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Aegialia lacustris
Aegialia lacustris is a species of aphodiine dung beetle in the family Scarabaeidae, originally described by LeConte in 1850. It is currently treated as a synonym of Psammoporus lacustris in some taxonomic databases, though widely referenced under the name Aegialia lacustris. The species occurs across northern North America, with records from Canada and the northwestern United States.
Auridius auratus
Auridius auratus is a Nearctic leafhopper species in the family Cicadellidae, originally described as Jassus auratus by Gillette & Baker in 1895. The species exhibits wing polymorphism, a trait documented across the genus Auridius. It is one of twelve recognized species in this genus, which is characterized by yellow to golden coloration reflected in many of its species epithets. The junior synonym Auridius gilvus was synonymized with A. auratus by Hamilton in 1998.
Bombus flavidus
Yellowish Cuckoo Bumble Bee, Yellowish Cuckoo Bumblebee
Bombus flavidus is a widespread Holarctic cuckoo bumble bee and one of the most broadly distributed bumble bee species globally. As a social parasite, it invades colonies of other bumble bee species rather than building its own nests. Recent taxonomic research has clarified its status, synonymizing the former North American Bombus fernaldae with B. flavidus while recognizing an eastern North American subspecies, B. flavidus appalachiensis.
Ilyobates bennetti
Ilyobates bennetti is a species of rove beetle in the family Staphylinidae, subfamily Aleocharinae, described by Donisthorpe in 1914. It was previously known as Ilyobates subopacus Palm, 1935, which has been synonymized following revision of type material. The species belongs to a genus of six valid species distributed across the Pontomediterranean region. Like other members of its genus, it exhibits considerable intraspecific morphological variation and has a univoltine life cycle with reproduction occurring in spring and summer.
Lygus rubroclarus
Lygus rubroclarus is a North American plant bug in the family Miridae, first described by Knight in 1917. The species was previously known as Lygus frisoni, which was synonymized with L. rubroclarus in the 1975 revision of the genus. It belongs to a genus containing 34 recognized species in North America, many of which are significant agricultural pests.
Melanoplus flavidus flavidus
Yellowish spur-throat grasshopper
Melanoplus flavidus flavidus is a subspecies of spur-throated grasshopper in the family Acrididae. The common name "Yellowish spur-throat grasshopper" reflects its characteristic coloration. It belongs to the large genus Melanoplus, which contains numerous economically significant grasshopper species in western North America. This subspecies was described by Scudder in 1878 and is currently considered a synonym in modern taxonomic databases.
Ochlerotatus fulvus pallens
Ochlerotatus fulvus pallens is a mosquito subspecies described by Ross in 1943, originally classified under Aedes. It belongs to the Ochlerotatus Group within Culicidae. The subspecies has been documented across Caribbean, Middle America, and North America. Taxonomic status varies by source: GBIF lists it as a synonym of Aedes fulvus, while NCBI maintains it under Ochlerotatus.
Stenodynerus ochrogonius
A solitary mason wasp in the subfamily Eumeninae, originally described by Bohart in 1944. Currently treated as a synonym of Rhynchalastor ochrogonius in some taxonomic databases, though iNaturalist and other sources maintain it under Stenodynerus. Like other eumenine wasps, females are predatory on caterpillars, which they paralyze and provision in nest cells for their larval offspring. Males have a distinctive antennal modification with the last segment folded like a finger against the adjacent segment. The species has been documented in Colorado and California.
Toxonotus lividus
Toxonotus lividus is a species of fungus weevil in the beetle family Anthribidae. The species is recognized as a fungus weevil, a group characterized by their association with fungi. Taxonomic records indicate this species has been placed in the genus Neanthribus as a synonym. The species has been documented in the iNaturalist database with 21 observations.