BIOL 403, Invertebrate Field Zoology, Fall 2005
Dr. W. Mike Howell & Dr. Ronald L. Jenkins, Professors
Department of Biology, Samford University

Specimen Collection
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Collection data:  1 September 2005 , Samford University campus, Jefferson County, Alabama;
Dr. W. Mike Howell, Dr. Ronald L. Jenkins, and Invertebrate Field Zoology Class

Acanaloniid planthopper, Acanalonia sp Banded froghopper, family Cercopidae Basilica orbweaver, Mecynogea lemniscata Callobius bennetti Cellar Spider, Physocyclus globosus Cicada Larva Family Cicadidae
Cicada Tibicen canicularis Common House Spider, Achaearanea tepidariorum Crevice Spider, Kukulcania hibernalis Damselflies Suborder Zygoptera Fall Field Cricket, Gryllus pennsylvanicus Feather-legged Orbweaver, Uloborus glomosus web
Florinda coccinea Gasteracantha cancriformis, Spinybacked orbweaver Gasteracantha cancriformis, Spinybacked Orbweaver web Gea heptagon Grass Spider, Agelenopsis naevia Green June Beetle, Cotinus nitida
Lady Bird Beetle, Coccinellidae Larinia directa Mangora web Painted Leafhopper, Endria Saddleback Caterpillar, Sibine stimulea with wasp larvae Saddleback Caterpillar, Sibine stimulea
Tree Cricket, Oecanthus Triangulate Orbweaver, Verrucosa arenata Unknown Caterpillar Viceroy chrysalis Limenitis archippus Whitemarked Tussock Moth, Orgyia leucostigma  

Collection data:  12 September 2005 , Lakeshore Drive butterfly habitat, Homewood, Jefferson County, Alabama;
Dr. W. Mike Howell, Dr. Ronald L. Jenkins, and Invertebrate Field Zoology Class

American Snout Butterfly (ventral), Libytheana carinenta Black Swallowtail, Papilio polyxenes Bumble Bee, Bombus sp Green Lynx Spider, Peucetia viridans Cloudless Sulphur on partridge pea, Phoebis sennae Common Buckeye, Junonia coenia
Common Checkered Skipper, Pyrgus communis Differential  Grasshopper, Melanoplus differentialis Eastern Tailed Blue, Everes comyntas Fiery Skipper (female ventral), Hylephila phyleus Goldenrod Insect Gall, Great Purple Hairstreak, Strymon melinus
Grey Haristreak, Strymon melinus Gulf Fritillary, Agraulis vanillae Harvestmen, Opilioniid sp Horace's Duskywing, Erynnis horatius Lady Bird Beetle Larva Leaffooted Coreid Bug
Lunar Moth (dead), Actias luna Monarch, Danaus plexippus Nursery Web Spider, Pisaurina sp Pearl Crescent, Phyciodes tharos Red-Banded Hairstreak, Calycopis cecrops Sachem, Atalopedes campestris
Shortwinged Meadow Katydid, Conocephalus brevipennis Silver Spotted Skipper (larva)        


Collection data:  19 September 2005, Homewood Forest, Jefferson County, Alabama;
Dr. W. Mike Howell, Dr. Ronald L. Jenkins, and Invertebrate Field Zoology Class

Black and yellow argiope, Argiope aurantia Bowl  and Doily web White Micrathena (Micrathena mitrata) Ctenus hibernalis Cyclocosmia truncata Digging for trapdoor spider
Trapdoor antloving burrow Trapdoor spider, Myrmekiaphila influviatilis False Wolf spider, Anahita animosa Micrathena mitrata web Neoscona domicilorum Neoscona crucifera
Thysanoptera, Bristletails Is that poison ivy? Black ant, Formicidae Red spotted purple, Limenitis arthemis Pearl crescen, Phyciodes tharos, ventral Pearl crescent, Phyciodes tharos
class photo Stink bug Ermine moth Cucumber beetle, Diabrotica undecimpunctata Harvestman, Phalangiidae  

Collection data:  26 September 2005, Samford University Parking Deck, Homewood, Jefferson County, Alabama;
Dr. W. Mike Howell, Dr. Ronald L. Jenkins, and Invertebrate Field Zoology Class

Neoscona domicilorum Cellar spider, Pholcus phalangioides Cellar spider, Physocyclus globosus Cellar spider with its friend Gulf fritillary caterpillar, Caterpillar fecal dung
Common house centipede, Scutigera sp Steatoda triangulosa (dorsal view) Geometrid moth Cloudless sulphur (male), Phoebis sennae Ichneumonid wasp Mollusca land slug
Order Neuroptera Preying mantis eggcase Whitetoothed land snail Southern house spider (female), Kukulcania hibernalis Common house spider, Achaearanea tepidariorum Common house spider babies, Achaearanea tepidariorum
Sphinx moth, Sphingidae family Sphinx moth, Sphingidae family        

