Mainly an identifier but beginning to contribute observations. I mainly focus on documenting ants but I have recently been blacklighting for beetles and flies. I am still in the process of going through all Virginia Formicidae; if you need ID help for any eastern US and Canada ants, please don't hesitate to tag me.

IDENTIFICATION:
Specializing in the Aphaenogaster of eastern North America

Also focusing on the identification of Camponotus (Myrmentoma), Nylanderia, Crematogaster (Crematogaster), Colobopsis, and Temnothorax of the Eastern Seaboard

I am interested in learning identification of Stenamma, the Formica pallidefulva-group, Formica sanguinea-group, and Formica integra-group.

OBSERVATIONS:
I keep the vast majority of the beetles, flies, and ants I collect. The beetles, ants, and large flies are pointed and the small flies are slide-mounted with glue.

State species firsts (assume VA unless stated otherwise): Himatium errans, Aphaenogaster mariae, Dubiraphia sp., Zeadalopus egenus, Lathropinus picipes, Camponotus caryae, Tmesiphorus carinatus, Carphoborus sp., Synchita fuliginosa, Tanysphyrus lemnae, Bitoma granulata, Stelidota coenosa, Stenopelmus rufinasus, Pityophthorus sp., Monotoma longicollis, Rhyncolus sp., Ptilodactyla carinata, Thysanoes fimbricornis, Bactridium striolatum, Bactridium ephippigerum, Trixagus carinicollis, Catopocerus politus, Ptilinus ruficornis, Atheta sp., Scolytus multistriatus, Laemophloeus fervidus, Ataenius imbricatus, Blackburneus stercorosus, Quedius laticollis, Batrisodes fossicauda, Thienemanniella sp., Aprionus sp., Bibio intermedius (Costa Rica first), Corinthomyia brevicornis, Borophaga sp., Pseudolycoriella sp., Lycoriella sp., Epidapus sp., Peyerimhoffia sp., Lestremia sp., Crematogaster vermiculata (VA, MS), Myrmica latifrons, Nylanderia concinna, Solenopsis picea, Crematogaster limata, Pheidole carinata, Pseudomyrmex rochai, Hypoponera distinguenda, Acropyga goeldii, Pheidole subarmata (CR), Pheidole susannae, Cardiocondyla minutior (CR), Anochetus mayri (CR), Pheidole scrobifera, Pheidole flavens, Pheidole transversostriata, Nylanderia caeciliae (CR), Technomyrmex difficilis (CR, DC), Tetramorium bicarinatum (DC), Crematogaster curvispinosa, Myrmelachista plebecula, Linepithema dispertitum, Crematogaster moelleri, Hypoponera foeda, Adelomyrmex tristani, Monomorium marjoriae, Pseudomyrmex oculatus, Camponotus brettesi (CR), Paratrachymyrmex intermedius, Odontomachus laticeps (CR), Monomorium pharaonis (El Salvador), Neoponera moesta, Strumigenys margaritae (CR), Strumigenys fridericimuelleri, Octostruma iheringi, Octostruma balzani (CR), Leptogenys josephi, Problomyrmex boliviensis, Solenopsis succinea, Camponotus albicoxis, Brachymyrmex heeri (CR first), Pseudomyrmex PSW-14, Brachymyrmex JTL-003, Aphaenogaster N19, Formica subintegra (WA), Formica argentea (MD, VA), Temnothorax minutissimus, Nylanderia vividula, Temnothorax nevadensis (WA), Formica incerta (DC), Myrmica punctiventris (DC), Solenopsis carolinensis, Aphaenogaster ashmeadi, Proceratium crassicorne, Strumigenys ornata (MS), Hypoponera opaciceps (MS), Temnothorax longispinosus (MS), Nylanderia vividula (MS), Ponera exotica (MS), Pheidole dentigula (MS), Lasius americanus (MS), Monomorium viridum, Hypoponera JTL-003 (CR), Cnesinus strigicollis, Tyloderma capitale, Corticotomus parallelus, Micratopus aenescens, Systelloderes biceps, Cyrtusa subtestacea, Siagonium americanum, Metaphycus sp., Dyschirius haemorrhoidalis, Melittobia digitata, Micratopus aenescens, Plagiolepis alluaudi (DC), Tapinoma melanocephum (DC), Pheidole bilimeki/anastasii (DC), Oxylaemus americanus, Rugilus ceylanensis, Cryptolestes sp., Cryptophilus integer, Cryptophilus obliteratus, Notoxus monodon, Neobisnius occidentoides, Crematogaster vermiculata, Xyleborinus saxesenii (VA, MS)

State genus firsts: Zeadalopus, Lathropinus, Tmesiphorus, Carphoborus, Tanysphyrus, Stenopelmus, Pityophthorus, Rhyncolus, Thysanoes, Batridium, Ptilinus, Atheta (?), Blackburneus, Epipocus (Costa Rica first), Thienemanniella, Aprionus, Corinthomyia, Borophaga, Pseudolycoriella (Hemisphere first), Lycoriella, Epidapus, Peyerimhoffia (Hemisphere first), Lestremia, Acropyga (CR first), Encarsia (?), Aprostocetus, Cnesinus, Corticotomus, Micratopus, Cyrtusa, Metaphycus, Dyschirius, Melittobia, Micratopus, Cryptolestes, Cryptophilus, Xyleborinus (MS)

Site species firsts: Zeadalopus egenus, Thysanoes fimbricornis, Catopocerus politus, Batrisodes fossicauda, Aprionus sp., Corinthomyia brevicornis, Solenopsis picea, Crematogaster limata, Pheidole carinata, Pseudomyrmex rochai, Hypoponera distinguenda, Acropyga goeldii, Pheidole susannae, Pheidole scrobifera, Pheidole transversostriata, Crematogaster curvispinosa, Myrmelachista plebecula, Linepithema dispertitum, Crematogaster moelleri, Hypoponera foeda, Adelomyrmex tristani, Monomorium marjoriae, Pseudomyrmex oculatus, Paratrachymyrmex intermedius, Neoponera moesta, Strumigenys fridericimuelleri, Octostruma iheringi, Leptogenys josephi, Problomyrmex boliviensis, Solenopsis succinea, Camponotus albicoxis, Cyrtusa subtestacea, Melittobia digitata, Bitoma granulata

Site genus firsts: Carphoborus, Thysanoes, Aprionus, Corinthomyia, Cyrtusa

cool site I found (stole) from user "pinesnake"'s profile - https://elias.pschernig.com/wildflower/leastobserved.html?user=oiledolives

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