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Ojibway Prairie Provincial Nature Reserve OJIBWAY PRAIRIE PROVINCIAL NATURE RESERVE One Malaise trap was deployed at Ojibway Prairie Provincial Nature Reserve in 2014 (42.26278, -83.07246, 175m ASL; Figure 1). This trap collected arthropods for twenty weeks from May 1 – September 17, 2014. All 10 Malaise trap samples were processed; every other sample was analyzed using the individual specimen protocol while the second half was analyzed via bulk analysis. A total of 3235 BINs were obtained. Half of the BINs captured were flies (Diptera), followed by bees, ants and wasps (Hymenoptera), moths and butterflies (Lepidoptera), and true bugs (Hemiptera; Figure 2). In total, 757 arthropod species were named, representing 25.2% of the BINs from the site (Appendix Figure 1. Malaise trap deployed at Ojibway Prairie 1). All but 2 of the BINs were assigned at least to family, Provincial Nature Reserve in 2014. and 59.5% were assigned to a genus (Appendix 2). Specimens collected from Ojibway Prairie represent 220 different families and 868 genera. Figure 2. Taxonomy breakdown of BINs captured in the Malaise trap at Ojibway Prairie. APPENDIX 1. TAXONOMY REPORT Class Order Family Genus Species Arachnida Araneae Anyphaenidae Anyphaena Anyphaena pectorosa Wulfila Wulfila saltabundus Araneidae Eustala Eustala cepina Neoscona Neoscona arabesca Clubionidae Clubiona Clubiona abboti Gnaphosidae Cesonia Cesonia bilineata Herpyllus Herpyllus ecclesiasticus Linyphiidae Agyneta Agyneta unimaculata Collinsia Collinsia plumosa Hypselistes Mermessus Mermessus trilobatus Lycosidae Schizocosa Schizocosa ocreata Philodromidae Tibellus Salticidae Phidippus Phidippus audax Tetragnathidae Pachygnatha Pachygnatha autumnalis Theridiidae Hentziectypus Hentziectypus globosus Robertus Page 1 of 44 Class Order Family Genus Species Robertus eremophilus Theridion Theridion murarium Thomisidae Xysticus Xysticus ferox Xysticus funestus Mesostigmata Blattisociidae Melicharidae Proctolaelaps Parasitidae Sarcoptiformes Oribatulidae Phauloppia Trombidiformes Anystidae Eupodidae Collembola Entomobryomorpha Entomobryidae Entomobrya Entomobrya assuta Lepidocyrtus Lepidocyrtus paradoxus Tomoceridae Symphypleona Bourletiellidae Insecta Blattodea Ectobiidae Ectobius Ectobius pallidus Parcoblatta Parcoblatta uhleriana Coleoptera Anthicidae Malporus Malporus formicarius Sapintus Sapintus pusillus Anthribidae Trigonorhinus Page 2 of 44 Class Order Family Genus Species Trigonorhinus alternatus Bostrichidae Brentidae Trichapion Trichapion porcatum Cantharidae Atalantycha Atalantycha bilineata Atalantycha neglecta Cantharis Cantharis tuberculata Podabrus Podabrus intrusus Podabrus rugosulus Podabrus tomentosus Polemius Polemius laticornis Rhagonycha Rhagonycha oriflava Rhagonycha sylvatica Carabidae Cicindela Lebia Lebia ornata Cerambycidae Anelaphus Anelaphus villosus Euderces Euderces picipes Microgoes Microgoes oculatus Neoclytus Neoclytus acuminatus Oberea Oberea perspicillata Strophiona Strophiona nitens Typocerus Typocerus velutinus Xylotrechus Xylotrechus colonus Chrysomelidae Altica Page 3 of 44 Class Order Family Genus Species Altica corni Crepidodera Diabrotica Diabrotica cristata Microrhopala