Suggested Collection:
Here is a suggestion for one wanting a wide reaching
collection. Sometimes it is better to collect first the general specimens
before you spend large amounts on "that special" piece.
Coleoptera:
- *Platypodidae (pinhole borer beetle)
- *Scolytidae (bark beetle)
- *Pselaphidae (short-winged mold beetle)
- Staphylinidae (rove beetle)
- Curculionidae (snout beetle or weevil)
- Elateridae (click beetle)
- *Mordellidae (tumbling flower beetle)
- *Scydmaenidae (antlike stone beetle)
- Limulodidae (horseshoe crab beetle)
- *Cecidomyiidae (gall gnat)
- *Mycetophilidae (fungus gnat)
- *Sciaridae (dark-w1nged fungus gnat)
- *Scatopsidae (minute black scavenger fly)
- Ceratopogonidae (punky or biting midge)
- *Chironomidae (midge)
- Anisopodidae (wood gnat)
- *Psychodidae (moth fly)
- Tipulidae (crane fly)
- Empididae (dance fly)
- *Dolichopodidae (long-legged fly)
- *Phoridae (humpbacked fly)
- Winged termite and worker termite
Hymenoptera:
- *Formicidae (winged and worker ant)
- *Melipodidae (small bees)
- *Wasps (two)
Psocoptera:
- *Two winged barklice and one without wings
Thysanoptera (thrips)
Homoptera:
- *Cicadellidae (leafhopper)
Fulgoroidea
- Super-family of planthoppers
Collembola (Springtail.)
Spiders - two
Mite - one
Botanical specimen - small
flower or flower part, or small leaf
Note:
Those marked with an asterisk (*) are the most common.
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