas 66045) writes: "I am broadly interested in problems of chemical communication, mating behavior, sex ratio, population genetics and social behavior. I am currently working on a review of vespid nest architecture and hope that I can contribute something toward resolution of the relationships of the various genera of the tribe Polybiini. After visiting the MCZ, AMNH and the USNM I conclude that there are rather few specimens of nests in the major museums and I am very interested in hearing from anyone who has photos or reliable notes on nests that are anomolous in form, placement, or otherwise depart from expectations. I am especially interested in seeing some nests or fragments of the brood region of any Polybioides or Parapolybia. Tarlton Rayment Again RAYMENT'S DRAWINGS - ACT 3 by Roger A.