Alaska Entomological Society

Furthering the study and appreciation of entomology in Alaska

Towards conserving natural diversity: A biotic inventory by observations, specimens, DNA barcoding and high-throughput sequencing methods

Posted on February 27, 2020 by Matt Bowser

Species accumulation curves of phyla documented in the Slikok Creek watershed.

The article appeared today in Biodiversity Data Journal. The authors used high-throughput sequencing to document terrestrial invertebrate biodiversity in part of an Alaskan watershed.

https://doi.org/10.3897/BDJ.8.e50124

Genetic variation in intraspecific populations of Rabdophaga rosaria (Diptera: Cecidomyiidae) indicating possible diversification scenarios into sibling species along with host range expansion on willows (Salicaceae: Salix)

Posted on February 21, 2020 by Matt Bowser

The article appeared yesterday in the Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society.

https://doi.org/10.1093/zoolinnean/zlz179

2020 meeting agenda posted

Posted on February 7, 2020 by Matt Bowser

The agenda for the 2020 annual meeting on February 14-15 has been posted at the URL below.

http://www.akentsoc.org/doc/AKES_meeting_agenda_15FEB2020.pdf

Reexamination of Rhopalosiphum (Hemiptera: Aphididae) using linear discriminant analysis to determine the validity of synonymized species, with some new synonymies and distribution data

Posted on February 3, 2020 by Matt Bowser

The article appeared January 27 in Biodiversity Data Journal. It pertains to the identity of Rhopalosiphum padi, an aphid that is present in Alaska but not native to Alaska.

https://doi.org/10.3897/BDJ.8.e49102