Collection data:  3 October 2005, Moss Rock Preserve, Hoover, Jefferson County, Alabama;
Dr. W. Mike Howell, Dr. Ronald L. Jenkins, and Invertebrate Field Zoology Class

Achaearanea with babies and eggsac Agelenopsis naevia Anyphaena celar Shortlegged Harvestman (Mitopus morio) Theridion spider Jumping bristletail
Clubiona sp Micrathena mitrata Cloudless Sulphur (Phoebis sennae) Ocola Skipper (Panoquina ocola) Clouded Skipper Brown (Centruroides gracilis)
Flat back milliped Order Polydesmida Tegenaria domestica Tegenaria domestica web      

Collection data:  10 October 2005, Ruffner Mountain Nature Center, Birmingham, Jefferson County, Alabama;
Dr. W. Mike Howell, Dr. Ronald L. Jenkins, and Invertebrate Field Zoology Class

Apple maggot fly, Family Tephritidae Bumble bee, Bombus pennsylvanicus Clouded skipper, Lerema accius (dorsal view) Clouded skipper, Lerema accius Clubionidae Common house fly, Musca domestica
Filmy dome spider, Neriene radiata Florinda cocinea Gulf fritillary, Agraulis vanillae Hogna antelucana Honey bee, Apis mellifera Lynx spider, Oxyopes sp.
Lynx spider, Oxyopes sp. Magnolia green jumper, Lyssomanes viridis (female) Marbled orbweaver, Araneus marmoreus Northern crab spider Pill bug, Armadillidium vulgare Purseweb spider, Sphodros rufipes
Red spotted ant mimic, Castianeira descripta Red velvet ant, Dasymutilla occidentalis Rosy apple aphid, Dysaphis plantaginea Shore spider, Pardosa milvina Shore spider, Pardosa milvina Stone centipede, Order Lithobidomorpha
Striped lynx spider, Oxyopes salticus Striped stick bug Synema parvula (male) Tegeneria domestica Twostriped walkingstick, Anisomorpha buprestoides Zygoballus sp. and Rosy red aphid

Collection data: 7 November 2005, power line cut northeast of Regions Bank Corporate Headquarters,
Lakeshore Parkway, Homewood, Jefferson County, Alabama;
Dr. W. Mike Howell, Dr. Ronald L. Jenkins, and Invertebrate Field Zoology Class

Bandwing grasshopper, Dissosteira carolina Wing of bandwing grasshopper, Dissosteira carolina Black widow, Lactrodecus mactans Fall field cricket, Gryllus pennsylvanicus Green lynx spider, Peucetia viridans Ladybird beetle, Coccinella sp.
Ladybird beetle, Psyllobora sp. Neoscona domicilorum Rabidosa punctulata x R. rabida venter Rabidosa punctulata x R. rabida Red and black jumper, Phidippus clarus (eyes) Red and black jumper, Phidippus clarus
Sachem skipper          


Collection data: 12 October 2005, power line easement - "black widow hunt," north of
Bruno's Warehouse off West Lakeshore Parkway, Jefferson County, Alabama;
Dr. W. Mike Howell, Dr. Ronald L. Jenkins, and Invertebrate Field Zoology Class

Ant, subfamily Formicinae Black widow male dorsal, Latrodectus mactans brown widow male lateral, Latrodectus geomerticus Carolina satyr, Hermeuptychia sosybius Cheiracanthium inclusm in web female black widow, Latrodectus mactans
Drassyllus depressus Imperial moth caterpillar, Eacles imperialis Black widow, male, Latrodectus mactans Male brown widow, Latrodectus geometricus Meadow grasshopper, Melanoplus sp. Sphinx moth caterpillar, Sphingidae
Splitting spider, Scytodes sp. Variegated fritillary, Eupyoieta claudia Female black widow, Latrodectus mactans      


Collection data: 31 October 2005, Cahaba River at canoe launch
on Old Overton Road, Jefferson County, Alabama;
Dr. W. Mike Howell, Dr. Ronald L. Jenkins, and Invertebrate Field Zoology Class

Trichoptera retreat Elimia snail Mayfly Dobsonfly larva (dorsal) Dobsonfly larva (venter) Dolomedes scriptus
Freshwater sponge Dr. Ellen McLaughlin ponders sponges Dane not impressed with Kim's waders Softball pitcher hangs out with middle guard Eddie makes a big splash Biology meets track
Big Mike with 20-year-old papoose Kurtis is ashamed he can't find a hellgrammite        

 


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