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    • Anuraphis gutierrezis Pack & Knowlton, 1929 37
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  • Lachnus similis Gillette & Palmer, 1924

    Collector
    Palmer, Miriam A.
    Preparation
    Slide section
    Prep Count
    4
    Stage
    Unknown
    Type Status
    Syntype
    Type Citation
    [Article] Gillette, C. P. & Palmer, M. A. 1924. New Colorado Lachnini. Annals of the Entomological Society of America. 17: 1-44.
    Place
    Stove Prairie Hill, near Bellvue, Larimer, Colorado, United States
    Collection Date
    16 Jun 1922
    Specimen Count
    4
    Record Last Modified
    6 Oct 2015
    Barcode
    USNMENT00399907.003
    USNM Number
    399907
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  • Myzus lilii Mason, 1940

    Collector
    Brierley, P.
    Preparation
    Slide section
    Prep Count
    1
    Remarks
    XY coordinates on slide: 39mm x 9mm
    Sex
    Female
    Stage
    Adult
    Wings Apterous
    Type Status
    Syntype
    Place
    Salem, Marion, Oregon, United States
    Collection Date
    27 Jul 1927
    Specimen Count
    1
    Record Last Modified
    6 Oct 2015
    Barcode
    USNMENT00398220.005
    USNM Number
    398220
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  • Psallus artemisicola Knight, 1964

    Collector
    Knight, H. H.
    Preparation
    Pinned
    Prep Count
    1
    Sex
    Male
    Stage
    Adult
    Type Status
    Holotype
    Type Citation
    149.
    Place
    St. Paul, Ramsey, Minnesota, United States
    Collection Date
    3 Sep 1923
    Specimen Count
    1
    Notes
    [red] HOLOTYPE (H.H. Knight) Psallus artemisicola
    [red, white, & blue] H. H. Knight Collection 1976
    Artemisia ludoviciana
    Record Last Modified
    4 Nov 2016
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  • Macrosiphum packi Knowlton, 1928

    Collector
    Knowlton, G. F.
    Preparation
    Slide section
    Prep Count
    1
    Remarks
    XY coordinates on slide: 45mm x 22mm
    Sex
    Female
    Stage
    Adult
    Wings Apterous
    Type Status
    Syntype
    Place
    Fruita, Wayne, Utah, United States
    Collection Date
    27 Jun 1926
    Specimen Count
    1
    Record Last Modified
    6 Oct 2015
    Barcode
    USNMENT00398033.001
    USNM Number
    398033
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  • Lachnus splendens Gillette & Palmer, 1924

    Lachnus splendens Gillette & Palmer, 1924

    Collector
    Palmer, Miriam A.
    Preparation
    Slide
    Prep Count
    1
    Remarks
    Mounting medium: Balsam
    Place
    Estes Park, Larimer, Colorado, United States
    Collection Date
    23 Aug 1921
    Specimen Count
    1
    Record Last Modified
    7 Oct 2015
    Barcode
    USNMENT00399917
    USNM Number
    399917
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  • Microphylellus nigricornis Knight, 1923

    Collector
    Knight, H. H.
    Preparation
    Pinned
    Prep Count
    1
    Sex
    Male
    Stage
    Adult
    Type Status
    Holotype
    Type Citation
    457.
    Place
    Ithaca, Tompkins, New York, United States
    Collection Date
    7 Jul 1920
    Specimen Count
    1
    Notes
    [red] HOLOTYPE By H. H. Knight Microphylellus nigricornis
    [red, white, & blue] H. H. Knight Collection 1976
    Aster macrophyllus
    Record Last Modified
    4 Nov 2016
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  • Cyrtorhinus pubescens Knight & Carvalho, 1931

    Collector
    Knight, H. H.
    Preparation
    Pinned
    Prep Count
    1
    Sex
    Female
    Stage
    Adult
    Type Status
    Holotype
    Type Citation
    172.
    Place
    Wray, [Not Stated], Colorado, United States
    Collection Date
    4 Aug 1925
    Specimen Count
    1
    Notes
    [red, white, & blue] H. H. Knight Collection 1976
    Record Last Modified
    4 Nov 2016
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  • Cyrpoptus metcalfi Ball

    Collector
    Ball, E. D.
    Type Status
    Holotype
    Place
    Yuma, Yuma, Arizona, United States
    Collection Date
    25 Aug 1929
    Specimen Count
    1
    Record Last Modified
    7 Oct 2015
    Other Numbers
    Inquire SerNum : 59951
    USNM Type Number : 70201408
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  • Polymerus hirtus Knight, 1943

    Collector
    Wakeland, C.
    Preparation
    Pinned
    Prep Count
    1
    Sex
    Male
    Stage
    Adult
    Type Status
    Holotype
    Type Citation
    180.
    Place
    Henry's Lake, Fremont, Idaho, United States
    Collection Date
    12 Jul 1928
    Specimen Count
    1
    Notes
    [red] HOLOTYPE (H.H. Knight) Polymerus hirtus
    [red, white, & blue] H. H. Knight Collection 1976
    Record Last Modified
    4 Nov 2016
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  • Empoasca calcara Delong

    Collector
    Ball, E. D.
    Type Status
    Holotype
    Place
    Yarnell Heights, Yavapai, Arizona, United States
    Collection Date
    8 Oct 1929
    Specimen Count
    1
    Record Last Modified
    7 Oct 2015
    Other Numbers
    Inquire SerNum : 61099
    USNM Type Number : 70202587
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  • Phytocoris santaritae Knight, 1968

