Melissa Sánchez Herrera y yo estamos organizando un simposio de la Sección Sys-EB para el EntSoc 2019 reunión en St. Louis, MO.
El simposio se titula:
Errores en tecnicolor: cómo la investigación del color aboga por la entomologÃa
El reflejo y la emisión de luz de las superficies de los insectos ha fascinado e inspirado a los entomólogos y al público en general durante siglos. El objetivo de nuestro simposio es proporcionar un entorno en el que debatir la investigación del color y su uso en iniciativas de divulgación pública que tienen como objetivo inspirar la curiosidad de los insectos y defender la entomologÃa. Tenemos charlas que serán impartidas por entomólogos de diferentes continentes / paÃses que trabajan en proyectos diversos e ingeniosos que incorporan componentes de coloración de insectos que incluyen producción, estructuras, percepción y selección.
Además de estas charlas, tenemos la intención de tener un exhibición electrónica de imágenes, ilustraciones y videos que cumplan con estos criterios y, por lo tanto, estamos buscando presentaciones para este esfuerzo.
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DR. AMANDA WHISPELL
Take the quiz and see if you can tell the difference
Antennae: Very short and with arista.
Eyes: Close-set and large.
Wings: Only two wings .
This is a Tawny-tailed Bee #Fly (Villa fulviana) from Mt. Rainier in Washington state.
Antennae: Very short and with arista.
Eyes: Close-set and large.
Wings: Only two wings .
Halteres: Modified hind wings.
This is an Eastern Calligrapher #Hoverfly (Toxomerus geminatus) from #Acadia National Park in Maine. Hoverflies are beneficial insects, as they are important pollinators.
Antennae: Very short and with an arista.
Eyes: Close-set and large.
Mouthparts: No mandibles.
Wings: Only two wings.
This is a #Hoverfly (Mallota posticata) from Ole Bull State Park in Pennsylvania. Hoverflies are beneficial insects, as they are important pollinators.
Antennae: Quite long and elbowed.
Eyes: Average in size, not close together
Mouthparts: Mandibles & proboscis.
Pollen Basket: For transporting pollen.
This is a Brown-belted #bumblebee (Bombus griseocollis) from Rangeley, Maine. The pollen basket (area on rear legs for transporting pollen back to their nests) is the easy way to ID this one. Not all bee species have these (and in the species that do - it is only the females that have them) but there are no NON-bees that have them. SO, if you see a pollen basket - you've got a bee
Elytra: Wing coverings; modified
forewings that protect the hindwings.
Antennae: Very long, >half the body length.
Eyes: Small, notched by antennae.
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This is a #beetle ( a Locust Borer Longhorn Beetle (Megacyllene robiniae) from South County, New Jersey. Beetles are actually responsible for pollinating the largest percentage of flower species, but people rarely consider them to be pollinators.
Antennae: Rather short, not a bee.
Proboscis: Does have a proboscis, but no mandibles.
Wings: only two wings.
Eyes: Large.
Mystax: The wee beard above this roberfly's mouthparts.
Halteres: Modified hindwings, they look like little knobs.
This is another #robberfly (Laphria spp - I believe L. posticata). These flies are excellent bumblebee #mimics. The mystax is the key character for IDing this as a robber fly and those halteres tell us this is a fly.
Antennae: Very short, with an arista.
Eyes: Very large eyes that make up most of the head
Wings: only two wings.
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This is another #hoverfly - a Broad-banded Hornet Fly (Spilomyia alcimus) from Ole Bull StatePark in Pennsylvania. This #fly is clearly a #wasp #mimic - it looks a lot like a Yellow Jacket at first glance. Amazing!
So, how did you do?
Feel free to revisit the informational page If you need to refresh yourself on how to differentiate between bees and flies.