Microrhopala vittata Cleridae Enoclerus Enoclerus rosmarus Isohydnocera Isohydnocera curtipennis Coccinellidae Brachiacantha Brachiacantha albifrons Brachiacantha ursina Chilocorus Chilocorus stigma Coccinella Coccinella septempunctata Coleomegilla Coleomegilla maculata Cycloneda Cycloneda munda Diomus Diomus terminatus Harmonia Harmonia axyridis Hyperaspis Propylaea Propylaea quatuordecimpunctata Psyllobora Psyllobora vigintimaculata Scymnus Scymnus kansanus Corylophidae Orthoperus Orthoperus scutellaris Sericoderus Sericoderus lateralis Curculionidae Orchestes Orchestes mixtus Elateridae Page 4 of 44 Class Order Family Genus Species Athous Athous cucullatus Ctenicera Ctenicera pyrrhos Erotylidae Toramus Toramus pulchellus Tritoma Tritoma mimetica Eucnemidae Microrhagus Microrhagus triangularis Lampyridae Ellychnia Photinus Photuris Pyractomena Latridiidae Melanophthalma Melanophthalma inermis Lycidae Calopteron Melandryidae Melandrya Melandrya striata Melyridae Anthocomus Anthocomus equestris Mordellidae Mordella Mordella marginata Mordellaria Mordellaria serval Mordellaria undulata Mordellina Mordellina ancilla Mordellina guttulata Mordellina impatiens Mordellina nigricans Mordellina pustulata Mordellina quadrinotata Mordellistena Mordellistena aspersa Page 5 of 44 Class Order Family Genus Species Mordellistena bicinctella Mordellistena convicta Mordellistena trifasciata Nitidulidae Cybocephalus Oedemeridae Asclera Asclera ruficollis Passandridae Catogenus Catogenus rufus Phalacridae Acylomus Olibrus Olibrus semistriatus Ptinidae Sculptotheca Sculptotheca puberula Pyrochroidae Pedilus Pedilus elegans Scarabaeidae Phyllophaga Phyllophaga anxia Scirtidae Cyphon Scraptiidae Canifa Canifa pallipes Staphylinidae Acrotona Acrotona fungi Coproporus Coproporus ventriculus Ctenisodes Ctenisodes piceus Lordithon Lordithon anticus Philhygra Tachyporus Tachyporus nitidulus Tenebrionidae Haplandrus Page 6 of 44 Class Order Family Genus Species Haplandrus fulvipes Paratenetus Paratenetus exutus Statira Throscidae Trixagus Trixagus chevrolati Diptera Agromyzidae Agromyza Agromyza bispinata Calycomyza Cerodontha Cerodontha dorsalis Cerodontha fasciata Cerodontha longipennis Japanagromyza Japanagromyza viridula Liriomyza Liriomyza brassicae Liriomyza kenti Metopomyza Metopomyza scutellata Nemorimyza Nemorimyza posticata Ophiomyia Ophiomyia nasuta Ophiomyia quinta Ophiomyia similata Phytobia Phytobia setosa Phytoliriomyza Phytoliriomyza arctica Phytomyza Anthomyiidae Delia Delia bucculenta Delia florilega Egle Emmesomyia Eustalomyia Eutrichota Eutrichota lipsia Page 7 of 44 Class Order Family Genus Species Hylemya Anthomyzidae Mumetopia Mumetopia occipitalis Asilidae Cerotainia Cerotainia macrocera Laphria Laphria sicula Leptogaster Leptogaster flavipes Tipulogaster Tipulogaster glabrata Asteiidae Asteia Asteia amoena Bibionidae Bibio Bombyliidae Bombylius Bombylius major Bombylius pygmaeus Sparnopolius Sparnopolius confusus Villa Villa psammina Calliphoridae Angioneura Cynomya Lucilia Lucilia sericata Lucilia silvarum Melanomya Melanomya ordinaria Phormia Phormia regina Pollenia Pollenia pediculata Cecidomyiidae Asphondylia Asphondylia solidaginis Asteromyia Asteromyia carbonifera Page 8 of 44 Class