Collection of beetles (Staphylinidae:Aleocharine) and bees (Apiaceae) in montane habitats of Grand Teton National Park

Authors(s): S. Taliaferro

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Publication Date: 0000-00-00

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Abstract: Objectives Although the collections of the Snow Entomological Museum at the University of Kansas are extensive and contain specimens from across the globe, the collections of Staphylinid:Aleocharines and Apiacea (bees) are not well represented by specimens from the Northern Rocky Mountains, and particularly montane habitats within the northern Rockies. Consequently, the Museum seeks to collect representative specimens of these families from Northern Rocky Mountain montane habitats of Grand Teton National Park and surrounding National Forests. Findings and Status Field collection was a short inventory and assessment of a few selected habitats within Grand Teton National Park. Sampling for Staphylinids was carried out in three principal locations: Jackson Lake shoreline fine organic debris at the north end of the Jackson Lake Dam; In-stream organic debris in a beaver dam within Willow Flats; and along-stream organic debris in Ditch Creek (Section 27). Sampling for bees was carried out on the summit of Shadow Mountain and along the Two Ocean Road between Two Ocean and Emma Mathilda Lakes. All specimens are in storage at the Snow Entomological Museum pending processing. All specimens will be prepared for museum-quality archiving and curation. Specimens will be identified as to species, bar-coded, and the information entered into the digital databases of the Snow Entomological Museum for accession by researchers.

Keywords: entomology, animal, insect, Insecta, beetle, Staphylinidae:Aleocharine, coleoptera, hymenoptera, Grand Teton National Park, Jackson Lake, Bridger-Teton National Forest, Ditch Creek, Shadow Mountain, population, habitat, bee, Apiaceae