    Collector
    Nichol, A. A.
    Preparation
    Pinned
    Prep Count
    1
    Sex
    Male
    Stage
    Adult
    Type Status
    Holotype
    Type Citation
    245.
    Place
    Santa Rita Mountains, [Not Stated], Arizona, United States
    Collection Date
    26 Sep 1925
    Specimen Count
    1
    Notes
    [red] HOLOTYPE (H. H. Knight) Phytocoris santaritae
    Record Last Modified
    4 Nov 2016
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  • Bifidungulus viridicans Knight & Carvalho, 1930

    Collector
    Knight, H. H.
    Preparation
    Pinned
    Prep Count
    1
    Sex
    Male
    Stage
    Adult
    Type Status
    Holotype
    Type Citation
    1.
    Place
    Wray, [Not Stated], Colorado, United States
    Collection Date
    4 Aug 1925
    Specimen Count
    1
    Notes
    [red] HOLOTYPE (By H.H. Knight) Bifidungulus viridicans
    [red, white, & blue] H. H. Knight Collection 1976
    Record Last Modified
    4 Nov 2016
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  • Giant Water Bug

    Giant Water Bug

    Discipline
    Entomology
    Region
    US Mid Atlantic (PA, NJ, MD, DE, DC, VA, WV)
    Object Type
    Education and Outreach collections
    Collecting Locality
    North America, United States, Pennsylvania, Philadelphia County
    Collection Date
    1923
    Description
    This object is part of the Education and Outreach collection, some of which are in the Q?rius science education center and available to see.
    Number of objects in this record
    1
    Topic
    Education & Outreach
    USNM Number
    NC20263
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  • Water Boatman

    Water Boatman

    Discipline
    Entomology
    Region
    US Mid Atlantic (PA, NJ, MD, DE, DC, VA, WV)
    Object Type
    Education and Outreach collections
    Collecting Locality
    North America, United States, Pennsylvania, Philadelphia County
    Collection Date
    1929
    Description
    This object is part of the Education and Outreach collection, some of which are in the Q?rius science education center and available to see.
    Number of objects in this record
    1
    Topic
    Education & Outreach
    USNM Number
    NC20284
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  • Bordered Plant Bug, Largus Bug

    Bordered Plant Bug, Largus Bug

    Discipline
    Entomology
    Region
    US Mid Atlantic (PA, NJ, MD, DE, DC, VA, WV)
    Object Type
    Education and Outreach collections
    Collecting Locality
    North America, United States, Virginia, Nelson County
    Collection Date
    1923
    Description
    This object is part of the Education and Outreach collection, some of which are in the Q?rius science education center and available to see.
    Number of objects in this record
    1
    Topic
    Education & Outreach
    USNM Number
    NC20369
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  • Backswimmer

    Backswimmer

    Discipline
    Entomology
    Region
    US Mid Atlantic (PA, NJ, MD, DE, DC, VA, WV)
    Object Type
    Education and Outreach collections
    Collecting Locality
    North America, United States, Pennsylvania, Philadelphia County
    Collection Date
    1929
    Description
    This object is part of the Education and Outreach collection, some of which are in the Q?rius science education center and available to see.
    Number of objects in this record
    1
    Topic
    Education & Outreach
    USNM Number
    NC20268
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  • Unidentified unidentified

    Unidentified unidentified

    Biogeographical Region
    Nearctic
    Collector
    Annand, P. N.
    Beam
    Brown
    Preparation
    Slide
    Prep Count
    1
    Stage
    Adult
    Immature
    Place
    Los Altos, Santa Clara, California, United States
    Collection Date
    10 Jun 1928
    Specimen Count
    3
    Record Last Modified
    13 Jan 2017
    Barcode
    USNMENT01084040
    USNM Number
    USNMENT1084040
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  • Macrosiphum artemisivulgaris Knowlton & Allen, 1938

    Macrosiphum artemisivulgaris Knowlton & Allen, 1938

    Min. Elevation
    1829
    Collector
    Knowlton, G. F.
    Preparation
    Slide section
    Prep Count
    1
    Remarks
    XY coordinates on slide: 55mm x 18mm
    Sex
    Female
    Stage
    Adult
    Wings Apterous
    Type Status
    Syntype
    Place
    Smithfield Canyon, Cache, Utah, United States
    Collection Date
    24 Aug 1925
    Specimen Count
    1
    Record Last Modified
    6 Oct 2015
    Barcode
    USNMENT00399956.002
    USNM Number
    399956
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  • Pemphigus unidentified

    Pemphigus unidentified

    Biogeographical Region
    Nearctic
    Collector
    Coad, B. R.
    Preparation
    Slide
    Prep Count
    1
    Stage
    Unknown
    Place
    Tallulah, Madison, Louisiana, United States
    Collection Date
    30 Apr 1927
    Specimen Count
    1
    Record Last Modified
    13 Jan 2017
    Barcode
    USNMENT01084116
    USNM Number
    USNMENT1084116
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  • Lachnus brevispinosus Gillette & Palmer, 1924

    Lachnus brevispinosus Gillette & Palmer, 1924

    Collector
    Palmer, Miriam A.
    Preparation
    Slide
    Prep Count
    1
    Remarks
    Mounting medium: Balsam
    Place
    Stove Prairie Hill, near Bellvue, Larimer, Colorado, United States
    Collection Date
    16 Jun 1922
    Specimen Count
    1
    Record Last Modified
    7 Oct 2015
    Barcode
    USNMENT00399842
    USNM Number
    399842
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