Order Family Genus Species Asteromyia euthamiae Asteromyia modesta Asteromyia tumifica Dasineura Dasineura carbonaria Dasineura folliculi Dasineura leguminicola Janetiella Rhopalomyia Rhopalomyia solidaginis Sitodiplosis Vitisiella Ceratopogonidae Atrichopogon Ceratopogon Culicoides Culicoides biguttatus Culicoides obsoletus Culicoides travisi Dasyhelea Dasyhelea incisurata Forcipomyia Forcipomyia bipunctata Forcipomyia glauca Schizohelea Schizohelea leucopeza Chamaemyiidae Chamaemyia Chamaemyia geniculata Chaoboridae Chaoborus Chironomidae Ablabesmyia Ablabesmyia americana Ablabesmyia annulata Acricotopus Bryophaenocladius Camptocladius Camptocladius stercorarius Chironomus Chironomus acidophilus Chironomus bifurcatus Chironomus harpi Page 9 of 44 Class Order Family Genus Species Chironomus maturus Cladopelma Cladotanytarsus Corynoneura Corynoneura arctica Corynoneura scutellata Cricotopus Cricotopus bicinctus Cricotopus sp. 23ES Cricotopus triannulatus Cricotopus trifascia Cricotopus vierriensis Cryptochironomus Dicrotendipes Dicrotendipes modestus Dicrotendipes tritomus Einfeldia Eukiefferiella Gymnometriocnemus Gymnometriocnemus brumalis Harnischia Heterotrissocladius Limnophyes Limnophyes asquamatus Limnophyes minimus Limnophyes sp. 14ES Metriocnemus Microchironomus Micropsectra Micropsectra nigripila Micropsectra subletteorum Microtendipes Microtendipes pedellus Monopelopia Monopelopia tenuicalcar Nanocladius Orthocladius Orthocladius dorenus Parachironomus Paracladopelma Paracladopelma winnelli Paralauterborniella Paralauterborniella nigrohalteralis Page 10 of 44 Class Order Family Genus Species Parametriocnemus Paraphaenocladius Paraphaenocladius impensus Paratanytarsus Paratanytarsus dissimilis Paratanytarsus laccophilus Paratanytarsus sp. 7TE Polypedilum Procladius Psectrocladius Psectrotanypus Psectrotanypus sp. ES1 Rheotanytarsus Smittia Smittia edwardsi Smittia sp. 8ES Stictochironomus Stictochironomus devinctus Tanytarsus Tanytarsus guerlus Tanytarsus mendax Tanytarsus wirthi Tribelos Chloropidae Apallates Apallates neocoxendix Ceratobarys Ceratobarys eulophus Chlorops Chlorops cinerapennis Chlorops sahlbergii Conioscinella Conioscinella triorbiculata Elachiptera Elachiptera nigriceps Epichlorops Eribolus Gaurax Gaurax dorsalis Gaurax pallidipes Hapleginella Hapleginella conicola Hippelates Page 11 of 44 Class Order Family Genus Species Hippelates nobilis Hippelates plebejus Incertella Liohippelates Liohippelates bishoppi Liohippelates pallipes Malloewia Malloewia abdominalis Malloewia nigripalpis Meromyza Olcella Olcella trigramma Oscinella Oscinisoma Oscinisoma alienum Psilacrum Rhopalopterum Rhopalopterum soror Thaumatomyia Trachysiphonella Tricimba Tricimba melancholica Tricimba trisulcata Chyromyidae Gymnochiromyia Gymnochiromyia concolor Clusiidae Sobarocephala Sobarocephala latifrons Culicidae Aedes Aedes cinereus Aedes trivittatus Anopheles Anopheles walkeri Culex Culex territans Dolichopodidae Achradocera Achradocera arcuata Argyra Campsicnemus Chrysotus Page 12 of 44 Class Order Family Genus Species Condylostylus Condylostylus patibulatus Dolichopus Dolichopus comatus Dolichopus flavicoxa Gymnopternus Gymnopternus
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